When Lan Fang's army attacked the Philippines and had already taken the Philippines, Scheer's fleet also quietly crossed the Gulf of Guinea, from Malacca to the west coast of Africa, and walked very smoothly.

Because they avoided the waterways, they all crossed at least 200 nautical miles from the land, these waterways can no longer be called waterways, no ship will travel in these waterways, first, it is not very economical, and second, it is easy to get lost, that is, Scheer, for safety, plus the accuracy of the measuring instruments given by the northwest is quite high, otherwise the long journey, would have deviated from the waterway.

Even in the 21st century, there will be a small number of treks in the case of global positioning, let alone at the beginning of the 20th century, when even radio communication cannot be guaranteed.

The closer he got to Europe, the more anxious he became, with the help of the high-power radio provided by the northwest, he was able to contact Germany at a specific time every day, on the one hand, to report his location, on the other hand, to understand the situation at home, the Baltic Sea battle report, fragmentary he knows, although the language is unknown, but it can be inferred from the battlefield situation that the current situation in Germany is very bad.

After crossing the Gulf of Guinea, the fleet was forced to stop, not because Scheer did not want to go back, because the emergency telegram from the Chinese secret communication band could not be crossed, so Scheer chose a slight dock near the islands and reefs in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to wait for more news.

The news is not Lan Fangguo or Bao Hair, they are a little far away from here, and they control the situation on the west coast of Europe and Africa. Not so perfect, the news is that the main fleet of Scheer will be resupplied soon. The group of supply ships sent over, because they were preparing supplies. Sail around the area. Officially in this area, a lot of unusual things were discovered, and even they were almost discovered and dealt with as a problem fleet.

After crossing the Gulf of Guinea, at least 70 or so destroyers and several times as many fishing boats and merchant ships carried out dragnet patrols in the vicinity. Each has its own responsibilities.

The ship in charge of supply is quite experienced, and after encountering the same specification team three times, especially when the other party obviously felt puzzled, when they surrounded it, they knew that something was wrong, and decisively left the sea area where they were located, and headed for southern Africa.

Because the action is quite decisive, the other party is only suspicious, not certain. They were not deterred, and after crossing a densely patrolled area of more than 200 nautical miles, the supply fleet issued a warning to the Scheer fleet, and then quickly approached them. Now it's not far from the Gulf of Guinea.

When Scheer received the telegram, he was stunned for a moment, and then thought for a moment. It is clear that Britain had been persecuting Germany before. Let Germany have a strategic decisive battle with them in advance, then Scheer's fleet. The return from the Far East was also expected by them. There was no obstruction along the way, or rather, there was an obstacle, which they avoided, but after circumnavigating the entire African continent, they arrived at a place that was already a step away from Europe, and if Britain did not set up a pass, it would be impossible, and dozens, or even hundreds, of ships, were densely scattered on the west coast of Africa, and this was just an opening feast, and then, in the entire North Sea, it is estimated that there will be more similar arrangements.

What to do, while waiting for the supply fleet, Scheer was thinking, if he was the commander, if he did a dragnet search here, as long as there were enough ships, it would be really difficult for him to think about it.

Scheer didn't have to wait long, it was remote enough, it was a short distance from the Entente's search area, and no ships reached this vicinity, and after about a night, the ships in charge of supplies arrived.

These ships, on the surface, are ordinary merchant ships, but in reality, as long as they are slightly changed, after opening the cabin, and installing a series of equipment, they will become supply ships, which can add fuel to the Scheer fleet in a short time, clean up plankton, replace and overhaul the turbine crews, and have some small settings, and even at critical moments, can quickly change the barrel.

The two sides anchored together on this small island and reef, and then began the supply operation, after the start of the operation, Scheer went to meet the Chinese officer in charge of the supply, this is a young officer, only in his 20s, in more than a year of experience in Southeast Asia, Scheer also knows some about the Chinese navy, he is very young, whether it is a ship, or a soldier, are quite young, similar to Cheng Biguang, more than 50 years old officers, very few, and do not even sit in key positions, On the contrary, some young officers have become the mainstream in the northwest.

After a brief exchange, at first he only asked how long the supply would take and how many items there were to supply, and after getting the officer's answer, Scheer was a little silent, and after not speaking for a long time, he began to ask about the blockade line ahead.

The young officer didn't know much about the blockade line, but he simply described what he knew, when he crossed the 200-nautical-mile blockade area, he encountered the density of the search fleet, and Scheer was very satisfied, and he also knew that it was impossible to ask the other party to know the entire search plan, and it was not to conduct an investigation, but the sea operation had its objectivity, and as long as there were a few key points, it was not difficult to speculate.

In fact, the young officer also speculated, but in order not to mislead Schell, after all, the relationship between the two sides is only cooperative, although the cooperation has always been good, but there is no subordinate rights, and the road to Scher's return is not easy to follow, he can not have the slightest influence, everything needs to be decided by the Germans themselves.

Take out a nautical chart, write and draw on it, and finally, there is a general area, the most dense area searched by the British army should be in the western part of the Gulf of Guinea, all the way deep into the Atlantic Ocean, the core area is about 250 nautical miles wide, 400 nautical miles long, and even outside this area, but the degree of search is relatively small, it does not mean that there is no search.

With such a huge area and so few ships, there are loopholes, if you know the detailed search map of the other party, Scheer can also lead the fleet to cross the sea and pass through this 250 nautical mile treacherous area, but it is too slow to observe, and the observer is only Chinese supply ships.

The British are not stupid, the same ship, even if it is slightly modified and appears on the channel many times, is still deviated from the course, there must be a problem, once traced, it is impossible to say that even they will be fallen. Scheer had a preliminary idea long before the supply fleet arrived, and after knowing the size and number of the other party's fleet, he had already made a decision, rejected the idea of waiting and seeing the supply captain, and decisively asked to speed up the supply.

The Gulf of Guinea has passed, Europe is already close at hand, and it will take a while to rush back to Germany, and it is not much better than the thousands of miles of sea frontiers in the Far East, as long as the supplies are completed, even if it is all the way back.

The navy is always an attack force, and no navy is used for defense, even if it is a protective cruiser, and there are frigates in the aircraft carrier battle group, they are also aimed at a certain target, and the aircraft carrier battle group is the largest attack force, and there is no one.

Since there is no way to avoid it, how can he swallow his anger that does not conform to Scheer's style, then face it head-on and rush over, Scheer has confidence in the battleship under his feet, and also has confidence in the soldiers under his command.

Seeing that Scheer's mind had been decided, the officers from China did not block it, but just let his subordinates use the fastest speed to complete the supply and maintenance of 9 capital ships, 24 hours, almost day and night maintenance, and finally completed everything before the arrival of the morning, looking at the new fleet, Scheer used the Chinese rules he had just learned, arching his hand to the supply fleet, although Chinese is too difficult, until now Scheer can say nothing except a few common words such as hello and thank you, but some Chinese simple actions, still will.

9 ships that have been resupplied and refreshed, under the black smoke, quickly went north, and soon disappeared without a trace, after Scheer's fleet left, the supply fleet also began to leave, they diverted to the Americas, and the supply to Scheer's fleet has consumed most of their supplies, although the northwest has spent a lot of effort around the world, and has established a lot of warehouses that can provide supplies for the supply fleet, but when Scheer forcibly attacked the blockade line, they went back and did not throw themselves into the net, even if it was a little farther, It's better to go to the Americas.

From the Gulf of Guinea to the north, of course, Schell will not attack the most densely patrolled area, he probably went northwest, with the highest speed for 6 hours, almost 120 nautical miles away from the entire dense area, then full speed to the north, according to his estimates, if he is fast enough, at most 1-3 search fleets, according to the information obtained from the supply fleet, the other party's search fleet, generally 15 as a group, a group of 2 warships and 13 civilian cargo ships or fishing boats.

Use capital ships to deal with civilian ships, even if the other party has 2 capital ships, but the difference between destroyers and capital ships can be said to be heaven and earth, but Scheer does not dare to be careless at all, he wants to rush over, but he is not brainless to rush into the encirclement, expose himself, can be exposed later, it will be exposed later, which is of great benefit to return, even if it is 9 to 15, when the other party finds himself and must escape, it is not easy to be completely annihilated, and everything must be prepared. (To be continued.) )