Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 45: Victory results

　　" Colonel Muller, the "Cyprus" Corps played very well in this battle. I am very satisfied with your commanding ability." Xu Jun smiled and said to Muller who came to greet him. To: "You performed very well in this battle, and you did not disappoint me. You are indeed an excellent commander."

　　After talking about Xu Jun, he looked at the other officers who came to greet him

　　"You will also receive the awards and honors you deserve, and your performance has left a deep impression on me. And the soldiers, they have proved their bravery and loyalty with their actions."

　　"Thank you very much for the compliment of the commander. We are actually just following your plan. The honor of victory in this battle should belong to you. Without your sophisticated planning and genius tactics, we might not have seen it at all. This is a victory." Mueller replied excitedly, and the other officers also nodded in agreement.

　　"Haha, how can I say that, the honor of victory in this battle should be said to belong to everyone who participated in this battle. Everyone from ordinary soldiers to the highest commander will receive the honor they deserve. The command is ready. Every soldier who participated in this battle was awarded a battle commemorative medal as a memorial and honorary mark for all those who participated in the battle."

　　"Ah, that’s great, General. Oh, I haven’t congratulated you on being promoted to general. I didn’t expect you to be promoted from brigadier general to general in a month. You created A record. On behalf of the officers and soldiers of the entire army, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to you. Your military rank can finally be balanced with your merits. Hahaha, but I personally think that the marshal uniform may be more suitable for you.” Mu Le said with a smile.

　　 "When did you learn to flattery." Xu Jun put his head close to Mueller and whispered: "Did you learn from those two guys?" After finishing speaking, he aimed at the two standing on the side. A SS officer.

　　 "Hahaha, General, you are really joking."

　　"Okay, no kidding, let’s not just stand here to bask in the sun, let’s go to your headquarters as soon as possible. Although the report is very detailed, I'd better listen to you in person for some issues. "

　　 Muller hurriedly led the way, and the other officers followed Xu Jun mightily and walked towards the legion command. Xu Jun walked into the conference room of the headquarters and sat down at one end of the conference table. The other officers also divided into two rows and sat on either side of the conference table, while the lower-ranking officers sat down on a circle of chairs against the wall. The orderly brought everyone freshly brewed coffee and some biscuits.

　　 Xu Jun held his coffee and greeted every officer he knew, and then asked Mueller who was sitting next to him: "Mueller, I read your report carefully yesterday. The naval details are still I don’t know. I know their capture plan. It was approved by me, but I’m still not sure about this plan. How did you capture those British warships. Why didn’t the British sink? You started the battle at sea from the beginning. Tell me carefully at the end."

　　Müller quickly and carefully reported to Xu Jun what had happened after the fierce battle that afternoon. Xu Jun listened to Mueller's remarks with gusto. He regretted not being able to see the exciting scene of shooting with a train gun against a British battleship with his own eyes. But that's okay. Xu Jun knew that although he no longer caught a cold on the corpse and blood , But if you really see the sight of flying flesh and blood, it’s still a bit unbearable, it's better not to see it than to lose its color in front of those officers. After you become an admiral, you will have fewer opportunities to go to the front line in person. Sitting in the command post and commanding your army with a pencil and a map to kill thousands of people seems to reduce the psychological burden a lot. Hey, this is better than watching on the front line. It's much better for those people to be blown up or fall to the ground in pieces.

　　 What made Xu Jun puzzled was how the three battleships were captured. Only after listening to the narratives of the parties did they understand what happened.

　　 It turned out that after the German Air Force's intensive torpedo attack, most battleships still insisted on floating on the surface. Although they have been caught in a lot of torpedoes, they are too large and have a large number of watertight cabins, so they can keep floating for a while, and they don't immediately sink to the bottom of the sea. But sinking is unavoidable, just slower.

　　The power systems of those battleships were mostly destroyed by torpedoes, so they basically lost their combat effectiveness. At that time, Mueller was overjoyed when he saw this result. He wanted to find a way to capture all of the warships. Although they were beaten in thousands of holes, they should be reusable after repairs. This is a huge sum for Germany. Of wealth. But Mueller couldn't find any ships to tow them right now, and Mueller had no experience in capturing enemy warships and he didn't know where to start. As a result, he discussed with the lieutenant colonel Siegfried.

　　 When he said his plan, he didn't expect to coincide with the lieutenant colonel. Siegfried reported this situation to the Naval Command at that time, and the Navy was overjoyed at the result. They said that they would immediately dispatch warships to receive the fruits of victory. The Navy also has a destroyer formation in the port of Ostend, Belgium, with twelve high-speed destroyers, and they are ready to dispatch all those destroyers. They are preparing to tow the British warships that have been smashed into the stalls, and tow them away, remove the important parts and equipment and then sink them. Besides, this kind of opportunity to face large enemy warships is rare. How can there be such a good target ship for training.

　　 The navy also discussed with the army to add a team of army assault infantry to each destroyer to deal with the possible resistance of the British. Since the British battleships are equipped with marines, the assault infantry is armed with very fierce firepower to the teeth. They are confident that they can sieve any marines or sailors who dare to resist, and let them know the German army. Awesome.

　　 But before the destroyers left the port, the situation on the sea in Dunkirk had changed. The first was the war exhaustion, which made the German navy the most hated. The most active battleship of the Royal Navy suddenly experienced a big explosion. I don’t know if it was its oil depot or ammunition depot. At that time, even Mueller’s command post felt the battle. A violent shock wave. The 33,000-ton battleship turned into a crematorium in an instant. The fireball rushed into the air at a height of 300 meters, and the smoke column was a kilometer high. At least half of the naval officers and soldiers on that ship were reimbursed in the explosion.

　　 At the time, everyone knew that this battleship was completely finished. The sailors and officers who survived the explosion jumped into the sea with various life-saving supplies, and then swam desperately into the distance. A battleship may sink soon, and it is not a joke if it is sucked in by the current of the battleship rolled up when it sinks.

　　 At this time, the war-weary, which was leaning to port side, began to slowly turn to the port side, the whole ship turned upside down, and then the War-weary paused on the sea for a few seconds, then began to stern and head upright. The bottom of the sea sank. Forty seconds later, the warship disappeared on the sea, leaving only a large piece of debris and oil slick, as well as hundreds of naval officers and soldiers floating on the sea.

　　 Then came the two sister ships, Majesty and Collision, both of which had been tilted about forty degrees to the sea. Majesty’s situation was very serious, and its port deck was almost in the water. The officers and soldiers on the two warships had already started abandoning the ship fifteen minutes ago, because at that time, if the ship was not abandoned, if the hull continued to tilt, then the lifeboat would not be able to go down to the sea. Now these two 31,000-ton battleships have finally finished their journey, and both rolled over and sank into the dark English Channel, and went to accompany their other sister ship, the Royal Oak.

　　 At this time, the only British battleships left on the sea are Vengeance and Resolution, and the hapless flagship Nelson, and the three battlecruisers Hood, Counterattack and Prestige have long been there. Disappeared without a trace on the sea, and the Hood had a big bomb depot explosion before sinking, and all crew members were killed in action. The survivors of the other two battleships were much better. They finally put down the dozens of lifeboats on the two battleships before they sank. Basically at least half of the crew survived. Now they are rowing the lifeboats towards Those comrades who fell into the water drove away.

　　Müller was really anxious when he saw this scene. The ships seemed to have suffered too much damage. Maybe when the German navy arrived, there was not even a floating British warship. But it seemed that they could be captured. A large number of British navy officers and soldiers, he now estimates that at least 6,000 people are floating in the sea. As a result, he can't help but start to worry about whether the German navy has the ability to rescue so many British sailors ashore.

　　 What Mueller didn't expect was that the British solved the problem. Gott sent an officer to contact the Germans. The British officer suggested to Mueller whether a ceasefire could be made for an hour in the spirit of humanitarianism. They wanted the small ships currently hiding in the harbor to rescue the poor Royal Navy. Sailors.

　　Müller decisively agreed to this request. The boats have never dared to come out since entering the port, especially after the battleships were destroyed in front of them, they completely lost their ability to escape from Dunkirk. confidence. Some Ting Er took the risk of trying their luck before they rushed out of the port and were torn to pieces by the air force's modified gunboats.

　　 Although Muller agreed to the British request, there are two conditions. First, all boats must operate under the supervision of the German gunboat. Any attack on the gunboat will be regarded as the end of the ceasefire. The German army will The most severe retaliation for the treachery of the British army. After the second rescue of the navy and sailors, they must return to Dunkirk Harbor. Any attempt to escape will also be regarded as a violation of the agreement and will be immediately destroyed by the German army. Blow.

　　 The British officer agreed to Mueller’s terms in one fell swoop, and waited until the British returned. Those small boats began to sail out of the port one after another towards the British sailors and officers who were struggling on the sea. The German gunboats also began to watch over the small boats when they found out which ship was trying to sneak back to England. They will unceremoniously launch warning shots on those ships until they return to the original course.

　　 When the boats were trying to rescue their sailors, the shadows of twelve German high-speed destroyers in the distance had appeared on the sea level, and the German navy began to receive the fruits of its victory.

　　 When the huge British ships that were paralyzed saw the destroyers of the German Navy, they didn't even have the courage to resist. Those warships hung white flags and a German navy flag on their high masts. As the destroyers slowly approached the warships, the British naval officers and soldiers who remained on the ship lined up on the deck waiting for the German navy to take them away.

　　 When the fierce German Army assault infantry boarded the battleships, the British were startled. They looked at the infantry armed to the teeth in terror and couldn't figure out what the Germans wanted to do to them. However, because there was no imaginary resistance, the Germans did not embarrass the British. They just coldly announced that the ship was captured by the German army and sent the British to the destroyer.

　　 The Germans rushed to the bottom of those warships at the fastest speed. They were afraid that the British had opened the sea valve and began to sink themselves. They wondered why the proud British navy hadn't done so much until now. When it was in the bottom deck, the Germans understood the reason why the British did not do this. It was not that they did not want to do it, but that they could not. Now the bottom compartments of these warships are full of seawater, and no one can find those huge valves in the pitch-black water. Even if they are found, it is impossible to twist them in the water.

　　 The German destroyer did not dare to neglect the news and quickly organized a towing operation. Unexpectedly, the Vengeance suddenly began to sink when the cable was being hung up. Judging from its injuries, it was indeed unable to withstand it, and the Germans had to abandon the battleship. In the end, they had to tow the Nelson and the Resolution and start returning. The navy was going to tow them back home for repairs. They also had to arrange an **** fleet and aircraft for the safety of the two warships. These are all matters of the Navy~IndoMTL.com~Xu Jun can't manage too much.

　　 The results of the 19th Armored Army were also brilliant. They sank three British heavy cruisers and a battleship with train artillery, which seemed to be the flagship of the British Mediterranean Fleet, the Barham, and then they paralyzed that one. The battleship Malaya was towed into the port of Calais. Originally, they reported that four battleships were attacking them. It seems that they regarded the heavy cruisers as battleships.

　　 After listening to Mueller's report, Xu Jun nodded slowly. He was very satisfied with the results he had obtained. Now there are only two battleships left in the British navy, Queen Elizabeth and her sister ship Gangyong, and all other large ships are accounted for here. And none of the British cruisers can be pulled out to confront Scharnhorst and Gleasonau in Germany. The German navy can now temporarily grasp the advantage of the sea from heavy force.

　　 But relying on large warships is not enough. It seems that the construction of the Qi Borin aircraft carrier must be restarted as soon as possible. But now we still have to solve the problem of the British Expeditionary Force.

　　"Müller, you immediately send an envoy to the British and tell Gott that I agree to meet with him to discuss their surrender. The time is set at 1 pm. Let him come to our headquarters and you can bring three people. Entourage. Now I’m going to take a rest. I’ve been in the car for the whole night and I’m going to be scattered. Everyone, come here first and wait until the negotiation with the British is over. We have a grand celebration. Haha, that’s it. , Let the meeting adjourn. Mueller, take me to your dorm first,"

　　 After saying that Xu Jun stood up, saluted the officers sitting there, and then followed Mueller out of the conference room, leaving a room of officers who were respectful and salute.