Holy Roman Empire

Although most of the air force's bombs are relatively small, many of them are only a few kilograms or more than a dozen kilograms, even if they are hit, they are just for the warship, but they can't stand the large number!

Warships are not afraid of these small bombs, but it does not mean that the officers and soldiers on board are also not afraid.No matter how big the bomb is, it can kill people.

Some planes even just used machine guns to shoot down indiscriminately.It made the soldiers holding anti-aircraft machine guns dare not show their heads.

"General, the Japanese army has an urgent message. The commander of the Japanese fleet, Yuhiro Ito, proposes to charge as quickly as possible and fight the enemy close to him."

As if he had been enlightened, Admiral Michelle, whose brain had been opened, immediately made a decision: "Immediately call Yuheng Ito, and tell the plan I agree with, and launch a charge against the enemy in five minutes.

After passing the order, the artillery fire stopped after 5 minutes, and the whole army turned around and returned to Cam Ranh Bay as quickly as possible. "

The strong man breaks his wrist!

This is not only to sell teammates, even his own Michelle can't take care of it.

The speed of warships is different. If you let go of the speed and run around, the slow warship will definitely not be able to escape.

But at this point, in the face of an "enemy who can only be beaten but cannot fight back" like an airplane, if you don't run away, your entire army will be wiped out.

Chapter 139 A far-reaching victory

They all wanted to cheat their teammates, and then tragedy happened.As soon as the signal to retreat was issued, the British and Japanese allied forces began to run back, causing complete chaos on the battlefield.

The speed of the warship is different. After the full horsepower, the original battle formation collapsed directly.Everyone was running for their lives, and no one left behind.

Originally, they wanted to cheat their teammates, but they didn't expect that both sides wanted to go together. In the end, they not only cheated their teammates, but also cheated themselves by the way.

The army was defeated like a mountain, and the British and Japanese allied forces contributed a "Great Escape at Sea" with practical actions.

In the distance, under the cover of the waves, there are still probes exposed from time to time, observing the entire battlefield.

For this war, they have been lying in ambush underwater for a day and a night, just waiting for this opportunity.

From the beginning of the battle, Major Wallace, as the captain, stared at the big screen, not daring to relax at all. It was not until the British and Japanese coalition forces were defeated that the tense nerves relaxed.

The picture transmitted by the mirror image is not clear, but there is no problem in judging the position of the enemy.

Seeing the enemy's warship appearing within the attack range, the atmosphere inside the boat became tense again. Major Wallace said, "Let go of these small fish in front first. Our mission is to keep the enemy's capital ship behind!"

The British and Japanese allied forces, who don't know that there are traps ahead, have only one idea now - to run.You don't need to run fast, just run past your teammates.

In terms of speed, the Royal Navy still has the advantage.The performance of the warships of the Far East Fleet is generally better than that of the Japanese Navy. Coupled with richer experience and skills, it is naturally cheaper to run.

The fast warships rushed forward, and the slow ones were forced to become the rear troops.In this regard, the Japanese allies must be thanked.

Fortunately, the Japanese warships at the rear were desperately resisting, buying time for the retreat, otherwise half of the warships would be considered lucky.

However, Admiral Michelle was not happy. Although he distanced himself from the Shinra Navy, his flagship Elizabeth was targeted by enemy fighter planes.

Now there are more than a dozen fighter planes circling overhead, and bombs are falling from time to time, obviously trying to catch them and not let them go.

Not only the Elizabeth, but all larger warships are now receiving intensive care.

It's no joke that ants kill elephants.Just look at the Elizabeth at this moment, it is completely riddled with holes.

One-third of the main guns were unusable, more than [-] officers and soldiers were killed and injured, and even the power system was affected.

Even if they ran back to Cam Ranh Bay, it would take at least a few months for repairs, and it was impossible to participate in the battle in a short time.

Whoosh.

"torpedo!"

I don't know who shouted, and then heard a violent explosion.The hit destroyer began to tear apart and slowly sank.

Fortunately, he escaped, and Admiral Michelle's cold sweat stayed down.The enemies in the sky have not been dealt with yet, and the underwater enemies have emerged again.

If it was any other time, it would be natural to pull out the submarine and kill it according to the direction; but not now, they were busy fleeing for their lives, and there was no time to delay.

As if the signal light had been detonated, since the first torpedo was fired and exploded, there have been successive explosions.

After almost every loud noise, a good record will be achieved.As if realizing something, Admiral Michel hurriedly ordered: "The enemy has an ambush, order the fleet to disperse and break through!"

There was no way, the fleet swarmed and retreated in one direction, just like putting together the targets on the training ground. Even if the No. 1 target was missed, they could still hit the No. 2, No. 3... targets.

Seeing that the British warship running ahead was unlucky and Admiral Ito Yuheng who fell behind was not at all relieved, but his expression became more dignified.

At this point, if you don't know that you have fallen into the enemy's trap, you will live your life in vain.

The greater the loss of the British now, it means that the enemy is more prepared, and it also means that the probability of them running out is lower.

Shinyuki Akiyama suggested recently: "Your Excellency, Commander, let us separate from the British! For this war, the empire has paid too much.

At this point, there is no need to be tied to the British anymore.Anyway, in the eyes of the enemy, we can only be regarded as small fish now. "

"Confidence in the fans", this time it really isn't.From the number of fighters overhead, it can be seen that the Far East Fleet has received more care.

This kind of treatment is determined according to strength. Compared with the awesome Royal Navy, the Japanese Navy is far inferior in terms of record and popularity.

The gap in hardware is even greater. The Japanese Navy is limited by domestic industry. Most of the main warships are purchased from outside, and localization is still far away.

A country whose military industry cannot be independent will naturally not be taken seriously.Not being taken seriously is not entirely a bad thing, at least the difficulty of escaping is much lower.

Before Admiral Ito Youheng could make a decision, he heard a loud "boom", and then the warship began to shake violently, and everyone in the headquarters was also thrown to pieces.

"Shot!"

This was Ito Yuheng's last consciousness before he fell into a coma.

……

The brutal battle is still going on, and the warships left behind either surrendered or were sunk.

Fortunately, the violent explosion frightened the creatures in the sea, otherwise these unlucky ones who fell into the water would have already fed the sharks at this moment.

The night rescued the remaining British and Japanese allied forces, but this was innocuous. After this battle, the Far East Fleet and the Japanese Navy were considered abolished.

Not a single capital ship of more than [-] tons survived, and the losses of various affiliated warships were also countless.Most of the cruisers who ran out were faster cruisers, and it was okay to break diplomatic relations and sneak attack merchant ships, and it was not necessary to think about turning things around.

The bloody battlefield did not affect Admiral Arester's good mood.Such a decisive victory was completely beyond his expectations.

"Order the fleet to stop the attack, rescue those who fell into the water, and count the losses."

A victor naturally has the bearing of a victor. Today's battle is over, and now it's time to capture the prisoners.

They are all excellent laborers, and they will need to bleed and sweat in the next Indochina Peninsula strategy.

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"Your Majesty, good news! This afternoon, the Nanyang Fleet fought a decisive battle with the British and Japanese allied forces in Malacca, and our army won a complete victory!"

After snatching the telegram, Emperor Franz, who was going to sleep, no longer felt sleepy.

After confirming again and again, Franz showed a long-lost smile, and he felt relaxed.

The specific results have not yet been calculated, and even their own losses are only a rough figure, but it does not affect this is a big victory.

Sinking two dreadnoughts, five old-fashioned battleships, and capturing one old-fashioned battleship, almost all the main forces of the British Far East Fleet and the Japanese Navy were accounted for.

Without a capital ship as a combat force, no matter how many other warships escaped, the British and Japanese allied forces would exist in name only.

The fate that awaits them is to be besieged by the Shinra Navy in the following days.You don't even need to do it yourself, the fleets of Guangxi and Holland in Nanyang can complete the task of beating the dogs in the water.

The victory in the Battle of the Straits of Malacca not only reversed the situation in the Far East, but also affected the world situation.

The myth of the Royal Navy's invincibility was broken, and the greatest impact was not on military strength, but on the confidence of countries around the world in this war.

Simply calculating military strength, the Far East Fleet accounts for at most 15% of the Royal Navy. Even if the entire army is wiped out, the Royal Navy's overall strength still has an advantage.

But the blow to confidence is not a simple set of data.The British and Japanese allied forces have a complete advantage, but they were turned over by the Nanyang Fleet. Who can guarantee that the Royal Navy will win the next battle?

Especially for the member states of the Oceanic Alliance, at this moment they have to reconsider whether to continue this war.

Everyone participated in this war, in addition to the British flicker, the most important thing is because of interests.

However, the interest is based on the premise of defeating the Holy Roman Empire. If you lose the war, you will lose everything.

Anyway, everyone has just declared war, and the fight has not officially started yet. As long as a certain price is paid, it is not impossible to withdraw.

While shaking the Oceanic Alliance, it will also stimulate the enthusiasm of allies to participate in the war.Although there is no clear division of interests after the war, everyone knows the consistent style of the Vienna government.

Under the distribution model in which the contribution is directly proportional to the income, if you want to grab a share of benefits after the war, you must make enough contributions.

If it was just making up soy sauce, then when the benefits were distributed after the war, it would also be making soy sauce.

If nothing else, the British will be exhausted next.Even if the London government can abandon the Far East, the Indian Ocean cannot also be abandoned, right?

Without the containment of the Far East Fleet, it is inevitable that the Nanyang Fleet will enter the Indian Ocean.In order to ensure the smooth flow of air routes between the British Isles and India, the British must divide their troops.

Deploying a fleet is not as simple as it sounds.The scale of the Royal Navy is indeed huge, but the mobile forces they can use now are not many.

The local fleet needs to contain the Shinra Navy, and several overseas fleets need to maintain the smooth flow of trade lines. It is by no means an easy task to deploy a force that can compete with the Nanyang Fleet.

After a little thought, Franz made a decision: "Immediately announce the results of the naval battle and order the Propaganda Department to launch a public opinion offensive around the world to shake the morale of the Ocean Alliance.

Inform our allies and let them print a batch of leaflets overnight, and when the air force bombs tomorrow, they will spread them to the British Isles along the way. "

Such a good opportunity, if you don't take advantage of the victory and pursue it, you will really be sorry to God.

I don't know if the British people can bear such a blow. Less than a week after the start of the war, they suffered successive air strikes and failed naval battles.

It would be even more perfect if someone could take the lead and make trouble internally.

After thinking about it, Franz gave up his plan to end himself.It is not easy for intelligence personnel, and it is clearly difficult for them to carry out such orders.

There is serious internal strife in the UK, which is based on the absence of external threats.The current situation is so serious, the opposition party is not a fool.

Political struggle belongs to political struggle, the prerequisite is that the British Empire must exist.It is impossible to completely abandon national interests for the sake of political struggle.

Even if there are some people who can't understand the situation and want to take advantage of the opportunity to make troubles, interest groups will not tolerate their messing around.

1 Forty Chapters Post-War Influence

In the early hours of the morning, the temporary residence of the British government in the air-raid shelter was still brightly lit.

It was another sleepless night, and just after the smoke of the day's bombing cleared, another bad news came.

The British and Japanese allied forces were defeated in the naval battle, and even the flagship was sunk. The life and death of the fleet commander, Admiral Michelle, is unknown.

Upon receiving this news, everyone's first reaction was: "Just kidding", the Far East Fleet alone can suppress the Nanyang Fleet, how could the British and Japanese allied forces lose?

It is a pity that after repeated verifications, it has been proved that this is reality and not a prank.

Forced to accept this reality, Prime Minister Campbell's three views have been subverted. It turns out that the Royal Navy is no longer invincible.

With this realization, Campbell was in a bad mood.If the Royal Navy can't hold the ground, what will this war do?

The most baffled one was the Minister of the Navy, Swinding. Although the battle report on the front line made it very clear, it attributed the failure of the war to the fact that the enemy's air force had joined the battle.

As for the aircraft carrier, it has been hiding in the rear all the time, and it has not been exposed from the beginning to the end. Anyway, it is bombed by planes. Naturally, the British warships participating in the war cannot tell the difference.

War is cruel, and if you lose, you lose. No matter how many reasons there are, nothing can change the fact that the war was lost.

Just look at the current office of the cabinet government to see how powerful the enemy's air force is.But as long as there is a way, they will not be reduced to this point.

After a brief eye contact, the room quickly fell silent, and everyone fell into a situation of being at a loss.

Quite a bit: the feeling of "the fruit on the tree, you and me under the tree".

After a cup of coffee, Foreign Minister Adam took the lead to break the silence: "The failure of the Malacca naval battle had a very bad impact on the overall strategy of the empire.

The military issues, I don't know very well, but the diplomatic troubles are absolutely crushing.

The enemy will not let it go, maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow, the news will spread all over the world.

Our group of allies who are not firm in their own stance are probably going to make trouble again.To appease them, the empire is bound to pay a greater price.

The best way to solve the problem is to prove that we have the strength to win the war, otherwise it will be difficult for them to do their best. "

I am used to the empty-handed white wolf's tricks, and now I want to show tangible benefits, Adam is obviously not used to it.

But the cruel reality is before us, the era of pure deceit has passed, and now everyone has learned to be good.No matter how big the pie is, it can't satisfy your hunger.

Even if you can't eat big cakes for the time being, at least everyone can smell the fragrance, otherwise people won't contribute!

Secretary of the Navy Swinding: "According to the information from the front, the defeat was mainly due to the enemy's ambush. The air force and submarines, which we ignored in the past, have now become the magic weapon for the enemy to win by surprise.

The same trick is only effective the first time, as long as we are prepared, the situation will be very different.

However, we must face up to the role of the air force in naval warfare. I propose to form HNA to deal with the threat of the enemy's air force. "

The previous content was fine, but after hearing the proposal of "establishing Hainan Airlines", Air Force Minister Atilio immediately couldn't sit still.

If the Navy has HNA, does the Army also need Army Aviation? The Army and Navy both have their own aviation units, so why do we need the Air Force?