Interestingly, Lütjans was ordered to take his fleet to find trouble with others, but he prayed in his heart that he would be safe. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

He doesn't seem to realize that this is a war, a brutal war that bleeds until a nation dies.

In this war, it can be great or cowardly, bloody or tragic, death or destruction, but the only thing that is impossible is peace and security......

The British cruiser Norfolk has been patrolling the waters off Norway. In the evening, it was still cruising on its patrol route.

The difference is that this patrol, the Germans came to interfere with the planes, there were really too many.

Although these patrol planes did not pose a great threat to warships because they were not professional attack planes at sea, there were too many German patrol planes on this day.

"There must be some conspiracy on the part of the Germans, they have too many planes." On the bridge of the cruiser, the captain of the Norfolk spoke worriedly.

According to his estimates, the Germans would not have increased the number of patrols for no reason, and more easily would not have flown such a long distance.

What worries him even more is whether there is a more obvious movement in the German Navy. You must know that the frequent sorties of German aircraft are most likely to be in front of their own naval warships......

Because of the loss of a large number of spies, British surveillance of the Kiel military port was not perfect. At this time, there was no news from the German battleships, which was definitely not good news for the British Navy.

"Send a telegram to the cruiser USS Suffolk, remind them and make them aware of movements in Norwegian waters." The British captain was very experienced, and he opened his mouth to command his men.

After the assignment was completed, the cruiser captain remembered something, and suddenly turned his head and asked: "Is there any news from the submarine force?" Are there any submarines patrolling nearby? ”

"The submarine that was patrolling nearby returned home yesterday due to a malfunction...... Only us and the Suffolk are left. His first mate looked at the record and looked up to his captain in reply.

The icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean lapped against the side of the battleship, and the cruiser of the British Navy continued to patrol its course in an environment that had begun to darken.

In the eyes of the British Navy, it was absolutely impossible to send large German surface ships into the Atlantic. The German submarine forces were already raging there, and with two more battleships, the British transports would not survive.

Therefore, the British Home Fleet had already stepped up patrols in the waters near Norway and made very detailed vigilance arrangements for the German Navy's sea routes.

At the same time, everyone in the naval command far away in Britain began to get busy. A series of German actions in the waters off Norway has already provoked Dudley? Pound and his officers were wary.

"Two days ago, the Germans had a planned demining off the coast of Norway, and this information was confirmed by a patrol vessel!" An officer pointed to some area off the coast of Norway, to Dudley? Pound reported.

Another officer marked on the map and drew one semicircle after another with a circle: "The opposing air force is covering the minesweepers to clear mines...... They're cleaning up the fairways in a planned way! ”

Dudley? Pound frowned, the last thing he wanted to happen, may have already begun to happen - Germany was clearing the route for the surface ship force, and it was supposed to be really dispatched.

Although there have been similar mine clean-up operations on the German side before, this time it seems to be on a larger scale and noticeably more serious.

This is a precursor to the enemy's going to sail for battle, Dudley? Pound knew that the time to test himself was coming.

He turned his head to the side and asked the Air Force Command Adviser beside him: "Early tomorrow morning, can you take off planes to patrol these sea areas?" I want to confirm the possible location of the enemy fleet, wherever he is! ”

When he said this, his voice was loud and loud, so that everyone present could clearly hear: "No matter where the German warships are, I will find them!" Whether they're still in port, or they're out of the sea, you'll have to find them! Immediately! Right away! ”

Everyone heard the order and got busy again. Some officers were calling the commander of the submarine force to confirm the location of all submarines in the nearby waters.

Some officers were asking when the Air Force patrol planes were last on patrol and where they flew.

In fact, it is not an easy task to find a fleet on the vast expanse of the sea, at least not for the current British Navy.

It is already dark, and now it is obviously impossible to send reconnaissance planes. The only way to find the enemy's battleship was to rely on the cruiser there.

The most let's Dudley? Pound was depressed that up to now, the British Royal Navy had not even figured out how many warships the Germans had dispatched and which warships they were.

Because the German Navy's warships have been training in the Baltic Sea recently, the British Navy has no way to keep an eye on these unsettling sea monsters at all times.

A few days ago, the German aircraft carrier Zeppelin disappeared for a long time, and it was not until after returning home that its location was confirmed.

In those days, the entire British naval fleet was raised on alert, fearing that the German aircraft carriers would really break into the Atlantic.

As a result, now that the wolf is really coming, everyone is of course in a very nervous state.

An officer checked on the chart, then turned back to Dudley? Pound reported: "Sir! We have two cruisers patrolling nearby, and it's always been those two. ”

"Norfolk and the USS Suffolk...... "Dudley? Pound, of course, knew the names of the cruisers in that vicinity, and as commander-in-chief of the navy, he knew the sea area for which almost all ships were responsible.

All he could not confirm was whether the ships were on their way back or on their way there......

"Contact the Norfolk and the Suffolk! Let them pay attention to the enemy's movements! If you spot an enemy warship, don't act rashly, report the enemy's course and position, and then follow from a distance! "Dudley? Pound clenched his fists and commanded.

Immediately after, he turned his head again and commanded: "Let the battleship George V be on standby!" It was necessary to find a way to intercept the German warships and prevent them from entering the Atlantic! ”

Somewhat different from the real history, the battlecruiser Hood at this time was still serving as the flagship in the H fleet, so of course it was impossible to rush to the Danish Strait to find the bad luck of the German fleet.

Although the British Home Fleet now had many battleships, none of them could compete with the new German battleships.

Although the Nelson-class battleships had very strong firepower, their speed was too slow to pursue the German ships.

The design of this shallow water gunboat made this kind of battleship only available as a sea battery, so Pound could not count on these two battleships to go to trouble the German Navy.

The battleship Ramirez and the battleship Revenge are both old antiques from 1917, although they have been modernized, and it is also a little inappropriate to go to trouble with the German battleships.

Although the battleship George V, which had just been commissioned, could go into battle, it was impossible for a battleship to go to the German battleship alone, right?

It is not known how many German battleships there were, but if the Germans sent two or even three warships, wouldn't they have let King George V go up to deliver food?

Come to think of it, Dudley? Pound felt that the best thing to do was to wait for the Norfolk and Suffolk to send back the news, and then delay until tomorrow morning when the enemy's route and the number of ships were confirmed, and then take action.

But in addition to getting the home fleet to act, Dudley? Pound also thought of the H fleet. Once the German battleships rushed into the Atlantic, the pursuing home fleet alone could not annihilate the enemy.

So he also needs to let Somerville's H fleet, and even the Mediterranean fleet, which is also in Gibraltar, go to the Atlantic and surround each other!

However, the exact position of the German fleet had not yet been confirmed, so he could not send a telegram to Somerville, ordering the H fleet to draw faster ships into the Atlantic and go north to encircle the possible German fleet.

He could only wait patiently, waiting for the exact news to come back from the front. As the minutes passed, no one knew whether the German fleet was still in the harbor.

On the cruiser Norfolk, the British captain got a telegram order from home, he put down the telegram in his hand, and ordered his battleship to speed up: "Adjust 10 degrees in the direction of Norway and sail due east!" Raise the speed to 23 knots! ”

The cruiser accelerated suddenly, and the sharp bow cut through the sea. The rolling waves were split in two by the bow and spread out to the sides.

Now the task of discovering the German fleet fell on the cruiser Norfolk. In fact, it was indeed the closest British warship to the German fleet so far.

On the other side, Lütjans commanded his fleet and continued to sail in the course of the previous course, which was not very fast because the lights were kept under control and radio silence was necessary.

The cruiser Nuremberg at the front was moving slowly, but as a cruiser that had not undergone extensive improvements, it was unfortunately not equipped with new equipment - radar!

This also made the German fleet lose the opportunity to detect the British cruiser with radar in advance. A British cruiser and a German fleet were thus close to each other little by little on the vast sea, and neither side was aware of it......

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