Chapter 981

On the Tianzhu Ocean, a huge fleet is sailing.

The main battleships of the Third Reich Navy shuttled across the ocean in formations, heading straight for the Great Food Sea.

On the Great Sea, the Third Reich Army's transport fleet had stopped transporting personnel, equipment and supplies to the Tianzhu Peninsula after receiving domestic orders. Even the fleets that had entered the Dashi Sea turned around and took refuge in the ports on the Dashi Peninsula when they were unable to reach the Tianzhu Peninsula in time.

Even if it is still possible to be attacked by the Toyo Empire Navy, at least the safety of the army soldiers and sailors on board can be guaranteed.

The transport fleet will not set sail again until the Third Reich Navy has eliminated the Eastern Imperial Navy.

In the southern part of the Great Sea of ​​Food, the Eastern Empire Navy's combined fleet is sailing north.

On the flagship aircraft carrier Taiho, Marshal Yamamoto Isoroku's face no longer looked as calm as before. Instead, there was a serious look on his face. After the location of the combined fleet was exposed, he already felt a great threat.

Especially after the combined fleet entered the Great Food Sea, he felt that the Great Food Sea would be his burial place.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, the battlecruiser formation, together with the 1st heavy cruiser formation, has accelerated towards the northern part of the Great Food Sea. If we're lucky, we might be able to capture the Third Reich Army's transport fleet. Lieutenant General Fukudome Shige reported.

Marshal Yamamoto Fifty-sixth nodded:"Oh, we are just doing our best to obey fate." If our position has really been exposed, the Third Reich may have already made preparations and ordered their transport fleet to evade in advance."

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal. Now we can only pray for the blessing of Amaterasu and hope that our traces have not been exposed. Lieutenant General Fukudome Shige said.

As the situation becomes increasingly unfavorable for them, praying for the blessing of Amaterasu seems to have become the only way. But it is very difficult to say whether it will be useful.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, the battlecruiser formation and the 1st heavy cruiser formation have set off. But might their strength be a little too weak? Can we send a carrier group to reinforce them? In this case, when encountering the powerful fleet of the Third Reich Navy, the aircraft carrier formation can also launch an attack or provide them with air defense cover. Admiral Nagumo Chuichi suggested.

Marshal Yamamoto Isoroku thought for a moment, then nodded:"Order the 6th aircraft carrier formation to reinforce the battlecruiser formation and the 1st heavy cruiser formation!""

"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal!"Admiral Nagumo Chuichi replied.

Then, the aircraft carriers Seahawk, Condor, and two Chienyo-class aircraft carriers of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet sped away from the formation and went to chase the battlecruiser formation and the 1st heavy cruiser. The battlecruiser formation of the Eastern Empire Navy Combined Fleet is naturally composed of four Amagi-class battlecruisers. The 1st heavy cruiser formation is composed of two Furutaka-class heavy cruisers and two Aoba-class heavy cruisers. It is composed of cruisers.

However, the Amagi-class battlecruiser can be regarded as a world-class battleship, with a full load displacement of more than 47,000 tons, a maximum speed of 30 knots, and is equipped with five twin-mounted 410 main guns. However, the armor is slightly inferior. They are just weak.

As for the Furutaka-class heavy cruisers and Aoba-class heavy cruisers, they are heavy cruisers built in the early days of the Imperial Navy of the East. The displacement is only about 10,000 tons, and the maximum speed is more than 30 knots. But the main gun is only However, it is equipped with three twin 50 times caliber 203 mm main guns, and its firepower is relatively weak. In addition, the armor is also very weak. There is no way to compare with the heavy cruisers of the Third Reich Navy.

Marshal Yamamoto Isoroku The battlecruiser formation and the 1st heavy cruiser formation were dispatched in the hope of relying on these eight battleships to attack the Third Reich Army transport fleet.

In this way, even if attacked by the Third Reich Navy, they could retreat with speed. Even if they were attacked by the Third Reich Navy, they could retreat with speed. It was bad luck and it was lost. It will not cause the Combined Fleet to suffer too much. After all, although the Combined Fleet is much weaker than the Third Reich Navy, it still has 22 capital ships and a large number of heavy cruisers.

If you are lucky, , destroying the transport fleet of the Third Reich Army, which was undoubtedly an extremely heavy blow to the Third Reich. If nothing else, it could at least relieve the pressure on the Army's Southern Army and allow the Southern Army to It lasts longer.

As for the four aircraft carriers of the 6th aircraft carrier group of the Eastern Imperial Navy Combined Fleet, they are all modified aircraft carriers.

The displacement of the Kaihawk aircraft carrier is only more than 16,000 tons. Even if it is overloaded this time, It only carries thirty carrier-based aircraft. The aircraft carrier Condor has a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, but it also carries a small number of carrier-based aircraft. This time it only carries a total of forty carrier-based aircraft. The displacement of the Qianji-class aircraft carrier is only more than 16,000 tons, and it carries 36 carrier-based aircraft this time.

The entire 6th aircraft carrier fleet combined only carries 142 carrier-based aircraft. Such a carrying capacity, Even the Titan-class aircraft carrier of the Third Reich Navy cannot compare.

Although the displacement of the Titan-class aircraft carrier is only more than 18,000 tons, it can carry 48 carrier-based aircraft, and its attack power is naturally higher than these modifications of the Toyo Imperial Navy. The aircraft carrier is much more powerful.

After the main fleet of the Third Reich Navy entered the Great Sea of ​​​​Navy from the east, it immediately began to search for traces of the Eastern Navy Combined Fleet.

However, although the Great Sea of ​​​​Navy is far less vast than the Tianzhu Ocean, it is not a bathtub.. It is also very difficult to find a fleet in the sea in an era without reconnaissance satellites.

Therefore, the Third Reich Navy had to disperse the fleet to encircle and suppress the Eastern Navy Combined Fleet.

Of course, even if the fleet is dispersed, it must be ensured that the distance between each formation is not too far. In this case, once attacked by the Combined Fleet, the aircraft carrier formations of the Third Reich Navy can immediately take off carrier-based aircraft for rescue, or launch an attack on the Combined Fleet.

As the fleets of both sides continue to penetrate deeper into the Great Food Sea, the chances of encounters continue to increase.

In particular, the battlecruiser formation of the Third Reich Navy was sent by Marshal Dönitz to the northern part of the Great Sea of ​​Eating to search for any battleships from the Combined Fleet to attack the transport fleet of the Third Reich Army.

If the enemy is weak, the battlecruiser formation will take it out. If the enemy is too strong, call for reinforcements.