Imperial Overlord

Sirte's loss is not small, but it is definitely not huge. The most serious problem was on the floating pier that was damaged by the crashed plane. The flooding caused the pier to sink, and the repair work made the floating pier incapacitated.

This suddenly reduced Sirte's loading and unloading capacity by one-third, and the throughput capacity will be affected until the terminal is repaired.

Who would have thought that North Africa, which has been singing all the way, suffered such a huge defeat on the eve of victory?

The paralysis of the Benghazi port has slowed the construction of the Libyan oil field by at least a third, and the loss of Sirte, a British naval attack, has delayed the production schedule of the Libyan oil field by at least a month. .

"The British fleet was not found! They are not in this direction." On the conning hull of an Italian submarine floating on the sea, the Italian captain put down the telescope in his hand and said tiredly.

He had been out at sea for several days, and now he had been assigned to intercept the British Mediterranean fleet.

Finding enemies on the vast sea is a very boring and inefficient job. This kind of search, which is accompanied by boring, is simply drowsy.

"With this time, let's go to Greece and attack the British transport ship." The first officer also said with a bit of depression.

After training by the German Navy's submarine department, Italian Navy submarine commanders gradually felt the superiority of attacking merchant ships.

These submarine commanders are now more willing to carry out the task of breaking diplomatic relations, taking into account the work of reconnaissance and patrol, which is much more efficient than attacking warships.

"The British want to return to Port Said, this is a relatively safe route...unless they want to go north and have a fight with our main fleet." The submarine captain was puzzled and spoke to his chief officer. Analysis Road.

"Seeing that the sky is about to get dark, the British have lost their aircraft carrier advantage. Facing so many battleships in our main fleet, there is no chance of winning." The first mate said with a confident smile.

If the British's two carriers were out of action, their combat effectiveness would be reduced by at least half. At this time, the decisive battle with the Italian main fleet is no different from courting death.

Without naval aviation, neither the battleship nor the cruiser, the British Mediterranean Fleet, would be a match for the Italians.

"This is a suicide attack by the British... Their fleet can't escape the nearby net!" The first officer added at this time.

At the same time, on the aircraft carrier Radiance of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, Cunningham looked at the sun that was about to set in the distance, and stood so lonely.

The reason why "Plan" is called "Plan" is because this whole plan is not a plan to attack Benghazi and Sirte at all.

The whole plan is actually a breakout plan for the Mediterranean fleet to withdraw from the Mediterranean, and it is also an important plan for the British fleet to break through the Malta blockade and transfer to Gibraltar.

In addition to the escorting warships, all those participating in this plan were too large to retreat through the Suez Canal.

In the Tunnel Plan, these warships will use the cover of night to pass through the waters near the island of Malta, cross the Tunis Strait, pass through Sardinia, and reach Gibraltar.

It was a daring plan, an impossible retreat, but Cunningham had actually accomplished the mission when the Italian fleet was left behind.

It seems that there are chasing troops in front of the road, but the Malta Air Force Base, which is blocking the road in front, has no ability to intercept the British fleet at night.

As long as he sailed at full speed and passed through Malta in the dark, the Mediterranean fleet would be safe, and he could successfully break through the German interception and reach Gibraltar.

"General... Our fleet has entered the dangerous waters near Malta." Over time, the British fleet has entered the busiest Malta blockade. Because of the patrols of the Luftwaffe, the British navy generally does not will get involved.

But now, accompanied by the British Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Radiance and HMS Eagle, is a huge British fleet.

The sun in the west was about to set at sea level, and the sea level in the east was already shrouded in darkness. Taking advantage of the coming night, the British fleet used the highest speed to break through the waves.

"When we attacked Sirte, we actually got rid of the entanglement of the main Italian fleet, and now we look dangerous, but we are actually very safe." Cunningham was very satisfied with his plan.

After his redesign, the British Mediterranean Fleet not only attacked Benghazi in this final battle, but also investigated Sirte and broke through the Malta blockade.

A retreat and breakout mission that should have been very depressing was turned into a Mediterranean version of the "Long March" by Cunningham.

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Germany, in the office of the Chancellor's Office in Berlin, Li Le sat in his seat and looked at Baumann who came to deliver the news with surprise.

"What did you say? Benghazi was attacked by the British? That's Sirte Bay! Didn't the British rush in there looking for death?" Li Le asked after listening to Bowman's introduction.

Then, the German Yuan Xiansheng did not wait for Bowman's answer, and directly asked a question that he was more concerned about: "Benghazi was attacked, what about the loss?"

Whether the British are looking for death or not, Li Le doesn't need Bowman's answer for this answer. He is just subconsciously shocked, because those who can answer this question are still in the Mediterranean Sea.

Only when the main Italian fleet found the British Mediterranean Fleet and achieved considerable results would it prove that the British went to Sirte Bay to seek death, otherwise it would be called a successful raid.

Bowman also knew that the Fuhrer was not waiting for flattery about the British courting death, but concerned about the loss of Benghazi, so he quickly said: "My Fuhrer, Benghazi is almost finished."

"At such a critical juncture of victory, the port of Benghazi was actually attacked by the British... It's really... It's really surprising." At the end, Li Le's voice was a little distorted because of gnashing of teeth.

He began to hate the Italian naval fleet. After helping to avoid the tragedy of Taranto, the Italian fleet still could not bring surprises to the Axis powers, and still could not directly shake the British Mediterranean fleet.

"What about us? Was Sirte also attacked?" Li Le was more worried than the Italians in Benghazi that the British Mediterranean fleet visited Sirte.

"Surter was indeed attacked by the British. A dozen British aircraft attacked there, but except for one pier, Sirte's losses were very small." Bowman replied.

After Li Le heard this, he couldn't help frowning: he was worried that his floating dock technology was known to the British, and if that was the case, it would have an impact on his "Sea Lion Project" landing in the UK.

The revised sea lion plan relies on floating docks to quickly load and unload cargo in the landing area, and it is a top priority to provide supplies for the powerful German armored forces.

Moreover, the floating dock can also provide the German army with more and better choices of landing areas, resulting in the suddenness and concealment of the landing. If the British knew about this killer in advance, would they have taken precautions?

After skipping these thoughts in his mind for a short time, the head of state Li Le decided not to scare himself like this. He shifted his attention from his uncertain worries.

He then turned his attention to the really serious problems of Sirte as a large German port under construction, the location and importance of which had been exposed!

According to the construction scale of this port, the British and Americans can even speculate the approximate location of the Libyan oil field, which is also a relatively fatal problem.

This Cunningham really gave Li Le and the German executives a very difficult problem to answer at the end...

The battlefield situation in North Africa has been changed beyond recognition because of Li Le's participation. Therefore, he repeatedly warned himself that he should treat the Mediterranean with caution and try to be prepared.

But in this case, Cunningham still achieved a tactical victory, successfully using the navy to counterattack the Axis powers. Li Le now has a sense of powerlessness that the situation is out of control, which makes him feel anxious.

"My head of state~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Mr. Mussolini has personally sent a telegram, promising that he will block the British fleet and inflict heavy damage on the other party..." Seeing Li Le's face pale, Bowman said comforted.

The Mediterranean Sea is too far away for Germany, and most of the time everything there depends on the Italians. This is Li Le's helplessness and the happiness of the British.

Or to put it another way, even if the German navy arrives in the Mediterranean, whether it can suppress the British fleet and fight better than the Italians, Li Le is actually not sure...

"Don't let this kind of thing disrupt the rhythm! The strategic plan to support Rommel and control the Suez Canal must be completed without the slightest sloppiness!" Li Le paused for a few seconds and decided to fix the battle situation in North Africa first. Better to consider other issues.

After finishing his instructions, Li Le stretched out his hand and rubbed the bridge of his nose to ease his nervousness.

Then he opened his mouth and muttered to himself: "First, General Rommel, the desert fox, galloped across North Africa, invincible in the world... Now there is another sea fox Cunningham in the Mediterranean to fight back... North Africa this The poor place is really outstanding... so many difficult characters have been raised."