Chapter 1359: Germany's Doubts
After a day's battle, a large number of merchant ships were sunk, but no one was alarmed, but the night was quite calm, the anchorage of submarines, it is impossible to find a calm harbor like a warship, the strength of submarines always lies in concealment, losing the cover of the sea, submarines are very fragile, maybe a small gunboat, can threaten him, therefore, under the premise of no fixed submarine port, most of the submarines are stealth.
For the previous German submarines, it was not advisable to be underwater for a long time, and they had to come up to ventilate, but for Chinese submarines, there was no problem in this regard, as long as they were prepared, 10 hours was no problem, hovering underwater, they could also avoid the storm at sea, the safety was relatively high, as long as the necessary duty personnel were left.
One night, the calm passed, and the stricken merchant ships sent back distress signals and attacked telegrams, but the imperfect telegrams that had not entered the mature state could not notify the British Admiralty at all, and the fleeing merchant ships had not yet encountered the escort fleet or other ship groups, and the situation of this submarine attack was still hidden in the fog and unknown.
No, it should be said that it is not known to the Entente, but there are still people in the Allies who know that the German Admiralty has received a report that the fleet, which is mainly used to transport arms, has been completely wiped out, more than 300,000 tons of munitions have been sunk into the sea, and there are 300,000 tons of merchant ships, is this a joke, or is it a random report, the Admiralty officer who received the report almost did not believe his eyes, in his heart, the first thought was. Find this person who has reported his exploits and let him taste it. The sanctions of the Admiralty, lying about the military situation, and lying about it are so outrageous.
But when I followed the telegram to see the last imprint. But it was found that this time the report did not come from the German Navy, although the Germans gave the Chinese, equivalent to the German fleet, the right to report the results of the battle through the German military channel, and even the results of the future battle. It will be disseminated through newspapers or awards from different channels. However, in the Admiralty, it is not unscreened, and behind the telegram code, there is also a number code, which is familiar with the internal affairs of the Admiralty, and it is easy to see from this code whether it is the Chinese fleet or the German fleet.
As a colonel, if any German submarine force reported such a result, he would have reported such a result. He would definitely fight back, or even scold, but when this result came from the Chinese submarine formation, he was a little hesitant. Between countries, there is no jurisdiction, even if he is the Admiralty. But it can't control the heads of the Chinese.
It is good for Chinese to make false reports, so it is good to make false statements. It's not something he can handle, let it go first. Waiting for verification? If it's just a 300,000-ton fleet, he may be able to put it down first, and look at the verification after that, whether it's right or wrong, it doesn't have much to do with him, but the data from the Chinese newspaper, in addition to this, there are others, the overall result is too amazing, 300,000 tons of a fleet, just the first result, after this result, there are still 4 fleets, sinking tonnage of more than 600,000 tons, this number, he remembers that it was once created by the entire German Seawolf force, at least half a year, Or is it the results that can be created when the sea wolf is the craziest and most raging, how long has it been, how long has it been, how much has China's submarine manufacturing technology surpassed Germany?
After hesitating for a long time, in the end, he still reported the matter, and the general who received the report was also unable to decide, which was too illusory for them. Seeing this battle report, Tirpitz was also surprised, but he was more aware of China's excellence in ships, which can be seen from the Fantasy-class and Orion changes, the ship-building strength is more than Germany's, if it weren't for the lack of money, he wouldn't have ordered the Bavaria class, it was a direct addition to the Fantasy class.
In the Scheer fleet, 5 fantasy class with real strength, proved that this is the same as the name, just like a fantasy battleship powerful, protection, speed, firepower, the three advantages to the extreme, if coupled with the magical aiming command system, this is the real strength of China's ship, but unfortunately, no matter how powerful the battleship, compared to the average battleship to be twice as expensive, although he is worth the money, but Germany needs to use the speed of the battleship to accumulate confidence, can only pass by him.
Unlike the Entente, their eyes were almost only covered by the money, after Germany got the news of China's entry into the war, from the Kaiser to the chancellor, and then to Tirpitz, the entire high-level was almost jubilant, the United States and Britain believed that China did not have a navy, and participating in the war would increase the Allies' material advantage at most, and it would not have much impact on the overall war situation, but Germany knew very well that once China completed its preparations for war, from peacetime to wartime, how huge its strength would burst out, The most important thing is the navy, as long as China has enough officers and soldiers who can get on the warships, a navy that is strong enough to make the whole world look sideways will appear in front of the world, thinking that the scale of 10 or 20 Fantasy classes, coupled with China's artillery command system, is definitely not something that the Entente can resist.
If China sends troops in the Pacific, captures many small islands of the United States in the Pacific, and then fights with the United States in the Pacific, it will make Germany breathe a sigh of relief, and the resilience and industrial production capacity shown by the United States will shock Germany. Now that China has joined the warband, it is the greatest benefit for Germany to support Germany to continue.
In terms of the navy, Tirpitz has enough confidence in the Chinese Navy, but now in front of Tirpitz is not a large number of fantasy classes, it is a submarine formation, this one has never entered the German field of vision, the German sea wolf is famous, and the British and American fleets that fought cannot complete the comprehensive supply, and even on the Bordeaux front, they had to be suppressed by German artillery fire and machine guns, even if the Entente knew the benefits of increasing firepower and artillery fire, they also tried on the Bordeaux front, But this is only based on one or two elite troops, and it is impossible to unify to the height of the overall situation, at most, it will make the battle situation repeated, and it will not have more serious consequences.
It is a bit unbelievable that China's submarines, which are only operating in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and have achieved very limited results, have now handed over such an answer sheet. When the Chinese submarine wanted to come to Europe, Tirpitz estimated that China should have a certain preparation for sonar, when the German submarine suffered huge losses, and when the reason was not found, it was China that provided the real reason, Tirpitz did not think that the Chinese submarine could completely blockade the Atlantic, but as long as it could be restored to the state in 1914 and 1915, then in 1916, the pressure on the German side would be reduced to a minimum.
Whether this battle report was true or false, Tirpitz couldn't tell, he thought about it for a long time, and finally made a decision. Soon, under Tirpitz's orders, the German intelligence agencies began to act, investigating whether the ship carrying the munitions had arrived on the British coast, and the United States had a relatively tight protection for the list of ships leaving the port and the goods transported, but it was not so strict for the things that entered the port, as long as the ships entered London, Bordeaux, Britain and the Allies had too many ways to put these things in the hands of the right people
Such results may take a few days, or even ten days and half a month, to obtain, Tirpitz couldn't wait, and quickly convened the young staff officers to discuss, and soon, a young staff officer proposed a method, followed by the Chinese submarine, isn't there a reconnaissance plane? It was used by the submarine force for reconnaissance, and it is not known whether the reconnaissance planes will be able to see the course of the war and determine the results of the war.
Tirpitz was stunned for a moment, and then rejoiced, this thing can indeed be, and the plane has also entered the field of vision of the German military, but compared to the airship, the role of the aircraft is limited, but the role of reconnaissance is very good, even if it is an entry-level aircraft, it can also fly at a speed of 150-180 kilometers, this speed, much faster than the take-off boat, in the past, the safety performance of German aircraft is not good, and it is impossible to realize sea reconnaissance, because once the sea is wrecked, it is the consequence of the destruction of the plane and the death of people,
China's reconnaissance plane should be relatively outstanding in performance, and in this case, it should be able to undertake reconnaissance missions, and it should also allow Germany to see the results of the battle, and this should not be very difficult; with Tirpitz's ability, he did not pay much attention to the reconnaissance plane, but the reconnaissance plane was placed under Germany's nose, and after a little inquiry, he knew that the reconnaissance plane had two to four crew members on it, and compared with the aircraft of enthusiasts, it was completely different.
The request led by Tirpitz, when the radio wave was reported to Deng Jieqian, Deng Jieqian hesitated slightly, and agreed, the war has begun, at this moment, the two sides are allies, forcibly refused, some impersonal, the most important thing is that this is just a reconnaissance aircraft, in terms of performance, there is already a big difference from the cutting-edge, the reason why it was sent here is because this reconnaissance aircraft is not easy to expose, although this reconnaissance aircraft, regardless of range, speed and many other aspects, than in the world now, The vast majority of aircraft are too tall, but they are at the bottom of China's air force.
It's just that this is exposed, at most Germany pays more attention to the aircraft, but China has invested a lot of energy in the aircraft as early as the Northwest era, coupled with China's excellence in the engine, it has created the glory of the aircraft, but there is a direction, which can't change anything. (To be continued.) )