"Captain, the flagship has issued an order."

The first mate came loudly with the phone.

"oh?"

Captain Ziegfee von Royenkram, who was standing at the chart table and chatting with two naval officers, quickly turned around.

"What order, Ryans."

"Commander orders, do it! Sir."

Lieutenant Colonel Ens replied loudly, although the expression on the first mate's face still maintained his usual seriousness and calmness, Ziegfe heard the uncontrollable excitement and joy from his voice.

"Yeah, I understand."

Hearing the word that had been waiting for for a long time clearly from the eldest mate's mouth, Ziegfe felt a stream of hot blood suddenly surge from the bottom of his heart, and the hot feeling instantly filled his whole body. At the same time, a numb feeling like an electric shock was rushing towards his head like lightning along his spine, making him feel his scalp numb and his hair seemed to explode.

"It's finally started."

Ziegfe took a deep breath and tried hard to restrain his excitement and his speed of heartbeat.

"Lt. Col. Ryans!"

Ziegfe picked up his white military cap from the chart table beside him.

“Transfer my orders!”

"At, Captain."

Ryans tightened his muscles all over his body, stood up straight, and his chest stood up loudly and answered loudly.

Not only the first mate, but all the officers and non-commissioned officers who were staying on the bridge were standing respectfully at the young captain. Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for the captain to issue this long-awaited order. For a moment, the entire bridge became silent, leaving only the annoying ticking sound from the old-fashioned wall clock hanging on the bridge wall.

"All personnel arrive at the combat position immediately, and the entire ship is ready for combat at level 1, waiting for orders!"

"As for orders, sir!"

The first mate raised his hand excitedly and saluted.

"I hope that in the upcoming battle, every officer and soldier can do his duty. For the honor of the navy, to realize the rejuvenation of the great nation, to our sacred Germany, and to the trust and expectations of the head of state, to contribute all your strength."

Zigfe put on a military cap and then responded with a military salute to everyone present.

"As for orders, sir!"

"Everything is for Germany!"

"Hi! Reinhart, long live the Head of State!"

The officers and soldiers shouted loudly to express their determination to their captain.

"Action, gentlemen!"

Ziegfe nodded with satisfaction. Driven by such strong morale, he was now full of confidence in winning more than ever.

“What’s more….”

Ziegfe walked to the huge porthole of the battle bridge and looked towards the surrounding sea. Through the thick bulletproof glass, a huge fleet appeared in front of him.

Yes, with such strong strength, Ziegfe really can't find any reason to fail.

Now there are chaos on these warships that were originally parked quietly, and teams of sailors are running around on the deck to make their final preparations before the battle.

Several warships have already started their power, and the huge hull is lined up with azure blue sea water and slowly moves.

Zigfeld looked at the busy scene on the deck of the friend ship with interest. He knew that the current situation on his ship must be much different from theirs.

Entering the first-level combat readiness too early will only consume the soldiers' morale and physical strength, so the fleet commander has now allowed the warships to enter a state of combat. General Lütjens is indeed a shrewd commander.

"Captain. The turbine is already in standby, request instructions."

The second councillor came loudly.

"Two vehicles have one quarter speed, 15 degrees left rudder. Go towards the queue position according to the scheduled route calibrated on the chart. Pay attention to the position of the friend ship, especially "Gneisenno", pay attention to the distance from her formation. Ryans, go to the above to command."

"As for orders, Captain!"

The first mate who was issuing orders to the sound tube quickly nodded and greeted, then quickly stepped up the stairs and ran towards the nautical bridge on the upper floor.

Zigfe walked towards the thick armored cabin door beside the bridge. The orderly man standing by the door quickly turned the pulley on the door and opened the cabin door. Zigfe stepped out of the threshold and walked to the wide terrace outside the combat bridge.

"Sir!"

Two machine gunners on duty on the terrace stood next to an anti-aircraft machine gun and saluted their captain attentively.

"Continue to be the stern, soldier."

Ziegfe nodded slightly and then walked to the edge of the terrace and looked towards the fleet in front of him by leaning against the armored fence.

The closest battleship to him is the most powerful battleship of the German Navy, the German Navy, which is now the most powerful battleship. She is slowly moving across the head of Ziegfe toward the left wing. The huge camouflage painted on the hull made this powerful battleship look even more fierce and elite.

The large rangefinder installed on the top of the tall bridge of the Gnesonno is slowly rotating, and it seems that the final inspection is being conducted.

Seeing this, Ziegfe couldn't help but look behind him. Seeing the large main gun sighting device installed on the top of the armored bridge and the rangefinder of the artillery command post on the top of the main mast tower were also doing the same job. The young captain couldn't help but smile.

The heavy cruiser Admiral Hippel is leaving her berth. This heavy cruiser with a beautiful hull and a simple and beautiful bridge has surprisingly powerful combat power. Although it is only equipped with a 203mm main gun, it is enough to send those British colleagues who dare to underestimate her to the bottom of the sea.

Behind her sister ship "Prince Eugen". Although it is a sister ship, "Prince Eugen" is actually an improved model of "Admiral Hippel", with improved performance and tonnage.

In order to allow her to participate in this battle, the head of state put pressure on the Navy Construction Bureau. The result of the workers rushing to work for 24 hours was that she, who was originally scheduled to be officially in service next month, entered the German Navy sequence early.

However, entering the sequence alone does not mean that the warship already has combat effectiveness. The crew members of the warship must be systematically trained.

However, in this way, the ship will take at least half a year to carry out combat missions.

The young head of state obviously did not have that patience. In order to realize his sophisticated plan, the German navy must mobilize all its strength. For the head of state, any combat power of the navy is precious now. Putting such a powerful warship in the country is a waste that he cannot tolerate.

So the head of state came up with a solution. He summoned all the skilled crew members who survived the heavy cruiser "Blüchel" sunk in the Battle of Norway and sent them to the "Prince Eugen".

"Blüchel" and "Prince Eugen" are also sister ships, so there is no difference in cāo work. In addition to ensuring the normal operation of the warships, those skilled sailors can also lead those novices to get familiar with their work faster.

Now "Prince Eugen" is actually more like a training ship, but under the skilled sailors, she has been able to exert most of her combat effectiveness, and there is no big problem in participating in naval battles.

And because of her current state, the fleet commander gave her great care, and in this battle she will follow the flagship sports as a reserve.

After all, she is still a new ship, and no one wants her to be injured when she first participates in the battle.

The flagship Admiral Schell is also beginning to move towards the predetermined array.

Seeing the "Admiral Schell", Ziegfe couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

There are two main battleships in the German naval fleet that did not participate in the operation, both of which are "German"-class pocket battleships.

The "Earl of Graf Spey" has left the German naval sequence forever. She has sank into the deep seabed outside Montevideo Harbour with her brave captain.

The other is the "Germany", which is the current "Luzov".

She was attacked by a British submarine during the Norwegian Battle, and a British torpedo hit the stern of her ship, almost blowing it away.

She is still lying on the Kiel's boat platform and cannot move. Because she is seriously injured, the "Luzov" cannot be repaired in a short time, so she can only give up participating in this entire operation.

Colonel Lansdorf, the captain of the "Luzov", must be roaring angrily in his office. Thinking of this, Ziegfe couldn't help but be glad for his luck.

I almost couldn't participate in this action like Lansdorf. If that was true, it would be my biggest regret in my life.

The "Sharenhorst" should be regarded as one of the top main warships in the Third Reich fleet. She and the "Gnesonno" have long become a major concern for the British Royal Navy.

These two battleships are a pair of best platoons, and they can return with full load every time they are dispatched.

The most famous time was when participating in the Norwegian Battle. These two warships cooperated and tacitly sent the British aircraft carrier "Glory" to the seabed, and also killed two British destroyers who wanted to come to rescue.

However, it was also because of this battle that the "Scharnhorst" was seriously injured and had to sail back to the Port of Kiel, Germany for repair.

But finally, her injuries were much lighter than those of the "Luzov". Under the attention of the head of state, the mechanics rushed to work day and night, and finally finished repairing and sailed out of the dock before the fleet left the port.

However, because the original captain, Colonel Foster, was injured and had not healed while participating in the Norwegian Battle, he was unable to continue to take on the captain's job for the time being.

As a result, Colonel Ziegfee von Rohnkram stood out among a large number of competitors with his ability and close relationship with the head of state and became the second captain of the German battleship "Scharnhorst".

Moreover, due to the efforts of the shipyard workers, he was allowed to participate in such a huge and important operation as soon as he sat on the seat of the warship captain.

Now the entire fleet sequence has been fully displayed in front of Ziegfe.

Three battleships, one is the flagship Admiral Scher, the other is its sister ship, the Gneisenno, and the last is its search for the "Scharnhorst".

Two heavy cruisers, Admiral Hippel and Prince Eugen.

These five warships are the essence of the current German Navy. A total of 24 283mm and 16 203mm heavy artillery were installed on these warships. The firepower of these warships is enough to blow a British cruiser from here to the Mediterranean.

Not only that, this time, all the existing light cruisers of the German Navy were dispatched.

"Emden", "Lebich", "Cologne" and "Nuremberg".

Although these four are just light cruisers, their strength must not be underestimated.

As light cruisers of the German Navy, their performance is above British warships of the same class.

After all, they were already fully prepared to encounter the British fleet being beaten up in their original design.

However, because of this, in addition to running fast, these warships also showed a feature that only the German Navy had in the firepower configuration design.

That is, their rear firepower is stronger than the front firepower. These cruisers only installed a double-equipped 152mm turret at the front, but two of these turrets were installed at the rear.

This was obviously designed to escape. Thinking of this, Ziegfe couldn't help but sigh again. If it weren't for the great Head of Reinhardt, those light cruisers might still be hiding eastwards on the Atlantic Ocean and sneaking attacking British merchant ships, the German Navy would have such courage to come out in full swing, how could there be such a chance to be proud now?

Four light patrols, a total of 29 152mm cannons. To be honest, these four light patrols alone are enough to fight the British fleet.

If those destroyers were added, they wouldn't have to take action at all.

The Ten Destroyers are two destroyer squadrons composed of German destroyers surviving the Norwegian Battle and newly launched destroyers.

One squadron is composed of Z-level, while the other squadron is mixed with two Z-level modified models.

This destroyer has 40 127mm guns and 10 150mm guns. Unexpectedly, the improved class destroyer actually has the firepower of a light cruiser. When Ziegfe learned that such a first-class destroyer existed, he was really shocked at that time.

Looking at the huge lineup of his fleet and the intelligence of the enemy fleet he was about to face, Ziegfe's only feeling now is that it was a battle without any suspense.

The captain of "Shanhorst" had a hint of confusion in his heart.

"Is this considered animal cruelty? No matter how you look, it looks like an elephant stepping on Xiaoqiang?"

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Chapter completed!