Chapter two hundred and ninety fourth Germany shot
"We made the supplies that Quisling deliberately left at Narvik Hill work. Now the British fleet is using the parts left by the Norwegians at Narvik Hill to repair the warships!" Reinhardt's temporary command in Denmark
The Ministry laughed and said: "Since they won't leave tonight, we can keep them forever tomorrow morning."
Because Germany's aircraft carriers do not yet have the ability to fight at night. Although Reinhardt has been asking for funds to be allocated in this area, the technology at this stage is indeed not up to the level he wants.
Therefore, in order to allow the British fleet escorting the troops to land to wait until the next morning to leave, Reinhard specifically reminded Quisling to let his people be transferred to take away the battleship repair parts and repair equipment from Narvik Point so that the British could
The fleet used these "trophies" with satisfaction, performed some simple maintenance on the warships at night, repaired them overnight, and then left.
It seems that the British fleet got a small advantage and used the captured materials to repair the warships and restore some of the damage caused by coastal guns, fortress guns, and Norwegian warships. But in fact, this British squadron did not
They will fall into the trap carefully prepared by Reinhardt and pay a heavy price!
According to Reinhardt's request, the Imperial Navy has made an offensive plan code-named "Awakening Plan". This is the first time that the German Navy has endured humiliation for 20 years since the silence of Operation Rainbow, and launched a new attack plan.
posture, brand new battleship, take the initiative to attack!
The two large Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers "Tirpitz" and "Sickert" commanded by Lütjens left the North Sea and headed north. They planned to launch a surprise attack at dawn in the early morning to annihilate the British forces remaining at Narvik Ridge.
The squadron in the mouth took the opportunity to weaken the strength of the British Royal Navy.
Admiral Raeder will lead the two Zeppelin-class large aircraft carriers "Splensmarck" and "Ebert", followed by eight slower Flying Fish-class small aircraft carriers.
If the British army transfers reinforcements from nearby to rescue the squadron at Narvik Ridge, the main fleet led by Raeder will quickly intercept and attack the supporting forces. If the battle on Lütjens' side is fierce and requires reinforcements, Raeder will
It is also possible to leave only the Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier "Ebert" as the flagship here, and bring 8 Feiyu-class aircraft carriers to wait in the surrounding waters, and separate a faster "Splensmarck" aircraft carrier in front
Go to support.
Raeder's squadron and Lütjens's squadron were the entire essence of the German High Seas Fleet. They were dispatched this time in order to win with one blow.
Using all the main force on his side to annihilate a British squadron was Reinhardt's first foreshadowing for the future decisive battle at sea.
Even if the lion fights the rabbit, try your best! If you use local advantages to win this battle, you can destroy a powerful British squadron. Although for the majestic British Empire, losing a small and medium-sized squadron is not something impossible.
The damage suffered, but for the Third Reich whose naval strength was obviously inferior to that of Britain, it was a crucial step in narrowing the gap between the two sides!
Even the mighty Royal Navy cannot pat its sleeves and pretend to be indifferent after losing a small and medium-sized squadron.
This level of pain is not just a mosquito bite, it is a piece of flesh torn off by a hungry wolf!
Not fatal, but painful!
The Imperial Navy that won this battle could not only further narrow the strength gap between the two sides, but also erase the inner fear of the Royal Navy and break the myth of the Royal Navy's invincibility.
"Führer, is our focus in this battle on the sea?" As the highest military commander within the headquarters, Major General Hans asked: "The main force of the navy is out hunting, so those responsible for escorting our transport fleet are all
The captured Danish fleet?”
It is not just the navy of the Third Reich that will be dispatched in the early morning of tomorrow. Hans's 30th Infantry Division of the Wehrmacht will also play a role tomorrow.
Although the transport ships that transported them were all German-made transport ships, the ones responsible for escorting them were only some captured Danish small warships. This inevitably made Hans feel that he was not taken seriously.
"What, do you have any objections to me using the Danish fleet to escort your division?" Reinhard raised his eyebrows.
"I don't dare," Hans quickly lowered his head respectfully: "I just..."
"It's human nature, I understand." Reinhard waved his hand to interrupt Hans's defense: "I use the captured Danish warships to escort you, not to belittle the Army. In this battle, the Army's mission is not a trivial matter.
One of the strategic priorities of the headquarters."
"It's just," Reinhard changed the topic and said with a smile: "The High Seas Fleet has already set off. If there is an enemy situation in the west, it should be Raeder and Lütjens who will stop it for you first. And to the east, the Soviets
Our attention is all on the three Baltic countries, and their fleets will not embarrass us. The Swedes are even more determined to be neutral, let alone launch their fleets."
"The reason we use the Danish fleet to escort you is because you won't be threatened at all!" Reinhard put it bluntly: "It would be too wasteful to transfer a beautiful and majestic battleship to you just to save face.
Right!"
After hearing these words, Hans's face turned slightly red because of shame. He had indeed only considered the issue of face as an army before, but he did not think about the problem from an overall perspective like the head of state. Thinking about it this way, he
Still too short-sighted......
"Yes, I will teach you!" Hans raised his head and said seriously.
"These are all small things. What I really want to tell you is that when you arrive in Norway, don't wipe out all your troops at once. If necessary, you can let the British and French forces advance to Oslo before attacking. The later our people take action, the more likely the Norwegians will be to attack."
The more they rely on us." Reinhard looked like a dark demon and said evilly: "After our troops arrive in Oslo first, the Norwegian army will have psychological sustenance, and then they will have the courage to stand up and resist. And even if they
Even if you resist desperately, it is impossible to defeat the British and French coalition forces. But it will cause considerable losses to the British and French coalition forces and reduce the pressure on you in subsequent operations."
"On the other hand," Reinhard explained to Hans in detail: "The Norwegian government saw that its troops could not resist it anyway, so they could only turn to our troops to bring them victory. The more they became
If we ask for help, the higher our status will be. After victory in the future, the Norwegian government will treat us with more respect, and it will be easier for them to help us with things..."
Sure enough, those who play strategy have a dirty mind! Hans swallowed his saliva and thought silently, fortunately the head of state is our leader.
"Subordinate... I have learned a lesson." Hans paused, then came back to his senses and replied.
