The Germans could not wait until their fleet was at its best, and neither could China and the Entente. Let's take the current situation as an example, Germany has 2 medium-sized aircraft carriers and 3 armored aircraft carriers, and in a year at most, it will be able to save up 2 more cruise ships to become aircraft carriers. As for Huaxia, there were only 6 aircraft carriers that could be made up before the war! It is obviously impossible to send them all out, and one of them is just about to be overhauled and refitted (the radar system is going to be installed. In addition, two more ships were needed to support the scene, so the fleet that could only be sent could only reach the original agreement with the Entente, three aircraft carriers, including the medium-sized aircraft carrier Liaoning, and two armored aircraft carriers Heilongjiang and Sakhalin. Among the three aircraft carriers, the Heilongjiang will enter the Mediterranean Sea to participate in the "evacuation of overseas Chinese" operation. Then there are only 2 ships that can go to the UK!

The Chinese fleet shrank to a certain extent, and the British fleet also shrank! It would be good to be able to complete three of the four aircraft carriers according to the new schedule, and the premise is that all three aircraft carriers can be on duty, and this situation will not exceed 6 months in a year...... There is always something to maintain among the three aircraft carriers! The originally mighty and domineering 7 aircraft carrier battle group has now been directly reduced to 5 aircraft carrier battle groups. Originally, the British planned to accuse Huaxia of breaking the contract, but looking at their own situation, the Fury also had to be improved and equipped with radar, and it was difficult to say whether it could be completed by the time the incident happened. Moreover, with the German Mediterranean Fleet moving south, the Italian Navy did need support to counteract the impact of the early entry of the German fleet ..........

But fortunately, it was a critical moment. Roosevelt offered to send the USS Lexington to Britain for friendly support if necessary, but said that it was impossible to draw more troops than that, because the Allies had discovered that German submarines were beginning to be stationed at bases in northern Spain. The United States says the remaining fleet needs to maintain the security of the North Atlantic lines of communication. France, on the other hand, did not need to draw its navy because it had taken on the land oppression of Spain. At the same time, the detachment remaining in the Mediterranean had to ensure the safety of the French route to Italy. In the event of an economic downturn. It will not be easy for France to do this.

The construction of the aircraft carrier Flying Eagle and the air cruiser Sicily for Italy had also been completed, and the Eagle went straight back to the mainland, while the Sicily air cruiser remained in East Africa with a number of other warships. According to the original plan of the Italian Navy, this fleet was originally intended to be used as a sabotage fleet to attack the Allied maritime oil transportation lines when necessary, and also to contain the Turkish fleet that might be involved in the operation. Turkey had 1 aircraft carrier and 2 battleships and several cruisers, if this fleet were to enter the Mediterranean. Then the direct strength of the two sides will be even more unbalanced! …。

While the Navy is making great preparations, the Army is also making relevant preparations, with a large number of American and French Army troops beginning to assemble in southern France, and some elite units have entered the bases of the Italian Navy. Perhaps someone asked so many things. What is the Italian government doing? Actually. Just think about what the Italian government and the violent organs of the state did when Mussolini marched into Rome in history, as in history, the rest of Italy just sat and watched the play, the only difference from history is that the Italian navy came out against the Italian blackshirts supported by Germany and Austria.

At this time, Colonel Patton, who later became the brute bull of the army, was planning with his staff for a future encirclement and suppression operation in northern Italy, and according to the lessons learned from the previous time, the Americans were told that it was very likely that they would encounter the elite German infantry in this operation, so the Americans were well prepared this time. Specially brought some heavy vehicles. And if these vehicles are seen by Xu Jie, he will definitely shout out the words "Grant"! Of course, there are some differences between the Grant on this plane and the historical M3 tank. For example, the main gun is equipped with a 6-pounder anti-tank gun. Patton's task was very simple: to cooperate with the Italian navy to eliminate the Italian blackshirts hiding in the north, and at the same time concentrate the main force under the cover of the air force to complete the task of laying mines in important ports on the east coast of Italy, and delay the possible landing operations of Germany and Austria. …………。

"Old Yang, why don't you try it again? You also know that what went out this time was half of the belongings of the Huaxia Navy. Xu Jie said. Lin Yongsheng has been fooled to Italy by Xu Jie. Then leading the main fleet to Britain and the task can only be handed over to Yang Yonglin. And the characters in his hands were handed over to Ye Zusi and Lin Taizeng to be in charge, and the Huaxia local fleet was handed over to Deng Shichang.

"Okay. If I don't take advantage of the current walk, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to sea. So what's our bottom line? Lin Yongsheng's bottom line is that as long as the fleet or port where the Huaxia warship is located is attacked, you can try to counterattack, so what about my bottom line? Yang Yonglin asked.

"Look at the British, as long as the British fight, we will fight." Although decided friendship support. But Xu Jie obviously doesn't want to be this bird, if the British have the courage to block the Germans, then Huaxia can help, but if the British are instigated, Huaxia really doesn't need to go into battle by himself!

"Which if in the second phase of the operation...... What should we do when the Italian Navy breaks through the Strait of Gibraltar? According to the original plan, a message was to be sent to us before the breakthrough of the Italian fleet, and the combined Chinese and British fleets were obliged to escort it to the United States. Then cross the Pacific Ocean through the Panama Canal to reach China. Yang Yonglin then asked..........

"I will get the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to contact Britain, the United States and France, and then issue a declaration of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Gibraltar. In the process of withdrawing the Italian fleet, the Chinese navy will be accompanied, and if Spain dares to lay mines or send planes and ships to intercept them, it will be directly sunk. "Huaxia doesn't want to go to war with Germany now, so both sides have to be more restrained and measured, but for Spain at the fish belly level, Huaxia is not welcome.

With the final finalization of the departure period of the fleet, the countdown to the joint action of the Chinese, the Entente and the Italian Navy has also begun. According to the plan, the Mediterranean detachment, consisting of one aircraft carrier, two battleships, as well as three cruisers, was to cross the Indian Ocean into the Mediterranean Sea from the city of Longtai under the guise of a friendly visit. Shortly after the departure of the Mediterranean detachment, Yang Yonglin will command the North Sea detachment to cross the Pacific Ocean, enter the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal, and leave for Britain after a short stay in the United States. Once the two fleets were in place, it was time for Tycho to launch a purge of the remnants of the Blackshirts.

"The Chinese fleet has left the homeland to go to Italy and the United States? What's going on here? Hipper muttered to himself as he looked at the papers in his hand. This action is absolutely not normal. The scale of the two fleets is very large, and together they are nearly half of the household assets of the Huaxia Navy. To say that the visit of a fleet of this size is only a friendly visit, Hipper will not believe it! This is as untrustworthy as the United States on Xu Jie's plane that directly discharged five Nimitz-class aircraft carriers for a "friendly visit"! …。

"Prepare it now. I want to meet the Kaiser! We have to act now, the war is about to begin! "A very terrible thought welled up in his heart, it was a signal that Huaxia and the Entente were going to interfere with our actions in Italy! Maybe Tycho will be the first to strike in the near future! According to the German timetable, it would take half a year for Germany and Austria to complete the final preparations, and from now on, when the two Chinese fleets arrived, the Chinese, American, and British fleets would be concentrated in the Atlantic, while the Chinese Xia squadron and the Italian navy in the Mediterranean would be on a par with the German-Austrian fleet. Add to this the fact that the intelligence mentioned a large number of Americans and French entered Italy. All this proves that Huaxia and the Entente are ready to make a move in Italy!

"I'm sorry, it's hard to do anything in the current situation, the aircraft carriers Goburn and Seydlitz are being refurbished in the dockyard and can't be completed in a month. We are now able to use no more than three aircraft carriers, and if they block the North Sea, we will not be able to rush out at all! After Raeder left, Lindemann, the staff officer who replaced him, advised. …。

"In other words, the only forces that our Allies can use in the Mediterranean are the Austro-Hungarian fleet and Raeder's Mediterranean detachment? Then transfer the Turks' fleet first! We have to take advantage! And Spain. Let them also send their fleets to converge first! Hipper immediately said..........

"But according to the plan, as long as the Spanish fleet can hold the Strait of Gibraltar? If we were to transfer the Spanish fleet...... So what about Gibraltar? Lindemann asked.

"Spaniards? I dare to guarantee that in the face of the threat of China, the United States, Britain and France, they will not even dare to let out a fart! The Italian Navy will not go that early, at least our inside line indicates that the Italian Navy still has a lot to transfer. As long as we move fast enough, then there is still a chance to stay with the Italian navy, and in addition, contact the Red Baron, I hope that their air force can strengthen the deployment in the eastern Mediterranean, at sea, until the Turkish fleet arrives, we have no advantage, the only thing we can rely on is the air force. Hipper ordered.

After some research. The Allies also immediately took targeted action and began to strengthen the military strength of the Mediterranean, especially the navy and air force, the Allies intended to transfer one aircraft carrier of the Spanish Navy, the Prince Stuart, and two Spanish-class battle cruisers to the Mediterranean Fleet of the Allied Powers, while the Turkish fleet also temporarily abandoned the plan for the Italian East African Fleet and prepared to go to the Mediterranean, and a major war was imminent!

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976, hukaikaka for the tip~~~. (To be continued).