Chapter 2589 True Intention and Battle Situation

"Brigadier General Muller has helped us make a decision. I think we should not let down his kindness and dedication! The battle tonight has just begun, we must continue!" Su Xiong closed his eyes and said! "Order to leave two destroyers to support the Weimar. All other warships turn to the northeast and release smoke! Evacuate at full speed! Before the Japanese can react!"

"Su Xiong, we can definitely send a battleship to help Commodore Muller! It is impossible for the Japanese to give up their attack on the American transport fleet for two battleships! As long as they can drive away three Japanese battlecruisers, the Weimar You can escape!" Redel said loudly.

"Haha." Su Xiong smiled bitterly. The voice is a little hoarse! Because he knew that the order he just gave might create history! A very shameful history! The Bavarian-class battleship, which had gone through the entire war without sinking a single one, would have sunk one in the battle in the Far East today! And the worst part is, Su Xiong obviously has a chance to solve this problem!

Even in the worst situation, Redel still came up with executable and effective solutions! If Su Xiong detached a battleship at this time, he would probably give up the attack when faced with a 2-on-3 Japanese battlecruiser detachment! After all, it’s not like the Japanese don’t know what King Kong is! If the Weimar had not lost its effective attack capability, the three King Kong-class ships would not have dared to catch up directly.

With the cover of teammates, the Su Xiong fleet can evacuate the battlefield in two directions at the same time, because the Japanese fleet can no longer easily send destroyers to entangle, release smoke, and then run a marathon with the Japanese. Anyway, everyone The speed is about the same. If you have the ability, just chase me all night! Don't forget, the Benson fleet is still the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the Japanese!

How will your Japanese fleet pursue you? Are they chasing each other separately? Or chase one of them? Yes, the power of the Weimar is indeed damaged, but don’t forget, even so, it will still take time to catch up and hunt. What the Japanese lack most is time. You still need to attack the US military transport fleet this night. ! If you delay for one more second, the attack time will be reduced by one second, and the Japanese will still have enough time to escape. If you have the ability, chase this warship that has lost its combat effectiveness and is covered by teammates. You decide on this time cost yourself!

But Su Xiong cannot do this, because strategically speaking, doing so is equivalent to giving up the German fleet's ability to continue participating in tonight's battle! Because the German fleet disbanded its own organization! If you choose to escape separately, it means the disbandment of the German fleet. In the case of electronic interference, it will be difficult for the German fleet to communicate. Therefore, even after escaping, Su Xiong wants to use the three Bavarian-class battleships he has available It would be quite troublesome to refocus. This also takes time!

And what if Su Xiong took his two battleships to the core area to support the operation? The effect is very limited. The Japanese can easily block Su Xiong with three Fuso-class battleships, and then the remaining Japanese fleet will pursue and kill the American transport fleet! You know, at this time, if you lose one battleship, it means you have lost one-third of your combat effectiveness! The difference between 2 ships and 3 ships is a qualitative change!

From a personal emotional point of view,

Su Xiong really didn't want to lose this battleship. After all, he fought hundreds of battles in the Indian Ocean, and Su Xiong completely brought back the two battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. , however, in the Far East, he abandoned a Bavaria-class battleship like this, which will always be painful in his heart! Perhaps, after the war, he will not be punished for this decision, but the pain in his heart will accompany him for a lifetime! Especially when he clearly has a chance! Redl’s advice really works!

As for how about three Bavaria-class battleships covering the Weimar? That is equivalent to bringing everything back to the starting point. Su Xiong's fleet will continue to fight with the Japanese, and it is obvious that the number of battleships and main guns does not even have half of the opponent's, and the destroyers do not even have a quarter of the German fleet. It will definitely collapse if you hit it! Under the absolute power gap, this is an unchangeable result.

In fact, sometimes there are some implicit hints on the battlefield. For example, if Su Xiong splits his fleet and evacuates in two directions, then in the eyes of excellent naval officers, this is actually tantamount to withdrawing from this place in disguise. A battle. The German fleet, which no longer poses a threat to the Japanese fleet and is a secondary target, will naturally not be attacked by the Japanese fleet. To a certain extent, this is a silent compromise. Everyone understands and will act in accordance with the tacit understanding between them. Moreover, it is absolutely impossible for the Americans to blame Su Xiong for his battlefield deployment!

But it's a pity that he can't do this because this is a battlefield and he needs to consider the entire battle holistically! In his opinion, although the loss of the battleship Weimar would make him heartbroken. However, if the Japanese navy is allowed to steal the American transport fleet, then the result will be absolutely unacceptable. Perhaps, the Americans will bear more than 70% of the responsibility for tonight's defeat! After all, it was an unforgivable mistake for Benson's fleet, which was the strongest strike force, to be lured away.

But judging from the results, the disaster of this defeat will not be what Germany is willing to bear! Although Su Xiong does not have much responsibility in tactics, the world often depends on the results! People only know that the German fleet failed to prevent the Japanese fleet from massacring the American transport fleet. Then the prestige that Germany had just established in World War I would be weakened and shaken! And this kind of reputational blow is more unbearable for the empire than the loss of a capital ship! Therefore, just from the perspective of politics and international prestige, Su Xiong absolutely cannot withdraw from the battle to protect a capital ship! Times are tough, but he will continue to work hard!

From an economic point of view, if the German fleet does not play the role that the Americans want, then the United States will inevitably react in a way that the Germans do not want to see in terms of economic assistance to Germany and trade between the two sides. Therefore, it is already understood. Su Xiong, who did not separate the military, political and economic affairs, could only choose to abandon the Weimar. So, at the last moment, Su Xiong rarely rejected Redel's suggestion!

And when Reidel heard this, he felt that his heart was going to be broken! But as the chief of staff, he knew that he had to carry out the orders of his commander!

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