Chapter 251: courage

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Yes, the weather is so good, the snow has begun to melt, but the North Atlantic Ocean is still cold, and the North Sea is still covered with the dark clouds of war.
According to the battle plan prepared by the Navy to cooperate with the Western Front attack, Admiral Rydell led the aircraft carrier Bismarck and Tilbitz northward, attracting the attention of the British Royal Navy Fleet, while Lütjens was ordered to lead the aircraft carrier. The Zeppelin and the Empire went south, blocking the waters near the Netherlands.
This battle plan was named "Scissors Plan" by the Supreme Command. Akado had full confidence in this battle. He ordered Redell to return to the North Sea immediately after a few days of delay, with the core of continuing to preserve his strength.
On the other hand, he ordered Lütjensnan to lay down, with the aim of attracting nearby British Royal Navy cruisers or aircraft carrier formations to conduct a naval battle, destroying the British navy ships in the nearby waters for the next battle. Create favorable conditions.
At this moment, the second squadron of the German High Seas Fleet is sailing on the sea, looking for the British navy targets they need to challenge. Over time, God did not want the German Navy to wait for a long time. On the third day of sailing, they still found the British squadron north of their fleet.
"Report! The carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft found the British Royal Navy's carrier aircraft in the north, and it is speculated that the other side has an aircraft carrier nearby." An Air Force liaison officer reported loudly.
Lütjens, sitting on the empire carrier, came to the podium and bowed his head to mark the position of the British fleet on the chart. Several combat staff gathered together, looking at the possible positions of the British navy on the chart. Talk about it.
"Deputy Commander, the British Navy is likely to search us eastward all the way here. Obviously they came to us for a decisive battle!" A combat staff officer pointed to the chart and said: "Now our position is very bad. Going south, you will be trapped by the British Royal Navy and blocked in the English Channel. "
"Once we get there, it's completely finished, we will be annihilated by the French and the British navy." Another staff member also said anxiously: "Now we should stop going south, accelerate the return to the northeast, and withdraw Wilhelmshaven. "
Lütjens frowned, hammered the charted podium with his hand, and the bridge suddenly became quiet. He looked at his panicked men, some of them were still very young, and some were already old. He squeezed the cap with his hand to cover the Zhengjun cap and said, "We are so shameless and missed the fighter again?"
"But! If it is a cruiser fleet, we can ensure that this force is completely wiped out. Now that the aircraft carrier is found, our advantage is not so obvious, in case ..." a staff adviser said.
"There is nothing wrong! The command of the head of state is to destroy the British squadron. This is our task! Is anyone questioning?" Lütjens said aloud: "Remember the message that the head of state sent us? Remember what was written on it? Are you all forgotten? "
No one spoke, watching Lutejens silently, hoping he could change his mind.
"The head of state looked at us from a distance, and the head of state was looking forward to our victory! We just ran like this? Fleeing back to William Junker as gray as the previous few times?" Lütjens frowned at himself. People around.
Everyone was silent. They looked at their captain and their commander, unable to say a word.
"We are soldiers of the empire, we are the strongest naval fleet in Germany! The people of the motherland gave us the most powerful warships, but we only dare to be sheltered by naval artillery units and those air-based shore-based aircraft. Seriously stealing? "Lütjens asked loudly.
Everyone lowered their heads, and they were frustrated and ashamed of their desire to retreat back to Wilhelmshaven.
"I can't give you courage because you never lack courage! Gentlemen! Think of the heroes who would rather lose their most beloved battleship and fight against the rainbow in the end! Think of those who participated in Japan and Germany on the cold water of the North Sea The heroes of the Lan Hai battle against the British! Are we lacking courage? "
"No!" The first officer, the helmsman and the meteorological officer shook their heads. They could hardly hear themselves with a low voice.
"Are we lacking courage?" Lütjens asked again loudly.
"No!" Everyone answered aloud, many people waved their arms, looking very excited.
Lütjens once again asked aloud: "So why are we so fearful now? Are we not trusting the head of state? Are we not convinced that we can win with the weapon in our hands?"
"No!" On the bridge, all the sailors and officers burst into the most intense shouts. The shout shattered his heart, and everyone took out the loudest voice they could answer the captain's question.
Holding his podium in one hand and Lutejens holding his telescope in one hand, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Signal to Zeppelin! The content is as follows: I want to turn the bow! Take off the plane against the wind! If you are afraid Accelerate me to make room for me when I die! "
"Mount weapons to all planes! After 10 minutes, the fighters took off to deploy air defense. After the first wave of attack aircraft all took off, the whole army accelerated, turned the bow again, and headed southwest." Lütjens commanded loudly.
"Turn the bow!" The first officer ordered: "To signal the cruiser, we need to turn around."
"Report! Captain, the carrier Zeppelin calls, the content is as follows: Long live the head of state, we are turning around to take off the fighter, you have to hurry up, otherwise we will hit your ass." The telegrapher shouted loudly.
"Speed ​​up the steering!" The first officer shouted loudly at the phone: "Left full rudder!"
"Accelerate! Zuoman rudder!" A man repeated the command loudly and began to sell his rudder wheel.
The warship began to sway violently, the roar of the machine became more obvious, the huge USS Empire began to turn, and the white waves lifted by the bow shattered the sea stretched to both sides, and it looked so charming and beautiful.
"Take off the plane! The whole ship! The battle begins!" Lütjens ordered loudly: "Long live the heads of state! God bless Germany!"
"The radar is on! Signaling the destroyer! Perimeter air defense and anti-submarine level 1 alert! The fleet maintains a true north course!" The first officer confirmed the command loudly.
"Raise the combat flag! Signal the Zeppelin! Take off the fighter jet! Over the guard fleet!" Another officer shouted at the commander.
On the deck of the aircraft carrier, German aircraft carrier ground crews wearing various color vests are busy with their own. Some of them dragged the fw-190 naval fighter to the take-off position, some of them fixed small bombs under the belly of the aircraft, and some were checking the ammunition in the wings of the aircraft.
The naval aviation commander on the side was holding a chart to explain the mission to the pilot. He held the hat in one hand and the chart that was blown by the wind in the other, and shouted to the pilot: "There are no restrictions on this take-off! Shoot down any enemy aircraft you see. If an enemy ship enters your field of vision, you are welcome! Sink it directly! "
"You mean, I can fire freely?" The pilot pointed to the distance and said, "Ensure air supremacy in the sky and attack any enemies I see, right?"
"That's right!" The commander replied loudly while nodding his head largely.
The pilot nodded and was escorted by the ground crew to his plane. The propeller of the nose began to turn. The ground crew helped the pilot to pull up the cockpit canopy. Then dragged the boarding ladder and stooped away from the plane.
In the cabin, the pilot put on an oxygen mask, and his voice began to come from the hoarse radio: "Flying tower, here is Haiying 1, I am on the runway, the fuel is normal, the plane is in good condition, please take off!"
"Approve takeoff! Good luck." In the headset, the tower's order came with a hissing radio current.
The aircraft began to accelerate against the wind on the deck. As it approached the end of the deck, the front wheel of the aircraft left the aircraft carrier's deck. The pilot could no longer see any part of the aircraft carrier. In front of him was a vast ocean. But he knew he was flying, because the sea was getting farther and farther away from him, and he could feel himself getting closer and closer to the yearning sky.
Watching the two fw-190 fighters fly out of the aircraft carrier, Lütjens finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stretched the muscles of the left hand holding the telescope and relaxed, no matter how he won or lost, at least his troops were fighting, At least his troops have the courage to fight! Only in this way can we fight for victory and win their own victory.
Two more fw-190 fighter jets followed, and the morale of the entire fleet became different. They are now dozens of nautical miles away from their opponents. The battle is on the verge of running, and it is no longer possible to run.
"After taking off two more fighters, start taking off Stuka!" Lütjens thought and ordered: "Our fighters are more advanced, take time to attack first round! Let me see if the British Navy is really true The world is invincible! "
"Send a signal to Zeppelin! The fighter took off six air defenses! Then immediately took off the Stuka bomber!" Lütjens had just finished speaking, and the first officer confirmed the order loudly.
"Stuka half uses small bombs and half uses large bombs! Small bombs deal with ships! The plane with the large bombs, the main target is the other aircraft carrier!" Lütjens stared at the chart and ordered.
Soon, one after another, the Stuka dive bomber began to take off, forming a flying formation over the fleet, and then with the command of the commander, it was so dense that it entered the clouds and flew toward their target in the distance. past.