"The British Navy is about to take care of itself!Where is the spirit to take care of the mess in Norway!" said Accardo with a wave of his hand, a look of disdain hidden in his blue eyes. He was pleased with Raeder's political vision and loyalty, but Raeder's constant advocacy of the prudent use of the naval fleet made Accardo feel that he was a little too timid.

Moreover, it is impossible for the Navy to have reinforcements in a short period of time, the other two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers are still in dock, and the remaining destroyers and cruisers, even if they are newly launched, are only anti-aircraft and anti-submarine models that escort aircraft carriers and minesweepers, and lack the basic ability to fight independently.

Of course, Accardo also realized the shortcomings of the fleet's over-reliance on aircraft carriers, and ordered the naval shipyards to build 4 cruisers and 12 destroyers of the artillery type, which were equipped with 203 mm guns and 150 mm guns, which were basically the same firepower as the British and American destroyers of the same period, and their role was to act as attack ships and close protection aircraft carriers, in order to avoid interference from the opponent's small ships.

In fact, there is this role in the German Navy, but there are too few, Germany has three Lützov-class armored ships, these warships are the warships built in the first naval renewal plan, although the technology is a little old, but in terms of speed and artillery can compete with cruisers. These ships were originally used as raid ships for sneak attacks, but now they are being used as "large destroyers" following the German Navy's High Seas Fleet. Their following also prevented the German Navy's high seas fleet from being driven away by a few enemy cruisers during the night.

The main guns of this armored ship have a caliber of 283 mm, which is enough to deal with any British destroyer and cruiser, and its speed of up to 26 knots is simply easy to accompany aircraft carrier operations, plus it can be installed with a large radar system that cannot be installed on destroyers, and can guard a distance of 37 kilometers near the aircraft carrier, which also gives Lütjans a lot of peace of mind.

None of these three warships participated in the Dutch sea operations, because at that time they were being refitted in Wilhelmshaven, adding and modifying anti-aircraft artillery systems, installing high-power radars, and it can be said that this battle in the Norwegian sea was the first battle after their refit.

Accardo looked at Raeder, who looked embarrassed, sighed and continued: "General Raeder, the combat missions that the Imperial Navy needs to carry out in the future will be even more difficult, if you can't even cope with it now, then how can I hand over a larger fleet to you in the future when I have a decisive battle with a strong enemy at sea?"

"Führer! I ...... I'll bring Lütjens back from Norwegian waters!Shall we keep a few warships in Norway to defend against British interference?" Raeder had just perked up for a few seconds before revealing his cautious nature: "If the British Navy lands in Norway and destroys the port equipment and interferes with iron ore production...... Wouldn't we lose more than we gained?"

"Even if the British land in Norway, do you think that my H Army and the hundreds of planes of the Air Force are decorations?" Accardo laughed: "General Weix will take them to the sea, and the British operation in Norway is at most to send us some prisoners of war, and it is impossible to succeed." ”

"Since the Führer is so determined, then I will order this plan to be executed as soon as I return!" Raeder nodded, agreeing with Accardo.

This is also the reason why Accardo insists on using Raeder, the supreme commander of the navy, although Raeder has an average level of combat command ability, he is very loyal and obedient, and it can be said that as long as Accardo insists on doing what he will do in the end. There was such a person who had never had a problem with the political side of the line in the Navy's highest command structure, and Accardo endured the defect of his average ability.

"In addition, the secret plan of the Air Force is about to be carried out! General Catherine, this plan is not only a tactical plan, but also a strategic plan, and if this plan is successful, it will completely change the morale of the enemy and the enemy. Got it?" Accardo looked back at his favorite subordinate, Catherine.

Compared with Raeder's shortcomings of poor loyalty, Catherine and Dick are undoubtedly Rommel and Guderian in the Air Force, these two people are both capable and loyal to Accardo, which really makes Accardo sigh at the abundance of German talent reserves.

"My Führer, the plan is in full swing, and soon you will be informed of the success of the operation. Catherine replied immediately.

Now that the issues that need to be finalized have been confirmed, Accardo will leave the two of them for lunch, and for dinner Accardo will meet with a large group of politicians and high-ranking officials, and he has already booked to go out, so he will tell Sù Anna that he may not be able to go back in time - here is a friendly reminder, what the man said may not come back, please translate it as "not coming back" by the ladies themselves.

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At the same time as the meeting in Accardo, Germany's huge naval fleet on the high seas was moving slowly in the icy waters of Norwegian waters.

"Bell!" Suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded inside the aircraft carrier Reich, and all the crew members were running to their combat posts, and just a few minutes earlier, a reconnaissance plane more than a hundred kilometers away had sent back a piece of information that had spotted more than three British Navy combat ships.

Lütjans did not dare to be careless, and immediately ordered the entire fleet to enter a state of first-class alert, and all crew members must be in place, and immediately take off reconnaissance planes to confirm all directions of the entire fleet, so as not to miss the main fleet of the British Royal Navy.

The operational staff officers are urgently checking all kinds of intelligence information, some of which are from the British mainland, and it is clearly written that the main fleet of the British Navy has not shown any signs of attacking in the harbor a day ago, and some are from the submarine force, which reports that no large British fleet has been found on the route.

According to intelligence analysis, it is impossible for the British main fleet to appear in this position, and several intelligence channels have proved at the same time that the British Navy has not left the mainland. A staff officer frowned and said, "This should just be a British detachment." ”

"General, the reconnaissance aircraft of the air force has once again confirmed the size and movement of the target in the warning area. The Air Force liaison officer put down the phone in his hand and said to Lütjans: "The enemy has five destroyers, and they are sailing at high speed, which is not the speed of a large fleet. ”

"All aircraft carriers were ordered to take off 5 planes each, the Reich and Zeppelin to take off Stukka, and the Bismarck and Tirpitz to take off FW-190 fighters to form a bomber formation and attack this destroyer fleet. Lütjans drew a circle on his chart with a mapping tool, then frowned and ordered: "The rest of the planes, loaded with bombs and torpedoes, are ready for a second wave of attacks." ”

"Report, General. The destroyer's radar in other directions was turned on to confirm that no suspicious targets were found. At this time, the staff officer of the navy confirmed the information transmitted by other ships again, and said: "I have ordered two destroyers to enter the core of the fleet for anti-submarine, and the rest of the ships will remain in position to continue to be vigilant. ”

"Very good!" Seeing that the 20 planes had formed a flight formation in the sky and flew in the direction of the target, Lu Teyans nodded and said: "Continue to send reconnaissance planes in other directions, and I want to confirm the absolute safety of the surrounding sea area!"

"Yes! General!" the staff officer saluted.

At this time, the atmosphere on the warship became less tense, because of the distance of the carrier-based aircraft, the previous fist-to-flesh mode of large ships and giant artillery shelling each other has become a long and unwavering wait.

"Help me make a cup of coffee. Lütjans said to the adjutant who was following him: "I'll go to the next lounge and wait for the results, and if there is any news, come and inform me immediately." ”

"Yes, General!" the adjutant nodded his head and withdrew.

Soon the air force flew over the target, and found that the British fleet that had come to provoke this time really looked like a decoy. These five British destroyers are all relatively old destroyers of the First World War, and their own anti-aircraft firepower is very weak, and because of the age and design of the ships, they are not as fast as the German destroyers.

It is hard to imagine the mood of the German pilots when they saw the destroyers, and the FW-190 fighters with rockets and small bombs began to climb, because they suspected that it was a trap and the British fighters were lying in ambush around, but they searched for several minutes without finding any trace of the British Air Force.

The Stuka bombers began to attack tentatively, only to blow an old British destroyer in two with just one dive. The British ship formations had no intention of fighting and began to retreat. However, the Luftwaffe, having found out the truth, did not give these destroyers any chance, and under the repeated attacks, these British destroyers were soon sunk or set on fire.

What should have been a massive battle of the Norwegian Sea turned into a one-sided slaughter, with the British Navy sinking a full five destroyers without sinking any German ships. The annihilation of British surface ships off the coast of Norway as soon as they appeared seemed to prove once again that the German Navy was not what it used to be.

Half an hour later, the news of the total annihilation of the British fleet returned with the other 20 planes that had rushed to reinforce it, and the dozen or so planes sent out to reconnoiter did not find any suspicious targets, and the operation was truly over. Although it was only a small victory against the destroyer, Lütjens still celebrated with a bottle of champagne on the bridge as usual.

While everyone was drinking champagne, a telegram from the General Staff of the Navy in Berlin came from afar, which made Lütjans smile and give the order for the fleet to go south. The content of the telegram was very simple: the Supreme High Command of the Reich ordered, carried out.