Bismarck

"Oh, hello, hello." When it comes to liaison officers, Guderian quickly understood, and everyone said good afternoon to each other.

"How did you become a liaison officer? Where is Lütjens?" Guderian asked.

"The captain is in the Navy Department now. The Bismarck was severely damaged, and the shipyard is currently undergoing major repairs. He has nothing to do, so he was pulled to the Navy Department to help." Bismarck waved his hands helplessly.

"The good thing about the navy is that when the ship breaks down, we can take a holiday. Hahaha." Guderian laughed.

In Marshal Gu's eyes, it seems that a broken ship is not a bad thing...but the broken ship is very unhappy.

"There is no holiday at all. The captain is busier than before." Bismarck couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, is it because I don't have enough time to accompany you?" Marshal Gu smiled softly. He wanted to see Bismarck being shy.

However, Bismarck generously admitted, "Yes, he is very busy."

"Hey, you are together?" Guderian said in surprise. Could it be that Lütjens came to his senses after his persuasion?

"Yeah." Bismarck smiled proudly. He was very proud of successfully conquering the captain.

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad, Bismarck, I'm optimistic about you." Guderian blinked.

"Not serious..." Bismarck curled his lips and asked, "Are you going to Berlin too?"

"Me? No, I won't go. I have to lead the guys below to destroy the last French troops. How can I go back to Berlin now?" Guderian said proudly.

"Then why are you waiting for the plane?"

"I am sending the prisoners onto the plane. They are going to Berlin." Marshal Gu said with a smile. As he was speaking, several generals in British military uniforms came out of a tent nearby. They looked haggard and obviously did not get a good rest.

"They are all generals." Bismarck sighed as he looked at the military ranks.

"Yes, the commander of the British expeditionary force and the general commander of the retreat are all here. They just signed the surrender document."

Several generals were escorted by guards and boarded the plane one by one, and then the plane took off quickly.

"I guess the next one will be given to you." Guderian said, "Have a nice trip! Remember to say hello to Lütjens for me."

But soon, Guderian found that he didn't need Bismarck to say hello on his behalf. A transport plane flew over from a distance, slowly lowered its altitude and then stopped. Among the people who came out was Lütjens!

"Captain! I'm here!!!"

The happiest person present was Bismarck. When the captain walked down the gangway, she could never have imagined that the person she had been thinking about would appear in front of her like this. The surprise came too suddenly. She didn't care about the reactions of the people present, rushed to the tarmac, threw herself into Lütjens' arms, and rubbed her head hard on his military uniform.

Lütjens had just got off the plane and hadn't seen the situation clearly when he saw a cat pounce on him. He immediately felt as if his back was about to be set on fire by other people's gazes.

Showing affection in front of so many people is really...

"Captain, I missed you so much!"

Flensburg near the airport felt like his jaw was about to drop. Is this still the cold and aloof Miss Bismarck on Tirpitz... Why does it feel like she is a different person? Oh my God.

Compared to the shock of the liaison officers, Sperrle, who arrived on the same plane with Lütjens, and Guderian next to him were in a state of watching the show. It was obvious that everyone was happy to see a dignified admiral being "embarrassed" for once.

"What are you doing? There are so many people here." Lütjens lowered his voice and said to the person in his arms.

"I just missed you so much..." Bismarck acted coquettishly again.

"General Lütjens, who is this lady?" Sperrle behind him asked, trying hard to hold back his laughter.

"Ahem, this is my secretary, Bismarck." Lütjens pulled the cat out of his arms, changed his previous icy attitude, and said with a little embarrassment.

"Haha, what a bold and good girl! We are all envious of her." Sperrle smiled and walked past them and greeted Guderian.

Lütjens asked Bismarck to follow him, and then he walked towards Guderian. The Persian cat pouted "unhappily" and followed.

"Haha, Lütjens, why are you here?" Guderian asked, smiling and hugging him.

"Weren't you in Berlin? How did you end up in Dunkirk?"

"For this tri-service joint operation, I went to the 3rd Air Force to coordinate," Lütjens said, "but it looks like the results are pretty good."

"Haha, it's more than good. The British are almost crying." Guderian laughed. "This time we really had a great time!"

"How long will you be here?"

"I'll be leaving soon. I have to hurry back to Berlin."

"Isn't your secretary going to Berlin? It's just on the way, and it gives you a chance to be together!" Guderian smiled "unfriendly" at his old friend.

"I was just worried that she wouldn't have a plane to take, so I came here for a visit. I thought all the planes were used to transport the British, but I didn't expect there were so many." Lütjens lit a cigarette, touched the head of the person next to him, and smiled indifferently.

"I thought you came to see me, but you came for Bismarck. It really makes me sad." Guderian was so angry that he punched Lütjens.

"To be honest, haha." There was no need for the captain to remain serious in front of his own people. It was just a chat between friends, which gave people a very close feeling.

"Although you are anxious, there is no need to rush. Since you are here, Sperrle, come and have a drink of water before you leave." Guderian took the hands of the two men without saying a word and pulled them into a tent nearby.

It was a rare thing to meet an acquaintance on the battlefield. Neither Lütjens nor Sperrle refused. They looked at each other, smiled, and walked in together.

As for Bismarck... She was so happy that she almost fainted. Her heart was beating so fast. The captain actually said so bluntly that the transfer was just to pick her up. Oh my God~

Inside the Hamburg shipyard.

Worker A: Hey, why did the ship suddenly shake? Did you feel it?

Worker B: Yes, it seems to be coming from the main engine room.

Worker C: Don’t you think the temperature is a bit high?

ps: These chapters will probably be mainly about daily life. Well, usually things will be a little dull after the battle, referred to as water. Next I will write about Paris~ Please give me a monthly ticket~ It feels not enough~

Chapter 177: Report

Before nightfall, Lütjens and Bismarck finally returned to Berlin, but as Bismarck said, his entry into the factory did not give the captain any free time. As soon as they got off the plane, they saw the Navy Department's car waiting for them.

"Then let's separate here." Lütjens said to Sperrle with a smile, "Your Air Force's car is here too."

"Okay." Sperler nodded. "It's a pleasure to work with you this time. I hope we can work together like this again next time."

"I hope so too." Lütjens laughed, shook hands with Sperrle, and watched him get into the car.

"By the way, Captain, where is Zeppelin?" On the way back, Bismarck thought of his sister and asked.

"She? She stays in the shipyard all day long. I asked her to be an assistant to a man from the Navy Department to supervise the renovation project. However, according to the feedback we received, your sister is not only well versed in air force tactics, but also very knowledgeable about hull renovation. Now they are all asking me where I found such an expert..." Lütjens said with some headache.

"By the way, I'm very curious, why is it that you learned artillery skills through learning, and Tirpitz also learned it through teaching, but Zeppelin almost mastered it completely as soon as he appeared. This is a bit incredible." He looked at Bismarck in confusion. "Are there any of you who are born with this ability?"

"Well, I don't know about that either... In fact, we don't even know how we came into being." Bismarck was not talking nonsense. They really didn't know how they came into being, and she didn't know why she had traveled to this era.

"Yeah." Lütjens nodded without asking any more questions. He knew that his flagship would not deceive him, so he just asked casually.

"But has her identity been sorted out?" Bismarck looked at the driver in front, opened the window, and then asked softly into the wind.

"Don't worry about this, it's been done, just like yours. Unless the Führer orders an investigation, ordinary people won't be able to find out." Lütjens nodded. This was the first thing he had to do. Moreover, since he was doing this as a general, it would take some effort for ordinary police and others to find the flaws.

"That's good." The identity issue has always been a headache for the three of them. Even if interpersonal relationships can be forged, life experiences cannot be replicated. If the state force is really used to investigate, flaws will soon be exposed - but it doesn't matter as long as it doesn't arouse the suspicion of those top people.

"How have you been these days?" Lütjens asked after a moment's silence.

"What else can I do?" Bismarck asked in surprise. "I am living a good life. Lindemann dare not do anything to me. I am also the operator of the main guns. Besides, the food on the Tirpitz is very good, much better than that on the Bismarck. I think we should change the chef in our kitchen in the future..."

"That's not what I'm asking you." Lütjens interrupted her speechlessly. "How dare Lindemann bully you? It's good enough that you don't bully him."

"I'm asking about your cooperation with the Air Force."

"Oh, that." Bismarck looked as if he had said so earlier. "I think we should improve our relationship with the Air Force. The results of this joint operation are there. The cooperation is very good. We guided them to attack the British fleet, and they were responsible for the air defense of the fleet. Both sides performed their duties and had communication links. The battle went smoothly - at least the grassroots level was good. I feel that the Air Force is not completely hostile to the Navy."

"Just like us, we are not completely hostile to the Air Force." Lütjens sighed, his tone very bleak.

After waiting for a long time, Bismarck did not hear the next words. She understood that Lütjens did not want to talk anymore. After all, there were outsiders here, and many things could not be said so clearly. However, she could guess what Lütjens did not finish saying - but Reger was not interested in the Air Force.

In fact, it can be seen that when the captain and Sperrle said goodbye to each other, it can be seen that at least people at their level hope to cooperate, and the ones who made the captain so unhappy were obviously the people above him... She had learned from the captain before that Regel was opposed to this cooperation, and only reluctantly agreed under the strong request of the captain and other front-line commanders - of course, the atmosphere would definitely not be very good.

Regel is really too conservative, Bismarck sighed, although she was still very good to the captain. But if this trend continues, she is a little afraid that the captain and Regel will conflict sooner or later. One wants to explore, and the other is conservative, so a collision is almost inevitable.

The car drove towards the Admiralty in silence.

"Captain, are you going to report the situation to Regler?" Bismarck stopped and asked after arriving in the hall.

"Yeah." Lütjens glanced at the busy stairs and said nothing.

"Then I'll go back to your office and wait for you there," she said.

"You are also one of the liaison officers and on the front line. Come with me. There will be some things you can add when the time comes." Lütjens glanced at her and walked forward.

"Okay, okay." Bismarck muttered. In fact, she didn't really want to see Reger now...

After knocking on the door, Lütjens took Bismarck into Reger's office.

This was not the first time Bismarck had come to this room, so he was familiar with it. However, the atmosphere today felt particularly strange...

She followed Lütjens, saluted seriously, and then stood aside.

"Reger, I'm back." Lütjens walked to the desk, was silent for a moment, and then said.

"Well, how's the situation?" Regel was reading a document. He nodded without comment and asked casually.

Lütjens took out the summary he had prepared long ago.

"Joint Operations:

At about 26:7 p.m. on the th, the Tirpitz, which was on escort duty, spotted the British transport fleet and called the Air Force...

At about 8:15, we contacted the STG2 dive bomber wing and coordinated to attack the British transport fleet, sinking 5 destroyers, damaging 1 cruiser, and sinking and damaging 6 merchant ships. We also established initial contact and reached a preliminary cooperation intention, and exchanged communication channels...

At 27:5 am on the 40th, the Air Force Liaison Group arrived...

From 6:11 to :, the Tirpitz formation cooperated with the Third Air Force of the Luftwaffe to fight off four large-scale air raids by the British Air Force and ensured that the Luftwaffe bombers could bomb the city of Dunkirk...

At about 11 a.m., due to weather conditions, the navy and air force temporarily withdrew from the battlefield... A total of 57 British military aircraft, including the most advanced Spitfire fighters, were shot down, and 44 were damaged. Among them, the fleet's air defense firepower shot down and damaged 13 and 24 respectively. Our fleet sank 2 destroyers and 2 minesweepers, seriously damaged 1 destroyer and 2 minesweepers, and damaged 1 destroyer. The air force lost 31 aircraft...

In general, the Luftwaffe fighter unit provided air support for the Tirpitz. The Tirpitz helped guide the Luftwaffe's combat and bombing operations by interpreting radar signals, and achieved considerable results. The Luftwaffe was also satisfied with this...

At 27 pm on the 10th, the Tirpitz carried the Army and Air Force liaison groups to attack the British beachhead in Dunkirk...

From 10:10 to 30:2, a naval battle broke out with the British fleet, sinking 4 enemy heavy cruisers, 11 destroyers, and 2 torpedo boats; our torpedo boats sank 1 merchant ships and 1 destroyer, while we lost 5 ship and seriously damaged ships...

From 11:12 to :, the bombardment of Nieuwpoort began, and the ammunition consumption was...

At 28: on the th, the army launched a general offensive.

At about 28:1 on the 40th, the British th Infantry Division in Nieuwpoort collapsed...

At 28:2 on the 20th, the British rd Infantry Division collapsed after shelling the city of Forne and the nearby roads...

At about 5 a.m., Hipper joined our fleet...

At about 5:30, under the bombardment of the two ships, the defense of the Dunkirk beachhead completely collapsed, and Lieutenant General Alexander, deputy commander of the British Expeditionary Force, died in the bombardment of the Tirpitz...

At 5:45, the British launched an air strike, but due to the heavy fog on the beach, our troops and the Tirpitz on the Dunkirk beach were not bombed. Instead, they suffered a devastating blow from our air force under the guidance of the Tirpitz radar, losing 55 carrier-based aircraft, 3 fighters, and 11 twin-engine bombers... The coordination was good, so we quickly won a comprehensive victory in this battle! The army and the air force also had a very high evaluation of this. Only the army complained that Hipper had a mistaken attack due to lack of coordination experience, and two other strongholds were not patrolled and destroyed as needed, but the efficiency of the bombardment was also improved after the coordination was proficient...

overall evaluation:

The coordinated operations of the three armed forces... had a very good effect. After the war, the Army and Air Force conducted on-site surveys of the British positions and local terrain and concluded that without coordination, it would be far from being able to achieve such an attack effect...

The Army expressed the hope to actively explore the operational procedures and regulations for the coordination of the Navy and the Army... The Air Force stated that the British Air Force was actually at a disadvantage because of the closer combat distance. However, due to the radar guidance of the Tirpitz, it was able to take the initiative and seize a more accurate advantageous position, greatly improving combat efficiency...

The radar guidance of the Tirpitz was the key to gaining air superiority in the Dunkirk air battle, and the effective cover of the Air Force also played an irreplaceable role in the Tirpitz's seizure of sea control in the waters near Dunkirk. In the later stages of the battle, the navy and air force worked together to force back the British reinforcements of the battleships... Good sea-air coordination is very important for seizing sea control.

Actual combat has proved that even if the battlefield is relatively close to the UK, it is of great significance to establish vigorous cooperation... In addition, it reflects that although the FUMO22 radar currently used by the Chinese Navy can achieve a certain fire control range within 24KM, it has only limited search capabilities. It is recommended to develop a new search radar to help the fleet obtain a more intuitive battlefield situation... "

"End?"

"It's over."

"Tell me about your experience in the coordination group." Regler raised his eyebrows, took the summary report, weighed it a few times, and threw it on the table, obviously not interested.

Of course, Lütjens saw through Reger's thoughts, but in order for the joint operations to continue, he had to express his suggestions, even if it would make Reger unhappy.

Lütjens described in detail what he saw and felt during the coordination, and then elaborated on his views on joint operations and his understanding of some ideas of the Air Force - in Bismarck's view, this was a very good idea. At least in this era, it was quite difficult for a naval officer to have such an idea, but...

"Lütjens, do you mean to continue joint operations in the future?" Reger chuckled and stood up with his hands behind his back.

Bismarck looked at his captain with some concern.

"Based on the current situation, I think it is necessary." Lütjens stared at Regler with sharp eyes, and the determination in his tone was self-evident.

"Then what do you think it will bring us?" Reger asked. "This time, Dunkirk achieved an unprecedented victory. I can proudly say that our navy played the biggest role. The bombardment support of the Tirpitz was decisive. Without the bombardment of the Tirpitz, the army would not have been able to cross the fortress so quickly. At sea, our fleet operations seriously interfered with the British retreat and held up hundreds of thousands of their army. Without the navy, it would be a question whether they could keep their people in Dunkirk. But what did our navy get?"

"I've been at the headquarters these days, and the people I met only said, 'Look, the army fought so beautifully, and the army captured hundreds of thousands of British prisoners, but they didn't mention a word about the contribution of our navy. Lütjens, do you think this is a good thing?'"

"Listen to me first. Let's take the Air Force for example. We used radar to guide them in air combat, allowing them to achieve brilliant results. However, not many people will remember the contribution of the Tirpitz. The Führer will only see what achievements Goering's Air Force has made."

"Will the Air Force thank us?" Regel sneered.

"Although I don't agree with you, Reger, I believe that the highest goal of the German War Navy is to serve the overall situation of the war." Lütjens also lowered his voice. Bismarck knew that his captain was also angry.