One of our patrol fleets was attacked by the main fleet of the Tang Empire, and according to the confirmation of the on-site commanders, this should have included two battleships of the "Songshan" class and two heavy cruisers of the "Beiting" class, and the place of the exchange of fire was in the waters near the southeast of Iceland! The Imperials are landing in Iceland and we must stop them with all our might! ”

In the elegantly decorated war room of the battleship Dunkirk, the flagship of the Home Fleet of the West Frankish Navy, Admiral Kubert, commander of the Home Fleet who had been in office for a few months, sat at one end of the conference table, holding a pipe in his hand, and spoke word by word. More than a dozen senior West Francian officers dressed in snow-white naval uniforms sat on either side of the long table, their hats removed and their heads drooping, in stark contrast to the ambitions of the British Empire's Royal Navy.

The whole fleet had stopped in the bay of the Faroe Islands, and now it was unusually quiet on the warship, and the sound of the waves crashing against the side of the ship could be heard distinctly.

The war room was smoky, and most people were silent. An unnatural smile appeared on Kubert's face: "We need to go to the trouble of the Tang people, in terms of the balance of forces, we should have some advantages, the air force has a wing deployed in Iceland, about 360 combat aircraft, which can almost offset the advantage of the Imperial in the number of aircraft carriers." I have invited you here to tell you personally what I think of the current situation, that there is no way back for the European Union, and that if Iceland is lost, it will basically await us with the fate of defeat. ”

"If the Tang people only have those two 'Songshan' class battleships, this is an opportunity for us." Vice Admiral Phillips, commander of the Rapid Fleet, took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it, took a deep breath, and continued, "The current bad weather is a good thing for us, at least we don't have to worry about being bombed from their aircraft carriers, and if there is an artillery battle, I believe we will achieve a big victory." ”

"However, the Tang people did not have only those two battleships, they had no less battleships in the North Atlantic than us." Colonel Victor, the intelligence officer of the fleet, pointed to the charts on the wall and said, "I can say without hesitation that the Empire is looking forward to a decisive battle at sea with us!" He reminded the generals in the war room.

"Judging from the information we got before, the main force of the Imperial Fleet should have poured out. We have reason to believe that the main forces of the Imperial fleet have assembled somewhere in this area and are waiting for us to pass! "Said the commander of the escort fleet, Rear Admiral White, who commanded two battleships of the "Danton" class.

"Well, guys, we need to face up to the current grim reality. According to reports from Iceland, the Tang fleet had already landed in the northeast of Iceland in the morning. Our judgment is that their main fleet should be on this line protecting the f......lank of their landing fleet," Kubert's finger crossed the eastern side of the Icelandic map, "and now the situation in the air battle is very unfavorable for us, and we need to use the night to attack them!" When he said this, there was a resolute look in his eyes, which made people feel a kind of absoluteness!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I need to remind you that our opponents have more new battleships than we have, and their latest 'Kunlunshan' class battleships are equipped with eight 410mm guns, which are superior to our warships in terms of defense and attack power. We must admit the exquisite technology of the Tang Empire's shipbuilding industry, I believe that these imperial warships are a terrible threat to the justice of the entire West Francian Kingdom and even Christendom, but if the Tang people think that their strength has surpassed ours and insist on a decisive battle at sea, I can only say that the Tang people will be destroyed by their arrogance! ”

"Of course, since the time of the Holy Empire, we have faced many opponents who are stronger than us, but in the end it is our enemies who have failed!" Admiral Fraser, who commanded the native battlefleet, applauded and said categorically, "A navy with a long history and glorious traditions is not something that can be built by equipment alone!" ”

After Fraser finished, there was a brief silence in the room. Several fleet commanders and captains were all thinking with serious faces, and the eyes of everyone in the cabin showed a strong desire to fight, which was the spirit of fearlessness and courage to fight against strong enemies that the West Frankish Navy had cultivated for hundreds of years.

Admiral Alan Kupert stood up and said in a commanding tone: "We don't have to worry so much, just use the cover of the weather to penetrate their landing site, so as to force them to have a night battle with us that no one can predict, all we have to do is to appear in front of them at an unexpected time and inflict heavy damage on their landing fleet!" Ladies and gentlemen, the officers and men will be on duty during the daytime voyage, and everyone must be mentally minded, and the real battle will be launched this night! ”

Admiral Kubert ordered the entire fleet to maintain a speed of 20 knots, and the formation of four aircraft carriers made corresponding changes, waiting for the right moment in the sea about 100 nautical miles east of Iceland.

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In the afternoon, Xie Zhaokun's fleet rendezvoused with Admiral Chen Shiying outside the Cyzisfjord in northeastern Iceland. The snow in the sky was a little lighter, but the sea was foggy and the visibility was still poor.

Admiral Xie Zhaokun boarded the "Qilian Mountain" by boat, and Admiral Chen Shiying was waiting for him on the bridge.

"Very well, just received a report from the submarine forces that the main forces of the West Frankish fleet have left the Faroe Islands and are heading in our direction." Chen Shiying said, "The problem now is that their aircraft carriers cannot take off and land aircraft, and there are great variables. ”

"Where is Admiral Tang Jinchao's fleet?" Xie Zhaokun asked.

"I don't know, they've been on radio silence, and they should be monitoring the direction of Reykjavik as planned." Chen Shiying said, "I think we should have work to do at night." The West Franks will not change the established strategy of the decisive battle at sea, they will not be able to lose Iceland, and I think the West Frankish fleet will not easily turn around and return! ”

"Perhaps we can have General Tang Jinchao send a battlefleet to strengthen our forces, and the heavy cruisers 'Anxi' and 'Broken Leaves' to protect his aircraft carrier fleet!" Xie Zhaokun said that Tang Jinchao had four battleships in his hands, and if they could come in time, the imperial fleet would never be weaker than the West Franks.

Chen Shiying shook his head, "The submarine force reports that an East Francian fleet has left Norwegian waters, and we must stop them, and we must not let the East Franks also get involved. He smiled wryly on his face, "Actually, our battle has nothing to do with the outcome of this naval battle, as long as our aircraft carrier fleet exists, even if we are all gone, the West Francians will still lose in the end." Those aircraft carriers are the key to the whole campaign! ”

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