PDLP Chapter 118 Big Bait
Chapter 118 Big Bait
Chaotic and noisy voices came from outside, "It looks like the Lutzow has arrived! All fleets attack!" Leon knew the reason for the chaos outside without going out.
"They must be wondering why the Lutzow appeared here!"
The battlecruiser Lützow, which was supposed to be under outfitting on the slipway, suddenly appeared in the Heligoland Bight, surprising most of the officers and soldiers in the fleet.
"Your Majesty will definitely be angry about this!" Major General Maker felt like he was on a pirate ship.
"Military orders cannot be reversed. Your Majesty has already lost his composure! Besides, we are not letting the Lützow participate in the war without telling your Majesty. This is a necessary sea trial before the Lützow enters service. As for encountering the enemy during the sea trial, that is an uncontrollable factor!"
"Do you think His Majesty will believe such a poor excuse?"
"So what if you don't believe it?" Lieutenant General Leon acted indifferent.
"We may lose another respected ocean fleet commander in a short time!"
"Then the new commander will die in the office of the Ocean Fleet. Mek, don't think that the navy is too weak! If the army can cause several royalist generals to die inexplicably, the navy may be able to do the same!" Lieutenant General Leon said shockingly with a cold look.
"It's not yet...this step!" Mek screamed.
"Of course, this will only be used when absolutely necessary!"
"That's good, the navy is loyal to the empire!"
"Yes, the Navy is loyal to the Empire!" Leon repeated, but the meaning was very different.
"Report, there's another telegram from the Imperial Palace Attendant's Office, asking us to report our location!" The communications officer once again informed Leon of the emperor's concern.
"Communications officer!" Vice Admiral Leon once again threw aside the telegram sent by the Emperor and said to his communications officer in a deep voice: "Reply to the aide-de-camp. The First Battleship Squadron and the First Scouting Fleet are heading for the Sarmatian Sea in accordance with your Majesty's orders. Our ships will conduct long-distance raids, bombardments, damage control and other training courses on the way. Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Imperial Navy is brave and invincible."
On the other side, the port of Delis, which belongs to the Suffolk County of Talen, suffered the same fate as the Harwich Naval Port. The port of Delis is located at the eastern apex of the Kingdom of Talen. This civilian port, which has been frequently ravaged by the submarines and disguised minelayers of the Drake Empire since the beginning of the war, can no longer withstand the thundering blow of the Drake battlecruiser. Delis is crying, this is the headline of the Talen newspaper in the evening.
At 12:35, the Drake battlecruiser finally stopped firing. Merchant ships, freighters and fishing boats were sunk at the docks and anchorages. The buildings in the port had all become ruins. Dust mixed with fireworks burned all the burnable materials in the port. Oil depots and coal storage stations were the focus of attention. After being hit by multiple high-explosive bombs, the flames burned into smoke columns several thousand meters high.
"The Talens in Plymouth Harbour should be able to see it, it's really high!"
"What should we do next? Continue north?"
"There's no need for that. They're already prepared! Get ready to return!"
"Are you really returning? You've said it three times, and every time you led your fleet to raid other port towns!" Dawson did not act immediately, but asked again.
"It couldn't be more true, go now!" It seems that Leo can't keep playing tricks, otherwise, with the traditional stubborn character of the Dawson Drake people, he will only execute orders after getting to the bottom of things.
"Then I'll call Captain Lawrence back as well. He's already a little crazy!"
"He's crazy. Is he so excited about going ashore and attacking the Talen people? Get him back quickly and stop embarrassing himself!"
At 12:55, Captain Lawrence, with a cheerful face, and a large group of energetic Marines boarded the battleship.
"Lawrence, seeing how useless you are, I thought you could wipe out a division of the Talens?"
"Hehe!" Captain Lawrence did not refute, but just kept scratching his head and laughing foolishly.
"What have you accomplished? The secretary is here, so I'll write it down for you!"
"General! It's really great. We killed and injured a platoon of Talens and blew up two military warehouses. If it weren't for the urgency of the time, we would have destroyed the fifth watchtower!"
"That's it? Well, look at your proud and complacent look. Since you like landing operations so much, I will let you lead the Marine Corps in the future. After I discuss with General Apewen, I will form a regular Marine Corps!"
"Great, I do!" If it were in the past, Lawrence would never join the Marines, as that was what sailors did. But now, after these battles, he has become fascinated by guns and cannons.
Leo looked at the sky and then looked down at his watch. The Talen fleet might have reacted and taken action. It was time for him to evacuate.
The signal flag of retreat was hoisted high on the mast of the Moltke, and the four warships moved along the coastline of Albion Island. The Tarens on the watchtower had no way to deal with them.
"General, this is an unprecedented feat! It is also the most glorious moment for the Ocean Fleet! No country has been able to humiliate the Talens like this in the past one or two hundred years!" Dawson and many officers of the Moltke were extremely excited.
"Unfortunately, this is not what I want!"
"Do you have any other plans?"
"It's an ambush plan. I want to lure Talen's main force to chase us, and then unite with the Ocean Fleet to eat them!"
"So you frequently attack Taro Port in order to lure them out?"
"Yes, if we don't leave some loopholes for the Talens, they won't be able to find us in the vast ocean! Now the First Battlecruiser Squadron of the Ocean Fleet has spread a big net in Ship Burial Bay. I just don't know if the Talens will take my bait!"
“What if they don’t come, or if they come with a big fish like last time?”
"If they don't come, the Royal Navy will be nailed to the pillar of shame, and morale and military will be shaken, which is not bad for the Empire! If they come, if they are another big fish, we must fight a battle. It's wishful thinking to want to eat up our fleet of 12 battleships!"
"Wait...? There is still a battle plan? Isn't the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron going to the Sarmatian Sea for sea training?" The captain of the Moltke put down the captain's log in his hand and interrupted the conversation between the two, asking the questions on behalf of all the officers.
"This time we are not just going to simply harass the Tarun people's coastline, we are also going to have a large fleet chasing us. The First Battlecruiser Squadron is heading to the Sarmatian Sea to confuse the Tarun people so that they can attack with confidence!"
"I was told that General, you have been controlling the frequency of the fleet's bombardment because you wanted to reserve ammunition for the decisive battle!" The captain of the Moltke suddenly realized what was going on. He said it was a bit strange. For such a long time, the biggest consumption was the secondary gun ammunition. You know, if the main guns were fired at full strength, those Tarun ports would be destroyed more thoroughly.