As an old naval power, Great Britain has shown signs of decline in recent years, but the old rich man's family is still solid. This time, in order to rescue the French allies and maintain this "barrier", the British army can be said to be the best of its best. The main force includes Nelson, Rodri and 5 Queen Elizabeth class ships in "Big~Seven", plus other warships, the entire fleet has more than a hundred ships!

But the commander of the British fleet, John . Lieutenant General Tovey doesn't feel optimistic!

The British support fleet is indeed very strong, but the new German high seas fleet is not weak either! According to the information transmitted from the front, the German navy also did its best for this invasion.

In terms of the main force, there are 5 battleships, including the flagship Baden and 4 Caesar-class, 4 battle cruisers, including 2 Moltke-class and 2 Scharnhorst-class, and 2 Deutsche class armored cruisers called "pocket battleships" by the outside world.

Fortunately, the British had far more cruisers and destroyers than each other, and they were also better in performance. In addition, the six aircraft carriers that accompanied the team also carried more than 200 aircraft, although most of the old biplanes such as the "Swordfish" can be used to attack the ship, but they can still play a good role in harassing when the main forces of the two sides face off.

Therefore, Lieutenant General Tovey believes that the British army has a lot to win in this support operation, but he needs to be as cautious as possible as a commander. In the event of any "special circumstances", his first task is to preserve the Great Fleet, on which Britain depends!

After the British fleet passed through the stargate, the expected ambush did not take place, and the Germans seemed to have completely abandoned this rare opportunity, and the British fleet was able to reassemble after the completion of the project. This made Tovey breathe a sigh of relief, but also wondered about the Germans' actions.

The soldier's intuition told him that there must be something strange in this!

"Send destroyers and submarines to the front to reconnoiter and find any suspicious signs. Be sure to report it to me as soon as possible! ”

In a cautious manner, Tovey did not let the fleet rush to the side of Venus, but first explored the way with a reconnaissance unit and cautiously approached Venus. Tovey believed that with the combat effectiveness of the Anglo-French ground forces on Venus, there would certainly be no problem in holding out for another three to five days.

And to put it mildly, the mud legs of the army are cheap, and even if the infantry is exhausted, it is easy to recruit a new batch of supplements. In comparison, the navy is much more sophisticated. The cost and construction time of a capital battleship mean that it is replenished, and Tovey really feels that he can't afford to lose!

So the British support fleet finally arrived at Venus after three days of slow walking, and it happened to be night in local time in France, and the British fleet close to the low earth orbit could clearly see that there were dense spots of light on the ground, and those were the traces of war!

And without giving the British much time to look at the scenery, the reconnaissance ship directly in front of the fleet reported back. A sizable fleet was rapidly approaching them, and it had been judged to be the main German fleet.

"Inform all ships and prepare for first-class combat!"

Confirming that the main force of the German army was about to be encountered, the British army showed good fighting qualities. Quickly change formations to meet the attack. Large-scale fleet battles in open space areas, the number of always the first advantage. Especially for the British old ships built during the First World War, the firepower of these warships is concentrated, and a single ship has huge shooting blind spots. It is necessary to compensate for each other with three-dimensional formations.

After the British completed the change of formation, the figure of the German army soon appeared in their field of vision.

"What are these Germans doing? What the hell is that!? ”

Seeing the formation of the German fleet, Vice Admiral Tovey couldn't help frowning.

The other side turned out to be at a disadvantage in terms of troops. A flickering array of geese came out and scattered the already small number of ships. In the face of this thin formation, Tovey felt that if he prepared two commandos and rushed up to make this formation one or three sections, maybe he would be able to reproduce the glory of Marshal Nelson in Trafalgar!

But out of the same caution he had maintained these days, Tovey gave up on the tempting idea and ordered the fleet to remain in its original formation, and it was this seemingly conservative order that saved the fate of the Royal Navy and the whole of Britain.

The German fleet stood still after approaching a certain distance, but the distance between the two sides was still much greater than the optimal range of the battleship's main guns. On the British side, only observation ships with large optical telescopes could see more clearly, and the sighting equipment of other warships was still powerless. Tovey only used a telescope to see dots smaller than sesame seeds, and used this to judge the opponent's formation.

If they fire first at this distance, unless God can give them "divine precision", they will basically not be able to hit anything, and they may even accidentally damage allies on the ground of Venus.

At this time, the observation ship reported to Tovey that they saw a strange "battleship" in the core of the German formation, the silhouette of which looked like a "small tintin", but the size was larger than the battleship Baden on the side, and the displacement was estimated to be more than 40,000 tons.

But soon, the observer ship reported that the enemy ship was "transforming"!

"Transfiguration? What has become? ”

"It looks like a flower, but I see a muzzle-like device on the core of the flower...... Oh my goodness! The thing was glowing, and it was getting brighter and brighter, as if it were ...... Looks like I'm going to!! ”

Hearing the observer's exclamation, Tovey's heart was shocked. He instinctively realized that the crisis was imminent, so he didn't care about maintaining any battle formation, hurriedly snatched the wireless phone in the communicator's hand, and shouted urgently.

"All ships obey orders, I am the commander Vice Admiral Tovey, I order all ships to disperse immediately and adjust their posture to meet the enemy with the bow of the ship, this is the ...... Do it now! ”

Tovey believed that the shrewd Germans on the other side would not do useless work, and since the other side had prepared a "super cannon" and began to prepare to shoot at this distance, it would definitely hit and have the confidence to ensure accuracy before doing so.

Tovey, who was preoccupied with safety, did not dare to take this risk, and the subsequent facts proved that the decision he made at this moment was correct. Because less than a minute after the British began to disperse their formation, a thick purple pillar of light suddenly shot from the center of the enemy formation.

This pillar of light instantly pierced through the formation of the British fleet and swept across a sector of about 30 degrees. The blinding glare deprived of Tovey's vision in an instant, and the shock wave caused by the light caused the Nelson to tremble violently like a leaf in a raging wind and form a deafening roar in the cabin.

When Tovey's vision returned, he, like many officers and men on the bridge, was horrified to find that half of his teammates on the right flank had disappeared! (To be continued......)