But now, has the situation changed? After the French fleet was severely damaged, the British hurriedly pulled out two former Fearless and Japanese fleets from the Indian Ocean squadron to join, and then went to support the French fleet together. Major General Hall was the commander of this fleet. Under his command, he had two former Fearless Edward VII and Nelson, as well as a light cruiser and 4 destroyers.&1t;/p>

Don't look down on this thing. Just as the situation of the British Indian Ocean squadron is now, it is quite a bit of a face to be able to draw these two quasi-fair ships! You know, the British navy in the Indian Ocean is so miserable. When you go out, you don't know when you will meet the Su Xiong fleet. If you can't beat it, you can't run away. The battleships and armored cruisers of the British Indian Ocean Fleet killed by Su Xiong have already made a move...... These two ships are really unbearable to the Royal Admiralty. The two pretty good quasi-fair ships are temporarily deployed to Ceylon to avoid being vicious.&1t;/p>

"Our main task is to first meet with the French fleet, but after the meeting, according to the consultation results of the high-level negotiations between Britain and France, our fleet will join you in the blockade of the Otranto Strait to prevent the Austro-Hungarian fleet from breaking out of the Adriatic Sea or even merging with the Spee fleet." Major General Hall said seriously.&1t;/p>

The British are not stupid, and they naturally know what the Allies want to do the most. After all, they have been dominating the world's oceans for hundreds of years. One of the essences of the navy is in the word "concentration". Why did the Spe's fleet have to fight? Isn't it just to make the French honest? Now, the focus of both sides is on the word "convergence". The Allies want to join forces, and the Allies naturally cannot let the Allies have this idea. Otherwise, let's not talk about the Mediterranean form, the Russian fleet in the Black Sea is completely finished! In terms of combat effectiveness, the Allies' fleet is at least three times that of the Black Sea fleet! How can this make the Russians get along?!&1t;/p>

"This plan is very reasonable. As long as the French fleet can watch the Spee fleet, we can completely block the Otranto Strait." Kato Tadaki nodded and said.&1t;/p>

"This is the plan, but before, we need to meet with the French fleet first, because they have suffered a lot of warships, and many warships need to be towed back to the port for maintenance, and escorting these warships back to France requires additional strength." Major General Hall said.&1t;/p>

"Then let's do it for now, but we must be quick. The Germans are not ignorant of our arrival. If they want to meet, they may only have been there in the past few days. Without us, the French fleet might not be able to cope with such a situation." Lieutenant General Kato Tachiyoshi said.&1t;/p>

"No problem, our supply ships have been waiting in the Gulf of Aden. After the supply is completed, we all crossed the Red Sea. After Alexandria resupply to the destroyers again, we can directly join the French fleet." Major General Hall said.&1t;/p>

"That's great, let's work hard for victory together." Lieutenant General Kato Tachiyoshi said with a smile. However, when he said this, he always felt that there was not much in the dark. Maybe it was intuition or guessing. He felt that his life in the next few days would definitely not be very comfortable...&1t;/p>

So, just as the Austro-Hungarian fleet was about to rush out of the Adriatic Sea and join the Spee fleet, the Japanese and British were also racing against time toward the Mediterranean. With the fuel and supplies provided by the British, the Japanese fleet's speed was too fast, reaching 20 quarters! If the two British ships were not afraid of being a little slow, the Japanese fleet could have been faster!&1t;/p>

On the night when the Austro-Hungarian fleet rushed out of the Adriatic Sea, the British-Japanese combined fleet had already passed the Suez Canal and carried out its last supply before the confluence in Alexandria! The Spee fleet once again embarked on the journey after simple repairs and maintenance of the four battleships. At this moment, the wind and clouds were surging and undercurrents were surging.&1t;/p>

"If nothing unexpected happens, we can meet with the Spee fleet in a maximum of 4 hours. By then, we will become the most powerful maritime force in the Mediterranean. If the French do not want to be killed, they can only get out of the Eastern Mediterranean!" Lieutenant General Negovan stood on the bridge of the flagship United Power and looked at the rising sun in the distance.&1t;/p>

The meeting place between the two sides is near Rhode Island, and now, the voyage is about 70 nautical miles. So far, the entire fleet has been going smoothly and has not encountered any large surface ships of the Allied countries. Well, it is very good. It seems that today is my lucky day!&1t;/p>

"We'd better send a seaplane to search for the nearby sea area. After all, we are now close to Alexandria, and there may be fleets of Allied countries around. In addition, we'd better determine the location of the Spe fleet." Navy Captain Holdi, the captain of the United Power, thought about it and said. If 7 o'clock is converted into a kilometers, it's only more than 12 o'clock kilometers. This distance is already within the flight radius of the seaplane. If you're lucky and the second Count is not late, the seaplane sent can fully display the Earl's fleet 12 o'clock kilometers away.&1t;/p>

"Yes, we send 4 seaplanes, divided into two directions, one direction wants to northeast, look for the Count's fleet, and the other direction goes south, keep alert to Alexandria." Lieutenant General Negovan nodded and said.&1t;/p>

What the Austrians could not have imagined was that just as the United Strength and Saint Isterwan were preparing to release the seaplane, a white ghost had already arrived near the fleet! "I seem to have seen something extraordinary?!" When Takeda Masao inadvertently turned his head and saw the long warship on the distant sea, the Japanese naval seaplane pilot was stunned!&1t;/p>

In the distance, two battleships equipped with 8 large-caliber artillery were sailing northeast, with slender hulls, turrets with a tail-carrying turret, iconic triangular masts, and a long sword-like fly-cut bow. They were inadvertently indicating their German bloodline. Now, the only one that meets this identity in this sea area is the Austro-Hungarian Fleet's Joint Force-class battleship! Looking behind them, the two smaller ones did not adopt a load-bearing layout. There are four single-mounted 12-inch guns at the four corners of the hull, which are obviously the Radetsky-class battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire! And it goes without saying that the identity of the last large battleship should be the only armored cruiser in the Austro-Hungarian Fleet. Judging from this posture, the Austro-Hungarian Fleet almost pulled out all their belongings!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!