The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 1467: The unexpected appearance of the French

Slide 1467

"In this case, we may be locked by the other party's radio location." An officer in charge of technology said.

"Sometimes exposure is a trick!" Count Spey did not hesitate. Still adhere to the previous order. After the staff led the execution, Earl Spey read the telegram in his hand again, and then handed it to the next deputy.

The content of the telegram is very simple. Just a few minutes ago, the airship Farmer in the sky received a group of telegrams sent by the callsign of the French main fleet! According to radio direction finding and ranging, the location of this signal is 15 nautical miles southwest of the location of the Earl of Spey’s fleet! This distance is quite close, according to the light intensity of the current location of the earl's fleet. (Mainly the light when the artillery fired), this French fleet can start shooting from a distance of about 15 kilometers. If it's overcast, it's only for sure. (After all, you can't expect to kill a super fearless with semi-armor-piercing and high-explosive bombs!) Maybe you have to lose a capital ship!

It was precisely because of this unexpected telegram that Count Spey gave the order to stop the attack. If he waited until the fight was over before leaving, maybe the French cannonball would come over. Of course, although the alarm was received, the earl still had doubts about the authenticity of this telegram. This is not to say that the earl has no confidence in German radio technology. In fact, the earl can be sure that there must be an Allied warship 15 nautical miles southwest of his fleet, and a telegram must have been sent. This is certain, but whether this is the French fleet really coming, or is it just a decoy, I can’t say for sure!

Who told you that only flagships can use the call sign of the main fleet? Regardless of this plane, when Ruprecht commanded the fleet to fight the Battle of the Doger Sandbar, or when Scheer fought the Jutland naval battle in history, he used the call sign of the main fleet to deceive, for example, when the fleet Has left, but still let the port radio station use the flagship call sign to deceive the enemy. Therefore, this method can be used by the German High Seas Fleet, as can the French!

So, in a very short period of time, Earl Spey had several possibilities in his mind! The first possibility is that the French fleet is really here! However, this possibility is inconsistent with intelligence support. According to the intelligence of the Air Force and the Navy, it is unlikely that the main fleet of the French Navy will be dispatched. So what caused them to appear? And look at the distance from Crete to here, this can’t be a telegram, it’s not enough time!

Even if the German fleet was discovered by the French submarine as soon as it left the port, it would still be impossible. The reason is simple. The most important reason is also the lack of time. How far is it from the Great Neil Strait, and from Crete. How far is it to here? The distance is several times worse! And if this can be ruled out, then the hidden truth is a bit scary! Did the French learn about this news through other means, and then specifically calculated the German fleet? !

However, after he frightened himself a bit, Count Spey thought that the possibility of this happening was also not high. If the French really got the news, let alone why the French fleet arrived after more than an hour of fighting. At least after receiving the news that the German fleet may attack, the French must evacuate ships and people in the port, right? At least there won’t be a transport ship full of munitions left for the Allied fleet to light firecrackers, right?

Therefore, the possibility of the French receiving the signal and ambushing himself is not high! If the French main fleet really appeared here, it would only be possible to perform a certain task temporarily, and then happen to pass nearby, and then rush to the battlefield after receiving a distress telegram.

Of course, this telegram sent with the callsign of the French main fleet may also be fake. For example, in the current situation, the French obviously have no ability to prevent the German fleet's attack, so good, just use a telegram to scare Germany. People, hope that the other party will retreat. (This kind of thing has also happened in history. In the Battle of the Doger Sandbar, the Hipper fleet was hunted down by the superior Betty fleet. At the time, the commander of the German fleet, Ingenormin, knew that he could not leave the port for support, but still Use a clear message to tell the Hipper fleet will arrive soon. Want to scare Betty, but Betty is not scared...)

However, no matter what the situation was, when the enemy's situation was unknown and most of the combat missions had been completed, Earl Spey cautiously chose to retreat temporarily. Before leaving, he also ordered the fleet to communicate with the Bavarian Second Air Force on the original frequency. This time, the German fleet was not afraid to expose the target, because now its position has been exposed, and the use of British and French may already be known. The purpose of the frequency band contact is to tell Britain and France that there is someone behind them! And sailing north is a high-speed opponent who wants to grab a hand and leave. If you have the ability, you can compare the speed with Lao Tzu to see if you can get ahead of Lao Tzu! Or plan to use a warship to test the minefield at the entrance of the Dardanelles? !

But what is the choice of Earl Spey? This depends on the subsequent battlefield situation. The earl wondered now whether the French fleet came or not! Who is here! Then at this moment, about 15 nautical miles southwest of the port of Heresos, the commander-in-chief of the French main fleet, Admiral Lebris, looked at the flames in the distance and couldn't help but become angry! Even in such a far place~lightnovelpub.net~ the flames of the port of Herezos are still so dazzling! The entire port was attacked by the main German fleet for about an hour. Then what happened to this port can be imagined. The French lieutenant also hated the British.

"Aren't the British still praising how successful their bombing was and brought almost the entire Mediterranean fleet of the Allied Powers in one pot? Then what happened to the German battleships now appearing in the harbor?!" Lieutenant General Lebris was angrily in his heart. Said.

Before, he had just ordered the fleet to signal to the British immediately, requesting that the main British fleet deployed in Athens immediately set off anchor. It was precisely because of this telegram that was intercepted by the airship Nongfu cruising in the air, exposing the position of the French fleet. .

"Your Excellency, according to the latest information from our telegraph station on the shore, the German navy has dispatched at least four capital ships this time. An armored cruiser squadron and a destroyer squadron we patrolled outside the port were destroyed, and now , The German fleet has been out of combat and has withdrawn to the north." An officer reported.

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(End of this chapter)