Chapter 1246： Chase after death

Chapter 1246 Chasing the death and chasing north (1)

At the same time, Earl Spey’s flagship Prinz Eugen succeeded in catching up with another Russian Fearless. After hitting 5 rounds of the opponent’s shells in a row and directly hitting the secondary artillery area including the side-string gun gallery, two German destroyers went up and easily solved it with two torpedoes at a distance of 800 meters. Opponent, at this point, except for the unknown Russian Black Sea Fleet's flagship Empress Maria, all the remaining German Black Sea Fleet participating capital ships have been completely destroyed! And this time has reached about 3 in the afternoon!

"The Rechadia has been safely separated, and the other former Fearless has also been towed back to the port of Ereli. The British airstrike seems not to be too strong, so there is almost no loss of port equipment. It can be used against two ships. The damaged battleship was repaired. Four destroyers were sunk in the battle, three of which were destroyed by the Russian Navy, and the other was destroyed by a near-missing bomb. If you look at the results, we seem to have won the naval battle. Victory." An officer said to Earl Spey.

"Yes, we killed 1 dreadnought and 4 former dreadnoughts of the Russians. In addition, 1 seaplane carrier and 1 auxiliary cruiser, and at least 8 destroyers. Regardless of the tonnage and the personnel, we are all I won. But there is still one battleship left that still makes me feel very uneasy. So, I hope that today, we can solve the problem once and for all!" Earl Spey did not intend to give in. After confirming the condition of the damaged battleship, Earl Decided to take two fast battleships to continue searching for the last fish that slipped through the net.

"Your Excellency, a telegram from Major General Luknar." At this moment, an officer next to him sent a telegram.

"Huh?! The response is fast enough." The telegram was very simple, telling the count that Major General Luknar’s flagship Sultan Osman I had arrived outside the Sevastopol fortress, waiting for the Russians to throw themselves into the net, and I hope the earl can provide him with the movement of the Russian fleet.

"But, don’t you think the current situation is a bit strange? Our fleet searched for the battleship Empress Maria with the cooperation of seaplanes, but did not find out. Of course, our aircraft is limited, but it stands to reason that the Russians It’s impossible for the warship to run too far. The speed of this warship does not exceed 15 knots. Calculated by time, the distance between us should be about 50 kilometers, but we did not find their tracks!" The captain of the Prince Gen expressed his concerns.

"You mean, we are following the wrong direction?!" The count felt tight. The nerves that had been relaxed were tightened again, yeah, even if the former Dreadnought was wasted some time. That's not to be lost. As long as the direction is correct, how can a Russian ship that does not reach 30 kilometers per hour be able to run away? Among other things, even if you can't see the battleship, you can always see the smoke emitted! Well, now the only question is, where can this warship go? !

The current situation is that the battleship Empress Maria has been severely damaged, and the water intake is estimated to have reached 1,500 tons. It is impossible for this battleship to take so much water into the Black Sea all day long. Today is good weather. Fortunately for him, if a storm suddenly comes, there will be more water ingress... Don't underestimate the power of wind and waves, it is common to break the bow of the ship! It couldn't be easier to tear a cracked hull with another hole. Even if the Russian fleet goes through the first night, it is absolutely impossible to plug it with a wooden plug. This can only be used as an emergency. You must find a port area for maintenance. Even if you don’t get on the berth, you must at least get a pontoon in the port. Take care of it!

Therefore, Earl Spey, who has a naval specialization of at least level 8 and above, will soon figure out that perhaps this Russian dreadnought will not go to the fortress of Sevastopol, but it will definitely go elsewhere! Even if the port does not have conditions for major repairs, it must be hastily bandaged! And if you count this way, then there are more goals. In addition to Sevastopol, the largest military port in the Black Sea in Russia, Yalta Port, Novorossiysk, and Kerch are all good options! Well, there are 4 ports, and there are only three battleships on the German side. How do you block it?

"Now, Count Luknar has two warships, one can be blocked near Sevastopol, the other can go to Yalta, they have seaplanes, they can communicate with each other. Even if the cruiser is not fearless, you can advance Early warning."

"No worries about the Novorossiysk Port. This place is a civilian port and has no armaments. Even if the Queen Maria is withdrawn, it doesn't matter. We just smashed this port."

"The real trouble is Kerch! If the Russian fleet arrives in Kerch, and then hides in the Sea of ​​Azov, we will have nothing to do with him in a short time!" The earl clicked on the map with the pencil in his hand. Direction. Kerch is at the entrance of the Sea of ​​Azov. It is very small and can be easily blocked by mines, and the Sea of ​​Azov is very shallow. The average water depth is only 8 meters... In other words, most of the places are actually impassable for battleships. After all, the draught of battleships is up to 8 meters. Therefore, even if the mines are swept away, the German fleet, which knows nothing about hydrological data, will definitely not dare to run anywhere! This TM is not going to fight, but to die...

So In line with the principle of letting you go first, no matter whether you have it or not, after informing Count Luknar that he would be optimistic about the Sevastopol Fortress and Yalta, Count Spey took two ships The fast battleship is heading towards the port of Kerch! So, although the Russians and Germans have different starting points, no matter what, both sides ran to a common destination...

So, there was nothing wrong all night, yes, you read it right, that means nothing happened. The earl’s fleet did not take any action after arriving at the outskirts of Kerch, but chose to wait and see the changes, because they knew that at night, The Kerch Strait is almost unnavigable. A battleship with a draft of nearly 10 meters, now that the deepest draft of a battleship may reach 11 meters after being flooded, will be damaged at night when the battleship is damaged and the operation is not very efficient. Pass through a strait with a depth of only 5 to 15 meters and a length of 41 kilometers? Are you trying to die, do you die, or do you die? !

Therefore, the count did not even consider the possibility of Russian warships sneaking into the Sea of ​​Azov at night. As for penetrating the Sea of ​​Azov before the German fleet? What do you want? ! This is almost impossible. The speed difference is too big. In order to prevent the Russian warships from running away, the German fleet rushed all the way but over 24 knots!

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