Chapter 784

The result of waiting is not necessarily equal in return. The warships of the guerrilla fleet intercepted three merchant ships at sea, captured each other, and finally had no choice but to return. Because their warship formation has entered the edge of the enemy's Air Force's radius of activity, and a British plane on patrol can be seen in the sky, so they have to leave, I watched several other British ships get away with it.

"Send a telegram to the submarine troops nearby to report the location of these transport ships." After reading the same report, an officer told the soldiers in the telegraph room, "use the code with the lowest security level." The man on duty nodded and began to send the telegram.

In fact, the hunting effect of the German fleet is not as great as that of the submarine forces. After all, although the cruising radius of the fleet is larger and the attack range of the carrier based aircraft is wider, it has been restricted by the British and American land-based aviation forces, and the results have not been obvious.

The British Royal Navy has not been deployed on a large scale. The British fleet deployed around the world is now slowly gathering. For example, two thirds of the fleet retreating to the Indian Ocean are making their way around the South Atlantic bit by bit, trying to join the British main fleet between Canada and Iceland.

Different from the navies of other countries in this period, the aircraft carrier fleet of the German Navy has already had a certain rudiment of modern navy. For example, there are a lot of electronic equipment on the aircraft carrier, including air combat command radar in defense, search radar and other equipment. The escort ships are more professional, enough to cope with the British navy.

What's more terrible is that the German Navy has equipped a new type of carrier borne night combat attack aircraft, which can take off at night to intercept the opponent's aircraft, and can also perform simple night attack tasks, carrying ammunition to attack nearby warships.

It can be said that if this fleet had appeared in the English Channel at that time, the British fleet would have lost even more miserably. It might even have been annihilated by the German carrier fleet at night. It was impossible to chase and kill all the way and almost ate the German fleet.

Lutjans once again received the investigation report from the adjutant. The information from the pilot of the carrier based aircraft has made it clear that there is no large-scale maritime transport fleet. It is obvious that this time the German Navy poured out and failed to achieve the effect. Thousands of tons of oil were wasted again.

"If the British and Americans were not stupid, their spy system would have detected the activities of our fleet. Relying on this method of setting sail at night will not deceive anyone. " Lutjans said with some chagrin: "so in the aspect of surprise attack, nothing can be said by the fleet to catch up with the convenience of submarines."

The two German fleets, including the supply ships, have almost 50 ships of the same size. If such a huge fleet leaves the port, only the blind will not be able to detect it. British and American spies can easily know when the German fleet will leave by hiding a telescope on a nearby beach.

The more stupid way is to arrange a few submarines to wait outside the port, instead of sinking their opponents. As long as they report the departure of the German fleet, they are worth the money. If Germany doesn't come out and just send out a small fleet, it will be no different from sending food to Britain, an old naval power. Maybe even stealing chicken will not be able to eat rice. At that time, the gain will not be worth the loss.

"Now that the guerrilla fleet is out of the battle area, we have nothing to wait for. Keep the fleet on the alert in the dangerous direction and start to return." Lutjans moved helplessly from his command position to the door: "I'll go to the deck and have a look. You can continue to carry out the orders according to the regulations."

War, especially naval battle, is not a thrilling battle every time we set sail. Not every time we kill the enemy in a fierce manner, we will be able to wait for the decisive battle we have always dreamed of. More time, we will be waiting patiently, searching, searching and waiting in the vast sea.

In fact, the commander of the British navy, Dudley pound, is under great pressure. Many naval generals ask him to carry out the British tradition of fighting against the enemy. They feel that they should launch a comprehensive naval decisive battle with the German Navy to end this long and costly battle for maritime transportation lines.

But Dudley pound was more willing to wait for an opportunity that would benefit the Royal Navy. The three modified light aircraft carriers built by the United States with the help of the United Kingdom are about to be completed. Once these three aircraft carriers come into service, and the Royal ark, the aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, which has survived many times, will again overtake the German Navy in terms of quantity and quality. At that time, it will be more confident to fight a decisive battle.

In his view, if the British navy can't hold its breath and fight with the German Navy rashly, it may be taken advantage of by the German naval air force again, leaving the British royal family in a helpless situation in Iceland, which will greatly delay the time for the British to counter attack the mainland.

So the British Navy veteran pressed down all plans to send out fleet decisive battle, honestly waiting for the US Navy to prepare three light aircraft carriers for Britain. As long as these aircraft carriers enter the British Navy sequence, after a little training, the British fleet will dare to press the German Navy back into the port again, because Germany is still absolutely inferior to the number of battleships and battleships.

Lutjans walked helplessly on the steel stairs, listening to the sound of his feet. This is the only chance for his fleet to set sail in a month, and the result is still that he has not achieved any decent results, which makes him a little frustrated. After all, he put forward the whole plan, so it should be his responsibility to have no achievements. A small part of the fleet's fuel is stored in the port of Liverpool, some in the Netherlands and most in the German port of Wilhelm. However, these oil supplies were all used as strategic reserves for future naval operations and could not be used by lutjans. As for the replenishment of fuel, it has been compressed to a very low level, because the German armored forces in the east line are attacking the Caucasus. After all, Germany is a continental country, even if it narrowly defeated the world's most powerful maritime country in the early days of the war, it is still a continental country. The established national policy of the whole third empire was based on the victory on land, so no matter how brilliant the results were, its navy could only serve as a foil. Even in akkado's mind, the German Navy is only the first line of defense of the Atlantic barrier, not the lifeblood of the country. In order to consolidate the resources on the road, Germany invaded into the Suez Canal and turned the important Mediterranean into the inner lake of the axis powers. As for the idea of expecting the German Navy to dominate the world's oceans, akado will only consider it as icing on the cake after the victory. He will never delay the army expansion plan for the sake of developing the Navy. So lutjans' naval fleet, after its glory, once again became an existential Navy. Limited voyages are all for the purpose of actual combat training, not to achieve any decent results at all. Akkado also knows that with the strength of the German Navy, he wants to make wind and rain on the east coast of the United States. It's a bit of a dream. The sneak attack once or twice is likely to succeed. Once blocked by us land-based aviation, Germany will lose a large number of pilots, just like the Japanese Navy. As lutjans himself knows, the requirements of the head of state for the Navy's aircraft carrier fleet are very simple: don't make big mistakes, preserve strength, steadily expand, and don't get into trouble. To put it bluntly, it is to stay honest. When the German army fought on the eastern front, it honestly watched the buttocks in the west of Germany“ After all, it's Donitz's submarine fleet that's affordable. " Standing on the deck of his flagship aircraft carrier, lutjans sighed bitterly as the ground crew carefully cleaned and maintained the precious fighter. After all, destroying the city and pulling out the stronghold is the mission of the aircraft carrier. It's better to leave this kind of thing to the submarine troops. The German aircraft carrier commander looked up at the slightly gray sky and closed his eyes in the cold wind. The sea breeze was blowing on his face. When he first stepped on the warship, the feeling of the sea breeze was unforgettable to him. There are also two new aircraft carriers under construction in German docks. At the naval base, hundreds of cadets are practicing their skills every day. The German Navy is only an existing Navy now, but in the future, it will definitely become a decisive force in the world Navy. Thinking of this, lutjans laughed. He did what his parents couldn't do. He led the German fleet to defeat the British Royal Navy; Let the next generation do the rest, and fulfill the dream he failed to fulfill: let the German Navy dominate the world. On the bridge, the adjutant in charge of commanding the fleet issued one order after another: "the fleet turns the rudder to the left, heading due east... Release the second batch of patrol aircraft... Air command, confirm the position of the first batch of reconnaissance aircraft... Break the radio silence... Send the contact signal with the guerrilla fleet!" The huge fleet adjusted its course again, the sea was cut by the sharp bow, everything was as usual. The German fleet returned safely, and the Atlantic barrier was still as solid as a rock. The existence of this fleet was like a sharp sword hanging in the hearts of all enemies“ When the oil fields in the Caucasus and the Middle East become the resources controlled by the Third Reich, the German fleet will launch a real battle in the endless sea. " "I wish I could see the day when the navy of the third empire dominates all the oceans," he sighed