Chapter 257

When George was picked up from the cold sea, he was too cold to speak. He knew he was lucky because he found a hard board after jumping into the sea. George, a sailor who was only a few meters away from him, could not reach out his hand to save him.

When he took a sip of hot water and regained his consciousness, he was the first to get up from the deck, stick it on the rail of the ship and look at the sea in the distance. The once endless behemoth was gone, and the battleship Malaya, which he had lived for many years, was not there.

"And the Malaya? What about the Malaya? " George pointed to the sea and asked the shaken sailors at his feet. He yelled loudly and attracted the sailors on the destroyer.

"Sir!" After a look at the rank, the sailor saluted and said, "please restrain yourself! The battleship Malaya has sunk. You've been floating in the cold river for forty minutes. You'd better have a rest. "

"And the Malaya? Don't lie to me George looked back and murmured in despair. The sailor behind him was stunned for a moment, and then saw the deep despair and sadness in George's eyes.

Suddenly George thought of something and looked at the sailor: "where's captain Brown? Take me to him! Did you find the captain of the Malaya? Get him out of the sea! Come on

"Sir! Sir! Calm down! Half an hour ago, Captain Brown sent a telegram to the whole fleet and decided to join the warships... So we couldn't save him. " The sailor sighed and said, "but vice captain, we found it. We'll have a rest in the back cabin."

"My God George looked back again, staring at the sea full of corpses, oil stains and chips. Then he saw a picture that made him even more terrifying.

In the distant sea, a huge British warship was emitting thick smoke. The fire on it was still visible even in such a day. The warship was sinking slowly. George could even vaguely see someone jumping off the warship.

In the end, the German Air Force shot down all the British planes that bravely took off to fight. Ten gladiators and seven swordfish bombers were destroyed in the sky by German naval aviation. The pilots of the Royal Navy's carrier based fighters showed their extraordinary courage to their opponents: even when the fighters were completely destroyed, the pilots of the bombers still dared to take off to fight the enemy planes, Give your young life.

Only four of the 31 British Air Force pilots were rescued Because pilots who were hit by German air force equipped guns rarely had a chance to parachute. But they also achieved admirable results: two Stuka dive bombers and one fw-190 fighter of the German Navy were shot down, and five German pilots were killed.

But it's still not the British pilots who deserve the highest honor today, because they are the losers in the end. The German Naval Air Force rewrites the history of naval warfare on this day.

An hour ago, one of the fleet's light cruisers, the peneloper, sank, and the destroyers of the British fleet were forced to rush to save people. Only half an hour later, the battleship Malaya, which was almost shot at the same time as the peneloper, sank to the bottom of the sea, and the whole battlefield became a disaster.

But it's not the end yet. The German planes used the chaotic gap of the British fleet to clear the few British planes left in the sky, and then stormed on their main target, the aircraft carrier eagle.

Soon the eagle was struck by a torpedo, but at this time, it seems that the British are lucky. Because of the initial tension and confusion, the German carrier planes lost many bombs and torpedoes. Now these planes continue to attack without bombs and torpedoes.

In desperation, the German carrier aircraft began to return, but when they disappeared in the sky, the second wave of attack echelon of German naval aviation rushed down the clouds. The well armed German plane dropped three bombs at a time, hit the carrier eagle, and sent a destroyer to the bottom of the sea.

Almost all the combat power of the whole British fleet was destroyed. The remaining cruiser turned around and fled with two relatively new destroyers, leaving three relatively old warships to rescue the drowning people. All the destroyers were very nervous, they gathered around the anti-aircraft gun position, staring at the distant sky with fear.

On this day, the pilots of the German Navy Air Force sank the Royal Navy's battleship Malaya, an aircraft carrier eagle, a cruiser peneloper and a destroyer, which brought them endless honor.

George looked at the sinking warship in the distance, and his hand on the railing grew tighter and tighter. A few hours ago, he played cards with frank and others for recreation, and a few hours ago, like everyone here, he believed that the Royal Navy was the invincible overlord at sea. But now? He was just a drowning dog, just a cold soldier, just a poor sailor who lost his warship.

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"The fleet is heading north at full speed! There are at least 2000 frozen English sailors floating there now! We're going to get them out! " Lutjans was very happy today. He even asked people to take out the red wine he treasured in the captain's room and pour a mouthful for every bridge officer. The remaining half bottle was sent to the carrier based aircraft to command the bridge, where the cheers can now be heard by the whole warship.

"Full speed! Prepare to receive the return carrier aircraft! They are our heroes today! No matter what wine you use! Get them drunk The chief mate said aloud with a smile. Because he was too excited, lutjans habitually put up his telescope and looked at the sea. Realizing that it was useless, he secretly put down his things. Then he looked around and gave another order: "telegraph room! A telegram to stone castle! The telegram reads as follows: the second sub fleet of the high seas fleet, which severely damaged the British fleet off the Dutch coast, sank a battleship, an aircraft carrier and a cruiser... Commander lutjans. " When he finished his command, there was another cheering in the bridge. Today, as officers of the German Navy, they are very happy. What generations have been looking forward to day and night, and what the predecessors of the German high seas fleet have not done, they have done today: they have almost completely annihilated a British fleet at the cost of almost zero“ general! The radar shows that our fleet has entered our warning airspace, and the brothers of the air defense fighters have met it. " The radar soldier reported loudly. His words aroused another cheer. It seems that over the years depression in the heart of the sullen have been spit out, everyone's mood has never been so good“ Look! Our hero is back After a while, on the watchtower of the mast, a sailor who looked at the air yelled. The first fw-190 fighter plane landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier. The ground crew rushed up to help him open the cockpit cover and dragged people out of the aircraft with all hands and feet. The soldiers who had been ready for a long time pushed the fighter plane aside, and the second plane rushed to the runway of the aircraft carrier in the air. At the beginning, every time a plane landed, the ground crew cheered, but soon there was no cheering. The ground crew just quietly took the pilots out of the plane and pushed those planes aside. Because most of these fighters have bullet holes in the fuselage, and even some cockpit covers are perforated by bullets. The pilots were panting exhausted and had to rely on the support of the ground crew to leave their cockpit. When the first Stuka landed on the deck, everyone was shocked. This dive bomber with thick steel plate in the cockpit can be described as full of holes. There are a row of machine gun holes on the wing and two holes on the horizontal rudder of the tail. What's more terrible is the pilot's cabin of the plane. The whole canopy of the cabin is covered with red blood. The plexiglass of the canopy has been broken, and the machine gun fixed on the back seat has long been unknown. The pilot opened the canopy of the cockpit, and the ground crew hurriedly pulled him out of the cabin, only to find that his parachute had been damaged by a single piece, and even there were scratches on his shoulder. The pilot was the first hero to hit the Malaya“ My pilot is hit! Oh, my God! Call the doctor! Get the doctor! He needs help! Come on When he got off the plane, the pilot didn't shout out the expected lines. He cried out in panic and bumped the ground crew who was ready to open the champagne for him“ Congratulations on being the first to hit the British battleship An officer came up to hold the pilot who was a little frightened: "and your pilot is very brave, he used his life to help you complete the historic attack! You've done your best to come back with his body. " The pilot looked at the officer and finally settled down a little: "sir! I hit that ship! I hit it“ Yes The officer stood at attention, saluted and said to the pilots who were standing on the deck and resting against the wall of the building: "long live the Fuehrer! Congratulations on the completion of your combat mission! "“ Long live the Fuehrer A few pilots got up from the deck and gave back their gifts. Their clothes were a little messy and their smiles were a little stiff, but they could see something different in their eyes. This kind of thing has not appeared in the eyes of the officers and men of the German Navy for a long time: maybe ten years? Maybe 20 years? Maybe 50 years. They even forget what they have lost. Now, they get back what they lost - courage.