Chapter 1210

Inside the British naval base in Canada, there is a huge map of the Atlantic Ocean marked with the approximate location of each British warship and the scope of the whole anti submarine network. These things are very confidential information, but for people who can get in and out of here, they are nothing worth keeping secret.

"The villain battleship is on standby in the sea area west of Iceland. In order to prevent the German admiral Reidel from approaching Iceland again, the fleet composed of the villain battleship and the Nelson battleship can't move." A naval staff officer stood in front of admiral Dudley pound, commander in chief of the Navy, pointing to a flotilla on the map.

At any time, wealth is a kind of capital, at least the British Navy after 100 years of painstaking efforts, the accumulated wealth is not the same as the German Navy.

Although the Royal Navy's battleship troops suffered heavy losses in the English Channel war, the British government immediately mobilized reinforcements around the world and reorganized a large battleship main fleet.

The British navy, including the Nelson and the villain, still has more than four battleships in the Atlantic Ocean, while the German Navy, which has won the English Channel war, so far has only three battleships, Admiral Ryder, Ukraine and Belarus.

Although there is a big gap in absolute strength between the two sides: at least the German Navy has an absolute advantage in the number of aircraft carriers. However, in terms of tonnage and number of naval vessels, Britain is still the powerful maritime overlord of the past, with undoubted strength.

"A modified Essex class aircraft carrier from the United States is coming. With our royal ark aircraft carrier, fleet air defense should not be a big problem." With a long pointer, the staff officer pointed to the sea area west of Iceland on the huge map and stated to his superiors: "with the cover of the subgrade aircraft deployed in Greenland, if the fleet is in danger, it can immediately go north to leave."

"It's just nonsense!" General Dudley pound turned his back on the American plan of action. He worked hard to maintain the position of the former overlord of the British Royal Navy, in order to keep the last hope of the next version for Britain. Now the Americans even encouraged him to send out his Navy. Isn't that a joke.

Looking at the huge chart, the steady old general of the British Royal Navy was thinking about how to avoid the risk of encountering the German Navy to the greatest extent: "let my fleet carry out large-scale escort at this time. Are the Americans going to give the last bit of blood of the British Royal Navy to the Germans as a meeting gift for peace?"

"Sir! Things may not be as bad as you think. "The staff officer took a look at the document of the US Navy's cooperative operations in his hand and said," the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet will also join the convoy. Even if the Germans dare to come, they will not get any advantage. "

"The high seas fleet of the German Navy disappeared two days ago!" Dudley pound looked at his men and said, "if they didn't come for us, why would they send out such a huge fleet? Seven aircraft carriers! Seven ships! I can't find any of them! "

Hearing this, the British staff officer showed his disapproval. The German fleet often disappeared for no reason, and then either appeared in gibraltarian or tentatively went to the middle of the Atlantic to test. In short, the specific trend of the German Navy can not be confirmed. After all, after the German ships had sufficient fuel, they never stopped training at sea.

A few days ago, the Germans just took advantage of the slackness of the guard forces on the east coast of the United Kingdom and the United States and launched a fleet to attack the transportation routes on the east coast of the United States【 This is the time when the Germans are least likely to be active. So when we got the news of the German Navy's deployment again, more people felt that it was the German army that was confusing the allies, or another aggressive attack on the east coast.

"Sir! But his majesty has promised the Americans that if we don't send out the fleet, it may affect the alliance between the two countries. "The staff officer finally came up with a well tried mace. After all, mentioning this can make Dudley pound yield.

Sure enough, the calm old general sighed, and then went to the gate of the headquarters with his hands behind his back: "I'm going to command this naval battle myself on the Royal ark! Since his majesty has appointed me commander in chief of the Royal Navy, it is my duty to use every warship in the right place! "

On the afternoon of August 14, one warship after another set sail at the anchorage of the British Royal Navy in Canada. The Royal ark, accompanied by the Ramirez battleship, set sail again. Behind the two warships came the Queen Elizabeth from the South Atlantic.

On August 15, the United States' Essex class aircraft carrier, the Franklin, which had been refitted in the Atlantic Ocean, joined the fleet, accompanied by a refitted escort aircraft carrier just transferred to the Atlantic Ocean and several escort destroyers.

On the bridge of the Royal ark, looking at the brand-new American Essex class aircraft carrier, Dudley pound has a bitter smile on his face. He knew that whether the Royal Navy could win the war or not, the sea would no longer belong to Britain. The strong productivity and the technology that has already drawn in the gap make it difficult for the Royal Navy to maintain its hegemony. Whether it is the German Navy with updated technology or the US Navy with more powerful production, it is no longer the enemy that Britain can calmly face.

"Signal the carrier Franklin! Let them adjust the radio frequency! Keep communication open After a bitter smile, Dudley pound continued to fulfill his duties as commander in chief of the Allied Atlantic Theater Navy. He quickly issued a variety of orders, and soon integrated the U.S. warships, adjusted his fleet to the best condition“ General The staff station is behind Dudley pound. Standing at attention, salute meeting reports: "the transport fleet will arrive at the designated position in 40 minutes. 2000 tons of air bombs, 5000 tons of aviation fuel, 200 spare engines, more than 1700 ground crew, 40 senior engineers and 700 air force spare pilots and commanders are all on the transport ships we protect."“ Good! Keep the destroyers outside the fleet alert! Try to drive out the German submarines in the nearby waters! We don't want to expose our position too early! " Dudley pound waved to his men. In front of him, there was a rare clear sky over the ocean, and there was hardly a big wave on the Atlantic Ocean. Everything seemed so smooth that Dudley pound felt uneasy. Britain has no way to reject the United States' joint action plan. After all, this plan was formulated by Roosevelt in order to strengthen the determination of the United States to fight. It was a reckless operation. Compared with the United States, Britain, which has lost all, is more afraid of the United States withdrawing from the war. Therefore, in order to stabilize the main combatant faction of the United States, his Majesty the king of Britain agreed to this "decisive action" of the Royal Navy without even thinking about it. In order to ensure the success of this operation, the Royal ark and the Franklin are equipped with the latest Navy P40 Rolls Royce engine improved fighters, even on the escort carrier. These airplanes are much more advanced than British airplanes. At least they won't be killed by German shipborne fighters. On the bridge of US Navy Franklin aircraft carrier, a US Navy officer looks at the sea outside the glass window solemnly. As a senior American officer who volunteered to take part in this operation, he knew the real meaning of this operation“ When war is mixed with political purposes, it becomes less pure. " Looking at the rough sea, the captain murmured, "this is a battle that is good for the United States whether it wins or loses, but not necessarily for the United States' ally Britain. General Dudley pound, it depends on whether you can win this battle and lead the outcome in the direction that is good for Britain. " For the United States, even if it can not win the war, it is also a very important thing to weaken the strength of Canada and Britain. If it is really impossible to do anything in the European battlefield, it will at least make Canada, which is on top of the United States, easier to control and more beneficial to the United States. So no matter whether this naval battle will break out or end, Americans are invincible. Just 70 kilometers to the north of British Isle, a huge fleet is sailing in silence. One warship after another splits the waves and rushes to their target with a strong momentum. The flagship Empire and Zeppelin are followed by the Bismarck, followed by the tilbitz, the dragon, the great Germany and the Prussia. In addition to the three battleships scattered on the two wings of the fleet, a huge formation composed of more than 80 warships of the German high seas fleet is marching towards the Sea west of Iceland under the cover of land-based fighters. Lutjans put down his telescope and looked at the marshal Ryder standing beside him. He did not speak. They were fighting a decisive battle to determine the ownership of the sea. Everyone was nervous about what was coming《 For those who want to read the latest chapters of this book, check it out, or visit it on your mobile phone