"Airplane?!" Rolf was taken aback, "We should be the only ones on a mission in the airspace around here, right?" ”

As he spoke, he hurriedly took out his flight log and confirmed the mission area of all the planes today.

"That's right! We are the only German planes in the vicinity. Rolf closed the journal and affirmed.

"No...... Needless to say! Ludy put away his binoculars, gritted his teeth, and said, "That's a British plane!" ”

Rolf frowned when he heard this: "British planes? of the Royal Air Force? How could they fly so far? ”

"Not from the Royal Air Force!" Ludy compared the silhouette of the plane to the one in his mind.

"That's a Super Marlin's 'Walrus' water reconnaissance plane!" Lu Di said firmly.

"'Walrus'?" Rolf was stunned, "The Walrus has a range of only 966KM, so it is impossible for this plane to take off from the British mainland...... That is, the plane ......"

"Catapulted from a heavy cruiser or battleship of the Royal Navy!" Ludy continued, "In other words, there is definitely more than one large British warship in the waters around here!" ”

"Damn! I'll have to report this back to the Eagle's Nest! Rolf cursed.

"Eagle's Nest No. 6! Eagle's Nest No. 6! This is Owl 10! Please answer if you receive it! ”

"Eagle's Nest received, what's the matter this time? Complete? ”

"On the way back, we spotted a Royal Navy Walrus water reconnaissance plane, over!"

"'Walrus'?" The tower was obviously stunned, and soon he also realized what this meant, "Where did you find it?" Is it still under your radar? Complete! ”

"It's still in our surveillance range." As he spoke, Rolf pulled out a chart and a map of latitude and longitude, and then deduced his position based on the radio direction finder and his own speed and direction.

"Uh, we should be near N52°N, E3°E." He reported to the tower.

"Understood, you guys continue to monitor it first, and I'll report the situation to the higher authorities immediately!" The air traffic controller on the other side of the tower quickly wrote down the position on a piece of paper, and then ran to the bridge.

"Sir!" The air traffic controller ran all the way to Vice Admiral Otto Crianks, who was sitting in the captain's seat, "Information from the Owl 10!" ”

Crianx took the report, took it after a cursory glance, then stood up and handed it to Raeder.

"'Walrus'?!" Raeder looked at the report in his hand in disbelief, his eyes widened at first, he couldn't believe that he had actually found the total of the British fleet in the vast North Sea, and then laughed and led the air traffic controller and the group of generals to the chart room.

"Quick, mark me N52° north latitude and E3° east longitude on the map!" He ordered an ensign in charge of marking the location.

"Here, General!" The second lieutenant quickly marked the location on the chart.

That location was only 350 kilometers away from Raeder's fleet.

"Great!" Raeder looked at the map excitedly, "Inform Lutjans and let him lead his fleet in this direction and go full speed!" ”

"Yes!" An officer saluted and led the way to the radio room.

"Soldier, is our reconnaissance plane still tracking that walrus?" Raeder asked, turning to the air traffic controller.

"Yes, General!" The air traffic controller nervously replied, "But they won't be able to follow it for long, because they found it on the way home, and the sun is about to set......

"Hmm......" Raeder thought for a moment, then said, "You take me to the tower, and I'm going to talk to them personally." ”

A moment later, Raeder led a group of high-ranking generals to break into the tower under the surprised gaze of the officers and soldiers of the tower.

"Owl 10, this is Eagle's Nest 6, please reply when you receive it, over!"

"This is Owl 10."

"Owl 10, someone has something to talk to you." After saying that, the air traffic controller handed the wireless phone to Raeder beside him.

"I'm Fleet Commander and Admiral Raeder of the Third Reich." Raeder's calm voice appeared in Rolf and Ludy's headphones.

"Huh?!" Both were taken aback.

"That's right, I hope you can continue to track that walrus to find the location of the Royal Navy's main fleet." "But I also know you're running out of fuel on your way back, and if you keep tracking, you're likely to ......."

Raeder paused at this point, and then continued after a few seconds, "I'm going to die in the ocean because I've run out of fuel...... So although I hope that you will continue to follow it for the sake of Germany and for the sake of the Führer, I will not force it. The choice is up to you. ”

Rolf and Ludy were silent when they heard this.

After a few moments, Rolf turned off the long-range radio and said to his wingman in the squad channel, "Turn off the long-range radio and talk to the two of us...... How do you want to choose? Ludy? ”

Hearing this, Ludy also turned off the long-range radio, and he smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know...... What about you? ”

"I ...... I'm going to keep tracking! Rolf gritted his teeth, "Ludy, go back, I'm enough to track him down." ”

"Say what? The two of us said we were going back for a drink together! Hearing this, Lu Di said angrily, "Since you have decided to go, then I must accompany you!" ”

"It's not necessary...... There's no need to kill two people......" Rolf tried to persuade Ludy to go back, but after thinking about it, he had to sigh lightly and say, "Okay, then let's go together!" ”

After saying that, Rolf turned on the long-range radio station and said to Raeder in a sonorous voice: "General, we have decided to continue the tracking!" ”

"Good ......" Although Raeder got his wish, his heart was also full of bitterness, "If you two can come back, I will invite you to drink!" ”

Just as the two were talking to Raeder, the walrus made a 180° turn and flew in opposite directions.

Seeing that the walrus was turning, Rolf quickly ended the communication with the mothership, and then followed the walrus to turn, while climbing to 5,000 meters with Ludy.

Although flying at an altitude of 5,000 meters will consume more fuel, it will also reduce the likelihood of being detected.

In this way, the two planes flew in the opposite direction of the mothership at a speed of 200 kilometers per hour for nearly 2 hours, and finally saw what the entire high seas fleet had been looking for in the last light before sunset.

It was a battleship detachment of the British Royal Navy's Home Fleet led by the battlecruiser HMS Hood, the battleships Queen Elizabeth, the USS Malaya, HMS George V, and the battlecruisers HMS Prestige and HMS Counterattack!