So before Thomas' fleet left, Coole had already told the former in a rather vague way that the probability of the ambush was not very high. In terms of intelligence, he had some negligence. If it failed, please don't be too frustrated. If there is a stake, let's take it together...

A telegram was sent from the port of Mumbai. According to the scheduled plan, Major General Cour sent a telegram to the Golden Admiralty far away in the UK to start the operation. An invisible large net began to gradually unfold and rushed to the Suxiong fleet, which was still unknown to the situation.

At this time, Su Xiong's fleet was also sailing towards the predetermined supply sea. The British were lucky. In this supply point selection, Su Xiong happened to choose to accept the supply from the Star. Because the British handled it properly in the capture operation, the Star did not send a telegram. Su Xiong naturally didn't know that the Star had been killed by the British, and a huge fleet was also sailing towards him! Even Su Xiong didn't even know that the Thomas fleet entered the Indian Ocean. His only understanding of the possible arrival of the British fleet was the telegram that Prince Ruprecht gave him!

However, even so, as a German naval squadron with rich experience and the most attacks after the war started, Su Xiong was very alert to the possible arrival of the British fleet. He asked other attack ships in the telegram to help collect intelligence, but until now, there is no following...

When the fleet has nothing to do, Su Xiong will discuss with Raidel, the temporary captain of the Gneesenau, how to deal with it, such as now. That's right. Most of the worlds of sea attacks and counterattacks are used to wait and rush. If the real battle is only a matter of dozens of minutes or hours, and for this short period of time, the entire fleet may take several days. During this period, Su Xiong always has to consider what to do if he encounters a tough problem.

"If it's a lion and a tiger, we can choose to kill him. If it's a queen, we can only choose to go around in circles." Raidel said.

"The only port in India that can support the Schánhorst and Gneisenau is Fao. Our mine array in the Strait of Hormuz may not be supported for too long. If the British main fleet stays in the Indian Ocean for a long enough time, even if we cannot catch us, it will be enough to block the Strait of Hormuz with mine arrays." Su Xiong's words revealed a strong sense of anxiety.

"But fortunately, we have a lot of supply points, and in addition to sea, there are also East Africa. Although German East Africa and Mozambique do not have ports that can accommodate these two warships, it is still possible if it is just a simple addition of coal." Raidel said.

"That's just to extend the time of decline."

"So, the real determinant of the victory or defeat of this Indian Ocean Battle has never been us and a certain team that came to encircle our fleet. And in the distant North Sea," said Raidel.

"But I don't trust Tirpitz and General Boer, these people are too conservative."

"But now Prince Ruprecht also has the right to speak, and may be able to help us at critical moments. After all, the British are under great pressure. But even so, we need to do what we need to do now first. Don't wait until they take action, we'll be done." Raidel said half-seriously and half-jokingly.

"Okay, let's talk about the serious matters, how much fuel is left on the Gneisenau? How high can it run based on the current load? How much ammunition?" Su Xiong asked.

"There is 65% now. The speed of the 26 knots in the trial voyage is probably not good, but it is still OK to approach 25 knots. We only use 6 of the 14 boilers now, and the other 6 are in good condition. As for ammunition, the main gun ammunition is basically not consumed, and the secondary gun ammunition is about 60%, and the condition is very good. Where is your Schonhorst?" Raidel asked.

"My condition is similar to you. My fuel is more than yours, about 70%. The current condition is very good. If you can successfully recharge this time, then our fuel will be almost full." Su Xiong said. According to relevant rules, half of the fleet supply is carried out when the fuel drops to about 50%. But now, because of worrying that the British fleet may be killed at any time, Su Xiong must ensure that the fleet is in a relatively good state, so there is an additional supply this time. It has to be said that Su Xiong is not very lucky to go out this time. The supply ship arranged this time happened to be the Stars that the British seized!

"If nothing unexpected happens, we will meet with the supply ship at noon tomorrow and then carry out supply." Su Xiong said.

"Why is it noon tomorrow?" Redell asked.

"Because we mainly supply heavy oil this time, and heavy oil supply is obviously much more convenient than coal, so it doesn't take that long. After supplying, we have one night to leave the supply sea. Don't underestimate the British. More than 20 days have passed since the telegram sent by His Royal Highness. The British fleet should have arrived." Su Xiong said to the sea in the distance.

The next day, when the sun rose from the air again, two German battleships were entering the predetermined supply sea from the southeast. The two battleships advanced at a speed of 14 knots, which is the most economical speed now, running the farthest distance with the least fuel. If the speed is lower, the efficiency of the turbine unit will be reduced. At 10 o'clock in the morning, there is still 35 kilometers away from the supply sea, and Suxiong's flagship Schánhorst also began to send the first identification telegram!

"We found them! The Germans finally took the bait!" What Su Xiong did not expect was that this telegram sent by Zhongbo became the culprit for exposing their location! 30 degrees southwest of the Su Xiong fleet, 50 nautical miles away, a reconnaissance ship named the Shih-sung first intercepted the telegram. Based on the seized password, the British easily deciphered the telegram and determined that the visitor was the German fleet they had been thinking about for many years!

"Send the information immediately to General Thomas and other fleets." The captain of the reconnaissance ship of the Shipin ordered. However, what the British did not expect was that the telegrams that spread at the speed of light allowed the British squadrons to be the position of the Suxiong fleet, but also made the Germans alert! After all, the Germans' radio technology in this plane was not inferior to that of the British. Although the Schánhorst could not achieve accurate lateral direction, there was no problem receiving this medium-wave telegram.

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