Sirte's losses were not small, but they were by no means huge. The most serious problem with the www.biquge.info was the sinking of the floating dock that was damaged by the crashed plane, and the emergency repair work made the floating dock inoperable.

This has reduced Sirte's loading and unloading capacity by a third, and the throughput capacity will be affected until the terminal is repaired.

Who would have thought that North Africa, which had been singing all the way, would suffer such a huge defeat all at once on the eve of victory?

The paralysis of the port of Benghazi has slowed the construction of Libyan oil fields by at least a third, and together with the loss of Sirte, an attack by the British Navy has pushed back the production schedule of Libyan oil fields by at least a month.

"The fleet of the British was not found! They are not in this direction. On the conning tower of an Italian submarine floating on the sea, the Italian captain put down the telescope in his hand and said a little tiredly.

He had been on a mission at sea for several days, and now he had been transferred here to intercept the British Mediterranean fleet.

Searching for enemies on the vast sea is a very boring and inefficient job. This kind of search, accompanied by boring, is simply drowsy.

"If you have this time, let's go to Greece and attack the British transports." The first mate also said with some depression.

After training in the submarine department of the German Navy, the submarine commanders of the Italian Navy gradually felt the superiority of attacking merchant ships.

These submarine commanders are now more willing to carry out the task of breaking up diplomatic relations, juggling reconnaissance and patrol work at the same time - much more efficient than attacking warships.

"The British want to go back to Port Said, and this is a relatively safe route...... Unless they want to go north and fight our main fleet. The submarine captain was a little puzzled, and opened his mouth to analyze his first mate.

"Seeing that the sky is about to darken, the British have lost the advantage of aircraft carriers, and there is no chance of victory in the face of so many battleships in our main fleet." The first mate said with a confident smile.

If the two aircraft carriers of the British were out of service, then their combat effectiveness would have dropped by at least half. At this time, a decisive battle with the main Italian fleet was no different from looking for death.

Without naval aviation, neither battleships nor cruisers, nor the British Mediterranean Fleet was no match for the Italians.

"The British are suicide attacks...... Their fleet can't escape the nearby nets! The first mate added at this time.

At the same time, on the aircraft carrier Brilliant of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, Cunningham stood lonely as he watched the sun set in the distance.

The reason why the "Tantu Plan" is called the Tantu Plan is because this whole plan is not a plan to attack Benghazi and Sirte at all.

The whole plan was actually a breakout plan for the withdrawal of the Mediterranean Fleet from the Mediterranean, and it was also an important plan for the British fleet to break through the Maltese blockade line and transfer to Gibraltar.

The participants in this plan, except for the escort warships, were all battleships that were too large in tonnage to retreat through the Suez Canal.

In the Smooth Route, the ships were to use the cover of night to pass through the waters near the island of Malta, rush through the Strait of Tunis, pass through Sardinia, and reach Gibraltar.

It was a bold plan, one might even say an impossible retreat, but when the Italian fleet was left behind, Cunningham had actually completed the combat mission.

It seems that there are pursuers in front of the road, but the Malta Air Base, which is blocking the road in front, has no ability to intercept the British fleet at night.

As long as he sailed at full speed and passed Malta at night, the Mediterranean fleet would be safe and could successfully break through the German interception and reach Gibraltar.

"General...... Our fleet has entered the dangerous waters near Malta. "As time went on, the British fleet had entered the busiest blockade of Malta, which was patrolled by the Luftwaffe and would not normally be touched by the British Navy.

But now, along with the British Navy aircraft carriers Radiance and Eagle, there is a huge British fleet.

The sun in the west is about to set in the sea, and the sea level in the east is already shrouded in darkness. The British fleet took advantage of the approaching night to break the waves at maximum speed.

"At the time of our attack on Sirte, we had actually been freed from the entanglement of the main Italian fleet, and now we look dangerous, but in fact we are safe." Cunningham was very happy with his plan.

After his redesign, the British Mediterranean Fleet not only attacked Benghazi in this final battle, but also reconnoitred Sirte and broke through the Maltese blockade.

A retreat and breakout mission that was supposed to be very bleak turned out to be a Mediterranean version of the "Long March" commanded by Cunningham.

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In Germany, in the office of the Chancellery in Berlin, Li Le sat in his place and looked at Baumann who came to deliver the news with a surprised expression.

"What do you say? Benghazi was sneak attacked by the British? There is the Bay of Sirte! Didn't the British rush there to find death? After listening to Bowman's introduction, Li Le asked.

Then, without waiting for Baumann's answer, the German Yuan directly opened his mouth and asked a question that he was more concerned about: "Benghazi was attacked, what about the losses?" ”

Whether the British are looking for death or not, Li Le didn't need Bowman's answer for this answer, he was just subconsciously shocked, because the one who could answer this question was still on the Mediterranean.

Only when the main Italian fleet found the British Mediterranean Fleet and really achieved considerable results proved that the British went to the Gulf of Sirte to seek death, otherwise they would have called a successful raid.

Bowman also knew that the Führer was not waiting for the flattery of the British to find death, but was concerned about the loss of Benghazi, so he hurriedly said: "My Führer, Benghazi is almost finished. ”

"At such a juncture of victory, the port of Benghazi was attacked by the British...... Really...... It's a lot of surprises. At the end, Li Le's voice was a little deformed because of gritting his teeth.

He began to hate the Italian naval fleet, and after helping to avoid the tragedy of Taranto, the Italian fleet was still unable to surprise the Axis powers, and still could not shake the British Mediterranean fleet head-on.

"What about us? Was Sirte also attacked? "Li Le was more worried than the Italian Benghazi that the British Mediterranean fleet would visit Sirte.

"Sirte was indeed attacked by the British, a dozen British planes attacked there, but apart from one dock, Sirte's losses were minimal." Bowman replied.

After Li Le heard this, he couldn't help frowning: he was worried that his floating dock technology would be known by the British, and if that was the case, it would have an impact on the "Sea Lion Project" that he landed in the UK.

The revised Sea Lion was to rely on floating docks in the landing area to quickly load and unload cargo and supply the German army's powerful armored forces - a top priority.

Moreover, the floating dock can also provide the Germans with more and better options for landing areas, resulting in the suddenness and concealment of the landing. If the British had known about this killer feature in advance, would they have taken precautions?

After skimming these thoughts in his mind for a short time, Führer Li Le decided not to scare himself like this, and he diverted his attention from uncertain worries.

Then he turned his attention to the really serious problem - the location and importance of Sirte as a large port under construction in Germany had been exposed!

Based on the scale of the port's construction, the British and Americans could even guess the approximate location of Libya's oil fields, which is also a fatal problem.

This Cunningham really gave Li Le and the German high-level a very difficult problem to answer in the end......

The battlefield situation in North Africa has been changed beyond recognition because of Li Le's participation. Therefore, he repeatedly admonished himself to be cautious in the Mediterranean and try to be prepared.

However, in this situation, Cunningham still completed a tactical victory, successfully using the navy to counterattack the Axis powers. Li Le now had a sense of powerlessness that the situation was out of control, which made him feel anxious all over.

"My Führer, Mr. Mussolini, the leader of the group, has personally sent a telegram, promising that he will block the British fleet and inflict heavy damage on the other side......" Seeing that Li Le's face was a little pale, Bowman opened his mouth to comfort.

The Mediterranean Sea was too far away for Germany, and everything there depended on the Italians most of the time, which was Li Le's helplessness and the happiness of the British.

Or to put it another way, even if the German navy went to the Mediterranean, could it suppress the British fleet and fight better than the Italians, in fact, Li Le was not sure in his heart......

"Don't let this kind of thing disrupt the rhythm! Support Rommel, the strategic plan to control the Suez Canal must be completed, and there can be no sloppiness! Li Le paused for a few seconds, deciding that it would be better to settle the situation in North Africa first and then consider other issues.

After saying his instructions, Li Le stretched out his hand and rubbed the bridge of his nose to relieve his nervousness.

Then he muttered to himself: "First of all, General Rommel, the desert fox, is invincible in the world in North Africa...... Now there's another sea fox in the Mediterranean, Cunningham, and the Jedi strikes back...... This poor place in North Africa is really brilliant...... raised so many difficult characters. ”