Barents Sea, Yuzhny Island in the western sea, and Bolshevik Navy are cruising in this sea area. Four 'Bolshevik-class' Battleship, protected by more than thirty cruisers and destroyers of all sizes, are sailing in this icy sea at a slower speed.
Although this sea area is only a few hundred kilometers away from Murmansk, it is not completely free from the threat of German Navy. However, it is not that the Buru fleet does not want to go further, but that the further north it goes, the more dangerous it will be. The sea is already covered with icebergs. If you are not careful, you may hit the icebergs and cause serious accidents.
Aboard Bolshevik Navy flagship 'Buru' No. Battleship, three generals, Admiral Isakov and Political Commissar Orlov, as well as chief of staff General Viktorov, are discussing the current situation. The current situation is undoubtedly very dangerous for Bolshevik Navy. They were almost trapped in this cold sea and did not dare to leave. If I leave, I'm afraid I'll run into German Navy, who is waiting for me. In that case, they are dead. They could only pray that German Navy could leave this sea area without finding them long ago.
However, they are destined to be disappointed. German fleet is determined to get rid of them this time. If Bolshevik Navy's warships are not sunk, how can they return home?
"Comrade Commander, Telegram of Murmansk." A staff officer reported.
Admiral Isakov took a look at Telegram, and his face suddenly became very ugly.
General Orlov and General Viktorov then looked at Telegram, and their faces immediately turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"The Germany people acted too quickly. We actually destroyed Murmansk Naval Base so quickly. The dock, ammunition depot and oil depot were all destroyed. Now our retreat was cut off by them!" Admiral Isakov said.
"Comrade Commander, what should we do now? The supplies on our supply ship will not last long. If this continues, we will have to use up all the supplies in a month at most. By then, hunger and cold will kill us all!" Chief of Staff General Viktorov said. Because the temperature is very low, the battleship's boiler must be running at all times. Once stopped, it will be difficult to start. In addition, the heating needed by personnel must also be provided by boilers. Otherwise, everyone will be cold to death.
Admiral Isakov has no other choice. He knew that the Germany people did that just to force them to make a choice.
"How about we send Telegram to ask Moscow?" General Political Commissar Orlov suggested.
Admiral Isakov nodded and handed over the decision-making power to Moscow. In this case, no matter what the final result is, he does not have to bear all the responsibility.
However, Admiral Isakov and others did not expect that it was them who took the initiative to send Telegram, which led to their location being exposed.
With the advancement of the times, German Navy can already locate the enemy's position through radio signals. As long as the radio signal is detected, the enemy can be found through three-point positioning. This kind of technology is not very advanced. But unfortunately, Buru has a shortcoming in this regard. Therefore, they did not know that German Navy had such ability.
It is precisely for this reason that German Navy often maintains radio silence when fighting at sea. Telegram will not be released to the country until the war is over.
When the Buru fleet just started sending Telegram, the radio signal was monitored by German Navy. The officer in charge of radio communications immediately asked them to measure the position of the Buru fleet.
In less than ten minutes, the approximate position of the Buru fleet was calculated.
On the 'Caesar' Battleship, local Fleet Commander Marshal Lütjens is looking at the report submitted by Carrier-based Aircraft Unit. They destroyed Murmansk through three rounds of attacks. Such results still make Marshal Lütjens very satisfied. After destroying Murmansk, their only combat mission was to deal with the Buru fleet.
Although, Buru fleet escaped. But Marshal Lütjens believes that they will be found soon. The strength gap between the two sides is too great. Even if the Buru fleet wants to escape, it will be almost impossible.
"Your Excellency Commander, the Ministry of Communications has discovered the location of the Buru fleet!" a staff officer reported.
"What? Russians was exposed so soon?" Marshal Lütjens seemed a little unbelievable.
"Your Excellency Commander, the communications department has determined through three-point positioning that the Russia fleet is located in the sea fifty kilometers northwest of Yuzhny Island." said the staff officer.
Marshal Lütjens immediately found this sea area on the map, and his brows knitted together tightly. He always thought that it seemed too easy to find the location of the Russia fleet.
"Could it be a conspiracy? For example, the Russians deliberately sent warships to send telegrams on Yuzhny Island, but their main force was in another place?" said Lieutenant General Karl Wetzel, chief of staff of the Home Fleet.
Marshal Lütjens thought about it and realized that it was indeed possible, "Russians is indeed not that stupid."
"Let's do this, first send seaplanes to search this area of the sea, and after discovering the Russia fleet, we will start taking action!" Marshal Lütjens ordered.
"This is a good idea!" Lieutenant General Karl? Witzel nodded in agreement.
Ten minutes later, six seaplanes took off from the fleet and flew to the northwest waters of Yuzhny Island, searching for traces of the Buru fleet. German fleet also headed to the sea area at cruising speed. Once it is confirmed that the Buru fleet is really there, they will intercept the Buru fleet in the shortest possible time, and then launch a strike to send them all to the cold seabed.
On the Buru fleet's flagship 'Buru', Battleship, Admiral Isakov and others are still waiting hard for Moscow's reply.
It was more than two hours before they received a call back. Joseph's reply is very simple, that is, everything is decided by the navy itself.
The reason why Joseph gave such an answer was that Joseph didn't know what to do either. On the other hand, Bolshevik Navy is too weak. Even if it is eliminated, it will not have much impact. Therefore, Joseph just ignored them and let them fend for themselves.
Admiral Isakov and others were in tears after getting Telegram. They didn't expect Joseph to kick the ball back directly.