In the eastern section, although the water depth is shallow, the channel is very smooth, so most of the fleets travel from the eastern section. However, no matter how good the water temperature and width limit the traffic capacity, especially for the British fleet, 40 ships just pass by, which is definitely crowded enough. If the Japanese fleet and other ships are added, it will be even more crowded. What's more, in the eyes of the British, they have arrived at the Red Sea, and there is no problem at all. What's wrong with this last section? After all, there is no German attack ship in the Indian Ocean yet!

If there is no attack ship, the escort will be greatly reduced. The reason why the Japanese organized such a large fleet for the transport fleet was not actually escort, but after the navy came out, they just escorted a group of troops to the army. Neither the British nor the Japanese thought they would be attacked from the sea. When Emden was in a prosperous Indian Ocean in history, the British arranged this fleet to escort, so the arrangements of the British and Japanese were normal!

As for how the Americans know, it is very simple. With tens of thousands of people mobilized, boarded the ship and then formed a vast fleet to sail. As long as the Americans were concerned, under the protection of the neutral country, the Americans could easily know the whereabouts of the fleet. The Japanese were the same. More importantly, when both the British and Japanese decided to go to the Hot Sea, they would have to pass the Mande Strait sooner or later. After all, there was only this road, so the ambush location had been selected. With chance and the efforts of Germany and the United States, the first large-scale naval battle finally kicked off after the outbreak of the World War.

The news brought by Nimitz is indeed very powerful, but the news does not represent a successful plan. Not to mention anything else, just the seven ships of Su Xiong, how do you catch more than 40 British ships? Yes, you are fast, yes, the other party is weak, but the question is, if they scatter, which one do you chase? Even if the two battleships have good performance and show their might, after killing the escort warships, one will catch three more, and one of them will also catch three more, and nearly half of the ship will be released. Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity cannot be wasted like this!

This is just to fight the British. After the battle, some ships will definitely be captured. After the capture, warships will definitely be arranged to be escorted. Then there will be even fewer warships that can be used when dealing with the Japanese. It will be even more difficult to capture more Japanese ships. Moreover, the Japanese fleet is not a British fleet, and it will still be a fight to fight. After all, the Satsuma-class battleship is quasi-fair!

Now, Su Xiong's prediction has come true. Maybe this wave of German fleets is really full! Then let Su Xiong and others understand one thing, what does it mean to have the will but not have enough strength! Well, then the current problem has become the question of how to eat this big meal!

"If we only look at the ambush location, the Mande Strait is obviously the best choice, but we cannot choose here directly, because except for the terrain, the situation here is completely unfavorable to us." Su Xiong said with a little regret.

Everyone can understand the general situation of the Mande Strait, and some of them have walked a few times. As shown on the map, the sea area here is very narrow, and once the other party is ambushed, it will be difficult to run out. But at the same time, such a narrow area is also a problem for large warships. The too narrow water area lacks depth and dodging space for large warships, with a width of more than 3 kilometers, and then removing places where the water depth is not enough and cannot be sailed.

Two battleships entered, and the other party launched a lightning strike under the cover of smoke bombs? Although the main battleship said that there were only three, the number of destroyers was uncertain. What if an ant bite the elephant to death? The 2 divisions of the Anzac-New Zealand Army is indeed very attractive, but Su Xiong would not do this for the sake of this.

Another problem is that the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden have now become one of the busiest routes. Two such a large warships cannot be hidden in any case. It is obviously impossible to enter in advance to block the British. People will definitely find it. Then a telegram will tell the British fleet that may not come. Moreover, if the British deploy a fleet in the Red Sea, even if a small fleet cannot stop Su Xiong, it will definitely be fine, right?

As for the time when the other party enters and chases you, this is indeed feasible, but in this way, the battle results may not be as good as possible. Moreover, Alexandria is said to be the main force of the British Mediterranean Fleet. If they come out to respond, Su Xiong is not sure to let the two warships that have spared half the earth fight against them. The two BCs and several armored cruisers, plus a circle of destroyers occupy the field. It is not that you can't win, but because this is an attacking fleet. If you can't fight to the death, try not to fight to the death.

Therefore, the whole plan entered a dilemma. If the Germans had the idea of ​​leaving after a fight, it would be easy, and it would easily cause thousands of losses to the British. However, if you want to eat up the fleet and then clean up the Japanese, it would be difficult.

"I would like to ask you a few questions. If these problems can be solved, we can try to ambush in the Mande Strait." At this time, Raidel suddenly said.

"I will try my best to cooperate with you," Nimitz said.

"First, can we determine the exact time when the British fleet enters the Mande Strait?"

"It is definitely impossible to be accurate to minutes, but it is possible within 2 hours. After all, the opponent's speed is almost uniform, and our ship is keeping surveillance, so such a large fleet cannot escape." Nimitz said.

"Second, will the British deploy additional naval power in the Mande Strait?"

"There may be small ships of destroyers, but there will be warships above light cruisers, because just before, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Turkish fleet had already merged, which made the British very nervous. All fleets were concentrated in Alexandria and prepared to go to the Aegean Sea. The British's strength was not superior, and even if the French were included, they would not disperse their troops anymore. At this time, the arrival of the Japanese fleet also meant to support the British." Nimitz thought for a while and said.

"Third, Captain Caron, how many destroyers can your Nautilus deal with?"

"Are you kidding? If my warship is not too slow, it can be called a destroyer killer. Killing three ships is easy." Karon said with a smile.

"That's good, I think if I prepare, I can give it a try!" Redell said confidently.
Chapter completed!