Just as Suchon and Raeder were planning to go to East Africa to refuel and then find a secluded place to avoid the limelight, waiting for an accident in the backyard of the North Sea and the British to get out of the way, another German Navy ship was busy sending out the information they had gathered. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

A U154 submarine with a displacement of 1,200 tons slowly surfaced, its telescopic communication antenna opened, and then sent several vital intelligence messages. In order to ensure that the port located in Faw would receive this telegram, the U154 submarine sent it three times.

This submarine is the submarine that discovered the war-weary and Malaya going south, and provided an alert to Suxiong, U154 was originally also a mission to break diplomatic relations, but in an operation off the coast of India, the submarine found a transport fleet to supply the British fleet, and the U154, which thought it was profitable, maintained surface tracking, relying on the cover of the submarine's smaller profile, tracking this fleet over a long distance, and the surface speed of the submarine in World War 1 was not slow, and it could barely keep up. And just as he was about to take advantage of the darkness of the night to make a move, the British fleet appeared!

Subsequently, U154 unexpectedly received information from Suxiong's fleet, and realized that the situation was somewhat complicated, and U154 Captain Mercier decided to abandon the previous attack plan. After confirming the approximate location of the battle between the German fleet and the British fleet and the course of the British fleet heading south, Messier issued a warning to Suxiong.

As for the back, whether Su Xiong can escape, it has nothing to do with Messier, he can't help if he wants to, a submarine can only reach a speed of about 5 knots underwater, and the speed of the British fast battleships is often more than 15 knots, it is simply unrealistic for him to seize the position, not to mention that he has more important things to do, he needs to send the changes in the Indian Ocean to the German High Seas Fleet as soon as possible!

The series of telegrams was soon received by Fao's radio station, and a few moments later the forwarded telegrams were transmitted to the German mainland by wire and radio waves, and in the evening Prince Ruprecht received the telegram from the submarine U154 in Prague.

"It is confirmed that the main British fleet has appeared in the Indian Ocean, and at noon today it has engaged the Suchon fleet in the central part of the Indian Ocean, and the British battleship looks similar to the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship. The number of suspected appearances is around 4 to 5 ships, escorted by light cruisers. ”

The Suchon fleet appeared to have escaped the siege, and the two British battleships appeared to have suffered heavy damage, and they then joined up with another British fleet. Shortly after the convergence, the two wounded battleships, escorted by several battleships, were supposed to move northeast. ”

The information sent by the U154 submarine was very vague and even vague. Especially the question of the whereabouts of the two damaged battleships in the end, Messier couldn't say clearly, he didn't even see the opponent's battleship at all, just judging by the smoke column, although the oil-fired boiler exhaust smoke is relatively small, but there are also some, especially when the power is damaged and the combustion is not sufficient. And the queen burned oil, and the light cruisers and auxiliary ships that accompanied the operation together burned coal, so at the end of the second telegram, Messier used a speculative tone.

But even this is enough for Ruprecht to sketch a general picture of the naval battle that broke out today. The British clearly adopted the tactic of dividing their forces and trapping them. There is no recklessness in the head. This is similar to what the prince guessed, because if the four queens act together, Su Xiong will definitely turn around and run, as long as the luck is not particularly back, the probability of escaping is quite high.

And judging from the telegram's description of the battle situation, the two sides had a fair 2v2 engagement, and then, and then the two queens were actually beaten away?! Well, it's very good, it really deserves to be a battleship that Lao Tzu personally reviewed, and it really lives up to expectations! The queen who was famous in history and was blown up by later generations is nothing more than that....... The prince felt a little smug in his heart.

Took a sip of an 1882 Sprite, no, it's Bordeaux. The prince continued to look at other information. The two battered queens are expected to return to India for resupply and maintenance. Because the damage is difficult to say, it is impossible to say how long it will take for the two ships to complete the repair.

However, it is certain that if the two Queen-class battleships were damaged by turrets and ammunition depots, then they would basically not be able to repair before returning to Europe, because the entire Asian region may not be able to find 15-inch L42 guns, although Singapore is a long-standing fortress of the British Empire, and I am afraid that a few 15-inch guns can be found during World War II, but now? Forget it. The R-class is still waiting for the artillery!

If the engine or power compartment is damaged, it will also not be repaired in India, and perhaps the two ships can be repaired to act with the fleet, but for the prince, even if the two ships return to England, the future battle of the North Sea can completely eliminate the two ships. Because in the North Sea, it was impossible for the British to use wounded battleships. Although the British Grand Fleet has obvious advantages, it does not carry such a thing.

The key now is to find out the situation of the two British damaged warships, on the one hand, to mobilize the intelligence network of the Allies in the Indian Ocean, and on the other hand, to get the battle report of Su Xiong and others, of course, this battle report may not have been sent by Su Xiong. And then it is necessary to find out what the British will do next, whether to continue to search for the Su-Xiong fleet in the Indian Ocean, or to go home?

"Find out to me the recent activities of the Hippel fleet, which I will see tonight, and, send a telegram to Tirpitz, in which I ask the Navy to ascertain as soon as possible the movements of the British fleet in the Indian Ocean, and, as well as the recent movements of the Japanese fleet, well, that's it, do it at once." The prince thought for a moment and said.

Now the situation is developing in the direction that the prince envisioned, and it is a big plan that has been planned for a long time, even from the beginning of the first day to let the Hornhorst and Gneisenau into the Indian Ocean. Two fast battleships wreaked havoc in the back garden of the British Empire, and the British certainly didn't care, and if they were to take care of it, the number of fleets sent would be less, and the number of fleets would be slow. Whether the British want it or not, whether the British realize that there is something behind it, they must do what the prince has set - at least send a fast fleet to the Indian Ocean! And this will undoubtedly greatly reduce the strength of the British fast fleet on home!

In fact, if only from the point of view of the main forces of the High Seas Fleet, the British divided their troops and this would already be considered a victory for the Germans, after all, the distance from the North Sea into the Indian Ocean is not short, and after entering, it is necessary to search for targets and fight, to be honest, Thomas's actions have been very fast, but more than a month has passed counting the preparation time! And now, the battle is over, the two queens have entered the dock, and if the British continue to rely on the two queens to search for the Suxiong fleet, then the time is uncertain.

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