Chapter 351

The sharp bow of the destroyer splits two white waves on the surface of the water. A German destroyer moves slowly on the calm sea. It has not entered the cold North Sea, because the destroyer has just left its harbor, William harbor.

This destroyer cuts the water surface, the separated waves are not calm, it is cut by the bow of another destroyer in the distance, this destroyer is followed by a third destroyer, these z-headed German * ships are 10-year-old new ships, which are equipped with new sonar system and the most advanced search radar.

Behind these destroyers, there is a huge warship, on which the triple gun of 280mm caliber is so distinctive and outstanding. This is a luzov class armored ship, which is the warship with the largest tonnage and the strongest Artillery Force besides the aircraft carrier of the German Navy at the present stage.

If such a huge fleet sets sail at a German port, it must be Germany's high seas fleet, that is, Germany's most elite naval fleet, which is a terrible force for the Royal Navy to retreat.

Sure enough, in the inner circle of the fleet, the huge aircraft carrier showed its tall figure, the huge freeboard and the command island on the deck made the barges following it look very small.

A total of 16 destroyers and 8 cruisers, with 3 armored ships, protected 4 large fleet aircraft carriers, and slowly drove out of the Wilhelm naval port, which made the soldiers on the gun boats and torpedo boats who were responsible for guarding all around watch. This is the hope of the German Navy and the future of the German Navy.

Lutjans stood on the bridge, looking at the huge naval fleet under his command. His pride and superiority made his mouth rise. He is now the actual commander of the fleet like Donitz, and with their efforts, the German Navy has achieved remarkable results that their predecessors did not achieve.

Since the beginning of the war, they have sunk the British aircraft carriers eagle and bravery; Battleships Malaya, Barram and regal power; The heavy cruiser Norfolk and the light cruiser peneloper also captured two British destroyers, sank another 29 destroyers and one submarine. It lost only one destroyer, one submarine and several aircraft.

Four aircraft carriers, Empire, zeppelin, Bismarck and tilbitz, left the military harbor at one time. There are more than ten aircraft on the deck of each aircraft carrier. The staff are checking these equipment, so that they can play the highest combat effectiveness in the future.

Lutjans looked at the distant sea and did not speak for a long time. Not far behind him, a huge chart table is placed in the combat command room, where there are air force investigation reports stacked on the intelligence analysis desk and the latest meteorological analysis provided by the Meteorological Bureau.

"Keep heading!" The first mate stood behind lutjans and gave the follow-up orders loudly. This was still the core area controlled by the German air force, so the command of the fleet was handed over to the adjutant, and lutjans was also happy to have a rest and calm down to think about how to complete the task of this voyage.

This time, the navy was ordered to complete the operational plan drawn up by the head of state himself, that is, the so-called "operation blackout". The content of this plan is very complicated, and it is a huge joint operational plan of sea, land and air. The Navy and the air force mainly cooperated to destroy the British and French navies participating in the battle of Dunkirk in the English channel, and the air force and the army cooperated to destroy the land forces of the British and French allied forces, and used them as bait to severely damage the British navy and air force.

In order to ensure the success of this plan, akkado ordered the supreme command to mobilize almost all the forces it could concentrate, including four air force groups, a total of 2100 combat aircraft of various types, the Navy's only fleet "high seas fleet", as well as all the army forces of group B and half of group A, a total of 550000 troops.

The "blackout plan" was in full swing 15 hours ago. The air force took off 4000 planes to carry out the air attack mission. Stuka bombers dropped hundreds of tons of bombs on the positions of the coalition forces like free money. The bombers bombed Dunkirk, an unknown corner city in northwest France, into almost ruins.

Garland, who is now a colonel, as the front-line commander of the air force, has commanded the hunting plan of the fighter forces, and screened all the Allied aircraft that can fly into the sky over Dunkirk. The more than ten hours of fighting has given birth to 12 Ace Pilots in the air force, The fighter troops of the French air force bravely took off experienced a real near death. Only 37 of the 300 fighters were left after the German massacre, and 259 pilots died bravely.

All the naval aviation units used for the following two aircraft carriers as carrier based aircraft were transferred to the field airport near Dunkirk, and went to the battlefield for the first time as the main force to bomb British naval ships. They are required to train in actual combat, how to effectively sink the other ship, to lay a good foundation for future operations.

With these special Stuka and Navy type fw-190, the British destroyer troops who ventured to transport troops back to China suffered a devastating blow. These precision and first-class carrier based aircraft units sank three British destroyers and a light cruiser in the Dunkirk sea, which forced the British plan to withdraw its troops on a large scale to delay again and again.

Now that the air force has calmed down the scene, the Navy's deployment this time is a complete downfall. The task they received was also very simple. They sank all the British targets they met, destroyed the beachhead positions and ports of the British army, and prevented any withdrawal plan of the British army. Of course, there is another task, which is to attract the British navy and air force to fight a war of annihilation in the coastal waters near Dunkirk, completely eliminate the main fleet of the Royal Navy, and severely damage the local air defense forces of the British air force. Lutjans had a clear idea of this mission, because he was not a naval force going deep into the English Channel alone. His route was close to the Dutch sea, close to more than a dozen air bases in Belgium, where the German Air Force ambushed 300 fighters and bombers, waiting for the Royal Navy and the air force to take the bait. In order to get early warning, Germany even sent out submarines to transport a group of observers with radio stations, lurking near the British coastline to provide early warning for lutjans. If you take into account the 50 standing fighters and the fleet's new radars patrolling in the sky, the preparation can be said to be seamless, just waiting for the British to fall into the trap. That's why the Navy sent out the most precious high seas fleet and put it as a bait in this dangerous place in the English Channel. On the one hand, the head of state felt that it was very important to prevent the withdrawal of the British and French allied forces; on the other hand, it was because the operation was completely safe. In the eyes of the Germans, these British and French allied forces, which are already in their pockets, have long been the fish on the chopping board and left to be slaughtered. You can tell from the sky shaking gunfire near Dunkirk what a miserable life these poor English and French people are living in. So lutjans is in a very good mood now, because what he is doing is something his predecessors did not dare to dream of during the first World War. If they can know that the German fleet can appear in the English channel, lure the British fleet to fight and then annihilate the main force of the British navy, then they will wake up in their dreams. Thinking of this, he even gave the command to the deputy commander of the fleet with high interest, and took several guards to the deck to breathe. The deck of an aircraft carrier is not as spacious as that of an ordinary warship. The sea breeze blows on the deck made of steel armor, cold and bleak. When the two sailors on duty on deck saw their commander, they immediately stood at attention and saluted. They were carrying Mauser 98K rifles. Because of the priority, most of the second-line combat units could only equip Mauser 98K bolt type rifles. The mp-44 assault rifles and G43 semi-automatic rifles saved were given priority to the army. Of course, each aircraft carrier is equipped with a special sub unit of 12 people, equipped with sophisticated mp-44 assault rifles, which is used as a special case handling unit directly under the jurisdiction of the captain. Of course, there was no such elite on duty at ordinary times, so what lutjans met was only the general guard on duty“ Long live the Fuehrer Two soldiers said loudly“ Long live the Fuehrer Lutjans returned a salute, and then went on, his Navy coat curled up by the sea breeze, looking full of spirit. He took two guards to the bow of the aircraft carrier. Every time he sailed, he would go there to have a look, which seemed to be a habit he had formed for many years. Not far away, the huge radar antenna on the destroyer began to rotate slowly, because the fleet had completely left Port William, so the security measures began to start step by step. Behind lutjans, on the deck of the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, two carrier based reconnaissance fighters were taking off. The first plane quickly rushed out of the deck and swept over the sea at high speed, whistling over lutjans' head, followed by the second, then the third and fourth from the Bismarck. These planes will soon fly in all directions, providing the longest range of real-time reconnaissance intelligence for the entire fleet. With these super long eyes that can observe 200 kilometers away, the defense depth of the German fleet has been increased from dozens of kilometers of the traditional fleet to at least 130 kilometers, which is a long distance that the British Navy's naval guns can't cross, It's a dead distance for the Royal Navy to gnash its teeth“ General An officer came running from behind lutjans, all the way from the bridge, with a telegram that seemed very important. After running to his position, the officer stood at attention and saluted. Then he respectfully handed the telegram to lutjans: "the head of state is calling. I wish you success!"