Chapter 763： Sea of ​​Blood II

Ever since, Su Xiong set a record, killing two divisions in less than 2 hours! It has caused more than 20,000 casualties. Don't forget that in addition to these Anzac soldiers, there are also a large number of Royal Navy officers and soldiers in the fleet! And because of this record, Su Xiong was awarded the Earl by the Kaiser. The British and Japanese call it Earl of Blood, a bloodthirsty monster! The hatred is beyond words.

But to be honest, Su Xiong was really wronged. After solving the British fleet, he took other ships to accommodate the fallen British officers and soldiers, and even let the Sturgeon assault ship intercept other neutral merchant ships to save. These drowned. Judging from his performance, it can be described as a moral model.

But unfortunately, because of the terrible environment, chaotic situation, and Harris's telegram, which is the worst teammate in history, no one dared to enter the narrow channel to save people! Go in, what if you are hit by a transport ship that has been scared like a mad dog? What if I accidentally touch a mine?

So, Su Xiong could only contact the British transport fleet through semaphores and telegrams over and over again, hoping that they could recognize the situation, stabilize their emotions, and then surrendered peacefully.

"Seriously, you might as well not send this telegram." Su Xiong said to the rescued Colonel Harris.

Of course, it cannot be said that without luck, a merchant ship successfully passed through the minefield, and then decisively chose to kneel in front of the Nautilus gun... Another merchant ship successfully landed on the shoal of Pelin Island. After it ran aground, thousands of British officers and soldiers on it fled successfully, avoiding the fate of being blown to pieces or being captured. They were the luckiest. But there is only one. Of course, more than one ship was stranded, and many more were stranded, but people failed to escape...

It took an hour for the chaos on the sea to calm down. At this time, the entire strait seemed to be covered with blood, the bodies of ANZ soldiers and broken ship fragments. The hell-like scene made everyone feel a trace of fear in their hearts.

"God, this is definitely not the result I want." Raidel said, looking at the miserable scene on the sea. Then he drew a cross on his chest.

The remaining eight transport ships finally recognized the situation, and they chose to surrender. Then gingerly headed towards the German fleet at the mouth of the strait. After obtaining the consent of the Germans, two of the ships began to rescue the people who were still alive. After some assistance, more than 10,000 soldiers from the United Kingdom and Australia and New Zealand were eventually saved. By the way, there are more than 4,000 people who have arrived at the shore in extremely lucky circumstances. Neither died at sea nor captured, but relative to the captured, their fate may not be as good as that of the captured. After all, they will continue to the terrifying Western Front and fight in the artillery and muddy trenches. Most will never return to their homes in Australia.

The captured officers and soldiers were finally arranged on the remaining 8 transport ships. If nothing else, waiting for them will be the prisoner of war camp in Basra. Just when the two auxiliary cruisers began to gather the captives and were responsible for escorting the captured warships, Su Xiong did not forget his duties as a naval admiral. Since the Nautilus has sealed the exit of the strait close to the Asian coast, let him The Sturgeon continued to work hard, and the entrance of the strait near Africa was also covered with mines.... No way, since everyone is the enemy, this kind of thing cannot be avoided. Sympathy belongs to sympathy, but we must do nothing less.

"The Japanese fleet has arrived. They already know the information about our battle with the British, but they should not know the specific situation. According to our camouflage reconnaissance ship, their transport fleet stayed in the Gulf of Aden, and the two Satsuma Class battleships are heading to the battlefield!” Just when several German auxiliary cruisers chose to clean the battlefield, Nimitz sent the latest situation. Originally, this ambush could kill the British fleet very well. For the Japanese fleet and Japan As far as the fleet is concerned, it really doesn't matter how much it can play. After all, the British will definitely send out messages via radio.

In theory, both sides have a voyage of less than one day, but in fact this distance is not long because the voyage is calculated at the speed of the transport ship about 8 knots. If you change to a battleship, the speed will be more than half a day, and if the two sides are driving relative to each other, you may be able to meet at noon.

As for whether the clear warning telegram sent by the German fleet will cause the failure of the ambush, there is no need to worry about it, because the shortwave radio is used when sending the report. The transmission distance of short-wavelength electromagnetic waves is very short, only tens of kilometers. The Japanese fleet is still 100 kilometers away, so it can't be received at all.

"According to our radio personnel's analysis, at the beginning of the war, the armored cruiser Defense issued a warning that it was attacked by shortwave. The Japanese might have received it, but the Sydney radio system seems to be a problem. The Melbourne is mainly China-Poland communications, so the Japanese should not have received much news.” After a while, Raidel summed up the views of the technicians and then came up with Nimitz’s answer That is to say, the current one. The situation is that the Japanese knew that a great war broke out here, but they were not clear about the strength and results of the two sides. As the flagship, the defense number has strong radio communication capabilities, but it has the shortest survival time. The other two either had a problem with the machine, or there was no time to get it... After all, the total fighting time is not long.

"There are planes on the Nautilus, we can let him follow the Japanese transport fleet, except for the two cruisers responsible for escorting the prisoners, the other two can also follow the Nautilus. The two quasi-dreadnought battleships of the Japanese are handed over to Shanho Sister and Gneisenau are dealt with." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.

"If there are three cruisers, is it less? If the other party leaves a light cruiser, it will be difficult for us to do it." Raidel said.

"Should the two capital ships separate?" Nimitz hesitated and said.

"This is not a good way. You can count as much as you can. Most of the opponents are slow merchant ships. We have seaplanes to help with the investigation. Even if they run overnight, they can't get out much. In this sea area, Shanhuo Stern and Gneisenau are kings. The British two battle cruisers in the Mediterranean are not a problem at all, and the main force of the Japanese fleet is still in East Asia." Su Xiong thought for a while and decided to be safe. There will always be some unexpected factors in this naval battle.

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