The Third Reich in Desperation

After receiving Fred's report on the appearance of the British fleet, the top Italian navy didn't seem to panic. Instead, they immediately showed 12 points of courage and vowed to fight the British fleet to the death.

Major Fred was a little annoyed, why did he tell about the discovery of the British fleet, wouldn't it be good to pretend he didn't see it?

Well now, the country will not let them go. The fleet commander of the Italian Navy personally ordered that Major Fred lead the submarine to intercept the attacking route of the British fleet, wait for an opportunity to sneak attack, and bite the returning British fleet.

"I didn't expect that the British fleet we encountered this time actually included the main force of Fleet H deployed in Gibror." Reluctantly turning his head, Fred mentioned it to his adjutant with a wry smile.

From the telegram, Fred learned that the reason why the Italian navy wanted to participate in this interception battle was, on the one hand, with the mentality of beating the dog in the water, and wanted to send the final blow to the British fleet, which was severely damaged by the French fleet, to demonstrate the importance of the Italian Royal Navy. powerful.

Didn't the Germans defeat the British Navy in the North Sea?

Well, we Italy also defeated the British Navy once near Oran Bay.Let the world know that what the German Navy can do, the Italian Navy can also do.

At the same time, you can make it public and let the world know that the Italian Royal Navy is no worse than the British Royal Navy, and it can even be said to be stronger!

Of course, on the other hand, it is also Italy's national interest to severely damage the British Mediterranean H fleet.

As long as you don't let go of this British task force, it is part of the H fleet.Then, it will be much easier for Italy to compete for the sea power advantage in the Mediterranean in the future.

"Yeah, the superiors are so firm this time, which means that there is indeed a reason worthy of our action." Fred's adjutant sat next to him, turned on the kettle, took a sip of boiled water with a strange taste, and said.

In fact, what Fred and the others didn't know was that no matter whether they found the trace of the British fleet or not, the country would launch this interception war against the British fleet.

Because Reinhardt will not let the British fleet that has been far away from the British Isles return to the mainland, which will become a major obstacle for Germany to land in the UK in the future.

As the head of Germany determined to destroy the British fleet, Reinhardt would not let go of an opportunity to weaken the British.

Aren't you afraid that the German army will annex the French fleet and become stronger, threatening the sea dominance of the English Channel?

Well, the empathetic Germany will not use this method to become stronger for the time being, but will weaken the British Royal Navy by provoking the British Navy and the French Navy, and the Italian Navy and the British Navy to fight each other.

Anyway, the effect is the same. If you want to win the landing battle, you don't have to be strong yourself. Being able to weaken the opponent is also a skill!

In this battle, the Italian fleet belonging to the Allied Powers will arrive as a rescuer.In this way, the French's favor towards the Allies will definitely rise in a straight line.

Even if the Italians did not wipe out the British fleet, this favor was actually sent.

What's more, although the French fleet was seriously injured by the British, it should have caused a lot of damage to the British fleet, right?

Darlan can be regarded as a famous French naval battle general who is deeply supported by his subordinates. How could he not be able to fight back even after killing [-] enemies?

Facing the weakened and exhausted British fleet, the cutting-edge Italian navy that has just joined the battlefield should also win!

At the same time, on the one hand, there is the treacherous, double-faced, Axis camp formed by Churchill.On the other hand, it was the Reinhardt Allied camp that had always had a good reputation and came all the way to the rescue.

Which one is better and which side to join, I believe the French people can easily judge it.

After this battle, the French Vichy government will definitely go one step further and think about the Allied camp.

And de Gaulle's free French government will also fall into a trough and never recover!

Churchill would not have thought that his carefully planned attack on the French fleet would fall into Reinhardt's trap of killing two birds with one stone, and by the way, further severely damaged the British Navy's trap.

Harm others, end up harming oneself!

Text 4Chapter 17 Dare to do it if you dare to think (ask for recommendation, ask for monthly pass, ask for subscription, ask for reward)

As the commander of the Italian fleet, Admiral Lefer doesn't seem nervous at all now.

Those who are familiar with him know that this general may not be the most outstanding and wise general among the many generals in Italy, but if someone asks which general in Italy is the most belligerent, then the answer you get must be Lefe Er's name!

Seeing Leifer who was calm and composed, Paul, his adjutant who had followed him for more than 5 years, walked to Leifer, and the two chatted on the bridge.

"Commander, it can be seen that you are in a good mood. Compared with this battle, you already have a countermeasure in mind." Paul asked with a smile.

In fact, the task of the Italian fleet this time is not difficult.They only need to rush to the vicinity of Oran Port in time, and attack the British army back and forth with the French fleet, that is a sure-win situation.

However, at this moment, Lefer seemed not in a hurry.

Under the leadership of Lefer, the entire Italian fleet moved very slowly, almost abnormally slow.

It stands to reason that at this time, it is time to move forward and join forces with the French fleet to attack the British Royal Navy!

"Oh?" Lefer looked at his adjutant with great interest, nodded and said, "Yes, then why don't you come and guess how I plan to command this naval battle."

Lefer is in a very good mood. Even in the state of war, he is still interested in guessing riddles with his adjutants. This can be seen by anyone.

However, as an adjutant who has followed Lefer for more than 5 years, Paul sees more than that.

"Commander! My subordinates guess that what you want may be to leave aside the French navy and lead our Italian fleet to defeat the British alone, and become famous in one fell swoop!" Paul made an astonishingly bold guess.

When the surrounding officers were all incredulous about Paul's arrogance, Admiral Leifer's reaction was even more puzzling.

Lefer didn't show the slightest surprise, but after about ten seconds later, he laughed slowly and said, "Yes, you guessed it right!"

One stone shocked a thousand waves!

Admiral Lefer, actually gave up the sure-win strategy of pincer attack, but chose the order of priority, and staggered the time to enter the battle with the French navy!

Some mid-level naval commanders have already begun to feel timid at this moment.

After all, the opponent is the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

Although the Italian Navy is also called the Royal Navy.However, there is still a gap between this Royal Navy, not that Royal Navy, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Now, they are suddenly asked to face the British fleet that has dominated the ocean for many years alone. These Italian officers and soldiers are really uncomfortable.

Lefer could see the performance of his subordinates.

However, he did not blame these timid subordinates.

In Leifer's view, all of this is normal.

In Europe, the Kingdom of Italy is considered an established power.However, in the entire Allied Powers, Italy's status has always been suppressed below that of Germany, and even recently, there is a tendency to be overtaken by Vichy France. Spain, ranked second!

On weekdays, the Kingdom of Italy suffered a lot from its German allies because of its corrupt boss and poor combat effectiveness. Rommel, one of the three famous generals under Reinhardt, had always led troops to beat Italy in World War I. All squinting at the Italians.

In addition, since the start of the war, Italy has attacked in all directions, but has achieved nothing.

Ethiopia, which was finally won, is simply a bottomless pit, and investment and income are completely out of proportion.Mussolini spent all his money to build this site, but the return he got was not even one percent of the investment.

As for the surprise attack on the south of France, it lost to the 32 divisions of France with a majestic 5 divisions, and also created a generation of famous generals Berente for France.

Leifer admitted that whether it is the royal family, the high-level navy, or himself, he has been jealous of the large number of territories occupied by the Germans.

At this moment, what Leifer and the others are seeing is not a British fleet at all, it is a plump prey!

And in the Mediterranean Sea behind this prey, there is only an incomplete H fleet left.