Chapter 831： Rush hour one

So before the Thomas fleet left, Kuhl had already told the former quite vaguely that the probability of a successful ambush this time was not very high. In terms of intelligence, he still had some negligence. If he fails, please don't be too frustrated. If there is a pot, everyone will recite...

A telegram was sent from the port of Mumbai. According to a predetermined plan, Major General Chur sent a telegram of the start of the operation to the Golden Admiralty in the United Kingdom. An invisible net began to unfold gradually, and pounced on the Su Xiong Fleet, which was still ignorant of the situation.

At this time, the Su Xiong fleet was also heading to the scheduled supply sea area. The British had good luck. In this supply point selection, Su Xiong just chose to accept the supply of the Star, and because the British handled it during the capture operation. Properly, the Star did not send a telegram, and Su Xiong naturally didn't know that the Star had been killed by the British, and a huge fleet was coming towards him! Even Su Xiong didn't even know how the Thomas fleet entered the Indian Ocean. The only thing he knew about the possible arrival of the British fleet was the telegram that Prince Ruprecht sent him!

But even so, as an experienced German naval squadron with the largest number of attacks after the war, Su Xiong was also very vigilant about the possibility of the British fleet. In the telegram, he asked other attacking ships to help gather intelligence, but until now, There is no more...

When the fleet has nothing to do, Su Xiong will also discuss with Gneisenau’s temporary captain Raidel about how to deal with the problem, such as now. That's right. Most of the world in naval assault and counter assault is to wait and drive. The real battle is a matter of tens of minutes or a few hours, and for this short period of time, the entire fleet may take several days. During this period of time, Su Xiong always had to consider with Raidel what to do if he had trouble.

"If it is a lion and tiger, we can choose to kill him, if it is a queen, we can only choose to go around in circles." Raidel said.

"The only port in India that can support Scharnhorst and Gneisenau is Faor. Our mine array in the Strait of Hormuz may not be able to support it for long. If the main British fleet is in The Indian Ocean stayed long enough, even if it couldn't catch us, it was enough to block the Strait of Hormuz with mine arrays." Su Xiong's words revealed deep anxiety.

"But fortunately, we have more supply points. In addition to the sea, there are also East Africa. Although German East Africa and Mozambique do not have a port that can accommodate these two warships, it is still possible to simply add coal." Del said.

"That's just prolonging the time of decline."

"So, with regard to the outcome of this Indian Ocean battle, the real deciding factor has never been our fleet that came to encircle and suppress our fleet. It was in the far North Sea." Raidel said.

"But I don't trust Tirpitz and Admiral Ball. These people are too conservative."

"But now Prince Ruprecht also has the right to speak, and may be able to help us at a critical moment. After all, the pressure of the British is also great. But even so, we need to do what we need to do first. Don't wait. We will be over until they take action." Raidel said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"Okay, let's talk about business. How much fuel is left on the Gneisenau? How high can the speed be based on the current load? How about the ammunition?" Su Xiong asked.

"It's still 65%. The speed of 26 knots in the trial flight may not be enough, but it is still possible to approach 25 knots. We only use 6 of our 14 boilers, and the other 6 are in very good condition. As for ammunition, the main The artillery ammunition is basically not consumed, and the secondary artillery ammunition is about 60%, which is in good condition. Where is your Scharnhorst?" Raidel asked.

"I'm in the same situation as you. My fuel is a bit more than yours, probably 70%. I am in a very good state. If we can successfully replenish this time, then our fuel will be almost full." Su Xiong said that according to relevant rules, half of the fleet replenishment is carried out when the fuel drops to about 50%. But now, because he was worried about the British fleet that might be killed at any time, Su Xiong had to ensure that the fleet was in a better state, so he had this extra supply. And I have to say that Su Xiong's luck in going out this time was not very good, and the supply ship arranged this time happened to be the Star number captured by the British!

"If there is no accident, we will meet the supply ship at noon tomorrow, and then carry out the supply." Su Xiong said.

"Why is it tomorrow noon?" Raidel asked.

"Because we mainly supply heavy oil this time, and the heavy oil supply is obviously much more convenient than coal, so it will not take that long. After the supply, we have one night to leave the supply sea ~ www.novelhall.com~ Don't underestimate it. British, it has been more than 20 days since the telegram sent by the prince, the British fleet should be here." Su Xiong said while looking at the sea in the distance.

The next day, when the sun rose again from the sky, the two German battleships were entering the intended supply area from the southeast. The two battleships were advancing at a speed of 14 knots. This is the most economical speed now, with the least fuel. For the longest distance, if the speed is lower, the efficiency of the turbine engine will decrease. At ten o'clock in the morning, there was still 35 kilometers away from the supply sea, and Su Xiong's flagship Scharnhorst also began to send the first identification telegram!

"We found them! The Germans finally took the bait!" What Su Xiong did not expect was that this telegram sent in mid-wave directly became the culprit for revealing their position! At a distance of 30 degrees southwest of Su Xiong's fleet and 50 nautical miles away, a reconnaissance ship named Angler intercepted the telegram. According to the seized codebook, the British easily deciphered the telegram. And they are sure that the coming is the German fleet they have been thinking about for many years!

"Immediately send the information to General Thomas and the other fleets." The captain of the Angler's reconnaissance ship ordered. However, what was unexpected to the British was that the telegrams traveling at the speed of light allowed the British sub-compartments to obtain the position of the Su Xiong fleet , Also made the Germans vigilant! After all, the radio technology of the Germans on this plane is not inferior to that of the British. Although Scharnhorst could not achieve precise lateral orientation, there was no problem in receiving this medium wave telegram.

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