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    Wang Yuze stood in front of the large world map hanging on the wall, thinking quietly.  "Where did these Japanese go? They left Singapore on the night of March 2. There were no warships in Singapore at that time, so they escaped. However, more than 20 warships are not so easy to hide.  , just the thick smoke rising into the sky will expose them from a long distance. The Navy and the Military Intelligence Bureau organized a large number of warship searches in the South China Sea, but no trace of them was found. This is unscientific! Those damn Japanese will not retreat again.  Have you gone back?" Wang Yuze thought secretly.

    ¡° However, he later overturned this idea.  Japan's mainland fleet has already left the port, obviously to welcome Japan's returning fleet.  Therefore, it is impossible for Togo Heihachiro to retreat.

    "So, besides taking the South China Sea, where else can the Japanese return to Japan?" Wang Yuze's eyes began to scan the map.  The most important waterway in the Far East is from the South China Sea to the north.  However, this does not mean that there is only such a channel.  Numerous waterways among the Nanyang Islands are passable.  It's just that it is not commonly used. If you are not familiar with the hydrological conditions, you may run into rocks.  However, this does not mean that the Japanese will not take risks.  The more Wang Yuze thought about it, the more likely it became.

    "Zhang Aiqing, can you determine the direction of Japan's home fleet?" Wang Yuze asked.

    "Back to Your Majesty! According to the information we received two hours ago, the Japanese home fleet is heading south from Hachijo Island. Their destination may be somewhere in the Western Pacific. According to our judgment, there should be two Japanese fleets there.  Meeting point!" Zhang Cheng replied.

    "That's right! Zhang Aiqing, our previous thinking was too narrow. Although going north from the South China Sea is the shortest way, it is also the most dangerous way. There is no reason for little Japan to take risks. So, I think  They must have chosen another waterway. For example, through a waterway in the Nanyang Islands, heading directly to the Pacific Ocean. This way they can get rid of our interception in the South China Sea!" Wang Yuze said.

    Zhang Cheng¡¯s eyes lit up and he agreed with Wang Yuze¡¯s point of view.  "But Your Majesty, although there are many waterways in the Nanyang Islands, most of them are relatively narrow. If the Japanese fleet passes through, there will be no news at all!" Zhang Cheng asked doubtfully.

    "What's so strange about this? With Japan's ruthless code of conduct, they must have sunk all the ships they encountered along the way, so that their whereabouts would not be exposed!" Wang Yuze guessed.

    "Then what should we do? Should we send warships to the Nanyang Islands to pursue them? However, in this case, we are already two days behind and may not be able to catch up!" Zhang Cheng said with a frown.

    "There is no need to go to Nanyang, order the home fleet to go north to the Bashi Strait, and at the same time send cruisers to search in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific to the east. In this way, no matter whether the Japanese fleet has entered the Pacific from the Nanyang Islands, we will be able to find their traces.  If they really get away, then we will attack the Japanese home fleet first, destroy them first, and then launch an attack on the Japanese homeland. I don't believe that the Japanese fleet can just sit back and do nothing!" A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Wang Yuze's eyes.  .  Although, the original plan was to destroy the Japanese navy first and then besiege Japan.  But if the Navy's war against the East does not go well, there is no other way.

    "Your Majesty, we have just received the latest news. The British Far East Fleet has also left Singapore and started heading north. However, their speed is very slow, and their intentions are still unclear." Zhang Cheng said.

    "Hmph! What other intentions can there be? It's just to see if there is anything cheap to pick up. The British Far East Fleet is likely to appear in the sea where we and the Japanese fleet are fighting. Order the local fleet to prepare defenses to avoid being attacked by them.  !" Wang Yuze said.

    "Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhang Cheng also felt nervous.  The Japanese Navy only had six battleships, and the home fleet could easily deal with them.  If the British Navy joins, even if only six battleships of the Far East Fleet join, it will cause a huge change in the strength of the enemy and ourselves, which will be very detrimental to the Chinese Navy!

    The South China Sea, the waters near the Zhongsha Islands.  The powerful warships of the Chinese Navy's home fleet are cruising in the nearby waters.  The powerful battle formation composed of four 'China-class' battleships is something that no country in the world dares to underestimate.  To the west of the four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships is a formation of eight 'Beijing-class' heavy cruisers.  The armament of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser is no less than that of the battleships of other countries, and even the armor is not bad, but it is not as good as the 'China-class' battleship.  Its high-speed performance is enough to scare the battleships of other countries.

      Although it is already night, fleet commander Admiral Deng Shichang is not sleepy at all.  Losing trace of the Japanese fleet made him very anxious.  He knew that this was a chance to completely defeat the Japanese navy.  If the Japanese navy is allowed to slip away, all the empire's previous efforts will be in vain.

    "Where did these damn little Japan go?" Deng Shichang looked at the chart and cursed bitterly.

    "Commander, there is an urgent telegram from the Navy Department, asking us to go north to the Bashi Channel!" The staff officer handed the telegram from the Navy Department to Deng Shichang.

    After Deng Shichang read it, his frown relaxed.  "Leave six light cruisers and six destroyers to train in the northern waters of the South China Sea. The other warships should immediately turn around and head for the Bashi Strait!" Deng Shichang ordered.  The telegram from the Admiralty suddenly cleared up the doubts in his mind.  He really felt that it was possible that the Japanese fleet might go directly to the Pacific through the waterways of the Nanyang Islands. In this case, it could throw away the main force of the Chinese Navy's home fleet.  However, if the Chinese Navy's home fleet goes to the Bashi Strait to stand by while keeping an eye on Japan's home fleet, in the end, the Japanese fleet is likely to come to the door on its own.

    The main force of the Home Fleet began to withdraw to the Bashi Strait to the north to redeploy to intercept the Japanese fleet.  It is very difficult for the Japanese fleet to escape the interception and interception of the Chinese navy.

    In the southern part of the South China Sea, the main force of the British Far East Fleet is slowly moving northward under the leadership of Commander Lieutenant General Philemantle.  They went to watch the game and see if they could get some bargains.  If the Chinese Navy suffers heavy losses, they would not mind adding insult to injury and completely eliminating the threat the Chinese Navy poses to other countries.  Of course, even if the Chinese navy destroyed the Japanese navy at a small cost, they would have no chance to do it.  But at least they can also grasp the strength of the Chinese Navy in more detail, especially the strength of the four powerful "Zhonghua-class" battleships recently commissioned by the Chinese Navy.

    Although Lieutenant General Philmantle did not know where the war between China and Japan would begin, he knew that it would definitely be somewhere in the South China Sea or the Pacific Ocean.  As long as his fleet follows the Chinese Navy, it will be fine.  Of course, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, the main force of the British Far East Fleet will not appear on the battlefield, and will only send a few cruisers or destroyers to watch the battle from a distance.  Once the final result is very favorable to Britain, the main force of the Far East Fleet will take the opportunity to rush out and establish the final victory in one fell swoop.

    In the eastern part of the Java Sea, a huge fleet is sailing under the cover of night.  It was the Japanese fleet that attempted to enter the Pacific Ocean directly from the waterways of the South China Sea.  It must be said that their strategy was very successful. In the past two days, they have not encountered a Chinese navy warship.  The merchant ships and fishing boats encountered on the road were also sunk, ensuring the confidentiality of their whereabouts to the greatest extent possible.

    "Your Excellency Commander, tomorrow we will enter the Makassar Strait. It will take about a day and a half to cross the entire strait. After entering the Celebes Sea, it will take about another day and a half for us to travel from Saranga  The Ni Strait has entered the Pacific Ocean." Major General Samejima Sailor said with a smile on his face.  In his opinion, their plan was more than half successful.  It only takes three to four days to escape.

    "Don't be careless! There are many ships passing by in this sea area. Although many of them are fishing boats of Southeast Asian indigenous people, in order to keep it secret, the destroyers are ordered to step up patrols. Once discovered, they will be destroyed immediately!" Togo Heihachiro said seriously.  The Japanese fleet will not be able to relax for a day without returning to Japan.  Even if it is about to succeed, it is the same.

    "Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Major General Samejima Yuki replied.

    Surabaya is the second largest city in the Netherlands East Indies. It is located in the northeastern corner of Java Island, facing the Madura Strait and the Surabaya Strait. It faces Madura Island. It is also the settlement place of Chinese in Southeast Asia and is a member of the Netherlands East Indies.  The city with the largest Chinese population after Batavia.  There are more than 100,000 people in Surabaya, and one-fifth of them are Chinese.

    A fishing boat of more than 20 tons set out from Surabaya and entered the Java Sea.  However, this fishing boat is not going out to sea to catch big fish.  The several Chinese sailors on the entire fishing boat were all agents of the Military Intelligence Agency in Nanyang.  This time, they were ordered to search for traces of the Japanese fleet in nearby waters.  Although they didn't quite believe that the Japanese fleet would pass by here, since the headquarters had issued the order, of course they had to follow it.  After receiving the order from the Military Intelligence Bureau, the agents in the entire Nanyang region put down their work, brought wireless telegraph machines, rented fishing boats and entered the sea, looking for traces of the Japanese fleet like a needle in a haystack.

    Togo Heihachiro never imagined that his flawless plan would fail because of such a fishing boat!

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