Boom! A tanker that could not dodge was hit by a 6-inch shell. The violent explosion ignited hundreds of kilograms of fuel in the vehicle's body. A fire dragon soared into the air, dozens of meters high. The ignited light fuel wave swept around and spread rapidly under the blow of the sea breeze. In the distance, neatly arranged planes were torn into pieces by scattered shrapnel and flames. The ground crew next to them also turned into ashes.

Various ground facilities have received special attention. First of all, the distant hangars, which are very effective when attacking these wooden steel structure buildings with incendiary bombs. As long as one shell hits, the entire hangar can be turned into ashes. Those semi-buried warehouses built with stone and wood are more difficult to deal with, but they can also make a 12-inch shell. Two of the four important warehouses in this airport were hit directly.

The entrance and exit of the first warehouse was collapsed by three 10-inch shells. It was temporarily unavailable, while the other warehouse was a little tragic. A 12-inch and a half-piercing shell roared on the top of the warehouse, directly piercing through the thick wooden and stone dome, and then igniting the fuel inside! With a loud bang, like an earthquake, the entire bunker collapsed. After the smoke dissipated, there was only a huge deep pit left on the ground.

Several planes that were originally left on the runway were ready to take off and run away. Then, in the flying artillery fire, only two planes successfully flew up, and the rest became wreckage on the airport. Only one of the two planes that flew up successfully evacuated because the other plane was beaten down with a large-caliber machine gun by two seaplanes serving as observation!

The whole process was calm. After about half an hour of bombardment, about nearly 100 tons of ammunition were poured into the airport, the entire fleet continued to head north and entered Edremit Bay after confirming that there were no mines in the bay. The final showdown of the fleets on both sides was about to begin!

"God General, just half an hour ago, the Mitilini Airport was shelled by the German fleet. Now, according to the intelligence, the German fleet entered the Bay of Edremit, and they seemed to plan to return to the Strait of Dardanell from here." Soon, the news of the bombing of the airport was sent to Sir Fisher. After receiving the news, the Jazz suddenly had an idea in his mind: "How about letting go of this matter today?!"

The only support point of the Allied Air Force was pulled out like this. The British were helpless! Not to mention the aircraft lost at the airport, after losing the airport support, the combat effectiveness of the support crew was simply impossible to guarantee. Fighting against four super fearless ships under the wings of the Luftwaffe, Fisher felt that today's combat mission Alexander!

"His Excellency Commander, Lieutenant General Lebrice, commander of the French fleet, sent a telegram asking how long we can get to the scheduled assembly position." An officer asked.

"It will take about an hour, we will definitely arrive before dawn." Looking at the wall clock on the wall, it was already past 4 a.m., and Qi Mingxing has risen. At 6 o'clock, the sky gradually brightens, and long-distance battles can be held. Now, the 4 super fearless ships of the French fleet, 6 quasi- fearless and former fearless, and 5 armored cruisers have been concentrated near the northern exit of the Edremit Bay. According to the length of the entire bay and the speed of both sides, if the French fleet decides to enter the bay, then the fleets of both sides can enter the battle distance at around 7 o'clock!

"To be honest, this kind of combat environment is very bad, the sea area is very narrow, and our warships are too many. If the opponent launches an air strike, it will be difficult for us to stop it. Moreover, although the battlefield is in the strait, we do not have enough troops and events to block the opponent from both ends. Even if we block them during the day, the opponent can still use the night to withdraw from the other end of the strait and then look for an opportunity to return to the Dadanell Strait."

Sir Fisher said with some embarrassment, to be honest, although the British suffered a loss this time, he really didn't want to fight after hearing that Mitilini Airport was attacked. Sir Fisher is not a combative minister of the Navy in history. In history, he would be furious because someone gave up the pursuit when he saw the wrong signal in the Battle of Dogers. However, in this plane, the cruel battlefield has already told the minister of the Navy what stability is!

"Tell my opinion to Lieutenant General Lebres, the commander of the French fleet, and said that our air force has not had a stable control over the air. It is recommended that if a large German bomber formation is discovered, it is best to evacuate." Fisher said to a staff officer next to him. "Then ask General Trenchard again, hoping that he can come up with a response plan.

"Which yarn plan is it?" Almost at the same time Fisher received the news that the airport was bombed, Lieutenant General Trenchard also received the news that he felt constipated through his own channel! The only support point disappeared like this, just the short legs in the British and French planes are counting on how much cover they can cover the air? This is too difficult.

"Tell Fisher, the old guy, that they'd better give up this battle. We've lost. Now it's the stage of stopping the decline and returning to the current stage. Don't get yourself in! I will send some twin-engine aircraft to cover the fleet's retreat, but it's impossible to guarantee that you won't be airstrikes from the Germans!" Admiral Trenchard was not optimistic about the plan to continue blocking the German fleet.

"We can hold on until 10 am at most, and after that, we will never be able to send planes any more, because the remaining planes will no longer be able to reach the war zone due to their range. Send this telegram to the French to let them know the seriousness of the matter!" said Admiral Trenchard.

"The commander, Sir Fisher, commander of the British fleet, and General Trenchard, commander of the British Airways, sent telegrams, that they did not support us in blocking the German fleet." A French officer sent two telegrams to Lieutenant General Lebres.

"Haha, those British people, they thought that we were the French who died tonight, and they were just killed with a few cheap, dilapidated warships and a group of sailors who responded to the attack, so they were not concerned about it? It's so naive and ridiculous! The landing war is about to begin, but it has been severely damaged. If we do it again, we will not be able to board the land of Asia Minor this year! So, this time, even if we suffer a loss-win situation, we must drag the Germans!" Lieutenant General Trenchard paused and continued: "Tell the British that our determination to attack remains unchanged!"
Chapter completed!