My Italian - Chapter 628

Captain Saba’s telegram exposed the reinforcements led by Lieutenant General Stedy.

As for the exposed Lieutenant General Stedy, since it had been discovered at this time, he simply no longer covered it up. He directly increased the speed of the fleet to a high speed of 18 knots and drove away in the direction of the Mediterranean Fleet.

The exposure of the reinforcement fleet led by Lieutenant General Stedy caused the Italian side to be in chaos.

In the capital, Rome, a group of high-ranking military and political officials was summoned by Carlo.

“Everyone, our navy’s airship N29 has kept up with the intruding British and French fleet. According to the airship’s identification, there are 27 fleets that the enemy slipped in this time, including seven battleships, which are the Sovereign. , Thor, Agincourt, Ireland, Lourette, France, Jean Bart. The new British and French fleets are now sailing east at 18 knots, and to the east, the British Mediterranean fleet, Also sailing west at 18 knots. According to our admiralty estimates, the two sides will meet at six o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the most.”

Listening to what Admiral Yagier reported, caused everyone else present to frown. As the monarch, Carlo, also looked unchanged.

Although they don’t know much about the navy, the calculations are not bad. The sudden addition of this enemy has made the situation of the Italian navy worse.

The number of enemy main battleships has taken the lead, which is not good news.

If the navy is its lifeline for Britain, the same is true for Italy.

Not to mention Italy’s long coastline, the key point is that most of the raw materials needed by the Italian industry need to be transported from Libya, Albania and Kosovo to the Apennine Peninsula to meet industrial needs.

As long as the navy loses, then all of this is on hold.

Italy would fall into industrial stagnation and would no longer be able to sustain the attrition of the war, and it would only be a matter of time before it failed.

Of course, Carlo came here with senior military and political officials, not to hear how serious the Navy’s defeat was to Italy, nor to investigate the Navy’s failure to detect the British and French reinforcement fleets in advance.

It’s not that that’s the case, but it’s not the time to pursue it.

As for how to investigate it, whether to lift it up and drop it gently, or to clean up the navy with a heavy hand, it will be discussed after the naval battle is over.

If the combined fleet fought well and won a big victory, then this is the navy who deliberately led the snake out of the hole and made an outstanding contribution to the final victory of the alliance camp.

If the fight is not good, it is the naval reconnaissance error, which leads to the loss of the war, then the Admiralty will be held responsible from top to bottom.

So for the navy, the next naval battle with the British and French fleets will directly affect the kingdom’s evaluation of it.

Of course, they also knew this, so Admiral Yagier personally explained to Carlo and other high-ranking officials.

“As for the rendezvous of the British and French fleets, our Admiralty has dispatched a combined fleet led by Lieutenant General Lefer to intercept and prevent their confluence. Of course, our navy has also dispatched a large number of airships and ships to track them in real time. , to ensure that even in the dark, their position will not be lost.

In addition, the reserve fleet that is supporting the island of Malta will also move eastward, depending on the situation, whether to carry out support and interception missions. In addition, we will also dispatch a harassment formation composed of cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats from the mainland, and will also be divided into 6-8 groups to prepare for interception or cover tasks such as harassment. ”

In the face of Admiral Yagier’s report, it can be considered a supplement. After listening to Carlo and others, they did not give any suggestions. After all, the navy is the most professional problem at sea, and Carlo can only answer this.

“Since the navy has a plan, let it go. The royal family and the government can give you enough support.”

Although Carlo didn’t say anything, Admiral Yagier knew that if he messed up this time, the status of the navy would be dealt a huge blow.

Of course, in the face of this British and French fleet’s raid, the navy fell into extreme passivity, and the Admiralty was also ruthless, and it was inevitable to restore his reputation. So after getting the news, the Admiralty finally came up with the plan after a lot of work.

And the time is tight. Considering the time when the two fleets of Britain and France will meet, they will immediately send a report to their respective fleets as soon as the plan is drawn up, requesting that the warships they have dispatched will be ready to set off for the rendezvous.

And this telegram also caused the fleets to jump around, some warships returned after completing their tasks, and some were resting. However, in the face of the strict orders of the Ministry of the Navy, they could only cheer up their manpower, and what to supply is even more continuous. Finally, at 12 o’clock in the evening, the battleships from each fleet have been dispatched to their respective mission gathering places for grouping.

Of course, there are bound to be mistakes in such a rush of preparations, but no one cares about the issue that concerns Italy’s victory or defeat in the war.

Of course, in addition to Italy’s own remedy, the news of the British and French reinforcements was also sent to Vienna and Berlin. Vienna is okay, after all, its naval essence has been compiled with Italy.

When the German side received this telegram with a trace of resentment, it was already eleven o’clock in the evening.

Marshal Tirpitz, who was about to rest, saw the telegram and said with a wry smile. “It appears that our Italian colleagues are complaining about our intelligence work.”

Facing the words of Marshal Tirpitz, Admiral von Holzendorf, the Chief of Naval Staff, said. “This can’t blame us. The British Home Fleet announced a sea exercise a week ago. We can’t keep an eye on them from the sea. But the British really tried their best to be able to hide from us for a week.”

Speaking of this, Admiral von Holzendorf’s eyes gleamed. “But it also gives us a chance.”

Marshal Tirpitz, who knew what the opportunity this subordinate was talking about, did not reply to him, but sat there unconsciously tapping his fingers on the table.

Admiral Holzendorf knew that this was a habit of the founders of the German navy when he was meditating, so he did not dare to interrupt.

After a while, the percussion stopped, and the Tirpitz Marshal had already made up his mind. “This is indeed a good opportunity to send a telegram to Admiral Ingnoll to find a favorable opportunity to engage the enemy’s home fleet.”

Since the British had given the opportunity, it would be against his old navy’s common sense to not seize it. Not to mention, at this time, the local fleet and the high seas fleet no longer have an absolute advantage. If they don’t take the opportunity to fight, this is not an even more disadvantageous situation for the German navy.

Well, Marshal Tirpitz at the moment is not particularly eager to fight. But in view of the allies and the rare fighter planes, UU reading www.uukanshu.com asked the public fleet to find fighter planes. Although the current situation is more favorable for the German Navy, the founder of the existence fleet still has a little sense of protecting the ship.

It is indeed very difficult to complete a complete transformation of this person’s character.

Of course, following the orders of Marshal Tirpitz, the German High Seas Fleet was also busy. For the German navy, being suddenly asked to be ready for battle was no panic, as it had been simulated many times before.

At this moment, batches of supplies and ammunition were loaded onto the ship, and Admiral Ingnoll, the commander of the High Seas Fleet, was complacent at this moment. He had already learned that there were four battleships in the local fleet and secretly went to the Mediterranean Sea.

At this moment, he believes that the decisive battle with the British is a good time, and naturally his heart is surging.

“Report, Major General Hipper sent a telegram to ask if the reconnaissance formation will set sail tomorrow morning.”

“Tell him to set sail tomorrow morning and the Grand Fleet will protect him behind him.”

(End of this chapter)