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For the British, it has been difficult since 1934, first the Italians made trouble, then the Japanese made trouble, and then the Spanish did not catch their breath again. The chaos in Spain began, and Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union all ran out to tear down the stage, making the British Empire a joke several times in 1936.

The easy and difficult year of 1936 came to an end, and they were ready to wash away the bad luck on their bodies with the festive atmosphere, who would have thought that just as Christmas was approaching, their king Edward VIII would not do it for a woman.

This was no less than an earthquake for British politics, and after 1937, the heads of British politics were busy wiping the ass of their former king. And while they were busy, the conflict in Spain was getting worse and worse, especially after entering March, and with the further fermentation of the accidental attack, especially the sinking of the Kursk, the whole of Europe seemed to smell the smell of war again.

"According to reliable intelligence, the Soviet Union's Baltic Special Military District, Kiev Military District, and Minsk Military District on the western border have all shown signs of large-scale troop build-up and transfer, and all signs show that the Soviets seem to be planning an extremely large-scale military operation. The most suspicious thing is that the Soviet Polish troops in East Poland are moving closer to West Poland, as well as to East Prussia! ”

"You mean that the Russians are preparing for war with Germany?" Stanley. Baldwin rubbed his temples and asked heavily.

"I can't rule it out!"

This answer did not satisfy Baldwin. What he needed was an accurate answer. And not ambiguous guesswork. Because the situation in Germany and the Soviet Union was related to the future of the empire, and it must not be sloppy. And MI6 is not a mess in terms of Russian intelligence, but it is bad enough that it has already made the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet of Ministers a shame in the world more than once.

"I need accurate information, ma'am!" Baldwin accentuated his tone and ordered in an irresistible attitude: "24 hours, 24 hours, I must know the true intentions of the Soviet Union!" ”

M when he leaves the Prime Minister's office. Love xù natural time is not good, what is 24 hours enough? Especially after the last "weeding" operation, MI6 was purged of high-level spies within the Soviet Union, and it was too difficult to understand the intentions of the core of the Soviet Union's highest power.

However, the Prime Minister's order was irresistible, and M could only let Learvin do his best. Of course, doing his best at this time was more like resigning himself to the fate of God, and even Liervin could not figure out the real intentions of the Soviet Politburo for a sudden large-scale military transfer.

However, Learvin gave M an idea: "The military movement of the Soviet Union has little to do with us, and it is Germany and Italy that really need to care about the military movement of the Soviet Union, why do we rush to the front?" Even if the USSR suddenly declared war on Germany and Italy, would it have too much effect on us? I think the cabinet was dizzy by the abdication of His Majesty! ”

"What do you mean?"

Lierwin sneered and said, "Tell the Germans and Italians about the movements of the Soviet Union through diplomatic channels." To be nervous is also their nervousness! ”

M couldn't help but be amazed, isn't that the truth? Let's just let Germany and Italy nervous!

So are Germany and Italy nervous? No, because none of them have a direct border with the Soviet Union, and there is a vote of countries in between, so even if the Russians want to do it, they can't just say that they will fight, right? What's more, they felt that the posture of the Soviet Union at this time was more like intimidation, and Hitler and Mussolini were not frightened, so they were naturally not too afraid.

Of course, they said that they were not afraid, but in fact they increased their vigilance, especially the navy, which was operating near the Strait of Gibraltar, directly entered a state of combat readiness. On the one hand, on the other hand, the German and Italian intelligence agencies began to operate frantically, trying to figure out the real purpose of the Soviet Union.

However, the next information they received was a bit shocking, because the Soviet government officially sent a note to the government of the East Prussian People's Republic asking for military access. This news is very shocking, because East Prussia and Germany are bordering, and sending troops from the direction of East Prussia can directly threaten the northeast of Germany, and to put it mildly, the Red Army can directly aim at Berlin!

Therefore, the demands of the Russians immediately attracted the attention of Germany and Italy, and a large number of spies and spies gathered in East Prussia, not to mention a large number of diplomats began to work in the East Prussian government. For example, the Germans pressured the East Prussian government through the local ethnic German community to reject the unreasonable demands of the Soviet Union.

"Will the Jews answer our demands?" Kirikaze Jevic asked.

Li Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "If they didn't have convulsions, they wouldn't have agreed!" ”

Misty Wind Jevic was stunned and asked, "Then what's the point of this?" ”

In fact, there was still a sentence behind the foggy wind jevic that was not spoken: "Isn't this self-inflicted humiliation?" ”

Yes, just imagine, when the former little brothers of the Soviet Union were forced to choose to say no, then the Soviet Union's face was disgraced. At that time, the whole world will see that Germany is stronger and stronger, and the Soviet Union is the green leaf that sets off Germany's strong rise.

No one wants to be a green leaf willingly, especially if they are forced to be a green leaf. If in the end East Prussia really said no to the USSR, it would be a real shame! And as far as Kikkaze Jevich knew, it was Li Xiaofeng who proposed to claim military rights from East Prussia, how could someone come up with such a bad idea? It's not like someone's style!

So is Li Xiaofeng really a mistake? In recent years, relations between East Prussia and the Soviet Union have been very ordinary, or rather, they have been in a state of regression. In this situation, especially when Germany re-emerged and Britain and France chose to leave it alone, the Jews really did not dare to offend the Germans. To tell the truth, they knelt in front of the Germans and begged for mercy and forgiveness, even if there was a kind. To expect them to offend the Germans in the interests of the USSR is really trying to be blind!

In that case, isn't that a mistake? Not really. Li Xiaofeng is well aware of the urine nature of Jews. I knew that they wanted to protect themselves, but Li Xiaofeng wanted to let the Jews know that from the beginning of their founding in East Prussia, it was impossible to get out of this whirlpool of right and wrong, and unless they canceled their independence, the re-emerging Germany and the Nazis would definitely not let them go.

Li Xiaofeng wanted to let the Jews see clearly what kind of situation they were in, and the military right of passage that the Soviet Union demanded from them was actually a drunkard's intention not to drink. What I want is not a military right of passage at all. Because the Soviet Union did not intend to go to war with Germany at this time.

Asking for military access is actually speaking to the Germans, in fact, it is reminding the Germans: "Hans, you should pay attention, East Prussia is not with you now, and if the Jews are once again in league with the polar bears, the Slavic army will be able to point directly at Berlin!" ”

Even if the Jews were not in cahoots with Russia for the time being, the possibility was entirely open. Moreover, East Prussia originally belonged to Germany, and with Hitler's temper of snoring on the side of the couch, it was useless for the Jews to offer chrysanthemums and kneel and lick them.

So Li Xiaofeng's hand is actually disgusting to the Jews, and you want to please both ends. Want to ride the wall? There is no door at all! If you don't follow the baton of the Soviet Union, then get ready to enjoy the thrill of being blown up by Hans!

And not just to beat the Jews. When the whole world is attracted to the actions of the Soviet Union on the western border, when everyone is concerned about the reaction of East Prussia to the military power, the Strait of Gibraltar is easily taken lightly.

Li Xiaofeng's advice to the Politburo at the time was that revenge was certain, but a full-scale conflict was irrational. He targeted his revenge on the Leipzig and the Baleta, and sank the two warships.

So how do you go about it? It may be difficult to directly let the Red Navy go, because Germany and Italy must be on guard against the retaliation of the Soviet Union, and they must be highly vigilant.

The correct thing to do is to first divert the attention of the Germans, and then to use a series of diplomatic means, and then cooperate with the big moves of the Western Military District, which will inevitably divert the focus of the Germans, and their attention will inevitably shift to East Prussia and Poland. Then the Red Navy will have a chance!

And as I said before, getting the Western Military District mobilized can also beat the Jews and let them know how to stand in line. Secondly, the mobilization of the Western Military District can also avoid the sudden jump of Germany and Italy after the sinking of the Leipzig and Baletta. In a state of combat readiness, it is probably unrealistic for the Germans to still want to play the hand of the blitzkrieg.

Around this plan, the Politburo instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the KGB to fully cooperate and conduct a major battle to shift the focus. As diplomats and spies became more and more active in East Prussia, Germany and Italy were naturally led into the ditch. And just as they were doing their best to do East Prussia, on the morning of April 1, the Red Navy formation, led by the Leningrad, suddenly launched an attack on the Leipzig and Balleta.

Let's start with the Balleta, which, after attacking the Kursk, continued to work on transport between the Baleari Islands and Cádiz. The noodle man probably thought that he had taught the Russians a good lesson, and that he would be able to walk sideways in the future.

On the morning of that day, the Baleta, flying the flag of the National Army, was suddenly attacked by two Type 36 frigates, one of which was the Type 36A Guardian and the other was the Type 36B Tianjing, which had just arrived from Sevastopol.

Needless to say, the Guardian has already been introduced before, and the Tranquility needs to be mentioned more. As previously introduced, Type 36B has a larger displacement, is armed with 3 130-mm guns, and also has full-fledged anti-submarine capabilities.

But the Tranquility is a little different, to be precise, she is a strange one of the Type 36B, the ship has a slightly larger displacement than the standard Type 36B, and is not equipped with anti-submarine weapons, and its order unit is actually the Marine Corps of the Red Navy.

At that time, the Marines demanded a better fire support ship, which could provide direct fire support to the Marines who rushed to land on the beach, and could directly bombard the enemy's coastal fortifications and cover the Marines to fight a bloody way on the beach.

At first, the Marine Corps preferred shallow water heavy gunboats, but after a later inspection of the Type 36 frigates, it was found that the ship had good performance and did not have a deep draft. Therefore, it turned to the development of a more powerful support ship on the basis of the Type 36B.

This became the Tranquility and Steady Steam, which replaced the original 130 mm guns with 152 mm guns of the Tsarist 1908 (stock), and compared to the traditional armed Type 36 frigates. The ship has a certain amount of armor. Horizontal armor was up to 70 mm thick. Waterline armor had thinner walls, only 30 mm. It can withstand small and medium-caliber artillery fire at medium and close ranges, as well as vertical drops from heavy artillery within 10 to 18 km.

However, after the Serenity was commissioned, the Black Sea Fleet ships were overstretched to complete the Spanish mission, so the gunboat, which was originally used for fire support, had to be sent. And this time it was used. Anyway, it was just right to deal with an auxiliary cruiser like the USS Butler (because the Guardian's 102mm guns were too weak).

When the battle first began, the Italians were quite arrogant, and did not pay attention to the Guardian and the Tranquility at all, and ignored the Guardian and the Tranquility's orders to stop the ship for inspection, and acted as if there was no one in sight.

Soon, though. The Butler couldn't laugh anymore, because the Russians started shelling right away, and they hit it surprisingly accurately. The Guardian hit the bow of the Butler with the first salvo, and then the Tranquility's 152mm grenade swarmed the deck of the Butler.

At this time, the Italians knew that the Russians were playing for real, and the captain of the ship asked for help from his superiors on the one hand, and on the other hand, he lowered the flag of the National Army that had fluttered on the mast in a panic, hurriedly raised the Italian flag, and then shouted loudly on the public level: "This is the Italian Navy!" Repeat, here is the Italian Navy! ”

But for the roar of the noodle man. The Guardian and the Tranquility turned a deaf ear, and even the officers and men of the two ships muttered in their hearts: "Lao Tzu is fighting the Italian Navy!" ”

Soon under siege by the Guardian and the Tranquility. The Butler began to catch fire and enter the water, and twenty minutes later, the Italians could only reluctantly raise the white flag. However, it was still useless, and the Tranquility calmly approached to shoot at the opponent at a distance of 1,000 meters, and after consuming 50 shells, the Butler sank to the bottom of the sea.

The sinking of the Butler was only the beginning, because on the other side, the task force led by the Leningrad went directly to the anchorage of the German Navy, blocking the Leipzig and Deutsche while they were resting and repairing.

The 16 305-mm guns of the Red Orenburg and the Red Caucasus roared unbridledly, while on the other side, four light cruisers, the Red Crimea, the Red Odessa, Kronstadt and Murmansk, rained bullets violently.

In just a few minutes, the Leipzig was flooded with bullets, its main armor was torn open by 305-mm grenades, and the superstructure was beaten beyond recognition by 152-mm shells from light cruisers.

At one point, the Deutsche tried to return fire, but it was okay if it didn't fire, and as soon as it fired, it immediately enjoyed the greetings of the Red Navy, according to the order of the Military Commission, although the target of this operation was only Leipzig and Butler, but at the same time, it was also announced that as long as the other warships of Germany and Italy dared to fight back, it would be a pot!

Anyway, for Kuznetsov, he wished that Germany would fight back, so that he could completely boil the weak German navy. The only pity is that at this time only the Deutschland, Admiral Schell and Admiral Count Speer were at anchorage.

The Deutschland's return fire was very weak, because the two battle cruisers quickly aimed all their main guns at him and opened fire, and 6 280 against the same number of 305 would have suffered, not to mention that this time it was still 6 to 16. The overwhelming firepower soon knocked the Deutsche dumb down, and the main gun in the bow of the ship received a 305-mm armor-piercing shell, although it was not enough to sit on a dirt plane, but the three front main guns were considered useless.

What's more, the Ro-2 bombers, which had been hovering over the anchorage, could finally show their skills, and 12 Ro-2s in groups of four launched three waves of torpedo attacks in a row. Under the control of the captain, the Deutsche dodged and wolfed out of the first two waves of attacks, but the third wave was really unavoidable, and was hit by two 450-mm TAN-12 aviation torpedoes.

One of them hit the middle of the Deutschland's hull, presumably due to a problem with the depth fix, and hit the lower part of the main armor belt, and the explosion pierced the Deutschland's main armor, but the damage was limited. Instead, the other one accurately hit the lower part of the Deutsche main armor belt, and the explosion tore a large hole ten meters square in the belly of the Deutsche ship, and the sea water that poured into it quickly flooded the engine room, and within five minutes, the Deutschland began to tilt.

"Fill the starboard side with water! Fast! ”

Under the order of the captain, the damage management team hurriedly reversed the water, while the Deutsche struggled towards the beach, and after a violent metal friction sound, the ship rushed to the beach.

However, the Red Orenburg and the Red Caucasus outside the anchorage did not spare the Deutschland, and the main guns began to fire more violently. Under the continuous greeting of the 305-mm shells, the main gun of the Deutschland tail was quickly dumbed, and then the remaining secondary guns and anti-aircraft guns were also destroyed one by one. Its bridge was even more pierced. Almost all the officers on the bridge, including the captain, were killed.

The Deutschland was completely paralyzed, but compared to its little brother Leipzig, it was lucky, under the repeated attacks of the main guns of the four cruisers and the secondary guns of the two battle cruisers, the Leipzig sank rapidly, although the captain of the ship dragged the warship and ran aground on the shoal, but the Ro-2 and I-5K2 soon visited the Leipzig, and the aerial bombs rained down around the Leipzig, and the water column that stirred up once obscured the ship's figure. Under the repeated blows of carrier-based aircraft, the Leipzig was hit by at least ten bullets, and finally broke into three.

After two hours, Kuznetsov put down his binoculars with satisfaction and said happily: "Stop the attack!" Gather the carrier-based aircraft, turn to the port of Ceuta, and it's time to teach Franco a lesson! (A pie-in-the-sky event, cool phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)

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