Chapter 832 Rush Hour 2

In the telegraph room of the Scharnhorst, the radio receiver suddenly received a message transmitted on medium wave. Although he could not record it all, the other party also used a coding method that he had never seen before and could not record it. Decipher the contents, but this situation already made Su Xiong, who was highly nervous, even more nervous!

"Medium band? It seems that the recipient of this telegram is relatively far away." Su Xiong began to quickly think about the situation he was facing. "It was only half an hour after our telegram was sent out that a coded telegram was sent out. This situation is very wrong." Su Xiong hesitated. He could not give up the opportunity to supply just because of a telegram. He knew that when the British fleet arrived, We will definitely take action against the camouflaged supply ship at sea in the future. If we miss it this time, we don’t know when the next one will be. "We continue to the scheduled assembly area. At the same time, we tell the Gneisenau to light the remaining unused boilers just in case. We also send seaplanes to the surrounding areas to prepare for reconnaissance. Well, the main direction is temporarily Determine the south and west. Each warship releases two seaplanes." For the sake of safety, Su Xiong ordered the fleet to prepare for emergencies. This telegram confirming the position of the German fleet was like a spring thunder that awakened the British fleet lurking around. After receiving the intelligence, the first to act was the Thomas Squadron, except for the Queen Elizabeth and the Barrem. In addition to the battleships, there are 2 light cruisers and a Japanese seaplane carrier Akitsusu. After receiving the telegram from the Aiyu, four seaplanes immediately took off from the Akitsusu. It flew to the general direction of the German fleet. At the same time, two British battleships also began to accelerate closer to the target. "The position the German fleet entered seems to be a little further than we expected. We are unable to determine the opponent's course and speed. For the sake of safety, I suggest that the fleet increase the speed to 21 knots. Then based on the intelligence from the reconnaissance aircraft Adjust course." Next to Thomas, a group of staff officers worked on charts around a table. They first marked the starting position of each squadron on the chart, and then based on the passage of time, the position of each fleet was marked according to the planned route. The British are not stupid either. They are also worried that radio communications will expose the encirclement and suppression plan. Therefore, in addition to necessary radio communications, each squadron implements strict radio silence in accordance with regulations. This is why the Su Xiong fleet did not receive any more inexplicable signals for up to an hour after receiving this telegram. At this time, from the chart, Thomas could already see that the encirclement of the British fleet was beginning to shrink step by step. In order to ensure that it would not be missed, two light cruisers had already deployed on the side of the fleet. After all, aviation reconnaissance was not something that Thomas considered. Not particularly reliable. Tick-tock-tock, apart from the rhythmic sound of the wall clock on the bridge, there are only the sounds of the ruler and compass gently hitting the table, the rustle of pencils gently sliding across the chart, and the sounds of the officers discussing in low voices. . There was silence in Cambridge. Thomas sat in his seat and looked at the sea quietly. Although he looked calm on the surface, the lighter that kept opening and closing in his hand revealed that Thomas was still a little nervous. A kind of silence unique to before the war enveloped the entire bridge. At the same time, the Su Xiong fleet, which was very uneasy, also began to speed up. The boilers of the two warships, which had not been functioning normally, began to ignite. The stokers sweated and sent a large amount of smokeless coal to the boilers, and the red flames Like a giant beast, it quickly swallows up the coal. The treated boiler water is heated and then sent to the steam turbine through pipes. Several technicians are constantly checking pressure gauges and inspecting pipes here and there to prevent accidents. "Send two more seaplanes to check out the supply waters." After asking Su Xiong for instructions, Redel added another order,

There is only about an hour left before the supply time. If no trace of the supply ship is found in the scheduled sea area, it means there must be something wrong with the supply this time!

While the two German fast battleships continued to release seaplanes, according to the direction given by the British, four Japanese seaplanes were also approaching quickly. The Japanese pilots are also relatively experienced. They choose to quickly fly over at a height of about 100 meters above the sea level, because this height is enough for the aircraft to detect distant warships, but from the perspective of the warship, if you want to find this height Getting on smaller planes is very difficult. The detection efficiency of seaplanes spread out in a fan shape is still very high. What's more, the two German fast battleships still use kerosene mixed-burning boilers, and the smoke column formed by a large amount of smoke is still very obvious at a long distance. In this regard, the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is much better. All burned with oil! "I saw him! What a beautiful battleship!" On the No. 3 seaplane, the telegraph operator sitting in the back row first spotted the Su Xiong fleet running wildly on the sea. At this time, the No. 3 seaplane Almost parallel to the course of the German fleet! Under the guidance of the telegraph operator in the back row, the pilot also discovered the fleet on the right side of the aircraft! "Their appearance is really similar to our King Kong-class battlecruisers, but they seem to be thicker. They are very similar to the British Queens." The pilot said, looking at the German battleships more than ten kilometers away. "Yeah. Yes, except that the turret seems to be smaller, it is really similar to the Queen. However, the air attack between the two turrets at the front and rear of this battleship is slightly larger. It feels a little scattered." said the telegraph operator. After reviewing the two German battleships, the telegraph operator in the back seat immediately began to send a report to the fleet, reporting that he had discovered the German battleships. However, at this time, the Japanese apparently underestimated Germany's electronic monitoring capabilities. They used a medium-wave radio station to send a message only a dozen kilometers away from the fleet. The radio direction finding equipment on the German warship could already accurately measure the direction of the message. ! "We have a problem on the side! The signal source is very close to us!" An officer opened the hatch of the control tower and said to Su Xiong. In radio communication, the distance of more than ten kilometers is already very close. Although it is difficult to visually detect the "wooden bookshelf" flying almost at low speed against the sea surface, this problem does not exist when the radio is turned sideways! "Send a signal to the Gneisenau!" Su Xiong immediately informed the friendly forces five links away of the news. The situation is becoming increasingly unpredictable. It made him feel tremendous pressure. "The signal source is very strong, probably only a dozen kilometers away from us, but we didn't find them." The officer's words revealed anxiety and a hint of fear. (In fact, even for an aircraft like the F200, when approaching a target at low altitude, the visual warning time is very short, generally only about 5 minutes. The observation of low-altitude targets is completely different from the observation of the fleet. The latter can Rely on the smoke column. But it is difficult to catch a target in the former.) Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year~~~! Once again, I wish all book friends a Happy New Year! May all go well with you! New year, new atmosphere! Three updates today! ! Please support and subscribe!