Another World: Naval Storm

Chapter 152 Leo Arrives

"Why does the Second Battleship Squadron appear here?" Leo stood in the cockpit of the Lutzow battlecruiser and observed the situation on the sea with great confusion. At this time, the flagship flag had been transferred to the main mast of the Lutzow.

"I don't know, General! Logically speaking, with the speed of the Second Battleship Squadron, they should be some distance away from here, and how did they break through the blockade of the Talen destroyer?" Doubts bothered everyone. It could only be said that the Second Battleship Squadron was really lucky. The boilers had been running at extreme overload for a long time without exploding, and they were able to pass through the gap between the Talen reconnaissance destroyer and the main force of the Ocean Fleet without being discovered by the Talen destroyer. It was so good that it was outrageous.

"Telegram Vice Admiral Malawi and have him evacuate the battlefield! Order the Lützow to advance at full speed. I will join the Ocean Fleet in attacking the Grand Fleet! All ships of the First Scouting Fleet will follow the flagship!"

"General, Liam's fleet is still chasing us!" Dawson reminded.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it. Just ignore them!" Leo said with an indifferent expression, scratching his head.

Dawson did not say anything more. After all, Leo would often give some very radical and incomprehensible orders, and he had long been accustomed to it. Since the general did not explain, he should just execute the order. As for the other officers and soldiers who wanted to know the reasons, Dawson thought they were not qualified to listen.

All the orders issued by Leo were correct in Dawson's eyes, such as dealing with Liam's fleet and teasing the opponent all night long; or boldly giving up the advantage of the T-shaped formation and forcing Liam's First Battlecruiser Squadron to turn east. This decision directly caused Liam's fleet to be shattered under the impact of the First Reconnaissance Fleet despite the advantage in the number of main battleships. The strongest dreadnought Queen Elizabeth suffered heavy damage and evacuated the battlefield, and the battlecruiser Flinders sank directly.

The ten battleships of Liam's First Battlecruiser Squadron were tightly entangled and were getting farther and farther away from the large fleet. The First Battlecruiser Squadron's advantage in speed could not be brought into play.

The 1st Battlecruiser Squadron wasted too much ammunition. When Liam had the opportunity to join the Grand Fleet's battle line and wanted to assist the Grand Fleet in annihilating the Ocean Fleet, an embarrassing thing happened. The unrestrained attack caused the fleet's ammunition reserves to drop below the warning line.

Just when everyone thought that General Leo would lead the First Scouting Fleet to fight Liam to the end and put an end to their love-hate relationship, he unexpectedly gave up the record that was within his reach. The classic battle of defeating the enemy with fewer troops is rare in the history of naval warfare. The First Scouting Fleet made a 180-degree turn to Liam's surprise!

No one in the First Reconnaissance Fleet understood why Leo did this. Many staff officers did not understand this. They already had the advantage and should now drag down Liam's fleet and reap the fruits of victory. The general's behavior was completely different from what was taught in the books.

It was not until the First Reconnaissance Fleet had been traveling at high speed for ten minutes and saw the plight of the main fleet that everyone understood Leo's good intentions.

Leo was also feeling bitter. If he hadn't seen the crisis of the Ocean Fleet from the God's perspective, he would definitely have chosen to fight Liam.

Directly in front of the First Scouting Fleet, the 381 battleships of the Grand Fleet formed a battle line that stretched as far as the eye could see. The muzzles of the powerful 343mm, 305mm and mm main guns pointed directly to the north, and shells of various calibers poured down, hitting the Ocean Fleet hard. On the other side, there were also a relatively small number of main guns pointing directly to the south, which was the direction of the Second Battleship Squadron led by Malawi, where three dreadnoughts were struggling to hold on.

"Charge! Charge through between the Second Battleship Squadron and the Grand Fleet!" Under Leo's command, the entire fleet traveled at high speed, approaching the Grand Fleet at the fastest speed, and rushed towards the Grand Fleet with arrogance.

"Leo is going to do something big again!" On the Bilo, his old friend Vasir shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Mr. Lieutenant Captain, excuse my intrusion! Aren't we just supposed to cover the safe evacuation of the Second Battleship Squadron and then draw the firepower of the Grand Fleet? Why did the commander insist on ordering the fleet to pass between the Grand Fleet and the Second Battleship Squadron?" Major Fess, the new staff officer on the Bilo and Leo and Vasir's junior, asked.

"There are many plans to cover the retreat of the Second Battleship Squadron and rescue the Ocean Fleet, but Leo chose such an extreme method. He may think that the strength of the Grand Fleet is not that strong!" Vasir was not sure whether this was Leo's idea. Those were a daunting twenty-one Talen battleships. Who wouldn't be afraid except Leo?

"As expected of General Leo, he is never afraid of fighting the Royal Navy!" Major Fess' eyes were full of stars, and he stared at the figure of the Lutzow with admiration, where his idol was.

In fact, in Leo's mind, the First Scouting Fleet was not that dangerous. The decisive battle in the battle line of the main fleet had lasted for more than ten minutes. The fierce firing of the Talen battleship towards the Ocean Fleet had formed a thick fog wall. The existence of this wall caused the accuracy of the Grand Fleet's attack on the Ocean Fleet to continue to decline.

As for the First Reconnaissance Fleet, although there were only four battleships, there was also a thin wall of fog in front of them. And because the battle line was too long, only a few dreadnoughts had the angle and ability to attack the First Reconnaissance Fleet, so there would not be too much danger in crossing the line of fire.

The Granite destroyer, which was responsible for outer perimeter surveillance, was now shrouded in the huge shadow of the First Reconnaissance Fleet. Less than meters away, the First Reconnaissance Fleet arrived in an instant.

The 12th Destroyer Squadron can be called a destroyer fleet because it has a light cruiser as its flagship. Otherwise, if it were all destroyers, it could only be called a destroyer detachment.

Even with the presence of a light cruiser, the 12th Destroyer Fleet was no match for the 1st Reconnaissance Fleet. Captain Baymiller of the Granite had cold sweats all over his back, and the Granite was like a lamb to be slaughtered.

The range of the 305mm main gun equipped by the First Reconnaissance Fleet has exceeded meters. In addition, due to the initial velocity and penetration of armor-piercing shells, in fact, - meters is the distance at which the main gun shells can exert their best power.

The Drakes attacked from the east at top speed, causing the Royal Navy to lose its composure. The destroyers alone could not stop the assault of the First Reconnaissance Fleet.

What worries Baimiller even more is that if the First Reconnaissance Fleet turns at a distance of meters and seizes the T-shaped head of the Grand Fleet's battle line, then the Grand Fleet's horizontal formation advantage over the Ocean Fleet will turn into a vertical formation disadvantage to the First Reconnaissance Fleet.