The content of the telegram was not very large. Compared with the secret book he carried with him, He Yongxing completed the translation in a few minutes, and then tore the original telegram to pieces.

After searching on the chart for a while, He Yongxing waved and called Bai Zhizhan over.

"Commander He, I want me to bring Colonel Gui Boyong and the others..."

"Let them fill their belly first, and I'm afraid there will be no peace in the future." He Yongxing handed the interpreted telegram to Bai Zhizhan. "The Navy Command sent this telegram two hours ago, but unfortunately it was two hours late, and it was a full two hours!"

After reading the telegram, Bai Zhizhan glanced at the dots He Yongxingbiao had on the chart again, then raised his head and looked at He Yongxing.

In Bai Zhizhan's eyes, there was only shock and disbelief.

There are not many contents of the message, there are several sets of numbers used to represent time and map coordinates, as well as warship code numbers composed of letters and numbers.

However, the content is extremely rich and shocking.

Overall, there are three main contents.

First, at 9:30 in the morning, the main squadron of the local fleet turned in the waters in the central part of the Watcher Strait and did not enter the East Ocean as planned. However, the main squadron will hold on in the strait until the early morning, so the 21st squadron must return before the early morning.

Second, the "Seahorse" submarine entering the east ocean discovered a fast-driving fleet south of Naqiu Port, and confirmed that there were four large warships. Because the fleet's navigation speed exceeded 25 knots, it can basically be concluded that it was the second battle patrol team that had previously operated outside Naqiu Port.

Third, the 33rd Squadron, which entered the East Ocean from the Southern Channel, passed by near the eastern exit of the Maze Channel at around 10 a.m., and did not find the express war team, nor did they find other main teams of the joint fleet. The express war team must have been transferred before.

Fortunately, the telegram provides accurate time and coordinates.

From this we can roughly conclude that the Joint Fleet had already received the news that the 21st Squadron had entered the East Ocean and defeated the First Battle Patrol Detachment. Because the main squadron of the local fleet entered the Watcher Strait, the Joint Fleet dispatched the Second Battle Patrol Detachment and the Quick Battle Detachment to encircle the 21st Squadron. It must have also mobilized a large number of cruisers to conduct a network-style search on the east side of the Watcher Strait.

It will be sooner or later that the 21st squadron is found!

what to do?

"Did we know why the First Battle Patrol and the Quick Battle Team appeared near the strait, but we didn't be alert. We entered the East Ocean from the North Passage without any danger, and then encountered the First Battle Patrol Team on the east side of the strait. We defeated the First Battle Patrol Team in less than an hour?"

Bai Zhizhan didn't react at all, and when he figured it out, he was stunned immediately.

It’s not shock, it’s fear!

The information revealed by He Yongxing's rhetoric question is really scary.

The Imperial Navy deliberately leaked intelligence and led the enemy over, taking this opportunity to fight the enemy to achieve the strategic goal of severely damaging the enemy.

In fact, this also explains a problem.

After Bai Zhizhan boldly speculated that he would encounter the First Battle Patrol team, although He Yongxing did not listen, he did not make any adjustments to the course.

He Yongxing’s current rhetorical question just shows that he did not believe in Bai Zhizhan, but could not show it.

Of course, He Yongxing is not a guess, nor does he have the ability to predict the future.

He had known this a long time ago!

It’s a pity that man’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations.

First of all, the fast combat team under the command of Betty did not appear.

Secondly, He Yongxing seized the opportunity, not only destroyed the First Battle Patrol team, but also almost wiped out all of them. However, he could not count as the main squadron did not take the opportunity to enter the East Ocean, and perhaps he did not get a favorable opportunity, leaving only half a day for the 21st squadron to break through.

How to break through!?

The Second Battle Patrol Team was heading south at full speed on the east side of the North Sadou Islands. There must be many cruisers accompanying them, and they will also send cruisers to search.

The speed of the "Jingang" class exceeds 27 knots, while the two "Jihe" class only have 27 knots.

Climbing on the chart table and quickly calculated, Bai Zhizhan gave up the idea of ​​breaking north.

Not to mention that you cannot give up your friendly ships, even if you can, after getting rid of the Second Battle Patrol team, there may not be enough fuel to return to the local military port of the Empire.

To the south is the express war team.

After learning that the First Battle Patrol team was defeated, three were sunk, and three were severely damaged, Betty would never let the 21st Fleet go.

I really have to choose one, and I would rather go north to fight the second battle patrol team, and I can't provoke the five fast battleships.

In this way, going south will not work.

The only way out is the one mentioned in the telegram, breaking southwest, reaching the east of the Watcher Strait before dark, and then returning to the Xuhai from the maze channel under the cover of artillery fire from the main squadron under the shadow of the night. Although the hope is slim, it is better than having no hope at all.

What is the key?

speed!

Bai Zhizhan did not dare to delay at all, and immediately began to calculate the course and speed, and also marked the calculated results on the chart.

In fact, it is to draw a route, mark all the steering points, the speed to reach each section, and the time to reach each steering point.

After completing the last step of calculation, Bai Zhizhan breathed a long sigh.

When he raised his head, he found that Gui Boyong and other staff officers had returned, and they were all surrounding him.

After staring at the route on the chart for a while, a smile appeared on the corner of He Yongxing's mouth.

"Have you eaten yet?" Gui Boyong walked over and handed a lunch box to Bai Zhizhan's hands. "It's still hot, and you can only have the energy to fight after you're full."

Bai Zhizhan was just in need of a step, so he quickly took the lunch box and ate it voraciously.

In fact, he was already hungry.

"Gui Boyong, please gather everyone together. I have something to announce." He Yongxing did not waste time, the most precious thing now is time.

Gui Boyong just nodded, he had read the telegram.

Even if there is no explanation, the information marked on the chart clearly reflects Bai Zhizhan's tactical intentions, so there is no need to explain it.

At this moment, the lights in the bridge went out.

Although it was broad daylight, the shadowless light in the middle of the bridge, that is, above the chart table, was always on so that the staff could see the chart clearly.

Normally, no one would turn off the light.

Then, the red light lit up.

Before everyone could react, the alarm sounded.

One long and one short!

Very urgent alarm sound.

Gui Boyong was the first to react, rushed over immediately, grabbed the phone and microphone.

At this time, Bai Zhizhan also reacted, and in fact, it took only a few seconds.

One long and one short, that is the alarm of a torpedo attack!
Chapter completed!