Tycho had always believed in the saying, "A fleet that does not dare to fight is a fleet without a future, and it is not much better than a fleet that exists." And in fact, he did! If you have the conditions to shoot, you will shoot, and if you don't have the conditions to shoot, then create the conditions to shoot! Although the Allies gained a better strategic position after gaining a base in Egypt, they could attack Italian East Africa in the south or Libya in the west. However, it is undeniable that although new troops from the mainland have been obtained, the density of the German-Austrian air force has actually decreased, which is easy to understand, for example, the density of one aircraft deployed on 10,000 square kilometers of land is definitely much higher than that of one aircraft deployed on 10,000 square kilometers.

And the Germans invisibly made another mistake, that is, to attack in two strategic directions at the same time in the same period, on the one hand, to cover the landing of the landing force in Adria, and at the same time to launch an attack on Libya and Sicily, and this was launched after just experiencing a tactical failure! A large number of aircraft are unusable due to breakage and crew loss...... The actual attendance rate is much lower than what appears on paper.

The third problem is that although the number of Luftwaffe has further increased, the number of crews with the ability to attack ships has not increased, because the training of such crews is too difficult, and it is completely unnecessary in the eyes of Germany, because in the early stage of the Italian Navy with the cover of land-based aviation, they all chose to defend, and now in this situation of unstable foundation. It seems even less likely that the Italians will be desperate. Moreover, the western exit of the Mediterranean is not closed, and the Italians can go if they want to, and it seems that there is no reason to desperately ..........

"Where are you going to choose?" Lin Yongsheng looked at the map and asked.

"There are only a few worthy targets. To the north are the Ionian Islands, Crete, and Alexandria or Matrou. Our goals can only be selected from here. Tycho said, pointing to the map. Stroke with your hand from north to south.

"You have a big appetite. I just don't know if there are good enough teeth to eat these places. The Ionian Islands are close to mainland Greece, but they are supported by air forces and serve as an outlet to the southern end of the Adriatic Sea, with Austria-Hungary deploying a large number of minefields nearby, as well as a fleet cruising directly in the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Islands. This risk is a bit big. As for Crete, the situation is similar. And it's a little farther away from us. As for Alexandria. That's just too far. Lin Yongsheng paused and looked at Tycho.

"You and I are thinking the same thing, and Alexandria is indeed a more suitable target. It's the farthest away from us, but it's the weakest defended area. There are no minefields there. There were also few convoys of escorts. The only problem is that it is too far away, and I am afraid that there is not enough time. Tycho said.

Since it's a night battle. Then it is necessary to complete the whole set of battle plans for entering the attack and evacuating at night, even if it is calculated for one hour a night, and then if the attacking fleet can travel at a speed of 3 knots, then if the attack time is removed, the distance to the battlefield cannot exceed 1 nautical mile at most, that is, about 8 kilometers. And this is still a theoretical data, in fact, the route cannot be straight. And you also have to leave some margin ..........

"It is obviously impossible to start from Sicily. What if you depart from Libya? Benghazi, for example. Lin Yongsheng asked.

"No, it's too far away. Once you get out, it is impossible to return to our air defense circle before dawn. Not even from Beida, which is further east, and our air defense circle has begun to shrink. I'm afraid that after a while, even the airspace of Benghazi will become the backyard of the other side. Tycho shook his head. …。

"Then let's target the port of Matrou, although Germany has a fleet in Crete, but it is mainly stationed in the Heraklion area, the support will not be too fast, if our aircraft carrier fleet can go out before daylight to pick up, then the port of Matroux can still try." Tycho said.

Just as the Italians plotted to rely on the support of aircraft carriers and land-based aviation. When a group of cruisers was sent to attack the port of Marut at night, the Kaiser was summoning an Austro-Hungarian envoy at Sanssouci Palace. And the outcome of this meeting was a stillborn plan that the Italians were planning. Because the Kaiser strongly demanded that the Austro-Hungarian fleet take the initiative in order to speed up the course of the war!

"In this war, the German Empire has invested several times more forces and lost several times more troops than your country, and our valiant air force has broken the backbone of the Italians and their allies after several great wars. And at this time, your country is still holding back, you want northern Italy, you want the oil fields of Libya, then you have to take it yourself, we have deployed a large number of air forces in Egypt. The Italian fleet was doing nothing in Sicily...... I hope that your country's army and navy can help us solve the Libyan problem, and then we will talk about the distribution of oil in Libya. Wilhelm II said unceremoniously..........

As for Wilhelm II's request, the Austrians had no reason to refuse, and they could not really let the Germans fight it down and hand it over to themselves. And from now on, the Italian fleet is in western Italy, and if the Austrian fleet attacks Libya, I am afraid that the Italians will not be able to catch it, and they will also have Crete and Egypt to support them.

"If we can use Crete as a base, supplemented by air forces from North Africa and Crete, we can command the fleet to cover a landing force to Bayda, and then gain a foothold and launch an attack in the direction of Bengha. Bayda is only about 4 km from our Crete island and no more than km from our air force deployed in Marut. Completely within the range of our bombers. And our fleet also has 3 three aircraft carriers, which are comparable in size to the Italians. Duke Jordy, who had become the field marshal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, said to Ferdinand.

"Since the marshal is confident, then let it go, I believe that in the end we will prove our strength, the achievements of the Italian navy in the First World War are only based on the strength of the strong fleet and the sacrifice of friendly forces, it is time for them to suffer some hardship." Ferdinand was very pleased with Jordi's words, and like the Habsburg monarchs, Ferdinand was very dismissive of Italy. If it weren't for Italy's fairly strong navy. How could Austria-Hungary cede land to buy Italy? "It's finally time to reclaim the lost ground." Ferdinand said in his heart..........

"Your wish will come true." Holdie replied respectfully. But that being said. But Haldy knew very well that Tycho and his navy were not so easy to deal with, although he was a little dissatisfied with Tycho's command in World War I, but he had to admit that Tycho could be regarded as a first-class general in the world's navy, at least he was better than himself in commanding the Grand Fleet, so Holdy thought that if he could not run into it, it was better not to run into it. Therefore, he did not choose to attack in the direction of Sicily, where the Italian navy was concentrated, but chose North Africa as a breakthrough.

This is obviously a suspicion of avoiding war, but as a naval admiral of a land power country, Jordi understands how difficult it is for Austria-Hungary to save this fleet, adhering to the principle of "don't break the fleet", Jordi decided to find a soft persimmon to pinch first, and if you fight in Beida, you have friendly support, and you can be regarded as fighting on the inside line, not to mention that Beida is not a key place, and compared with Italy itself, the whole Libya is not a place that must be protected. He still didn't believe that Tycho would risk being beaten up by a group to kill this place that was not very important! …。

After some research, Jordi decided to draw more than half of the Austro-Hungarian fleet to attack the port city, an armored aircraft carrier Lord Laubell and an unarmored aircraft carrier Silesia, a new battleship, the United Forces, and another old battleship, the Victory (the original Austro-Hungarian Super Dreadnought in World War I), plus two heavy cruisers and a light cruiser, plus some juniors. Isn't it a bit of a fuss to destroy a place with such a fleet size that barely even has shore defense guns of more than 8 inches? …。

As for the question of whether to pull the Germans...... Jordi had this idea, but in the end he didn't put it into action. After all, it's too embarrassing to say this, take a coastal city with less than 1 regiment of troops, the Austro-Hungarian Navy sent more than half of its troops, and land-based aviation support, and then pull the navy? What will the Germans think? What would His Majesty Ferdinand think? What will the guy (Raeder), who was only a junior brother in the last war, think? Don't you need to be watched in the north? So after a few hesitations. Jordi thought it would be too embarrassing to pull in the Germans. So in the end, I gave up.

To be honest, Jordi still has some skills, and this plan is quite reliable, objectively speaking, it is more reliable and less dangerous than the Italians plan to attack the port of Matru, but there are always some accidents in this world, and Jordi himself has little research on landing operations. He thought more about how to destroy the opponent's defenses and how to cover the landing of the army, but then there was not much research on the ongoing shipping problems after the breakthrough was opened. And this nail was a little far from the direction of the breakthrough of the German-Austrian army, and for quite a long time it was necessary to constantly transport supplies from the sea. And in the face of this route, will the Italians be indifferent? Apparently unlikely ..........

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