The British fought quite hard to make the war between the United States and Japan continue. After all, from the bottom of their hearts, the British actually had a gentleman-clad businessman. As long as the profits are considerable, the war can continue. As a former naval power, they are naturally familiar with how to follow things. When the Americans are not particularly concerned, it is still easy to keep an eye on a certain fleet, so this poor kj16 transport fleet was stared at.

There was a reason why the British chose such a transport fleet, because a total of 16 transport ships in this fleet installed a large number of military supplies imported by Americans from Germany, including but not limited to optical equipment from Zeiss, at least 150 wolf tanks and related accessories. Thousands of mg machine guns, sonar, various shells and torpedoes, mine fuses, etc., the United States is still not very neatly produced. And because many of the ships in this transport fleet set sail from all over Europe, the preparation time was very long, which also provided the British with the opportunity.

It has to be said that attacking such a fleet is still of great value. If it is something that the Americans can produce in large quantities, it naturally has nothing to do. If it is gone, it will be gone. It is better to rebuild it directly, but if it is imported, it will be different. In fact, since the end of the war, with the transfer of a large number of personnel and capital, the production capacity of German military-industrial enterprises has also begun to shrink. In the eyes of the German Army, it is time to develop a new generation of tanks. As a star of World War I, the wolf-style tanks should be ready to withdraw from the stage of history, so there are very few new ones. Most of the orders by Americans are renovating old goods. There is no way, it would be a pity to throw away the things made by hundreds of thousands of marks...

However, the Americans naturally knew the value of this batch of goods. In order to prevent possible attacks from submarines or camouflage attack ships, they not only equipped the fleet with four destroyers, but also equipped an additional cruiser. Of course, this cruiser is definitely not a high-end cargo. This light cruiser is actually the product of the pre-Dreadno era. This light cruiser is actually no different from the so-called Yoshino and others. It has a displacement of around 4,000 tons, a speed of 20 knots, and has 6 6-inch guns and 4 4.7-inch guns. The defense mode is still dome armor, although it is also considered antique, but it is still fine to deal with some camouflage attack ships. Even Germany's strongest camouflage attack ship during the war, you can't afford to get a bargain in front of regular light cruisers!

"How is the situation in the fleet now? How many ships do we have?" asked Captain Raymond Ames Spruins, standing on the bridge of the Albany.

"There are 4 ships, and they are the last ones. It takes about 3 hours to pass the entire canal, and the fastest is 2 hours and 20 minutes." said an officer.

"Damn, these are all important military supplies. How did those people from the Canal Authority arrange it?" Spruins whispered.

"In fact, there is no need for you to be nervous. Since the war started, the escorted transport fleets have never suffered any blows except for a few submarines. And now the Japanese fleet is said to have returned to the Philippines, so they cannot appear here." said an officer.

"However, our fleet is also in a weak state. At this time, it is a time when some little guys are prone to causing trouble." Spruins said. "Okay, let's not say that much, order the destroyer team to prepare. After the fleet set off, one destroyer will be avant-garde, two destroyers will be deployed on both sides, and another will be deployed at the tail of the team."

Three hours later, the reassembled KJ16 transport fleet embarked on the journey, with 16 transport ships concentrated in the middle, and all the escort ships surrounding them. In the waters near the canal area, some American destroyers and torpedo boats were patrolling, and they checked from time to time whether there was anything unusual in the anti-submarine network or minefield.

"The US fleet does not control lights." At this time, the lookouts of the Battleship Asahima battleship could already see the lights of the KJ16 transport fleet. The Japanese warship was not far from the target, and was less than 5 kilometers away from the nearest American transport ship.

"Get closer, it is best to get within 3,000 meters, pay attention to keeping the light control and radio silence, and we start from the northwest direction of the fleet!" Looking at the brightly lit American fleet in the distance, Lieutenant General Stedy was very calm. He had experienced a bigger scene, and today's battle is not worth mentioning!

The Chaowu slowly approached his prey like a hunter hiding in the dark. During this last voyage, the Japanese carefully adjusted the route so that when a sudden attack was launched, the artillery on both sides of the warship could function at the same time.

"It seems that something is in the distance?" At this time, the lookouts on the Albany cruiser were also constantly searching the sea. Compared with the daytime, it is more likely to be attacked at night. According to statistics, more than 70% of the attacks of Japanese submarines occurred at night. So at night, the Americans arranged more people on each warship and merchant ship than during the day to prevent submarines approaching in the night.

"There is something there! It is coming towards us! And there is no signal light on!" At this time, the Wrangler transport ship located on the edge of the fleet finally discovered the hunter who was close to him. The huge body of the Battleship of the Fog made the lookout hand nervous and desperate. It couldn't understand why a large ship was coming straight towards the fleet here without any signal light on! A feeling of uneasiness and terror rose from his heart, and after a moment, this uneasiness became a reality!

An orange flame suddenly burst out on the sea. Then, a shell with a breath of death flew towards the nearest Wrangler at a very close distance. The loud roar of heavy artillery broke the tranquility of the Pacific night. In a few seconds, the shell weighing more than 300 kilograms accurately hit the poor warship!

With a loud bang, a violent explosion occurred in the middle of the hull of the Wrangler, which had a displacement of only more than 5,000 tons. The pyretic acid explosive used by the Japanese high-explosion bombs fully played its role at this moment. The fire spread rapidly, and the smoke columns that were dozens of meters high rose into the air. Just a few minutes later, the seriously injured transport ship had entered the last moment of its life. At the same time, the artillery on the other side of the fog was aimed at another transport ship with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons. Tons of shells roared down every minute, and in a short time it formed a group of ruins floating on the sea!
Chapter completed!