Chapter 1001 The Fleet Comes From the East 1

Chapter 1001 The fleet comes from the east 1

"The Germans are really decisive. Although they have not experienced many battles, the German navy is more aggressive and bold than their army, but at the same time it is not reckless. It is a difficult enemy to deal with." Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi After looking at the telegram forwarded from the British, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

In the past two days, telegrams about the night battle in Crete have been sent to Kato Nobuyoshi's desk one after another. After reading the telegram, Kato Nobuyoshi couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. This was not only because of the quality of the German fleet and the amazing results, but what made the Japanese lieutenant general uneasy was that the Germans' fighting style was too... Don't die!

The so-called soft is afraid of hard, and the hard is afraid of life. In Kato's opinion, if he got entangled with an opponent like Count Spey, he would probably have to sleep with one eye open every night, right? God knows when, this German fleet was smeared and copied!

Although Japan also has the name of the world's third navy, how do you say it? Compared with the world's number one Britain and the world's number two Germany, the size of the Japanese navy is really not enough. If the world's number one Britain is a lion. The German navy is like a black panther, lacking in strength, but more than agility. If it is in good condition, it can make the lions unable to eat and move around. But what about the Japanese Navy? Definitely not a wolf, just a lynx at best.

Or in other words, if all the battleship squadrons are drawn out, the German High Seas Fleet will definitely not be able to defeat the British Empire's Grand Fleet, but at least it will have a qualitative advantage and a quantitative advantage. Even if the High Seas Fleet is defeated, the Grand Fleet will not be much better, and the tonnage will still be exchanged for one. It can be done. But what if the Japanese fleet is pulled out to fight with the High Seas Fleet? It is impossible to say that a battleship of the High Seas Fleet cannot sink. But it can only take one morning at most, and then the number of battleships sunk by the battle will probably not exceed one hand. Then the Japanese navy decisively GG.

Look at the clean power of 6 Bavaria fighting British battlecruisers and super-dreadnoughts! Kato Nobuyoshi’s brain is a little numb! This fucking thing is terrifying, let alone Bavaria. Even the inferior Helgeland-class battleships made the Japanese navy feel like a formidable enemy. After all, their record is not bad. They tied with the British Queen in the Indian Ocean, and also defeated the British Queen in the North Sea. Knocked out the British battle patrol. In the evaluation of the Japanese Navy, the combat effectiveness of the Helgeland-class battleship is higher than that of the American Nevada and the British Queen, and the Japanese have also noticed that it seems that the armor-piercing capability of the German 350MM naval gun is even higher than that of the British A human 15-inch naval gun? !

Therefore, it is impossible to say that Kato Sadayoshi is not uneasy or worried. Don't talk about him, even the top Japanese officials attach great importance to this battle! It is not only important to pay attention to the enemy and the victory or defeat, but more importantly, not to damage the battleships. The two battleships Fuso and Hyuga are the most elite battleships of the Japanese Navy and the national treasure of the Japanese Empire. If you do this, you will lose one. If there is a ship, how can we fight later?

Therefore, Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi was very careful along the way. The two fast battleships and eight destroyers maintained a speed of about 16 knots.

This is not to say that the Japanese fleet cannot run at high speeds, but because the destroyers have limited endurance. If they run at the highest speed, they will probably run out of fuel in more than a day... The supply ship cannot run at a speed of more than 20 knots, and it is impossible to supply the Japanese fleet once a day. Therefore, the Japanese fleet has a lot of sprinting ability, but it cannot run at a very high speed...

According to Kato Sadaikichi's original intention, after the Japanese fleet and the French fleet merge, just follow the flow. Anyway, the Allied Mediterranean Fleet has an absolute advantage. As long as the Germans dare to come out, then they can beat up the drowned dogs together with the French. , if you have more ships and more guns, you won’t suffer a loss, right? The Fuso-class battleship is not a British battle cruiser, it will explode at a moment's notice. To be honest, the defensive power of the Fuso-class battleship is much higher than that of the Queen-class. The 330MM armor belt is as high as 3.8 meters. It is an absolute conscience! And it's tilted 18 degrees. During the test, the Japanese Navy used the British 15-inch L42 artillery to simulate firing from 8 kilometers away, but it did not penetrate! According to Lieutenant General Kondo Motoki Shipbuilding of the Japanese Design Bureau, "It is difficult for us to imagine any artillery in the world that can penetrate such strong side armor."

But the situation is different now. It seems that the French fleet is about to collapse? ! The Spey fleet became active. What if the Austro-Hungarian fleet also became active? To be honest, if the two Allied fleets merge, the French fleet may not be an opponent. You know, if the entire Allied Mediterranean fleet merges, there will be 6 fast battleships, 2 quasi-dreadnoughts and 3 pre-dreadnoughts. Armored cruiser. The strength on paper is already slightly higher than that of the French Mediterranean Fleet after being severely damaged. Although the German fleet was also very depleted after a night battle, God knows if the Germans now have the idea of ​​​​continuing their efforts.

And this time, the British are also anxious, they cannot bear the blow of the collapse of the Mediterranean Sea!

"Your Majesty Commander, it seems that the British are coming." At this moment, a subordinate pointed to a column of smoke that appeared on the sea level in the distance and said. "Confirmed by telegram, they are the British Indian Ocean Squadron coming to join us.

"Okay, let's go meet the allies." Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi said.

When the two sides got close to visual distance, as usual, the British fleet fired a salute to the Japanese fleet (Kato Sadayoshi was Lieutenant General, and the British Fleet Commander Hall who led the team was Rear Admiral) immediately requested a meeting. Kato Sadayoshi naturally had no reason to refuse, so a moment later, Major General Hall, who was riding in the Transportation Department, came to the deck of the Fuso. Looking at the three huge twin 15-inch turrets on the front deck of the Fuso and the hull of more than 200 meters long, Major General Hall couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said in his heart, "It seems that there will be no problems with the operation this time." Bar?"

"First of all, I am very grateful to your Excellency for coming. The Imperial Navy has informed us of the relevant situation. I am very happy to learn that the Royal Navy will fight side by side with the Imperial Japanese Navy. Now, if it is convenient, can you say What's your plan?" After the polite exchanges, both parties decisively got to the point.

According to the original plan, the Japanese fleet would just cooperate with the French fleet directly after entering the Mediterranean. Nothing would happen to the British. The original main force of the British Mediterranean fleet had been transferred back to the mainland, and the dreadnoughts were assigned to Jericho's grand fleet. The former Dreadnoughts handed over to the Channel Fleet. The British could not even find a single battleship in the Mediterranean.

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