"Are there any of our warships there?" Churchill hadn't reacted yet, he looked at Dudley beside him? Bond. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes! There were seven of our destroyers and one cruiser. "Dudley? When Pound answered, tears were about to come out.

"There are so many warships?" Churchill subconsciously asked, and then he realized the crux of the matter.

Dudley? The ships that Pound is talking about seem to be the escort forces of the CK-1 transport fleet from Canada.

Churchill, who finally remembered how big things had been, suddenly turned around and looked at Dudley? Pound shouted, "Damn it! The CK-1 transport fleet is there! This fleet is there! ”

He was almost insane, and the Atlantic partisans in Germany still found the most delicious meal.

And so many warships of the British fleet were not able to stop the Germans from rushing to the Atlantic, now the largest transport fleet.

"What about the patrol boats nearby? Whether it's a destroyer or a cruiser, get to the vicinity of the CK-1 fleet as soon as possible! Immediately! Right away! "He looked at Dudley? Pound, ordered with some gaffes.

In fact, whether the Germans were around the CK-1 transport fleet or not, now the British side is not sure.

At this time, the gaffe was actually just a manifestation of Churchill's confusion.

By the time he realized how close the other party was to his weakness, he couldn't imagine what the CK-1 transport fleet would look like after it was attacked.

Only one TC transport convoy was attacked, and the phenomenon of food short punches has already appeared in Liverpool, England.

If something happens to the CK-1 transport fleet now, then Britain will not only lose a large number of transport ships, but also valuable time.

Transportation supplies are not always available, and if they do not arrive at this time, they will have to wait for the next turnaround.

But now who can guarantee when the next convoy will arrive? So there's more to lose than meets the eye.

At the very least, these ships will no longer float and participate in the British Navy's transport mission, and they will not be able to return from the UK to Canada for the next transport mission.

"Maybe it's not as bad as we think...... Perhaps the German fleet was just trying to escape. "Dudley? Pound opened his mouth to comfort Churchill.

But Churchill felt his eyelids jump, and what he had been thinking about was the problem with his CK-1 transport fleet.

Despite Dudley? Pound opened his mouth to persuade, but Churchill still believed that the German fleet was already rushing towards the CK-1 transport fleet.

That German "shadow" intelligence unit must have once again taken British shipping into its own hands.

Thinking of this, Churchill could no longer sit still. He looked at Dudley? Pound opened his mouth and commanded: "There are spies in the navy! Our transport plans are known to the enemy again! ”

I can't help but think so, the "shadow" troops have been blocking Churchill recently, and this time is a matter of course.

If this kind of thing is really suspected, it is absolutely endless self-suggestion. Under this psychological effect, people will subjectively rely on their own hypothetical explanations of everything.

Churchill, who had fallen into such a tragedy, was no longer able to correctly judge what was in front of him. He immediately put the blame on the leak of intelligence, and then subjectively believed that the Germans were acting purposefully this time.

"It is not possible to draw conclusions at this time, but what we have to do next is to ensure the absolute safety of the CK-1 transport fleet as much as possible." Dudley? Pound opened his mouth to admonish.

Churchill thought that the first priority was to ensure the safety of the transport fleet, and now it became a more important task to block the German fleet.

If the German fleet is allowed to run, at most it will be more complicated when the next encirclement is carried out. But if the Germans had wiped out the CK-1 transport fleet, the losses suffered by Britain would be incalculable.

"Let's go back and pursue the matter of intelligence! Immediately order the fleet to turn around and rush to support the CK-1 transport fleet! Churchill nodded depressedly, is it Dudley who admits it? Pound was right.

Dudley? Pound hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "Send a telegram to Charles!" Tell him about the CK-1 transport fleet! Fast! ”

The telegram flew from the British home command to the home fleet on the sea, and the officers guarding the telegraph pulled through the declassified documents and ran to the bridge of the battleship George V.

"Sir!" The officer handed the telegram to Charles, and the commander of the Home Fleet took it, and after a glance, he almost fell to the ground.

The CK-1 transport fleet was unexpectedly late at such a critical moment, and it appeared exactly where the German fleet could reach.

This joke is definitely a big joke, because hundreds of thousands of tons of goods are absolutely related to the life and death of the British Empire at this time.

"Churchill! The shit kept secret, only now told me, what's the use? Charles, who is so angry, doesn't even plan to use the title of prime minister.

The other party kept it a thousand secrets, ten thousand secrets, and in the end, the ones who kept it secret were all their own people! Charles, who had long been troubled by the intelligence services and censorship and questioning, scolded in his heart.

He pinched the telegraph in his hand, and 11,000 unwilling words ordered: "Let the fleet move at full speed!" Turn north! Fast! ”

Hearing his order, his men had a confused look on their faces—weren't they still driving from north to south just now? Why did you turn around and turn back in an instant?

Could it be that it is because the country has nothing to do and has found a damn general to entertain them?

I don't understand, these sailors and officers simply stopped wasting their brains, everyone carried out the order, and began to make the whole fleet turn slowly.

Similarly, on board the British battleship Sovereign, Admiral Somerville received the same telegram and was also speechless.

If Churchill and Dudley? Pound had told him about the CK-1 fleet earlier, so he would have at least had more basis when he analyzed the escape routes of the Germans.

It was at this time that Somerville figured out that the flash of inspiration that had been erased before him turned out to be the way for the German fleet to go north.

If Churchill had informed the CK-1 transport fleet in advance, Somerville would have guessed that the German fleet would be heading north.

It's a pity that by now, it's too late to say anything. The German fleet was not found, and since the convoy was in danger.

"Turn now and head north at full speed!" Somerville also knew that this was not a good time to complain, and he had to rush to the war zone as much as possible to stop any sabotage by the German fleet.

Regrettably, in his fleet, the battleship Barham had a maximum speed of only 22 knots, and the USS Eagle had a maximum speed of only 23 knots.

This speed allows the fleet to maintain a maximum speed of only about 20 knots, which is slower than that of the home fleet.

"Send a telegram to General Charles! Tell him that in order to expand the search area, our fleet will not join it for the time being, and at the current distance, go north in parallel! Somerville, who gave the order to turn, looked at the old battleship Barham, turned in the light not far away, and commanded.

It was already completely dark, and the fleet could only temporarily use a formation speed of about 17 knots to move north slowly in the dark night, and by the time they arrived at the place of the incident, it was estimated that everything that should have happened had already happened.

Also aware of his fleet, the lack of speed, and Dudley in the native command? General Pound.

He knew that neither his home fleet nor Somerville's interception fleet would be able to reach the target area in time. The only ones that can arrive on time are the faster ships.

So the commander spoke up and suggested to Churchill, who had been at the command for a day: "The fastest is General Tovey's search fleet!" In this case, it seems that it is still too late to let the search fleet go north overnight. ”

Churchill also knew that at this time, the only thing he could count on was the faster search fleet, so he nodded helplessly and agreed to the plan: "Let Tovey go north at the fastest speed!" Immediately! ”

The search fleet commanded by Tovey, which was about the same distance as the home fleet and the interceptor fleet, received an order from the mainland in a few minutes.

Tovey only then learned of the existence of a large transport and supply fleet in the waters near Greenland.

He frustrated and scolded Churchill 200 times in his heart, but he could not ignore this telegram that seemed to be a bit difficult, and finally had to choose to compromise.

Standing on the bridge, he gave the order to rush his fleet to the theater of operations: "The fleet turns the rudder north!" Head 12 degrees east-north, full speed ahead! ”

Compared to the home fleet and the interception fleet, only the speed of the search fleet can be called full speed ahead.

The battlecruiser USS Hood led the way, followed by the USS Ark Royal, followed by the battlecruiser USS Prestige.

The three battleships formed a column and rushed towards the position of the CK-1 transport fleet.

After receiving the order, the search fleet rushed to the sea south of Greenland, which was still calm at this moment, at a formation speed of 28 knots.

And behind them, followed by seven aggressive battleships, as well as four aircraft carriers, two huge fleets.

At 0:11, earlier than Lütjens had predicted, the British fleet began to turn all its way north, murderously towards the position of the German fleet.