Chapter 1015: Otherwise, let's talk about it!
Chapter 1015 Let's Talk About It!
At the same time that Kato Teiyoshi received the telegram from Lieutenant Admiral de La Perel, Count Spey shook his head helplessly, because just now, a seaplane in charge of alert also found that it was heading towards the battlefield. To be honest, the speed of the French fleet’s emergence is somewhat beyond the count’s expectations. According to his estimation, the French fleet should be in the northwest of Crete. It stands to reason that at the speed of the French fleet, even It is absolutely impossible to reach the battlefield so quickly if it can reach 20 knots.
The actual situation is like this. After the British and Japanese fleets arrived in Alexandria, the British had notified the French fleet, and with backup, the French fleet's range of activities also increased. When the battle began, the French fleet had already moved to the east of Crete, and after receiving the telegram, it began to sail southward at full speed. Fortunately, de La Perrell finally did one thing. The French fleet finally arrived on the battlefield before the Spey fleet completely drove the Japanese into the sea.
"What to do?" Major General Schultz, chief of staff, asked the earl with a serious face. Success is here. If you are lucky, you can send a battleship of more than 30,000 tons to the bottom of the sea in the next minute. This will be the most powerful battleship destroyed by the Allies since the beginning of the war. Such a record is enough to shine in history, not to mention If the Japanese fleet is killed, the situation in the entire Mediterranean will be subversive. Even after the repairs are completed, the German fleet will come out and the French can be tough! It is impossible to say that there is no temptation for such a result!
"How long will the French fleet come over?!" the count asked.
"At most half an hour." Schultz hesitated and said.
"Half an hour!" Earl Spey sighed for a long time, and a kind of helplessness surged from his heart. For half an hour, the Earl kept thinking about the time needed and the opportunity for himself to evacuate, even though it was far away. The two Japanese battleships are already crumbling, but their huge size and fairly complete armor boxes allow these two battleships to take up strikes far beyond the current state of display.
And if you extend your vision to the entire theater of operations, then the current situation is like this: General Negovan’s 2 fast battleships and 7 supply ships can only continue to drive towards Rhode Island at a speed of 16 knots. The quasi-fearless members of the Austro-Hungarian fleet stayed here with themselves, but because just now in order to chase the enemy, the fleet was a bit scattered, and it would take some time to gather the warships again.
And if there is a disadvantage in the battle with the French fleet, then he can run away, but whether the quasi-fearless people behind can run away is unknown. Even if the fleets of the two sides are equal and one side is ready to fight, if the other side cannot even gather the fleet, then there is no need to fight!
The earl really hesitated at this time, huge interests and responsibilities were weighed on his shoulders, one step forward, waiting for him may be a glorious victory, or it may be an abyss. And in this situation where a World War might decide life and death, the earl is really undecided!
"Collect the fleet, let's go!" About 5 minutes later, Earl Spey glanced at the two Japanese battleships still staggering in the distance and finally made up his mind. Schultz and others did not question the Earl's decision. Signal flags and telegrams quickly conveyed the Earl's order to the entire fleet. The four fast battleships began to turn, and waited for the arrival of the former Dreadnought fleet that had just handled Lord Nelson in the distance. The earl is really ready at this moment. If it doesn't work, everyone is ready to take a shot...
"Oh my God, I really sympathize with the Japanese. I was violently beaten when I first came to Europe. Their army is like this. Their navy is doing better, but some of the fortunes are not good." Looking at the distance to myself. Of the two Japanese fast battleships, a French officer told his colleagues.
When the two Japanese battleships and the French fleet converged, the French were able to observe the two battleships at close range. Only after they really felt how fierce and brutal the battle was just now, so many people secretly thanked that they were The besieging Japanese, not the French!
"You can hardly find a complete cabin in the entire superstructure of a battleship. There are ruined walls, twisted and broken steel beams, fragments and burning black unknown objects, billowing from the bridge. The smoke and fire, the destroyed gun bays and the masts that were cut in half, the two previously majestic warships are now just piles of garbage floating on the sea.” A French officer described two Japanese ships. The scene after the battleship escaped from death's sickle.
While a small group of French officers and soldiers were making comments on the Japanese warships in the distance, Lieutenant General de La Perrell kept staring at the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, which was gathering formation in the distance, a somewhat bolder view to others. Plans are brewing in his heart!
"There are only 4 Confederate fast battleships on the opposite side, and these 4 battleships have just participated in a night battle before. If our intelligence does not have a big deviation, then their combat effectiveness is currently at most 70% of the peak period! In the case of dreadnoughts, except for the firepower of the two Radtzky-class pre-dreadnoughts, which are quite good~www.wuxiaspot.com~The remaining 3 are all armored cruisers, and their artillery penetration capabilities are insufficient. What about my side? There are 3 super fearless, 3 fearless and 2 Dandong-class battleships. I seem to have a certain advantage?!
"Report to the Japanese fleet and ask about the situation of their allied fleets." Lieutenant General de Laperer thought for a while and said. At this time, the pressure on the lieutenant was still very high, and an Austro-Hungarian submarine led him. A capital ship can also be understood as an accidental factor, or throwing the pot below. But the last night battle was different. As the commander of the fleet, De La Perel had to take on considerable responsibilities. If nothing was done this time, then when the French fleet went back to rest, I am afraid that his naval fleet commander Can't keep his title?
The advantage on the battlefield and his position gave the general an idea of taking risks! But before that, the general still intends to ask about the situation of the battle just now.
"The two fast battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy that came to converge have been severely damaged. The previous speed can only be maintained at about 15 knots. The situation of the Allied Mediterranean fleet is not very good, at least the firepower feels incomplete."
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