"Admiral, a call back from the commander of the Navy."

Tan Renhao and Zhu Rongzhe immediately returned to the command cabin, and the communications officer was still translating the content of the message, and the translation work was carried out by two officers, which was the new two-digit cipher system adopted by the Imperial Navy, that is, two sets of cipher systems were used at the same time, and each set of cipher systems had a total of 60 versions, and if the two sets of cipher systems were combined, there were 3,600 combinations, and the probability of each set of cipher systems being deciphered was less than one in a million, and to decipher two sets of cipher systems, the probability was below one in ten trillion. Of course, this is only the result of theoretical calculations. The biggest problem with this new cryptosystem is that the translation speed is much slower, and it has to be translated by two people at the same time.

"How long will it take?" After waiting for more than ten minutes, Zhu Rongzhe became a little impatient.

"The telegrams continue to be received, and it takes a lot of time to translate." The communications staff officers were also a little depressed, for it was rare to use the new cryptographic system to send telegrams of more than 100 words before, but this time they were afraid that they would have to receive thousands of words of telegrams.

"Then let's go outside and wait, and when the translation is done, come out and call us." Tan Renhao was also a little impatient, only a madman would use the new password to send an excessively long message, it seems that the communications staff of the Navy Command made a serious mistake, or the content of this telegram was extremely important, otherwise it would not have been sent in such a hurry, and it was sent in a way that was almost impossible to decipher.

The two waited outside for almost an hour, and when Zhu Rongzhe had finished smoking his third cigarette, the communications staff officer sent out a telegram that had just been translated and had not yet had time to be printed.

Tan Renhao quickly read the telegram, which had three articles and a total of nearly 2,000 words, and then gave it to Zhu Rongzhe.

"It seems that the Navy Command really doesn't want us to have a few quiet days." Tan Renhao leaned against the railing, "Wait and send a telegram to the other two task forces, the repair and supply work will be completed tonight, and we will leave here before dawn." ”

Zhu Rongzhe sighed after reading the contents of the telegram, and finally returned to the rear to rest for a while, many officers and men still want to go to the shore to have some fun, but now it seems that all the rest and recuperation plans have been lost, and the fleet must set off immediately.

Tan Renhao went to arrange the replenishment of the fleet, and asked the navigation staff to design a new route, and then returned to the cabin. He wanted to take a good rest, otherwise he would not have the energy when the fleet set off, but he could lie in bed and Tan Renhao would not be able to sleep. The high-intensity combat operations during this period made his nerves a little overtense, and he was in a state of euphoria for a long time, which also made it difficult for him to calm down immediately.

In the reply from the Navy Command, Tan Renhao was asked not to meddle in the affairs of Mexico, and how to deal with the Mexican president and those exiled generals, which is arranged by the government. It is clear that the naval command will not be able to intervene in this matter, and the officials sent by the government will arrive with the next convoy, and when the time comes, the government will intervene. This saved Tan Renhao a lot of heart, but the main content of the telegram was not this.

In the telegram, the command of the Navy demanded that the First Fleet complete its preparations as soon as possible, then enter the waters of the central Atlantic Ocean from the Little Andres Islands, strive to join the Second Fleet near the Cape Verde Islands, and then enter the North Atlantic together with the Second Fleet to complete the combat operations of the Navy.

Because sending a telegram via a longwave radio station is time-consuming, the telegram content will not be too complete. The telegram did not explicitly mention what the new battle plan would be, nor who would command the two main fleets at that time, but only that the specific battle plan would be in the Second Fleet. In addition, part of the situation with the Second Fleet was mentioned in the telegram.

Jiang Zhongmin led the Second Fleet north again in early December, this time they successfully reached Asunción Island, and by mid-December they had already reached Monrovia on the west coast of Africa. Now the battle over there is not over, mainly the marines arranged by Weng Yiming have not kept up for the time being, and Monrovia is the main stronghold of the British Southern African Legion defense, especially after the capture of Asunción Island, the British army has figured out the intentions of the Tang Imperial Navy, and a large number of troops originally deployed on the Gold Coast have been transferred back to Monrovia to strengthen the defense on this side.

Tan Renhao doesn't know if Jiang Zhongmin has changed the northbound route he determined before, if Jiang Zhongmin still marches according to the previous plan, after taking Monrovia, the Second Fleet will attack the Cape Verde Islands, and use this as a base to attack the Canary Islands and Madeira Islands in the north, and the final destination should be somewhere in northwest Africa, or the fortress of Gibraltar, but before that, the Second Fleet is likely to encounter the main fleet of the British Navy.

The purpose of the Imperial Navy Command to send the First Fleet into the Atlantic at this time was already quite obvious. The Second Fleet might have been able to easily capture the islands along its way, and if the German Far East Fleet had worked closely together, it might have been able to defeat the main fleet of the British Navy. But the question is, will the German Navy fully cooperate? If the German "Far East Fleet" made something awkward, then the Second Fleet would most likely be in trouble, and the First Fleet would have to go to support at this time, otherwise Jiang Zhongmin's northward operation would fail again.

Tan Renhao didn't think that he was helping Jiang Zhongmin by doing this, after all, the strength of the First Fleet was recognized as the first, and the scale of the Second Fleet was much smaller. The biggest problem is the problems that may be encountered in the north, and the biggest problem is not the British Navy, even if the Atlantic Fleet of the US Navy is added, it is not the opponent of the two main fleets of the Empire. What really gave Tan Renhao a headache was logistics support and troop projection.

The Second Fleet spent more than ten days without taking Monrovia, which is enough to prove that Weng Yiming does not have enough marines in his hands, and the logistics support of the marines is a very serious problem, and it is impossible to successfully enter the North Atlantic by relying on the fleet alone, and the offensive support points needed by the fleet need to be occupied by the marines, and the combat materials needed need to be provided by the supply fleet. Now, Han Shaofeng's side will definitely not be able to draw out enough marines, and the support radius of the supply fleet is only 3,000 nautical miles, if the first fleet leaves the Caribbean Sea, it will basically leave the support range of the supply fleet, and at the same time, the supply fleet also needs to have enough escort warships to cover before it can pass through the enemy's blockade line in the Little Andres Islands, so it will have to dispatch a group of escort warships from the support fleet, or even several escort aircraft carriers to cover the supply fleet, which will increase the difficulty of logistics support.

Perhaps Weng Yiming could establish a few supply points in the Atlantic, such as Asunción, and the unconquered islands of Monrovia and Cape Verde. In any case, to support the two main fleets, with at least several divisions of marines fighting in an area tens of thousands of nautical miles away from the empire's mainland, would be a huge logistical disaster. Perhaps the command of the Navy has taken this issue into account and is deploying logistical support forces to support the fleet in operations. But Tan Renhao is not sure whether the First Fleet will be able to get enough support after entering the waters of the middle Atlantic.

After lying on the bed and thinking about it for a long time, Tan Renhao also felt that he could only take one step at a time, the Navy Command had already issued an order, so the relevant arrangements and deployments should be made, and now that the battle in the Pacific Ocean has ended, the Third Fleet has been corrected in Apra Port for nearly a month, and is now on its way to Panama. As long as the Third Fleet arrives, then it makes little sense for the First Fleet to remain in the Caribbean.

Judging from the new deployment of the Naval Command, the Navy's next operational focus has shifted from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, and if the Third Fleet also enters the Atlantic to operate, then the three main fleets of the Imperial Navy will be deployed in the Atlantic.

Previously, the task of attacking Cuba and other islands from the Caribbean Sea was assigned to the First Fleet, and at that time, it did not consider that it would be able to quickly take Oahu, so the Navy did not think of sending the Third Fleet to the Atlantic Ocean as well. Now, there is no need for the Third Fleet to continue its activities in the Pacific, as long as the Third Fleet enters the Atlantic, then the task of encircling the United States will definitely be undertaken by the Third Fleet, while the First Fleet and the Second Fleet will mainly concentrate their forces on the North Atlantic, lay down the fortress of Gibraltar, and finally march into the British mainland, which will occupy LinkedIn before Germany. This was almost the combat operation determined by the Prime Minister himself, who certainly did not want Britain to be occupied by Germany, otherwise he would not have sent two main fleets north along the eastern Atlantic route.

The British Navy, and the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet, which was training in Norfolk, would not sit idly by, for Britain the importance of the fortress of Gibraltar was not below its own soil, Spain had withdrawn from the war, Italy was crumbling, and the Italian Navy had been driven back to the port of Naples and had lost the ability to operate in the Mediterranean. The Persian Empire's fleet was almost entirely concentrated in the Mediterranean, and if the fortress of Gibraltar was lost, the Persian fleet would be pushed into the Atlantic, and the fleets of the three Allied powers would meet smoothly, and Britain would be basically finished.

The United States will not wait for the army of the Tang Empire to come to the door, in the middle of 27, the US Navy will get a batch of new warships, and more aircraft carriers, battleships will be commissioned in the middle of 28, when the time comes, the United States will have a powerful fleet. If the Third Fleet were to deal with the US Navy alone, the odds would not be very good, and it would be a heavy price.

Considering two aspects, the love picture of the Imperial Navy Command is even more obvious. Let the First Fleet and the Second Fleet join forces and go north together, trying to defeat Britain before the U.S. Navy has the ability to counterattack. In this way, it is possible to concentrate all three main fleets near the continental United States, and if the three main fleets work together against the Atlantic Fleet of the US Navy, it will basically be a matter of hand-to-hand capture, and there will be almost no challenge.

After considering this, Tan Renhao also knew in his heart. Counting the training time, the US Navy will have the strength to counterattack by the second half of 28, and the US Navy must be planning a counterattack, otherwise it would not have hid those fleets in the Chesapeake Bay until now, and did not dare to come out to fight the First Fleet. That is, the Imperial Navy still had a few months to defeat the British, which was quite urgent. In order to defeat the fortress of Gibraltar in these months, defeat the British navy and advance on the British mainland, then it is necessary to seize every day without any delay.

After lying on the bed and thinking about it for a while, Tan Renhao couldn't stop the invasion of the sleeping demon, and snored and fell asleep. I don't know how long it took, but the long whistle woke him from his sleep. Then there were a few long whistles, Tan Renhao pricked up his ears and listened carefully, this is the signal for the fleet to leave, it seems that the supply and maintenance have been completed in place, and the fleet is calling him.

"Are you all ready?"

Zhu Rongzhe turned around and saw an admiral full of energy. "You're all set, I'm going to have someone call you."

"Well, what about the other two fleets?" Tan Renhao walked to his place.

"We're all ready to go, and we're still playing the flute at the beginning, urging us to go."

Tan Renhao glanced at the Second Task Force anchored in the northwest and the Third Task Force in the northeast. "Then let's go, the fleet will anchor."

"The fleet is anchored!"

After the order to set off was given, the warships moved one after another, and the iron anchors weighing dozens of tons were pulled up.

"Adjust the route, the main engine is one-third of the speed." Tan Renhao got over the addiction of being the captain, "For the rest, let the captain be in charge, it's time for us to set off." ”

The "Longganhu" aircraft carrier moved slowly, and four propellers with a diameter of 6 meters propelled a huge warship weighing tens of thousands of tons. White smoke rose from the chimney, and noise came. When the aircraft carrier sailed to the exit between the breakwaters, Tan Renhao came to the gangway outside the bridge.

Behind the aircraft carrier, dozens of battleships slowly followed, and soon, two destroyers rushed to the front of the aircraft carrier, like loyal sheepdogs, waiting by the side of the aircraft carrier. In the harbor, the warships of the 2nd and 3rd task forces also followed. The sea in front of him was extremely vast, and Tan Renhao tried his best to look ahead, but only a few seagulls swept across the sea in his sight. The fleet has finally embarked on a real journey.