Chapter 1,233 Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1233 Romance of the Three Kingdoms

To this day, Lieutenant General Eberhard's hands and feet are still cold. More than 40 minutes ago, the Russians were really frightened by the plumes of smoke that shot straight into the sky! At that time, the Russian lieutenant general's hands trembled and he threw the 12x telescope made by Zeiss in Germany onto the deck. When the seaplane confirmed that it was the German fleet, Lieutenant General Eberhard felt a sweetness in his throat, and a fishy-smelling liquid came up! "Damn British guy!" The Russian cursed with gritted teeth, his lips were bitten!

Ordinarily the British should take the blame. But the British said they were also helpless! I'm speechless too! Who would have thought that the deviation would be so big after flying all night? I don’t want this either! If in World War II, the strategic bombers miss the target by dozens of kilometers, they will be fine if they fly more than ten minutes. but now? This time has been stretched to hours! The slow speed of the plane is one thing, but considering the range, the plane does not dare to fly too fast is another! If you fly too fast, you may not be able to fly back. This situation will happen in the second battle. There is no way, airplanes must comply with the laws of physics...

Otherwise, Lieutenant General Trenchard was still a veteran. The problem he was most worried about did indeed arise. The target of Port Ereli was a bit far away, and navigation was difficult. The fleet scattered directly, and almost all of them were delayed... The British bombers did not suffer the consequences for the time being, but the Russians were deceived first!

However, the fortunate thing for the Russians is that so far, the Germans have not taken action. It is not that Count Spee did not see the Russian fleet. He discovered the Russian fleet 25 kilometers away from him, but he really did not dare to take action! Not only did he not dare to take action, he was even prepared to grease the soles of his feet.

The count was brave but not reckless. His ability to overwhelm the French fleet at night was not due to daring, but based on precise calculations. After discovering the Russian fleet, the count believed that the current situation was really impossible to fight! No matter how bad the Russian fleet is, it still has 2 dreadnoughts and 4 pre-dreadnoughts!

The Russians could not hold on for more than an hour if they really opened up their stance to fight, but if they wanted to delay, they would be in trouble. Look at Operation Thunderbolt Serbrus. The German fleet had to slowly consume even though it had a huge advantage. Drop the British smoke canisters and destroyers? Although the Russian fleet is poor, it still has 14 destroyers! And where is the top of the count's head now? Groups of British bombers were flying towards them. If the two sides fight at this time and open the battle line, then the British bombers disrupt the situation again. How do you think they will fight?

The bomb hit rate is low, but if a 500KG-level bomb falls and hits the target, the entire main mast can be destroyed. If this falls on the turret, it may not be able to penetrate it, but it will definitely be damaged by the shock. (By the way, historically the main turrets of Yamato-class battleships can be disabled by 1,000-pound bombs. Naturally, the Count's battleships are also afraid of it.) It may be difficult to sink a battleship with a simple bomb, but it can make it lose its combat effectiveness. ! Not to mention those bombers carrying torpedoes... The earl was dizzy just looking at this thing!

But the count dared not leave;

Not willing to leave either. The count needs air defense forces over the fleet, and coincidentally, as the port where the main force of the Allied Mediterranean Fleet is stationed, there are indeed 3 squadrons of various aircraft. Although it is not full and there are some replenishing things, 50 aircraft can still be used Yes, the Earl's fleet itself also carries some seaplanes, which can now resist the bombing of the British fleet that has not yet concentrated. And even if you want to leave, do you still want to run across the sky and fly? This seems unrealistic...

Moreover, the Count has contacted the interceptor unit in Constantinople, and the interceptor aircraft originally used to ambush Group B rushed directly to the Port of Ereli, and the Bavarian Air Force also stated that it would continue to provide reinforcements. The Bavarian Air Force was as reliable as the prince's personal reputation, and this gave the count the courage to persevere.

As for not being reconciled? That's naturally because he saw the Russian fleet on the opposite side finally come out once. If he just lets you go back like this, the count will feel like he is committing a crime...

The Germans are very confused, and the Russians are also very confused! The Russian generals headed by Lieutenant General Eberhard were also in a dilemma of wanting to leave but not daring to leave. Now stay here, and at least you have the RAF bombers as allies. But what if you want to run? For example, what would happen if we evacuated to the northeast and then left the combat radius of the Royal Air Force?

By that time, Count Spee's three fast-following battleships can completely throw off the slow Quasi-Dreadnought and catch up with them at a high speed of more than 24 knots. They have almost a whole day to hunt down these weaklings of the Black Sea Fleet! Tell me, how is it possible to escape from the pursuit of a German fast battleship when the weather is not bad now? If the Germans do something more extreme and block you directly at the gate of Sevastopol Fortress, then the Russian Black Sea Fleet may never be able to return home, right?

As for beating? The chances of winning are also slim. At least in the eyes of the Russians, the two forces at sea are completely disproportionate! Now for Russia, it is a knife to extend its head, and it is also a knife to shrink its head... But even so, the Russians still planned to wait until the British bomber group took action before taking action!

What the Russians didn't expect was that the British fleet that seemed to be hovering in the sky thought the same way... "Why haven't we launched an attack yet?" On Colonel Short's plane, an officer pointed at the German fleet on the distant sea and said.

"It doesn't matter. The fuel capacity of the V1500 bomber is enough to support us for a while. Our attack now is a refueling tactic. Have you seen those planes hovering over the German fleet? Although they are just a group of ants compared to us, there are many ants. Even if you kill the elephant, you can still kill the elephant." Colonel Short said with a livid face. The situation is very bad. The original sneak attack on the immobile German fleet turned into a frontal attack on the German fleet at sea. This greatly reduced the effectiveness of the British air raids, and a large number of aircraft were scattered around, making it a troublesome thing to gather them together.

In the end, Colonel Short chose to wait. In his opinion, the German fleet did not choose to escape to the depths of the Black Sea, nor did it choose to attack the Russian fleet, so other British bombers could always rush to the battlefield with the coordinates of Ereli Port! Time should still be on your side!

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