Chapter 521 We need more allies!

Under the cover of the night, Captain Mueller took the Emden and Nuremberg into the Bay of Bengal.

He likes this feeling. When the three chimneys turned into four, when the iron cross sign was scraped off and replaced with an ugly rice flag, the two German cruisers became British [***] ships.

After sinking two main French cruisers before the British arrived, they rushed all the way back to Palawan Island and entered the Strait of Mangkashi under the cover of the Xinhua Navy and drilled into the Indian Ocean from Dili.

The larger armored cruisers were tied up in the Indian Ocean, which was full of British and French warships, and the formation had a larger goal of operations. Therefore, after entering the Indian Ocean, Lieutenant General Spee announced the dissolution of the formation and acted separately.

The destructive power of the two Schahnhorst-class armored cruisers is amazing. There are as many as 12 Allied cargo ships captured by them along the way, so there must be no benefit from following them. So after discussing with Lieutenant General Mueller, he sneaked into the Bay of Bengal with the Nuremberg to try his luck. .

The Bay of Bengal was once regarded as forbidden by the British, because there is India, which is known as the British crown on the side. It must be more fun to do it in such a place!

"Captain, British!" As soon as he entered the bay, the first mate excitedly pointed to a transport ship of more than 3,000 tons in the distance, with bright eyes.

"Cre on, he's ours!" --

"Ban!"

In the office of the Prime Minister of Downing Street, Prime Minister Asquith fiercely threw the loss report in front of Churchill and several naval officials, and the blue face made everyone feel a little palpitated.

"Tell me, what's going on!" Prime Minister Asquith roared and said, "Heart of the East, sink!"

"Ireland, missing!"

"The Siljak is missing!"

"Indus, sink!"

"The Carist, missing!"

"Tlaibage, sink!"

"The Madras oil depot was destroyed!"

"Penang was attacked, and the Pearl sank!" ......

Prime Minister Asquith became more and more angry. In the British Empire, the inland sea of the Indian Ocean was turned upside down by four German cruisers. In just ten days, Britain and France lost more than 45 cargo ships in the Indian Ocean, three bases were shelled, and the French Far East Fleet was hit by two large armored cruisers. After sinking, it was basically paralyzed, and even the Royal Navy's cruiser Pearl was sunk!

Although Spee and his fleet were like elegant white swans and did not hurt those ordinary British and French boatmen and passengers, their unscrupulous actions still made Britain lose face!

In the newspaper, we talk about what happened in the East every day, and some shipowners even began to refuse the mission to the Far East. If they lose the routes between India and the Far East, rubber, pig iron and other materials will become tight.

Is this the Indian Ocean that I wanted to guarantee that it had been tightly sealed before the war? God, those are just four old German cruisers. If they were replaced by the more powerful Xinhua Royal Navy, God knows what it will be like!

A few years ago, the Strait of Hormuz had caused the arsonist to tear a crack in the Indian Ocean. Do you want the Germans to tear a bigger wound now?!

Looking at the black-faced Prime Minister, Churchill swallowed his saliva. He didn't expect the situation to be so bad. The previous so-called strict deployment, at this moment, it looked like a fishing net full of sieves, allowing four small German fish to drill around.

What's more serious is that the remaining four German cruisers scattered in the Atlantic and West Africa also seem to have also been summoned and are rushing there at full speed to join the Spee fleet. If they come together, Britain will suffer the worst losses in history in the Pacific and Indian Oceans!

"Winston, I don't care what you do, one." Before Asquith finished his words, the secretary had knocked on the door and looked anxious: "Your Excellency, Colombo was shelled in the middle of the night last night, and Major General Mason, who was stationed there, died."

"Damn it!" Asquis slapped the table fiercely, looked at Churchill fiercely, and roared, "Send all the forces that can be mobilized. You must find Spee!"

"Yes! Mr. Prime Minister."

Churchill picked up the scattered documents and hurried to the naval building in the distance, but he was really uncertain that he could transfer warships from there.

Jelis's Grand Fleet is monitoring the German main force. Harwich Squadron is making an offensive plan, which will be ready in three days. The Mediterranean Fleet is tracking the German battlecruiser Goben. The Indian fleet and the Far East Fleet have all been dispatched. Now the only one that can mobilize is the Australian fleet. And the South African fleet.

At this time, he couldn't help thinking of Hamilton's worried words not long ago. The sea was so big that even the most powerful Royal Navy was a little difficult after losing the enemy's trace.

More importantly, once Spee leaves the Indian Ocean and escapes into the Pacific Ocean, the situation there will be more complicated, because there are Chinese who don't know what to pay attention to so far. If they really want to help Germany, then the islands in half of the Pacific Ocean can easily help Spee leave!

"Notify Will to send the fleet to the Indian Ocean immediately. We need to find Spee immediately!" Pushing open the door of the conference room of the Admiralty, Churchill immediately shouted.

After the naval generals left, Asquis immediately rubbed his temples and looked at the two important assistants in front of him, Lao He George and Foreign Secretary Gray. His eyes condensed: "Gray, I need you to go to France immediately. The Indian Ocean needs more support. Ask them to send at least ten cruisers and two battleships. Trust him. We should know the important surnames of the Far East route.

"It's the Prime Minister." As soon as Gray got up and was about to leave, the secretary who had been bringing bad news recently hurried in. This scene made Asquith couldn't help smiling bitterly and asked first, "Is there any good news this time?"

The secretary not only shook his head, but his face became more solemn: "Prime Minister, the Germans have occupied Reis!"

"What!"

Not to mention Asquis, even Gray, who was about to leave, suddenly tilted his body. How could this be possible? The Germans only advanced to the border between Belgium and France yesterday. How could they go deep into Reim at once? Are the French all sleeping?!

"They used a secret weapon!" The secretary handed the telegram from the front line to Asquith: "The French lost 50,000 people a day on the border!"

God!

Grey covered his mouth. Did the Germans drive the battleship to land? Five thousand people a day, is this a war or a massacre?

Looking at the intelligence, Prime Minister Asquith's face turned pale. The British Expeditionary Force has done its best, but only 100,000 people have completed the landing so far. If the German attack cannot be curbed by the Marne, then Europe will become Germans!

"George, immediately from Canada and Australia, no, Australia, don't move, recruit soldiers from all colonies, and tell all the British that we are in danger, and we need all the strength of this country!" Asquith took a deep breath and his eyes were dim: "In addition, we need more allies!"

Lloyd George understood what the Prime Minister meant and nodded out. He must go to Italy and the United States immediately to persuade them to join the war! ——

The Lance front on the night of August 26 was particularly quiet. With the landing of this important city in eastern France, it was announced that the German army had successfully taken root in France.

The Marne River in the distance is galloping. The infantry have taken the bridgehead. The engineers are building a pontoon bridge night after night, and the French are desperately building a defense line. If it hadn't been for the third army dragged on the far right, perhaps the first army could have crossed the Marne and entered the city of Paris!

Unfortunately, there is no assumption of any war. If it hadn't been for the unexpected advance of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, if the French hadn't been scared to death in front of these big guys, it might have been a few days to take Lance.

"Victory belongs to Germany!"

Guderian wrinkled his nose and walked into the strictly protected camp with a smile like a naughty child. As soon as he stepped into the camp, he heard bursts of cheers inside.

The beer that just arrived made all the soldiers of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment particularly excited. This was a special reward given to them by His Majesty the Emperor, because after their debut, they advanced 50 kilometers in a row at the cost of a mechanical failure, helping the infantry tear a gap of three kilometers long, making the infantry one Lu Lu entered Lance and directly killed more than 10,000 Frenchmen who tried to stop him with a charge!

Stupid Frenchman!

Thinking of the scene that driving A7 that day, rushing left and right in the dense charging formation in France, destroying and crushing all the way, Guderian felt hot all over. This is the war!

Unfortunately, the number of A7s is too small, otherwise they alone can rush into Paris!

However, the good news is that after hearing the performance of the Fifth Cavalry Regiment, His Majesty William and the General Staff have ordered to immediately accelerate the production of A7 tanks. It is said that at least 2,000 tanks will be produced in the next three months.

2,000 A7 tanks galloped in a tight formation on the fertile French Plains. What a spectacular sight.

Guderian sorted out his mood and walked into the middle of his partners, but not long after he sat down, his good friend, Second Lieutenant Hull, had squeezed to his side. This guy with a funny red nose brought a bad news.

"Guys, there is bad news that our navy was raided by the British in the Gulf of the Golan. Major General Hipper was caught off guard and lost three light cruisers, one lightning ship, and several others were injured. Major General Mas was also captured!"

"Damn the British!"

Hearing the news, the young armored soldiers all clenched their fists fiercely. Although only a few small warships were lost, they would not affect the main force of the navy, and they would not help the whole war situation, but this was bad news after all.

"You should let General Spee come back and kick their ass well!" A second lieutenant shouted, and then everyone agreed. With the news that General Spee and his Far East fleet had turned the Indian Ocean upside down, especially the news of sinking two large French cruisers in one fell swoop, many Germans regarded the old general as the pride of the navy this year.

Only Guderian sighed. It's too difficult to come back from the Indian Ocean. Although the British navy has not been able to find General Spee so far, it does not mean that they can come back, because at present, all the sea routes through the Atlantic Ocean have been blocked, and it is difficult for even Chinese cargo ships to reach the German port directly. At most, it is to enter neutral countries such as Norway, and then transfer by a small boat from somewhere.

The only reason is the Panama Canal, but although the Americans did not participate in the war, they did not declare neutrality. With their relationship with Britain, General Spee may have no way to go anywhere.

I hope it is still in the Far East, the newly rising Xinhua Empire. Although no one said that the Chinese provided help, Guderian vaguely guessed that without Xinhua's support, I'm afraid that General Spee and his fleet would not be able to sail intact into the Indian Ocean from Japan.

Guderian sighed and drank a sip of beer fiercely, venting the depression caused by the loss of the navy. Just as he had just lowered his glass, the regimental commander, Major Ins, had walked into the temporary bar.

" Major, would you like a drink, too?"

Continuous victories made the officers in a good mood. Although the bad news of the navy came, the army was enough to help Germany recover all the losses during this period. In addition, Major Ins was lenient and never put on the airs of an officer, so everyone occasionally joked with him.

Major Ins pushed away the glass and walked to Guderian with a serious expression. This scene not only made the latter feel sad, but also made the surroundings quiet.

"William, there is some bad news."

After a salute, Major Ins took out a wrinkled letter with blood from his pocket and handed it to Guderian. At the same time, he patted him on the shoulder: "You have a good father!" He is the pride of Germany!"

In an instant, Guderian felt as if the whole person had been petrified. He turned over the letter paper stained with blood in a daze. Suddenly, a huge sadness gushed out from the bottom of his heart and instantly permeated his whole body.

My father died!

In the evening, he wrote a letter, but before he could send it out, he set out with the cavalry regiment, and in Amiens, in order to cover his flanks, he personally rushed to the dominant Fa [***] team with hundreds of cavalry, and was finally hit in the chest by bullets.

Guderian's face was pale, his hands kept trembling, and his eye sockets turned blood red. He didn't know how to describe his mood at this moment. Although Old William was stubborn and rigid, he was a really good father!

In the tavern of the camp, like a dead silence, everyone was looking at Guderian, who was crying silently.

" Major, I want to participate in tomorrow's attack!"

Under the gaze of everyone, Guderian slowly folded the letter, carefully hid him in his chest, suddenly stood up, and then hit it a few times with his fist before raising his head.

Ins looked at the young second lieutenant and did not wipe a trace of sadness in his heart. If it was someone else, he might refuse directly, but he did not, not only because he was the best officer under his command, but also because Guderian's father was also his friend.

Looking at the blood-filled eyes, flashing with revenge and anger, Ins nodded heavily.

When the major left, all the officers came to Guderian, patted him on the shoulder, or hugged him, while Hull and other three companies' officers and soldiers stood beside him.

This is a German tradition. It has been painstakingly created since Prime Minister Bismarck's brotherhood in the army. The efforts of several generations have made the German warriors more united and stronger than other European countries!

"Each tank is filled with an extra barrel of gasoline!"

"Tomorrow morning, it's time for us to leave!"

"Yes!"

(to be continued)