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For the British, it has been unsuccessful since 1934. First, the Italians made trouble, then the Japanese made trouble, and then Spain was in chaos again before they could catch their breath. ∑ The chaos in Spain began to be a big deal. Germany, Italy and the Soviet Union all came out to destroy the British Empire, making several jokes in 1936.

The year of 1936 was finally over, and he was preparing to take advantage of the festive atmosphere to wash away the bad luck. Who would have thought that when Christmas was approaching, their king Edward VIII quit for a woman.

This is no less than an earthquake for the British politics, which caused the minds of the British politics to wipe their former kings after 1937. And just as they were busy, the conflict in Spain became worse and worse, especially after March, as the mishaps further fermented, especially when the Kursk was sunk, the whole of Europe seemed to smell the smell of war again.

"According to reliable information, the Soviet Union showed signs of large-scale assembly and mobilization of troops in the Baltic Special Military Region, Kiev Military Region, and Minsk Military Region on the western border. All signs showed that the Soviets seemed to be planning a very large-scale military operation. The most suspicious thing is that the Soviet army stationed in East Poland is moving closer to Western Poland and East Prussia!"

"You mean, the Russians are going to go to war with Germany?" Stanley Baldwin asked heavily, rubbing his temples.

"This possibility is not ruled out!"

This answer does not satisfy Baldwin. What he needs is an accurate answer, not an ambiguous guess. Because the situation between Germany and the Soviet Union is related to the future of the empire, we must not be careless. Not only is MI6 a mess in Russian intelligence, it is also bad enough that it has embarrassed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet in the world more than once.

"I need accurate information, ma'am!" Baldwin emphasized his tone and ordered with an irresistible attitude: "In 24 hours, within 24 hours, I must know the true intentions of the Soviet Union!"

When m left the Prime Minister's office, his emotions were natural and he couldn't get better. What's enough for 24 hours? Especially after the last "weeding" operation, the high-level spies from MI6 within the Soviet Union were cleared out. It was too difficult to figure out the intentions of the core of the Soviet Union's supreme power.

However, the Prime Minister's order is irresistible, and M can only let Lilwin do his best. Of course, doing his best at this time is more like leaving people to fate. Even Lilwin cannot figure out the true intention of the Soviet Politburo's sudden large-scale military mobilization.

However, Lierwen gave m an idea: "The Soviet military mobilization has little to do with us. The ones that really need to care about the Soviet military mobilization are Germany and Italy. Why do we have to rush forward? Even if the Soviet Union suddenly declares war on Germany and Italy, it will have a great impact on us? I think the cabinet was dizzy by His Majesty's abdication!"

"you mean?"

Lierwen sneered and said, "Isn't it over to tell the movements of the Soviet Union through diplomatic channels? It's also their nervousness to be nervous!"

M couldn't help but lit up. Isn't this the reason? Let Germany and Italy go nervous!

So are Germany and Italy nervous? No, because neither of them borders directly with the Soviet Union, and there is a country in between. Even if the Russians want to take action, they can't just fight, right? What's more, they think that the Soviet Union's attitude at this time is more like intimidation. Hitler and Mussolini were not scared, so they were naturally not afraid.

Of course, they said they were not afraid, but in fact they were still vigilant, especially the navy operating near the Strait of Gibraltar, which directly entered a state of war readiness. On the one hand, on the other hand, the intelligence agencies of Germany and Italy also began to operate frantically, trying to figure out the true purpose of the Soviet Union.

However, the information they got was a bit shocking, because the Soviet government officially reported to the Government of the People's Republic of East Prussia and demanded the right of military passage. This news was amazing, because East Prussia and Germany were bordered, and sending troops from East Prussia could directly threaten the northeast of Germany. To be honest, the Red Army's troops could point directly to Berlin!

Therefore, the Russian demands immediately attracted the attention of Germany and Italy. Not only did a large number of spies and spies gathered in East Prussia, a large number of diplomats immediately began to do the work of the East Prussian government. For example, the Germans put pressure on the East Prussian government through the local German group, demanding that the East Prussian government reject the unreasonable demands of the Soviet Union.

"Can the Jews please our request?" asked Wufengjevich.

Li Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "If they hadn't been fucked, they wouldn't agree!"

Wufengjevic was stunned and asked, "What's the point?"

In fact, there was still a sentence behind Wufengjevic: "Isn't this a humiliation?"

Yes, just imagine that when the Soviet Union's former younger brothers chose to say no under pressure, the Soviet Union's face was greatly lost. At that time, the whole world will see that Germany is stronger and stronger, while the Soviet Union is the green leaf that sets off Germany's strong rise.

No one is willing to be a green leaf, especially if he is forced to be a green leaf. If East Prussia really says no to the Soviet Union in the end, it would be really embarrassing! As far as Wufengyevic knows, it was Li Xiaofeng who proposed to ask for military approval from East Prussia. Why did someone come up with such a bad idea? This doesn't look like someone's style!

So was Li Xiaofeng really a mistake? In recent years, the relationship between East Prussia and the Soviet Union has been very ordinary, or has been in a state of regression. Under this situation, especially when Germany rises again and Britain and France choose to leave, the Jews really dare not offend the Germans. To be honest, they kneel in front of the Germans and beg for mercy and forgiveness, and it is considered a kind of genius. It is really a waste of time to expect them to offend the Germans for the benefit of the Soviet Union!

Since that's the case, isn't this a mistake? In fact, it's not true. Li Xiaofeng is very clear about the nature of the Jews. He knows that they want to protect themselves, but Li Xiaofeng wants the Jews to know that from the beginning of their founding of the country in East Prussia, it is impossible to get rid of this vortex of right and wrong. Unless they abolish their independence, the re-emerging Germany and the Nazis will never let them go.

Li Xiaofeng wanted the Jews to see clearly what situation they were in. The Soviet Union asked them for military access, but in fact, the intention was not to drink. What they wanted was not a military access at all. Because the Soviet Union did not intend to go to full war with Germany at this time.

Asking for military rights is actually for the Germans to hear, and it is actually to remind the Germans: "Hans, you have noticed that East Prussia is not the same as you now. Once the Jews are in a relationship with the polar bears again, the Slavic military front can point directly to Berlin!"

Even though the Jews have not been in a relationship with Russia for the time being, this possibility exists completely. Moreover, East Prussia originally belonged to Germany. With Hitler's temper who could not allow others to snore on his couch, it would be useless even if the Jews offered chrysanthemums and licked them.

So Li Xiaofeng's move is actually disgusting Jews. You want to please both sides. Want to ride a wall? There is no door at all! If you don't follow the Soviet baton, then you'll be ready to enjoy the pleasure of being blown out of Hans!

It is not only for the purpose of hitting the Jews. This move actually means diverting one's attention. When the whole world is attracted by the Soviet Union's actions in the western border, and when everyone is concerned about East Prussia's reaction to military passage, the Strait of Gibraltar is easily despised.

Li Xiaofeng's advice to the Politburo at that time was that revenge was affirmative, but full-scale conflict was irrational. He suggested that the target of revenge was fixed on the Leipzig and Balta and sinking the two warships.

So how to do it? It is probably difficult to directly join the Red Navy, because Germany and Italy must be wary of the Soviet Union's revenge and must be highly vigilant. At this time, the losses may be relatively large and unpaid.

The correct way is to first divert your attention, through a series of diplomatic means, and then cooperate with the major actions of the Western Military Region, which will inevitably shift the focus of the Germans, and their attention will inevitably shift to East Prussia and Poland. Then the Red Navy will have an opportunity to take advantage of it!

And I have also said before that it is possible to mobilize the Western Military Region to attack the Jews and let them know how to take sides. Secondly, when mobilizing the Western Military Region, it can also avoid the sudden rush of Germany and Italy after sinking the Leipzig and Balta. In combat readiness, it is probably unrealistic for the Germans to want to play blitzkrieg.

Around this plan, the Politburo instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and KGB to cooperate fully and carry out a major focus shift battle. As diplomats and spies became more and more frequent in East Prussia, Germany and Italy were naturally led into the ditch. Just as they were trying their best to work in East Prussia, on the morning of April 1, the Red Navy formation led by Leningrad suddenly launched an attack on Leipzig and Balta.

Let’s talk about the Balesta first. After attacking the Kursk, this guy continued to work on transportation between the Baliarie Islands and Cadiz. The noodles probably thought that he had taught the Russians a lesson and that this piece would be able to walk sideways in the future.

On that morning, the Baleta, which was flying the National Army flag, was suddenly attacked by two Type 36 frigates, one of which was the Type 36a Guardian, and the other was the Type 36b Quiet, which had just arrived from Sevastopol.

Needless to say, the Guardian has been introduced before, and it is necessary to make more contributions to the Tinjing. It has been introduced before that the 36b type has a larger displacement, is equipped with 3 130mm cannons, and has complete anti-submarine capabilities.

But the Tinjing is a bit different. To be precise, it is a strange one among the 36b types. The ship's displacement is slightly larger than the standard 36b types and is not equipped with anti-submarine weapons. Its order unit is actually the Marine Corps of the Red Navy.

At that time, the Marine Corps asked for better fire support ships, requiring the ship to provide direct fire support to the Marine Corps who were rushing to land on the beach, and to directly bombard the enemy's shore defense fortifications, covering the Marines to open a bloody road on the beach.

At first, the Marine Corps prefers shallow water heavy gunboats, but after inspecting the Type 36 frigate, they found that the ship has good performance and is not deep draft. So they turned to the development of a support ship with stronger firepower based on the Type 36b.

This is the later Tinjing and Steady. The ship replaced the original 130mm naval gun with the 1908 152mm naval gun from the Tsar era, and compared with the traditional armed 36 frigate, the ship has a certain amount of armor. The horizontal armor is as thick as 70 mm. The waterline armor has a thin wall, only 30 mm. It can withstand the shooting of small and medium-caliber artillery at medium and close range and the vertical landing of heavy artillery within 10 to 18 kilometers.

However, after the Tinjutsu was in service, the Black Sea Fleet ships seemed to be in a difficult position to complete the Spanish mission, so they had to send the gunboat, which was originally used for fire support. This time they were used. Anyway, it was just right to deal with the auxiliary cruiser like Butler (because the Guardian's 102mm main gun is too weak).

When the battle just started, the Italians were quite arrogant and did not take the Guardian and Tinjing seriously. They ignored the Guardian and Tinjing orders to stop the ship and receive inspection, and acted as if they were arrogant.

But soon, Butler couldn't laugh because the Russians started shelling directly and were surprisingly accurate. The Guardian hit the bow of Butler's ship in the first round of volleys, and then the water column stirred by the 152mm grenade of the Tinjutsu wet the Butler's deck.

At this time, the Italians knew that the Russians were playing real. The captain of the ship asked for help from his superiors, and on the other side, he panickedly lowered the National Army flag that had been floating on the mast before, hurriedly raised the Italian flag, and then shouted loudly on the public road: "This is the Italian Navy! Repeat, this is the Italian Navy!"

However, he turned a deaf ear to the Noodle Man's roar. Guardian and Tingjing, and even the officers and soldiers of the two ships muttered in their hearts: "I am fighting the Italian Navy!"

Soon under the siege of Guardian and Tinjutsu, Butler began to catch fire and enter water. Twenty minutes later, the Italians could only raise the white flag unwillingly. However, this was still useless. Tinjutsu still calmly approached and shot the opponent at a distance of 1,000 meters. After consuming 50 shells, Butler sank into the sea.

The sinking of Butler was just the beginning, because on the other side, the special mixed formation led by Leningrad directly rushed to the anchorage of the German Navy, blocking the Leipzig and the Germans that were resting and repairing.

The 16 305mm main guns of the Red Orenburg and the Red Caucasus roared wildly, while the other side, the four light cruisers, Red Krim, Red Odessa, Kronstadt and Murmansk, were pouring bombs violently.

In just a few minutes, the Leipzig was flooded by a bomb rain. Its main armor was torn into five large holes by a 305mm grenade, and the superstructure was also beaten beyond recognition by the 152mm shells of the light cruiser.

At one point, the Germans tried to fight back, but it was fine if it didn't fire. As soon as it opened, it immediately enjoyed the greetings of the Red Navy. According to the order of the Military Commission, although the targets of this operation were only the Leipzig and Butler, it also announced that as long as other warships in Germany and Italy dared to fight back, it would be a waste of money!

Anyway, for Kuznetsov, he wished that Germany could fight back hard, so that he could completely stew the weak German navy into a pot. The only pity was that at this time, the only ones who were parked at the anchorage were the German, Admiral Scher and Admiral Spelt went out to sea.

The German counterattack was very weak because the two battlecruisers quickly aimed all the main guns at him and fired. Six 280 shots were at a loss for the same number of 305, and this time it was still 6 to 16. The overwhelming firepower quickly dumbled the German. The main gun at the bow of the ship was hit by a 305mm armor-piercing projectile. Although it was not a dirt plane, the main gun in front of the three gates was also considered useless.

What's more, the RO-2 bombers that had been hovering over the anchorage can finally show their skills. Four 12 RO-2s launched three waves of torpedo attacks in a row. Under the control of the captain, the Deutsch dodged east and west and dodged the first two waves of attacks in a mess, but the third wave was really unavoidable, and one of them was hit by two 450mm tan-12 aerial torpedoes.

One of them hit the middle of the German hull, probably because of a problem with the depth of the depth, hit the lower part of the main armor belt, and exploded and penetrated the main armor of the German hull, but the damage caused was limited. However, the other hit the lower part of the main armor belt of the German hull accurately. The explosion tore a large hole ten meters square in the belly of the German hull, and the sea water poured in quickly flooded the engine compartment. Within five minutes, the German began to tilt.

"Fill water into the starboard side! Quick!"

Under the command of the captain, the loss management team quickly poured water in reverse. At the same time, the Deutsch struggled to sail towards the beach. After a violent sound of metal friction, the ship landed on the beach.

However, the Red Orenberg and the Red Caucasus outside the anchorage did not let the Germans go, and the main gun began to shoot more violently. With the continuous greeting of the 305mm shells, the main gun at the tail of the Germans was quickly dumb, and then the remaining secondary guns and anti-aircraft guns were destroyed one by one. The bridge was even more bombarded with holes. Almost all officers in the bridge, including the captain, were shot dead.

The German was completely paralyzed, but compared with the little brother Leipzig, it was lucky. Under the repeated attacks of four cruisers' main guns and two battlecruisers' secondary guns, Leipzig quickly sank. Although the captain of the ship forced the warship to strand on the shallows, the RO-2 and I-5k2 soon visited Leipzig, and the aviation bombs were thrown around Leipzig like raindrops. The water column aroused once obscured the ship's figure. Under the continuous attacks of the carrier-based aircraft, Leipzig was hit at least ten bombs and finally broke into three parts.

Two hours later, Kuznetsov put down his telescope with satisfaction and said happily: "Stop the attack! Put the carrier-based aircraft and turn to Port Ceuta. Next, it's time to teach Franco a lesson!" (A good activity of falling pie from the sky, a cool phone is waiting for you to get it! Follow the ~dian/public account (add friends on WeChat - add official account - enter dd), participate immediately! Everyone has a prize, now follow the dd WeChat public account now!) (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!

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