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The Third Empire - Chapter 375

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:55:10 AM


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Sneak attack is the most shameful. Why were Americans so angry when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor? It is because the Japanese did not declare war and directly bombed. The candidate's declaration of war will only make people more angry.

Now, should Germany say nothing and blow up the British naval base? This is a huge plan. If this plan succeeds, it is conceivable that the British navy will be greatly weakened!

"Do we still need to declare war?" With a cruel sneer on his face, "we launched a war against Poland in order to avenge our head of state, but Britain and France took the initiative to declare war on us and occupied our border territory. Since they have declared war on us, it is a state of war."

It's really a sneak attack.

After all, the declaration of war between Britain and France is a joke. The fighting between the two sides in the border area is more like playing at home. You can see from the performance of the British and French forces.

Anyway, Poland has been destroyed. What Britain and France hope most is the fight between Germany and the Soviet Union!

Unfortunately, it is destined to disappoint them.

Of course, there are contradictions between Germany and the Soviet Union, but Germany and Britain and France are even more deeply enmity. The Versailles treaty after World War I was forcibly imposed on Germany by Britain and France. Every German will remember the situation at that time.

Britain, France and Germany are enemies!

In this era, if you want to become a power, you must be a naval power. As an old naval power, Britain has a strong navy and many naval bases.

In later generations, Britain's main naval bases are Portsmouth base, Plymouth base and faslein naval base. The most important Portsmouth base has 60% of Britain's surface ships.

The port of tsmouth is located more than 100 kilometers southwest of London, bordering the commercial port Southampton in the West and the English Channel in the south. The urban area is located on portcey Island, with the Isle of Wight as a natural barrier in the South and the main island of England in the north.

The sea area of the port area is more than 6km long and 3km wide, which can accommodate aircraft carrier level giant ships. The weather in the port is mild and calm all year round, which is easy to anchor and defend.

Therefore, Portsmouth Port has been an important military base of the Royal Navy for nearly 500 years.

However, Portsmouth Port is not the largest port of Britain before World War II. In this era, the largest port of the British navy is Scarpa Bay naval base in Orkney County, which is also the anchorage of the main fleet of the Royal Navy on the British Islands.

Scarpa Bay is a semi enclosed water area located in the northernmost part of Scotland and the territory of Orkney Islands. It is surrounded by the main island, Hoy Island, South ronaldesay island and a dry island in the islands. It is a good natural bay with a length of about 24 kilometers, a width of 13 kilometers and an area of 130 square kilometers.

The geographical location here is very important. There are three channels connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. In the two world wars, Britain controlled the North Sea accordingly.

From the map, the German Navy wants to go out of the Atlantic, either through the English channel or the North Sea. During the war, it was impossible to cross the English channel, so we had to go to the North Sea.

Therefore, the contention for the North Sea is the main naval strategy of Germany and Britain in this era. The British Scarpa Bay naval base is a five finger mountain above the head of the German Navy.

For Germany, Scarpa Bay is also the most humiliating place for their navy.

During World War I, in order to compete with the British navy, the German Imperial Navy made every effort to establish a huge Navy with 40 battleships, 4 super battleships, 7 cruisers, 144 destroyers and torpedo boats and 28 submarines.

In the "battle of Jutland", they sank three British battlecruisers, three cruisers and eight destroyers with remarkable results.

Unfortunately, those despicable politicians surrendered, and Germany was betrayed by politicians when it was not defeated.

At the end of World War I, the German high seas fleet was detained according to the armistice agreement. 74 German warships, escorted by the allied fleet, sailed into Scarpa Bay.

At this time, the German officers and soldiers made a decision that stunned everyone. In order to prevent the fleet from falling into the hands of the enemy, they decided to scuttle their warships!

A few days later, taking advantage of the gap in the training of the British fleet at sea, all warships opened the sea valves and watertight hatches, and the most heroic self sinking operation in the history of the Navy began.

52 of the 74 detained German warships sank to the bottom of the sea, including 10 of the 11 battleships and all five battlecruisers. The tonnage of sunken warships is 95% of the total tonnage of the seized fleet.

This self sinking is also full of German tragedy. They will not let their warships fall into the hands of the enemy!

Every German Navy was indignant at the mention of Scarpa Bay.

The once powerful navy has disappeared in Scarpa Bay, and where it is lost, it must be taken back!

For the Navy, it takes a long time to prepare for a sea training, so every time they come back from sea, they will park for a long time.

Now, just a month after the last voyage, the fleet is ready to start again!

Faced with such an arrangement, the sailors complained that they had not spent enough time on shore with their girlfriends, but they also knew that there was a reason for this sudden order.

Of course, it's still a German problem! The Germans quickly beat down Poland, which greatly exceeded everyone's expectations. At the same time, the Soviets actually did it, and the two countries shared the whole Poland.

He slapped Britain and France hard and beat the dog to see the master. It was obviously beating the master's face. In particular, Britain and France were big countries that wanted face and declared war on Germany. As a result, the Germans dared to carve up Poland with the Soviet Union!

Now, we must show the Germans some power!

In addition to military exercises on land, it is time for the Royal Navy to dispatch at sea to completely block the North sea route and cut off the maritime material transportation of Germany!

Britain is also a little worried. Their army can't get an advantage in front of Germany, but their navy has an absolute advantage!

The preparation time is very short. The time of separation is the most worrying for the sailors. Now, this night is the last night before the assembly. Tomorrow, they will return to the warship and prepare for one day. The day after tomorrow, they will start.

This night, many sailors spent a sleepless night with their lovers.

The bright moonlight sprinkled on the whole Scarpa Bay, and the waves were beating the coast, making a loud sound.




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