Five, six, seven, came

Behind a hidden reef west of the Gulf of Guinea, the Tumen slowly broke away from the pipeline, quickly turned off the deck lights like a vigilant hound, and sailed silently into the darkness. 【 I want: super fast update 】

As it left, the two Guam-class battleships approached the Dongting Lake on the left and right, and as the bow formed parallel, two thick cables were shot out from the left and right sides of the supply ship at the same time, and after getting the cables, the sailors on the two battleships immediately stuffed it into the winch, and as the hemp rope began to tighten, the steel cable several centimeters thick was pulled high.

The steel cable first brought two hoses with waist thickness and special processing of the inner cavity, and after getting the hoses, the sailors quickly put them on the oil pipeline, and with the hissing sound in the pipe, after preliminary refining, the light crude oil with reduced impurities began to be quickly injected into the huge fuel tank in the ship.

Four steel cables were then hung onto the hanging baskets, which were also specially made to withstand the lifting of a tonne of goods without breaking.

Four special shells weighing 750 kg were stuffed into the gondola respectively, and under the traction of the hoist, they slowly slid towards the two battleships, and when it reached the side deck, the sailors immediately stopped the hoist, pushed the trolley for carrying the shells, unloaded the shells and sent the pod back.

Replenishment at sea is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially with such a heavy shell, it is a disaster for sailors, the shells need to be pushed by multiple people to three gun emplacements, and then used the ammunition winch in the turret to retrograde stuff into the ammunition depot.

In order to complete the task of replenishing ammunition at sea, it is necessary to mobilize at least half of the officers and men of the warships, and it will take at least four hours to replenish each ship with 180 special high-explosive shells and a large number of auxiliary artillery shells at the same time.

Compared with the supply shells, the fuel supply is not much better, because even after the primary impurity removal, the heavy oil is very viscous, and the hose will be blocked after a long time, so it is necessary to use a large amount of lubricating oil every half hour to flush the pipe cavity under strong pressure, but even then, the hose needs to be changed every two hours.

Anxious, time-consuming, and labor-intensive!

Sitting at the chart table on the bridge of the navigation ship, Li Xiuyan and Chen Shaokuan were both a little uneasy, and since yesterday they received information from the British fleet and the American fleet, this uneasiness has begun to intensify.

The country must have been worried, so they sent a telegram using the German telegraph system, and then accelerated out of West Africa, arriving here at a rapid pace.

Further on, there was a dense area of the British and American navies, so they chose to resupply here.

The Tumen River has pumped out nearly 3,000 tons of heavy oil, and the remaining 12,000 tons will be taken over by the two Guam-class ships, and the last 1,000 tons will be reserved for the supply ships themselves to maneuver and consume in case of emergencies. (Full text reading, all in. (.i. Want. Wen. Learning Network)

It is believed that the telegram had been received at this time, so after the Dongting Lake completed its replenishment, it would cross the Atlantic Ocean alone to the coast of Brazil, where it would wait for the incoming oil convoy from Cuba or Colombia, fill all the warehouses, and then go home with the 31st Fleet, which had completed the mission.

It must have been a dangerous journey for the Dongting Lake, because the previous attack had taken place off the coast of Argentina, so the British and American interceptor fleets would certainly have moved south along the Caribbean Sea, which is why the 31st Fleet would rather consume fuel than quickly cross the Atlantic to the coast of Africa.

If it goes according to the normal route, the probability of the supply ship encountering the enemy is more than 7 percent, so after the 31 fleet is still resupplyed, it will approach the British naval base in Cape Verde, which is more than 1,000 nautical miles away, and ruthlessly involve all the British and American fleets, and then use the speed advantage to form a confrontation with the other side to cross the Atlantic Ocean to reach the east coast of the United States, and complete the mission.

Although it seems to be dangerous, and the number of British and American warships is large, as long as you are careful, the chance of directly facing the vast sea is very small, as long as it is not surrounded in all directions, even if you find a pillar of smoke, the 31st fleet can quickly pull away and hide far away.

The straight-line distance from here to New York is about 5,500 nautical miles, plus the maneuvering attrition, as long as the 31st fleet is not entangled, then it can complete the mission and return to the sea off Brazil, and in case of emergency, it can enter Ecuador to join the oil tankers.

The whole mission is as dangerous as walking a tightrope, and there is still a chance to complete it by relying on the strong strength of the two Guam-class ships, but the question is why do you always feel a little uneasy?

Where exactly is the mistake made?

As soon as Li Xiuyan raised his head, he saw Chen Shaokuan's gaze, and all four eyes saw the other party's worry, to be honest, it has been a little too smooth since entering the Atlantic, which may be the source of worry.

The intelligence of the two interceptor fleets is at hand, the battlecruiser Tiger in the British fleet has returned to deal with Germany, but there are still three good battleships, of which the big threat is the Queen Elizabeth-class fifth ship Malaya, the battleship that has just been delivered has a full load displacement of 33,000 tons, with four twin L45/381 mm naval guns (many sources say that it is L42, in fact, there is a statistical error here, because the British calculation caliber is not the gun chamber, and other countries are counted as gun chambers), and the speed is slightly insufficient, only 21 verses.

In addition to it, there are two battleships, the Irish and the Agincourt, the first was a super battleship built for the Ottomans, which was intercepted by the British before the war and incorporated into the navy, with 5 twin L45/343 mm naval guns, and the latter is dramatic, it was once ordered by Brazil, but then Brazil could not afford to buy it, so it was handed over to the British for sale, and the Ottoman bought the warship and paid for the subsequent construction, but it was also intercepted by the British Navy at the later moment.

What is jaw-dropping is that the battleship Agincourt has 7 twin L45/305 mm naval guns, and it has been said that it will break itself when it fires a salvo, so it cannot do a salvo, but in any case, the unit fire density of this battleship is definitely a need to be vigilant.

In addition to the British fleet, the United States also quickly formed a fleet to dispatch, and they even pulled out four warships that were still in sea trials, and urgently recruited a large number of veterans to operate.

Regardless of whether these four capital ships that are still in sea trials can exert their full capabilities, just looking at the paper is indeed powerful, the two Pennsylvania-class battleships are completely copied from the British Queen Elizabeth class, and even the displacement is about the same, and it is said that the concept of key armor protection is also adopted.

The two Northampton-class heavy cruisers are built in imitation of the British Lion-class battle cruisers, with quite strong capabilities, 25,000 tons of standard displacement, 29,500 tons of full load, four twin L45/356 mm naval guns, although the concept of key armor protection is not adopted, but 250 mm, the main armor belt defense of the inclined arrangement is also very good.

In addition, there is a serious matter, that is, the British fleet is likely to carry six class destroyers, which are the destroyers built by the British after the last Channel Assault, and are equipped with steam turbines for the first time, with an extremely high speed of 30 knots!

They came here because of their lack of endurance, but the British learned from China's methods and specially found a fast freighter to help them replenish heavy fuel all the way, so they also joined the fleet.

Coupled with more than a dozen protective cruisers and other ships that cooperate with them, the two fleets, which are almost composed of 30,000 tons, have enough deterrent power there, which also shows that the United States and Britain are determined to destroy the 31st fleet!

If there is any disadvantage of the two fleets, it is probably the speed, although the speed of the destroyers, but after all, it is too small, so at present, the British and American capital ships are still reciprocating steam engines, and the speed of the Northampton class is only 24 knots, which is still stuffed with boilers, as for the others, they are between 20 and 21 knots, and the endurance is short.

But it doesn't matter, this is the Atlantic, Anglo-American lair, so they don't have to worry about supplies and other issues, but for the 31 fleet, completing the task with as little attrition as possible is something that must be considered.

Chen Shaokuan glanced at the busy deck outside, which was a location provided by Germany that was said to be safe for at least one night, and the tall reef and recessed shape did prevent the light from spreading to the Atlantic.

After looking at his watch, he called the staff officer next to him and asked, "How long will it take?" ”

"The ammunition supply has been fully completed, and the fuel will be completed in another half hour."

"Half an hour." Chen Shao breathed a sigh of relief, it is now three o'clock in the morning, that is to say, the 31st fleet can leave here before dawn, and use the speed to enter the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, as long as it enters the deep sea, the wide ocean surface can reduce the probability of encountering the enemy by at least thirty percent, even if it encounters a destroyer with extreme speed, without the containment of the capital ship, it is almost the same as looking for death to launch a torpedo assault against the 31st fleet, which has a large number of secondary guns and rapid-fire guns,

So after taking a deep breath, just as he wanted to continue talking, he saw Li Xiuyan's fingers suddenly slide up on the chart, and his fingertips slowly stopped on West Africa.

"Shaokuan, you say, will the fleet not go to South America, but turn to the coast of Africa?"

"Won't it?"

Chen Shaokuan frowned and shook his head, the previous massacre took place in the Argentine waters, and it was inferred that the British and American fleets would definitely go straight to South America, so the 31st fleet immediately crossed the Atlantic Ocean and came to the coast of Africa afterwards, and the three freighters on the journey were all located in the middle of the sea to launch a close-range raid, and no one survived at all, so there was no possibility of exposure.

And the key thing is that Britain and the United States did not know that the 31st Fleet had a large supply ship, and even if they knew, they would not have guessed that the Dongting Lake could carry so much fuel, so they would never think that the lone 31st Fleet would be stupid to cross the Atlantic Ocean and waste precious fuel.

In addition, the fleet's own endurance is insufficient, so you can't just guess and run back and forth across the Atlantic, if you really don't find the 31st fleet, you will be tired.

"Shaokuan, I think about it, our only flaw is West Africa, if the German army in West Africa is infiltrated by the British or hiding spies, what do you think will happen?"

Although Li Xiuyan did not guess that the German telegram was lost, because he always felt that something was wrong, he thought about whether it would be discovered by British spies or others when he sent a plane to contact the German army, exposing the coordinates of the 31st Fleet no longer in South America, but on the coast of Africa.

Chen Shaokuan's face quickly became solemn, and he picked up the pen and flew from the coast of Brazil, the coast of North Africa, and the British Navy on the Atlantic Ocean on St. Helena, Ascension Island and Cape Verde, and in the blink of an eye, a semi-encirclement against the African coast appeared on the chart!

"Report, urgent telegrams received from Cuba and Colombia!" The communications officer shouted, "It's from the country!" ”

Li Xiuyan pulled the telegram violently, and after reading the two lines, his face changed: ", order the Tumenjiang radar to turn on, focusing on detecting the northwest and southwest directions!" ”

After he finished giving the order, Chen Shaokuan walked towards the cabin door and asked, "Are they coming?" ”

"It's coming!"

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