Battle of the Third Reich

v4 Chapter 34: Naval crisis

The turquoise waters of the Baltic Sea shone brightly under the sunlight, and the sharp-edged bow of the German Navy 9a type ocean-going submarine u37 easily split the emerald-like deep water, crossing over one by one. The wave crest rushing forward. The seawater stirred up at the bow of the boat was mixed with countless bubbles like countless shiny diamonds and pearls flying in the air, then poured down on the cold and hard steel deck of the submarine, and finally returned to them along the narrow drainage holes on the deck That green hometown.

"Looking at this endless sea makes me feel how small I am. It is so peaceful, vast and inclusive, it makes people feel very calm and comfortable. It makes me almost forget that there are still battles in the world. War. Looking at this beautiful scenery, I don’t want to think of the brutal decisive battle we are about to face.” Weierle leaned on the bridge's fence and looked at the charming sea level line in the distance. Admiration.

"General, you only see the tolerant side of the sea. If you see its cruel and violent side, you won't say that. The sea is an unpredictable child. When it is calm, it is like the most serene angel. , And when it started to be angry, even the most violent demon in **** couldn’t keep up with half of its cruelty and ferocity. And this is where I like it, only those who have stood the test, faced that kind of danger and persisted It’s the real strong man, that’s the real man.” A handsome young naval officer raised his head from the compass and smiled to Weiller with a smile.

"Haha, really, I have never been out of the sea. So I have never seen the violent side of the sea, but I have heard many stories of seamen fighting the wind and waves before, and I admire the incredible courage of those people in the story. To be honest , I don’t know if I can dare to face the anger of the sea like them. I don’t know much about the anger of the sea. Feng, Colonel Luo Yankram."

"Oh, have you never been out of the sea?" the captain asked in surprise.

"Really, this is my first time on the sea. I used to row boats in the canal or swim in the lake. You know my job has kept me from embracing the real ocean, but now I can finally Eliminate my regrets, this is the blessing of the Marshal." Weyler replied with a smile, and after finishing the last sentence, he turned his eyes on the left side of the bridge and looked at the distant Xu Jun with a telescope in one hand.

"It turned out to be the case, then I can say that General Weirler is a natural seaman. I have never seen anyone adapt to the ship's swing so quickly the first time they go out to sea, especially when the submarine is driving on the surface, Even the veteran sailors who have been on other surface ships can't quickly adapt to this crazy bump." Admiral Siegfried praised Weirler's amazing adaptability.

"Hahaha, Colonel Siegfried, you don’t know. I can adapt to this kind of bump because my balance ability is too bad. Field Marshal Reinhardt is really adaptable, he is a pilot, Balance ability surpasses ordinary people, but do you think he has any strange place? He is as comfortable as he is on land. You look at the other guys in the back, it is a shame for the German team, one on land. A trembling and awkward dragon came to the sea but became so embarrassed." Weierle said with a shake of his head and then turned his head.

"Randolph! Seeing what you look like, vomiting enough. You are not as good as my old fellow. Seeing you in such a painful way, you just give yourself a shot and forget it." Weierle was facing the bridge. Randolph shouted at the rear weapon platform twitching the railing and spitting green water.

Randolph leaned on the railing and raised his head in tears, looking at Weierle, who stood on the bridge and raised his chest and spirited wings, just trying to distinguish the two sentences, but the word had not been spoken, he fell to the railing again. Gagging. Hans, who was standing beside him, quickly patted his back gently. Hans's complexion was not very beautiful now, but it was much better than Randolph's green. The four storm commandos are lying on the other side of the weapon platform to contribute their food to the sea. Now these fully armed commandos can’t even hold up their pistols, but from the current situation, their bodies should be They are working hard to adapt to this special environment, and they will be able to return to their original state in a day or two.

"Von. Colonel Colonel Yan Yan." Xu Jun put down the telescope and turned to the colonel.

"Yes, my marshal." Siegfried replied respectfully.

"Oh, don't be so restrained. You have worked with Mueller for a while, and you should know from him what kind of person I am. Besides, we have met before at the celebration at Dunker."

"Yes, my marshal. Your approachable style at that time left a deep impression on me." Siegfried was still a little bit uneasy, but there was no longer that kind of formal look on his face.

"This time, Marshal Redell sent you because I know you." Xu Jun walked slowly to the edge of the radio signal receiving antenna, and then looked back at the Siegfried standing in front of the compass against the fence. Speaking with a smile.

"Yes, Marshal Redell sent me because I worked with you once. He wanted to show you the good, hoping to exchange your trust in him with me." Siegfried replied respectfully.

"Oh, when I discussed my plan of action with you yesterday, I felt that you were not a simple messenger, and now you told me the intention of your commander so easily, you want to test how I am Alone." Xu Jun still looked at Siegfried with a smile.

"No, my marshal, I didn't want to test your intentions at all. I think it's better to let you guess the whole conclusion at first instead of letting you guess the final conclusion, which is more proof of our navy's support and support to you. loyalty."

"Isn't Ryder trying to stay neutral? When he showed me through Kanaris, I suspect that Kanaris was teasing me. There were too many people yesterday. I can't ask you this question carefully. Now there is only Our people, you can tell me why the navy suddenly fell to me. When did Ryder suddenly have the courage to fight that person." Xu Jun still kept his smile, his eyes fixed on Siegfried, Expect Siegfried to give him a satisfactory answer.

"Actually, it was the man who forced the Navy on this road. The Navy and the Army were forced to the point where they had to protect themselves." Siegfried showed a sad expression, and he continued: " In order to prevent the navy from falling back to you, he forced the Admiralty to show him his position. You know that Marshal Leder initially adopted a delaying tactic against him. Obviously, the response of Marshal Leder made the person very dissatisfied. As a result, the person dispatched A special investigative mission was stationed in the Naval Command. They acted in the Naval Command in the name of the investigation. Many officers were detained and even arrested for no reason.

The man used his power to remove a group of outstanding naval officers. Now the guys sitting in those important positions are all loyal waste to him, and some have not even seen the sea. The navy has completely lost its normal command, a large number of ships have been strictly withdrawn to their respective ports, and the manufacture of many ships has stalled. The blockade you planned for the British mainland is now alive and well, because few warships and submarines have patrolled the Atlantic Ocean. Although it was stated in the combat report that they would continue to blockade the United Kingdom, they were actually subject to the review of the Imperial Security Bureau in their respective ports.

The news was strictly blocked by that person, and many low-ranking naval officers did not know that this was actually an action for the entire navy, otherwise the mutiny had already happened. We also considered that this might cause incalculable damage to the navy before we spread the truth. We don't want those excellent naval officers and soldiers to be arrested by the beasts because they showed dissatisfaction after knowing these things.

The u37 you are taking now should have been patrolling near Iceland. After those investigation teams entered the naval headquarters, she was withdrawn to the naval base in Denmark for investigation. But because of this, Marshal Redell was able to transfer them to Danzig so quickly. Otherwise, we really have no way to find three ocean-going submarines for you in one day. "

After hearing Siegfried's words, Xu Jun was shocked. The navy had such a big incident, but he knew nothing about it. Although his own intelligence network is relatively weak in the navy, it is not yet known to the point of such a major event, showing how high Hitler's blockade on this matter is.

Hitler once again overestimated his own strength. He thought he could regain his control of the navy as he had when he first came to power. He did not take into account that his enemies are not the same unpredictable small groups. His enemies are as powerful as him this time, and he even has the power over him. He did not get the results he wanted, because now the Navy has another option besides him.

He pushed the navy to the point of rebellion. The tyrant helped himself again. He pushed another powerful group in the German squad into his hands. He was trying to dig for himself.

Another news provided by Siegfried made Xu Jun feel very worried. The navy had lost its normal command, and the blockade of Britain was artificially stopped. Xu Jun felt a flash of coolness passing behind him, what the man's mind was thinking, and this approach was the same as passing the enemy. Although the British were defeated by themselves in the previous operations, they were not completely defeated. They still had a firm will to resist. Does that man think that the elimination of the British battleship group can easily make Britain bow his head? This is the most critical period for overthrowing Britain. The man stopped the blockade of Britain at this time. Now, as long as Britain is given a breathing opportunity, this once-immortal empire will soon recover from the heavy blows of the previous period. Over time, the loss of those personnel equipment will be compensated by the support of her overseas colonies and the federal countries. Soon she will benefit from such negligence in Germany, which may pay a heavy price for making such stupid mistakes.

Xu Jun is now even more anxious to resolve this matter quickly. He must correct this error before causing irreparable damage to Germany, because according to his understanding of this history, if it is time to correct it now It must not allow Britain to get new blood.

Looking at Xu Jun who was pondering, Siegfried secretly took a breath. He saw from the marshal's wrinkled brow that the marshal had fully understood the seriousness of the matter, and he saw the matter The crisis behind it. Siegfried felt that the stone that had been stuck in his heart finally fell to the ground. He believed in the ability of the deputy head of state. As long as he began to think about countermeasures, it would mean that the navy would definitely be saved.

"Why tell me this now, why didn't you say it yesterday, why didn't you say it when you were joking with Weierle." Xu Jun raised his head suddenly, his eyes fixed on Siegfried's eyes and asked coldly .

Looking at the eyes exuding the faint cold light, Siegfried felt almost frozen.

"No, my marshal, please listen to my explanation. You must believe me, I have no intention of deceiving you or concealing these messages." Siegfried was scared by the strong oppression Xu Jun gave him At the jump, he suddenly had a feeling that if he could not give the Marshal a reasonable explanation, his end would be miserable. He quickly shook his hand and explained: "This is because Marshal Redell ordered me to use this unless I have to use this. In exchange for your trust in us, otherwise it’s better not to report these things to you in the presence of other people, especially when other naval officers are present. Captain Gilsey was there yesterday, I’m inconvenient to say that now General Weirler is still on this bridge, I’m not convenient to say."

After listening to Siegfried's explanation, Xu Jun smiled slightly, and the strong sense of oppression disappeared in an instant, as if it had never existed before, which made Siegfried almost think that the sense of oppression just now was his own illusion. . But he clearly knew that it was true, and Siegfried couldn't help but add a sense of awe to Xu Jun.

"Colonel, I believe your words. You can rest assured that as long as you make me feel that you deserve my trust, I will give you my trust without reservation. Now that you have passed my test, you are indeed a very A competent naval officer." Xu Jun smiled and said to Zhe Gefei.

"Thank you, my marshal, it is my greatest honor to be able to gain your trust." Siegfried bowed his respectfully and thanked him.

"There is no need to worry about the Navy. I believe that Marshal Redell can still fight for a while. At least Canaris and his intelligence bureau can support him in secret. Now the trouble is that Britain may take this opportunity to get a breather. They This is the most difficult problem in this matter. We must solve this problem in the UK before we can breathe a breath."

"Yes, Marshal." Weierle on the side nodded and said. After listening to Siegfried's report from the front, Weierle's mind never stopped. He was analyzing the consequences of this matter, and the wise chief of staff also felt chills.

"My marshal, I think we can't change this situation no matter what method we use now. There is only one way to solve all problems, and that is to solve our present matter as soon as possible, and then everything will return to their correct track. "Weiler said lightly.

"Well, there is only this way now. We have to feel our destination as soon as possible. Colonel Siegfried, how many days do we need to arrive." Xu Jun asked Siegfried.

"According to the plan, if there is no accident, it should arrive in France within four days. But now the British warships are patrolling the North Sea, and I don't know if they will encounter their destroyers."

"This is not a problem. We are now a submarine formation. We still have the ability to resist the single destroyer patrol." Xu Jun looked towards the two submarines on the side and rear.

"I don't know, my marshal, our submarines have never been in formation, but it is true that three submarines should have a greater survival rate than one submarine, but the discovered rate has increased accordingly. We not only To avoid the local patrol ships, we also have to avoid our Air Force's patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The road ahead is not easy to go." Weiler said worriedly.

"Please rest assured that, General, we will bypass all possible exposed sea areas. If we can't avoid it, we can also dive in and cover it. It should be undetected." Siegfried comforted Weiller with a smile. .

At this time, with a crisp metal crash, Dougan hurriedly climbed out of the submarine.

As soon as he climbed out of the entrance and stood up, he immediately stood upright and said seriously to Xu Jun: "Marshal, we are now going to enter the Mattgat Strait in Denmark, in order not to be discovered by our own and Swedish patrol ships and aircraft, We are going to dive and covert the voyage now. Captain Jill, please enter the submarine immediately."

"Oh, so, I know, thank you for informing me, we are full of anger, now obey the command of the captain, and go on." Xu Jun smiled at Weierle and Zieg. Philip said.

"Then I'll go down first, I'll help you below." Siegfelso slid down the hatch with his legs holding a vertical ladder. Then Xu Jun was slowly climbed down the escalator by Weiller, and Siegfried got into the commander's tower underneath.

Dougan turned Wehrler into the hatch and turned around again. He shouted to the people on the weapon platform behind him: "We are about to dive, you hurry into the submarine. See how you look, Do you still look like a strong German person? Act quickly, everyone is waiting for you, don't embarrass the marshal."

Dougan then pointed to Randolph and said coldly, "Especially you, Randolph, I will tell you again, if you vomit in front of the Field Marshal after you go in, I will let Captain Gisell put you in The torpedo tube was launched. I believe you should be more afraid of the British than a torpedo, at least the torpedo will not spit on them.";