It can be said that the "North Sea Outpost" military operation commanded by Ruprecht made Jericho think of something like a wake-up call. To some extent, the British saved some situation, but unfortunately, from the overall situation, the British had lost too much this time. Although Jericho still hid the last Phoenix fleet as a trump card, the Royal Navy Air Force and the land-based aviation team assigned to the large fleet have lost the ability to launch a threatening attack on the high seas fleet in the Norwegian Sea. In other words, in the future, the British land-based aviation forces can only perform reconnaissance missions. In the decisive battle, the British could only rely on the large fleet to output!

"From now on, the Royal Navy Fleet is just a plane fleet." On the way back to Keel Harbor, Ruprecht said confidently while watching the attack assessment from the navy. Several maps of large-scale British Airways bases were hung on the walls of the command tower, with ground facilities and aircraft clearly marked on them. The attack results were written next to them, which was very intuitive. The German Navy's senior management can use this to determine the fate of the British Airways in the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands.

"The British did not dare to chase after him in the end. What a pity." Looking at the main force of the High Seas Fleet on the sea and the Luftwaffe air force hovering in the air, Admiral Schell said with regret. If the British fleet dared to chase after him at this time, the German High Seas Fleet would really dare to stop and wait for the British to come to fight!

"If they follow us, we can end the war in one afternoon. But if that happens, then Jericho and others will disappoint me too much." Ruprecht said disapprovingly.

"Your Excellency the Crown Prince, if nothing unexpected happens, we will use a week to complete all the preparations after we go back. Then adjust the state of the fleet and prepare for the decisive battle in a maximum of 12 days. Now the fleet of Earl Spee has arrived in France and has joined the American fleet commanded by Sims. Is it time to start the second step of the decisive battle now?" General Schell asked.

The attack on the British Navy's aviation base was named outpost, as the name suggests, which is the first step before the decisive battle. Before the two sides' decisive battle, the German Navy had additional deployment, which was to use submarines to enter the Norwegian Sea and some areas of the North Sea for monitoring, focusing on monitoring various waterways and radio communications. Although the so-called submarine ambush tactics during the Battle of 1 were very low, it still had some effect when used for reconnaissance. In places where German land-based aviation forces cannot reach, using submarines for monitoring is the only way. Nearly 100 submarines will be deployed to the target area in the following period of time. This is undoubtedly a considerable project!

These submarines will be deployed in areas around the Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands from Fors Bay to the north, and then continue to enter the Norwegian Sea to conduct reconnaissance missions within the range that the British fleet may intercept. The entire mission cycle will last nearly a month, and in order to ensure the consumption of submarine forces, the German Navy has specially arranged 12 supply submarines called "transporters" to provide fuel and food for these submarines performing missions. (Similar to the dairy submarines of World War II.)

This information will eventually be deployed in Norway and local naval radio stations in Germany for reception, and then summarized at the German Navy General Staff at Kiel Port, and then transferred to the main force of the High Seas Fleet fighting abroad. Of course, it can also be sent directly to the flagship of the High Seas Fleet. Unfortunately, the staff members accompanying the High Seas Fleet cannot process so much information, and filter out useful information from a large amount of useless information and false alarms. Therefore, overall, this submarine control operation code-named "Spectator" is very difficult.

"Pushed for 5 days before execution, do a good job of preparation." Ruprecht thought for a while and said. The submarine force could not directly rush to about 25 knots like the surface fleet from Kil Harbor to Orkney Islands. In fact, even in World War II, considering the situation of sailing on the water for most of the time, the submarine's speed was still not high. Taking the U47 submarine marked in history entering Scarpa Bay to sink the Royal Oak battleship, as an example, without considering the daytime hidden decision made during the attack to avoid being discovered by the Air Force, it simply took the German Navy submarine to calculate by returning to the flight.

If we look at the current technical level, in order to ensure the hidden deployment of a large number of submarines, the German Navy will need to complete the deployment for about a week! After all, a considerable number of submarines are carried out in the Norwegian Sea! According to the crown prince's plan, it is best to complete the deployment 3 to 4 days before the decisive battle begins. This time will make the submarine troops in the best condition, and the last period of time can also allow the submarine troops to adapt to the local sea conditions!

"As you wish, Your Highness." Admiral Schell could only execute Ruprecht's order. Now the rest is simple. The fleet goes back and replenishes its state, and then determines the general attack time based on the situation of the Spee fleet. The initiative is completely in the hands of the German Navy. As long as the Spee fleet embarks on its way back, they must fight regardless of whether the British Navy wants it!

At the same time, on the far west coast of France, the German Navy finally joined the US Navy. In order to keep it a secret, the US Navy did not enter any French ports. They were stationed in a heavily guarded harbor. Here, the USS Independent aircraft carrier will undergo certain maintenance and maintenance, and will conduct pre-war tactical training under the cover of the German Navy and American destroyers. It is not a secret that the German fleet will go to France, so all German warships take turns to enter the French port for maintenance and repair, that's right, repair. The mine network deployed by the British in the Strait of Gibraltar is not useless. One of the mines caused certain damage to the United Strength Rapid Battleship, so it is necessary to enter the port to repair it specifically.

During the last rest period before the war, Earl Spee and others were not idle either. After handing over the fleet to Earl Lukner, Earl Spee, Earl Suxun, and Redell came to the US Navy's Independence aircraft carrier. On the island of the aircraft carrier, the Earl watched the training of the US Navy's aviation force while discussing future cooperation with Sims while accompanying the Americans.
Chapter completed!