Azur Lane: The Tragic Admiral’s Azur Life

Chapter 1061: Shadow of Scapa Flow : Encounter? Reunion?

On the Royal Fleet's side, as they advanced step by step according to the enemy's guidance, Elizabeth also noticed the strange enemy, but she did not think as much as Yang Sikang. To her, what was happening before her was just a little unusual, nothing more.

But after several attempts, Elizabeth was convinced that the enemy wanted them to stay within a range not too far from Scapa Flow. Although she didn't know what the enemy's purpose was, there was no doubt that the effect the enemy wanted to achieve was obviously the situation they needed to avoid.

"Try to go to Scapa Flow again, Beffa, and have the mass-produced ships broadcast signals on a fixed frequency band."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Belfast agreed, and the fleet's movement began to change. As expected, the enemy came to stop them, but this time Elizabeth was firm.

"Are they really here? The Knights stop them. War-weary, I leave it to you!"

War-weary led his men to hold off these enemies, and the carrier-based aircraft immediately provided assistance.

During the battle, she did not stop maneuvering, and kept moving while pulling. Although the speed was slow, Elizabeth soon discovered that the enemy was different from before.

"The distance is getting closer. Is it because we have moved to the right position, or because some mechanism has been triggered? Hmph, never mind! No matter what, since the opportunity is right in front of us, there is no reason to give up!"

Elizabeth's fleet began to accelerate towards Scapa Flow, and during this process all mass-produced ships were broadcasting at a fixed frequency band in the hope of finding the other scattered fleet and Yang Sikang's fleet.

About two hours later, when Scapa Flow was not far away, Elizabeth heard the voice of Ribefa from the vanguard fleet:

"Your Majesty, we have discovered what appears to be Commander Yang's fleet. Would you like to go over there?"

"Commander Yang's fleet? Hmm, send me the coordinates."

The coordinate information was transmitted to Elizabeth. After looking at the location, Elizabeth frowned in confusion.

"Why are they in that place?"

"Looking at their movements, it seems that they are heading to Scapa Flow just like us."

"I see. They were stopped just like us? In other words, they or the other side must have solved some kind of mechanism, so we can get closer to Scapa Flow? Befa, let's get closer, but be careful in case they are disguised as enemies."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Elizabeth's fleet approached slowly, but after getting close enough to capture the situation over there more clearly, Elizabeth frowned slightly.

Yang Sikang's fleet should have discovered them and is now stopping at sea waiting, without moving forward.

However, they neither communicated to confirm their identities nor took the initiative to approach.

"Befa, send them a contact request to confirm their identity."

"I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. Our communications are unable to connect over there."

"Has communication been restricted to this extent? Tsk, that means they don't know our identities either, so let's just wait here."

Elizabeth sighed and then confirmed again.

After confirming that it was indeed Yang Sikang's fleet over there, she ordered the fleet to continue approaching and continue trying to communicate to confirm their identity information.

In Yang Sikang's fleet, through Helena's SG radar, Yang Sikang also obtained accurate information.

"Commander, the Royal Fleet is approaching us quickly from our side. We can confirm the reaction of the mass-produced ships of the Queen Elizabeth and the Edinburgh class. We have confirmed the presence of Lady Warspite in the enemy's fleet, but the size has been reduced by about half compared to when we set out."

"They have been separated. After all, the fleet deployed by the Royal Family this time is too large."

Yang Sikang smiled and said, because this incident happened in Scapa Flow, Elizabeth herself came here in person, so naturally the investment was huge. For the Siren, an ultra-large fleet that could be strengthened by Elizabeth was obviously a threat, so it was reasonable to choose to separate them.

"That may be the case. After all, we... Commander, I received the other party's signal contact. Um... This signal is very unstable. I can't be sure of their intentions at all."

Helena's words made Yang Sikang feel a little relieved, and he soon said:

"Contact at the maximum distance at this time should be to confirm the identity."

Being cautious is not a bad thing. If he were to do it himself, he would also confirm the other party's identity first.

However, due to the interference in this sea area, stable communications are very difficult.

Although Yang Sikang's fleet equipment is more advanced, it is still not enough to cope with such an environment, and now they can only do this.

"Try to respond. Come closer."

Scapa Flow was not far away, but his intuition told him that the Scapa Flow in this mirror sea was probably not the Scapa Flow they wanted to go to. Rather, this mirror sea was still some distance away from Scapa Flow when they came in, and they have not been able to get out of it yet.

In such a situation, we cannot rashly let carrier-based aircraft fly over. After all, before each other's identities are confirmed, the passing of carrier-based aircraft will basically be regarded as hostile behavior. This is the basic guarantee for the safety of our own fleet. Yang Sikang naturally would not make this mistake.

However, as they approached, Louis IX, who had not spoken a word except for necessary communication during the battle, suddenly spoke:

"Commander, I sense a strong sense of hostility from that fleet over there. I'm afraid they are not friendly to us."

"Malicious?"

Yang Sikang frowned slightly. He was very familiar with this word, but when it came from the mouth of Louis IX, he had to think more about it.

"Helena, how's the contact going?"

"Still trying, but the results are poor. The communication connection is not stable, and all that comes back is a lot of noise. It's impossible to make out the content..."

Yang Sikang frowned, and Louis IX said again:

"Commander, this kind of malice is definitely not possessed by the Royal Fleet that we previously advanced with. This fleet..."

"Belfast, send a message with the Royal signal, asking the other party to stop approaching."

Although the current distance still prevents stable communication due to interference, they can already see each other.

In this situation where you can see, using lights as signals is a very convenient option.

Belfast did as he was told immediately. However, half a minute later, Belfast's serious voice came:

"Commander, the other side didn't respond to us."

Almost immediately, Helena cried out:

"Carrier-based aircraft! A large number of carrier-based aircraft are flying out of the enemy fleet and are heading towards us. Avoid them! The cross-fire is coming!"

The SG radar allowed Helena to detect the opponent's movements. As soon as her warning sounded, her companions in the fleet immediately began to hide. Only a few seconds later, the first cross-fire cannon hit the protective shield of the Gu Diao, followed by the second and third shots.

"commander!"

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Yang Sikang quickly spoke on the communication channel:

"Don't worry about me, fight back, that's not the royal fleet!"