Chapter 1015： Trap (ask for a monthly ticket)

On the morning of February 18, the German Navy's home fleet and Atlantic Fleet arrived in the waters near the Azores. It's just that the Americans are almost ready at this time. Two US Marine divisions and a British Marine brigade have landed. They built many fortifications on the islands in the Azores.

Although, due to the rush of time, those fortifications may not be strong. However, I have to admit that if the German Marine Corps wants to attack the Azores and regain those islands without strong fire support, it will be very difficult. Even, the huge casualties will make the beach red with the blood of the officers and soldiers of the German Marine Corps.

In order to prevent the Azores from being attacked by the main guns of the German Navy, the US fleet is also operating around the Azores, hoping to find a favorable fighter plane and severely damage the German Navy in one fell swoop so that it can reverse the situation.

"General, the American fleet must be near the Azores, but how can we draw them out?" Lieutenant General Richter Fels, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet, asked.

"Where is the aircraft carrier fleet?" Admiral Hipper did not answer immediately, but asked the location of the aircraft carrier fleet.

"The aircraft carrier fleet is now in the sea 150 kilometers northeast of the Azores. In order to avoid being noticed by the Americans, they are operating at a relatively distant place." Lieutenant General Richter Fels replied.

"Then, we can execute the plan and lure the American fleet out." Admiral Hipper said with a smile.

Admiral Hipper's plan looks very simple. The Azores are hundreds of kilometers from east to west. If the Atlantic Fleet and the Home Fleet of the German Navy appear on both sides of the Azores, this will undoubtedly disperse the fleet. If it is attacked by the Americans at this time, if another fleet wants to reinforce it, it may take more than ten hours. A naval battle lasted only a few hours. This will be a great temptation for the US fleet with eleven capital ships. If the Americans don't want to lose this opportunity, they will definitely attack. At that time, the aircraft carrier hidden in the rear can launch an attack. Directly use the overwhelming carrier-based aircraft to submerge the main fleet of the US Navy. Even if it can't eat all of the US Navy, it can at least hit them hard. Next, it is time for the Home Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet to clean up the mess and get rid of the American Fleet in one go.

At 11:00 am on February 18, the German Navy's home fleet and the Atlantic Fleet jointly launched a fierce shelling on the defensive positions of the Hero Brother on Terceira Island and the surrounding US Marine Corps.

Although the U.S. Marine Corps also has some cannons, their small-caliber artillery obviously cannot compete with the main guns of battleships. The final result was that the defensive positions of the US Marine Corps were almost shattered by the German Navy's naval guns, and the casualties were even greater.

The German Navy's home fleet and the Atlantic Fleet launched an attack around Terceira Island, almost plowing the position of the US Marine Corps with artillery fire, causing great losses to the US Marine Corps, and then walked away .

Subsequently, the German Navy's Home Fleet and the Atlantic Fleet dispersed. The Home Fleet swept westward to those islands west of the Azores, while the Atlantic Fleet swept eastward to those islands east of the archipelago.

The U.S. Marine Corps and the British Marine Corps stationed on the Azores are out of luck. The naval guns of the German Navy are very sharp, and even those secondary guns are definitely not something that a fragile human body can resist. This directly led to heavy losses for the troops stationed on the island.

The general of the Marine Corps who was in charge of stationing in the Azores kept sending telegrams to the U.S. fleet, asking them to launch an attack and defeat the German navy. Otherwise, they would have been wiped out by the German naval guns before the German marines launched an attack.

However, how dare the US fleet launch an attack? The German Navy's home fleet and the Atlantic Fleet combined have sixteen powerful capital ships, which are enough to crush the American fleet.

This made the top of the US Marine Corps even send a telegram to the desk of Secretary of the Navy Daniels. This also puts Admiral Henry Mayo under tremendous pressure.

But even so, Admiral Henry Mayo still did not act rashly. The fleet in his hands is the only main fleet that the U.S. Navy can afford. If it is lost, the U.S. Navy will be completely finished.

"General, His Excellency Minister Daniels is also under a lot of pressure. The loss of the Marine Corps is too great, and the British also expressed their dissatisfaction." Lieutenant General Henry Wilson reported.

"I know, but we still need to wait patiently!" Admiral Henry Mayo said.

"General, the German fleet is scattered. Their home fleet is sailing west, and the Atlantic Fleet is sailing east. Both fleets are constantly bombarding our Marine Corps." A staff officer reported.

Admiral Henry Mayo's eyes suddenly brightened.

"The Germans actually dispersed? Don't they know that we can concentrate our main force to get rid of them?" Admiral Henry Mayo laughed. He realized that the fighter he had been waiting for seemed to have arrived.

"General, the Germans are probably doing this to speed up the progress and create conditions for the landing of their marines!" Lieutenant General Henry Wilson said.

Henry? Mayo Admiral, although I think it may not be that simple. However, he is also unwilling to give up this excellent fighter. In addition, it is the pressure from home that makes him have to make a quick decision. Otherwise, the Marine Corps lost too much, and he would not be able to account for it.

"Order the fleet to turn around. Tomorrow morning, we will rush to the east of San Miguel Island and prepare to deal with the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet." Admiral Henry Mayo ordered.

Admiral Henry Mayo set his target on the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet, naturally because the Atlantic Fleet is slightly weaker than the German Navy's home fleet. With the strength of the US fleet, the possibility of eating the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet is very high, and its own casualties will not be too great. In this way, they will be able to gain an advantage in the subsequent battle with the German Navy's home fleet.

Of course, Admiral Henry Mayo did not realize that all this was a trap.