Chapter 1016 Don't intercept the fleet coming home
Kato Tachiyoshi's answer is still objective. The United Power and Saint-Istvan do not have any combat effectiveness, and the flight is very low. This is true. The situation of the Allied Fleet is not good. Otherwise, it would not have allowed the two Japanese battleships to survive until now...&1t;/p>
However, this was different from the ears of De La Perel. He was eager to fight and even wanted to find a reason for the pursuit. He understood it as the Allied fleet vulnerable? At least he wrote in his post-war summary... So, the lieutenant general, who had increased his confidence, decided to rush up and tear off a piece of meat from the exhausted beast! Even if he could not completely wipe out, at least he had to keep the joint force and Saint-Istvan?!&1t;/p>
Lieutenant General de La Perel thought so and did the same. "Order the fleet to change its course and prepare to pursue the Allied fleet! As for the Japanese? Let them do it!" So, four minutes later, the flagship Brestane turned first, then Lorraine, Provence, and the three Guba-class battleships behind and two Dandong-class battleships. A total of 8 battleships lined up to chase the Count in the direction of leaving! Like a shark smelling the fishy smell!&1t;/p>
"The French are catching up! They seem to have found our route and sailed directly to the southern part of Rhode Island. If we keep our current flight, then they are likely to block our way home." Just as the Count gathered the former Fearless Battleship and was about to return, an officer said after holding the telegram that had just been transferred from the seaplane.&1t;/p>
"What?! The French dared to come here?!" The Count said with some surprise, but he still walked a few steps to the chart. At this time, a route marked with a red dotted line was extending from the battlefield as the starting point to the northeast. The French were not stupid at all. He did not intend to chase the fleet that intercepted the tail and chased the Count, because it was inefficient. La Perel directly locked the target on two joint force-class battleships that were almost dead. At this time, the two battleships left the battlefield first, carried out simple self-rescue and went north to Rhode Island, which was equivalent to walking the two short sides of a triangle. The French directly chose the long side, and the distance was closer. The French fleet seemed to be faster than the two Austro-Hungarian battleships now! If nothing unexpected happened, maybe two hours later, the French fleet could directly cross the Austro-Hungarian fleet's route! Waiting for the other side to collide!&1t;/p>
The Count looked up at the sky, and it seemed that it was time for lunch now. If nothing unexpected happened, the French would have one afternoon to fight with him! The seemingly simple convergence task was so entangled that the Count was very surprised.&1t;/p>
"I chose to avoid it, just to avoid meaningless battles, but if the French still want to try it, I don't mind teaching them how to fight naval battles!" This time, the Count was really angry, and he had never been so angry! There is a saying in Europe that you should not stop the fleet going home. There is also a saying in the ancient East that dogs jump over the wall when they are anxious, and cats even bite people when they are anxious!&1t;/p>
"Report the results of each ship in the fleet."&1t;/p>
"The four fast battleships can reach more than 24 knots at any time, the former Dreadnoughts team has a degree of about 19 to 20 knots. General Negovan's fleet is currently 16 knots, and it is expected that after some power systems are repaired, there is hope to reach 18 knots. The French fleet's voyage is only around 18 knots, and they only have one chance to intercept." A moment later, after completing the work on paper, Major General Schultz said.&1t;/p>
Take the dreadnought in front? After this idea came out, it was immediately extinguished by the count. Now is not the time to fight the fleet. To be honest, if both sides really set off their stance, they will really suffer some losses. Not only is it a matter of the number of fleets, but their ammunition reserves are not that sufficient.&1t;/p>
You should know that Turkey itself cannot mass-produce 35omm armor-piercing bombs. Within a few days, the Allied Mediterranean Fleet fought two wars, almost consuming all the large-caliber shells. The ammunition transported through the neutral country Romania and Bulgaria had not been shipped. This time the entire fleet came out, and even the ammunition compartment was not filled. After the Japanese fleet was defeated, the ammunition ownership dropped sharply. The Count did not think that these ammunition could be used to fight a high-intensity fleet decisive battle.&1t;/p>
Therefore, what the Count needs to do in his actions is to deter and cover, so that the French fleet can retreat because they really can't get any benefits. In order to do this, the flexibility of the fleet's response has become the ultimate factor. It is necessary to be able to resist, fight, and run!&1t;/p>
"Let us get up and let the former Fleet of the Defaultless Fleet and General Negovan's fleet go together, we will cover them home!" After a moment of contemplation, the Earl ordered. A few minutes later, the Allied Fleet, which had already accumulated together, separated again. The Former Fleet quickly approached General Negovan's fleet, and the Earl took four fast battleships and a group of destroyers to turn northward to two Luojing points, and rushed towards the French fleet's route extension line, just like a knight who bravely challenged the dragon. The Earl would use his four fast battleships to challenge the French 8 battleships! Fight for his teammates behind him!&1t;/p>
"Your Excellency General, it's the German fleet, they want to intercept us!" Following the direction of a subordinate's finger, Lieutenant General De La Perel saw the Earl Fleet appearing southeast of the fleet. At this time, the opponent's route almost cut across its own route, and the opponent's route was very fast!&1t;/p>
"Are they going to be a chariot with a mantis arm? Four warships beat us 8?! Do you really think their God's favorite?" The lieutenant general sneered. But then, the lieutenant general frowned slightly again because he realized a problem. If everyone sets aside, the French fleet will naturally not be afraid of their opponents, but if they change their course and fight against the opponent, they will be exactly what the opponent wants! The course of the Allied fleet is northwest. If he turns, then it will be completely contrary to the original plan! And if he doesn't turn, then wait for the opponent to t!&1t;/p>
At this time, the Lieutenant General appeared for the first time. The express fleet had such a great advantage in this choice of fighting! So no matter what choice the French fleet made, it would be unfavorable to its own side...&1t;/p>
"Why do we try to rush?" After hesitating for a while, the lieutenant general, who was really unwilling to accept it, decided to rush for a hard time. Anyway, his advantage was huge! So, the entire French fleet once again added, and the almost unchanged course rushed towards his opponent like an angry bull!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!