On the day the Brestani was severely damaged, the Italian Navy did send four battleships to cruise near the waters of Gibraltar. However, this had nothing to do with the submarine's actions. It can be said to be a complete coincidence. But because

By this coincidence, the top leaders of the Allied Powers made an astonishing inference about the next strategy of the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean!

"Currently there is no fleet in the Mediterranean that can contain the actions of the Allied Powers. In this case, the fortress they most hope to capture is the Gibraltar Fortress. Once the opponent succeeds, the Allied Powers fleet will be locked forever.

Outside the Mediterranean, even the powerful U.S. and French fleets cannot contribute here. After all, the other side still has 12 capital ships! This is fatal to us. The materials and manpower from North Africa cannot reach Europe, and

Our troops are also unable to support our comrades who are fighting the enemy in the North African desert. Even the Italian fleet will appear in the Atlantic Ocean, which will be a fatal blow to the security of the Atlantic route. Maybe we are not afraid of a decisive battle with our opponents, but if

It is almost impossible to capture those fast battleships that are wandering the sea, because the U.S. and French fleets do not have a single fast battleship!" French naval representatives said at the Allied Naval Conference in London.

The words of the French made the American representative very ashamed. What a s**t! Almost all the first-class naval powers in the world have fast battleships. Needless to say, Britain and Germany, the fast fleets of both sides have fought for n rounds in the North Sea.

The new Longwu-class battleships of the Chinese Navy are not as fast as the battlecruisers, but they are still faster than the fundamentalist battleships.

Some. Among the four most powerful naval powers in the world, the United States is the only one with a strong fighting ability, but lacks speed and maneuverability. If it is like what the French representative said, the Italian Navy is really

After fighting out of the Mediterranean, the Allied Mediterranean Fleet with 4 fast battleships can definitely make the Allies scramble!

"The subtext of the French is that they want reinforcements! It's really sad that a once maritime power has fallen to this level." Betty, who was present at the meeting, had a complete contempt for the French deep in his heart. He even doubted that today's meeting

It will bring unexpected problems to the large fleet.

Because the British are also very concerned about the gains and losses in the Strait of Gibraltar, and if they want to truly stabilize the situation, it is inevitable for the Americans to retreat when the French fleet cannot fully assist the U.S. Navy. In other words, the Americans and the French will work together.

Force Britain to send another fleet to the Mediterranean?

"The American fleet, under the command of General Magiffin, is confident of destroying the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, but we lack fast battleships. Even with the addition of the French fleet, our advantage is relatively limited, so I hope that the United Kingdom can draw from your precious fast fleet.

Several warships will go south. In this case, our Mediterranean fleet will

We can gain an overwhelming advantage. As long as the Allied Mediterranean Fleet is destroyed, we can concentrate our forces on the North Sea and lock the German High Seas Fleet tightly, turning them into a waste that can only stay in the port." No.

To Betty's expectation, the Americans actually asked the British fleet to send out fast battleships to support the Mediterranean.

“The Grand Fleet has 5 Queen-class fast battleships, 2 Overseas-class fast battleships, 1 Tiger battlecruiser and 2 Amsterdam-class fast battleships, while the German High Seas Fleet now only has 2 Moltke-class fast battleships left.

, From the perspective of strength, the British Empire has at least about 5 times the advantage. In this case, it shouldn't be too much to mobilize some warships to go to the Mediterranean?" the French representative continued.

"We need to deal with the most powerful German High Seas Fleet. The battles in the past year have not brought down this behemoth. Now, with the addition of new blood, they will be even stronger. In just one year, the Germans have gained

Six battleships more powerful than the Revenge class, of course, there are

Two ships are the heritage of our allies. Although the Grand Fleet severely damaged its opponents last year, the losses caused were far less than the supplements they received. We are under greater pressure, and how can we mobilize our troops now?" The British representative said from an overall perspective.

To explain, try to persuade the other party to give up your suggestion.

"Sir, I need to remind you that the Grand Fleet has 20 super-dreadnoughts, while your enemy only has 16. You have as many as 10 15-inch gun warships, while the opponent only has 4. I do not deny that Izzy

The Mel-class battleships are powerful, but they have just been

The Germans took over and formed a very limited combat capability. They will not take immediate action in the North Sea, but the Italians are already planning to knock on the door of the Atlantic Ocean! We are fighting for Gibraltar of the British Empire, but your country is so stingy!" France

It represents speaking with righteous words.

"It seems that things can't go any better today. If we don't make some gestures, the UK will be in a very passive position in future negotiations." The British representative quickly realized that the other side would use this opportunity to attack the UK.

.The reasons they found were good, and it was difficult for the British to refute. However, as a representative without decision-making power, he could not guarantee anything. He could only say that the British Royal Admiralty would seriously consider this matter and give a proper solution.

reply.

After this meeting, there were two opinions among the British senior officials regarding the current situation. One opinion was naturally to refuse to divide the troops and focus on blocking the German High Seas Fleet. In the view of this group of people, as long as the Americans

If we take it seriously with the French, then the Allied fleet after the merger will still have 13 super ships

Fearless, this force is still enough to fight against the Allied Mediterranean Fleet that just went through the war. After all, the Allied fleet that appeared near the Strait of Gibraltar this time is just a squadron. According to their speculation, Italy is not yet equipped to fight again.

The ability to fight a decisive battle. So don't be too anxious.

The other group believes that if the United States and France agree to take the initiative to launch an attack in the shortest possible time, it is still possible to consider appropriately allocating a few warships to each other. This is to create a time lag and quickly attack before the German fleet can react.

After strengthening the U.S. and French fleets and severely inflicting heavy losses on their opponents, they were transferred back to the United Kingdom. Moreover, after experiencing several naval battles, the British Royal Navy had certain concerns about its combat effectiveness. This was not only due to the failure caused by some disadvantages in the performance of the warships, but also due to the

There is a reduction in combat effectiveness caused by the loss of a large number of experienced officers and soldiers.

.Historically, Britain had a serious shortage of experienced officers and soldiers after the war. Many of the officers and soldiers on the armored cruisers were novices or reservists. And in this dimension, the British Royal Navy suffered huge losses, tens of thousands of them.

Royal Navy officers and soldiers

died in the naval battle. This group believes that relying solely on the British fleet is no longer enough to ensure the advantage of the North Sea, so their suggestion is that in this case, they should resolve the southern naval battle first and then turn to the northern front. Only in this way can they concentrate the power of the British and American navies.

Can lock the Germans to death!

The two factions had their own reasons and were at odds for a while. Just when the British themselves were making a fuss, Silent Jack, the commander of the Dutch fleet that had been destroyed at this time, suddenly made a suggestion to lead the fleet to the Mediterranean. Two Amsterdam ships

The fast battleship will serve as the main force of the avant-garde reconnaissance fleet of the U.S. and French fleets to participate in the Mediterranean war. This move is a bit of a drain on the British. But in the face of the Dutch's request, the British still can't refuse!

Although the Dutch fleet was included in the order of operations of the British Grand Fleet, they still obeyed the orders of the Dutch government-in-exile. If they wanted to leave, could the British say no? However, the British still found some very bad signs. If

These are just the words of the Dutch government. The British government believes that it can easily deal with this provisional government in London through various means. And the British believe that the Dutch government can easily deal with it through various means.

People are not so ignorant. But now that the Dutch are doing this, there can only be one reason. Someone is instigating him behind the scenes. Anyone who can think of this person with his knees can think of it. It must be the United States and France who are behind the scenes.

The Dutch made a wish, making the Netherlands feel that it would be better to hand over the fleet to Britain and France than to Britain. This is undoubtedly a blow to the British who have always dominated the distribution of maritime power among the Allied Powers!

"Damn the Dutch, damn the French. The Grand Fleet just fought to the death with the Italians for France, and now, they are repaying us like this! In the battle that just ended, we lost several super-dreadnoughts but replaced them with

Here comes the betrayal of the allies! Britain's outstanding sons and daughters shed their blood in France and provided the French with a large amount of supplies and help.

It is absolutely unacceptable that the French are plotting behind the scenes for the sake of two fast battleships!" After learning the news, Churchill roared angrily! But there was nothing he could do if he didn't accept it. After receiving the news from the Dutch Provisional Government

After the order, the two Dutch fast battleships quickly left England and headed to the western French port, preparing to join the American and French fleets.

"The balance has tilted, and the final balance has been broken. Order the fleet to assemble immediately. Once the Dutch arrive, we will immediately head to the Mediterranean. Also, tell Myers to let his former Dreadnought Fleet come together. We will force the Allied Powers in the Mediterranean

The fleet will fight our army!" When he learned that the Dutch fleet was about to fight alongside him, the commander of the U.S.-French combined fleet, Maggie Fenn, was not as ecstatic as people imagined, but had a serious look on his face, and his livid face made his deputy

Sims was a little scared.

"Is it really that serious?" Sims asked tentatively after rejecting the others.

"After losing two super-dreadnoughts, the British Royal Navy will only have 24 warships, of which only 18 are super-dreadnoughts. If the Germans really complete the improvements, then they will have 22 super-dreadnoughts! In this case

, purely from the perspective of the battleships, the Germans have a greater advantage. But once the large fleet makes a mistake, I can only say that everything will develop in an uncontrollable direction." Ma Jifen replied.

"But the British also have a large number of armored cruisers and destroyers, and the British have an absolute advantage in auxiliary battleships!" Sims realized that Magiffin was definitely not being alarmist this time. Magiffin was indeed unpopular in the U.S. Navy, and it was true

There will be some surprising moves, but his judgment of the battle situation is very accurate, and there are rarely major deviations.

"It's useless. The British don't have enough manpower to operate these warships. The only way now is to see who moves faster, whether we defeat the Italians first, or the Germans attack the British first!" After Ma Jifen finished speaking, he looked towards

The fleet outside, this is the fleet that the United States has spent 20 years building, and now this sword is finally coming out of its sheath!
Chapter completed!