"Amur, please answer when you receive it, and Amur, please answer when you receive it." Calls kept coming from the radio.

It was already dawn. The red Caucasus, which had been rushing on the sea for a night, emitting black smoke. Finally, it arrived at the pre-determined sea area, but no shadow of the Amur was found at all.

This made the Red Caucasus very anxious. Captain Jihonov held a telescope and was searching for the sea in front of him. In the radio, the telegram was still in the receiving state, and the radio was replaced by a direct call.

No response, no response, what's going on?

Everyone on this heavy cruiser had a pale face.

"Captain, I suggest ejecting our plane and searching." On the side, the political commissar said to Captain Jihonov. At this time, his face was also ugly.

This warship was a heavy cruiser that the Soviets only launched in 32 years, but compared with the Germans, a huge technological gap can be seen.

At the beginning, the Soviets installed the B-1-K1931 60-diameter 180mm main gun for this warship, which was extremely powerful and surpassed the Western 203mm naval gun. However, the rifle wears very fast, and the life of the body tube does not exceed 10 rounds!

Later, with the help of the German Krupp Company, the artillery tube was shortened to 57 times the caliber, and the launching drug package was reduced to 37.5 kilograms. The problem was alleviated by the use of a more sparse rifle distribution, making the tube lifespan reach 320 rounds, and it had practical combat capabilities.

At the same time, this warship is also equipped with catapults and aircraft provided by Germany.

Yes, in this era, warships were all equipped with aircraft, with a small number, only one or two. On cruisers, they were ejected and then landed in seawater to recover.

In later generations, steam catapult technology was difficult to break through, and only the United States had it in the world. In this era, ordinary hydraulic catapults were enough to drive propeller-type seaplanes away.

In addition to helping the cruiser "Red Caucasus" to transform its naval guns, Germany also provided an aircraft catapult provided by Heinker and used the company's HE55 seaplane.

As a carrier-based water reconnaissance aircraft, its main task is to reconnaise on the vast sea surface, which can detect enemy traces in advance and provide early warnings to its warships. In this era, it has become an advanced theory.

Ejection took off! After receiving the order, the pilot of the seaplane, Kokolin, had already sat in the cockpit within a few minutes. He tied his seat belt tightly and opened the canopy. He drove the fighter plane and left the cruiser under the push of a huge hydraulic ejection.

The machine gunner in the rear cabin was also faithfully performing his mission as a lookout, constantly searching for the sea here.

The Amur has a speed of less than ten knots, and it can only run a hundred nautical miles even in one night. Therefore, just search all the sea surfaces of the nearby 100 nautical miles and you will definitely find them!

With this idea, Kokolin flew the seaplane, flying around the sea around the cruiser, one circle after another.

The sea search is the most boring. After flying for more than three hours, the machine gunner in the back seat suddenly shouted loudly: "Look, front!"

On the sea in the distance, a steamer was sailing, and black smoke came out of the chimney. Judging from the appearance outline, it looked very much like the Amur on its own!

Pushing the operating lever, the seaplane flew towards the other side, getting closer and closer.

At this moment, suddenly, Kokolin quickly pressed the operating rod, and the seaplane drew a huge arc and rolled quickly to the side.

A series of bullets rubbed against the edge of the seaplane and almost hit them!

"The Red Caucasus, the Red Caucasus, were found to be sailing towards the Sylee Islands, with armed personnel opening fire at us!" Kokolin reported quickly to the rear.

I haven't found it just now because they always searched along the Amur route. Who can know that this cargo ship has left the route and is heading towards Great Britain!

The Silly Islands, just the closest island to Great Britain, these damn British people!

For granted, Cocolin had already regarded the armed personnel who opened fire on him as British.

The Amur was discovered and sailed towards the Sylee Islands with armed personnel! Upon receiving this information, Captain Jihonov clenched his fists: "Order the warships to sail at full speed!"

Sail at full speed!

Ten heavy oil boilers were burning with all their might, and black smoke kept coming out of the three chimneys, and 4 Brown-Curtis-style steam turbines, under the push of high-pressure steam, output a maximum power of 55,000 horsepower, pushing the 9,000 tons of warship, accelerating, accelerating!

After sprinting to a speed of nearly 30 knots, a turbulent flow of water appeared at the tail of the Red Caucasus, and the bow of the ship split the waves and sailed forward!

The British must not let the Amur be taken away!

The Soviet Navy was quite anxious, and at the same time, the British Navy received a brief distress signal at its base at the Port of Plymouth.

"SOS, SOS." After a brief international distress signal, I can no longer contact you.

After receiving the report, the base commander thought for a little, and decided to dispatch a British Navy River-class frigate, K215 Neshe, who was patrolling nearby maritime, to go to the signal to search and rescue.

This is a frigate with a simple structure in the first class, with 12-pound cannon and 5 6-pound cannons, which are all its weapons. In World War II, this frigate mainly undertakes the transportation of ocean-going goods, rather than conducting a battleship duel in a dignified manner.

As for now, in peacetime, it is a good choice to perform a search and rescue mission.

After receiving the command from the base, the Ness River activated its horsepower and headed towards the sea where the signal was sent.

"I really don't know which country's ship it is." On the bridge, Captain Robert held a cup of coffee and said to his subordinates: "This is not a waterway at all, how could they come here!"

The storm was not heavy at sea, and the coffee in his hand was quite stable.

"Report to the captain, a cargo ship was found in front of him, with Soviet nationality." The first mate shouted to him.

The Soviet cargo ship? Robert took his last sip of coffee and looked at the cargo ship that was getting closer and closer in the distance. Suddenly, a feeling of uneasiness became stronger and stronger.
Chapter completed!