Kinhel has never been so aggrieved as this fight, from beginning to end, he was dragged by the other party's nose, and even the reconnaissance destroyer they sent out was sunk, I really don't know why the other party is so bold, so clear, it is a destroyer chasing from behind, not a capital ship.

Fortunately, for many years, the intuition of leading the fleet made him choose the most correct course, almost with the Black Dragon, and arrived at the sea area where the accident occurred, at this time the destroyer had just sunk, and the entire sea surface was full of traces of war, the location of the sunken destroyer, the broken hull was everywhere, and there were many sailors who dived, they were lucky to survive after the destroyer sank, and the Black Dragon did not have time to attack them.

The sailors who fell into the water must be rescued, but the opponent's warship still has to catch up, even if it is calculated, Chinhel also knows that the destroyer was sunk in a short time, that is, the opponent's attack power is quite powerful.

Such a dangerous warship must not stay, this is the consensus of the British and French fleets, in the attack, there are so many ships to make trouble, the consequences are unimaginable, and they must be guarded against at any time and place.

This is Southeast Asia, Britain's foundation is in Malacca, France's is in Indochina, and only the Netherlands has a foundation in Indonesia, but unfortunately it was almost destroyed by Borneo, and they can't monitor Germany anytime and anywhere like the North Sea, which is very unfavorable for the next war.

Looking at the appearance of the destroyer, this ship left no more than half an hour, at the speed of an ironclad ship, even if it was refitted. There is also a ceiling on his speed, which is for them. is an opportunity to catch up with them. Destroy them.

One chases and one escapes, fast cruisers and destroyers, a little faster than the three ships such as the Black Dragon, but the other ships are a little worse, especially some of them are old, 20 years ago, if you want to catch up, it will take time.

Kiel can't help it. After communicating with the French commander through the flag, it was finally decided to separate the fleet, and the more than 40 warships that were cutting-edge, surpassing the Black Dragon, formed a pursuit battleship and kept approaching the Black Dragon, although these battleships were light warships with a main gun caliber of less than 210 mm. But as long as you fight with the other party and let the opponent's speed slow down, the dreadnoughts in front of you can come up to deal with them, just a few ironclad ships. Even if it has been refitted, how can it be the opponent of the former capital ship.

In the Black Dragon, Xiao Jianfeng has been staring at the sea chart. The plan that was made before is being implemented. It won't be very rigid, after all, the opposing fleet is alive. It is necessary to rely on the actions of the opposing fleet and react, fortunately, they are all in a large framework, in this area of more than 3,000 square nautical miles, the northwest presents a zigzag structure of 20 ocean-going submarines, they are responsible for regional surveillance, every move of the British and French forces, almost can not escape their surveillance, with close contact with radio, the Black Dragon can do, every step is beyond the expectations of the other party, before the risk of sinking the destroyer used by the opponent's reconnaissance, is one of the results of this tactic.

However, with the approach of the British and French fleets, the space they vacated was greatly compressed, no matter how powerful the Black Dragon was, there were only 3 ships, even if the protection was comparable to the dreadnoughts, but the attack was too far from the dreadnoughts, facing the challenge of the British and French forces, at least 9 former dreadnoughts and 10 patrols, and if they didn't run, they would stay there and wait for death.

Scheer's fleet was not far away, and it would take 30 minutes to come at full speed, but he also knew that in order to completely deal with the British and French warships, he had to prepare, maybe 10 minutes, maybe 20 minutes, and he had to fight for this time.

Fortunately, the two sides were in close contact, and with the convenience of the telegram, Scheer also came with good news, the fleet was in good operation, about 2 minutes earlier than scheduled.

2 minutes is not much, for any person, is not too long time, but for the Black Dragon, it is a very rare good news, maybe, in the case of not being able to move, 2 minutes will be saved, at this time, at the airport in Borneo, 50 strategic bombers are preparing to take off, Borneo is about 120 kilometers away from here in a straight line, for a strategic bomber with a speed of 400 kilometers per hour, 15 minutes of time, enough to fly here, They must ensure the safety of the Black Dragon Pirates.

Dididi, the telegraph sounded again, the correspondent looked solemn, and began to translate the telegram, at this time, every telegram is very important, any word difference, there will be a big problem.

"Report, the pursuing fleet has been divided!"

"Division?" Xiao Jianfeng was overjoyed, if it was said that when setting the plan, which situation was most suitable for their plan, it was undoubtedly the division of troops, when the overall speed needed longer to catch up with the Black Dragon, they would choose to separate their forces, a part of the fast ships, chasing and fighting the Black Dragon, and the rest of the main warships would follow, maybe there would only be 15 to 20 minutes in between, but this part of the time would kill them.

The warships, destroyers and light cruisers of the Anglo-French alliance are nothing, the main force of the core is the armored cruiser and the former dreadnought, these are all capital ships, all of which are more than 10,000 tons of big guys, and the elimination of these means the total annihilation of the Anglo-French maritime power in Asia, and many of the considerations made before, including the risk of putting the Black Dragon in a position to attract the enemy, are also because of this.

But once the forces are divided, Scheer's fleet can make a detour, part of it is in the rear, blocking the road of the main British and French fleets, and the other part can directly meet the Black Dragon, and even after ignoring and attacking at will and dispersing the fast fleet, the encirclement of more than 20 capital ships can be achieved, as long as these are solved, the strategic intention of this battle can be solved.

Xiao Jianfeng suppressed the excitement in his heart, knowing that at this time, he must not be in a hurry, he couldn't panic, he took a breath and ordered: "Continue to inquire about the details, it is divided into several parts, the composition of each part!" ”

The telegraph operator nervously sent Xiao Jianfeng's order through the telegraph, in the shortest time, and then, it was to wait, a few minutes of time, in Xiao Jianfeng's heart was so long, and finally the telegraph sounded again, this time, Xiao Jianfeng called half of the correspondents in the communication group to translate the message, and the final result was the same as he expected, divided into fast and slow, all the capital ships were a step back, and even the speed was significantly reduced.

The average speed of the fast fleet is about 19.5 knots, and the average speed of the main fleet is below 13 knots, and there is a gap of 7 knots between them. ”

The distance between the fast fleet and the Black Dragon is about 12 nautical miles, and with the speed of the fast fleet being 2.5 knots faster than the Black Dragon, it will take 2 hours to catch up, and when the time comes, it will give the Scheer fleet an hour's range gap, that is, about 13 knots, this distance is enough to make a fuss.

This change was transmitted to Scheer by radio, and Scheer did not doubt the accuracy of the Northwest reconnaissance at all, and the technology of the Northwest ocean-going submarine made him very red-eyed, just like a black hole in the sea, as long as he entered the sea, he could not find a trace, even Germany also made a listener with reference to the United Kingdom, and he could barely hear the movements of the German submarines, but he could not hear the submarines in the northwest, this is the gap. There are such submarines, as long as there are enough of them, enough to arrange the entire theater of operations, and as far as he knows, the number of submarines used in the northwest this time is at least 25, and there is no problem at all with such a range.

The other side divided the troops, which means that their best opportunity has come, and now they have not yet entered the battlefield, Scheer's fleet has also quickly adjusted, according to the position given by the northwest, began a large-scale detour, the excellent speed of the task force, at this moment is undoubtedly displayed, the average speed of more than 25 knots, far faster than the fleet of the British and French forces, after about 1 hour of adjustment, quickly surrounded from all sides, the first to enter the rear of the British and French main fleet, 6 battleships, A few heavy cruisers and a dozen auxiliary warships, they are almost seventy percent of the strength of the task force, to prevent the British and French forces from escaping. The remaining 3 capital ships and the remaining ships went to meet the Black Dragon, which is currently only 30 minutes away.

Scheer himself needs to adjust the position of the battleship, and it also needs to be hidden, it will take three or four hours to adjust in place, which will appear that the Black Dragon will be surrounded, or the possibility of being besieged, now, things are going in the most favorable direction, Scheer is at least one and a half hours faster than expected, entering the specified sea area, at this time, it is only about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, more than 4 hours before it gets dark, under the premise that the visibility has always been so high, it is almost impossible for them to escape.

After listening to the correspondent's telegram, Xiao Jianfeng was extremely excited, an adventure that could have casualties, and even possibly kill, actually embarked on the best track, and got a chance in the pursuit battle, now the main fleet of Britain and France, at least more than 15 nautical miles away from him, even if they opened the afterburner, it would take 1 hour to go all out, and Scheer's detour would arrive faster, they had no chance.

The siege of capital ships, especially those former dreadnoughts, he must pay attention to, but those light cruisers and destroyers, there is no need, the ironclad ship itself is fully protected, and after the special special steel armor in the northwest is installed, it can be immune to ordinary artillery fire below 280 mm, that is to say, against light warships, first of all, they are invincible.

The three ships, in the midst of the rapid movement, completed the turn, and after a large circle, the turn was completed, and the three ships, like three armored samurai, lined up in a neat zigzag, rushed backwards. (To be continued.) )