Chapter 1269 Emergency Retreat

"Gentlemen, the islanders are more cunning than we imagined! If we fail this time, we will pay a high price. Let the various aircraft carrier battle groups disperse and retreat, how much can be withdrawn!" Alfred? Admiral Savacht ordered.

"Yes, General." Lieutenant General William Marshall replied.

"Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Chief of Staff, please temporarily leave the aircraft carrier 'Wilhelm the Great'! It is too dangerous here. And, once we send a telegram, we will definitely be monitored by the islanders. At that time, the 'Wilhelm the Great' It will become the main attack target of the islanders." Lieutenant General Walter Walser suggested.

Admiral Alfred Savacht thought for a while, then nodded. If only the "Wilhelm the Great" is lost, the loss is not small, but it is still within an acceptable range. But as the commander of the fleet, his personal safety is also very important. If they die in battle, this will have a great impact on the fleet's next command.

"General Varzecha, if necessary, you can abandon the aircraft carrier and save the personnel and other warships. This time we were attacked by the islanders, and we will inevitably suffer some losses. However, we will definitely be able to counterattack after dawn. Send all those damned islanders to the bottom of the sea." Admiral Alfred Savacht said.

The loss of an aircraft carrier is of course very distressing. However, if those naval officers, soldiers and carrier-based aircraft pilots can be kept, the losses can be regarded as being minimized. After all, these carrier-based pilots are very valuable. It is not so easy to train a qualified carrier-based aircraft pilot. Only really good pilots can become carrier-based aircraft pilots.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander." Lieutenant General Walter Walzer nodded. However, he has made up his mind that he will never give up the aircraft carrier "Wilhelm the Great" unless it is absolutely necessary.

Although, the aircraft carriers that the German Navy is now building are getting bigger and bigger, and their combat effectiveness is getting stronger and stronger. Compared with those cutting-edge aircraft carriers, the "Wilhelm the Great-class" aircraft carrier is already a bit behind. For example, the "Lord God-class" aircraft carrier can carry up to 120 carrier-based aircraft, and the angled runway further improves the dispatch efficiency of carrier-based aircraft. The combat effectiveness of one 'Lord God-class' aircraft carrier is almost equal to that of two 'William the Great-class' aircraft carriers. However, Lieutenant General Walter Walzer has a lot of affection for these "Wilhelm the Great" aircraft carriers under his command. Unless it is a last resort, he will do his best to save these aircraft carriers.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we should also tell the Pacific Fleet this news, so that they also have a preparation!" Lieutenant General William Marshall said.

"Well, let the Pacific Fleet get ready! After dawn, they'd better take off their carrier-based aircraft and kill these 'Amagi-class' battlecruisers of the islanders!" Admiral Alfred Savacht said .

He is undoubtedly very aggrieved, because this time the aircraft carrier formation of the Indian Ocean Fleet will inevitably pay a lot of losses. As for how much the loss will be, it is difficult to say. If the loss is too large, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Indian Ocean Fleet.

"Yes, General." Lieutenant General William Marshall said.

Subsequently, the aircraft carrier Kaiser Wilhelm broke the radio silence and began to send a telegram. Admiral Alfred Savacht, Lieutenant General William Marshall, and other members of the Fleet Command took a transportation boat to a light cruiser.

"General, the Germans have broken the radio silence, they are still 35 kilometers away from us!" Major General Suzuki Yoshio smiled.

"Very well, it seems that the Germans have spotted us. Their sea search radar has a farther detection distance than ours!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro sighed.

"General, even if the German radar is more advanced, so what? This time, we can still make them pay a heavy price! If we are lucky, we may be able to sink several German aircraft carriers." Suzuki Yoshitoshi Major General Tail said.

"Well, the time to serve the empire is coming soon. Order 'Akagi' and 'Atago' to speed up the pursuit. 'Amagi' and 'Kaohsiung', continue to search the outskirts, make sure not to miss the Germans aircraft carrier!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro ordered.

The performance of the German Navy's sea search radar is better, which allows the German Navy to take advantage of this to evade first. Lieutenant General Takasu Shiro had to order their warships to widen the search distance to prevent the German Navy's aircraft carrier from slipping away.

"Hi, General!" Major General Suzuki Yoshio immediately went to make arrangements.

Now that the German Navy's aircraft carrier is close at hand, in order to further speed up, the "Akagi" and "Atago" began to ventilate the boilers with forced pressure to further increase the speed of the warships. In this way, the speed can be increased by another two or three knots. Of course, this is time-limited. If the boiler is forced to ventilate for a long time, it will cause the boiler to explode. For a maximum of two hours, you must stop. Even if this is the case, the life of the boiler will be greatly reduced. However, as long as it can catch up as soon as possible, catch the aircraft carrier of the German Navy, and lose a little boiler life, that is completely acceptable.

Two hundred kilometers away from this sea area, the aircraft carrier formation of the German Navy's Pacific Fleet is cruising at a low speed. Admiral Konrad Abbrecht, commander of the Pacific Fleet, has received a telegram from the "Wilhelm the Great".

"Damn it, the islanders actually want to sneak attack our aircraft carrier! It looks like they are about to succeed." Admiral Konrad Abbrecht's face was very ugly.

His own capital ship formation has won, which made him very satisfied. However, the aircraft carrier formation is about to suffer losses, which is unacceptable to Admiral Konrad Abbrecht.

"Your Excellency, Commander, I'm afraid we have no way to stop it. Our capital ship is too far away. Moreover, there are still a few hours before dawn." Lieutenant General Oscar Kumetz said.

Admiral Konrad Abbrecht nodded: "Let all aircraft carriers get ready and take off the carrier-based aircraft as soon as the sun rises. The Amagi-class battlecruisers of the islanders must not be left behind!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" Lieutenant General Oscar Kumetz replied.