Chapter 831： Rush hour one (1/2)

So before the Thomas fleet left, Kuhl had already told the former quite vaguely that the probability of a successful ambush this time was not very high. In terms of intelligence, he still had some negligence. If he fails, please don't be too frustrated. If there is a pot, everyone will recite...

A telegram was sent from the port of Mumbai. According to a predetermined plan, Major General Chur sent a telegram of the start of the operation to the Golden Admiralty in the United Kingdom. An invisible net began to unfold gradually, and pounced on the Su Xiong Fleet, which was still ignorant of the situation.

At this time, the Su Xiong fleet was also heading to the scheduled supply sea area. The British had good luck. In this supply point selection, Su Xiong just chose to accept the supply of the Star, and because the British handled it during the capture operation. Properly, the Star did not send a telegram, and Su Xiong naturally didn't know that the Star had been killed by the British, and a huge fleet was coming towards him! Even Su Xiong didn't even know how the Thomas fleet entered the Indian Ocean. The only thing he knew about the possible arrival of the British fleet was the telegram that Prince Ruprecht sent him!

But even so, as an experienced German naval squadron with the largest number of attacks after the war, Su Xiong was also very vigilant about the possibility of the British fleet. In the telegram, he asked other attacking ships to help gather intelligence, but until now, There is no more...

When the fleet has nothing to do, Su Xiong will also discuss with Gneisenau’s temporary captain Raidel about how to deal with the problem, such as now. That's right. Most of the world in naval assault and counter assault is to wait and drive. The real battle is a matter of tens of minutes or a few hours, and for this short period of time, the entire fleet may take several days. During this period of time, Su Xiong always had to consider with Raidel what to do if he had trouble.

”If it is a lion and tiger, we can choose to kill him, if it is a queen, we can only choose to go around in circles.” Raidel said.

”The only port in India that can support Scharnhorst and Gneisenau is Faor. Our mine array in the Strait of Hormuz may not be able to support it for long. If the main British fleet is in The Indian Ocean stayed long enough, even if it couldn't catch us, it was enough to block the Strait of Hormuz with mine arrays.” Su Xiong's words revealed deep anxiety.

”But fortunately, we have more supply points. In addition to the sea, there are also East Africa. Although German East Africa and Mozambique do not have a port that can accommodate these two warships, it is still possible to simply add coal.” Del said.

”That's just prolonging the time of decline.”

”So, with regard to the outcome of this Indian Ocean battle, the real deciding factor has never been our fleet that came to encircle and suppress our fleet. It was in the far North Sea.” Raidel said.

”But I don't trust Tirpitz and Admiral Ball. These people are too conservative.”