In the Barents Sea, in the western waters of Yuzhny Island, the Russian Navy of Burenos is cruising in this area. Protected by more than 30 cruisers and destroyers, the four 'Burussia-class' battleships were sailing at a slower pace in this icy sea.

Although, this sea area is only a few hundred kilometers from Murmansk, and it is not completely free from the threat of the German Navy. However, it is not that the Russian fleet does not want to go further, but the further north it goes, the more dangerous it becomes. The sea is already full of icebergs, and if you are not careful, you may crash into the iceberg and cause a serious accident.

On the battleship "Burussia", the flagship of the Russian Navy, Admiral Isakov, Admiral Orlov, political commissar, and Admiral Viktorov, chief of staff, are discussing the current situation. The current situation is undoubtedly very dangerous for the Russian Navy. They were almost trapped in this icy sea, afraid to leave. If you leave, you are afraid that you will run into the German navy, which is in full battle. In that case, they will die. They could only pray that the German navy would be able to leave the sea area if they had not been found by the German navy.

It's just that they are destined to be disappointed. The German fleet was determined to deal with them this time, and if they did not sink the battleships of the Russian Navy, how could they return home?

"Comrade Commander, telegram from Murmansk." A staff officer reported.

When Admiral Isakov took the telegram and looked at it, his face suddenly became very ugly.

Admiral Orlov and Admiral Viktorov then read the telegram as well, and their faces immediately turned black as if they were the bottom of a pot.

"The Germans were so quick that we destroyed the Murmansk military port so quickly. The docks, ammunition depots, and oil depots were destroyed, and now we were cut off from even a retreat! Admiral Isakov said.

"Comrade Commander, what should we do now? The supplies on our supply ships simply won't last long. If we continue like this, we will have to use up all our supplies in a month at most. When the time comes, hunger and cold will kill us all! "said the Chief of Staff, Colonel-General Viktorov. Because the temperature is very low, the boilers of the battleship must be running at all times. Once stopped, it's hard to start. In addition, the heating needed by the personnel also has to be provided by the boiler. Otherwise, everyone will die of cold.

Admiral Isakov also had no other choice. He knew that the Germans were doing this in order to force them to make a choice.

"Why don't we send a telegram asking Moscow?" Political commissar Colonel-General Orlov suggested.

Admiral Isakov nodded and left the decision to Moscow. In this way, no matter what the final outcome is, he does not have to bear all the responsibility.

However, Admiral Isakov and others did not expect that it was they who took the initiative to send a telegram, which led to the exposure of their position.

With the progress of the times, the German Navy can already locate the enemy's position through radio signals, as long as the radio signal is monitored, and then through the three-point positioning, the enemy can be found. This kind of technology is not very advanced. But unfortunately, in this regard, Burussia is a short board. Therefore, they did not know at all that the German Navy had such capabilities.

It is precisely for this reason that the German Navy often maintains radio silence when it goes out to sea to fight. Wait until the war is over, and then send a telegram to the country.

When the Russian fleet had just begun to send telegrams, the radio signal was monitored by the German Navy. The officer in charge of radio communications immediately asked them to measure the position of the Russian fleet.

In less than ten minutes, the approximate position of the Russian fleet was calculated.

On the battleship 'Caesar', Field Marshal Lütjans, commander of the home fleet, was reading the report submitted by the carrier-based aircraft unit. With three rounds of attacks, they destroyed Murmansk. Such a result still made Marshal Lütjans very satisfied. After the destruction of Murmansk, their combat mission remained only to deal with the Russian fleet.

Although, the Bu-Russian fleet fled. But Marshal Lütjans believed that they would soon be able to find out. The difference in strength between the two sides is too great, and even if the Russian fleet wants to escape, it is almost impossible.

"Your Excellency, the Ministry of Communications has discovered the location of the Russian fleet!" A staff officer reported.

"What? The Russians were exposed so quickly? Field Marshal Lütjans seemed incredulous.

"Your Excellency Commander, the communications department has determined that the Russian fleet is located in the sea area fifty kilometers northwest of Yuzhny Island through three-point positioning." said the staff officer.

Marshal Lütjans immediately found this area of sea on the map, his brow furrowed tightly. He always thought in his heart that this seemed to have found the position of the Russian fleet too easily.

"Could it be a conspiracy? For example, the Russians deliberately sent warships to send telegrams on Yuzhne Island, but their main forces were somewhere else? "Karl, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet? Lieutenant General Witzel said.

Marshal Lütjens thought for a moment that this was indeed possible: "The Russians would not be so stupid. ”

"In this case, send seaplanes to search this area of the sea first, and after discovering the Russian fleet, we will start the operation!" Marshal Lütjans ordered.

"That's a good idea!" Cal? Lieutenant General Witzel nodded in agreement.

Ten minutes later, six seaplanes took off from the fleet and flew to the waters northwest of Yuzhny Island to search for traces of the Russian fleet. And the German fleet, also at cruising speed, went to the sea area. Once it is determined that the Russian fleet is really there, they will intercept the Russian fleet in the shortest possible time, and then launch a strike, sending them all to the icy bottom of the sea.

On the battleship 'Buo', the flagship of the Russian fleet, Admiral Isakov and others were still waiting for Moscow's reply.

It was more than two hours before they received a call back. Joseph's reply was very simple, that is, everything was decided by the Navy itself.

The reason why Joseph gave such an answer was that Joseph did not know what to do. On the other hand, the strength of the Russian Navy is too weak, and even if it is eliminated, it will not have much impact. Therefore, Joseph ignored them and left them to fend for themselves.

Admiral Isakov and others also wanted to cry without tears after getting the telegram, they didn't expect Joseph to kick the ball back directly.