At 8 o'clock in the evening on July 9, 1939, three O-class battlecruisers of the Third Reich Navy sailed out of the Wilhelmshaven naval base under the cover of night and entered the In the vast North Sea.

After entering the sea, these warships sailed at high speeds up to 28 knots. They must leave the North Sea and enter the Atlantic Ocean before dawn. Only in this way can we avoid being pursued by the Royal Navy of the Empire where the sun never sets.

The North Sea is too small and can easily be discovered by Royal Navy reconnaissance aircraft. Once their whereabouts are exposed, they will undoubtedly be surrounded and suppressed by the main fleet of the Royal Navy of the Empire on which the sun never sets.

Therefore, it is necessary to rush out of the North Sea before dawn as much as possible.

At this speed, it will be no problem to leave Beihai before tomorrow morning, as long as there are no accidents along the way.

As long as you can enter the North Sea, the sky is as high as birds can fly, and the sea is as wide as fish can leap.

It will not be that easy for the Royal Navy to encircle and suppress these three battlecruisers of the Third Reich.

After all, trying to find these warships in the vast Atlantic Ocean is undoubtedly equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack.

Under cover of darkness, the battlecruisers of the Third Reich sailed rapidly across the North Sea. Blackouts and radio silence were maintained throughout to ensure that the sun never sets on the Imperial Royal Navy.

The weather conditions were very bad on the night they chose to go out to sea, and the North Sea was even more windy and rough. Under such circumstances, the seaworthiness of small battleships is completely affected. This will also make it difficult for weapons such as submarines to go to sea. This further ensured that the whereabouts of the Third Reich's battlecruisers could be kept secret.

On the battlecruiser Barbarossa, the captain, Colonel Fulkes, looked serious.

Even if a huge warship with a displacement of up to 40,000 tons sails in relatively harsh sea conditions, the impact will not be too great. However, the light cruisers and destroyers obtained along with the battleships were greatly affected. Colonel Fulkes was really afraid that they would capsize in the wind and waves.

Fortunately, they were quite lucky. After just a few hours, they broke out of an area with rough sea conditions.

The real danger lies at dawn.

The sun never sets on the Imperial Navy, which often takes off seaplanes or shore-based aircraft to survey the sea. Once the warships of the Third Reich Navy are discovered, the Royal Navy's Home Fleet based in Scapa Flow will inevitably carry out a massive encirclement and suppression of the Third Reich Navy.

"Sir, it's going to be daybreak in an hour. And when we arrive, we will be in the waters west of Bergen in Norway. It is expected that it will take at least two hours to enter the Atlantic Ocean. Afterwards, the navy's secret supply ship will replenish oil for us in the waters east of the Faroe Islands."Lieutenant Colonel Sanger, chief of staff of the battlecruiser Barbarossa, said.

When a battleship sails at high speed, it needs to consume a lot of fuel. It consumes much more fuel than when the battleship moves forward at cruising speed. O A battlecruiser is nothing. However, light cruisers and destroyers consume a lot of fuel. In order to ensure that the mission can be carried out smoothly in the next battle, it is natural to give priority to ensuring the supply of battleships. The Third Reich

Navy , some disguised merchant ships have already appeared to serve as secret supply ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

Colonel Fulkes nodded:"I hope God will bless us!""

Indeed, at this time, there seems to be no other way except God's blessing.

With its overall strength inferior to that of the Royal Navy, the Third Reich Navy can only make dangerous moves.

And once they are discovered by the Royal Navy, they traces of the Royal Navy, which means that they will be besieged by Royal Navy ships and aircraft. Only by sailing into the Atlantic Ocean can they have a chance to avoid the Royal Navy's encirclement and suppression, and can they use the powerful strength of the break-up fleet.

No. Not admitting it, it was as if God was on their side.

The battlecruiser Barbarossa, the battlecruiser Schlieffen and the battlecruiser Wallenstein, as well as the small fleets they led, successfully broke through the Royal Navy's blockade, and entered the Atlantic Ocean without any danger.

During this period, they did not encounter any Royal Navy warships or aircraft. Everything was as if they had disappeared without a trace.

And after these warships enter the Atlantic Ocean, they will give the Imperial Navy the sun never sets. One can imagine how much damage it will cause and how much of a blow it will have to the maritime transportation lines of the Empire where the sun never sets.

"Everyone, God bless us, we have successfully entered the Atlantic Ocean. Well, now it's the empire's turn to tremble! said Colonel Fulks.

"Yes, sir. This time, we will make the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets pay a greater price!"Lieutenant Colonel Sanger was also very excited.

Immediately, the battlecruiser Barbarossa led the formation to the predetermined sea area to receive supplies.

Then, it turned and went deep into the Atlantic Ocean.

The battlecruiser Schlieffen and Wallenstein Battlecruisers are also doing the same thing.

Three such huge battlecruisers with powerful firepower entered the Atlantic Ocean, which can definitely pose a fatal threat to the empire on which the sun never sets. On the morning of

July 1st , a thousand kilometers west of Suran in the sea.

A huge fleet is sailing.

This fleet comes from the Maple Leaf Kingdom, transporting the food and minerals that the Sun Never Sets Empire urgently needs, as well as the machinery and equipment purchased from the Eagle Sauce Country.

The entire fleet consists of as many as 22 merchant ships.

In order to ensure the safety of the merchant ships and avoid being attacked by submarines of the Third Reich, the Imperial Navy of the Sun Never Sets specially equipped this fleet with two Emerald-class light cruisers. and eight Horde-class destroyers.

This huge fleet did not notice that among the clouds not far from them, a seaplane was sending a telegram.

This seaplane took off from the battlecruiser Barbarossa , for fleet reconnaissance and calibration, and when necessary, stay away from the fleet, send telegrams, and contact bases.

In order to ensure the safety of the fleet, these battlecruisers generally do not take the initiative to send telegrams, but only accept telegrams. Once a telegram must be sent, Sometimes, seaplanes or destroyers are often sent far away from the fleet before sending telegrams. In this way, they can avoid being monitored by the enemy.

With the development of radio technology, radio monitoring units can easily determine targets through the three-point positioning method. position. Therefore, it is very necessary to maintain radio silence during naval battles.

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