Chapter 1002 The Fleet Comes From the East 2

Chapter 1002 The fleet comes from the east 2

But now, has the situation changed? After the French fleet was severely damaged, the British hurriedly pulled out two pre-dreadnoughts from the Indian Ocean Squadron to join the Japanese fleet, and then went together to support the French fleet. Rear Admiral Hall is the commander of this fleet. He has two pre-dreadnoughts, the quasi-dreadnought Edward VII and Nelson, as well as a light cruiser and 4 destroyers under his command.

Don't look down on this thing. With the current situation of the British Indian Ocean Squadron, being able to draw these two quasi-dreadnoughts is already quite a face! You know, the British navy in the Indian Ocean is miserable. When you go out, you don't know when you will encounter Su Xiong's fleet. You can't fight it, let alone run away. The number of battleships and armored cruisers of the British Indian Ocean Fleet that Su Xiong killed has exceeded one hand... The Royal Admiralty couldn't stand the fact that these two ships were from the Royal Navy, so they temporarily deployed these two relatively good quasi-dauntless ships to Ceylon, thus avoiding the evil hands.

"Our first task is naturally to rendezvous with the French fleet, but after the rendezvous, according to the results of high-level negotiations between Britain and France, our fleet will join your side in blocking the Strait of Otranto to prevent the Austro-Hungarian fleet from entering the Adriatic Sea. It happened that the sea broke out and even merged with the Spey fleet." Major General Hall said seriously.

The British are not stupid. They naturally know what the Allies most hope and want to do. After all, they have dominated the world's oceans for hundreds of years. One of the essences of the navy lies in concentration. Why does the Spey fleet have to fight for it? Isn’t it just to make the French people be more honest? Now, the focus of both sides is on the word "convergence". The Allies want to join forces, and the Allies naturally cannot let the Allies have this idea. Otherwise, let alone the situation in the Mediterranean, the Russian fleet in the Black Sea will be completely finished! The combined combat effectiveness of the Allied fleet is at least three times that of the Black Sea Fleet! How can this make the Russians mess around? !

"This plan is very reasonable. As long as the French fleet can keep track of the Spey fleet, then we can completely block the Strait of Otranto." Kato Nobuyoshi nodded.

"This is the plan, but before that, we need to rendezvous with the French fleet first, because they have a lot of damaged warships, and many warships need to be towed back to the port for repairs, and escorting these warships back to the French mainland requires additional power." Major General Hall said.

"Then let's do this for now, but we must be quick. The Germans are not ignorant of our arrival. If they want to meet up, it will probably only take a few days. Without us, the French fleet may not be able to cope with such a situation. ." Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi said.

"No problem, our supply ship is already waiting in the Gulf of Aden. After the supply is completed there, we will cross the Red Sea at full speed. After supplying the destroyer again in Alexandria, we can directly join the French fleet." Rear Admiral Hall said .

"That's good, let's work hard for victory together." Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi said with a smile.

However, when he said this, he always felt that something was wrong. Maybe it was intuition, maybe it was just guessing. He felt that his life in the next few days would definitely not be very comfortable... ..

So, just as the Austro-Hungarian fleet was preparing to rush out of the Adriatic Sea and join the Spey fleet, the Japanese and British were also racing against time to rush towards the Mediterranean. With the fuel and supplies kindly provided by the British, the Japanese The speed of the fleet was also very fast, reaching 20 knots! If the two British Dreadnoughts weren't a little slow, the Japanese fleet could be faster!

And on the night when the Austro-Hungarian fleet rushed out of the Adriatic Sea, the British-Japanese combined fleet had also passed through the Suez Canal and was making the last supply before rendezvous in Alexandria! The Spey fleet embarked on the journey again after performing simple repairs and maintenance on the four battleships. At this moment, the storm is surging and the undercurrent is surging.

"If nothing else happens, we will be able to join the Spey fleet in up to 4 hours. By then, we will have become the most powerful maritime force in the Mediterranean. If the French do not want to be killed, they can only come from the east. Get out of the Mediterranean!" Vice Admiral Negovan said while standing on the bridge of the flagship United Forces, looking at the rising sun in the distance.

The meeting point of the two parties is near Rhodes Island, and now, the voyage is about 70 nautical miles. So far, the entire fleet has been going smoothly and has not encountered any large surface ships of the Allied Powers. Well, very good, it seems that today is my lucky day!

"We'd better send out seaplanes to search the nearby waters. After all, we are relatively close to Alexandria now, and there may be Allied fleets around. In addition, we'd better determine the location of the Spey fleet." The ship of the United Forces Captain Jordi thought for a while and said. If 70 nautical miles is converted into kilometers, it is just over 120 kilometers. This distance is already within the flight radius of the seaplane. If you are lucky and the second count is not late, the seaplane dispatched can completely detect 120 kilometers away. Earl's fleet.

"Okay, we will send 4 seaplanes in two directions. One direction is to the northeast to look for the count's fleet, and the other is to the south to keep a vigilance on Alexandria." Lieutenant General Negovan nodded and said.

What the Austrians didn't expect was that just when the United Forces and St. Stephen were preparing to release the seaplanes, a white ghost had arrived near the fleet! "I seem to have seen something extraordinary?!" When Takeda Masao inadvertently turned his head and saw the long line of warships on the sea in the distance, the Japanese Navy seaplane pilot was suddenly stunned!

In the distance, two battleships equipped with 8 large-caliber guns are sailing at high speed in the northeast direction. They have slender hulls, piggy-back turrets arranged at the front and rear, iconic triangular masts, and scissor bows like long knives. . It unintentionally shows its German origin, and now, the only one in this sea area that fits this identity can only be the Combined Forces-class battleship of the Austro-Hungarian fleet! Looking behind us, the two battleships are smaller and do not adopt a piggy-back layout. The battleships with four single-mounted 12-inch guns at the four corners of the hull are obviously the Radetzky-class battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! Needless to say, the identity of the last large battleship is that it should be the only armored cruiser in the Austro-Hungarian fleet. Looking at this posture, the Austro-Hungarian fleet pulled out almost all their belongings!

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