Compared with the rich German food of the officers and soldiers of the High Seas Fleet, Earl Spee and his subordinates enjoyed American combat meals. There was no way. After leaving the Mediterranean, the daily diet of the officers and soldiers of this fleet was provided by the Americans. Some people who were interested in the war once compared the diet of the Spee Fleet and the High Seas Fleet before the decisive battle, and caused some debate within the navy. However, no matter what, the officers and soldiers of the Spee Fleet unanimously agreed that the Americans' diet may have a unique taste, but the level is very high!

At the same time, in the distant Norway, there was a busy scene at dozens of airports. At the end of the runway of an airport, eight K8T long-range reconnaissance aircraft were ready to take off. The bomb bay originally used to accommodate bombs was replaced with an oil tank, and the squadron leader felt that it was a little insufficient, so he hung an additional 800L sub-fuel tank on the base of the wing!

"The radio equipment has been inspected and the password machine is working properly," said the telegrapher.

"Everything is normal for the aircraft engine and the fuel supply is normal," said the mechanic who had just inspected the temporarily installed fuel tank from the bullet bay.

"The site has been cleared and you can take off." Outside the plane, several ground crew members signaled.

"Everything is ready, captain, including our lunch!" After a German pilot checked the aircraft's equipment for the last time, he closed the hatch door and said sadly.

"Actually, lunch is redundant. Today, we will witness a miracle in the history of naval warfare. It will make you forget lunch." The captain said with a smile. Then, with the delivery of the take-off order, the huge K8T long-range patrol aircraft began to slide on the runway. After a few dozen seconds, accompanied by the huge roar of the engine, the bomber, like a dragon, spread its wings and flew into the sky.

In the apron area, dozens of K8 bombers specializing in attacks are also refueling and loading operations. Such a huge range has forced the aircraft with an original load of nearly 3 tons to cut ammunition a lot. In the end, the highest-level aircraft in this battle can only carry one torpedo weighing more than 700 kilograms or two 500KG bombs.

The German Navy and Air Force were ready to complete, and at this time, the British were also carrying out their final combat preparations. Two hours before dawn, the Thomas fleet finally arrived at the designated merging position. After their destroyers and the outer destroyers of the Great Fleet conducted identity verification through light signals, the Thomas fleet and the Great Fleet completed the merging. More than ten minutes later, Thomas and Betty stepped on the deck of the Iron Duke, the Great Fleet flagship, for the last time, and met their old boss, General Jericho.

"Hisser Commander, we intercepted the German telegram and determined the location. They are 25 nautical miles southeast of us!" An officer in charge of intelligence reported.

"25 nautical miles? There is still more than an hour before dawn, so we can get through it!" Admiral Thomas said eagerly. If you sail at the Jericho fleet's speed of 18 knots, then the main gun combat distance of about 16 kilometers after the two sides met was still a little rich. In Thomas's view, it was obviously a very lucky thing that the fleets of both sides could get so close before the battle in the dark night. It was just now. It seemed that the God of War stood on the side of the British this time.

"If we send seaplanes now, we will be lucky enough to fly over the German fleet in 45 minutes. Then we can keep an eye on them! At dawn, guide all our aviation forces to entangle the opponents, and then drag the high seas fleet into a state of war!" Betty was also very satisfied with the current situation. In his opinion, today's start was very good, which is a good sign!

With the current state of the British aircraft carrier team, it is naturally impossible to cause much damage to the German fleet by itself, but it is still possible to disrupt the formation and slow down the opponent. After all, no matter how arrogant the commander is, he cannot still maintain a relatively dense rectangular formation when facing groups of bombers and torpedoes, right? In the eyes of Jericho and others, the artillery battle of the large fleet should still have advantages. After all, the large fleet has 32 main battleships. The German Navy has only 23 main battleships! Nearly 40% of the main battleships have! Although there are 10 of these 32 main battleships, there are 10 fearless battleships and battlecruisers...

"Well, we do have the best combat state now. We will not have it in the past, and we will not have a better combat state in the future. So, today, we will have a decisive battle with our old enemies from the mainland! The winner will get the favor of the sea god and the reward of the war god!" Jericho took a deep breath and said solemnly: "So, I hope every soldier can perform his duties for the British Empire in today's battle!"

"Everything is for the empire, everything is for the royal navy!" The subordinate officers made a deafening cry!

"Very good, now all the fleet commanders, except Betty and Thomas, return to their respective combat posts and prepare for the battle!" Jericho said.

"You seem to have something else to say?" Thomas hesitated and said, looking at Jericho, who was hiding his worries in his eyes when there were only three people left in the conference room.

"Hiss Commander, we actually don't have to worry. The Navy Aircraft Carrier Team promises that even if we fight all the fighters, we will drag the German fleet, let our battleships get close enough and then smash them!" Betty said extremely firmly.

"I believe that each of you will do your best to fight this war, but I am still a little worried. We know the location of the High Seas Fleet, but we don't know the location of the Spee fleet. What if the Germans were not trapped? What if the Spee fleet throws away the target and is coming here?" Jericho said.

"It's impossible. We are all dispatching in the dark. The target is still performing its duties. Unless God is German, they cannot see through it." Thomas said.

"Okay, maybe I'm too careful, but in order to deal with the worst case, I will leave some seaplanes and auxiliary warships to form a cordon on the west side of the fleet. If the Spee fleet appears and we still do not gain an absolute advantage on the battlefield, I hope you can evacuate to the local area immediately, decisively and without hesitation! The other warships of the large fleet will buy you time! That's it! Don't refute, repeat my order just now, swear to execute my order, and then return to your own fleet!"

Jericho didn't want to give them time to explain and argue. At this moment, Jericho fully explained what a military chief is, that is, I gave the order, you can just execute it!
Chapter completed!