One Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Four Heavy Losses

In fact, if the warship operators are trained step by step, although the German navy's hematopoietic ability is not as strong as that of the British navy, it can somehow gather the officers and soldiers on the three battleships. But you must know that these two battleships belonged to the Soviet Navy more than ten days ago, and the German Navy has not made corresponding preparations to receive these two battleships.

Another reason is that the German Navy focused its limited hematopoietic capabilities on training naval pilots and sailors on aircraft carriers. Because of the aircraft carrier, a weapon that changed the mode of naval warfare, the German Navy has decided not to deploy battleships on a large scale.

Therefore, for a long time, the German Navy has not trained qualified battleship sailors and officers. Ship operators who graduated from naval academies are all filled in destroyers and cruisers that are in short supply. In addition, the German Navy is recently serving more advanced new anti-aircraft heavy cruisers on a large scale, and the number of sailors is even more insufficient.

So when the two Soviet battleships were handed over to Germany, Raeder and Lütjens discovered that they really didn't have any rich power to take over the two battleships. However, in line with the principle that no matter how thin a mosquito's legs are, they transferred a lot of interns to cooperate with a small number of officers to form the staffing of the two battleships.

The original idea was: Anyway, these soldiers don't need to engage in too high-intensity naval battles. They just need to be deployed in a protective formation around the aircraft carrier and used as large air defense cruisers.

But who would have thought that when these two battleships went to sea with the German Navy for the first time to fight, they would catch up with such a moment that required them to stand up. When the battleships of the German Navy spread out in front of the fleet and lined up, all German naval soldiers became nervous.

On the other side, there was Connerson, the commander of the British Navy's battleship squadron on the battleship HMS Villainous, who was extremely nervous. His intelligence has always been convinced that there is only one battleship in the German Navy, but just now, his fleet was attacked by a full 26 large-caliber artillery shells. Although the accuracy of these shells is very limited, it proves that at least three battleships of the German Navy are firing, which does not match the information in his hand.

The sailors of the British Navy could laugh at the poor shooting of the German Navy, but he dared not do so. Where did Germany get the two battleships? This matter absolutely needs to be clarified: "Send a telegram to General Dudley Pound! Tell him that the German Navy has at least three battleships! It may be the French or Italian navy!"

In fact, he guessed wrong. It was a surprise naval battle, and it took advantage of Germany's secret advantage of breaking the British code. Therefore, Germany has no intention of mobilizing Italy or the French navy at all, because if this information is submitted to the French or Italian navy, with the level of secrecy of the two, the Allied forces may learn what the Germans are thinking.

So even if the German navy came out in full force this time, it did not use the navies of other Axis powers.

Whether it is Lütjens or Raeder, including Akado, the German high-level does not trust Italy and the French navy. Even though they are now firmly tied to the tanks of the Third Reich, they still continue Distrust in the bones.

"Boom!" The German navy had no choice but to let the Ukrainian and Belarusian battleships behind them open fire freely because of the inconsistent rate of fire. Admiral Raeder faced the two British battleships almost alone, and fired back fiercely. stand up.

Shells fell one after another. In this time and space, the German navy obviously did not have the luck of the battleship Bismarck to sink the battlecruiser Hood. It could only rely on constantly adjusting the shooting angle of its artillery to hit the distant Target.

Similarly, the luck of the British Navy was not very good. The third round of salvo fell near the German battleship, but did not cause too much damage to Belarus. The artillery battle continued, and the distance between the two sides was gradually narrowed by the British navy.

The battleship force of the German Navy did not have much pressure to sink the British Navy. The only thing they planned to do was to use their bodies to buy enough time for the aircraft carrier behind them. As long as the German carrier-based aircraft takes off and starts attacking the target, presumably the British battleships will not have the mind to attack the German warships for the rest of the time.

"Boom!" After a long preparation time, the other two battleships of the German Navy finally launched their second salvo. The naval shells hit the central area, and the huge impact directly set the battleship on fire. The first time the German navy was hit, it suffered huge losses.

The body of the poor battleship Belarus shook as it was hit, and then the battleship's speed dropped by as much as 5 knots due to damage near the boiler. The luck of the British navy was against the sky, and they began to gradually close the distance, firing desperately at the German warships - the German navy's battleships did not sit still, they fired back at their fastest speed, hoping to organize the British navy's battleships to approach their own fleet.

Both sides are fighting desperately, trying to destroy the opponent's fleet as soon as possible. One shell after another was shot out of the muzzle, and one shell after another hit its target. At the same time that the British Navy hit the battleship Belarus for the second time, the fourth salvo of the battleship Admiral Reeder of the German Navy also accurately hit the battleship Evil.

The huge explosion destroyed part of the anti-aircraft gun positions on the battleship HMS Villainous, and also destroyed some equipment on the battleship. However, none of the important parts of the battleship Villainous were affected, so the entire battleship continued to move forward in a healthy manner.

"Let the damage control officer investigate the location of the hit! I need an accurate repair report, as well as speculation on the long-term impact on the warship!" Connerson just got up from the ground, and issued an order that surprised everyone : "Attack the middle of the opponent's fleet! I want to cut off the enemy's formation, pass through them, and rush into the center of their aircraft carrier fleet!"

Everyone thinks, is your commander too excited? So hastily issued an order to continue the assault: Your fleet now only has 17 large-caliber artillery pieces, and there are even 4 pieces that cannot be fired. If you rush towards the German naval battleship force, you will really suffer ah!

The British Royal Navy is proud and powerful...but they don't have the attribute of arrogance. At least at this time, they can't do it if they want to be arrogant to the huge fleet of the German Navy—but is General Connerson's order for the assault now a hothead or a well-thought-out choice?

In fact, General Connerson gave this combat order as a last resort: his fleet does not have strong air defense capabilities, and once the carrier-based aircraft is entangled, it will definitely cause heavy losses to his fleet-so the British Navy wants to A solution was proposed: let the fleet approach the German battleship force, take the lead in entangled with the German battleship force, and keep yourself safe in the air attack.

He had to make such a decision now, because the anti-aircraft artillery of the battleship HMS Villain had been damaged a lot. If German planes attacked, it would be completely unable to protect itself and would soon be sunk by German planes. Rather than being sunk by the enemy at that time, it is better to fight more aggressively while still fighting now.

"Cut into the German fleet and fight with each other! The Germans are trying to find a way to take off the plane and let them come to their senses. Our situation is in danger!" Connerson looked at his men and explained: "Sink A German battleship quickly bit the aircraft carrier fleet, giving the main fleet an opportunity to come up!"

"Boom!" The battleship of the British Navy opened fire again, and a dozen shells hit the location of the German battleship. This time, another shell hit the building of the battleship Belarus, and the explosion even knocked the battleship A part of the mast was broken, and the entire hull of the battleship was shrouded in thick smoke.

On the bridge of the battleship Admiral Raeder, German Admiral Bastian gritted his teeth and listened to his subordinates report the serious injury of the battleship Belarus: "Your Excellency, the hull of the battleship Belarus is seriously damaged, There is already a fire inside... The soldiers are inexperienced in emergency repairs, and they are almost out of control! Their captain called to ask, can they give an order to abandon the ship?"

If the battle is over now, the German navy may still be able to grit its teeth and continue to rescue the damaged battleship, but now the British navy is still bombarding... This adds a lot of difficulty to the German navy to rescue its own battleship.

"Send a telegram to the battleship Belarus! Let them stick to their posts and continue to fight! For the sake of the head of state, we must persevere!" Bastian waved his hand, indicating that the officers who came to report the news could leave. But before the German officer who came to report left the bridge, a shell fell near the bridge of the battleship Admiral Raeder, and the huge explosion shook everyone.

On an escorting cruiser not far from the battleship, the captain was surprised to see thick smoke rising from the battleship Admiral Raeder, and retracted his gaze in horror: "Quick! To Marshal Raeder and Rutte General Jens telegram! Near the bridge of the flagship of the battleship squadron, the Admiral Raeder, was hit by a British shell! God! Their bridge was hit!"