"This will be our first victory!" Luckner finally found a suitable target through the telescope. Judging from the appearance, this should be a transport ship with a displacement of up to 8,000 tons, and a very deep draft.

A fat sheep. The speed is also very fast, at least about 12 knots according to visual inspection. It can keep up with the fleet.

After coming out of the colony, Luckner did not go on a killing spree immediately. Although on the entire eastern coast of Australia, those who could beat him could not run as fast as him, and those who could outrun him could not beat him, but he was still very capable.

He cautiously passed through the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef, and did not prepare to take action until he reached the southeastern waters of Australia. On the one hand, he did not want to expose his whereabouts prematurely.

, so much so that it provoked several Hood fleets waiting in Darwin Port. On the other hand, it was because Luckner set his target on Sydney Harbor, the largest port in Australia, although he would not be as direct as Albarsha.

He fought his way into the harbor, but it was still possible to catch a few big fish while stuck outside. But now, his business came to his door.

At this time, Luckner's light cruisers were all flying the flag of the British Empire, and the following transport ships were also repainted and camouflaged before departure. Some ships even had several fake chimneys and fake chimneys built.

The bridge is used to confuse the opponent. It is difficult to recognize these ships just from the photos.

Here’s where it came from. As for light cruisers, these ships are not as ostentatious as large ships, and there are a lot of them. Historically, the British had more than 60 new light cruisers alone. Plus the light cruisers from the pre-dreadnought period, the number

There are so many of them, they are like carps crossing the river. Who can tell which one it is?

"We are the British Far East light cruiser formation at high speed. We were ordered to investigate the king's ship. First jump the radio to the public channel. If the other party wants to send a message, we will interfere with them. Then we will take advantage of the situation to destroy their antenna and tell the officers and soldiers that we are going to

Capture this ship completely." Lucknar said with a smile.

"It seems that the war has finally come." At this time, Captain Merri, the captain of the Swan, couldn't help but sigh. He finally waited for the coal to finally transport his cargo to Canada, but who knew that not long after he walked out?

, he met the patrol fleet. He never understood why the British were defending in front of their home. Shouldn't they be chasing those moles that were destroying everywhere in the ocean? But they didn't understand, and everyone came closer.

Can you still say no?

Under the order and coercion of the light cruiser, which claimed to be the Dublin, the Swan finally stopped. Then a group of sailors rushed up with guns in hand and quickly rushed to the bridge, telegraph room and other places. At this time, Captain Merry

I felt a little confused. But at this moment, there was a burst of gunfire from the cabin, "They are Germans!" The intermittent voice came from inside, but it was quickly covered up by the gunfire.

"Sir, give up the useless resistance. There is no point in continuing to resist. Our people are all there." The officer pointed at the fleet cruising in the distance and said, "Tell me what's on it."

"300 tons of raw rubber, some aluminum ingots and iron ore, that's all." Merry looked at the German soldiers holding rifles and rationally chose to give up. "Very good. I am very interested in our first prey.

Very satisfied." The officer said happily. "We will ensure the safety of you and your crew."

In this way, in the next two days, Luckner led his fleet and a large number of supply ships and capture ships to intercept at least 9 ships of various types nearby, except for three ships that were selected to be in better condition and faster.

Except for civilian ships, all other ships were scuttled. But the British knew nothing about it. One

A number of ships just disappeared on the ocean. It’s not that the British were too inefficient, but that for the technology during World War I, the radio communication range was already very limited, and the Pacific was not a key area for the British to fortify.

, most of the British escort forces were deployed on the Atlantic Ocean.

As for Hood's fleet, well, this fleet is indeed very strong, but at this time the fleet was split in half, and several main patrol ships continued to stay in the waters near Darwin waiting for the Germans to fall into their trap, and Hood

The general took three fast battleships and headed towards the Indian Ocean.

There was actually intelligence that Count Spey was escaping westward with two fast battleships. If they really got close to the Persian Gulf, it would be very difficult to destroy them. But what he didn't expect was that the Spey fleet turned in a circle.

Heading southwest again, the target is the Port of Perth in the UK!

After two days of delay, Luckner finally left the southeastern waters of Australia and sailed towards Perth. However, even so, his fleet may be about 10 hours late. Other officers once asked Luke

Nar, asked Count Spee if he would wait for his arrival. After all, compared to four light cruisers,

, the value of two fast battleships is much higher. In the eyes of ordinary people, there is no need for Count Spee to put himself in crisis for four light cruisers. After all, if Count Spee wants to leave, Hood will never be able to pursue him.

But Luckner was confident in this. He believed that his teacher would not abandon him and his colleagues.

Three days later, off the coast of Perth, under the afterglow of the setting sun, two huge figures made Luckner and his fleet cheer. Luckner was right, Earl Spey did not abandon their brother, and the two

A fast battleship was waiting for their arrival at the predetermined location. At this point, the entire German Far East Fleet finally converged together. Now, they have not lost a single battleship, but they have destroyed and captured at least 60,000 tons of civilian ships. It is considered a start.

A good start.

"Lucknar, you are late. You must know how risky it is for us to wait for you here!" Earl Spee said displeasedly, because the former was his student, so Earl Spee liked to call him by his name.

No military rank will be added at the end.

"I know your results, but this should never be an excuse for being late. We should not focus on the tactical level. In that case, you will always be able to command a light cruiser formation instead of becoming a squadron commander like me.

." Count Spey continued.

"What's our next step? The Port of Perth in the distance is a very good target. I think we need to visit it." Luckner lowered his head and admitted his mistake at first, but no one knew whether he heard it or not.

, and after Earl of Spey taught him a lesson, this guy who once drove a sailboat out to break up a relationship in history set his sights on the not-so-distant Port of Perth.

"Of course we have to pay a visit. Before leaving the Far East, we want the British to remember us forever!" Earl Spee said with a gloomy face. Luckner has not been idle these days, and neither has Earl Spee.

Although I deliberately don't expose myself, I can always encounter some unsightly ships, plus the appearance

Judging from the above, the Scharnhorst is too similar to a British battleship, and Count Spee was not kind enough to fly the British flag, so when Luckner was killing everyone, Count Spee also caught him

Of course, he was unwilling to keep the two Allied transport ships and scuttled them directly after searching them.

It was learned from the prisoners that the British fleet had launched an attack on various German colonies. It was said that it had landed on the land of German Guinea. This is why Count Spee decided to teach the British a lesson. From the strength of the fleet,

Judging from the above, the current Far East Fleet is considered to be strong. Even if Hood knew that Perth was being attacked and came from Darwin, he would have already wiped the soles of his feet and fled. Therefore, the cleansing of Perth Harbor the next day became a matter of course.

It is the inevitable choice of the Germans.

Early the next morning, the Australians in Perth Port suddenly discovered a fleet appearing at the junction of water and sky. Under the escort of several light cruisers, two huge figures slowly became clear. When the Australians in the port

While I was still wondering how Rear Admiral Hood's fleet got here, the Union Jack flag at the top of the mast slowly lowered and was replaced by the Black Eagle flag of the German High Seas Fleet! Then the roar of 18 350mm artillery pieces completely overwhelmed me.

The entire port area has turned into hell!

Before leaving this time, Count Spey had searched almost all the ammunition. Each artillery in the ammunition depot had up to 120 rounds of ammunition, including 60 armor-piercing rounds, 20 semi-armor-piercing rounds, and 40 high-explosive rounds. Needless to say, armor-piercing rounds

, in order to deal with

For the opponent's battleships, semi-armor-piercing bombs are used to deal with battleships such as armored cruisers, while high-explosive bombs are used for ground attacks and against unprotected battleships. But this time, Count Spee decided to use up all the high-explosive bombs! This is a whole

More than 800 rounds of large-caliber artillery shells!

For a time, plumes of smoke rose up from time to time throughout the Port of Perth. In an extreme period of time, the entire port's berths, shore facilities, docks and other key departments were covered by fierce artillery fire. The sound of successive explosions made people more than ten kilometers away

Everyone can feel the horror of war. The fire caused by the artillery shells formed an extremely strong updraft, and people could even see it with the naked eye.

Violent air currents were seen rising from the ground into the air, and then spreading around with astonishing heat. At first, people tried to put out the fire, but soon, as the people who rushed in were directly swallowed by shrapnel and flames, the Australians even rescued

Their courage was gone. All they could think of was running away and praying that the other party wouldn't rain deadly bullets into the city!

As the distance gradually shortened, the 6-inch guns on the battleships and the 105mm guns on the light cruisers also joined the attack. They targeted the ships near the port and swept every berth. Destroying everything they could see.

Any target, this attack is much more thorough than Al Barsha's attack on Karachi port! Count Spey has plenty of time to

The entire Port of Perth was blown into pieces bit by bit. In less than 4 hours of bombardment, the Spey fleet not only destroyed almost all the conventional bombs and high-explosive bombs, but also destroyed nearly 60% of the auxiliary weapons.

Artillery ammunition. And the port side secondary battery was fired. Turn to starboard and continue firing! Five hours later, Count Spey waved his sleeves, leaving the devastated Perth Harbor behind.
Chapter completed!