Chapter 754： Above the ocean (1/2)

”We seem to be targeted. Two British warships appeared behind us. Judging from the ship type, it seems to be an armored cruiser.” In the somewhat shaky captain's room, Major General Su Xiong looked at the information sent by Riddle Lost in contemplation.

After two days of sailing, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau have successfully dashed out of the North Sea and entered the Norwegian Sea. At this moment, they are turning to the northwest, planning to travel from the Shetland Islands and the Faroe Islands. Cross into the Atlantic Ocean. At this time, the British Great Fleet was gathering on the mainland, and did not go north. The battlecruiser formation does have the possibility of threatening itself. The 4 battlecruisers directly under Betty were not in the North Sea but in Liverpool, which made Major General Su Xiong a little uneasy.

”Captain Von Legst suggested that we take action to kill the two guys behind.” An officer said.

”What's the reason?” Su Xiong did not speak, but looked at the officer.

”If we maintain the current speed, we can't get behind the two warships behind us. He suspects that the British may be planning to use battlecruiser formations to intercept us. The two warships behind us are always in contact to illustrate this point.” The officer said.

”The British did not declare war. Besides, if they wanted to do it, they could have done it in the North Sea long ago.” Raidel shook his head and said. ”Before we entered the Indian Ocean, we could not reveal our identity and the performance of the warship.” Ryder bit the word performance very seriously.

Everyone here immediately understood what Raidel meant. So far, the German fleet has been successful in keeping the speed of warships secret. Except for some officers on these warships who know the exact speed of warships, the sailors do not know it. If Su Xiong's fleet is exposed, then once the British are prepared, both themselves and the high seas fleet will encounter additional difficulties.

”That's right, if they wanted to do it, they would have done it long ago, but since they didn't do it in the North Sea, it would be more difficult to do it in the Atlantic Ocean. There is no need to deal with them, but we also need to trouble them.” Su Xiong After a short period of thought, I decided to increase the speed of the fleet to 20 knots. This speed is almost the speed of a conventional battleship, and the speed will not be exposed.

In high sea conditions, the heavy-duty Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with a displacement of close to 30,000 tons can ensure stable navigation, strengthen the bow structure, and deploy thin-armored battleships to walk safely. , But for the British cruiser behind, this speed is a bit difficult.

8 nautical miles behind the German fleet are two armored cruisers, the Black Prince and the Kresi, which have been in service for nearly 8 years. The steam engine and boiler pipelines have been somewhat aging. The speed of 23 knots has become a theoretical figure. It is good to be able to run 21 knots in normal sea conditions, but now, in high sea conditions, two battleships can run 18 knots. God.

With the acceleration of the German warships, the two British warships also began to accelerate, but it is a pity that the increasing storms made the British's efforts vanish! Boom, the sound of hitting the hull like a heavy hammer kept coming, and the huge battleship swayed on the sea like a pendulum.

”Your Excellency Commander, the former main gun of the Crecy has been flooded, and we can no longer accelerate.” An officer walked to the fleet commander Goodnow and said anxiously.