Chapter 155

On the evening of June 7, 1939, in the Mediterranean Sea, east of Marta.

The Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet is still roaming this area

"Your Excellency, the battleships HMS Sovereign and HMS Barham have returned and will return to Gibraltar for repairs. The aircraft carriers Eagle and Glory are still in the waters west of Malta Island. The fleet of the Kingdom of Caesar has fled back to the mainland of the Kingdom of Caesar. It is impossible for us to directly attack the Caesar Kingdom itself. Lieutenant General Bruce Fraser said.

Admiral Andrew Cunningham nodded.

Although the Mediterranean Fleet is very powerful, after the return of the two damaged battleships, their strength has definitely declined a lot.

And the Kingdom of Caesar The homeland must be heavily defended.

There are not only coastal defense guns, but also a large number of fighter planes. Once the Mediterranean fleet approaches on its own initiative, it will be seeking death.

Admiral Andrew Cunningham couldn't help but feel a little depressed, because the appearance of aircraft made the naval battle less likely. The model has gradually changed. If there were no weapons like aircraft, the Mediterranean fleet could reach the offshore waters of the Kingdom of Caesar and directly launch an attack.

"Commander, what should we do now? Returning to Gibraltar? Lieutenant General Bruce Fraser asked.

General Andrew Cunningham thought for a moment, then shook his head:"No, we still have a mission that has not been completed.""

Lieutenant General Bruce Fraser was a little puzzled.

"Order the fleet to go south immediately. In this case, we can attack the port built by the Third Reich in the Gulf of Sirte before dawn. Almost all the oil extracted by the Third Reich from Libya was shipped from its qualified ports. Although we do not know the specific location of the oil field now, we cannot launch an attack on the oil field. However, we can destroy the port. In this case, the Third Reich would also be unable to transport the oil there!"General Andrew Cunningham ordered

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander. But in this case, will there be any danger? After all, the Third Reich deployed aircraft in northern Libya." Lieutenant General Bruce Fraser reminded

"Don't worry, it won't be a problem. Our anti-aircraft firepower is enough to deal with the attacks of their fighter planes. What's more, it is not easy for Air Force fighter planes to attack moving targets on the sea."Admiral Andrew Cunningham appeared confident.

"Okay, Commander, I'll do as you say. Vice Admiral Bruce Fraser said.

Immediately, the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet immediately turned around and headed south.

At this moment, in northern Libya, the Port of Sirte in the Gulf of Sirte.

The oil transported here through pipelines is being loaded.

Although The coastline of the Third Reich has been cut off by the Royal Navy. However, the Third Reich is still working hard to transport the oil here to the Kingdom of Caesar. Then it will be transported back to the mainland through rail transportation.

However, in this way Naturally, the oil transported cannot be compared with that directly transported back to the mainland by large tankers.

It is precisely for this reason that the oil production volume in the oil fields has dropped a lot.

Before, two or three oils were produced every day.

Now it has dropped to Less than 10,000 tons.

If the Third Reich Navy had not blocked the Royal Navy, oil production would have dropped further, to 5,000 tons a day, or even lower. At

4 a.m. on June 8, The lights were still bright.

At this time, the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet had secretly arrived outside the Port of Sirte.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Port of Sirte does not have any defenses. Lieutenant General Bruce Fraser said.

Admiral Andrew Cunningham nodded:"Due to the blockade of the Royal Navy, the Third Reich does not have any naval warships in the Mediterranean." There are no shore defenses at the Port of Sirte. For the Royal Navy, this was simply undefended. Order all ships to prepare and start attacking in ten minutes. After half an hour, end the battle and evacuate here!"

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander! Lieutenant General Bruce Fraser replied.

After the order was issued, the warships of the Mediterranean Fleet moved horizontally and aimed their sides at the Port of Sirte.

The main gun turrets began to rotate and aimed at the port.

415 am , General Andrew Cunningham personally gave the order to open fire

"boom! boom! boom!"

The two quadruple 356mm main guns on the battleship HMS King George V opened fire first.

Eight high-explosive bombs roared into the Port of Sirte.

Subsequently, the battleship HMS Revenge, the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth and the battleship HMS Reputation The cruisers also opened fire.

One after another, 381mm explosive bombs flew towards the Port of Sirte.

In addition, the heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers of the Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet also opened fire.

203 meters The main guns, 152 mm naval gun and 127 mm naval gun, continuously poured shells into the Port of Sirte

"boom! boom! boom!"

Dense explosions sounded at the port, and groups of fireballs rose into the sky with flames shooting into the sky. The sudden explosion plunged the Port of Sirte into disaster.

"Oh, God! We are under attack!"

"Everyone evacuate the port!"

Countless soldiers and workers of the Third Reich working at the port fled the Port of Sirte in a hurry.

For them, the enemy's fierce attack was like the end of the world here.

But even so, there are still many people were killed

"boom!"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise.

I saw a huge fireball rising into the sky at the port. The whole sky seemed to be illuminated.

This was when tens of thousands of tons of oil in the port's oil storage facilities were hit by artillery shells. , an explosion occurred.

The burning oil flowed into the sea, causing the nearby sea surface to burn.

"Oh, God! The Port of Sirte is over!"An officer of the Third Reich closed his eyes in pain.

You must know that in order to build the Port of Sirte and transport Libyan oil back to the country, the Third Reich paid a heavy price.

And now, everything They were all destroyed.

On the battleship George V, Admiral Andrew Cunningham watched all this indifferently.

He naturally knew that attacking this port would cause the death of many people. Even many civilians. However, he doesn't care at all. Because those people are the enemies of the Empire on which the sun never sets, and they all deserve to die.

"For the sake of the empire, even if I go to hell, I will have no regrets!"Admiral Andrew Cunningham had a determined look on his face.

After half an hour of bombardment, the Port of Sirte had been completely destroyed.

Then, the Mediterranean Fleet also left.

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