Chapter 1,210 The Sword Points at the Black Sea 2

Chapter 1210 The Sword Points at the Black Sea 2

"If we cannot clear out the German fleet entrenched in the Sea of ​​Marmara, then our plan to capture Constantinople will be in vain! From the strait, our warships cannot enter the strait at all. Their Naval artillery can sink everything floating on the water. As for land, even if we concentrate all the artillery we can mobilize, we will never be able to defeat the German fleet!" has been appointed as the commander of the expeditionary force. When Sir William Robertson met with Churchill, he emphasized the key to the operation - kill the German Mediterranean Fleet!

But how easy is this? When Count Spee only had 4 fast battleships, he almost destroyed the French Mediterranean Fleet! If the Japanese hadn't come to the rescue, I'm afraid the French would never have been able to return to the Eastern Mediterranean! As for the Russian fleet? Well, the Russian Navy, which currently only has 2 dreadnoughts and 4 pre-dreadnoughts, dare not face the Spey fleet! In fact, at the most tragic time, the Russian main fleet did not leave port for 3 months! The Spey fleet blocked the entrance to the Sevastopol Fortress! And then conduct offensive mine-laying with mine-laying ships under the resentful gaze of the Russians! Then I can safely go and deal with the French fleet!

And now, when the Austro-Hungarian fleet and the Spey fleet have merged, even the generals of the British Navy believe that it is almost impossible to break through the Dardanelles Strait from the sea! "Even if God suddenly appears and pulls out all the Turkish forts on both sides of the Dardanelles Strait and clears all the mines, as long as there are four battleships on the other side, it will be useless no matter how many warships we go up!" Churchill still remembers the navy. That paragraph on the last page of the department’s analysis report.

But this time, Churchill decided to use the newly formed naval aviation force in order to fundamentally solve this problem! Completely paralyzing the German fleet through air attacks, preventing them from appearing on the battlefield, and marching towards Constantinople from both land and sea directions at the same time! Of course, in order to achieve this goal, Britain and France must cooperate sincerely with the Russians. The Russian fleet in the direction of the Black Sea must also take action. At the same time as the aviation strike, the navy also launched an attack against the German fleet anchored at the north entrance of the Bosporus!

"Dear Lieutenant General Eberhard, I would like to know how many available warships your Black Sea Fleet currently has and their combat effectiveness." When representatives of the Russian Navy arrived at the British Admiralty, Churchill spoke without any courtesy. Ask the other party directly for their trump card!

"Two Queen Mary-class battleships equipped with 12 12-inch guns are ready to go, and there are also two quasi-dreadnoughts equipped with 12-inch guns and 4 8-inch guns each. In addition, two ships are equipped with 4 12-inch guns. Two Dreadnoughts with main guns. There are also two 7,000-ton large protected cruisers and nine new destroyers. This is all we have in the Black Sea." Vice Admiral Eberhard, who once served as the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, said slightly He said with embarrassment that such a lineup can really only be said to be shabby. Not to mention compared with the British and French fleets, even compared with its colleagues in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Black Sea Fleet is definitely a stepmother...

“This is simply….

Awful! "Although Churchill already knew this information, when the actual operation began and saw the Russian Black Sea Fleet unable to hold up the wall, he really couldn't complain!

"Listen, Lieutenant General Eberhard, although we already have ways to fly across the strait to attack the German fleet, we can't rely on them to accomplish everything! We only have one chance. Now, the German fleet is dispersed In Constantinople, the capital of Turkey, and Varna Port in Romania, this gives us an opportunity to defeat them one by one! We will organize a bomber force to bomb the German fleet in Constantinople. We can severely damage them. , but it may not be able to completely sink it, so I need the Black Sea Fleet to attack, and then use your naval guns to beat these paralyzed guys into a ball of scrap metal!" Churchill said.

"This, the risk is too great! The average speed of our fleet does not exceed 18 knots, while the fast battleships of the German fleet can easily run at a high speed of more than 24 knots. Well, although their situation is not very good, they It's a lion. Even some weak lions are absolutely not afraid of wild wolves. What's more, they are still a group of wild wolves that can't run fast! If your air attack fails and we happen to appear in the sight of the German fleet, then this It will be an absolute disaster for the entire Black Sea Fleet!" Vice Admiral Eberhard flatly refused.

"In fact, if the first bombing fails, we can bomb a second or third time! Until it succeeds!" The Russians then gave a suggestion that almost made Churchill vomit blood!

"As long as the Germans are sane, they will know that after the first air attack, they will increase the air defense force, or move the battleships to places where our bombers can't reach! So we only have one chance! Or, Let's work together to kill the German fleet, or you will continue to be blocked by the German fleet in the Sevastopol Fortress!" Churchill said very bluntly. He can no longer tolerate the bad attitude towards the Russians!

At the beginning of the war, when the situation was still not so deteriorating, the British government proposed launching an offensive in the Balkan Peninsula and the Dardanelles Strait to open up the Black Sea channel. At that time, the Russians had not yet suffered a heavy blow on the Eastern Front, and they had not yet realized that this was a war that could destroy an empire. Their representatives made a very strong statement and refused to allow troops from other countries to appear in Constantine. Fort! At that time, Bulgaria had not yet joined the Allies. At that time, the French fleet still had an absolute advantage, and there were even dreadnoughts in the British Empire's Mediterranean Fleet! With the help of Serbia as a springboard, the British and French forces can easily defeat the unprepared Turks! And at that time the Russians refused for their own selfish interests! They actually rejected a suggestion that might save Russia!

And now, when Britain and France, in line with their responsibilities as allies, suggest that they work with the Russians to open this channel, the Russians actually want to do nothing! This is unbearable! (In fact, Russia did refuse Britain and France to take action in the Dardanelles Strait at first, but only agreed after being beaten by Germany. At that time, the time to launch this battle had already passed!)

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