Chapter 2592 Where Is Benson?
And Yoshimatsu Motaro also believed that any further delay would be absolutely worth the loss. At this time, the flagship of the Second Fleet, the Ibuki, had already treated its battle wounds, controlled the water ingress, and extinguished the fire inside the hull. Although the firepower The losses were huge, but the speed was decent enough to keep up with the fleet. Therefore, Yoshimatsu Shigetaro used short-distance communications within the fleet to request the second fleet to immediately gather its formation and prepare to evacuate.
Therefore, after an encounter, the Japanese fleet continued to move in the direction of the stationed wave of the American transport fleet. At this time, the German fleet did not send any new signals. On the one hand, the Weimar, which had just escaped from death, and those following it The radio communication equipment on the two destroyers had been completely destroyed, so Benson could not be contacted. On the other hand, Su Xiong, who had just shaken off his opponent, also needed to deal with his battle injuries and restore his combat effectiveness. At this time, he did not dare to bet that the Japanese fleet was not with him.
"We need to report to General Benson immediately at this time. The Japanese will definitely attack our transport fleet next!" Nimitz said anxiously.
"Do you know? So far, we still have not received a telegram from General Benson. We have not responded for such a long time. General Benson cannot be indifferent. He will definitely send a telegram to urge us, but now, the relevant frequency band is still full of Interference wave. We can’t receive it, so we will send it out as well.”
Although Nimitz was only a liaison officer, Su Xiong still needed to explain some things clearly in order to avoid unnecessary wrangling after the war.
"At this time, it is obviously unreliable for us to count on Benson's fleet, which we don't know where. So in this case, the only thing General Pershing's transport fleet can rely on is the three battleships behind me and Old Fletcher's armored cruiser detachment, to be honest, this power is really nothing in front of the Japanese combined fleet. Therefore, if we want to delay, then we must take it by surprise. Because of a telegram just now, we have already lost We have acquired a valuable Bavaria-class battleship, and if another mistake is made, believe me, the loss of the United States tonight will be unbearable."
After Su Xiong finished speaking, he made a quiet gesture to signal Nimitz not to say any more. Now he only needed to record Su Xiong's words carefully to prevent future nonsense. As for whether he understood or not? This matter is not important! Su Xiong doesn't care either! (At this time, Su Xiong did not know that the Weimar had escaped because the radio equipment of the Weimar was destroyed.)
Well, the Japanese Combined Fleet has already fought twice tonight. Su Xiong's German fleet has also suffered huge losses and is licking its wounds in preparation for another battle. So now the question is, what is the Benson fleet doing?
Now, the Benson fleet is doing something that the Japanese fleet is trying to avoid, that is, chasing a certain fleet in a long chase! There is no doubt that in this chase, the other people's fleets in Shanwu are thieves, running for their lives, while the American fleet is the police, extremely powerful, but slower! And sometimes, speed is everything!
“Damn, the Japanese run really fast.
"Benson looked at the Japanese fleet in the distance and said angrily, and then he looked at the German liaison officer Lütjens again: "Are you still unable to contact General Su Xiong? What on earth is he doing? When my fleet was engaged in a chase that determined the outcome of the war, when I needed fast battleships the most, what was Su Xiong doing? Could it be that this is how the German navy, which has experienced hundreds of battles, fights? "
"Your Excellency, Admiral, I must make it clear that the entire German High Seas Fleet has no intention of slacking off. Your accusation is serious. General Su Xiong has no reason to do this. If his behavior seriously damages the interests of your country, I I believe that the empire will give your country a reasonable explanation." Lütjens said neither humble nor overbearing.
"But the reality is that he did not appear where he should have appeared! He did not execute my order! This is the fact, an irrefutable fact!" Benson roared, looking at the Japanese fleet looming in the distance under the searchlight of the destroyer ahead.
"Okay, Mr. Lütjens, please contact General Su Xiong again." Ma Jifen, who serves as the chief of general staff of the fleet, said while winking at Benson next to him.
"Benson, don't you think the current situation is abnormal?" Magiffin said. "Su Xiong may have his own ideas, but there is no reason for him not to reply to our telegram!"
"How do I know why he didn't reply?" Benson was also a little confused. To be honest, if Su Xiong had his own ideas and didn't think highly of himself, Benson believed it. But if he said that Su Xiong was cheating and derelict in his duties, he believed it. Benson definitely doesn't believe it. From a national level, although there are rifts, the United States and Germany are still in an alliance. There may be things going on behind the scenes, but on key issues, the two sides still try to remain consistent. From a personal level, there is no need for Su Xiong, who has retired with a successful career, to leave such a stain on his final career in the navy.
"You mean, there is a problem in our rear?" In an instant, Benson had a flash of inspiration and almost came into contact with the truth of the matter.
"It shouldn't be possible. At least for now, our anchored fleet in the core area is still safe, and Old General Fletcher's armored cruiser detachment has not found any enemies. We can be sure of this. After all, we just fought with Old Fletcher 5 minutes ago. General Tohru made contact and everything is normal there. The Army has not been attacked either," said an officer next to him.
"Contact us again and ask the Army and Old Fletcher to strengthen their alert." Benson thought for a while and said.
"Although I don't want to retaliate against Su Xiong with malice, in the entire naval system, the biggest problem is that his fleet cannot be contacted now! I really don't know what Su Xiong is thinking, but this battle is over Finally, I won't let him go!" Benson said fiercely.
"What if his fleet fights with the Japanese fleet that penetrated over?" Such an idea popped up in Ma Jifen's mind, but again, this idea only passed away in a flash. After all, no matter how sudden and fierce the fight was, it would not be a continuous blow. You can't even send a telegram, can you? As for electronic interference? To be honest, the Americans had experimented before World War I. (This is true!) Ma Jifen can be sure that Britain and Germany may have ways to interfere with American communications in this world, but the Japanese definitely do not have this ability! Therefore, this idea that can get to the crux of the problem was not spoken!
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