What does it mean for a dog to jump over a wall in a hurry? What does it mean for a rabbit to bite in a hurry? This is the case with the German Navy today. With a tragic mood, like a desperate woman surrounded by strong men, she finally remembered that she still had a pistol in her purse......

"It's been a terrible fight. I'm better suited to command the kind of artillery duel between battleships or heavy cruisers. Lütjans put down the telescope in his hand, a habit he had developed for many years, but now found that he could not see the target he was about to attack at all: "This method of attacking the opponent with an airplane outside the line of sight is really depressing." ”

When you can't see your own results and enjoy the thrill of punching your enemies, the fun of fighting is gone. Instead, there is endless calculations and a suffocating and lingering tension that is absolutely unprecedented for a commander.

So please understand the Japanese obsession with big ships and guns during World War II, and there is definitely a reason for this: the enjoyment of watching one's own shells crash into the hull of an enemy ship, then burst and tear, smash a multi-million pound battleship into scrap metal, and then watch it slowly sink to the bottom of the sea.

Another source of pressure comes from the fear of the new tactics, and so far there are still people in the Navy who believe in the battleships that have accompanied them for decades, and believe that the armor of these Tyrannosaurus Rex-like steel behemoths can withstand the bombs and torpedoes dropped by mosquito-like aircraft.

This distrust of the strike power of carrier-based aircraft and confidence in the protection system of battleships pervades the navies of all countries, at least Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, the world's leading naval powers, have not made the crazy move of eliminating battleships and heavy cruisers like Germany. So Lütjans was even more worried, he really didn't know whether he was dying or changing the history of world naval warfare.

Just now, 15 fighters with torpedoes have risen into the air, another 15 fighters have also taken off, and as the air defense of the entire fleet is on standby in the clouds. The other 30 naval two-seaters had already flown to their targets, and they were going to attack the main force of the British naval fleet, which was closing the German fleet to the north.

"The news just sent us is that to the northwest of us, the battleship HMS Hood of the British Royal Navy has been spotted, and you can vaguely see two aircraft carriers behind it. The first mate frowned and said to Lutjans: "The main force of the British seems to be to our north, which is really incomprehensible. ”

"Nothing difficult to understand. Lütjans looked at the charts laid out on the chart analysis table, thought for a moment, and said: "They are not coming for us, but for the total annihilation of our high seas fleet! Contact me with the aircraft carrier Tilpitz and order them to send out all the remaining carrier-based planes in the direction of due south to attack the target they can find." ”

"Due south?" the first mate was stunned, not knowing why Lu Teyans was so commanding.

"That's right, due south!" Lu Teyans nodded and said, "After all the carrier-based aircraft have taken off, order the fleet to turn around immediately and move at full speed to the south." ”

"We're not returning to Kiel Naval Harbor?" the first mate didn't believe the order he heard.

"The main force of the British Navy is in our northwest direction, and if we insist on going north, we will soon encounter them. But if we insist on going south, then we will at least have a chance to join General Raeder to the south. Lutjeans explained, and then stared at the chart for a moment.

Then he raised his head, as if he had made up his mind, and said, "Send a telegram to General Raeder at once, informing them that we are going south, and that they can meet them." ”

"General, what should we do with those British Navy destroyers and cruisers in the south?" asked the first mate the most fatal question.

Lu Teyans raised his eyebrows, gritted his teeth and said: "We and Britain are in a state of war, although we are reluctant to admit that there is a certain difference compared to the real war, but it is a state of war between our two countries. Then there is only one option for the enemy navy in a state of war: sink it. ”

"In addition, an order was given to the Northern Air Force, which had already attacked, to return immediately after carrying out a threatening attack. Lu Teyans thought for a while and said: "No matter how great the results are achieved in the north, it will not change the status quo of our fleet being surrounded, so we must save our forces and break through to the south." ”

So a lively game of competition was staged on the German aircraft carriers, and both aircraft carriers released the remaining planes in their hands as fast as they could, and the planes went in the opposite direction to the previous batch of planes.

After sending out all the planes, the entire fleet began to turn around, and a huge fleet made a huge turning track on the sea. Then the carrier-based fighters who had just gone to the north returned home, because the German naval carrier-based fighter commanders feared that their planes could not find a fleet that had changed course.

Then came the chaotic scene of the carrier receiving the landing of carrier-based aircraft, although there was plenty of fuel, but the first batch of counterattacking FW-190s and Stuka who had hastily dropped torpedoes and bombs were in a hurry to land to replenish ammunition. The deck was littered with newly stable planes, as well as ground crews busy pushing them aside to make way for the planes behind them to land.

Although the usual strict training and the rigorous work style of the Germans made the chaotic emergency take-off and landing mission not cause any chaos in the chaos, it still made Lu Teyans, who was watching this qiē on the bridge, break out in a cold sweat. It seems that this invisible naval battle is not just that he is not very comfortable, but every German navy is not very comfortable.

In the rear of the entire German fleet, on the bridge of a destroyer, the captain lowered the telescope in his hand. The dense spots of light of the British Navy were already visible on the radar screen, and a few seconds ago, a huge column of water exploded not far away, and the British had already begun to correct their artillery.

If it were driven at this speed, the German fleet, which had just turned, would not be able to get rid of the pursuit and strangulation of the British ships. The pursuit fleet of battlecruisers and cruisers would soon bite the German fleet, eating away at the German fleet exposed to British artillery fire little by little. If you don't get it right, even the First Fleet on the high seas that rushed over to reinforce it will be eaten by the British army.

"Adjust the course, continue to turn westward, leave a firing position for the torpedoes on the side side, telegraph to all the sailors at all posts, and send electricity to the flagship, which is the rear of the fleet. The captain lit the pipe in his mouth, and said with a hedgehog-like beard: "Fight to the last moment for the future of the High Seas Fleet!"

"I'm sorry, guys. I'm a veteran of Operation Rainbow and don't want to face the end of the High Seas Fleet again. The bearded man smiled embarrassedly, and then ordered: "The course is fixed, all torpedoes are fired in a fan-shaped salvo!"

"It's okay, as long as our fleet is safe, there will always be a chance to avenge us!" said the first mate with a smile.

"Death is not a prisoner! Let the British see how powerful our German destroyers are!" said the helmsman with a smile.

With a slight tremble, 10 large torpedoes flew into the sea, and the direction was the dense British pursuit fleet, so it didn't matter whether to aim or not: this was a barrage of fire that interfered with the enemy's pursuit, and as long as the other side found the torpedo and avoided it, it would be the same as the German fleet in turning, and it would not be able to increase its speed for a while.

"Load the torpedoes at once! Shoot all the torpedoes out before they are hit!" The bearded man glanced at the huge column of water on the side of the side that had been shot by the shells, and ordered in a loud voice: "Let the deck sailors lower the boat, the gunners and the soldiers who are not willing to die in battle, you can get on the lifeboat!" The British will scoop them up. ”

"The torpedo is loaded! ready to fire!" said the first mate after a few more moments.

"Volley!Then there's no need to report, free fire!" said the captain, laughing loudly, "We're already within range of the British battleship's secondary guns, and we can't escape, gentlemen." ”

"Long live the Führer!" shouted the first mate with a straight face.

"German Navy, long live. The bearded man also said solemnly.

One by one, the torpedoes flew into the sea and swam quickly towards the British fleet, which had already appeared at sea level in the distance, but because of the conspicuous track, it could only interfere at such a distance, and it was almost impossible to achieve a victory. However, in order to evade these torpedoes, the pursuing fleet of the British Navy was obviously a little sluggish.

Seeing that the main German fleet had been released, the British began to speed up the pursuit, and at the same time opened fire in anger, trying to sink the troublesome German destroyer. However, due to the problem of range, only the 380 mm caliber battleship main gun and the 280 mm heavy cruiser main gun could hit the German destroyer.

However, because the German destroyers were facing the British fleet sideways with their side sides, and the British fleet was pursuing them in direct sailing, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer. Soon, a single shell hit the German destroyer, and the powerful impact broke the entire hull in half, because the 380 mm caliber guns were so powerful that even half of the bridge flew into the sky.

Soon the entire battlefield fell silent, and it took less than 5 minutes for the destroyer, who sacrificed himself to drag the British Navy, from being hit to sinking. Two lifebuoys and a few pieces of wood float on the surface of the sea, the only proof that there was once a ship here. The Royal Navy's warships sailed past at a fast pace and found not a single survivor.