On the morning of September 3, 1914, the fleet led by British Rear Admiral Carroll, escorting a large number of rchant ships, was heading towards the British mainland. Here, it is not far from the Azores Islands. After sailing to Dong for another day, we can go there for resupply.
"It seems that the Germans really don't have the guts to co." Major General Carroll said with so regret.
Rear Admiral Carroll regretted not being able to take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate the German Navy's breaching fleet in one fell swoop. However, he and other British navy generals will not give up. This ti it won't work, and the next ti it will continue as usual, until the German Navy's breaking fleet has to be solved.
Of course, if the German navy's break-off fleet does not launch an attack, the British fleet can also safely arrive in the British mainland. This is also a victory for the United Kingdom.
It can be said that no matter what the German navy chooses, the British navy is always on the winning side.
However, what Major General Carroll didn't notice was that a seaplane had just left from above the fleet. With the help of the cover of the clouds, the British fleet below knew nothing about it. This seaplane belongs to the German Navy. Every battlecruiser and heavy cruiser of the German Navy is equipped with a seaplane. This can not only be used to detect the enemy's situation, but also can be used to provide artillery fire calibration. This also makes you wait for the navy to once again walk ahead of the British in these aspects.
An hour later, a large black cloud appeared in the sky north of the fleet. These were not really dark clouds, but thick smoke rising into the sky. The battleships of the German Navy use heavy oil boilers. After burning heavy oil, a lot of black smoke will be produced.
The watchn of the British fleet discovered this problem at the first ti, and imdiately reported it to Major General Carroll.
"Haha, that's great. Those Germans really dared to co. Imdiately send a telegram to General Betty, the fish has been hooked. We will firmly drag them down." Major General Carroll gave an order excitedly.
Although he has great confidence in the "King George V-class" battleship, he also knows that the German battlecruisers are not easy to deal with. The sinking of the battlecruiser "Lion" is an example. Besides, the purpose of this ti was originally to get rid of the German Navy's breaching fleet. If his reckless actions lead to the failure of this plan, the Royal Navy and even the British governnt will never let him go.
"Order the fleet and prepare for battle. The rchant ship imdiately turned and left the battlefield." Rear Admiral Carroll issued the second order. Once the naval battle starts, they have no way to take care of those rchant ships. Let them go first to ensure their safety. At the sa ti, the safety of those materials transported on rchant ships can also be ensured.
In order to achieve the purpose of deceiving the German Navy, the materials carried on these rchant ships are all real. It would be a pity if it was lost.
"Yes, General." The British fleet was soon ready for battle.
Four "King George V-class" battleships, leading so cruisers and destroyers, greeted the attacking German Navy's breaking fleet. The remaining few light cruisers and destroyers escorted the fleet southward in an attempt to avoid this naval battle.
At the sa ti, Major General Carroll has sent a telegram to Lieutenant General David Beatty, requesting reinforcents.
Lieutenant Admiral David Beatty led the other warships of the British Navy, and followed far away from the fleet two hours away.
When the communications officer delivered the telegram to him, Lieutenant General David Beatty yelled excitedly.
"Very good, very good. The damned Germans finally took the bait. This ti, we must kill them all." Lieutenant General David Betty roared excitedly.
"Send a ssage to the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron and the 2nd Battleship Squadron, telling them to act imdiately. Detour to surround the Germans. This ti, I don't want any German battleship to escape." Lieutenant General David Beatty ordered.
According to Lieutenant General David Beatty, the fleet under his command is fully three tis the size of the German Navy's breaching fleet. Under such circumstances, there is absolutely no problem in fighting a war of annihilation.
"Yes, General."
The British Navy acted imdiately. Three 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers, three 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers, plus two 'Lion-class' and 'Tiger' battlecruisers, and four 'Iron Duke'-class battlecruisers , Imdiately follow the scheduled plan to attack the German Navy's breaking fleet.
This ti, Lieutenant General David Beatty ambitiously wanted to eliminate all of the German Navy's breaching fleet, so that the threat of the German Navy's breaching fleet to the British sea transport line could be resolved in one fell swoop.
The nacing British navy began to surround its prey. At this ti, the German Navy also regarded the British Navy as its prey.
On the battlecruiser 'Moltke', Lieutenant General Spee looked at the fleet of the British Navy rushing towards him, with a smile on his face.
"Order all the ships to prepare for battle. The British are here, and we have at least an hour or more to finish them off. I really want to see, after the British reinforcents arrive, what we see is What kind of expression will a sinking warship have?" Lieutenant General Spei said.
"Haha!" All the German naval officers in the command tower burst out laughing.
Although, they already knew that this was a conspiracy against the German Navy's breaking fleet. However, they don't care. Because, they are already ready. This ti, the British will definitely pay a heavy price.
"General, General Hipper called. He asked whether to send two capital ships to chase the British rchant ships fleeing south." A staff officer reported.
Lieutenant General Spee thought for a while, then shook his head: "Ignore the British rchant ships for the ti being. Let's focus on the main force first and deal with the four British battleships 'King George V'."
After all, no one knows how many reinforcents the British have prepared for this ti. Try to get rid of the four "King George V-class" battleships before the British reinforcents arrive, so as to ensure that they will not be at a great disadvantage in the following naval battles. As for the British rchant ships, it would be the best to be able to sink them. Even if they run away this ti, as long as the British navy loses, those rchant ships will be aningless.
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