Vol 4 Chapter 69: Ending

As time passed by, the naval battle outside the port of Taranto became more and more brutal, the pit cargo properties of Italian warships were exposed, and thin leather armor was really not suitable for such a scene, not to mention that they were already injured. .
The battle is getting worse and worse for the Italian Navy. Count Abrucci is getting worse and worse. A shell just hit the deck of his flagship Julio Caesar and took away ten including his lieutenant. I live.
The sky is about to dawn. It is impossible for Count Abruzzi to defeat the enemy and leave with the main fleet. The Italian navy has sunk two cruisers and three destroyers, but only one enemy has sunk. warship.
This is not the incompetence of the Italian Navy, mainly because their warships have been wounded, and the number of old warships is more, and the ability to resist strikes is naturally not good!
Do not look at the large number of warships on both sides. In fact, there are not many warships qualified to participate in the decisive battle. It is impossible to send torpedo boats and supply ships, right?
Participating in the decisive battle were the Bulgarian side with more than twenty warships and the Italian navy with nearly forty warships.
Although the Italians have many ships, they do not have an advantage. The Bulgarian side has five fearless ships, while the Italian Navy has only three fearless ships!
Fortunately, they also have four former fearless ships, and a large number of old-fashioned warships. By virtue of their number advantage, they resisted against the Bulgarian navy under the cover of night.
If they are not injured in most of the warships, it is time to turn to the Bulgarian Navy.
But there is no such thing on the battlefield. Because most of the Italian navy's warships have been injured, and their very combat power has not been able to swing eight points, naturally they are in a disadvantage. Count Abrucci knows that he cannot continue!
It is only necessary to leave with the three fearless ships flagship Giulio Caesar, Cao Durio and Andre Doria. Only by keeping them can the Italian Navy be able to recover its vitality in a short time.
In fact, the Cao Durio and Andre Doria were completed only a few months ahead of time under the Ferdinand butterfly effect, otherwise they were still on the slipway, so most of them in this bombing It's over!
Count Abruzzi closed his eyes, and after a moment of contemplation, he said fiercely: "Order all warships with powertrain injuries, and warships with a degree less than 2o tow the enemy to cover the entire army's retreat!"
Obviously, Count Abruzzi was about to end his life. As for retreating, it is better to say that the breakout was more accurate!
However, the breakout is not so simple. The Bulgarian Navy can participate in decisive battles with only more than 20 warships, but with hundreds of warships, the extra 70 or more warships are certainly useful!
Frigates, torpedo boats, submarine hunters, minesweepers, minesweepers, No. 6 ships, military transport ships, navigational supply ships, maintenance supply ships, hospital ships, lifeboats, communication ships, reconnaissance ships, etc.
In this series of auxiliary warships, they did not have much fighting power in the decisive battle, but for the navy, they were all the same.
For example, at present, many torpedoes have been dropped in the Bulgarian Navy in the nearby waters. If you want to break through these torpedoes, it is the biggest obstacle, and mine clearance is too late. The only way for Italians to run is to bet their luck!
The order of Count Abruzzi is equivalent to having given up more than twenty warships. Naturally, he does not care about using these auxiliary warships as cannon fodder!
Then Pert-Ivanov suddenly appeared, and the torpedoes that had been put in before became a weapon to cover the breakout of the Italian navy!
After all, in the face of life and death, the Italian navy can take a bet and even use auxiliary warships as cannon fodder to open the way in front.
But the Bulgarian navy is not working. The Italian navy is desperately trying to create opportunities for the main force. When the enemies in front of them are solved, it is estimated that the Italians have already run away!
It was impossible to catch up, after all, this time the combat mission was to seriously damage the Italian navy. Do not think about annihilation, unless Count Abrucci rushed back to the port of Taranto.
When the Italian navy's main force retreated, the sky had begun to brighten, and Pert-Ivanov could only watch the enemy slip out from under his eyelids.
The battle continued, as the Italian navy's main fleet ran away, and the remaining warships were immediately destroyed. Once an ordinary destroyer or cruiser was hit by a 15-inch main gun, it immediately sank to the sea floor.
After paying several auxiliary warships, the Italian Navy finally broke out of the torpedo area.
Of course, it cannot be so smooth. Because the size of the auxiliary warships cannot be compared with the battleships, they can rush out without representing the battleships, and they can also rush through. At least Andre-Doria was hit by a cannonball, which slowed down. .
In the end, the Italian Navy broke out from the number of warships. There were more than sixty ships. Unfortunately, they were basically auxiliary warships. Since they did not participate in the battle, the losses were naturally small.
In addition to three fearless ships, there is also a former fearless ship, two cruisers and a destroyer, and the rest are auxiliary warships.
Seeing that the main fleet had already gone out of dozens of nautical miles, the resistance of the Italian Navy was getting weaker and weaker. Once many warships were hit hard, they raised white flags and quit the war.
Seeing this, Pert-Ivanov decided to negotiate with the enemy. After all, the big fish ran away, and catching a few small fishes could at least make up for the loss!
Anyway, as is the practice in Europe, the mission has been completed and there is no chance of winning, then surrender is acceptable to keep lives, and even after the war, the Italian government will not hold them responsible.
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I have to say that the Italians are still very experienced in life-saving, and the conditions are very professional.
As long as Bulgaria agrees to treat the wounded, protect their personal and property safety, and accord them appropriate status, they agree to surrender!
In the face of these warships, Major General Pert-Ivanov readily agreed and agreed!
In the end, an old battleship, a former fearless ship, four destroyers, and two iron armored ships were the harvest of this war. No, there are several auxiliary warships. Because they are too old, they are too slow to run away.
Unfortunately, all of these main warships were seriously wounded, and even one of the former fearless ships that had been captured was sunk because they were too seriously injured!
Perpetual-Ivanov regretted it. It had long been known that the Italians would speak so well, and would not fight so hard, just negotiate with them directly.
The Bulgarian Navy also paid a large price. Four destroyers, three cruisers sank, and two coast defense battleships and two cruisers were seriously injured, and even minor injuries were even more serious. Even the Constantinople was fearless. The ship was slightly injured.
Fortunately, the war was born at night, and the shooting percentages of both sides were poor. Otherwise, the Italian navy, which had suffered a lot of vitality, still had to lose both sides with the Bulgarian navy.
After all, it is not so easy to escape in the daytime. Although the Italian fearless ship is fast, it is a pity that it is a little slower than the class fearless ship. If you ca n’t run, you can only die.
What made Major General Pert-Ivanov even more depressed was born. While he was cleaning the battlefield, the French reinforcements arrived.
As for chasing now? Don't make fun, don't look at the distance between the two sides is only a few dozen nautical miles, but this distance is enough for the Italian Navy to successfully run to the next naval port.
Even if the French arrived two or three hours in advance, the Italian navy would be finished this time.
Although the French fast fleet consisted of destroyers and cruisers, they could not beat the battleships, but it was possible to delay the time.
Now, if the Italian Navy escapes, it can only be left to the French.
Anyway, as long as the Italians are not stupid, they will no longer place the naval station in Taranto, and even the coast of Bulgaria will not have the Italian navy for a long time to come!
Seeing the trophy of the Bulgarian Navy, Major General Winster, commander of the French fleet, knew that he was late and missed an opportunity, especially after he knew the specific situation, he was even more urged to cry.
If he can get there at any cost, he will be able to catch up with the Bulgarian Navy to kill the Italian Navy, then he is the hero of France!
Unfortunately, the duck that was about to cook actually flew, because he was worried that high-load driving would damage the power system. He did not drive at the limit, and he did not expect to let the Italian navy main force.
Do n’t talk about military achievements now, it ’s not bad if you do n’t get incompetent hat!
However, he quickly responded, and immediately reported the situation to the French naval forces, and asked them to intercept the Italians. As to whether they could stop them, they had to take orders.
For Major General Pert-Ivanlov, in addition to reporting victory to the country, the more important thing is to capture the Taranto military port.
Taranto's naval port at this time was like ~~~ waiting for his uncle!
Taranto military port has always been considered to be the safest place in Italy. This is the naval station of Italy, and it is in the rear. The enemy is only from the sea.
Now that the Navy is running, shore guns have been hit hard by the Bulgarian Air Force's bombing. It is extremely difficult to prevent the Bulgarian Navy 6 team from boarding 6.
Of course, now the Navy 6 team is still at the base of Kofu Island, waiting for the results of the naval battle. Now many naval vessels of the Bulgarian Navy have been injured and need to return to China for repairs.
At the same time, Major General Pert-Ivanov's Italian captives had exceeded 6,000. For this reason, Major General Pert-Ivanov also borrowed three cruisers from the French to help transport the captives. When returning, the Bulgarian Navy 6 team.
Not surprisingly, Major General Winster agreed very easily, and missed the last opportunity, this time can't miss anything.
It was impossible to wipe out the Italian navy, but it was of strategic value to capture Taranto with the Bulgarians.
This helps to contain the Italians and reduce the pressure on the front line of the French 6th Army. With this strategic vision, Major General Winster still has it!
As long as this step is achieved, it is enough to prove that he is not an incompetent even if he is not as brilliant as the main force of annihilating the Italian navy.
Of course, Ferdinand's purpose is definitely not to help the French to restrain the Italians, otherwise it is not just Taranto who is now on the 6th.
The combat effectiveness of the Italian army Ferdinand is still clear. In history, several temporary formations of the Austro-Hungarian Empire could be regarded as militia units. Thousands of people blocked their main forces for three days, waiting until the reinforcements finally defeated the Italians. .
Obviously, the strength of the Italian 6 Army is not enough to change the pattern on the western battlefield!
In history, after the stalemate on the western front, Britain and France still had the power to move the battle of Dardanelles to attack the Ottoman Empire, knowing that their strength was not short enough to require only one straw to be crushed.
The big deal is to let Britain and France use the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Ottoman Empire to deal with the Italians. In terms of combat effectiveness, it is not a big problem for this unit to help the French keep their line of defense.
The reason why he attacked Taranto was because there was something Ferdinand wanted. The heavily wounded warships in the port, Italian shipyards, skilled workers, and designers were all things that made Ferdinand's heart.
Of course, it is difficult to get these people to serve Bulgaria. But it doesn't matter, Ferdinand is not in a hurry and can slowly grind. The diehards will be sent to the mines for mining, even if they can't get it, they won't let the enemy get it!
As long as the naval industrial base of Italy is destroyed, even if the Italians rise again in the future, they will not be able to continue to compete with Bulgaria for hegemony in the Mediterranean!
However, it is easier to board 6 Italian homes, which is now a little easier. Once the Italians respond, it will not be so easy.
Ferdinand knew that when the foreign war was launched, the combat effectiveness of the 6th Italian army was less than 5 scum, but during the homeland defense war, they could still skyrocket to the passing line.
Of course, UU reading books www.uukanshu.com. South Italy and North Italy seem to be two different species. There is still a significant gap between them in combat effectiveness. In simple terms, it is worse.
As it happens, Taranto is the worst place in the 6th Italian Army's combat effectiveness, which has brought convenience to the Bulgarian Navy's 6th team's boarding operation.
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Winster took the initiative to take the tentative offensive task. After all, if he did not fire a few guns and kill a few Italians, how could he prove his credit to China?
It is better to have warships injured, and it will be more able to show the heroes of their navy to the French people and parliamentarians!
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