"In this way, we may be locked by the other party's radio location." said an officer in charge of technology.

"Sometimes exposure is also a trick!" Earl Spee did not hesitate at all. He still insisted on his previous order. After the staff officer took the order to execute it, Earl Spee read the telegram in his hand again and handed it to the deputy next to him.

The content on the telegram is very simple. A few minutes ago, the Farmer airship located in the air received a group of telegrams sent by the French main fleet call sign! According to the radio direction finding and ranging, the location of this signal is 15 nautical miles southwest of the Earl Spee fleet! This distance is quite close. According to the current light intensity of the Count's fleet, (mainly the light when the artillery was fired), this French fleet can start shooting at a distance of about 15 kilometers. If this is under the shadow, it is certain (after all, you can't expect to use half-armor-piercing bombs and high-explosive bombs to kill a super fearless ship!) Maybe you have to lose a main ship!

It was precisely because of this unexpected telegram that Earl Spee issued an order to stop the attack. If he left after the shooting, the French shells might hit him. Of course, although he received the alarm, the Earl was still doubtful about the authenticity of the telegram. This is not to say that the Earl has no confidence in German radio technology. In fact, the Earl can be sure that there must be an Allied warship 15 nautical miles southwest of his fleet, and he must have sent a telegram. This is certain, but whether this is the French fleet really coming, or is it just a bait, it is hard to say!

Who told you that only flagships can use the call signs of the main fleet? Whether it is this plane, when Ruprecht commanded the fleet to fight the Battle of Dogers, or when Scher fought the Battle of Jutland in history, he used the call signs of the main fleet to deceive. For example, when the fleet has left, the port radio stations still use the flagship call signs to deceive the enemy. Therefore, this method can be used by the German high seas fleet, and the French can also!

So, in a very short time, several possibilities appeared in the mind of Count Spee! The first possibility is that the French fleet is really coming! However, this possibility is different from intelligence support. According to the information of the Air Force and Navy reconnaissance, the possibility of the French Navy's main fleet being dispatched is not high. So what caused them to appear? And look at the distance from Crete to here, it is impossible to come here when you receive a telegram. There is not enough time!

Even if the German fleet was discovered by French submarines as soon as it left the port, it was still impossible. The reason was very simple. The most important reason was that it was too late to get here from the Greater Neil Strait, and how far from Crete to here? The distance was several times different! And if this might be ruled out, then the hidden truth was a bit terrible! Did the French learn about this news through other channels and then specifically calculate the German fleet?!

However, after scaring himself, Count Spee believed that the possibility of such a thing happening was also not high. If the French really got the news, then let alone why the French fleet arrived after more than an hour of starting the battle. At least after receiving the news that the German fleet might attack, the French would definitely evacuate the ships and personnel in the port, right? At least there would be no transport ship full of arms to let the Allied fleets firecrackers?

Therefore, the possibility of the French receiving signals and ambushing themselves is not high! If the French main fleet really appears here, it is only possible to temporarily perform a certain task, then happen to pass by nearby, and then receive a telegram for help, and then arrive at the battlefield.

Of course, this telegram sent by the call sign of the French main fleet may also be fake. For example, under the current circumstances, the French obviously have no ability to stop the attack of the German fleet. So, just use a telegram to scare the Germans, hoping that the other party will retreat. (This kind of thing has happened in history. In the Battle of Dogers Sands, the Hippel fleet was hunted by the superior Betty fleet. At that time, the commander of the German fleet, Ingnor, knew that he could not leave the port to support, still sent a message to tell Hippel fleet that would arrive soon. He wanted to scare Betty away, but Betty was not scared...)

However, no matter what the situation is, when the enemy is unknown and most combat missions have been completed, Earl Spee carefully chose to retreat temporarily. Before leaving, he ordered the fleet to use the original frequency to contact the Second Air Force of Bavaria with its purpose. This time, the German fleet was not afraid of exposing the target, because its position has been exposed now, and the purpose of using the frequency bands that Britain and France may already know is to tell Britain and France that there are people behind him! And sailing north is even more high-speed opponents plan to catch a hand and leave. If you have the ability, you can compete with me to see if you can run ahead of me! Or you plan to test the minefield at the entrance of the Dardanelles with a warship?!

However, what is the choice of Count Spee? This depends on the subsequent battlefield situation. The Count is now very interested in knowing whether the French fleet came or not? Who was coming! Then at this time, about 15 nautical miles southwest of Port Heresos, Lieutenant General Lebres, commander-in-chief of the French main fleet, looked at the flames in the distance and couldn't help but get angry! Even at such a distance, the flames in Port Heresos were still so dazzling! The entire port was attacked by the German main fleet for about an hour. Then the encounter of this port can be imagined. The French lieutenant general also hated the British.

"Didn't the British still praise their bombing for such success? Did they take almost the entire Allied Mediterranean fleet? So what's going on with the German battleships that appear in the port now?!" Lieutenant General Lebres said angrily.

Before, he had just ordered the fleet to send a signal to the British, asking the British main fleet deployed in Athens to immediately start. It was because of this telegram that it was intercepted by the Farmer airship cruising in the air, exposing the position of the French fleet.

"His Excellency General, based on the latest information from our telegraph station on the shore, the German Navy sent at least four main battleships this time. An armored cruiser detachment and a destroyer detachment we patrolled outside the port were destroyed. Now, the German fleet has left the battle and is evacuating northward." An officer reported.
Chapter completed!