The sunset sets in the ocean, and the aircraft carrier "Brilliant".

Inside the not-so-spacious Commander's Bridge, several of the main staff officers stood in front of the chartboard, with only Cunningham sitting in the chair next to him.

He was the commander of the fleet, and no one dared to say anything.

In Cunningham's possession was a telegram received half an hour earlier, from the Royal Navy Command, with the Prime Minister's signature on it.

There is only one content: destroy the Riman fleet that has reached the South Sunset Ocean, and be sure to sink the "Prime Minister".

This is a combat order, and the prime minister signed it, apparently with ulterior motives.

As for the intention, Cunning's mind was clear.

Last year, three armored cruisers, including the "Gunman", went on a killing spree in the sunset ocean, sinking dozens of freighters, and finally escaped unscathed from the fleet sent by the Royal Navy of Bran and fled to the Liangxia Empire, which was regarded as a great shame by the kingdom and indirectly led to the resignation of the former prime minister.

Now, the old trick of the "Prime Minister" is repeated, can Chur rest assured?

To put it more seriously, let the "Prime Minister" slip away, and Chull has to take the blame and resign!

In fact, Savile failed to kill the Yama fleet in the North Sunset and prevent the "Prime Minister" from breaking through, which had already exceeded the initial expectations.

When drawing up the battle plan, Cunningham, including Cunningham, thought that the annihilation of the Omnian fleet would be an easy task.

The Celestial Navy is no longer what it used to be, and it is not comparable to the Royal Navy of Bran, the third navy in the world, which made Bran Navy's fearful at all times.

Even if all of them are dispatched, there will only be 3 capital ships in the Manman Navy.

Two of them were also large cruisers.

On the opposite side of the North Sea, the Royal Navy's home fleet has 8 capital ships, including 2 fast battleships, 1 fleet aircraft carrier and 1 small aircraft carrier.

What else is there to worry about?

Where did I think, I really capsized in the gutter.

Of course, the blame is not on Savile, the main thing is the weather.

After the attack of the Horman fleet, the entire North Sea was covered with fog, and it never cleared up, so the patrol planes as the main reconnaissance force became decorations.

Otherwise, it would have been absolutely impossible for the Yamaman fleet to slip out of the North Sea.

It's just that it would be unfair to say that Savile is innocent.

He left Sparka Bay with his native fleet a few days in advance, but instead of taking active action, such as sending small ships such as destroyers to monitor the coastal waters close to the mainland of the Kingdom of Vyjon, he remained in the open open sea for fear of encountering the Riman fleet in the thick fog.

A few months ago, the aircraft carrier "Glorious" of the Home Fleet was near the Kingdom of Weijing, because the dense fog could not detect the approaching battleship in time, and after several hours of struggle, it was sent to the bottom by the guns of two large cruisers of the Homman Navy.

This battle directly led to the dismissal of the commander of the home fleet.

Later, in order to avoid a similar tragedy again, the Royal Navy of Bran also specifically stipulated that in the event of bad weather with poor visibility, the aircraft carrier must keep all boilers in working condition and maintain sufficient air pressure to ensure that it can accelerate its escape in case of danger.

As long as it is not absolutely necessary, it is necessary to stay away from the coastal waters where the combat aircraft of the Manman Air Force are frequent.

All in all, Savile didn't keep the Hormans in the North Sea.

What happened next made Cunningham even more strange.

Knowing that the fleet had left the North Sea, or at least probably had already left it, Savile was delayed in the North Sea for three days.

As a result, by the time he chased out with the home fleet, the Riman fleet had already run away.

Because he didn't find the Ranman, Saville became more conservative and focused on the south of Iceland for a while, taking it for granted that the Ranmen fleet had already made a surprise attack south before he could chase it out, preparing to intercept the convoys sent by the Newland Federation to the Kingdom of Bran.

Strictly speaking, it cannot be taken for granted.

Although the first task of the Yama fleet was to intercept the convoy of transport ships bound for the Luosha Federation, it was reasonable to aim their guns at the Bran Kingdom after they had been swept into the air.

In any case, there is no reason to let the "Prime Minister" run in vain.

With Saville's conservative tactical thinking, he would certainly be worried that the shipping routes would be threatened, and he might not be able to accurately judge the whereabouts of the Yama fleet.

At that time, after receiving the news, Cunningham almost didn't hold back.

The point is that after the Horman fleet went to sea, all the fleets that could not reach the target port in time had returned.

In the entire North Sunset Ocean, there are not a few transport fleets!

Besides, what about intercepting a few fleets?

The Bran Kingdom had already completed its war mobilization and had been trying to expand its local strategic reserves, and the military and civilians of the whole country had gradually adapted to the harsh wartime system. Not to mention the loss of a few fleets, even if not a single transport ship enters the port in the next half a year, the Bran Kingdom will not be defeated.

In other words, if the Ranman fleet can be discovered in time, and finally sink the "Prime Minister", and exchange a few transport fleets, it will be worth a thousand dollars.

Waiting for Savile to react and send warships and planes to search for the Yama fleet is simply half the effort.

The worst mistake Saville made was to miss the opportunity to annihilate the Terman fleet in the North Sea.

Even if the weather is bad, sending 3 fast capital ships equipped with radar can take out 3 capital ships of the Yamaman Navy in an artillery battle.

If anything, bad weather is more favorable for Bran capital ships with gunsight radars.

When luck had turned, when the armed freighter spotted the Yamaman fleet, Savile had another great opportunity, which he almost seized.

It is a pity that he did not participate in the battle with the "George V", but remained on the "Nelson".

The reason is that the "Nelson" is the flagship of the home fleet.

At that time, the "Prince of Wales" had been in service for less than a month, and the "George V" returned to the shipyard for repairs due to equipment failure after entering service. According to the original plan, the repair work of the "George V" will continue until the end of the year, and perhaps it will not return until the beginning of next year.

If it weren't for the attack of the Terranic fleet, the "George V" would not have returned now.

Because the two cutting-edge fast battleships are not in a state, there are more or less problems, so the flagship of the home fleet is still the extremely slow "Nelson".

To say, Savile can also choose the "Hude" as the flagship.

Anyway, in that artillery battle, which only lasted more than 10 minutes, he did not direct the battle at the front, but waited for news on the rear flagship!

If he had been on board the "George V" or the "Prince of Wales", he would never have given the order to retreat.

Even if you take the initiative to end the battle, you can use radar to target the Yamanian battleship from the distance of the firefight, and rely on speed to bite the Yama fleet.

Even if he followed far behind, the "Prime Minister" could not escape.

Most likely, after finding that there was no way to break out, the commander of the Terman fleet ordered a turn back and abandon the southward movement.

Next, whether it is a decisive battle on the North Sunset Ocean, or let the Riman fleet escape back to the mainland, there will be no follow-up.

At one point, Cunningham thought that the fleet had given up and was on its way home.