Imperial Overlord

Within the Brest Naval Port, the news of the victory had already reached here, and the soldiers were hanging their shoulders to celebrate the victory. There were laughter and shouts everywhere.

With the sound of a whistle, these sounds were all muffled. For many, the war is over, but for others, the war continues.

The huge body of the battleship Bismarck lay across the sea, and the waves rising under the side armor showed the fact that it was moving.

These battleships are so huge that when they are moving, it is impossible to tell if they are really moving without paying attention.

The whistle sounded wave after wave, and in the midst of the military music celebrating the victory on the pier, the German guerrilla fleet set out to sea again.

Lütjens and Hines were to lead this fleet to intercept the British Royal Navy's home fleet that was going southward around the United Kingdom.

Or rather, it's time to call this fleet the defected Phillips fleet. Whatever it is called, the German Navy has no intention of letting it continue.

"This is news from the UK, and I don't think the time is credible." Hines looked at the telegram in his hand and said to Lütjens, who was looking at the chart.

Lütjens nodded and used a ruler to draw a line on the map: "If I were to go to sea, I would choose it in the first half of the night, so that I can avoid the plane and make it easier to succeed."

As he said that, he pointed to a large area of ​​the sea on the map: "If the other party is advancing at full speed, it is probably here by now."

"This fleet is really the heart of the British. They have already run away, and they can help them hide it." Hines sneered and sighed.

Hearing this, Lütjens replied thoughtfully: "Ask General Dönitz about this kind of thing, and 80% of his submarines will gain something."

"Don't ask, this time they took the initiative to send the news. His U-boat found this fleet in the waters west of Ireland and was heading south at a very high speed." Hines pressed another telegram on the chart. On the table, he said to Lütjens.

"Then the problem is very simple now. The long-range reconnaissance aircraft taking off from the British airport will easily find this fleet." After hearing the news, Lütjens was relieved a lot.

Germany has a number of JU-88 reconnaissance aircraft, which can now take off from the southern part of the British mainland, with a reconnaissance radius large enough to cover most seas.

At dawn, 20 JU-88s had already taken off to search for the British fleet, and the rest of the planes were preparing for the second wave of search formations to take off in a few minutes.

German sea power and air power, including submarines, were looking for Phillips' fleet, and once it was found, the German fleet would move closer.

The current comparison of forces is four German capital ships and one aircraft carrier, facing four British capital ships and one aircraft carrier.

Compared with the combat effectiveness, the German fleet now has a slight advantage. If the combat effectiveness of the carrier-based aircraft is counted, Germany has a clear advantage.

Because Britain had signed a peace agreement, German planes were no longer attacked by anti-aircraft fire when they passed over British-controlled areas.

Of course, these planes didn't mean to attack either, they just hurried past and flew to the distant Atlantic Ocean.

The people of England looked up at the sky, and in a few months, the banker in the wheat fields would be familiar, and the situation of starvation would be improved.

It's only a few months away, and this time difference has made all the British executives helpless. If the German submarine force and surface ship force were a little weaker, they would be able to continue to support until September.

In the second half of the year, the United States or the Soviet Union may join the war, and the German offensive will also be weakened. The outcome of the war is especially unknown.

"The fleet accelerates and heads to the designated battle area! The opponent's speed is not as good as ours, and they are doomed this time!" Lutjens said confidently about this naval battle.

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On the vast sea, Phillips can actually feel the sad atmosphere of the entire fleet.

There are many people who participated in this action with their passion and patriotic impulse.

After the initial excitement, these soldiers were more or less regretful.

Handing over the battleship to the Germans will be able to go home on their own. Although it sounds cowardly, it is a good choice after all, isn't it?

Thinking of those family members far away from the homeland, everyone's heart is actually uneasy. What if the Germans did catch someone? No one could answer.

Phillips, whose family is also in the UK, certainly has that in mind. But his will is much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers, so he still doesn't think what he is doing is wrong.

What's more, in the cabin of his warship, there is a secret weapon provided to him by George VI that has not been used.

It was the secret plan of George VI to transport this secret weapon to India. As long as there is this secret weapon, Mountbatten, Montgomery, Auchinleck, and even Phillips himself can continue to fight.

"The fleet's course is shifted westward by 7 degrees! We must make a big circle to get rid of the reconnaissance plane and the enemy's submarine tracking!" He retracted his thoughts and gave the order to turn again.

Now his fleet is not the British mainland fleet that used to be all-powerful in the past. At that time, he had more than 6 main ships and at least two aircraft carriers.

Even so, when this fleet faced the German guerrilla fleet, it still did not get the slightest advantage.

Now, he only has 4 old battleships and one aircraft carrier in his hands. In this case, of course, he will not rampage and let the German fleet easily find himself.

If he was targeted by the German guerrilla fleet, it was just a carrier-based aircraft that didn't tire of it, enough for Phillips to be depressed.

"There won't be any trouble, right?" Phillips' deputy is also uneasy now. If he hadn't seen Phillips's document signed by His Majesty the King, he wouldn't be messing around with Phillips.

"What's going on? Going to Africa is the original plan, and it won't embarrass us if we want to come to South Africa. If it doesn't work, we will continue to go east and enter the Indian Ocean..." Phillips had already made up his mind, so he could handle it easily.

"Report!" An officer hurried in, and he brought a message from a cruiser on the edge of the fleet.

"An enemy reconnaissance plane is following us. The model should be a German JU-88 reconnaissance plane. We are in trouble." The officer in charge of vigilance said bitterly.

The only security guarantee of the fleet was actually not being discovered by the Germans. If the fleet is positioned by Germany, the **** guerrilla fleet will surely follow up like a gangrene, causing the British fleet to bleed to death.

"Let the fleet change the course immediately and speed up to the west!" Without any hesitation, Phillips gave another order to change the course.

He can't fight the German navy now, so all he can do is delay as long as possible.

As long as night fell, the German naval fleet could not take off planes to track British warships.

By that time, he could get rid of the German Navy's entanglement by leading the fleet to change course a few times.

There are only four battleships and one aircraft carrier in the British fleet, and the formation speed of these battleships can only be maintained at about 20 knots.

Although it can be raised a little more in a critical juncture, after all, the condition of the boiler must be taken into account, and it will not last for a long time.

An irritable Phillips stared at the chart, filled with all kinds of unease. He came out of Scapa Flow in such a hurry that he didn't even replenish the carrier's aircraft.

A large number of naval carrier-based aircraft are still parked in airfields on land. There are only a few Swordfish on the deck, and they are all left behind due to malfunctions and unable to take off.

Even if one is repaired, the Swordfish cannot fly to the height of the JU-88 reconnaissance plane to intercept an enemy plane that is 100 kilometers per hour faster than it.

Whatever Phillips did, the German fleet had found him too. The German fleet, far away from the Brest naval port, received a report from a reconnaissance plane.

Lütjens suddenly regained his energy, and loudly ordered the fleet to speed up to the Atlantic Ocean: "Let the fleet increase its speed! We have already found the enemy, so don't waste time and sink them!"

The leading vanguard was the cruiser Prinz Eugen, followed by the battleship Bismarck, then the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, and the cruiser Nuremberg beside her.

Then came the battlecruiser Scharnhorst ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the battleship Tirpitz, followed by Gneisenau at the end of the fleet.

A familiar face, a familiar taste. The British Navy was not able to wait for its own Spitfire carrier-based aircraft in the end, and the German FW-190T is still the strongest maritime carrier-based aircraft.

Of course, it is also possible that it is not the strongest carrier-based aircraft, because in the far Pacific, Japan's Zero fighters are already in service.

At least in many performances, this Zero fighter seems to be more suitable for use as a carrier-based aircraft. It has a large range unmatched by a Eurofighter, as well as agile combat maneuverability.

It is a pity that Adrian's file storage room already has the main performance parameters of this fighter, which are even more detailed than Japan's own statistics.

One after another, German battleships painted in cutting camouflage swept through the mine-cleared channel, the sharp bows cutting through the water. The spray rolled to the sides, leaving a row of white trails.

Above these warships, shore-based JU-88 reconnaissance planes roared past to take over from friendly aircraft that were running out of fuel.