Chapter 494 Waiting for news
To be said, the intelligence problem of the Newland Navy is even worse.
The reason is also very simple. The Newland Federation has never been able to establish a perfect, effective and in-depth spy network in the Liangxia Empire.
This is understandable, after all, the difference in races is too huge.
Of course, Newland Intelligence has been working hard.
Before the war broke out, the Newland Intelligence Agency recruited a large number of descendants of Eastern immigrants, most of whom were expatriates from the South Pearl Kingdom.
After consuming huge resources and training these personnel, they will try every means to send them to the Liangxia Empire.
However, shortly after the outbreak of the war, the intelligence network composed of these intelligence personnel was eliminated by the intelligence security agencies of the Liangxia Empire in one fell swoop. More than 90% of the intelligence personnel disappeared, and the intelligence network established by the Newland intelligence agency for decades was wiped out.
It was not until the war officially joined, that is, after the defeat of the Nayi Empire, that the Newland Intelligence Agency understood the problem.
A qualified intelligence officer must not only have a similar appearance, but also be proficient in the culture and customs of the hidden country in order to dress up as a local.
In this regard, the Naoyi Intelligence Agency has done a better job.
In fact, it was after the defeat of the Nayi Empire that a large number of intelligence personnel were trapped in the Newland Federation, and the Newland intelligence agency obtained relatively reliable intelligence clues.
But it is far from being efficient.
No matter how Naoyi intelligence personnel boasted, at least so far, they have not provided much decisive high-value intelligence to the Newland Federation.
On the contrary, the funds were spent a lot.
This is why the Newland Navy is also working hard to improve its intelligence system, or to seek and create means to obtain intelligence.
In the navy, the main force in performing strategic reconnaissance missions is submarines.
Relatively speaking, Spear was more willing to believe in the Navy's submarines.
Although the main task of the Newland Navy in the North Sunset Ocean is anti-submarine and escort, the Newland Navy plays another role in the East Ocean.
To put it bluntly, the Newland Navy is very similar to the Tsuman Navy.
Long before the outbreak of the war, the Newland Navy realized the great value of submarines on the East Ocean battlefield and attached great importance to ocean submarines.
The key is that the Newland Federation was the victorious country of the last war.
When developing submarines, in addition to observing the "Hacheng Treaty" and the "Lentine Treaty", they will not be strictly restricted like the Troman Empire.
Geographically, because the west of the East Ocean is filled with islands and dozens of major routes, while in the east there are almost no islands and only a few routes, it is more suitable for the Newland Navy, located on the east coast of the East Ocean, to send ocean submarines to the west of the East Ocean to perform a breakthrough mission.
That's why, before the war broke out, the Newland Navy had the largest submarine fleet in the East and deployed almost all of the ocean submarines in the West and East.
According to the strategic vision of the Newland Navy, these submarines are the first line of defense.
After the war broke out, the Newland Navy immediately increased the construction scale of submarines and broke the peacetime regulations, allowing many small shipyards to directly build ocean-going submarines for the navy without paying patent fees.
Now, the Newland Navy has more than 100 ocean-going submarines.
The Thuman Navy, which has always regarded submarines as its main force, has less than 100 ocean-going submarines!
The key is that these submarines are all in the east, and most of them are in the west.
Although the number one mission of submarines is to break the diploma, mainly to go to the west to look for transport ships and attack the Liangxia Empire, and if you have the chance, you have to sneak attack large warships without anti-submarine capabilities, all submarines must take into account the reconnaissance mission.
According to the order issued by the Command of the East Ocean Fleet Command, after discovering the enemy's main battleship, especially the aircraft carrier, the first thing to do is not to launch torpedoes, but to send telegrams. If you encounter an enemy fleet, you must report to the Fleet Command after determining the size of the fleet.
At any time, dozens of submarines are active in the west and east oceans.
When arranging missions, the commander of the submarine force will clearly require that during the attack and return period, he must detour to the front base of the Liangxia Navy, that is, to go around the main islands of the Volcanic Islands and the Northern Horse Islands, so as not to catch the opportunity to sink the fleet aircraft carrier.
Usually, when planning a mission, the captain will reserve the fuel and supplies needed for the circumference.
In any case, it is definitely a great honor for the submarine captain to be able to sink a fleet aircraft carrier with torpedoes.
For ocean submarines with a range of more than 15,000 nautical miles and a self-sustaining power of at least 90 days, it is not a big deal to run hundreds of nautical miles on the way to attack and return.
Of course, in order to encourage the submarine captain to perform reconnaissance missions, Niz introduced a reward mechanism.
If a large warship with a 10,000 tons is sunk, all the officers and soldiers of the boat can receive three months of paid leave and are sent back to the local area by a special plane to reunite with their families. If a battleship is sunk, you can enjoy a paid leave of half of the officers and soldiers and get an additional reward. If an aircraft carrier is sunk, even a small aircraft carrier can be sunk from the captain, up to half of the officers and soldiers can be allowed to retire early with full subsidies.
Of course, so far, no submarine officer or soldier has received the opportunity to retire early, and there is not even a half-year leave.
It’s not that the submarine officers and soldiers did not work hard enough or that they were not lucky, but that Liang Xia’s Navy attaches great importance to anti-submarine.
In a sense, this is related to the lack of effective anti-submarine measures by Liang Xia Navy.
In order to avoid being plotted against submarines, Liang Xia's Navy can be said to be doing everything. The most typical example is to deploy enough long-range patrol aircraft in all ports and anchorages, and the patrol aircraft are dispatched without abbreviation, and anti-submarine patrol areas of hundreds of kilometers are set up.
Obviously, no submarine can dive hundreds of kilometers underwater.
As for sailing on the sea at night, due to speed limitations, we cannot travel that far.
Having fought until now, half of the dozens of submarines lost by the Newland Navy in the west were found and sunk on the way to Liangxia Army Port.
However, for Spear, he would definitely be more willing to believe in the submarine's reconnaissance report.
Not to mention anything else, so far, most of the reconnaissance intelligence provided by submarines is very accurate and has a much more credible level than the intelligence provided by spies.
Now, Spur and the others are waiting for the submarine's reconnaissance report.
The reason is also very simple.
After returning to Zhenbao Port, Spear not only issued an alarm, but also persuaded Niz to give an order to all submarines operating in the west as commander-in-chief of the fleet, so that those who were closer, or who could arrive in time, could still rush to the volcanic islands, closely monitored the three anchorages, and reported immediately after discovery.
At that time, 11 submarines returned the telegram, saying that they were on their way to the volcanic islands.
In addition, there must be some submarines in the return stage who have received telegrams, and perhaps some of them will turn to the volcanic islands.
In short, there are more than a dozen submarines near the Volcanic Islands.
If not unexpected, those submarines have almost been deployed.
Chapter completed!