After the war began, Scapaflo Port became the most important port of the British Royal Navy's Home Fleet. The essence of the British Royal Navy was concentrated here. Its mission was of course to make the main force of the world's second navy

, the German High Seas Fleet stayed honestly in its home port and became an existing fleet, staying there until the end of the war.

Because of the overwhelming strength of the Royal Navy, although the war had lasted for more than a year, the German High Seas Fleet had done nothing. Apart from attacking coastal cities on the east coast of Britain, it did not cause much trouble to the homeland.

German Naval Command, Tirpitz's last combat order using the old code has been issued. At the same time, naval agencies at all levels have received secret orders and changed the radio code at the same time. Hipper has boarded the flagship and led the vanguard fleet to prepare to go to sea.

The Vice Admiral took out his pocket watch and gave the same order.

"Every ship maintains radio silence. The order is a little hasty, but I believe that the fleet's naval officers and soldiers are professional enough." Hipper issued a temporary order to the ships under his command. During the last day, all naval officers and soldiers are not allowed to leave the ship.

, all stayed on the warship, waiting for the last twenty-four hours, and then left the port.

Hipper led a reconnaissance squadron consisting of five battlecruisers and forty other fast ships to set out first. His duty was to act as a decoy, trying to lure some British ships into an ambush by the main force of the High Seas Fleet.

At this moment, Admiral John Jellicoe, who was standing in a daze in front of the chart at the British Home Fleet Headquarters in Scapaflo Port, was startled by the sudden sound of the door being pushed open. The naval staff officer took out a

A top-secret telegram was delivered to John Jellicoe.

"A German battlecruiser formation will set sail tomorrow to bombard cities on the east coast." John Jellicoe opened the telegram and read, "Five battlecruisers are considered to be quite powerful. Call General Betty in!

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Not long after, General David Beatty came in and also saw this piece of information. He asked with a smile, "Did the Germans really go to sea? This is really a surprising move."

However, considering that in the past six months, the German navy has repeatedly attacked port cities on the east coast of the United Kingdom, hit and run, this is not so incomprehensible, but compared with the previous attacks, this time the attack fleet

It was obviously a bit larger in scale, but of course in David Beatty's eyes, it wasn't that big.

"What do you think?" John Jellicoe asked Betty. If he had any dissatisfaction with Betty, it was that the naval admiral was too adventurous. He often made unnecessary risky orders when commanding in person.

.In fact, even if this kind of order is not issued, it will have no impact on the entire battle situation.

However, the strength of the British Royal Navy far exceeds that of its enemies. A stronger side often cannot avoid the emergence of such naval generals, because with strong strength as a foundation, adventurous generals like Betty will only emerge in endlessly.

"I have fought against Hipper in the German battlecruiser formation. He is a difficult opponent. If he were in the Royal Navy, he would be a good general." Betty said confidently and slowly, "But we are

The Royal Navy has full confidence in victory on the sea."

"Then it's up to you to intercept him!" John Jellicoe nodded, spread out the chart and commanded, "Battlecruisers have the characteristics of high speed and firepower no less than that of dreadnoughts. They are an important part of the entire naval force.

, if the battlecruiser formation suffers heavy losses or even is completely annihilated, it will be a huge loss for the entire German Navy. At best, the German Navy may lose the courage to challenge the ocean. Even if this courage is not lost, from the comparison of strength

The sea will be completely unbalanced, and the Germans will no longer be a threat on the sea."

"I think so too. This is a good opportunity." After listening to John Jellicoe's words, Betty eagerly agreed. She couldn't wait to give the Germans a big blow and have a larger-scale naval battle on Dogger Sandbank.

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"You set out from Port Rosyth and destroy them." After careful consideration, John Jellicoe gave an order that made Betty ecstatic. This was very conservative for John Jellicoe, who had always been very conservative.

Rare.

Betty was not willing to delay for a moment. After receiving the approval, he immediately headed to Port Rosyth. The power he held in his hands far exceeded that of the Hipper fleet, which was composed of four new super dreadnought battleships and six battlecruisers.

The core, including fifty-two battleships, if nothing else happens, this will be a great victory. Now this honor is placed in front of Betty. After defeating the Germans, he can share the name of his idol Nelson

were mentioned simultaneously.

On the afternoon of November 11, Hipper led the vanguard fleet to leave the port. The battlecruiser formation filed out of the port and disappeared on the icy sea soon. For the waters that he had been cruising for a year, Hipper

He is extremely familiar with it, but this is not an advantage, because his opponent also knows the preset battlefield very well, and the two sides have fought against each other many times.

The Betty Fleet in Rosyth Port almost left the port and entered the treacherous sea.

As the sun disappeared above the sea level, the home port of the German High Seas Fleet became lively. Reinhardt Scheer appeared on the flagship of the High Seas Fleet, the Friedrich der Grosse. Reinhardt Scheer watched intently.

On the chart on the table, several staff officers were constantly marking the position of the fleet based on the calculated navigation position.

"Time's up, let's go!" When the pointer on the pocket watch reached five o'clock, Reinhardt Scheer raised his hand gracefully, the pocket watch cover made a crisp sound, and the German High Seas Fleet, which had been prepared for a long time, began to leave the port and embarked on the journey.

An unknown journey.

Reinhardt Scheer was both looking forward to and worried about the upcoming naval battle. Of course he hoped that everything would go well, but before the result came, all expectations and impulses must be suppressed, prepare for the worst, and achieve the greatest victory.

Not only the two fleets, the two navies, but even the top leaders of the two countries have this tacit mentality and uneasily look forward to their own victory.

As darkness falls, the sea water becomes even more biting. The opponents who all think they have a chance to win seem to be blindfolded and approaching their opponents step by step in a dark space. As for the main force of the German High Seas Fleet led by Reinhardt Scheer, they remain silent

Sixty nautical miles away from Hipper's fleet, sneaking in the southern waters of Hipper's fleet.

The place where the two sides met was Jutland. Hipper's fleet plus the High Seas Fleet led by Scheer. The German fleet had a total of ninety-nine battleships, including sixteen battleships, five battlecruisers, six pre-dreadnoughts, and ten

One light cruiser and sixty-one lightning strike ships were divided into two formations, traveling from south to north.

Betty's fleet, which knew nothing about it, was more proactive, because the fleet he led far exceeded Hipper's fleet.

This encounter finally started in the freezing cold North Sea.

After the encounter, Hipper launched the first attack. With a shrill scream, four 305mm heavy artillery shells fell to the sea with majestic force. In an instant, these heavy shells weighed more than 400 kilograms.

, the high-explosive bomb with a speed of more than 700 meters per second stirred up columnar water waves on the sea surface. Before the snow-white water waves reached the highest point, a huge change suddenly occurred below. An extremely violent explosion formed a huge, flower-like explosion in an instant.

The blooming wave rose upwards exceeding the height and width of the previous water column, splashing all around and falling dozens of meters away. When the water waves fell, a large number of water droplets left in the air formed a mist.

The German battlecruisers could only fire with their front main guns for the time being, but even half of the firepower output caused the officers and soldiers of the British battleships who bore the brunt to complain endlessly.

The cannons of the German fleet fired the first batch of shells. Before the shells fell, a large cloud of thick smoke mixed with orange eyes of fire was seen spraying out from the muzzle of the British warship in the distance. The British also opened fire. The German warship launched the first batch of shells.

A batch of artillery shells hit the British warship. However, the first batch of British artillery shells bypassed the German warship column and fell on the distant sea. The German heavy surface ships adopted a new ship-wide unified azimuth shooting command system. All

When the artillery fires a salvo, the impact point spread is small, and the shooting effect is obviously better than that of British warships.

In this noisy sea, the heavy shells passing through the air screamed like brakes again and again. The British sailors faced the fierce bombardment of the German battle patrol formation with amazing courage.

In the historical Battle of Jutland, the Betty fleet's main gun hit rate was extremely low. If it were not for the fact that John Jellicoe led the local fleet to dominate the absolute strength comparison and occupy a favorable position first. The Betty fleet alone would have won the battle in Japan.

The performance in the Battle of Deland was absolutely catastrophic.

Facing the first attack by Hipper's fleet, Betty not only showed no fear, but also immediately ordered to each ship, "Get closer, we will destroy the German battlecruisers this time."

When it comes to the design of warships, Britain and Germany obviously have different ideas. British warships focus on the caliber of artillery and high speed, which inevitably brings certain hidden dangers, that is, the survivability of British warships compared with German warships.

Questionable.

However, because the British Royal Navy itself is powerful, this shortcoming will not be exposed when the advantage is far greater than that of the opponent. Because once the two main fleets meet, the huge number of the British fleet, coupled with the large-caliber main guns, will definitely

Give the German High Seas Fleet a head-on attack.

So the question arises, what if the German High Seas Fleet encounters each other when the balance of strength does not prevail?
Chapter completed!