Chapter 1809： Royal Marines Shot

Looking at Churchill’s somewhat discolored face, the Prime Minister eased his tone: “Of course, I know that this has nothing to do with the Navy, but this world is such a reality. We only look at the results and not the process. Therefore, the results are not When we are satisfied, we will naturally re-adjust the allocation of resources. I hope you can understand the imperial decision."

"But Mr. Prime Minister, we must always face the counterattack of the German High Seas Fleet! We are the last guarantee of the empire. Our performance on the battlefield may determine the fate of the empire within one day!" Lieutenant General Betty said loudly.

"The imperial government did not require the large fleet to reach the door of the Germans. Therefore, the large fleet with four aircraft carriers does not need to face the German land-based bombers. The imperial government does not require the large fleet to engage in a decisive battle with the high seas fleet. , Unless they crossed the center line of the North Sea, or appeared near the empire."

"Of course, the most important thing is that there is civil strife in Germany now, isn't it? Their navy cannot go to sea without German support. Now it is scattered in various coastal ports like a disc of sand, and even the most basic training has been reduced. The Imperial Navy is in During this period of time, there were no major combat missions. Just before, Sir Jericho enjoyed a week-long vacation." Asquith said.

Crit, a real crit! It's equivalent to a crit that hits the kill line directly! This sentence made almost all the Royal Navy officers present could not refute! Because there is no way to refute it at all! Now that the commander of the large fleet can take a vacation, what reason do you have for holding the plane? ! How smooth is this logic! How invulnerable? !

"However, we must beware of the German violent blow! A moment of negligence in the war can lead to extremely serious consequences. If the German fleet strikes in bad weather and engages the large fleet, then the situation will be Very dangerous," Betty said.

"Then the big fleet can choose not to fight. I can tell everyone here clearly that even if the German fleet appears in our coastal waters, as long as they have not crossed the red line, the big fleet can also choose to avoid the battle. Of course, it is currently the largest. The possibility is still that the German fleet will stay in the port. Until the domestic situation stabilizes, I don’t think the German High Seas Fleet will launch a large-scale attack."

Now, although the British still have to hold on, they are also preparing for a truce. Because now the British also know that the Germans have the possibility of breaking the game on both land and sea. If the North Sea High Seas Fleet breaks the game, there is a greater possibility of failure, but on land? The British understand very well that even if the German Army is fighting badly, when the Bavarian Army enters the Western Front as a whole, the British and French Army will definitely not last another year! Peace talks are already an inevitable trend, but try to fight for a fair battlefield situation to fight for the interests of the negotiation table!

Under the influence of this kind of thinking, the high-level requirements for the large fleet have been further reduced. They need a complete fleet as a deterrent, rather than fighting with the Germans and leaving the remaining fleet to face other powers in the world. After all, even if the war is over, if the sharp sword in your hand wears out too much, who do you intend to use this broken sword to frighten?

"This is definitely the time when the Royal Navy was the most conservative in hundreds of years." Originally, Betty wanted to use humiliation to describe the current state, but think about the Dutch who hit the Thames back then, the situation is not so much now. Oops....

"Well, although the senior level has reduced the navy’s aviation power, they have also reduced their requirements. The high seas fleet is also an indispensable force for the Germans. Now that the war is about to end, they will also choose to maintain a The powerful fleet guarantees the maritime deterrence after the war. Therefore, if nothing happens, you should be able to safely wait until the end of the war." Asquith said.

"Well, if there is no objection, then please cooperate with our decision and prepare to transfer the various air teams on the list to the western front. By the way, because of the consumption of the western front, the expeditionary force’s engines, accessories and The number of auxiliary personnel is also somewhat insufficient. We also need to temporarily borrow some accessories from the Navy’s warehouse. I hope you can understand.” Asquith spoke with a guilty conscience, saying that it was a temporary loan, which is basically borrowing. Not yet.

"But I hope that the ground crew who belonged to the navy can never be transferred. This is the navy picked out from various parts at the beginning. They mainly learn how to maintain seaplanes, and naval weapons such as mines, depth bombs and torpedoes. The team is not needed. I will not back down at this point." Looking at the Royal Navy officers who were already on the verge of a runaway, Churchill said with a resolute tone.

"Well, all pilots and ground crews who belong to the Navy will not move, I promise." Asquith said.

"You can't move it in the future! You can't move it under any name!" Churchill emphasized.

"I can't guarantee this. But we will consider the needs of the navy If the turmoil in Germany ends and the crown prince of Bavaria returns to Kiel, we may even increase the navy's aircraft quota. , But now, I can't make any promises." Asquith said.

"This is the best effort I can make, I hope you can understand." After the meeting, Churchill said to Betty, who was full of iron on the side.

However, with this transfer order, the Royal Navy, which originally had nearly 3,000 various aircraft, successively transferred nearly 1,000 various aircraft in two months, of which the number of twin-engine bombers was about 600. This number seems to have been reduced by one-third, but for the British navy’s naval strike and air defense, it can be described as devastating. In fact, regardless of the British Royal Army’s 1,800 twin-engine aircraft, but the real bombers The troops are 1,000 up and down, and the rest are reconnaissance and water troops.

Sixty percent of the 1,000 bomber units went directly. Those who left were all front-line combat units. Of the remaining 400 bombers, 250 belonged to the navy, and the rest were more training units. Therefore, invisibly, Prime Minister Asquith destroyed most of the original powerful British Royal Navy's sea strike aircraft!

The British aircraft group that was originally densely distributed on the west coast of the United Kingdom and the North Sea blockade has become sparse. Except for a large number of established bomber groups in the Shetland Islands, most of the remaining airports are apart from a small number of aircraft for patrol and training. Besides, there are only old airplanes waiting to be disassembled as accessories in the hangar!

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