Chapter 860 Bad news after victory

12:35.

A ray of sunlight, through the thin fog that began to shine directly on the deck of the surging heads of the aircraft carrier Wu Yue, the golden color suddenly made everyone hold their breath and turned their eyes to the flight control tower.

The red signal light outside the control tower turns on instantly.

As if hit by an air incendiary bomb, the temperature on the aircraft carrier suddenly rose to the strongest.

As the second batch of Xiqin-class heavy aircraft carriers, it has been strictly adhered to Li Mo's small steps. Each navy with the concept of improvement has been modified again after referring to the problems exposed in the first batch of use and visiting a large number of front-line sailors.

Not only has the standard displacement increased from the first batch of 26,500 tons to 28,500 tons, but also the full load has reached 36,000 tons!

The expanded displacement is mainly used to expand oil depots, ammunition depots and improve daily residence, and these measures are also the result of the Navy's beginning to emphasize the need for long-term overseas deployment of the fleet.

Another major change is the carrier-based aircraft. In addition to the increase in the number from the first batch of 86 to 94, it is also equipped with two Longya torpedoes/horizontal bombers for the first time.

Previously, due to power problems, except for training aircraft, the dragon wings were all single-seat combat aircraft. After all, adding dozens of kilograms means that the range, speed and bomb load need to be sacrificed.

And this restriction was finally solved after the 1000 horsepower engine developed for the Raytheon bomber was accepted and equipped with the troops, and the navy immediately started the production of the two-seat attack aircraft model.

Compared with single-seat aircraft, two-seat aircraft can allow pilots to focus more on flight control, and hand over tasks such as ammunition, navigation and liaison to comrades-in-arms in the back seat, which is particularly important for attack aircraft. Before entering automation and electronics, especially when using radio-guided "one-eyed wolf", if If you continue to use a single-seat plane, the pilot will not be able to guide the bomb to hit the target all the way, resulting in waste, while the two-seat model solves this problem.

After 30 night owls soared into the air, 36 two-seat dragon-tooth torpedoes/horizontal bombers also left the deck with the latest "one-eyed wolf" A-type 800 kg bomb. As the escorted hornets took the lead in the direction of the British coast, the two aircraft carriers total of 122 war eagles formed an attack formation. It was divided into four large triangular arrows and passed over the fleet.

"Report, the 52nd Task Force has also set out."

In the report, Zhu Houbin smiled and looked at the navigation on the wall.

If everything goes well, the first bomb will fall on Portsmouth, which is known as the heart of the British navy in 70 minutes. I don't know what the local fleet, which is expected to have fought with the Germans at this moment, will look like after learning that its home port was bombed.

The mantis catches the cicada. First of all, let's see if there is a yellow finch behind it! ——

The dense explosion came from afar. It was the violent noise caused by the serial explosion of shells after a British W-class destroyer was hit by the ammunition depot. From the deck of the battlecruiser Dflinger, the surrounding sea has been covered with all kinds of debris, both aircraft and after the explosion of the destroyer. Shards.

Hipper in the bridge looked at the British destroyer detachment that began to evacuate in the distance and wiped a cold sweat. If it hadn't been for the insufficient number of British carrier-based aircraft, if it hadn't been for the desperate protection of several of its own light cruisers, these sudden appearance of destroyers and aircraft would have been enough to kill the fleet!

"General, the Crown Prince's engine compartment caught fire, light cruiser."

The staff officer picked up the loss report and just said a few words, but was interrupted by the anxious Hipper: "Leave the injured warships, and the rest of the ships follow the flagship to support General Scheer."

Hipper couldn't calm down. As a naval general who participated in the Battle of Delan and served as an intern officer in the Xinhua Navy for many years and saw the large-scale naval battle of West Bilu Island with his own eyes, he understood that he had made an unforgivable mistake and was dragged by the enemy's destroyers and more than 20 torpedo planes. Half an hour!

Although Neshipper led the fleet to the main battlefield while fighting for half an hour, now it is not far away, and you can even hear the low roar of the opposite gun, but the terrible thing is that according to the last telegram of Scheer's fleet, it was found that the four enemy battlecruisers that had not been searched before had already circled. On the battlefield!

The radio wave has been suspended for a while, so that General Scheer, who originally had the advantage, could not take time out to send real-time war news to himself, which in itself shows that he is likely to be dragged into the worst situation.

Fight to the death!

Germany doesn't want to fight to the death at all, because victory is unstoppable. At this time, any unnecessary consumption is stupidity. All the previous combat plans were made around fighting and consuming the enemy to save itself, but now it is dragged into the death battle. Even if the final victory is a defeat!

It was no longer possible to make Hipper quiet in the narrow conning tower, but just as he opened the hatch in his harbor to breathe, a mushroom cloud hundreds of meters high suddenly rose in the distance, which suddenly stung all his eyes.

The mast report, under the mushroom cloud is the York-class battleship Marquis Bismarck, which was known as the strongest battleship in the history of the German navy, which was majestic when it departed yesterday.

Scheer watched the Marquis Bismarck being ignited and exploded like a big firecracker in pain. Although Germany had the world's strongest armor and protection design capabilities, it could face 32 381mm heavy guns that improved the fuse of the armor-piercing shell that was criticized by Tehran. In order to cover the main force behind him, it finally chose to turn around before the war. The Marquis Bismarck, who exerted all his firepower, still did not escape the doom.

In just ten minutes of the nearly 40,000-ton hull, it was bombarded. Under the baptism of hundreds of shells, the German super battleship was hit by a violent trembling after only 40 days of service, and the ammunition depot was hit by a big explosion.

Less than 78 of the 1360 officers and soldiers survived.

Even if the Marquis Bismarck maintained the iron-blooded and cold style of the German [***] people, and even regarded as a mechanical style, stubborn and persistently turned into the main force under the enemy's crazy gunfire, diverting fire with a huge hull, showing the unyielding spirit of Germany, but its sacrifice was only to win the rudder for Scheer. Opportunity.

At this time, the two fleets of Brigadier General Hamilton and Harwich had formed an inner eight-character formation, while Scheer was just at the intersection of the firepower of the two fleets. Although the Marquis Bismarck completed the transverse and began to open the distance, it was previously damaged by a torpedo and dragged on the last three Helgolan. The class battleship was fatally hit.

13:30, the reputation-class battlecruiser completed the most successful blow since the service of the class battlecruiser. Two of the eight 381mm shells accurately hit the Ostfriesland 15,000 yards away, as the first generation Daunt, the Ostfriesland, which survived the Battle of the German Sea, which can be called a series of explosions, failed to continue its good luck this time and was hit by a 381 mm shell.

The improved British armor-piercing shell exploded deep into the stern. While the brown smoke rose from the stern, it was announced that the battleship could no longer leave the shallow sandbar.

13:40, last minute before Hipel's arrival, the sister ship Thuringen was also bombarded by baptismal. After it was caught up by the crazy pursuit tactics later known as "Halich Mad Dog", it was hit by the superstructure continuously by a 381 mm gun, and the whole upper layer was swept flattened in just a few minutes. It was almost as tragic as the Mawitch in Deland, but it was different from the Mawitch that was finally abandoned after returning to Kiel Harbor. Although the Thuringian was not sunk immediately with a good watertight cabin design, the final page did not return to Germany, but was sent to the sea by the British submarine a few hours later.

2 to 3.

Under the condition that the strength and equipment are not as good as their opponents, the British mainland fleet has completed a classic cooperation, which not only successfully reversed the previous unfavorable situation, but also showed the background of this century-old naval power.

Even later Li Mo and Chen Ping were secretly shocked when they learned that it was not an advantage in equipment, it might be very expensive to defeat the British navy under the same conditions.

Scheer has no desire to fight at this moment. Even if he can fight the rest of the British mainland fleet, the one who is waiting for him after returning home must be dismissed by the angry William II or even sent to a military court. Even Tirpitz can't save himself.

It was still Hiffel who saved him. After seeing the explosion of the Marquis of Bismarck, Hiffel expected that the outcome might be worse than expected, so he immediately ordered the fleet to cut the tail of the Scheer fleet to block the craziest Harwich fleet.

At 14:00, after Hiffel arrived at the battlefield, Scheer's main force finally got rid of the pinch and cut off Harwich and Hamilton with him.

Although the fog on the sea has gradually dissipated, the diffuse smoke still affected the continuation of the war. In addition, the goal has been completed, hitting Germany's plan to control the North Sea and cooperate with the landing of the army. Hamilton decisively ordered the release of smoke and withdrawing at the same time.

Although Hiffel is willing to fight again, he also knows that if he continues to fight in this situation, there may be heavy losses again, so Scheer ordered a retreat to Helgoland after weighing it over and again.

"General, they have retreated!"

In the proud and loud voice of the staff, everyone in the bridge of the Shock almost jumped up excitedly and cheered. No one knew what would happen tomorrow. Everyone only knew that at this moment, under the disadvantage, they had completed a sea battle that was enough to make Britain proud, blocking the Germans back again.

If at the beginning of the war, this naval battle can even be named great, it will become the heaviest iron fist to attack Germany.

Hamilton's eyes were filled with tears of joy. Like everyone else, he knew that Britain, which claimed to never fall, was sinking. Perhaps in the end, Britain would bear unimaginable suffering because of losing the war, but at least he had completed the Prime Minister's instructions. The Germans were once again blocked back to Kiel Harbour, so that millions of British soldiers who were withdrawing from the European continent could return home safely.

"General, telegram!"

At this moment of celebrating, an extremely uncoordinated and even harsh voice suddenly sounded behind everyone. Everyone saw that the first correspondent who just called up was already panicked, and even staggered all the way to Hamilton: "Potsmouth was bombed!"

It was as if someone was suddenly strangled from behind, and all the cheers and shouts stopped abruptly. The bridge suddenly became silent and terrible. Everyone looked at each other in front of each other, Portsmouth? How can it be! Didn't the intelligence say that it will take three days for the Chinese fleet to arrive?!

"They left early, and the intelligence was not accurate. Judging from the number of planes, they have dispatched at least two special flops and are concentrating on attacking Portsmouth!" Although the correspondent answered all the questions, Hamilton suddenly blushed, and an unprecedented anger drowned him like a volcanic eruption.

What does the appearance of Chinese people mean at this time?!

Even idiots can figure it out that it is obvious that China and Germany have already exchanged information. Maybe Scheer and Hipper don't know about it, but the commander-in-chief of both sides may have secretly connected the song! So they have long learned that Scheer will come out today and will deliberately arrive three days later to cooperate with the German military operation, but in fact, they have secretly moved to the British coast!

This is a humiliation to myself, but also a humiliation to the Royal Navy! This is a loud slap in the face for the soldiers of the home fleet who have just won a victory! Because they can't defend their oath to protect the British coastline.

The next minute passed by everyone's gaze, and the red tide on Hamilton's cheeks began to fade. Holding the telegram, he finally slowly fell into a chair in a painful howling. Everyone saw that this may be the last commander of the local fleet, the forehead of the Royal Secretary of the Navy. Bean-sized beads of sweat are sliding down the cheeks.

Britain lost!

The fact that everyone has become silent, even a three-year-old child can understand.

The British navy without Portsmouth is like a woolly phoenix, and the fleet that can't defend the sea is not as good as a rifle!

When the strange atmosphere in the bridge finally spread from the flagship bridge to the whole fleet, the whole Britain was stunned. Countless people rushed out of the house, took the children and relatives, and began to evacuate the coastline.

At 15:30, just after the victory of the home fleet, the sailors began to clean up the battlefield and clean up the mess, a telegram sent the fleet from the peak of joy to the bottom of the cold North Sea.

The cradle of the British navy, Portsmouth, the largest and most complete naval base in Great Britain, was bombarded by two waves of more than 500 Xinhua carrier-based aircraft. Not only was a squadron sinking there, but more than 200 targets, including shipyards and naval facilities, were destroyed.

Bombing, still going on!

(to be continued)