Chapter 2095： Veteran is not dead one

Therefore, Jericho does not want to stimulate the Germans too much. Otherwise, once the battleships and cruisers above 20,000 tons are put in, then the scale will not be limited. Jericho has a bottom line. If a battleship is finally sent If the detachment still cannot stop the German Navy’s night attack on the Strait of Dover, then Jericho will not increase the fleet anymore, and let the entire fleet be on board for the army? Please, the result might really ruin the British Empire. As for the bottom line of the German Navy, Jericho is not clear.

The reason is very simple. The Germans are not too dependent on the navy. Without the navy, Germany is still a victorious country, so the Germans dare to fight, but what about the British? Let's not talk about what happened to Britain without a large fleet. Even if it fights with the German High Seas Fleet, even if the big fleet has a bit of advantage in the end, the era of the British Empire's **** of the oceans will pass, because it is difficult for Britain to accumulate such a fleet. Therefore, Jericho's tolerance is very low, while the German Navy's tolerance is very high!

"Our current naval plan is like this. If neither side sends a capital ship, then our defense system inside the strait is mainly composed of destroyers and light cruisers, and we will also deploy submarine ambush areas. The surface fleet is divided into two types. One is the **** fleet, which is generally composed of auxiliary cruisers and destroyers, which are specifically responsible for escort, anti-submarine and mine clearance. The other is the mobile fleet, which is used for patrols and active attacks against incoming German fleets. At present, we have invested 2 A light cruiser squadron and three destroyer and torpedo boat squadrons. During the day, the light cruisers will evacuate the strait at speed, while the destroyers will evacuate and hide, and the light cruiser squad will rotate every three days." Lieutenant General Thomas said.

"Are all the equipment for the night battle ready?" Jericho asked.

"The searchlights, flares and flare are all ready, but the seaplane is still far away. Those guys in the Royal Army Air Force want to be crazy! They control almost all the production and distribution of aircraft, except for the large fleet. The number of aircraft in the country can be guaranteed, and the hangars of major bases are used as warehouses." Lieutenant General Thomas sighed.

"Well, let's do it for now. If the Army's plan remains unchanged, it should be the first wave of large-scale evacuation tonight. See if the German Navy will appear in the Dover Strait today." Jerry Ke said. Although he knew that if there were some seaplanes carrying bombs and flares to help the battle at night, it would be a good deterrent for submarines. But now, Jericho really dare not move the precious planes of the large fleet at will. These planes fought one less. God knows whether the German Navy will play a big vote with himself at the last minute, so Jericho wanted a miser to hold the power in his hands and didn't want to let go. This is not selfishness, but really for the British Empire. !

At this time, it was noon, and the Strait of Dover was still calm. In the daytime, as long as the British did not engage in maritime transport, German bombers did not regularly visit Dunkirk Harbor. At most, they hovered over to conduct investigations. Or take time to throw a bunch of mines into a nearby port. The British once planned to build some temporary piers, but these piers were eventually demolished by the dedicated Luftwaffe. Therefore, the British also learned to be smart. They used landing craft to transport people at night to evacuate. For this reason, the British People gathered hundreds of fishing boats and landing craft to prepare to evacuate people. Of course, this method is definitely unable to transport heavy equipment. In fact, except for rifles and a small number of machine guns, the British do not plan to bring any weapons back this time!

"Will it start tonight?" At this time, Marshal Haig, who was in the Dunkirk headquarters, said while looking at the distant port and breakwater.

"Yes, our plan tonight is to ship out 15,000 people. Most of them are auxiliary personnel." An officer next to him said.

"May God bless the British Empire." After saying these words, Marshal Haig sighed. The rest is beyond his control. Once night falls, the entire Strait of Dover will become a **** of blood and fire. For a considerable number of Britons, what they boarded this evening may not be the boat to go home, but it may be the road to hell!

At this time, the German fleet is also preparing for the final attack in the port of Zeebrugge. At this time, Earl Spey, who commanded the former German Dreadnought Fleet, looked at the German night raid fleet anchored in the harbor with a lot of emotion. "I never thought that the dagger in our hand would be so close to the British throat! As long as we use a little bit more force, we can kill this powerful empire that has dominated the world for hundreds of years!"

Count Spey returned to Port Kiel by land from the Mediterranean 3 months ago. The reason for transferring him back is very simple, because the sea battle in the Mediterranean has ended, accompanied by the French backwater~www.novelhall.com ~ The British evacuated all the ships of the original Mediterranean fleet from the Mediterranean as early as possible. Therefore, the entire Allied Mediterranean fleet had nothing to do. After all, it was difficult for the Allied Mediterranean fleet to cross the Strait of Gibraltar without adequate preparation. , And Earl Spey, who had nothing to do at this time, was called back to the country.

As for why he is called, the reason is very simple. In the entire German navy, the most proficient in night combat is Earl Spey. The two famous battles he fought almost were night battles. The performance was quite good, so the Prince Ruprecht proposed that the Earl of Spey be the commander of the entire Dover Channel Night Battle.

For this appointment, Earl Spey was glad to accept it, and Crown Prince Ruprecht was still a little embarrassed about the fleet that was handed over to him. After all, compared with the Allied Mediterranean Fleet that Count Spey commanded in the Mediterranean, this fleet is a bit too shabby! You know, there were at least 4 super fearless in their fleet back then, but now? The largest battleship in the hands of the Earl is also a circle smaller than his flagship that year! Not even 20,000 tons! No way, Ruprecht is really reluctant to throw the precious Dreadnought directly into the Strait of Dover. The earl also expressed his understanding.

Compared with the more than 2 dozen pre-dreadnoughts in the German Navy in the past, the number and total tonnage of the German pre-dreadnoughts in this plane are much different. The German Navy now has a total of 7 pre-dreadnoughts, of which the first two are Bren The Den Burg-class battleship is almost the same in history, but because it was built too long and had poor combat effectiveness, it is now abandoned.

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