The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 1287

"What if it's repaired? Anyway, our Fuso-class battleships are enough to suppress them! If they go slower, we might be able to kill one." Yamashiro Captain Matsumura Ryuo Osa said nonchalantly.

"But the Kurama can't beat the Germans. In fact, the 12-inch side-string armor and turret cannot guarantee immunity to the opponent's 350MM armor-piercing shells. In fact, in the last battle, the Fuso could severely damage the Austro-Hungarian fast battleship. It's luck." Major General Kanji Kato sighed.

"Luck is sometimes elusive. Last time, we took advantage. Then who would it be this time? Who knows?" At this point, Rear Admiral Kato Kanji remembered that before leaving, the Admiralty A confidential telegram from. And the content above.

"If it doesn't work, it seems that this can only be done!" Kanji Kato made up his mind.

"Are you sure that the Germans will attack this time?" Outside Machen Port, the captain of the battlecruiser King Kong, Osamu Moriyama, asked the commander Lieutenant General Yamaya.

"Our transportation operation is not a secret to them, and if the German battleship has been repaired, then they will act in 80%." Others in the mountain house said without hesitation.

"Even if you have to face Fuso-class battleships?" Moriyama Keisaburo Osa asked.

"Don't be too superstitious about the performance of warships. In the last battle, we only had a slight advantage," said the lieutenant general of the mountain house. : "If the Germans don't come out this time, then forget it. Quan is treated as a tactical cruise. If it comes out, then it is a good choice for us to solve this problem once and for all, isn't it?"

After that, the other lieutenant General Yamaya looked at the fleet outside the window, the two Kongo-class battleships Kongo and Kirishima, and the two light cruisers Chikuma and Heido. This is the hunting fleet in his hands! Of course, it is impossible to kill the Germans with these two battlecruisers. After they need Fuso and Kurama to drag and injure their opponents, the two King Kong-class battlecruisers will serve as a surprise soldier and achieve the best victory in one fell swoop. ! that is it!

The two German fast battleships in the back garden of the Allies not only annoyed the British, but also annoyed the Japanese! These warships just stay in the port are enough to make Britain and Japan have a nightmare. The nearest Indian Ocean-Red Sea route cannot be used. More than 90% of the ships must detour from the South Indian Ocean to the Horn of Africa, then enter the Atlantic Ocean, and finally arrive in Europe. When the Allies chose this voyage, they had already lost half. If the news of the attack of the two fast battleships is confirmed, if the Su Xiong fleet is confirmed to attack, I am afraid that before the Su Xiong fleet is hit again, more than 80% of the fleet will probably choose to hide in the harbor instead of risking out, right? Therefore, the Japanese decided to completely kill the Su Xiong fleet if possible!

For this reason, the Japanese Ministry of the Navy formulated such a plan to lure the enemy into deep. The Yamashiro battleship and Kurama are indeed covering the JP-15 transport fleet to Europe. This is true, but their mission is not only that, but also attracts Germany. The fleet attacked, thereby biting the opponent's intentions. According to the Japanese plan, two days after the departure of the JP-15 transport fleet, the two King Kong-class fast battleships of others from Yamaya will also follow up. They will ensure that they will be about 100 nautical miles behind the JP-15 transport fleet. Location!

The Japanese dare not get too close because they know that the Germans have seaplanes, and the visibility in the Indian Ocean is very good. If the Japanese dare to reduce the distance to less than 60 nautical miles, it is easy to be spotted. In fact, the **** fleet combination of 1 Fuso and 1 Kurama proposed by Yamamoto Quanbei is also very sophisticated. If it is two Fuso, then Su Xiong has no idea to fight! If there are two King Kong ships, they are given away, let alone two King Kong-class battlecruisers. According to the Japanese estimates, the two Kurama-class battleships may not be able to support the arrival of reinforcements!

"Therefore, our **** fleet must have the idea of ​​giving the Germans a battle. At the same time, we must maintain a balance of power so that the Germans knock off their front teeth when attacking." Goro Ijiin mentioned in a memo. -15 The **** problem of the transport fleet.

In formulating this plan, the Japanese navy, which can be described as tactically meticulously crafted, also considered the issue of confidentiality. They could not decipher the German cipher known as the "devil's text". At the same time, they also found that their navy cipher is not for Germany The secret is not too difficult for the fleet to crack. Therefore, in this operation, the entire JP-15 transport fleet has a set of backup codes, and this code is only in the hands of Kato Kanji! When he uses this new code, it means that he has already played against the German fleet. The fleet of the other lieutenant general of the mountain house will quickly rush to the battlefield. During the whole process, the fleet of the other lieutenant general of the mountain house will only receive intelligence, not send it out! In this way, the confidentiality of the operation is guaranteed to the greatest extent.

Of course, there are some risks in doing so. For example, what if the German fleet does not fight? In other words, just touch it and leave? Then it can only be as others in the mountain house said, just as a trip for nothing.

In addition to hunting down the Su Xiong fleet, the Japanese Navy has another intention. "From the perspective of military strength, we are almost equal to the German fleet. I want to know that when the strength of the military is equal ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ We face the German fleet, whether we can win the battle.” The other Lieutenant General of Yamaya still remembers the sentence written by Ijiin Goro in his telegram to himself. This kind of thinking that seems a little naive to outsiders actually reflects The issue that the Japanese Navy has been paying attention to, how does the quality of the Japanese Navy compare with the world's top navy! The Japanese want an answer!

Thus, in the vast Indian Ocean, a game of calculation and counter-calculation, hunting and anti-hunting, a game of cicadas, mantises and oriole gradually kicked off!

"If Pearl is not mistaken, we can meet the JP-15 transport fleet in this sea area today." Colonel Schultz stood on the deck of the U229 submarine, raising the telescope in his hand to search the sea level. Pearl is the abbreviation of another set of intelligence system. This intelligence system is composed of American merchant ships that have been patrolling the Indian Ocean for a long time. Their mission is very simple. One transmitter and one intelligence officer are enough. Just look at what you see. The situation will be sent by telegram. However, with such a simple matter, coupled with the status of a neutral country in the United States, the Allied Powers could not completely destroy this intelligence network! Because it was too difficult to capture, the intelligence officer only had to throw the telegraph and cipher into the sea before the British auxiliary cruiser rushed up.

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