Imperial Overlord

"The Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy no longer exists!" After closing the telegram in his hand, Lütjens felt that his head was about to blow up, and finally he felt a little more comfortable.

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Three cruisers were sunk, and the maneuverability of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet was greatly limited. The battleship Paris Commune was sunk, leaving the navy without the only surface ship that could threaten the battleships of the German Navy.

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Now the German fleet entering the Black Sea has to face the problems of anti-submarine and air defense.

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In fact, there is nothing to worry about in anti-submarine. Due to poor maintenance, the small submarines of the Soviet Navy have been scrapped more than they can be used. Going to sea to fight is simply a joke.

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Except for Sevastopol, there are no decent submarine bases in the Black Sea. The small submarines purchased by the Soviet Union from Germany are actually no longer available.

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The only thing left now is the Soviet Air Force, which has a very limited deterrent power. As the battle progresses, this little deterrent is also weakening little by little.

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"Continue the shelling! When night falls, retreat again!" Lütjens got the telegram, and he was considered to have regained the initiative.

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After he gave the order, he handed the message to his subordinates: "To the French fleet and the Italian fleet! Let them follow along! Enjoy the joy of victory!"

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Whether the joy of victory can be enjoyed, no one can say. But this kind of naked show and threat can indeed be passed on to the hearts of the French and Italians.

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"The Germans won? They won again?" After taking the telegram and looking at it carefully, Marshal Darlan had to admit that he still underestimated the war potential of the Germans.

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After reducing the losses to a certain extent, the hematopoietic ability of the Germans is really much stronger than that of the French.

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After the First World War, until now, France has not really recovered its vitality.

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I really want to thank the good ally, the United Kingdom, who has been pitting France across the strait!

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If it weren't for the fact that France, which was trapped by the United Kingdom, couldn't raise its head, France would not have lost in a mess during World War II, losing its capital in less than a month...

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Originally, Darlan planned to swing between Germany and the United Kingdom and the United States. Look at the limelight of the war, but the United Kingdom was soon defeated, and the United States put its main energy on the Pacific Ocean.

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After a series of consultations, Darlan found that it was not bad to follow Germany. He was personally moved by Germany's repeated strategic victories, and began to believe that Germany was victorious and irresistible.

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Since Germany can't resist, it can only adopt a cooperative attitude. In addition, the good oil did give the Petain government a breather, which led to the current naval alliance.

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Originally, I thought about going to work and not doing my best to deal with it, but now that the German Navy's pursuit fleet is winning, it reflects my incompetence.

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"The Germans will not make any changes in the division of Baku oil?" This is what Darlan is thinking now.

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The oil fields in the Middle East are being built little by little, and this area does not have France's share. Although there are some in Libya, there are really not many.

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France has missed too much. If they don't show some real skills, they will not have a good ranking in the future ranking of the Axis powers.

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The Middle East oil does not have any share of France, and the oil fields of Libya, Italy and Germany, account for the majority. If the Baku oil field can't be divided, then the oil import of France has become a big problem.

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After thinking about it, Darlan felt that no matter what, he should show the strength of France and let Germany face up to the role of France in the Axis.

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"Obey General Lütjens' order... Continue to shell the heights! Let Dunkirk come up and join the shelling sequence!" He put down the telegram and commanded.

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Being able to gather the fleet when France surrendered and make the entire fleet obey his own command, Darlan himself is a commander with great leadership ability.

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Now that he has made a decision, the French fleet is more meticulous in its execution. Obviously different from the previous errands, as soon as the battlecruiser Dunkirk joined the shelling sequence, the firepower of the French fleet surged.

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"Boom! Boom!" The large-caliber artillery shells flew to the mountains in the distance one after another. When the sun was about to go down, the French fleet fired a small attack.

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On the other side, on the battleship Veneto, the flagship of the Italian fleet, General Campioni also got the telegram from the German fleet.

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The above news made the Italian general blush a little. He was thinking of finding a reason to retreat just now to save his strength.

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Claiming to have encountered a Soviet submarine is simply nonsense, because the Soviet Union does not have a single submarine in operation at this moment.

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Several available submarines have already retreated into the Sea of ​​Azov, and they have no intention of countering the Axis fleet at all.

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But Campioni still decided to wait first. Mussolini explained it when he sent him out, and it was the same thing that the French thought of "not working hard".

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But now, Campioni found that the situation seemed to have changed, but he did not have the authority of Marshal Darlan, the commander of the French fleet.

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Unable to make his own decisions, he could only send a telegram to Mussolini for instructions, so at sunset, his fleet was still "looking for Soviet submarines."

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"Let's retreat! It's useless to spend here! The fleet returns to the port in Romania for supplies! Take a rest and make plans!" Lütjens looked at the setting sun~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and gave the order to retreat.

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Fighting at night, he was also afraid of Soviet submarines. So after weighing it up, he, like Lindemann, opted for a conservative retreat.

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Sevastopol is obviously not a fortress that can be breached in a day, and it may not even be possible to destroy the fortifications on the peninsula within a month.

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So Lütjens is preparing for a long-term battle. He also needs such a place to temper his sailors, let the entire fleet run in and improve the overall combat effectiveness.

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This kind of actual combat training can at least reveal some problems, so that Hines and him can solve them in advance. In this way, the German naval fleet can gain some experience advantages in future naval battles.

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"Italian navy...is really about to beat..." Watching his fleet slowly withdraw from the battle under the rays of the setting sun, Lütjens was thinking about how to make the Italian fleet work harder.

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The fifth