Greece’s Roman Road

Chapter 220: Bait and Sneak Attack

Sergeant Herum's harsh alarm sound made the crew members who were immersed in the joy of capturing the enemy freighter unable to react in time, and they were suddenly at a loss.

The crew members who were confused about the situation raised their necks and looked suspiciously at Sergeant Herum at the lookout post on the mast.

Everyone's faces were full of doubts. It was obvious that the Ottoman ship had already been captured, right?

Are there other Ottoman ships?

It has been several days since the war began, and the Ottoman navy did not dare to take a step beyond the Dardanelles. The cowardice and cowardice of the enemy made the Greek navy look down upon the Ottoman navy and became arrogant.

Everyone never thought that the Ottoman Navy would dare to rush into the Aegean Sea!

Everyone hesitated, and the anxious Sergeant Herum looked around, and saw that the sea area in the southeast, which was originally black and smoky, was now slowly showing the masts of ships.

Sergeant Herum, who was only suspicious at first, can now be sure that these ships are the Ottoman Navy.

There is a big difference between civilian ships and military ships, one of which is speed.

For economic considerations, generally speaking, the limit speed of ordinary civil ships rarely exceeds 12 knots. In most cases, civil ships will maintain a constant speed at an economical cruising speed of 6 to 7 knots, which saves fuel. .

The speed of several ships that are approaching in front of them obviously exceeds ten knots. If these warships are not warships, it is difficult to explain this phenomenon.

Thinking of the insulting plaintext telegram sent to the Ottoman Navy yesterday by the Commander of the Navy Commander Cantoriotis, Sergeant Herum confirmed his judgment even more.

"Captain Chris, a large mast has appeared in the southeastern sea area, and is approaching us at a high speed of no less than ten knots." Before he could pay attention to the title, Sergeant Herum put his hands in front of his mouth in a trumpet shape, anxiously Shout out to Sergeant Chris on deck.

Colonel Chris was stunned. For a moment, his thoughts turned around, and a hint of enlightenment came to his mind - this Ottoman ship was a bait.

Such an idea had just arisen in my mind, but it was denied by myself. Among the 8 destroyers of the quick reaction fleet, there was also a twin destroyer formation, which was tasked with patrolling the Dardanelles.

The Ottoman fleet appeared in front of him with such great fanfare, so why did the two destroyers not send out radio alarms?

The Ottoman fleet rushed out of the Dardanelles, and it was impossible to hide from their detection. After all, the Dardanelles was only a few dozen nautical miles wide.

Could it be that the two destroyers that were patrolling the Dardanelles were all sunk by the main Ottoman fleet?

It was too late to think about it. Captain Chris looked at the crew on the deck and ordered loudly, "Everyone return to their posts. We may encounter the main Ottoman fleet."

The crew on the ship heard the captain's order at this time, and they also reacted, understood their own situation, and walked towards the hatch.

A busy scene on the deck.

Having said that, Chris turned to the signal soldiers behind him and said, "Send an alarm to the destroyer Ramdo and let them prepare for battle."

The signal trooper recorded the order on the document, turned around and was about to go to the communication room, but heard Captain Chris' request: "Also, send a telegram to the flagship immediately, we have encountered the main fleet of the Ottoman Navy, requesting assistance."

Having said that, Chris hurried to the bridge.

That's where the fleet commander should be at this time.

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On the sea to the southeast of the two fleets of the Xianlin, in the flagship bridge of the Ottoman Navy, Vice Admiral Ramiz Baiyi of the Ottoman Navy, nervously holding a single-pass telescope in his hand, looked at the increasingly thick black smoke in his field of vision. The mood is getting more and more agitated.

It's getting closer, it's getting closer.

It will soon be possible to teach these arrogant Greeks a hard lesson.

Yesterday, after receiving a clear telegram from the Greeks, Razmanbey, who was already under enormous pressure, almost exploded his lungs.

Clear code telegrams are telegrams that everyone can receive. After such telegrams are sent, if the Ottoman navy does not fight, let alone what the international community thinks, even people from all walks of life in the Ottoman Empire will not be able to see it.

For the dark Ottoman Empire, the financial revenue has not improved for a long time, and the navy has always been known for its high cost. Building a navy with sufficient combat effectiveness was originally a difficult task for the Ottoman government.

The Ottoman Navy, which has invested a lot of money, has achieved few achievements.

During the war with Greece in 1897, due to the disrepair of the Ottoman navy warships, no new warships joined the navy for a long time. At that time, the Ottoman navy existed in name only.

After the war, due to the weakness of the navy, the Greeks took advantage of the loopholes. The Ottoman Empire took a hard look and bought two former dreadnoughts on loan from the close Germans to maintain its position in the Aegean Sea.

As a result, in 1912, when a war broke out between the Ottoman Empire and Italy over Libya, the Ottoman navy did not participate in the war due to the huge gap between the Ottoman navy and the Italian navy. Public account [Book Friends Base Camp~www.wuxiahere.com~ can also receive cash!

Objectively speaking, in these two wars, the Ottoman navy really had no ability to affect the war situation. Hers was too weak.

However, logically speaking, the navy, which has spent a huge amount of money on construction, cannot be counted on at all when the war comes, and the Ottoman people are logically unacceptable.

In fact, before the clear telegram, Razizbey, the supreme commander of the Ottoman navy, still planned to let the Ottoman navy stick to the Dardanelles rather than enter the Aegean Sea for a decisive battle with the Greek navy.

The reason is obvious, the strength of the Ottoman navy on the books is not the opponent of the Greek navy.

At present, the core warships in the Ottoman Navy are the two Brandenburg-class pre-dreadnought battleships purchased from Germany, and the other warships are old.

The main force of the Greek Navy is two Invincible-class battlecruisers purchased from the United Kingdom.

After all, there is a whole generation difference between the two. Where can a former dreadnought like the Brandenburg class be the opponent of a quasi-dreadnought like the Invincible class?

Among various data indicators, except for armor, the Brandenburg class is far from the invincible class in terms of maneuverability and firepower.

Combat at sea is different from battle on the road~www.wuxiahere.com~ land battle, if the strength is weak, there is not necessarily no chance of winning.

In land battles, the weaker party may occupy favorable terrain, wait for work, and attack the enemy.

Or lure the enemy to go deep, clear the field, lengthen the opponent's supply line, and weaken the enemy's offensive ability.

These all have the potential to allow the weaker side of the Army to win.

But naval warfare is different.

The sea is unobstructed and unobstructed, and there is no danger at all to defend, and there is no such thing as a fortified wall on the sea.

After all, the ability of a warship to move at sea is not comparable to that of the army. It is unimaginable for the army to travel a thousand miles in one day, but it is nothing to the navy.

Therefore, for naval battles, the weaker side has little chance of winning unless a miracle occurs.

Despite the humiliation, Razizbeyi deeply understands that anger cannot solve any problems, and the current strength of the Greek navy is indeed higher than that of the Ottoman navy.

Although the Ottoman executives were also dissatisfied with the performance of the navy, they also understood the reality of the insufficient strength of the Ottoman navy.

In fact, the weakness of the Ottoman navy is not just a problem of the lack of new warships.