On the North Sea, which is only more than fifty kilometers away from the home port of the German Navy's high seas fleet, the waves surging, and a black cigar-shaped submarine floated up from the sea. This is an ocean-style submarine equipped by the Imperial Navy, with a model of the 'Squid' level 2. The 'Squid' level 2 submarine, with a displacement of more than 700 tons, is an ocean-style submarine built by the Imperial Navy in large quantities. This submarine has a large tonnage, has a long-term endurance, and can perform ocean-going combat missions. Of course, it is a waste to deploy such ocean-style submarines in this small pond in the North Sea.

The cruising capacity of the 'Squid' 2-class submarine reached 3,000 nautical miles. This is enough to include most of the Atlantic Ocean into its combat radius. However, because the situation is too tense now, all the warships and merchant ships of the Holy Alliance have been huddled in the military port. This has left the target of hunting of the 'Squid' 2-class submarines. Therefore, the 5th Fleet has put all the submarines into alert to the German Navy's high seas fleet. The Imperial Navy has already reached fifty submarines.

The cap of the submarine was opened, and several submarine sailors walked on the deck to breathe fresh air. In the submarine's narrow cabin, it seemed like they were suffering. In addition, due to technical reasons, the submarines could not stay underwater for a long time. After a period of submarine, they had to float to the water to ventilate and use a diesel engine to charge the submarine's battery.

Suddenly, lights appeared on the east side of the submarine, which shocked the submarine sailors resting on the deck.

"Quick, discover the German Navy and dive in an emergency." Within a minute, the sailors on the deck returned to the submarine and closed the hatch door. Then, they began to dive in an emergency. A large number of bubbles emerged. The sea water poured into the submarine. The submarine also drilled into the sea like a whale.

"Boom!" In just half a time when it disappeared, the sound of dense propellers appeared above the submarine.

"So many warships must be the main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet. Captain, should we do one vote? If four heavy torpedoes are launched at the same time, maybe they can really kill a big guy!" The deputy captain said with a smile.

"This is seeking death. Although we can severely damage or even sink a German main ship, we will also be sunk under the siege of the German destroyers. The most important thing now is that we must find a way to report the news of the dispatch of the German Navy's high seas fleet to the headquarters." The captain immediately rejected this suicide behavior. After all, when eliminating the enemy, it is best to be able to protect yourself.

An hour later, the sound of the propeller above the submarine disappeared. The submarine began to slowly float to the surface. The periscope first extended out of the water and found that there was no trace of the German Navy around. Then it completely floated to the surface. The communications corps immediately sent a telegram to the Fleet Command, reporting that they had found that the main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet had left the military port.

Late at night on August, Spaca Bay, the anchorage of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy. A shrill alarm sounded on Spaca Bay. The naval officers and soldiers who had already fallen asleep rushed to their posts as soon as possible. Under the guidance of the guide ship, one warship after another left the military port and entered the vast ocean. After receiving an emergency telegram from the submarine, General Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, immediately issued an order to leave the fleet. When the German Navy's high seas fleet had already left the port, if the 5th Fleet was still in the military port, it would inevitably lose the first move.

The first to leave the military port were destroyers and light cruisers, who would serve as alert and anti-submarine missions. After determining the safety outside the port, the main battleships would leave the port. By the early morning, hundreds of warships of the 5th Fleet had all left Spaca Bay. The usually crowded harbor has now become deserted.

In an apartment not far from the military port, a young white man was sending telegrams. He was an agent hidden in Scapa Bay by German intelligence. Of course, he is now a Scot, running a restaurant in the small town not far from the military port in Spaca Bay.

Just as the German intelligence officer sent the telegram, the door of the apartment was savagely knocked open. Fully armed military police troops appeared in the room.

"What do you want to do?" the white man shouted loudly.

However, these gendarmes would not reason with him. They hit his head with a gun and knocked him out directly. Then the gendarmes dragged him away like a dead dog. What awaited him would be torture by the gendarmes troops. Of course, his final fate is most likely to be thrown into the sea to feed fish. This is usually the effective execution method adopted by the Imperial Navy after discovering the German spy.

After the war broke out between the Chinese Empire and the German Empire, intelligence personnel who were active in the other countries were undoubtedly the most dangerous. Once discovered, they would often lose their lives directly. Especially the appearance of the Chinese and Westerners was huge. Therefore, it was difficult for Chinese intelligence personnel to survive in Germany. In order to obtain German intelligence, the China Military Intelligence Bureau had to cooperate with their allies. This also made the Imperial Military Intelligence Bureau not very smooth in intelligence collection, which led to some mistakes. Of course, this did not affect the overall situation for the time being.

On the battleship of the "Ming Xuanzong" flagship of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, General Lu Haipeng, Commander of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, and General Ye Feng, Chief of Staff, were analyzing the battle situation. After receiving the news that the main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet had left the port, the 5th Fleet was dispatched in full swing. They all knew that this would be a decisive battle for the 5th Fleet, and all of its strength must be put into it. Otherwise, a little carelessness would be very likely to lead to a crushing defeat.

"The Germans finally came out, and it seems they can't sit still. However, this is good, so that we can have a dignified decisive battle with them." Admiral Lu Haipeng's face was full of eagerness to try. When the Imperial Navy defeated the British Navy, it was the main force of the 5th Fleet. This time, if the 5th Fleet could also defeat the German Navy, then they would once again win noble glory.

"Yes! The Germans have no other choice. Their attacks on the land battlefield were frustrated, which made their plan to sweep the entire Western Europe before the Imperial reinforcements arrived. In order to buy time for their army, the German Navy's high seas fleet must be dispatched. If they can defeat us and gain sea control in the North Sea and even the eastern North Atlantic, there may be a chance to turn the tables. But we don't seem to be soft persimmons?" General Ye Feng said with a smile.

"Hmph! It would be a slightest search for death if the Germans dared to put their ideas on us. I want to see what the high seas fleet that the Germans built over the years are. If the Germans' high seas fleet is killed by us, will the Germans surrender immediately?" General Lu Haipeng said disdainfully. The Germans ambitiously developed the navy in order to challenge the empire's maritime hegemony. As senior generals of the empire's navy, their responsibilities are of course to solve the German navy, directly break the backbone of the Germans, so that they will no longer dare to challenge the empire's hegemony.

"Haha, if we really eliminate the German high seas fleet, then it should be impossible for them to win the war. However, the Germans should not surrender immediately. Once they surrender, the German Empire will no longer have a future. Therefore, they should persist in fighting. But even so, the outcome of the war cannot be changed. In the end, Germany will still be defeated by us." General Ye Feng said with a smile. Judging from the current situation, the Germans are completely hitting stones with eggs! I really don't understand where the Germans' confidence comes from? Is it because of how many allies? Although these allies are all good, there is undoubtedly a big gap compared to the empire.

"At our current speed, we are expected to meet at noon tomorrow. Order the 1st Heavy Cruiser Detachment and the 3rd Detachment Detachment to go forward one hundred kilometers ahead of the main force of the Empire as a warning." Admiral Lu Haipeng ordered. Although the firepower of the heavy cruiser is average, the speed is extremely fast. The maximum speed of the "Daduhe-class" heavy cruiser in the Imperial Navy has reached 30 knots. This speed is much faster than the previous light cruiser. It is several knots faster than the main ship. It is undoubtedly the most suitable to serve as a reconnaissance alert.

Admiral Ye Feng nodded.

"In addition, we ordered our submarines and destroyers in the North Sea to increase the alert range and not allow the Germans to slip away. The seaplane took off after dawn to search for the traces of the Germans." Admiral Lu Haipeng continued to order.

"Yes, Commander, I'll make arrangements immediately." General Ye Feng replied.

The four "Dadu River-class" heavy cruisers and four "Haihe-class" heavy cruisers of the 1st Heavy Cruiser Detachment accelerated beyond the main force of the fleet with eight destroyers.

After dawn, more than a dozen seaplanes also took off and began to search around with the fleet as the center to find traces of the German Navy.

After all, although the North Sea is a small pond, its area is not small. Although the German Navy's high seas fleet has hundreds of main battleships, it is still difficult to find the other party if it wants to hide it.

However, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy built a net of heaven and earth with seaplanes, surface warships and submarines. It is impossible for the German Navy to continue hiding it. (To be continued)
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