Circling the harbor several times and rounding the nearby reservoir once more, it wasn't until the navigator in the rear issued another warning—stating that the remaining fuel was barely sufficient for a reluctant return to the fleet—that You Yong begrudgingly altered his course, while instructing the navigator, who also handled communications, to send out a telegram.
At this time, it was already 10:15 a.m.
Four hundred kilometers away, on the Mobile Fleet carrier "Chicheng."
When the Communication Advisor arrived, Tanimoto rushed forward, eagerly receiving the telegram.
After a quick scan, Tanimoto turned around and handed the message to Vice Admiral Lan Yun, who was watching him.
Though he was quite shocked, it was entirely within expectations; they had been mentally prepared for this, so there was no sense of panic.
Liangxia's Navy's four carriers were not in Chengjiang Port!
Neither were the Fast Battleships that accompanied the carriers' operations.
