Chapter 366: 366 Disasters are not a one-way street

The red-eyed German Stuka dive bomber roared down, and immediately turned the deck of the Athletic aircraft carrier, which had become a ruin, into an even more ruined store. The Dapeng fighters who were around the aircraft carrier Ark Royal had no intention of going up to trouble the Stuka fleet. Looking at the FW-190 fighter jets that had been pulled up into the clouds and were waiting to dive down all the time, the British Navy couldn't even raise the interest in rescuing the overboard crew of the Athletic.

Without the slightly aging aircraft carrier Athletic, the British fleet became even faster. And unexpectedly, the German fighter group also cooperated badly, and did not have the slightest intention of coming over to attack the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, which also made the fleet commander Lawrence puzzled.

Could it be that it was the Germans who were kind enough to spare the most advanced and largest aircraft carrier of the British Navy? Is it so funny? But if it was not the Germans who deliberately let go of most of his fleet, how can we explain the present situation? Could it be that God is on the side of the British Royal Navy again? You are a little too late, right?

Of course, it was not the German naval aviation that deliberately spared the British Navy, nor did God bless the British Navy. In fact, in the command compartment of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, Lütjens was looking at several of his proud subordinates with annoyance.

If Lawrence could have heard Lütjans's angry scolding, then the truth about the strange scene of the German Naval Air Force's later Stuka only attacking the Athletic on fire would have come out.

In fact, it was the German navy that was busy killing all sides, and found its royal demeanor on a sunny day. As a result, they were busy harvesting the fat sent by the British Navy for a while, but they made a mess in the process of frequent take-off of carrier-based aircraft.

Because a full 20 torpedo attack planes with torpedoes had already been dispatched, the German Navy, which was busy with mistakes, only sent 20 Stuka dive bombers in the back to retain the British Navy's aircraft carrier fleet because of the tight deck.

It's a pity that although this decision saved the deck to land the carrier-based planes that bombed the battlecruiser Hood, it also created a situation that people couldn't laugh at - the FW-190s that had taken off to attack the British aircraft carrier fleet were not enough fuel and ammunition, and the Stuka bomber group that had just arrived had enough ammunition and fuel, but because there were no escort planes, they really didn't dare to go to trouble the Ark Royal.

As a result, very reluctantly, the British aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which had been steadily eaten by the German Navy's high seas fleet, escaped alive. And the German High Seas Fleet, which had the ability and determination to eat most of the British Navy, miraculously failed to complete the task.

However, now for Ruttyans, the record is already super rich, his high seas fleet after a night of escape, as a result of the successful counter-killing of two British Royal Navy battle cruisers, but also sank an aircraft carrier Athletic, which is already at a low morale point for the British Royal Navy, which is tantamount to adding insult to injury.

Lu Teyans was even full of confidence, even if he let go of the Ark Royal, this time he would return to the knighthood. He seemed to have seen the moment when he wore the rank of general, and he seemed to have seen him receive the knight's iron cross loaded with oak leaves from the Führer's hand.

If you count the two captured British cruisers, the German Navy was a complete victory this time. The Royal Navy seems to have relinquished its naval supremacy, and even maintaining the defense of the English Channel has become a problem.

Germany, Berlin Führer's Residence, Accardo took his long-awaited report from Sindra's hands, listened to the waves of cheers outside the door, and read the whole content with the corners of his mouth raised.

He walked back to the desk gently, looked at the old man Augustus, who was not very good because he stayed up late, as well as the chief of the naval staff Raeder and the Reich Marshal Brauchitsch, and smiled and said to Raeder, who was not very good-looking: "What's the matter?

In fact, it is no wonder that Raeder's face is ugly, originally because of the fierce competition for the ownership of the command in the navy, Lütjans vaguely surpassed Raeder to become the first person in the navy with the support of the Führer. With this big win this time, it's clear that Raeder's life will be even more difficult.

Accardo seemed to see through Raeder's thoughts, laughed and ignored it, but looked at the old man Augustus, and saw that the old man seemed to be napping and nodded in agreement, and then handed a box to his confidant, Admiral Raeder.

Raeder opened the box and almost knelt down for Accardo, a small slender box that was clearly a staff with blue gems set around it, which was completely different from Brauchitsch's red marshal's scepter. What is the purpose of handing this to him, if Raeder still can't figure it out now, then he won't be able to do the position of admiral.

If Admiral Raeder is still behind Lütjens and Dönitz in command of operations, then his political vision and loyalty will make Accardo very happy and very relieved. This admiral quickly stood in line when Accardo was just rising, and did not hesitate to hand over more than half of the power of the navy to the current Führer, compared to his cautious combat style, this courage really has the momentum of a dragon's work.

And now, Raeder knew his good days had come. The Führer wanted to put an obedient dog on stage and play against a dominant Brauchitsch. Even if he knew that no matter how blessed he was, the marshal would be an empty vase, but Raeder knew that this honor, even if it was just a good look, would be enough for any admiral to glorify his ancestors--isn't it just to be an obedient dog? I, Raeder, am a dog of the Führer! Whoever bares his teeth at the Führer, I will bite him to death!

"Long live the great Führer of the Third Reich, Accardo?" said Raeder, holding the wooden box in his hand, and sang loudly to Accardo. Brauchitsch on the side also seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The days when he was roasted on the fire by the remnants of the Junker aristocracy were finally over, and it was not easy to play against Augustus and the genius Führer in front of him, and now with Raeder's promotion to marshal, it can be regarded as a kind of love for Führer Accardo for Brauchitsch. If it weren't for Raeder's promotion, Brauchitsch knew that he would have to work for another half a year at most, and he would have to resign and go home to retire.

Who wants to go home at this time to retire? It is not too late for the army gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and it took 20 years to gather momentum, and this sensation directly took the six countries of Biho Potano to sacrifice the battle flag, and it is estimated that in a few months, Paris, France will be in the bag.

And the navy has pulled down Britain as the world's largest naval power in a hundred years in one fell swoop, and it seems that landing in Britain at this great moment is no longer a dream on paper -- if anyone retires home at this great time and misses the opportunity for Germany's rise to go down in history, it is estimated that he will not be able to close his eyes when he dies, right?

So for Marshal Brauchitsch, the news that Raeder became a marshal was not bad news. Although the marshal had become not as valuable as he was unique, he himself could continue to step on the position of Chief of the Army Staff and wait for victory to come, and to mend the mistrust between him and Führer Accardo, and the deal was undoubtedly a good deal.

At this time, Augustus seemed to wake up from his sleep, and with a stick pressed by the palm of his hand, he got up from the sofa, squinted his eyes and hunched his back and walked out, muttering in his mouth as he went: "Such a great victory, we should call Fanny's little girl, and make a celebration, so that the German people can rejoice together." How many years have I been waiting for this prosperous old man, old man, I can't count them......" Accardo couldn't hear the rest of the story.

Prime Minister's House, London, United Kingdom. Winston Churchill stared at the three-point report on the table with a bloodless face, and remembered a proverb from the old Orient -- there is no one thing to do, but there is no one thing to do. One thing he can be sure of now is very simple, the Royal Navy is really finished this time.

The first report was simple and straightforward: the British Vice Admiral Holland's Hood and Prestige, which were pursuing the German High Seas Fleet, were all sunk. Only one major battleship was sunk of the German Navy, the Admiral Spee. Lieutenant General Holland and Colonel Cole and other officers were killed in battle.

If you die in battle, you will die in battle, do you still have the face to live? With such a huge battle plan, which had the advantage at the beginning and fell short in the end, how many of them should be responsible, Churchill was eager to arrest the relevant people and so on one by one.

The second report is a bit interesting: the aircraft carrier Ark Royal escaped, and Vice Admiral Lawrence saved the British Navy's aircraft carrier fleet, and at the cost of the aircraft carrier Athletic, the most advanced aircraft carrier of the British Navy, this merit can be worth the guilt of Lawrence's rout anyway.

Churchill sighed and threw the report aside, for in this rout, a slight brow could not save the British Navy from defeat as a whole, even if the Ark Royal was saved?

The third report was the final blow that made Churchill completely desperate: on the way back, the newly launched battleship Hao, which was successfully attacked by a German submarine, ate four torpedoes in one go, and capsized directly, and only 19 of the ship's more than 1,700 officers and men survived.

This is the true portrayal of the leaky house being rained overnight, and the boat being late and encountering a head wind. This was the reason why Churchill submitted his resignation to His Majesty the King that morning -- not surprisingly, the Royal Navy, from the altar of the world's first navy, fell to the dust

After the recommendation, Long Ling's whole person slacked off, and as a result, he suddenly had a fever and a cold, and now he has a high fever of 38 degrees, if there is anything wrong with it, please bear with me.