For the German admiral Lütjans, he did not know how far the German navy could go in his hands. Under the protection of new cruisers and destroyers, the three aircraft carriers sailed mightily across the vast and boundless ocean, and the sharp bow cut through the raging waves.

The more modern a war is, the more and more sophisticated the combat departments will be. In the 21st century, a war requires the departments involved to work together, like the cogs in a watch, but they interact with each other without the slightest mistake. And it is precisely because it is too precise that the word synergy has been elevated to the point of no return.

It was as if at this moment, the German Navy was pouring out, and it was not as simple as choosing a day for the Navy to sail the warships out of port. At least a day ago, Germany's weather forecasting department was still calculating whether the weather in the Atlantic Ocean for several days in a row was suitable for naval aircraft carrier formations to operate. They used a variety of methods to verify their conclusions, and even some of the results were calculated by the prophet's computer.

Moreover, when the naval fleet set sail, the sky over the harbor was still gloomy, which left all the officers and men of the navy unsure whether they would be able to fight the expected battle in Iceland. But when they were far away from Wilhelmshaven, and within an hour of the fleet meeting up with the supply ships from England in the North Sea, they saw the sun and the waves abated a little.

"The reconnaissance aircraft of the 5 squadron spotted two ships of the British anti-submarine patrol, which were located about 140 kilometers directly in front of us. The commander of a naval aviation pointed with his whip to the huge chart in front of Lütjens and presented the latest information: "The intelligence service has informed us that the Royal Navy has departed from Canada and rushed to the waters near Iceland. However, in terms of distance, we still have a full day to attack Iceland. ”

Lütjans found that the war seemed to have changed unconsciously, at least for this battle, the thing that would determine the outcome of the war was still lying in the laboratory of the Imperial University. The Prophet computer deciphered the cipher system of the British Royal Navy, and for the Germans, the entire Icelandic defense system was now like a naked girl, with no secrets at all.

The war was not a fair showdown between knights - in fact, war had never been about fairness. The fact that the enemy's every move was in full view made the commander very frustrated by Lütjans, who felt that as long as he was not a madman sitting in his place, he seemed to be able to win the battle.

"Ignore the minions up ahead, we're going to get close to Iceland as quickly as we can, and destroy the airfield and other facilities on the island. Despite some distraction, Lütjans still had to fulfill his duties as a commander, so he simply gave the order to ignore it and let his fleet crash into it like a rhinoceros.

Sometimes, without using a roundabout strategy, they rush forward, not because of recklessness, but because of the most powerful means chosen after synthesizing information. Lütjans ignored the risk of his fleet's location being confirmed by the British, knowing that there was no enemy fleet around his fleet that could threaten him.

Not a single fleet! The last time the battleship Marshal Raeder secretly shelled Iceland, the British Royal Navy began to discuss countermeasures to deal with such a sneak attack. In the past, they had fighter planes to escort Iceland, so only destroyers remained in the vicinity.

When there were planes, the German Navy naturally did not dare to come up to find abuse, but with the destruction of the main airport in Iceland by German long-range bombers, this air umbrella disappeared. The shortcomings of the British navy's inability to deploy its main forces in the waters near Iceland were thoroughly revealed.

The huge battleship Marshal Raeder with accompanying cruisers was clearly not something that the British and American anti-submarine destroyers could cope with, so it was clear that these warships could not stand against the German fleet at such a time. After thinking about it, the British came up with two most reliable methods, one was to repair the Icelandic airfield that had been blown up by the Germans in order to restore their air umbrella as soon as possible, and the other was to let the battleship Villain and some cruisers cruise in the nearby waters to counter the German provocation at any time.

The use of the battleship Villain was also a last resort of the British Royal Navy, because the American battleships had some subtle differences with Britain and Germany in the caliber of their main guns. So there was no place to replenish the shells of the battleship Villain, which had been purchased from Germany—the British were trying to order a batch of ammunition in the United States, but in a short period of time, there was no way to produce this batch of ammunition.

Another reason is that since the sinking of battlecruisers such as the Hood, the British suddenly found that they did not have any capital ships in their hands to catch up with the new battleships produced by the Germans. With the exception of the Villain, none of their battleships could match the battleship Marshal Raeder in speed, and the construction of new battleships was clearly unrealistic.

But even so, the German Navy is now pouring out, and the fleet of three aircraft carriers is absolutely a decisive force in the Atlantic, if not invincible. Obviously, this German high seas fleet is definitely not something that a battleship of the Villains can deal with.

Who would have thought that the German Navy, which had never made any major moves, would begin to frequently increase the activities of surface warships in just two months? The Libyan oil fields had brought about so many changes to Germany, so great that the spies of the United States and Britain had no time to transmit so many changes back to their own countries.

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Looking at the gradually clearing weather, a British destroyer captain standing on the bridge lowered his binoculars. This kind of weather is undoubtedly a very good weather for a naval destroyer commander like him. After all, if the weather is bad, then the anti-submarine mission he performs will also become difficult.

"I said, the German plane I just saw, is it really a single-propeller plane?" he kept holding his telescope, looking for the ultra-long-range, German ...... that was said to have flown here from England Single-engine aircraft. It's not that he forgot about the aircraft carrier fleet of the Germans, but that the aircraft carrier fleet of the Germans has not made large-scale sorties at all in recent months.

So in his subconscious, he didn't think about the distant German aircraft carrier fleet at all - he preferred to believe that the Germans had come up with some strange and advanced weapons, or that his lookout sailors had mistaken it.

"Yes, the plane flew far away over the clouds, and then left. Maybe a twin-engine aircraft...... But I see it more like a single-engine fighter. The British sailor, who had witnessed what had happened, affirmed.

Just when he was sure that everything he saw with his eyes was true, a telegraph officer walked up behind the captain on the bridge and handed an urgent telegram from Canada to his commander: "Sir! This telegram is from Canada...... There is very urgent information on it that needs to be notified immediately. ”

The captain of the destroyer took the telegram and looked down at the words on it, and a small line of small words came into his eyes: According to reliable information, the aircraft carrier of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet sailed yesterday, and all ship commanders on duty must be careful.

"German High Seas Fleet?Aircraft Carrier??," The captain muttered in a low voice, and then his eyes suddenly widened: "Immediately turn the rudder south! Sail out of this sea area at full speed! Hurry! Hurry up! The Germans' planes took off from the aircraft carrier, and the main force of their fleet is near here!"

The captain of the British destroyer, who realized that he was now in danger, immediately sounded the battle alarm on the ship, and the sailors who had not been trained to operate the anti-aircraft artillery nervously ran to their posts, and everyone put on life jackets and pointed all kinds of weapons at the sky in all directions.

"Send a telegram to Iceland at once! Explain that the German fleet has been found in the nearby seas! Prepare them for anti-aircraft combat. As he hastened to escape, he hurried back to the Icelandic base behind him, the captain was obviously a very experienced officer, and had done everything he could.

So less than 10 minutes later, Iceland also sounded the air defense alarm, and the battleship Villain and two cruisers still cruising nearby retreated westward at full speed, they did not dare to stay nearby, or they might be discovered by the Germans and sunk in the nearby waters, which would really be worth the loss.

While the British were hurriedly preparing for their air defense, German carrier-based planes began to take off on their decks, and with the order of Lütjans, 24 German carrier-based attack planes loaded with various bombs rushed towards their targets like vultures.

"General, I don't understand...... Why did we attack with such fanfare, knowing that the British had discovered that we were coming?" asked the officer, who was standing behind Ruthyans, frowning.

"Hehe, just looking at the present, of course you don't understand...... We had other plans for this air attack on Iceland. Lu Teyans sneered, then looked at the attack planes in the distance and said: "Wait, wait until this plan begins to be implemented, not to mention the Americans and the British, even you, I am guaranteed to be surprised!"