Two Hundred and Fifty One Courage

Yes, the weather is really nice, the snow has already started to melt, but the North Atlantic sea is still cold, and the sky over the North Sea is still covered with dark clouds of war. [For more exciting novels, please visit]

According to the battle plan drawn up by the Navy in conjunction with the Western Front attack, Admiral Raeder led the aircraft carrier Bismarck and Tirpitz to the north to attract the attention of the main force of the Royal Navy fleet, while Lütjens was ordered to lead the aircraft carrier The Zeppelin and the Reich headed south, blocking the waters off the Netherlands.

This combat plan was named "Scissors Plan" by the Supreme Command. Akado was full of confidence in this battle, and he ordered Raeder to return to the North Sea after a few days of delay, with the core of continuing to preserve his strength.

On the other hand, he ordered Lütjens to go south to put on a show, with the purpose of attracting the nearby British Royal Navy cruiser fleet or aircraft carrier formation to engage in a naval battle, destroying the British naval ships in the nearby waters, and laying a solid foundation for future operations. Create favorable conditions.

At this moment, the Second Squadron of the German High Seas Fleet is sailing on the sea, looking for the British naval target they need to challenge. As time went by, God didn't want the German navy to wait too long. At sunrise on the third day of sailing, they still found the British squadron to the north of their fleet.

"Report! The carrier-based reconnaissance plane found the Royal Navy's carrier-based plane in the north, and it is speculated that the other party has an aircraft carrier nearby." An air force liaison officer reported loudly.

Lütjens, who was on the HMS Empire aircraft carrier, came to the command platform, lowered his head, and began to mark the position of the British fleet on the chart. Several combat staff gathered together, looking at the possible position of the British navy on the chart, one after another Discuss it.

"Deputy Commander, the British navy is likely to search for us all the way to the east here, obviously they are looking for us to seek a decisive battle!" A combat staff officer pointed to the chart and said: "Our position is very bad now, if we continue to Going south, you will be surrounded by the Royal Navy and blocked in the English Channel."

"Once we get there, it will be over. We will be wiped out under the attack of the French and British navies." Another staff officer also said anxiously: "Now we should stop going south, speed up and return to the northeast, and withdraw Wilhelmshaven."

Lütjens frowned, and hammered the command platform covered with charts with his hand, and the bridge instantly fell silent. He looked at his flustered subordinates, some were still very young, and some were already old. He pinched the cap with his hands to cover the regular military cap, and said, "Are we shamelessly missing the opportunity again?"

"But! If it is a cruiser fleet, we can ensure that this force is completely wiped out. Now that the aircraft carrier has been discovered, our advantage is not so obvious, just in case..." a staff officer persuaded.

"Nothing! The Führer's order is to destroy the British squadron,

This is our mission! Does anyone have any doubts? "Lütjens said loudly: "Do you still remember the telegram sent to us by the head of state? Remember what it says? Have you all forgotten? "

Everyone remained silent, looking at Lütjens silently, hoping that he would change his mind.

"The Führer is watching us from a distance, and the Führer is looking forward to our victory there! We just ran away like this? Fleeing back to the Wilhelm Military Harbor in a desperate manner like the previous few times?" Lütjens frowned and looked around himself people around.

Everyone was silent. They looked at their captain and their commander, but couldn't say a word.

"We are the soldiers of the empire, we are the most powerful naval fleet in Germany! The people of the motherland handed over the most powerful warships to us, but we only dare to be under the protection of the naval artillery force and those air force shore-based aircraft Do you want to survive?" Lütjens asked loudly.

All bowed their heads, frustrated and ashamed at the thought of retreating back to Wilhelmshaven.

"I cannot give you courage, for you have never lacked courage! Gentlemen! Think of the heroes of Operation Rainbow who would rather lose their favorite warships than fight to the end! The battle of Lan Hai beat the heroes of the British! Have we lacked courage?"

"No!" The first mate, the helmsman, and the weather officer shook their heads, their voices were so small that they could barely hear them clearly.

"Do we lack courage?" Lütjens asked again loudly.

"No!" Everyone answered loudly, and many people waved their arms, looking extremely excited.

Lütjens asked loudly again: "Then why are we so timid now? Is it because we don't trust the head of state? Is it because we don't believe that we can win with the weapons in our hands?"

"No!" On the bridge, all the sailors and officers burst into the most violent shouts. The shout was heart-piercing, and everyone answered the captain's question with the loudest voice they could.

Holding his podium in one hand and the telescope in the other, Lütjens gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Send a signal to the Zeppelin aircraft carrier! The content is as follows: I want to turn the bow of the ship! Take off into the wind and face the plane! If you are afraid If you die, speed up and get out of the way for me!"

"Mount weapons to all planes! Take off in 10 minutes and deploy fighter jets to deploy air defense. After the first wave of attack planes take off, the whole army speeds up, turns the bow again, and heads to the southwest." Lütjens ordered loudly.

"Turn the ship around!" The first officer ordered: "Signal to the escorting cruiser, we need to turn around."

"Report! Captain, the aircraft carrier Zeppelin is calling. The content is as follows: Long live the head of state, we are turning around and taking off the fighter plane. You must hurry up, or we will hit your ass." The telegraph operator shouted loudly.

"Speed ​​up and turn!" The first officer shouted loudly into the communicator: "Full left rudder!"

"Accelerate! Full left rudder!" A hand repeated the order loudly, and began to turn the rudder wheel in his hand with all his might.

The battleship began to shake violently, the roar of the machine became more obvious, the huge aircraft carrier Empire began to turn, and the white waves created by the bow cutting the sea surface stretched to the sides, looking so charming and beautiful.

"Take off the plane! All the ships! The battle begins!" Lütjens ordered loudly: "Long live the Führer! God bless Germany!"

"The radar is turned on! Send a signal to the escorting destroyer! The outer air defense and anti-submarine level-1 alert! The fleet keeps heading north!" The first officer confirmed the order loudly.

"Raise the battle flag! Signal the Zeppelin! Take off the fighter jets! Watch over the fleet!" Another officer shouted to the orderly.

On the deck of the aircraft carrier, the ground crew of the German aircraft carrier wearing vests of various colors are busy with each other. Some of them dragged the FW-190 naval fighter jet to the take-off position, some were fixing small bombs under the belly of the plane, and some were checking the ammunition in the wing of the plane.

The Naval Aviation Commander on the side was holding a chart and explaining the mission to the pilot. He held his hat in one hand, and grabbed the chart that was blown by the wind with the other, and shouted to the pilot: "There is no restriction on this takeoff! Shoot down any enemy aircraft you see, and if an enemy ship enters your field of vision, you're welcome! Just sink it!"

"You mean, I'm free to fire?" the pilot said, pointing to the distance. "Ensure air supremacy in the sky and attack any enemy I see, right?"

"That's right!" Nodding sharply, the commander replied loudly.

The pilot nodded and ran towards his own plane accompanied by the ground crew. The propeller on the nose of the aircraft started to rotate, and the ground crew helped the pilot pull up the cockpit canopy. Then dragged the small ladder used to board the plane and bent over away from the plane.

Inside the cabin, the pilot put on his oxygen mask, and his voice came from the hoarse radio: "Flight tower, this is Seahawk 1, I'm on the runway, the fuel is normal, the plane is in good condition, please take off!"

"Approved to take off! Good luck." In the headset, accompanied by the hiss of radio current, the command from the tower came.

The plane began to accelerate against the wind on the deck. When the deck was approaching the end, the front wheel of the plane left the deck of the aircraft carrier. The pilot could no longer see any part of the aircraft carrier. In front of him was a vast ocean. But he knew that he was flying, because the sea water was getting farther and farther away from him, and he could feel that he was getting closer and closer to the longing sky.

Watching two FW-190 fighter jets fly out of the aircraft carrier, Lütjens finally breathed a sigh of relief. The tense muscles in his left hand holding the binoculars relaxed. No matter whether he wins or loses, at least his troops are fighting now. At least his troops had the guts to fight! Only in this way can we strive for victory and win the victory that belongs to them.

Immediately afterwards, two more FW-190 fighter jets took off, and the morale of the entire fleet became different. They were now tens of nautical miles away from their opponents, and the battle was imminent.

"After taking off two more fighter jets, start to take off the Stukas!" Lütjens thought for a while and ordered: "Our fighter jets are more advanced, so take the time to attack first! Let's see if the British Navy is really serious. The world is invincible!"

"Signal to the Zeppelin! Fighters take off 6 anti-aircraft planes! Then take off the Stuka bombers immediately!" Lütjens just finished speaking, and the first officer confirmed the order loudly.

"Half of the Stuka uses small bombs, and half uses large bombs! Small bombs are used against escort ships! The main target of the aircraft with large bombs is the opponent's aircraft carrier!" Lütjens stared at the chart and ordered.

Soon, one after another, the Stuka dive bombers began to take off, formed a flying formation over the fleet, and then followed the command of the commander, densely packed into the clouds, and flew towards their target in the distance past.

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