"Your Excellency is saying that the actions of the Austro-Hungarian fleet are somewhat beyond our grasp?" Nimitz's eyes were filled with surprise and a hint of fear! Deng Mingxin's words were already very clear, when the Entente focused their surveillance on the German High Seas Fleet, they ignored that Germany's ally also had strong forces. Even if Austria-Hungary leaked something from between its teeth, it was enough to have a big impact on the already eroded naval engagement in the South Atlantic. Wasn't the purpose of the Austro-Hungarian Navy to set up a maze in this way to cover some warships? These warships will definitely not be used in the Mediterranean, and a few more or fewer aviation cruisers in the Mediterranean Sea will have no effect on the basic plate at all! Even two fewer fleet aircraft carriers will not change the situation in which the Allies are raging on the southern coast of France. Then the only place that can play a role can only be the South Atlantic. If there were 1 or 2 more aviation cruisers in the South Atlantic, the situation would change again! Maybe the next engagement will be a remake of the Battle of the Argentine Sea! That is, the Entente navy was once again knocked down by a brick by the Allied fleet that came out of nowhere because of the unknown enemy situation! As soon as he thought of this, Nimitz couldn't help but shudder!

"That's what it means, the general looks at these pictures again! The number of destroyers in the port of the Austro-Hungarian fleet was also somewhat less. That's enough to say something. Deng Mingxin added another fire.

"Sss Nimitz gasped. "So are there any movements from Austria-Hungary, Spain, and other capital ships of Turkey?" A few days ago, I just said that the German navy was under the surveillance of the Entente, and now the situation does not seem to have changed, but the Austrians seem to be free from the surveillance of the Entente! This message directly overturned all the settings of the previous campaign deduction. The result of making a battle plan in the wrong setting is to lose, and you may lose badly!

"I'm sorry, all I can say is that so far, the other capital ships shouldn't have found any problems." Deng Mingxin said. After all, Huaxia's energy is also limited, and it is not easy to find out that the other party is using merchant ships to disguise themselves as capital ships, and even Huaxia can't even figure out how many civilian ships the Austrians have camouflaged! Therefore, Deng Mingxin could only use hints to tell the South Atlantic Allied Powers that there might be a change in naval strength. Even if it's wrong. That's also Nimitz's problem, and it has nothing to do with Huaxia!

However, this sentence still made General Nimitz breathe a sigh of relief, after all, there were only 4 Austro-Hungarian aviation cruisers, and there would be only two when it was full. Overall, it's still affordable. After all, it is one thing for the Austro-Hungarian fleet to go out, and whether it can meet the Germans in time is another, and even if it does, 4 aviation cruisers will not have an advantage in fighting 4 light aircraft carriers, after all, the Germans also have consumption in the beginning of the battle. Moreover, the aircraft carried on the air cruisers of the two countries are also BF109TF, not the FW190 fighters that are now invincible at medium and low altitudes, and the fighters on the light aircraft carriers are all F6F Hellcat fighters. The former is more maneuverable, while the latter is more solid and fierce.

However, even so, Nimitz thought that the number of troops given to Fletcher at the beginning seemed to be a little insufficient, after all, a tie and annihilation of the opponent were two concepts, and if the four air cruisers were fully defended, even the fleet directly under Fletcher would probably be difficult to break. So, after a few words with Deng Mingxin. I hurriedly took my leave and went back to prepare to revise the plan.

The conversation was divided into two ends, just when Nimitz and Deng Mingxin were talking secretly, in Beijing, thousands of miles away, Xu Jie and Su Mo were also discussing the situation in the Atlantic. Although the issues discussed are the same, there are some differences in the content, Xu Jie, who is a treacherous and cunning man, and Su Mo, who has a keen sense of smell, have already smelled a big conspiracy. Compared with this conspiracy, the little thing that Deng Mingxin told Nimitz is not a thing at all!

"The High Seas Fleet is about to leave the Mediterranean, 40 days at the earliest, and 1 month at the earliest!" Xu Jie rubbed his temples, then took a sip of coffee and said. He then pointed to the south of France and continued: "As long as the Germans win the battle of Toulouse." Once they had gained a firm foothold in the southwest of France, they would be able to join forces with the League regiments stationed in Spain, and by that time, the German fleet's combat mission in the Mediterranean would have been basically completed. The Germans were not going to let one of their most important strategic mobile forces sit idle. They're going to make a big move! ”

"This decision requires boldness, although Count Spee is also a character, and he has the guts, but he will never act recklessly, not make a situation in his favor, and not weigh the other party's catties. He would not have thrown into it almost 20 years of accumulation in the German Navy. Su Mo said with a frown. In addition to putting pressure on the Allied countries' sea transportation lines, this operation may also have this meaning. ”

"Yes, yes, but I feel that it is far from enough, if it is just a tactical operation, the Germans have done a good job, but if you want to fundamentally change the basic situation, or have a proper estimate of the naval aviation of the Entente, I think it is far from enough!" Xu Jie shook his head and said. Xu Jie makes sense to say this, don't look at the front line, it has already been fought twice. But look at what the two sides are fighting for? The highest level of combat power that the Germans came up with was the aviation cruiser, which was originally designed to break diplomatic relations. Or in other words, ships that can't do anything other than break diplomatic relations and provide limited air defense. And what about the Americans? The most powerful are the escort aircraft carriers. It belongs to the kind of goods that can't be used in fleet combat at all, and it doesn't hurt when it sinks. The Germans were definitely not going to be complacent just because they had sunk a few escort carriers. As for the strategic advantage caused by the dispersion of the Entente's forces, it is impossible to talk about it, and the Americans estimate that this loss will be made up in less than a month, and it will not have a major impact on strategy except for being slapped in the face.

Since there is no strategic situation in which the other side has not been tried out and has not created an advantage, then the Germans naturally have to continue to do it. It's a big gamble, and before reaching the goal, both sides will gradually increase their stakes until one of them can't help but put a lot of chips away from the main battlefield. Just when this man thought that he could take out the growing German fleet in a short time and with lightning speed, the German High Seas Fleet suddenly rushed up from the Mediterranean, perhaps to the north or to the south. Heavy damage to an important detachment of the Entente! This time, the Germans let their little brother put the chips up, so what about next time? What kind of chips will the Germans throw? It is uncertain whether the South Atlantic operation will turn into an aircraft carrier battle group movement operation in a dozen days. However, one thing is for sure, the strength of the German fleet in the South Atlantic will continue to increase, and in this trend, the appearance of fleet aircraft carriers will become inevitable!

Although Xu Jie is clear about the Germans' routines, he still can't say the specific details. Say, how many aircraft carriers will the Germans send to carry out this task? Is it one, two, three, four? What class will these carriers be? How to use it in the Atlantic? It was impossible to say this, so when Deng Mingxin's delegation left Huaxia, Xu Jie and others who were also aware of the conspiracy did not point out these things. After all, these are just speculations. There was no intelligence as an argument, and after comparing the information obtained from their own intelligence channels with the intelligence of the Americans, the top brass of the Huaxia Navy also believed that at least for the time being, there was no other major move by the main force of the German fleet. Obviously, the matter of chasing after the wind and shadows could not be easily told to the Entente at this time.

"Then you think that if the German fleet enters the Atlantic, it will have a big fight with the Allied fleet. What will be the result? Su Mo was also troubled by these presumptions, chatting with his brother-in-law was really a brain-consuming thing, and he would rather deduce ten times with his colleagues next time than engage in this kind of difficult IQ game with his brother-in-law. So, he directly asked the other party about the final result. After asking, run away before your interest is rekindled!

"If nothing else, the Germans should have won a relatively large victory, but the Allies should not have collapsed in a straight battle. If something goes wrong, then the Germans will get a small victory. But in any case, I think the Germans will definitely take advantage of something. If the Americans were smart, they would have to retreat decisively when they found out that the situation was not good. Xu Jie said seriously.

"Then you just said that you should tell the Americans to stop fighting? Other than that. You think too highly of the Germans' combat effectiveness. Su Mo said angrily.

"To put it bluntly, the aircraft carrier fight is to fight the plane, look at the performance of the aircraft, the composition of the aircraft can estimate the combat effectiveness of the two sides, if the American P47 can fight with the FW190 at medium and high altitudes, then the Hellcat is definitely at a disadvantage, plus the Germans twin-engine bombers and guided bombs, as well as the ultra-high cruise speed of the close assault, why should the Americans stop? And as time goes by, the Germans' land-based aviation forces will gradually advance northward, and if the Germans want to fight a battle in the Bay of Biscay or within the cover of their own land-based aviation, it will be a full advantage! The Americans really don't have a chance of winning. "Speaking of which. Xu Jie paused and then said: "But that's okay, if the Germans don't hurt the Entente, some things between us and the Entente will not be easy to discuss, you say." ”

"As for saying that the Americans are directly flashing? It's impossible. Politically and militarily, the Entente fleet had to do it in France and the Germans. Britain and the United States could not just lose France, and at the same time they had a glimmer of hope for victory over the German fleet, and if the United States and Britain did not dare to fight the Germans with the presence of all three of them, then there would be no need to fight later. The United States and Britain also want to demonstrate to us through this confrontation. Xu Jie's words revealed a hint of sarcasm!

"But if the Allied navy loses too much, it will not be good news for us. If the Allied fleet were forced to withdraw from France, the fall of France without foreign aid would be inevitable, and Germany would then control all of Western Europe. If the world's largest and densest industrial base were to be controlled by the Allies, the consequences would be severe. What's more, if France were to be fully occupied, the next target for the Germans would be England, with only a narrow English Channel between France and England. Will this strait be able to stop the Germans? If Britain is also occupied, then not to mention whether we will play a decisive role after entering the war, I am afraid that the Americans will have to consider shaking hands with the Germans and making peace, if France can be discarded when necessary, then Britain will be our last fuse against Germany, and there must be no mistakes. Su Mo reminded Xu Jie not to make the Entente too miserable!

"Lost in the east and harvested mulberry, you should have heard of this sentence. The Allied fleet needed a defeat, but this battle would also deplete the strength of the German High Seas Fleet. The British had made adequate supplies and preparations for war long before the war. After several months of fighting on the battlefields of France, even if the Germans were victorious, they would still lose a lot of equipment and personnel. I don't think they will succeed in attacking the Royal Air Force with their already somewhat exhausted troops, although they can raze the British cities to the ground, and although hundreds of thousands of British civilians may have died in the bombing, it may not be so easy for them to land, as for the naval blockade? This is possible, but we can remind the Americans to withdraw the fleet from Europe to the mainland for rearmament in the event of a bad situation, and then open this sea lane together with the Chinese fleet. China should have entered a state of war before the Great War between the Central Powers and the Entente, and when France fell, we had to be ready for war at any time. As long as the British hold out for a few months, we can re-penetrate the North Atlantic passage. Xu Jie said meaningfully.

Xu Jie's meaning is very clear, even if the defeat of the Allied fleet is inevitable, the Germans will also suffer heavy losses, and it would be even better if the Germans could be attracted to hit the southern wall of Britain in a desperate gamble. Although Xu Jie said it very clearly. But Summer was still stubborn in his belief that strong measures must be taken to avoid the fall of Britain, and he also vaguely pointed out that if France failed, then Britain would not negotiate peace with the Allies. After all, unlike China and the United States, the British were shrouded in the wings of the Luftwaffe!

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