Imperial Overlord

In the port of Brest, the German battleship Bismarck is being repaired. Lütjens, Hines and others have already returned to Germany by train to receive the medals they deserve.

Those who stayed on the pier were busy sailors and many officers who were on leave and on standby. Compared with the British Navy, each of their faces was full of smiles.

Can you not laugh? Every soldier and officer who participated in this naval battle has an exquisite commemorative medal, and everyone has received a lot of reward materials.

Including two bags of flour, including cigarettes and other living materials, and including the beer prepared for them in the temporary bar in the port of Brest.

Everyone was excited because they had just gone through a naval battle against the stronger and they came back with a victory and honor for the whole of Germany.

"Hey! I said! I heard that some of the fuel has arrived?" An officer stood in the corner of the dock, lighting his cigarette, and asked a friend beside him.

His friend nodded, squinting his eyes against the sea breeze and replied, "Yes, two oil tanker trains came from mainland Germany, bringing in a lot of fuel."

After he finished speaking, he paused and added: "In the port that arrived yesterday, it was all divided up by the warships in the port today."

There are not many German naval battleships assembled here, in fact, there are only a few battleships in all.

However, these warships are all famous historical ships, each of which has left its own shadow in the history of World War II.

The aircraft carrier Zeppelin, two battleships Bismarck and Tirpitz, two battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, and the cruiser Prinz Eugen, and two Deutsche-class armored ships.

If you count the cruiser Nuremberg who followed the soy sauce, Germany has only nine large warships here, far below the capacity limit of the port of Brest.

However, when the warships entered the port of Brest, the German troops stationed here became nervous.

Because the fleet here is the large surface ship force of the German Navy, all of which are owned. And this property is within the combat radius of the British aircraft.

If one is not careful, these warships will be damaged by British aircraft, causing the German Navy to lose a lot of combat effectiveness.

Therefore, compared to the navy on the pier, which is still laughing and laughing in the port, the coastal defense force and the air defense force, as well as the pilots and radar operators of the Air Force fighter force, are much more nervous.

"I heard that even the little oil left in the battleship Bismarck was divided up?" The officer who lit the cigarette took a deep breath and exhaled a puff of smoke.

The other party nodded: "Yes, we did this in the morning, and it cost us a lot of things... The fleet is in a hurry to leave the port, and it is too dangerous to stop here."

Due to the shortage of fuel, the navy's fuel supply is still somewhat stretched. However, the Bismarck was not injured, so it was logical to demolish the east wall to make up the west wall, take Bismarck's fuel, and replenish Tirpitz.

Sending a large amount of naval fuel to Brest is a huge and systematic project, so it consumes a lot of time, and fleet operations cannot wait for such consumption.

The most efficient way is to let the navy go to sea to fight as soon as possible, and the port of Brest will continue to replenish fuel for later use.

This time to sea, it was still dispatched in the form of a fleet, including the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, the battleship Tirpitz, and two German battlecruisers.

The force was similar to what was dispatched before, but because the Bismarck battleship was injured, it could only miss a new round of combat missions.

With one less battleship and one more battlecruiser added, the overall strength seems to have declined, but after all, this time is much better than the environment it faced last time.

Brest's short voyage into the Atlantic and the imperfect British early warning system provided considerable flexibility for the German fleet.

Meanwhile, the British navy had just been battered, and few ships could catch up to the German fleet. In this case, as long as the German Navy adhered to the guerrilla tactics of hit and run, the risk would be very low.

Because of the existence of the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, the opponent's naval aviation is equivalent to being abolished, and the speed advantage of the German ships is very obvious.

With no natural enemies, German naval commanders jumped from conservative to radical.

Reeder used the naval reserves and ordered the naval forces to prepare for the second break-of-engagement cruise as soon as possible. He had already tasted the sweetness of this victory, and of course hoped that his navy would make persistent efforts.

Going to sea from Brest, you can enjoy a long-term **** of fighter jets, and you don't have to take the risk of passing the other party's tightly sealed line, which reduces the risk to an extremely low level.

Because of this, Raidl is full of confidence and is ready to dispatch the fleet in one go, defeat the British fleet once again, and directly gain a local advantage.

"If it's as easy as going to sea this time, I also think that I can give it a try and go to sea again." The smoking officer, the old god, took another puff and said.

"Of course I also hope that this kind of battle will continue." Another officer nodded in agreement, with confidence and a smile on his face.

certainly! This kind of battle where the opponent has no power to fight back, and can attack the opponent's warships all the way and return to the port safely, who doesn't want to fight who is the grandson!

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Churchill once again convened an impromptu war conference with a decision to reorganize the navy. Because of the failure to round up the German naval fleet for the first time, the losses of the British navy were too great, so they had to be reorganized.

The first is to strengthen the strength of the local fleet, leaving the battleships Barham and HMS Sovereign in the mainland, and the Royal Ark is also left behind.

Second, announced the disbandment of the Mediterranean Fleet with Cunningham as commander-in-chief. Because there are no ports in the Mediterranean, there is no need for the British Navy to keep this fleet.

Next, the remaining warships in the disbanded Mediterranean Fleet were supplemented and strengthened to the h fleet in Somerville to strengthen the defense of Gibraltar.

In this way, the British home fleet and the h fleet have been strengthened to a corresponding extent, but the Mediterranean fleet has been completely disbanded.

The main reason for this arrangement is that, on the one hand, as the British fleet was weakened and local supplies began to be in short supply, the threat of German landing in Britain began to increase.

Therefore, Churchill and His Majesty the King, as well as the Army, believed that it was a logical thing for the Navy to strengthen its local forces.

At the same time, the pressure of the Gibraltar H fleet has also increased, and its role in exerting pressure on the Mediterranean Axis powers has been unprecedentedly enhanced. Strengthening its military strength is also a must.

Therefore, the splitting of the Mediterranean fleet was recognized by most people. When splitting the fleet, the high-level officials also called out that this was a temporary decision under the state of war.

"After talking about this arrangement, let's talk about the blockade of Brest and the dispatch of the air force to attack the German fleet." Churchill said while looking at the air force generals sitting next to him.

Everyone was silent, including Air Force Commander Dawding, who might serve as an **** mission.

Air Force commanders know that under the current circumstances, taking the initiative, and taking the initiative during the day, is by no means a good choice.

Dowding can barely scrape together 300 **** fighters now, most of which are under-performing hurricanes and Spitfires that the Germans already know so well.

In local air defense operations, these planes can be shot down to keep the pilots from parachuting out of the battle, but if they fight offensive operations, the downed pilots will not be able to come back...

American pilots would not help the British Air Force to bomb Brest, so the attack could only rely on themselves.

Come to think of it, based on the previous experience of the other side intercepting the Berlin bombing, the bombing operation may have prevented at least 300 pilots (including the crew members of the bomber) from returning home.

Don't really carry out such a mission, just think about the loss, and all the Air Force commanders in this room feel a pain.

Obviously, the naval operation is not good, and the incident ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Now let the Air Force go bankrupt to wipe the bottom of the Navy, how can we not let the British Air Force generals present here be slandered?

"Sir... Our opinion is that the Navy mines to block the port, and the Air Force dispatches reconnaissance planes to guard the nearby waters and provide early warning to the Navy..." An Air Force general opened his mouth and suggested to Churchill.

Churchill looked at the man who was speaking, waved his hand and said, "I'm not asking for your opinion! I'm asking you to execute this order!" / ~ Ban♣Floating *sheng: .*No pop-up window?@++

What are you kidding? I ordered you to attack, but you arranged for me two reconnaissance planes, even if the mission was completed?

Although he knew that the Air Force itself had always been passively beaten, Churchill still hoped that, with the help of an attack, the adverse situation of the Atlantic naval battle would be reversed.

At least one attack can boost morale and create more pressure on Germany. In Churchill's view, it was much easier to bomb Brest by the sea than it was to bomb Berlin.

"Day bombing followed by night bombing! I want to turn Brest into a sea of ​​fire! This is a task that must be done! Understand?" officer.

Everyone knows that 80% of the Germans have set up a net in Brest, but an order is an order. Even if they know that there will be losses, they must execute the order.

During the Normandy landings, several landing sites were in front of the heavily defended German positions. Could the troops landing here be allowed to refuse the mission?

"Sir, the Air Force will do as you wish... The Air Force will be ready within two days to carry out the mission you deployed to bomb Brest." In the end, the generals of the Royal Air Force chose to compromise.