Imperial Overlord

To be honest, Lütjens was very nervous, and his fleet might be bitten by the opponent's local fleet at this time.

However, as time passed, he never saw the rushing British battleship fleet on his radar.

The disappearing German fleet suddenly increased the pressure on the commanders of the British Navy. The British admirals, including Dudley Pound, were really messed up this time.

In any case, even if Germany forcibly broke through the British naval blockade, the British high-level will not be so shocked.

Because as long as they can follow the German fleet and enter the Atlantic Ocean together to create pressure on the other side, the other side will not be able to calmly find the trouble of the transport fleet.

But now that the German ships have disappeared, it is impossible for the British fleet to maintain a distance from the German fleet and prevent the other side from wreaking havoc on the route.

"How did it disappear? Could it be that the Germans really returned?" Churchill sat in his seat, looking at Dudley Pound in front of him, and asked with a puzzled face.

In his view, no matter what the German Navy does, there should be no chance of getting rid of the British fleet.

Dudley Pound is the commander-in-chief of the navy. Although he knows the specific operational aspects of the navy, the bomb still needs more professional people to implement it.

He looked at the general on the side, and the general hurriedly said, "A sudden deceleration or acceleration of the other's ship will change our estimated position..."

Seeing the poor eyes of the two bosses in front of him, he added: "Also, changing the route will achieve the same purpose."

In his view, the German fleet had too many ways to get out of the British man's watch. After all, the other party has been out of surveillance for several hours.

The German Navy's fleet has too many ways to adjust its position to avoid the British Navy's search...

If the commander of the British navy is commanding himself, as long as it stops at the original place and waits, the British navy may be in chaos.

However, who would have guessed that the German Navy stopped and waited in place? Although this possibility exists, it is a bit too bizarre.

Besides, as everyone knows, the German fleet is going to break through the British sea defenses and go to the Atlantic Ocean. Stopped halfway, obviously unable to complete the task.

"Mr. Prime Minister... All we can do now is to expand the search range of the reconnaissance aircraft and find a way to find the German fleet." The naval aviation general next to Dudley Pound suggested to Churchill.

The German fleet could not be found, so of course the search radius had to be expanded. This can be said to be the most reasonable countermeasure, or it can be said to say nothing at all.

Hearing this suggestion, Churchill frowned, then nodded and said, "Let's do it like this... There's no good way."

"Is there any news on the cruiser HMS Dorset?" Dudley Pound asked the officer beside him when Churchill agreed to expand the search area.

The officer around him just got the news, otherwise Dudley Pound would not have asked him. The officer looked at the telegram in his hand and replied, "No! They're on their way to where the Norfolk sank."

"It's really a depressing day." Dudley Pound couldn't stop the cruiser from saving the soldiers who fell into the water, and sighed helplessly.

The German navy did not care whether to kill it or bury it. After they sank two cruisers of the Royal Navy, they flew away, and the sailors who survived the two ships just floated in the icy ocean.

The fate of the officers and soldiers on the two cruisers was not the same. The officers and soldiers on the cruiser USS Norfolk, who abandoned the ship very early, are mostly using inflatable rafts and lifeboats at this moment.

At the same time, a little further south, most of the officers and soldiers of the cruiser Suffolk, which was directly sunk by torpedoes, were submerged in the water.

At this moment, it is already November weather, the waters of the Atlantic Ocean are freezing cold, the soldiers on the Suffolk, there are no survivors at this time...

They didn't drown, but because they lost body temperature quickly, they were frozen to death on the icy sea. Compared with the friendly troops who also sank their ships in the distance, they were really unlucky.

In the German naval port of Wilhelm, Reeder, who rushed to the naval headquarters, was not having a good time. He thought that the German naval fleet was implementing strict radio silence, and he could not intuitively get the specific situation of the front-line fleet.

He seemed very nervous because he didn't know it. The huge pressure was on his shoulders, making him look a little sluggish.

"Marshal! No news is good news. If we have a damaged warship, we will definitely report the news by radio." Standing beside him was another admiral.

Since the German Navy sent out a traitor Canaris and was discovered by the Führer, the Naval Intelligence Service has been under the control of Adrian.

The department has just confirmed a message claiming that the UK has not communicated any news of the sinking of German ships.

"I hope so... This fleet is too important to us, it's all we have! So I can't tolerate any mistakes, and mistakes!" Rader said to the officer beside him with his hands behind his back.

"Since there is no large-scale war, it means that Lütjens has almost avoided the blockade of the British fleet..." After thinking about it in his heart, Rader felt that he trusted his subordinate Lütjens more and more. .

It now seems that Lütjens is really an expert in maritime guerrilla warfare, and it is a wise choice to invite him to direct this operation.

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Switching back to the Naval Combat Command in London, England, Dudley Pound realized that the Germans seemed to have really changed their speed before disappearing under the eyes of the British naval fleet.

"If the German navy slows down, then their current position should probably be farther away, right?" He asked the officer who knew the data in this regard.

The officer thought for a moment and drew a beautiful circle on the map with a pen: "Probably around here."

"Let the carrier-based aircraft scout this part, and the inspection is more detailed. I will remove some areas as soon as possible and guess the speed of the German fleet!" Dudley Pound issued an order to scout another place.

In addition, he realized that the Germans could also accelerate, increasing their speed across the Denmark Strait. So he also had to scout the area around Charles's fleet to make sure the enemy wouldn't sneak away.

Charles also felt that the most likely situation for him was that the German fleet had slipped past the eyes of the German and British fleet.

After all, the purpose of the Germans was to enter the Atlantic, and now may be the best time. Slowing down the British fleet's carrier-based aircraft was not the best option for the two German carriers.

Asking the commander of the German fleet to make a choice, it is estimated that 80% of them will accelerate into the Atlantic Ocean. After all, the opportunity is rare.

There are too many carrier-based aircraft sent by the British fleet. The two aircraft carriers, including the Furious and the Dreadful, have scattered all the carrier-based aircraft they can send out, but there is still no news from the German fleet.

At this time, Lütjens had already surpassed the British fleet on his bridge, which was a near miss.

The silent German fleet sailed past the British fleet, and the British fleet was taking off and searching for the sea behind Germany.

Imagining the enemy's busy and helpless appearance, Lütjens was in a better mood than ever. He almost wanted to shout a few words to the sea to express his current mood.

"In a few minutes, we can really get rid of the British fleet." On the bridge of the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, Lütjens opened his mouth and showed off to Hines.

After showing off, he turned his head and called to the speed officer in the distance to increase the speed of the battleship: "Order the fleet to increase the speed and keep the fleet speed at 25 knots! We are about to enter the real Atlantic Ocean, gentlemen. !"

The fleet entered the Atlantic Ocean intact, exactly as Li Le expected at first. The disadvantage of the British navy in carrier-based aircraft gave the German navy too much room for development.

Hines is also in a good mood, because in the vast Atlantic, the fleet must rely more on his carrier aircraft to scout and find the enemy's transport fleet.

He looked at the porthole with relief, and smiled happily at the 190 fighter jets on standby on the deck of the aircraft carrier below the island. UU reading www.uukanshu. com

These planes are all used by him to take off at any time and drive away the other party's reconnaissance planes. I don't know if it's luck or regret, these planes have no chance to go out and can only wait on the deck with peace of mind.

Coming to the quasi-Atlantic waters, Hines had to admit that Li Le's decision to temporarily replace the German aircraft carrier was very correct.

If the 109 fighter jet of Messerschmitt was brought this time, it would be a question whether it could take off in such sea conditions.

The turbulent Atlantic Ocean shook the aircraft carrier Zeppelin with a displacement of 30,000 tons, and there was no feeling of weakness.

The huge battleship is advancing at full speed in the huge waves, and the waves shot by the bow of the ship can sometimes splash up to dozens of meters high.

It has to be said that the harsh sea conditions of the Atlantic Ocean are a huge test for every ship fighting or sailing here.

As commander of German naval aviation, Hines was thankful that his pilots did not have to fly a plane like the 109 to take off and land in such sea conditions.