In the last time, such a fleet appeared in this sea area, which was simply a godsend, which not only showed the strength of China's submarine force, but also weakened the merchant fleet of the Entente countries on a large scale, which was simply a matter of killing two birds with one stone, Deng Jieqian finally looked at the position, and finally determined the plan of action, and sent the radio waves to the commander of each submarine.

In the huge Atlantic Ocean, all the submarines that received this telegram quickly moved closer to that position, their position was a little farther away from the position of the ship group, the straight-line distance between the two sides was about 80 nautical miles, if they were to go at full speed, it would take at least 4 hours, but the other side was also sailing, at their speed of 14 knots, 3 hours, they could also drive 42 nautical miles, so that if the position was chosen well, maybe after 3 hours, the naval battle would break out.

On the reconnaissance plane, Herbert, who had been nervously waiting for the news, heard the news, not overjoyed, but taken aback, a fleet with a total tonnage of more than 70,000 tons, this is not a submarine can deal with, he knows that the Sea Wolf troops, in the face of such a fleet, are all evasive, of course, this is not a shame, the submarine itself has a congenital deficiency in the surface of the ship, it will be very dangerous.

He repeatedly demanded that the Chinese side consider the long-term plan of 20 warships, including a large number of light cruisers and destroyers for submarines, in case of problems, the damage is not ordinarily large. Such an escort fleet, among the Entente, was certainly not the norm, if every merchant fleet. With such a standard of escort fleets to escort the escort, then the Entente will not be able to withstand even if there are many ships. All went to escort, who went to the naval battle? In Herbert's opinion. These are all very easy to figure out, although the war report reported by China before is a bit incredible, and there is no need to rush to prove it with this, you can wait and see.

However, the Chinese personnel were full of confidence, and the reconnaissance plane formation did not know much about submarines, and they could not judge it, so they only sent Herbert's request to Deng Jieqian. However, Deng Jieqian was a professional ship commander, and after he solemnly replied to the reconnaissance plane, the reconnaissance plane stopped asking about the fact that China's navy is far more strict than that of the army and air force, and in this case, they have already made a decision, and it is certainly the most suitable.

Herbert's repeated efforts were in vain. had to give up, for him, the Chinese submarine is just the army of the ally. He had already fulfilled his duty of persuasion, and if they had any huge losses, he would not be to blame. On the other hand, Herbert was also a little curious. What exactly gives the Chinese such strong confidence, because the distance between the two sides is very far. 80 nautical miles, a distance of more than 100 kilometers, on the ocean, is not a short distance, if you want to get close to the past, it will take at least a few hours, they have put in such a great effort, it is definitely not a turn in the past.

Of course, the reconnaissance plane did not go directly, and after three hours, or even four hours, it was almost impossible for this reconnaissance plane to support such a long time, but fortunately, they were still near the British Isles, so they simply flew back to refuel this plane, and then came over.

In this huge fleet, unaware of the situation, 31 Qin-class submarines began to gather around him, and the high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, almost every 30 minutes, flew over him, monitoring his movements, preventing him from dividing his troops and running away, Deng Jieqian kept paying attention to the charts, constantly adjusting the position, the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, a big battle is about to start, countless ships and warships, for the Entente, is a nightmare, for the Allies, It's just a mobile feat.

The reconnaissance plane began to turn around, at this time, Herbert's mind was attracted by this battle that was about to start, and he didn't notice that when he went back, it was faster than when he came, the airport on the outskirts of Berlin, Herbert's reconnaissance plane was parked on the runway of the airport, and then, it was a tense refueling process, overhauling the entire plane, which took about 20 minutes, Herbert didn't even get off the plane, it was amazing, 31 submarines could face more than 20 warships of different sizes, Among them, there were even 2 heavy cruisers, what kind of battle would happen, he was a little impatient.

20 minutes of time flickered, the crew took off again, different from the previous slow cruise, this time the speed was much faster than before, it felt quite obvious, Herbert did not put his mind on this aspect, he was more concerned about this battle, what kind of strength, so that the Chinese have so much confidence, believe that submarines will be the opponent of large-scale warship forces, even if this battle is won, then how much Deng Jieqian's fleet will lose, 10%, 30%, 70%, or no damage, in Herbert's opinionSince Deng Jieqian is willing to go to a decisive battle, there is always a certain possibility of victory, and the defeat of the annihilation of the whole army is really impossible.

In Chinese Herbert's view, as long as the submarine can kill the escort fleet of this ship group, then the strength of this submarine is worthy of recognition, and after determining the strength, he can promote the purchase, Germany and China are allies, and business contacts are quite close, as long as there is money in the financial situation, there is no problem in importing a batch of submarines.

After the appearance of sonar, the German Admiralty discovered that it was not Schell's high seas fleet that originally supported the German Navy, although he also played a huge role, but the impact on the overall situation was not so wide, and what really had direct significance to Germany's current war situation in Europe was actually an inconspicuous submarine, under the premise that the Sea Wolf team was hit by a huge blow, in the whole year of 1916, Germany on all fronts, will be severely challenged, especially the army, maybe the balanced attitude of the Western Frontand it will be broken. Germany needs powerful submarines to revert the strategy of the entire Atlantic to its former state.

After Herbert took off from the plane, he kept looking out the window, but his eyes were unfocused, as if he was in deep thought, and in the cabin, no one spoke, everyone was moving quickly, waiting to observe such a rare battle at sea, the submarine against the large fleet, or as the submarine of the weak, which was really like Don Quixote challenging the windmill without understanding both sides.

Just as the reconnaissance plane took Herbert towards the depths of the North Atlantic at this time, 31 submarines were already in a 5 nautical mile radius, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the Allied ship group, which was not aware of it at all, was gradually approaching 7 nautical miles from them, according to the current direction, the relative speed of the two sides was about 28 knots, the speed of merchant ships was 14 knots, and the speed of submarines was 16 knots, so that the relative speed of 2 knots was more than 28 knots, regardless of the loss of angles and other aspects. There is only a distance of 7 nautical miles, so in this case, it will take a maximum of 15 minutes for the two sides to meet.

From the beginning of the 80 nautical miles apart, to now, there are only 7 nautical miles, 15 minutes, which is equivalent to the last moment of the war, and the last time the reconnaissance plane informed them of the other side's position was 20 minutes ago, and that was also the eighth reconnaissance plane, flying over this fleet. In this distance, as long as there is no major mistake, the other party will not be able to escape, in order to avoid startling the snake, in the next 30 minutes, no reconnaissance plane will come to this place to avoid arousing their vigilance.

In fact, camouflage plays a great role, plus the reconnaissance plane flew at an altitude of about 6,000 meters, or even about 8,000 meters, after all, a huge fleet of 60 ships, on the sea, occupies a huge area, even at an altitude of 8,000 meters, you can easily see clearly, not afraid of their departure.

The reconnaissance plane where Herbert was located was currently hovering at the slowest speed in the air 30 nautical miles away from here, and they arrived 10 minutes ago, and finally caught up with this decisive battle; according to the report, Deng Jieqian would start this battle in 15 minutes, and once the first wave of torpedoes was fired, this reconnaissance opportunity would reach the sky above the regiment at the fastest speed; according to the information collected by the reconnaissance plane, plus the confirmation of the ship's name and fleet, the German side basically determined that the target this time was relatively effectiveAt that time, even if the results of the battle are produced, they can fly into the air and just look at it, the speed of the plane is more than 500 kilometers, and the speed of the warship is less than 50 kilometers, and it will not be able to escape their monitoring at all.

In Herbert's heart, it is more of a hope to be able to see the end from the beginning, but the Chinese side refuses, then it can only retreat to the second, from the results of the battle and the situation at the time, to discern how much power the submarine has, although such an extrapolation is indirect, as long as the result of the submarine attack on the warship can be obtained, it is enough to make the following decision, after all, in the fleet yesterday, at most 4 destroyers, as long as this Chinese submarine force has the ability to deal with 18 warships, it is enough to prove that his results are real and effective.

15 minutes is not a very long time, but every minute and every second is a kind of torment in the hearts of Herbert and Deng Jieqian, fortunately, everything is not a problem, the huge fleet of the Entente countries, is slowly moving towards them, without any defense, Chinese submarines, once again with strength, proved their immunity to sonar, against almost 20 warships, close to the opponent's huge ship group, without attracting the slightest attention, basically, the result of this group is doomed. (To be continued.) )