Chapter 2098 First Night One

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"Your Excellency, Admiral, we are about to enter the war zone." Colonel Wells, the captain of the armored cruiser Mainz, said to Earl Spey.

"Well, very good, prepare to separate from the auxiliary fleet. From now on, all warships will use code number 15 when communicating, and order Major Franco's large destroyer squadron to move first, followed by us, and the light destroyer squadron led by the light cruiser Frankfurt to follow. ’” Earl Spey ordered.

Then, following the earl's order, the auxiliary fleet that had originally guided the fleet and the minesweeping mission began to return. Before leaving, the leading minesweeper sent out a light signal: "I wish you a signal of victory."

After a long period of fighting, an invisible dividing line was formed between the two sides. The west was followed by the British territory, and the east was dominated by the Germans. Now, for the first time, the German Navy has sent a fleet of this size to cross the border. This dividing line, the battle between the two sides may happen at any time. For this reason, Earl Spey arranged 4 large destroyers as a reconnaissance team. The Mainz-class armored cruiser led the formation, while light destroyers with extremely weak artillery capabilities followed. According to tactics, the earl's own team and the large destroyer fleet were responsible for the front Position and attack the British patrol and escort fleet, while the small destroyers behind are responsible for attacking the British transport ships.

The Germans didn't move fast. They ensured the pressure in the steam pipes, but at the same time limited the speed of the turbines. It was definitely not a good choice to rush directly into the enemy's territory at the beginning. They still need to wait!

"The K fleet is in place, and they are about to start a search." At this moment, the Earl received a telegram. Although the content is short, it is very important!

"Are you sure there is only one destroyer squadron in charge of patrolling the area we passed by?" the count asked.

"It's like this. The width of the outer cordon of the British is 40 nautical miles. They divided it into 5 sections. Each section is responsible for a destroyer squadron. We can only have one team in front. Our formation is now like this, If the midpoint of the British patrol line is an extension line, then we are in the north, and the large destroyer squadron is in the south, the width between us is only about 6 kilometers, and it is not difficult for us to find the opponent." Captain Wells said .

"Well, very good." Earl Spey nodded and said, everything is going according to plan now, all that is left is to wait. An opportunity is needed, an opportunity for an Englishman to take the initiative to show his feet. The God of War, who was thirsty for blood and flames, did not make the Earl wait too long. After a few minutes, the British revealed their position!

"Send a report to the headquarters. Everything in the A3 section is normal, and no submarines or German destroyers have been found." The destroyer Garland, which completed a patrol, sent a telegram to report the situation to the headquarters. This is the practice of the British. The German fleet, as the infiltrating side, deliberately reduces the transmission of wireless telegrams, but the British, as the blockade side, need to let the headquarters know the situation in the strait at all times, so wireless telegrams cannot be avoided.

"The British are sending a report! I have locked their position! They are in Block 243! That's right, it's here! It's 5 kilometers north of us!" At this time, a plane painted in gray and black night camouflage The painted K8Z patrol aircraft intercepted the British telegram at the first time. They did not know the specific content of the telegram, but as long as they could deduce the position of the British fleet from this, it would be fine! As for how to determine that this is a destroyer and not a cruiser, the reason is very simple. The Germans have obtained enough samples. Through the method of sending the telegram, it is completely possible to determine whether the telegram was sent by the British destroyer fleet on daily patrol missions or an outsider!

And the method for the Germans to locate the British is also very simple,

On a huge sea map, the Germans divided the not-so-large Strait of Dover and the surrounding area into thousands of small squares. Once the radio lateral direction is completed, the approximate sea area where the British destroyer is located can be accurately confirmed.

The maritime patrol aircraft code-named Group K quickly informed the Spey Fleet of the British patrol fleet's position at sea. With more than 3 K8 bombers soaring in this sea area, there is only one answer. The tasks performed by these air overlords are not only radio positioning, but also other tasks!

"Damn it, Major Franco's large destroyer squadron, I hope we can get a share when we rush over!" Captain Wells said a little depressed after receiving the telegram.

"Prepare to go and have a look. Our task is to be alert to other British fleets that may support." Earl Spey was very calm, not depressed because he missed an opportunity to engage in battle. He was only worried about whether the German large destroyer squadron could handle it cleanly. drop the opponent. As for the chance of engagement? The battle tonight has just begun!

"Keep at an altitude of 200 meters, that's it!"

"Captain, I found a flashing light on the sea, it should be the signal light of the British!"

"Very good, go up, turn on the searchlights and search! Be careful to keep the speed, don't go too fast!" At this time, before the German navy fleet took action, the K fleet had already found the British destroyer squadron on the sea. At sea, several special lights This point attracted the attention of the British fleet. The color of their signal lights was different from that of the German fleet. Then, to be on the safe side, the German fleet also sent a short identification signal, but there was no response!

"We caught it!" The personnel operating the searchlights turned on the four extra-large searchlights located on the belly of the aircraft, and white beams of light fell from the sky, forming a series of elliptical illuminated areas. With the movement of the aircraft, The 4 beams of light continuously swept across the sea. One of them swept a British destroyer under sail!

"Fuck, what's the situation? The German bombers are going to bomb us?" At this time, the locked destroyer Lynx, the British officers and soldiers on board the destroyer were frightened when the beam of light fell. I can't figure out how the Germans found them! Later, they imagined what Germany was going to do next, throwing bombs? Or shoot with a machine gun?

But neither! When the German bombers found the British fleet, several flares fell from the sky, and with the opening of the parachute at the tail of the bomb, these flares with a brightness of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of candles could turn the nearby sea into daylight in a few minutes! Make everything on the sea invisible!

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