Chapter 214 When the Stuka appeared, the British army was completely desperate! (First update!)

The appearance of French warships tipped the balance of victory directly to the navies of the four countries.

Although the French warships suffered heavy losses, the battleships could still be used.

Looking at the British warships in the harbor, the French sailors were venting their anger madly.

One shell after another flew towards the warships in the harbor.

boom!
boom!
boom!
It has to be said that the French sailors, who were filled with hatred, were quite good at naval gunnery shooting.

"Damn it, there is no aircraft carrier. Otherwise, if the carrier-based aircraft are dispatched, there will be a chance to sink all these warships to the bottom of the sea." Admiral Laborde roared somewhat annoyed.

It’s not that the French army doesn’t have an aircraft carrier, they actually have an aircraft carrier.

It was built before the war and was called the Béarn.

As a result, the aircraft carrier ran away.

That's right, he just ran away.

The only thing this strange aircraft carrier did was to transfer floating assets to France's colonies in North America, such as Quebec, immediately after the war broke out.

The gold, jewelry and famous paintings in the French treasury were urgently transferred to France's colonies in North America.

Mission accomplished, France surrendered.

As a result, the aircraft carrier neither joined Free France nor dared to openly surrender to Vichy France.

The Royal Navy would definitely not let go of such a fence-sitter.

After all, no one likes a fence-sitter.

So this French aircraft carrier actually hid in the port of a French island in the Caribbean Sea and basked in the sun leisurely.

They turned a deaf ear to the various tragic battles in the Atlantic and acted as if nothing had happened.

If this aircraft carrier had been involved, the attack might have been very smooth.

But unfortunately, people don’t care whether you fight to the death.

Anyway, the main point is that I am dead, so burn some paper if you have any questions.

"Hold on, don't retreat, keep attacking, and we must send all of these bitch-raised bastards to the bottom of the sea." Admiral Laborde continued to roar.

The battleships began to show their power.

boom!
A cruiser's gun was directly destroyed by a single shot.

This left the Italian sailors who were slacking off nearby dumbfounded.

Is this still the frail French sailor?
It's very unscientific.

Moreover, some fearless French sailors drove their destroyers directly towards the port.

Facing the British naval guns, they dropped torpedoes and returned again.

This operation really shocked many people.

"Bastard." Looking at a cruiser that was hit by several torpedoes and began to sink slowly, Kan Anning in the distance roared again.

"Tell the Air Force to repel the invading enemy ships, no matter what the cost."

"Yes."

Since the British carrier-based aircraft were close by, they could start fighting as soon as they took off, so for the time being the British army did not fall too far behind.

However, the Italian and Japanese warships continued to conduct air defense, allowing the French fleet to output firepower as much as possible.

So, overall, the British fleet was still in a very difficult situation.

"Damn it, where are our carrier-based aircraft? They haven't arrived yet?" Nagumo Chuichi shouted angrily as he watched the warships being hit one after another.

It was on the verge of success. If it failed because of the carrier-based aircraft, it would be a huge loss.

"We should be there soon." As soon as the first mate's voice stopped, a British carrier-based plane was shot down in the sky.

As mentioned earlier, British pilots are accustomed to circling tactics.

Therefore, they were not used to the tactics of Japanese pilots.

As soon as the battle started, several British carrier-based aircraft were shot down.

"Damn it, these carrier-based aircraft are attacking too closely, there's no way we can make a circle." The British carrier-based aircraft pilot shouted loudly.

"Asshole, get out of the way."

boom!
A British carrier-based aircraft was shot down again.

Kan An Ning on the ground saw this scene and couldn't help but frown.

Not scientific!

The Japanese army actually sent an aircraft carrier?
Didn't they suffer heavy losses in the Pacific?
Aren’t there a few aircraft carriers left?

They even have the energy to send an aircraft carrier for support?
More importantly, the Japanese pilots were very strong.

Their carrier-based aircraft pilots were no match at all.

Looking at the carrier-based aircraft being shot down one after another, Admiral Kanan Ning frowned even deeper.

I originally thought that the situation would turn around, but who knew that I would get even deeper into trouble.

"Where is the army? Why haven't their fighter jets come to support us yet?" Admiral Kan Anning said after taking a deep breath.

Now that day has begun to dawn, we can take off.

"I'm afraid they can't come." The adjutant said helplessly.

"Why?" Admiral Kan An Ning asked puzzledly.

"The German army suddenly launched an attack, and the army's fighter planes went to the front line to fight with the German fighter planes." The adjutant said with his hands spread out.

"Damn it, this is a conspiracy, a naked conspiracy." No matter how stupid Admiral Kan An Ning was, he figured it out at this time.

This was a conspiracy specifically aimed at Alexandria.

The purpose was to cut off the Mediterranean Fleet in Alexandria.

In this case, the Eastern Mediterranean would belong to the Axis powers.

Thinking of this, Admiral Kan Anning forced himself to calm down.

"Have the army dispatch some fighter planes. We can't hold on any longer."

As soon as he finished speaking, the French battleship's guns directly hit the Royal Ark.

boom!
A huge hole was blown out on the deck in an instant.

Obviously, it has affected the takeoff of carrier-based aircraft.

"Damn it, get out of there." Admiral Kan An Ning roared heartbreakingly.

He suddenly felt a little regretful that he should not have participated in the attack on the French fleet.

As expected, karma has its own way and no one can escape from it.

What made him even more desperate was that when a large number of German fighter planes appeared in the north, Admiral Cannin's pupils suddenly shrank, and then an expression of despair appeared on his face.

If the appearance of Japanese carrier-based aircraft just made him feel troublesome.

But the appearance of German fighter planes made it truly hopeless.

At daybreak, German fighter planes took off from the Bulgarian airport and arrived over the port of Alexandria, where they saw British warships in the port.

He rushed over screaming.

Compared with the tactics and skills of Japanese pilots, German pilots are more fearless and daring.

Dive bombing!

A sharp whistling sound was heard!

The bombs were dropped accurately on the British warships.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Compared with the previous slow pace, the German fighter planes were much more heroic.

One fighter plane after another dived, dropped bombs and then climbed up.

Everything is so smooth.

Nanyun Chuichi, who was behind, was stunned by the scene.

He had only heard that German pilots were very strong, but had never seen them in person. It was not until this moment that he realized that the rumors were indeed true.

Too fierce.

Not only is the speed fast, but the division of labor is also very clear.

boom!
A loud explosion was heard, and a German Stuka bomber crashed directly into the Ark Royal.

It is suspected that the ammunition depot exploded, and flames rose up instantly.

This scene indeed caused a huge shock to Chuichi Nanyun's heart.

It turns out that fighter jets can also play the role of the suicide squad.

At this time, the French fleet moved again and got closer to the port.

The navies of the four countries, which originally did not have an advantage, were now gradually expanding their advantage under the fierce attacks of German fighter planes.

In particular, the British battleships were bombed by more than a dozen German Stuka bombers and began to suffer damage. In addition, the French warships continued to fire, and some of them could not bear it.

These German fighter planes never thought about returning. It can be said that they bought a one-way ticket.

Either all the warships in the port would be destroyed, or they would die in battle.

boom!
Finally, the last British battleship could not withstand such bombardment and began to sink slowly.

Seeing this, the British captain could only issue the retreat order with tears in his eyes.

Even if the battleship is gone, we can still build it.

If people are gone, then it's really over.

When the French warships saw this scene, they couldn't help but burst into earth-shaking shouts.

For them, sinking a British battleship would be a great joy.

They finally got their revenge.

Thinking of this, some radical French warships rushed to the port without any hesitation and fired torpedoes at the Ark Royal.

Looking at the fewer and fewer warships, Admiral Kan Anning instantly looked several years older.

The Mediterranean Fleet was finished.

He really didn't expect that this time the navies of four countries would jointly attack the Port of Alexandria.

More importantly, the intelligence department did not have any early warning.

This wouldn't have happened if there had been advance warning.

Normally, after a warship enters the port, one or two boilers will be kept running to ensure that the warship can respond quickly if it is attacked.

The results of it?
The attack came without warning and caught the Mediterranean Fleet off guard.

"Bastard, the intelligence department should take full responsibility." Admiral Kan An Ning cursed with tears in his eyes.

boom!
After seeing the Royal Ark being hit by dozens of aerial bombs, Admiral Cannin closed his eyes in pain. He knew that everything was over.

Especially with hundreds of German fighter planes in the sky still buzzing and attacking the remaining warships in the port, he knew that even if air force support arrived, it would be useless.

"Retreat..." After saying this, Admiral Kan An Ning spat out a mouthful of blood and then fainted.

The other officers around were frightened and quickly lifted up General Kan Anning and retreated towards the city.

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"What did you say? German fighter planes raided the port? Alexandria was engulfed in flames? Admiral Cunningham was unconscious?" Montgomery was stunned after receiving the telegram.

The highly anticipated Mediterranean Fleet is gone?

Is there only Fleet H left in the Strait of Gibraltar?

What’s the use of that?
When he first received the telegram, he didn't care too much. You know, there were more than 50 warships in the port. Even if more than a dozen were sunk, the impact would not be that big. As long as the enemy ships could be repelled, it would be fine.

As a result, telegrams came one after another.

Italian Navy, French Navy.

The simultaneous appearance of the four navies made Montgomery unable to sit still.

Just as he was about to send fighter planes to reinforce, news came from the front line that the German army had launched an attack.

The original support was also in vain.

Thinking of letting Admiral Kan An Ning hold on for now.

The results of it?
More than one hundred German fighter planes appeared in the north and frantically bombed the Royal Fleet in the port.

It can be said that at this point, the fleet in the port is basically finished.

This was totally unacceptable to Montgomery. With the Mediterranean Fleet gone, the Royal Fleet's strength was greatly damaged. Even though there was still the Home Fleet, most of it had already been lost, especially with several US warships, which had now sunk as well.

Patton, who was standing next to him, was also dumbfounded when he heard the news.

Fortunately, the sailors on the American warships all went ashore and had fun in the city.

After all, sailing on the sea is really boring.

Generally when they arrive in a city, they will go ashore to have fun.

Plus, this is a British military port, so there is not even anyone on duty.

However, he was still very confused.

I originally thought that after the Battle of El Alamein was over, I could consider opening a second battlefield.

As a result, he is now told that the Mediterranean Fleet is gone.

This was simply unacceptable to him.

You know, when he first received the news, he, like Montgomery, thought it was just a small sneak attack, but who knew it would grow bigger and bigger.

What was even more unexpected was that the combined strength of the four countries' navies was so strong.

"I'm sorry, two commanders. The Mediterranean Fleet was basically wiped out. Not a single warship escaped. Even the submarine was affected by the explosion, causing damage to electronic parts and sinking." The communications staff officer said helplessly, holding the latest battle report.

"Damn it, son of a bitch, why didn't the intelligence department have any warning at all?" Montgomery still couldn't accept it.

You know, they cracked the German army's cipher machine, which means they were always aware of the German army's movements.

As a result, the intelligence department did not have any early warning.

Could it be that the German army discovered that their cipher machine had been cracked?
impossible!
"Lieutenant General Montgomery, what we have to do now is to report this situation to our homeland. This is not something we can solve. The enemy is still very strong. We must remind them that the navies of the four countries have united and the situation in the Mediterranean has undergone earth-shaking changes." Patton looked at Montgomery in front of him and said seriously.

Hearing this, Montgomery had lost his previous high spirits and spoke in a somewhat decadent tone.

"Well, you are right. We should indeed report to the mainland, organize the contents of the telegram, and send it to Downing Street."

The first person to receive the news was Field Marshal Rommel.

He looked at the German pilot in front of him with disbelief on his face.

The German pilots who came to bomb this time immediately belonged to the North African Corps after completing their mission.

So after dropping the bombs, the German pilots found the airport to land and then reported the completion of the bombing to Rommel.

"Is this true?" Marshal Rommel asked in disbelief.

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal, this is true. The port of Alexandria is now engulfed in fire. The Mediterranean Fleet is finished. We won." The German pilot said excitedly.

Upon hearing the news, everyone in the command center cheered.

Originally they were still frowning, wondering how they would fight the next battle without sufficient supplies.

It's different now.

Eliminating the Mediterranean Fleet meant that their supply lines would no longer be harassed.

Urgently needed supplies can also be replenished quickly.

As long as there are supplies, the North African Legion will burst out with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

Marshal Rommel calmed down, looked at Alexandria, and then said seriously.

"Order, all troops immediately launch a general attack, target Alexandria."

"Yes."

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(End of this chapter)