Chapter 1015： Otherwise, lets talk about it! (1/2)
Chapter 1015 Let's Talk About It!
At the same time that Kato Teiyoshi received the telegram from Lieutenant Admiral de La Perel, Count Spey shook his head helplessly, because just now, a seaplane in charge of alert also found that it was heading towards the battlefield. To be honest, the speed of the French fleet’s emergence is somewhat beyond the count’s expectations. According to his estimation, the French fleet should be in the northwest of Crete. It stands to reason that at the speed of the French fleet, even It is absolutely impossible to reach the battlefield so quickly if it can reach 20 knots.
The actual situation is like this. After the British and Japanese fleets arrived in Alexandria, the British had notified the French fleet, and with backup, the French fleet's range of activities also increased. When the battle began, the French fleet had already moved to the east of Crete, and after receiving the telegram, it began to sail southward at full speed. Fortunately, de La Perrell finally did one thing. The French fleet finally arrived on the battlefield before the Spey fleet completely drove the Japanese into the sea.
”What to do?” Major General Schultz, chief of staff, asked the earl with a serious face. Success is here. If you are lucky, you can send a battleship of more than 30,000 tons to the bottom of the sea in the next minute. This will be the most powerful battleship destroyed by the Allies since the beginning of the war. Such a record is enough to shine in history, not to mention If the Japanese fleet is killed, the situation in the entire Mediterranean will be subversive. Even after the repairs are completed, the German fleet will come out and the French can be tough! It is impossible to say that there is no temptation for such a result!
”How long will the French fleet come over?!” the count asked.
”At most half an hour.” Schultz hesitated and said.
”Half an hour!” Earl Spey sighed for a long time, and a kind of helplessness surged from his heart. For half an hour, the Earl kept thinking about the time needed and the opportunity for himself to evacuate, even though it was far away. The two Japanese battleships are already crumbling, but their huge size and fairly complete armor boxes allow these two battleships to take up strikes far beyond the current state of display.
And if you extend your vision to the entire theater of operations, then the current situation is like this: General Negovan’s 2 fast battleships and 7 supply ships can only continue to drive towards Rhode Island at a speed of 16 knots. The quasi-fearless members of the Austro-Hungarian fleet stayed here with themselves, but because just now in order to chase the enemy, the fleet was a bit scattered, and it would take some time to gather the warships again.
And if there is a disadvantage in the battle with the French fleet, then he can run away, but whether the quasi-fearless people behind can run away is unknown. Even if the fleets of the two sides are equal and one side is ready to fight, if the other side cannot even gather the fleet, then there is no need to fight!
The earl really hesitated at this time, huge interests and responsibilities were weighed on his shoulders, one step forward, waiting for him may be a glorious victory, or it may be an abyss. And in this situation where a World War might decide life and death, the earl is really undecided!
”Collect the fleet, let's go!” About 5 minutes later, Earl Spey glanced at the two Japanese battleships still staggering in the distance and finally made up his mind. Schultz and others did not question the Earl's decision. Signal flags and telegrams quickly conveyed the Earl's order to the entire fleet. The four fast battleships began to turn, and waited for the arrival of the former Dreadnought fleet that had just handled Lord Nelson in the distance. The earl is really ready at this moment. If it doesn't work, everyone is ready to take a shot...