Chapter 1016 Don't Intercept the Fleet Going Home

Kato Seiyoshi’s answer is fairly objective. The Joint Force and San Esteban really have no combat effectiveness, and the speed is very low. This is true, and the situation of the Allied fleet is also not good. Otherwise, it will not let the two. A Japanese battleship has survived till now...

However, it would be different if this kind of words fell into De La Perel's ears. He was eager to fight, and even just wanted to find a reason for the pursuit, he understood it as the Allied fleet vulnerable? At least he wrote in his post-war summary... Therefore, the lieutenant admiral with increased confidence decided to rush forward and rip off a piece of meat from this tired behemoth! Even if it can't be wiped out, at least the combined forces and the Saint Esteban should be kept, right? !

This is how Lieutenant General de La Perel thought and did the same. "Order the fleet to change course and prepare to pursue the Allied fleet! As for the Japanese? Let them do it yourself!" So, after 4 minutes, the flagship Brestag turned first, followed by Lorraine and Provence. , And the 3 Gupa-class battleships and 2 Dandong-class battleships behind, a total of 8 battleships lined up and chased in the direction where the earl left! It's like a shark that smells fishy!

"The French are catching up! They seem to have discovered our course, sailing directly to the south of Rhode Island. If we keep the current speed, then they are likely to block our way home." Just before the earl gathered the dreadnought battleship , And when preparing to return home, an officer said after holding the telegram just forwarded by the seaplane.

"What?! The French dare to come over?!" The count said unexpectedly, but he still walked a few steps to the chart. At this time, a route marked with a red dotted line was extending from the battlefield to the northeast. The Frenchman Not stupid at all. He didn’t plan to chase the Earl’s fleet because it was inefficient. Rapperel directly targeted the two Joint Force-class battleships that were about to die. The battleship left the battlefield first, and went north to Rhode Island after a simple self-rescue. It was equivalent to walking two short sides of a triangle. The French chose the long side directly, and the distance was closer. The French fleet seemed to be faster than The two Austro-Hungarian battleships are even faster now! If nothing happens, maybe in 2 hours, the French fleet can directly cross the route of the Austro-Hungarian fleet! Waiting for the opponent to bump into it!

The earl looked up and looked at the sky. It seemed that it was time for lunch. If nothing else, the French would have another afternoon to fight against himself! The original seemingly simple rendezvous task was so entangled that the earl was very surprised.

"I chose to avoid, just want to avoid unnecessary fighting, but if the French still want to try, I don't mind teaching them how to fight naval battles!" This time, the count was really upset. He never Once so angry! There is a saying in Europe saying don’t stop the fleet going home, and there is also a saying in the ancient East that a dog jumps over a wall in a hurry, and a cat bites a person in a hurry!

"Report the speed of each ship in the fleet."

"The speed of the four fast battleships can reach more than 24 knots at any time. The speed of the former Dreadnought squadron is around 19 to 20 knots. The speed of General Negovan’s fleet is currently 16 knots. It is expected to reach 18 knots after repairing part of the power system. The speed of the French fleet is only 18 knots. They only have one chance to intercept.” A moment later, after completing the paperwork, Major General Schultz said.

Bring forward the Dreadnought? After this idea came up, it was immediately extinguished by the Earl. It is not the time for the fleet decisive battle. To be honest, if the two sides really start to fight, you will really suffer a bit, not just the number of the fleet. The problem is that my ammunition reserves are not so sufficient.

You know, Turkey itself cannot mass produce 350MM armor-piercing ammunition. Within a few days, the Allied Mediterranean Fleet fought two wars and almost consumed the large-caliber artillery shells. The ammunition shipped through the neutral countries Romania and Bulgaria has not yet been delivered. When the entire fleet came out this time, even the ammunition compartment was not full. After the Japanese fleet was over, the ammunition inventory plummeted. The count didn't think that these ammunition could be used for a high-intensity fleet battle.

Therefore, what the earl has to do in the following actions is to frighten and cover, so that the French fleet will retreat from the difficulties, because there is really no benefit to death, and in order to do this, the flexibility of the fleet becomes The ultimate factor is to be able to resist, fight and run!

"Let's go, let the former Dreadnought Fleet and General Negovan's fleet go together, and we will cover them back home!" After a moment of contemplation, the count ordered. A few minutes later, the Confederate fleet that had gathered together separated again. The former dreadnought warship quickly approached General Negovan’s fleet, while the earl turned north with four fast battleships and a group of destroyers to two Rogin points, towards the French fleet. The extension line of the route rushed, like a knight bravely challenging the dragon, the earl will challenge the 8 French battleships with his 4 fast battleships! Fight for the front line of life for your teammates behind!

"Your Excellency, it is the German fleet, they are going to intercept us!" Following the direction of a subordinate's finger, Lieutenant General de La Perel saw the Earl Fleet appearing in the southeast of the fleet~lightnovelpub.net~this At that time, the opponent's route almost crossed his own route, and the opponent's speed was very fast!

"Do they want a mantis arm as a car? 4 warships hit us 8?! Do you really think you are the darling of God?" The lieutenant sneered. But then, the lieutenant frowned slightly, because he realized a problem. If everyone opened up to fight, the French fleet would naturally not be afraid of the opponent, but if you change the course and fight the opponent line, then you will be in the arms of the opponent. ! The Confederate fleet's heading is northwest. If it turns around, then it is completely different from the original plan! And if you don’t turn, then just wait to be T by the opponent!

At this time, the Lieutenant General discovered for the first time that the Fast Fleet had such a big advantage in this choice of engagement! So that no matter what choice the French fleet makes, it is not good for itself....

"Should we give it a try?" After hesitating again and again, the Lieutenant General, who was really unwilling, decided to rush for it, anyway, his advantage is huge! As a result, the entire French fleet accelerated again, and the almost unchanged course rushed toward the opponent like an angry bull!

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