Magiffin's idea is good, but alas, the British don't buy it! If Sims left the North Sea with the remaining 4 battleships, then the British fleet would only have 2 battleship detachments left! What can such a force accomplish? The German High Seas Fleet may be able to hit the door! In this case, it would have been enough for the British to let go of the Sims fleet in exchange for their own 4 Queen-class battleships. How is it possible to keep Thomas delayed on the Southern Front? So after Benson made a request to the British government on behalf of the U.S. government, the other party flatly refused. and stated that the Sims fleet could leave the Shetland Islands only after Thomas's fleet had entered the English Channel. There is no doubt that Majifen's last bit of hope has been dashed.

What Majifin didn't expect was that his disaster did not come not only from the fact that the British took away 4 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, but that the German Navy decided to add fire at this critical moment! At the end of the war, the British completed only part of the repair of the battleship, and the same goes for the German Navy. But the three most formidable Bismarck-class battleships of the Germans were ready to go, and Tirpitz, after winning the Norwegian naval battle, was already bold enough to dare to break through the British naval blockade and enter the Atlantic!

Breaking the Shetland-Iceland blockade? This is something that is completely a pipe dream in the eyes of outsiders. But judging by the current situation, it is already implementable! By the time the whole battle plan was being made, the Germans had realized that the British fleet was now in a state of collapse, at least until the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships returned. The main forces of the British fleet will definitely not leave the cover range of land-based aircraft in the Shetland Islands lightly. It's not a question of whether you're afraid or not, it's a question of whether you can do it, and even the most aggressive generals will never dare to attack lightly in this situation. Do not forget that quite a few warships were not in Shetland. At least 3 warships were also repaired and maintained in the dockyards of England. In such a situation, how could a British warship capable in the Shetland Islands dare to make a light sortie?

Second, by the time Britain and the United States began to negotiate, the Germans had already picked up some clues from the outside, the most obvious of which were the northward movement of Thomas's fleet and the southward movement of Magifen's fleet. At the insistence of the British Navy, Thomas's fleet returned to England first. Faced with this situation, there are generally two ideas, one is that the Entente will concentrate their forces to garrison the British and French coastlines. The second idea was a change of guard within the Entente. The first of these may be ruled out quickly. Because the Majifin fleet did not leave after arriving in Portugal, but continued to be stationed. It was clear, then, that there was a change of guard within the Entente, and the British fleet was regrouped to defend its homeland. And the American fleet was stationed in Portugal with the French! Since the Entente fleet is going to change its guards. Then there will be no big action until the end of the change. Considering the maintenance work and strength of the opposing warships, it is really unlikely that the British will take the initiative to attack, and even if they take the initiative to attack, what can they do? German land-based aviation has already deployed considerable strength in Norway, and the high seas fleet, even with some of its capital ships, can absolutely guarantee its own safety under the protection of the air force and mine arrays. And next year, the German High Seas Fleet will get two more Bismarck-class battleships, and the strength is not bad, so there is no need to worry about the actions of the other side.

The third point is an extension of the above two points. The British fleet was already unprecedentedly weakened and did not have the courage to fight far from the bases. And now in order to blockade the German navy, the British had to take care of the entire Shetland-Iceland blockade line. This blockade is three times longer than the original Scottish-Norwegian blockade! Considering the number of existing British fleets, this blockade density is probably not even one-ninth of the original! It was not difficult for the German fleet to get out, you must know that there was no radar in the 1st World War, and the reconnaissance ability of the aircraft was also very weak. And if Thomas's fleet wants to return to England, it will naturally only take the English Channel, and the American fleet will definitely go south through the English Channel, and a fool will take a long detour! So don't worry about the problems you run into!

Now that the possibility of such an operation has been recognized within the German Navy, the next step is to analyze what the benefits of doing so are. First of all, from a political point of view, if the German fleet succeeded in breaking through the British blockade, it would be tantamount to suing the world for the bankruptcy of the British fleet blockade plan! At the same time, it is tantamount to telling the world that the British Grand Fleet is no longer able to protect its own routes! The interior advantage of the Entente fleet will be completely gone, and the Allied fleet will be free to move and enter the Atlantic to launch an offensive!

And from a practical point of view, the German fleet was directly aimed at the American fleet in this operation! Don't you want to talk about it? Then let's play two games and put you back on the table! Unlike the Army, the Navy and the Army do not lose a capital ship, which means that it will take 2 to 3 years to complete. No matter how capable the United States is, it is impossible to compress this time too much! The backbone of the Entente's fight is the Atlantic transportation line, and when the Allied fleet has an advantage in the Atlantic, the United States will not be able to carry on this war! Even after the American and British 16-inch artillery battleships were commissioned, they still had to weigh them carefully. According to Tirpitz, the war in the North Sea is over, and what we are about to end now is the war in the Western Pacific!

The German Navy spared no effort to achieve this goal, and they came up with the best commanders and the best warships to carry out this mission! The formation of three Bismarck-class battleships and four light cruisers was to sneak around the Danish Strait, then join up with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, and then hit the Americans hard. The Germans were not worried about not being able to find the American fleet, and now the main force of the American fleet could only be concentrated near Lisbon, after all, this is the capital of Portugal and the last base of the Entente in the Ibilisi Peninsula, if it is lost again, the Allied fleet can only withdraw to the coast of France! Politically and militarily, this place cannot be discarded lightly, and the US fleet can only circle around the port or in the vicinity at present.

Although the plan is very good, there are certain problems in practice, first of all, the first insurmountable problem is the problem of fuel supply. Although the fuel reserves of the Bismarck-class battleships were 1800 tons of coal, 2500 tons of fuel oil. But if you sail at high speeds, say at 20 knots, the maximum range is only 3,500 nautical miles. (This author is completely guessing, so don't pick it, you might!) This voyage was really difficult for a detour through the Danish Channel and then to the Mediterranean, and even if Germany could provide some supply ships to replenish fuel before leaving the North Sea, the fuel supply situation of the entire fleet would still not be optimistic, and if something happened, such as a fuel leak or something, then the Germans would be killing themselves! In the end, he was not sunk by the other party, because he knelt down because of lack of fuel, which is quite a tragic thing.

It is a way to let Italy and other countries provide camouflage supply ships, this method has been used in the 2nd World War in history, but considering that the Atlantic Ocean is still the world of the United States and Britain in general, the survival of neutral countries or camouflage ships is still worrying and not safe, so the German Navy thought of China again, in this world, if there is any other country whose merchant ships can walk freely on the Atlantic without worrying about the attack of either the Entente or the Central Powers, it is only China! German submarines would not attack merchant ships flying the Chinese flag, and the British would not inspect merchant ships flying the Chinese flag, even if they were loaded with some grain or other supplies destined for Germany. If Huaxia provides fuel supplies, this problem can be solved. As long as the information is not leaked, the German Navy is still confident in this, because they have decided to unseal a new batch of dumb puzzles before the operation! Even if the British have deciphered the old dumb puzzle machine, there is absolutely nothing they can do about this new encryption system!

Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and Huaxia will not help the Germans in vain. After the Germans promised real money worth 30 million marks and "convinced" the Russian historical government to accept the current "de facto control line", Huaxia agreed to provide fuel supplies to Germany. The supply ships would sail directly from the Far Dutch East Indies to reach the Mediterranean Sea at top speed, and then refuel for the Atlantic. And for cover, these high-speed supply ships will carry some of the weapons and ammunition sold to the British, in short, these ships will not only replenish fuel for the Germans, but also undertake the task of transporting them to the British! Make two deals at the same time!

After solving the fuel problem, all that remains is the problem of cooperation with the Italian Navy, that is, how to fight, the safest way is naturally to merge with the Italian fleet first, and then everyone will block the Majifen fleet in Lisbon, and then cooperate with the army and air force to slowly smash to death! But considering that the German fleet crossing the Danish Channel may not be discovered, but when it reaches the Atlantic, it may be discovered, although the other side cannot track it, Majifen will definitely know what if the other side quickly withdraws or directly intercepts himself. The Germans' routes were fixed because of fuel restrictions. It is impossible to maneuver wantonly, and if you fall into the encirclement of superior enemy forces, you will be in trouble! The Bismarck-class battleships were indeed faster, but not much faster, and after a long voyage, God knows how much speed they could have when they ran into the American fleet. So Tirpitz and Tycho need to think about their next steps.

"When Hercules entered Hell, no one could believe that he could complete his mission and return to earth with the Three-Headed Hellhound. But in the end, the big hero completed the task! Today's task is equally challenging! However, I believe that the officers and men of the High Seas Fleet will return triumphantly like the heroes of myths and legends! So, I'm going to name this operation Thunder Thorbrus! Tirpitz said categorically at the meeting.

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