The Rise of the Empire

Ever since, Su Xiong set a record and killed two divisions in less than 2 hours! It caused more than 20,000 casualties. Don’t forget that in addition to these Anzac soldiers, there were also a large number of Royal Navy officers and soldiers in the fleet! Because of this achievement, Su Xiong was awarded the title of Count by the Kaiser. The British and Japanese call it the Blood Earl, the bloodthirsty maniac! The hatred is palpable.

But to be honest, Su Xiong was really unjust. After dealing with the British fleet, he took other ships to take in the British officers and soldiers who fell into the water, and even asked the Sturgeon attack ship to intercept merchant ships from other neutral countries to rescue them. These people who fell into the water. Judging from his performance, he can be described as a moral model.

But it is a pity that no one dared to enter the narrow strait to save people because of the bad environment, chaotic situation, and Harris's telegram that was the most embarrassing to his teammates in history! Once inside, what if we were hit by a transport ship that was already frightened like a mad dog? What if you accidentally hit a mine?

Therefore, Su Xiong could only contact the British transport fleet through semaphores and telegrams over and over again, hoping that they could understand the situation, stabilize their emotions, and then surrender safely.

"To be honest, it's better not to send this telegram." Su Xiong said to Colonel Harris who rescued him.

Of course, it cannot be said that there was no luck. One merchant ship actually successfully passed through the minefield, and then decisively chose to kneel in front of the Nautilus's gun... Another merchant ship successfully landed on the shoal of Pilin Island. After it ran aground, thousands of British officers and soldiers on board escaped successfully, avoiding the fate of being blown to pieces or captured. They were the luckiest. But there is only one. Of course, there was more than one ship stranded, and many ships were stranded, but no one could escape...

It took an hour for the chaos on the sea to calm down. At this time, the entire strait seemed to be covered with blood, bodies of Australian and New Zealand soldiers, and fragments of broken ships. The hell-like scene made everyone feel a trace of fear in their hearts.

"God, this is definitely not the result I want." Redel said looking at the miserable scene on the sea. Then he made a cross on his chest.

The remaining eight transport ships finally recognized the situation and chose to surrender. Then cautiously sailed towards the German fleet at the mouth of the strait. Two of the ships, with the consent of the Germans, began to rescue the still alive people who fell into the water. After some rescue efforts, more than 10,000 British, Australian and New Zealand officers and soldiers were finally rescued. By the way, more than 4,000 people reached the shore under extremely lucky circumstances. They neither died at sea nor were captured, but compared to being captured, their fate may not be as good as the prisoners. After all, they will continue to go to the terrifying Western Front and fight in artillery fire and muddy trenches. The vast majority never return to their homes in Australia.

The captured officers and soldiers were eventually placed on the eight remaining transport ships. If nothing else happened, the prisoner of war camp in Basra would be waiting for them. Just when the two auxiliary cruisers began to collect the prisoners and were responsible for escorting the captured warships, Su Xiong did not forget his duty as a naval admiral. Since the Nautilus had sealed the exit of the strait near the Asian coast, let The Sturgeon continued its efforts and installed mines at the entrance to the strait near the African end... There is no way, since we are enemies, this kind of thing is unavoidable. Sympathy is sympathy, but there must be no less that should be done.

"The Japanese fleet has arrived, and they already know the information about our war with the British.

But we probably don’t know the specific situation. According to our camouflaged reconnaissance ship, their transport fleet is staying in the Gulf of Aden, and two Satsuma-class battleships are heading to the battlefield! "Just when several German auxiliary cruisers chose to clean the battlefield, Nimitz sent the latest situation. Originally, it would be great if this ambush could kill the British fleet. It was really good for the Japanese fleet and the Japanese fleet. It doesn't matter how many calls there are, after all, the British will definitely send messages to others through the radio.

Although in theory the two sides have a voyage of less than a day, in fact the distance is not long because the voyage is calculated based on the transport ship's speed of about 8 knots. If replaced by a battleship, the speed would only be more than half a day. If the two sides were traveling opposite each other, they might encounter each other at noon.

As for whether the clear warning telegram sent by the German fleet will cause the ambush to fail, there is no need to worry about this, because a short-wave radio station was used when the telegram was sent. The transmission distance of short-wavelength electromagnetic waves is very short, only tens of kilometers. At this time The Japanese fleet is still 100 kilometers away, so it can't be contained at all.

"According to the analysis of our radio personnel, at the beginning of the war, the armored cruiser Defense issued an attack warning through shortwave. The Japanese may have received it, and there seemed to be a problem with the Sydney's radio system. The Melbourne was mainly Medium wave communication, so the Japanese should not have received many messages." After a while, Redl summarized the technicians' views and came up with an answer consistent with Nimitz.

In other words, the current situation is that the Japanese know that a war has broken out here, but they do not know the number of troops participating in the war and the results of the war. As the flagship, the Defense has strong radio communication capabilities, but its survival time is the shortest. The other two ships either had problems with their machines, or they just didn't have time to fix them... After all, the total fighting time was not long.

"There are planes on the Nautilus. We can let it track the Japanese transport fleet. In addition to the two cruisers responsible for escorting prisoners, the other two can also follow the Nautilus. The two Japanese quasi-dreadnought battleships are handed over to Scharnho Ste and the Gneisenau will handle it." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.

"Three cruisers, isn't that a little less? If the other party leaves a light cruiser behind, it will be very difficult for us." Reidel said.

"How about the two battleships separate?" Nimitz hesitated and said.

"This is not a good idea. Just attack as much as you can. Most of the opponents are slow-speed merchant ships. We have seaplanes to help with the investigation. Even if they run all night, they won't be able to escape much. In this sea area, Scharnho The Sturt and the Gneisenau are the kings. The two British battle cruisers in the Mediterranean are not a problem at all, and the main force of the Japanese fleet is still far away in East Asia." Su Xiong thought for a while and decided to play it safe. In this naval battle, there will always be some unexpected factors that affect the situation.

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