By the time Sukhoi drove his landline back from the airport to the port of Kiel, the situation in the port was completely different from what he had left. The white smoke obscured the harbor so tightly that it was impossible to see what was going on below.

By the time Sukhoi swooped through the smoke and saw the situation on the sea, he had flown at an altitude of less than 300 meters, but he was still satisfied with the results.

The entire port area was in chaos, and the cacophony of air raid sirens could be faintly heard through the roaring engines. Bands of people ran up and down the ground, fighting the flames with all their might, and every now and then a puff of smoke could be seen rising from the ground, and then one or two poor worms would lay wailing and moaning in pools of blood.

Needless to say, this is the butterfly thunder doing the trick, for the top boss who can come up with this evil weapon, Sukhoi is full of admiration, according to the chaos below, the fire can be extinguished tomorrow and burn high incense.

Of course, Sukhoi didn't care much about the damage to Sukhoi in the port area, he was more concerned about how much damage was caused to the warships in the port. Through the portholes, Sukhoi could see that one or two ships were slowly sinking on the main channel of the port, one warship with no name of the ship facing up, the lower half of the hull had disappeared into the sea, and the little people the size of ants kept climbing towards the towering bow, and the poor insects who were unlucky kept screaming and falling to the sea.

As for the other one, it was even more miserable, it had already flipped on its side and buckled upside down in the soft mud and sand, sixty or seventy percent of the crew had become dead ghosts, and only a few lucky ones had climbed to the bottom of the ship with great difficulty, staring at the smoke-filled harbor in a daze.

And that's not all, just as Sukhoi was about to turn his gaze. With a loud bang. A column of water rushed up dozens of meters high. Right in front of his eyes, the battleship Fearless was supported by the water column and jumped up, and then slapped heavily on the sea, the legendary warship that opened the era of dreadnoughts was opened a hole more than ten meters in the side, and the sea water poured into it violently, and within just five minutes, this 10,000-ton "giant ship" began to tilt to the left.

The Royal Navy battleship Bellerophon, the temporary flagship of the Fourth Fleet, was startled by the sudden explosion of the wingmanship, and no one could tell whether the Dreadnought had been hit by a torpedo or an ammunition depot had exploded. The explosion was so sudden that there were no symptoms at all. If it weren't for the anti-submarine net, the entire crew of the Bellerophon would have thought that the Dreadnought had been attacked by a submarine.

"Turning the rudder? Captain? ”

The captain of the Bellerophon also wanted to save his wingman, but as a soldier, he could not do so, and now that the harbor was under massive air raids, the release of smoke could be managed for a while, but not for a day. Now only by leaving the port quickly can there be vitality! And if he changes the rudder at this time, it will inevitably affect the friendly ships leaving the port behind, which will cause even greater chaos.

"Someone will save the Dreadnought, let's move on!"

From a military point of view, there was nothing wrong with the choice of captain of Bellerophon. But it's actually a very bad decision to move on. Because the Dreadnought did not explode during an air attack, nor was it hit by a torpedo. She crashed into a magnetic sinking mine!

In order to ensure that the big fish in the harbor could not escape, Li Xiaofeng specially arranged a batch of mine-laying planes in the air raid fleet and laid a batch of magnetic mines on the channel of the port of Kiel. And just now, the Dreadnought was unfortunately hit.

Naturally, the Belle Lovon was not spared, and after continuing to travel no more than five chains, it broke off with a loud bang, and in just ten minutes, the 160-metre-long, 25-metre-wide ship, with a full load displacement of more than 20,000 tons, sank in the main channel of the port of Kiel.

The sinking of the Bellerophon was a disaster, not only did she block the main channel of the port of Kiel, making the departure of several dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts slower, but to make matters worse, her inexplicable explosion and sinking was a psychological blow to the ships in the port.

Whoever explodes and sinks without being attacked will mutter, and confidence will be dealt a heavy blow. Immediately, the group of warships following the Bellerophon panicked, not knowing whether to continue to rush forward or return to the harbor to resign themselves to fate.

And this qiē is a good opportunity for the Sukhoi boys, those who have torpedoes continue to throw torpedoes, those who do not have torpedoes are machine-gunned, and those who have nothing have to circle around the enemy, and it is good to distract them.

When the two-hour airstrike finally came to an end, a layer of oil and sailors struggling through the oil were floating in Kiel Harbour.

"The Dreadnought ran aground, the Bellerophon was destroyed, the Neptune sank, and the Tiger caught fire and exploded......"

It can be said that the Royal Navy battleships and battle cruisers that stayed in the port of Kiel were hit badly, three were sunk, two were heavily damaged, and the remaining three were also slightly damaged, and more than half of their combat effectiveness was lost in a few hours.

The only thing that made the Royal Navy feel fortunate was that the ships anchored in the port of Kiel were all old ships, and the real elite main force was still in Scarpa Bay, otherwise the losses would have been even worse this time.

"What about the U.S. Navy?"

"The losses of the Americans were slightly lighter, the Florida was hit by two torpedoes, two thousand tons of water was taken in, and heavy losses were made. The USS Utah hastily lifted anchor and left port when it ran into the USS Wyoming, which was hit by a 30-meter-long breach and flooded. The Arkansas was strafed by enemy aircraft and suffered minor damage. ”

In fact, the Americans were lucky, their port area was covered in smoke very early and was hit much less hard. Otherwise, with the US Navy's Su zhì, it is not surprising that it is estimated that it will be completely wiped out.

"In two hours, in just two hours, our main fleet, which was stuck in the port of Kiel, was completely destroyed. Since the end of the Battle of Jutland, our fleet has not suffered such heavy losses...... Gentlemen, can you please tell me how I shall explain this qiē to the gentlemen of the House of Commons? ”

In the face of the Prime Minister's questioning, the Secretary of the Admiralty, Roslyn. Sir Weems was speechless, for he did not know how to explain it. The defeat had come too suddenly, and the culprit behind the fiasco was so inconspicuous that it was just some little winged flies that he had despised before.

Speak from the heart. The proud Royal Navy simply could not accept this fiasco. Even refusing to believe that the culprit is the plane. They would rather be defeated by the enemy from the sea than the fact that they were slapped in the face by flies.

"I will take full responsibility." Roslyn. Sir Weems sighed dejectedly, as the First Admiralty, he had to carry this black cauldron if he didn't have to. Of course, to be honest, it was also a relief for him, since he had taken over from Jericho as First Admiralty, he had not had a day of peace.

In 1917, the Germans overwhelmed him with ferocious unrestricted submarine warfare, and he was on the verge of resignation. Thankfully, the Americans entered the war in time to pull him back from the cliff. And in 1919, it was easy to hope for the dawn of victory in the war, and the Russians used planes to trap him again. Neither parliamentarians, the media, nor the public can accept the fact that the Royal Navy has been slapped in the face by the weak Russians, and he must bear these black pots with all his might.

Actually for Lloyd's. George came and gave up Rosslyn. Sir Weems was not a difficult task, and although Sir Weems had spent a difficult year with him in 1917, it had now turned out that the Sir could no longer help him, and in that case, he had to leave.

Even Lloyd's. George had already found a replacement for the old sir, the previous commander of the Grand Fleet. Betty, the first earl of Beihai and Brooksby, who was almost dumpled by Schell in the Battle of Jutland, was the best candidate.

Of course the light lifts Roslyn. Sir Weems's position was not enough, for Lloyd George, who was well versed in the way of politics. The best way to cover up a scandal is not to throw a scapegoat, but to divert attention.

How do you divert your attention? Lloyd George already had the material to lift Roslyn. At the same time as Sir Weems's duties, he ordered the Royal Air Force to be commended for the air raids on Danzig and Königsberg, and to trumpet their exploits.

Yes, for the populace, between defeat and victory, they prefer to look at the victory, especially the kind of unprecedented victory. As for the fiasco, even if they don't ignore it, Lloyd. George was also able to silence the press and silence the uncrowned kings.

Soon, the streets of London were surrounded by the joy of victory, similar to the news of the total annihilation of the High Seas Fleet and the total annihilation of the Russian Red Banner Baltic Fleet. Of course, Li Erwen will not believe these, although she has been relieved of her position, but she has some old connections in the intelligence community, and soon learned the truth about the so-called big victory.

"Victory is indeed the best way to cover up defeat!" The female spy sighed faintly.

"The problem is that victory doesn't exist at all!" Callahan, the old friend of the female spy, snorted contemptuously, "According to the information obtained by MI6 in East Prussia, the so-called achievements of the Royal Air Force are all water, and the losses of the Russians are extremely light, or even none. And we got three battleships, which is a shameful failure! ”

Learvin shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "The MI6 report has been destroyed or ordered to be rewritten, right?" ”

Callahan smiled bitterly: "It's even worse than you estimated, not only the report was destroyed, but all the relevant personnel were dismissed, and all of them were transferred to Equatorial Guinea......"

Li Erwen sneered, this is ruthless and unreasonable politics, there is never any need for truth, the most important thing is to have eyes.

"And how is the war in Poland?" Learwin asked again.

Karahan's face was much better at this time, "Tukhachevsky's troops retreated to Poznan to build a defensive line, and the most tense period has passed. Our expeditionary force is constantly accumulating strength, and after that, it will steadily advance and restore order to Poland and Russia in one fell swoop! ”

The corners of Liervin's mouth twitched slightly, and it could be seen that she was not optimistic about the idea of restoring order in Russia, and she always believed that too much interference in Russian affairs was not a good choice for the Empire. Because the Russians and the Communists, though dangerous, were not strong enough, and it was the Americans and the Japanese who really hindered the interests of the empire the most, or the most dangerous. Leaving them alone for the sake of Russia is the worst option.

"Thank you, Harold." Learvin stood up, "Please take me to tell Ms. M that it is better to accept the Russian problem as soon as it is good, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

Callahan looked at Learvin's back as he left, feeling strange, he had no idea why M had instructed him to tell the madwoman so many secrets. In his opinion, it was completely unnecessary and unbelievable.

"You don't understand!" M waved his hand and told Callahan to leave, and then muttered in his heart: "Compared to Learvin, your political IQ is too low. ”

Truly. M had already heard it from Learvin's last words. The somewhat insane female spy already knew that she had instructed Callahan to deliberately relay the message. I have to admit that this woman is indeed very smart. Much smarter than the vast majority.

But M always disliked Learwin, in her eyes a certain immortal was the biggest enemy of the empire, and Russia, which was secretly supported by someone, was naturally the first target. As for the Americans and the Japanese, it is undeniable that they are on the rise, but they are nothing compared to the heritage of the empire. As long as the Communists and the Russians can be dealt with, the empire will be able to teach these two tyrants and turtles how to behave in minutes.

Thinking of this, M put aside Lierwin's advice and continued to pay attention to the situation in Poland. During this period of time. Compared to the fiasco at sea, the situation on land is steadily improving, and the coalition forces have stopped the offensive of the Belorussian front and ensured the security of the German mainland and Berlin. What is needed next is to play it steady.

It was indeed a steady and steady attack, and after the Entente intervention forces forced back Tukhachevsky, they did not blindly pursue, but continued to accumulate strength, and then pushed towards Poznan on the first line. This tactic is slow, but safe.

Anyway, Tukhachevsky's tactic of retreating to lead the snake out of the hole completely failed, and the snake did come out of the hole. But what came out was not a snake, but a group of snakes. With the small body of the Belarusian Front. It is impossible to eat this group of enemies at all, and there is even a possibility that they will be beaten by the enemy.

Suddenly Tukhachevsky was in trouble, it is very likely to be surrounded if he does not move, and he rushes up and gnaws at people, how can this battle be fought?

"Judging from the current situation, the enemy's front is maintained quite closely, and our Belarusian Front cannot tear apart the enemy's front alone, if the Baltic Front can cooperate with our army in the north, attract and disperse the enemy's forces with feints, and create fighters for our army, then it is still possible to carry out annihilation operations......"

When Lenin received Tukhachevsky's telegram from Trotsky, he did not have much expression on his face, he just said lightly: "Let's talk about it!" ”

What is there to say about this? The meaning of Trotsky and Tukhachevsky is obvious, it is nothing more than that they cannot deal with the enemy alone, and they need the cooperation and support of the Baltic side. Such a short-answer question, you old man just need to say yes or no, it's over!

But Lenin just didn't say whether he supported it or not, he asked the people below to express their position first. The first to speak was Bukharin, as Trotsky's little partner, and although he did not fully support Trotsky's actions in Poland, there was limited support. Especially now, when it comes to taking into account the overall situation, once the Belarusian front is closed, it will not only be Poland that will be finished, so he must support.

Even Sverdlov and Stalin expressed their support for the same reasons as Bukharin, the struggle within the party is important, but at the moment of the great enemy, even the party is finished, and what factional gains and losses are discussed.

It stands to reason that even Sverdlov and Stalin expressed their support, and Lenin would not have to think too much, the general trend would be! However, at this time, the tutor objected: "I think this construction is very inappropriate!" ”

Why is it inappropriate, he analyzed: "The strength of the Baltic Front and the East Prussian People's Liberation Army is very small, excluding the forces guarding East Prussia and the three Baltic countries, how many men and horses can be invested in the offensive?" I think at best there are three or five divisions, not even yet! ”

Lenin's words are obvious, feints are not for show, they have to have a practical effect, and for the Entente, the enemy of not to mention three divisions or five divisions is just a drizzle. It can be said that this point of strength is not enough to involve much attention from them. Even the three to five divisions that were engaged in the feint attack still had the possibility of being dumped by the enemy, which was equivalent to meat buns beating dogs.

At that time, the pressure on the Belorussian front did not decrease much, but weakened the forces of the East Prussian side by a large margin. It's simply not worth the cost!

"Is that really what Comrade Lenin said?"

Faced with Trotsky's question, Ulitsky smiled bitterly: "Yes, he persuaded the Politburo and vetoed Comrade Tukhachevsky's proposal. ”

Trotsky snorted, a little dissatisfied, but more regretful. Needless to say, the reason for his dissatisfaction is needless to say, as for regret, he was actually not optimistic about Tukhachevsky's construction before, and it really doesn't make much sense to feint anything. But it would also be quite attractive if part of East Prussia's forces could be brought under his command in an open and honest manner.

To put it bluntly, the reason why Trotsky handed over Tukhachevsky's construction to the Politburo was to borrow troops from East Prussia under the guise of a feint. And now that this idea has been lightly punctured by Lenin, do you think he can not regret it?

Of course, Trotsky only had a little regret, and he knew that this trick was very likely to be spotted by Lenin, and in fact it was used to throw stones to ask for directions, or to endorse in advance.

Why endorsement? Endorsement of Tukhachevsky's real battle plan. The reason why this battle plan had to be endorsed was very simple: Trotsky expected that it might be subject to a lot of criticism and criticism, and that it was necessary to take precautions in advance.

So what kind of battle plan did Tukhachevsky make? Let's wait and see...... (To be continued......)

PS: First of all, I would like to wish you all a happy new year and hope that all your wishes will come true in the new year. Secondly, I want to say that today is really not my birthday, because the starting point author has a convulsion in the background, and I don't know how to change it. Fortunately, I haven't made it my birthday on August 15 yet, otherwise I wouldn't have become a rabbit! However, I still want to sincerely thank Comrade Difei for the red envelope! What is the best for small money!

Well, go ahead and bow and thank you to Comrade Sayuka attack aircraft and Juventus, as well as to other comrades who have been silently supporting me over the past year! Thank you!!