In the first battle of Venus, the million-strong army of Britain and France was beaten into dogs by Germany with blitzkrieg, and finally only 300,000 remnants of soldiers who lost their armor fled to Mercury. After that, Hitler did not let the Germans pursue the victory, but tried to persuade the British to surrender.

However, to Hitler's miscalculation, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who had only been in power for a short time, was a hardliner diametrically opposed to his predecessor Neville Chamberlain, and his three-month persuasion to surrender ended in failure.

Under Churchill's leadership, Britain did not choose to grovel to the Nazis, but was ready to fight the Germans to the death. It is true that their army and air force have suffered unprecedented heavy losses on Venus, and have almost lost most of their combat effectiveness, but fortunately, the Royal Navy is still strong!

As of now, the vast majority of the British Navy's warships have returned home, and the capital ships include 4 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, 4 Revenge-class battleships, 2 Nelson-class battleships, the battlecruiser HMS Hood and 2 Prestige-class battlecruisers.

If the battle situation is urgent, the battleship Iron Duke, which has been relegated to the second line as a training ship, and the four George V-class ships that have been launched can also barely enter the battle.

It is worth mentioning that the Revengeance class was supposed to have five ships, but the No. 2 ship, the Royal Oak, was attacked by a German submarine in its own harbor a few weeks ago.

At that time, a German submarine numbered U-47 boldly took advantage of the night and drizzle to touch the sky over Scarpa Bay. Relying on the radio guidance provided by the inside, the opposing side turned the torpedo as a bombshell and threw it vertically at the Royal Oak, one of which hit the foredeck.

Then, before the British garrison could react, the submarine made three more stabs at the Royal Oak, which was already on fire, knocked out the battleship on the spot, and then flew away.

Later, the Germans regarded this surprise attack as a heroic deed and widely spread it in the country, and the U-47 and all its crew were received by the Führer and had dinner with her. Hitler even had the U-47 children sit on his lap when he took a group photo after dinner.

And the British side also took out this matter and hyped it up. It was hoped that this would provoke the anger of the military and civilians against Nazi Germany. "Avenge the Royal Oak" became a popular slogan in London. But Churchill, who shouted this slogan, knew very well that if he wanted to defend Britain, it was useless to be angry alone!

The lightning fall of France made the British gentlemen who were once at ease in front of them completely lose their previous calmness. The balance of power between them and Germany has changed from superiority in the past to parity in the present. If you add the allies of the other side, Britain will be at a disadvantage without any suspense.

The lead ships of the new German High Seas Fleet, although weaker than the British in the caliber of their main guns, were at least on par with the British in numbers. And that Bismarck-class battleship made the British Navy feel Alexander! Because judging from the information obtained so far, the performance of this cutting-edge warship not only exceeds that of any capital ship in the current service of the British army, but even the George V class, which has not yet entered service.

As for Italy, an ally of Germany. Although the other party's belongings are shabby in the eyes of the British, there are also 2 new, 5 old and 7 dreadnoughts, which is no longer as simple as "a straw"!

The situation was very unfavorable for the British, who were fighting on their backs, and the Germans put a lot of pressure on them with their supergiant guns and cutting-edge battleships. But as one of the first-class powers, the British government is not completely "hole cards" in its hands, Churchill made it clear at the cabinet meeting that blocking the German offensive is not a problem, the question is how to fight back!

For this self-confidence of the British, the self-confident Germans sneered. After the official breakdown of peace talks between the two sides. Hitler was immediately ready to solve the problem by force.

On 18 June, just three months after the Battle of Venus, Germany once again assembled all the naval forces at its disposal, as well as the repaired super-cannon Gustav. Mighty march towards Mercury. Hitler intended to flatten London with one shot and make all the British understand the price of rejecting him!

As soon as this huge fleet departed, it was discovered by British submarines lurking near Venus, and the relay of information was carried back to Mercury as fast as possible.

The Royal Navy, which had long been ready to attack, immediately poured out. All officers and men know that the time to test them truly is finally coming. This time, they are backed by their own motherland, and they can no longer escape as lightly as they did to support France before!

This fateful battle. It's finally time to begin!

When the German Grand Fleet passed through the Star Gate in a neat battle formation, on the other side at the same time, Zhao Jian and others were also witnessing the battle of the century through the Guò reconnaissance station.

However, the focus of everyone present was different, Zhao Jian was concerned about winning or losing the battle and the impact it could bring, Chi You wanted to see Hercules, who had been "friends" for a long time, and Thor was staring at the black technology weapons that might be put into use by both sides, while De Flinger only cared about the safety of his third sister.

As for the other onlookers, judging from the snacks and drinks they brought and the booming gambling games, at least half of them were heartless onlookers, and even Zhao Jian couldn't stand it anymore.

"Hey! I said, is your main control room a movie theater? This is the war, it's just to see the fun, and I'll get to the theater with your snacks and gambling money, and I'll have Thor do the extra broadcast over there. If you want to stay in the combat center, keep me strict! ”

With Zhao Jian's roar, the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly froze, and a few guys who took the lead in eating and drinking suddenly knew the current affairs and flashed with their friends all the way. And those who stayed on the scene were all people who really cared about the situation of the battle. Everyone stared nervously at the screen and the three-dimensional strategic map, and from time to time they would whisper their opinions on the battle situation.

"Admiral, do you think the British will win this war?"

"King Kong, do you think they can afford to lose?"

"But war cannot be fought by willpower alone! The Germans had strategic-level weapons for decisive battles, and even if the fleet they threw into the battle was still outnumbered by the British, the super cannon could have crossed the line and attacked the British cities on Mercury. If London were razed to the ground, there was a good chance that the British would give up their resistance. ”

"It's possible for what you're talking about, but I also don't think it's possible for Britain to be without its own trump card. Before the war is really over, anything is possible. We're so far apart, there's really no way to do anything, so let's just look at it honestly! ”

Without trying to assert the outcome of this battle, my intuition told Zhao that even if the histories of the two planes were different, there would definitely be a certain "similarity".

Britain may be able to turn the tide! (To be continued......)