Chapter 16 Hole Cards (2)
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After several calls to the Royal Princess radio station failed, the senior officers of the First Battlecruising Fleet began to realize that the situation was not good. The First Battlecruising Fleet Command carefully concealed the fact that the Royal Princess lost contact, and used the excuse of searching for sixteen missing sailors, capturing the German crew who fell into the water, and took out some useful information from their mouths, and sent the First and Second Destroyers to the combat waters to carry out a "search and rescue" mission.
Before the Destroyer Commander C-D-Ropper sent back the confirmation message, the Royal Navy had reason to believe that the "Perfect Cat" Royal Princess was just damaged in the radio antenna. As for the possibility of piercing the armored bullets in the telegraph room next to the commander tower, or the brutal ammunition depot instantly sank the explosion instantly, it was ruled out without hesitation!
At 18:52, the Second Destroyer Fleet, which was cleaning the battlefield, reported to the flagship Lion that German light ships were found in the war areas. A few minutes later, small-caliber artillery replaced the capped armor-piercing bombs with a caliber of more than 300 mm. On the calming North Ocean, the British destroyer launched a meaningless small-scale naval battle with the German destroyer under the leadership of the cruiser.
The battle area is quite far from the 200 nautical miles of the German defense circle of Helgolan Bay. Obviously, the German patrol ships will not bravely break into the Jutland coastline in the dark, so Betty could almost conclude that his old enemy Heidi Silem had not gone far with his first reconnaissance fleet. Betty, who was used to dancing on the wire of Kokang and Recklessness, gave a turn command.
Although the First Battle Cruise Fleet has not yet met with the Second Battle Cruise Fleet and has lost contact with the Royal Princess, the German German Battle Cruise Fleet has suffered a severe blow. The Indomitable Battle Cruise Captain even used his career to guarantee that the German has lost its combat effectiveness. Four-on-four, Major General Moore's Second Battle Cruise Fleet is behind him, and Betty is determined to set up a battle line and fight again!
As soon as the order to turn was issued, a small-scale artillery battle in the rear ended hastily. "The Germans seemed to be scared out of fear. They had no intention of fighting and retreated in shame within five minutes of contact." The news of the disappearance of the Royal Princess was concealed, and the damage suffered by the Germans was infinitely amplified. The officers and soldiers of the First Battlecruising Fleet were in high spirits. The telegrams from the Second Destroyer Fleet were relaxed and freehand, but the British's good mood ended here.
At 19:22, the First Destroyer Fleet sent out to search for the missing sailors returned. Ten little guys with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons were scattered on the side of the Lion Battle Patrol, and only the lead ships slowly came to help.
The sailors on the side of the Lion and the patrol did not have time to confirm the smell of gunpowders and the bullet marks in groups of three or three, and they did not know the number of more than 200 more than ragged blankets were squeezed on the narrow deck of the destroyer. The depressed crew came from where the crew members were led by the First Destroyer Fleet, leading the ship Dabing Reconnaissance Cruiser to ask for help. The confused Lion and the sailors happily dropped the thick cables and asked the commander of the destroyer C-D-Ropper to climb up along the gangway.
"Commander, the Royal Princess has sunk!"
In the hidden commander's cabin, the flames that approached the cigars were silently extinguished, but the person holding the cigarette was completely unaware. After a long time, Betty gritted his teeth and said a few words from his mouth: "The life of the British young man cannot be blasphemed. I swear in the name of God, Silame, you must pay the price for this!"
The name of David Betty, deputy commander of the Great Fleet, was heard of by Colonel C-D-Roper. The colonel was shocked inexplicably, fearing that General Betty would act intently. Judging from the naval battle just ended, under the same number of conditions, the British main ship with the advantage of the number of main guns and caliber seems to be no match for the Germans! It is known as the "square-injection of the finest products" - the German battle patrol lost its combat effectiveness and the Royal Navy's new battle patrol, known as the "perfect cat", is the best annotation.
"The First Battle Cruise Fleet keeps its course!" Betty looked down at the pocket watch pointer that was temporarily frozen at 7:44 pm, trying to suppress his anger, and ordered: "Send a report to Major General Moore, please be sure to meet me before 20:30!"
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At 19:50 on the Jutland coast, a main fleet was racing towards the Skagerak Strait at a speed of 25 knots.
"Commander, the result of the fire exchange has come out..." The commander tower of the Queen Elizabeth battleship, the telegraph room confidential officer recounted the naval battle report to Major General Moore with a tangled look on his face: "We have severely damaged the battle patrol of the German and Seidlitz. We are unyielding and unyielding, and the battle patrol of the Tiger are only slightly damaged, but the battle patrol of the Lion has suffered severe damage, and the Royal Princess of the First Battle Cruise fleet has lost contact."
"Oh?" A hint of hesitation flashed across Major General Moore's old face, but he tried his best to show his confidence in front of his subordinates, saying indifferently: "What else did the deputy commander explain in the telegram?"
"The deputy commander asked us to report the location of the Second Battlecruiser Fleet and meet with them before 20:30!" Speaking of this, the confidential officer became somewhat expectant again.
"20:30?" Betty's reasonable order became an absolute joke in front of Major General Moore, who was good at making arguments. The veteran trembled slightly, then turned his head and said stubbornly: "Okay, inform the deputy commander of our plan: the second battle patrol fleet is limited in maximum speed, and it is really impossible to keep up with the rhythm of the first battle patrol fleet. In order to achieve the ultimate goal of eliminating the first reconnaissance fleet, the second battle patrol fleet is determined to go straight to the Skagerak Strait and attack the deputy commander's first battle patrol fleet north and south!"
Just as Moore was making a big statement, the lookout above the main mast of Queen Elizabeth reported that a huge shadow was found in the east.
"Notify the ships of the Second Battlecruiser to pay attention to light control, the watchtower continues to monitor the other party closely, and the telegraph room sends naval code words to the other party!" Major General Moore made a contradictory order in a dizzy manner. After repeated confirmation, the confidential officer had to execute the commands that sounded absurd.
The telegraph room confidential officer smiled bitterly at the fleet sailor, turned back to the telegraph room, and then hesitated for a while to inform the Lion, the flagship of the First Battle Cruise Fleet and the other ships of the Second Battle Cruise Fleet, and sent out the Royal Navy's code words to the shadow. The navigation officer led several staff members to dive into the chart room for drawing operations.
Through the internal telephone system of the hull, the message that the other party remained silent was fed back by the telegraph room. The fleet sailor finally completed the drawing work, threw down the pencil in his hand casually, handed the sloppy and messy nautical chart to Major General Moore, explaining: "The First Battlecruising Fleet and the German First Reconnaissance Fleet opened fire at around 17:50, almost opening the battle line in the east, and drove for half an hour at the highest speed, that is, about 13 nautical miles. At around 18:24, both fleets lost their targets. The First Battlecruising Fleet's course was 40 degrees northeast after leaving the battle, and we were in the northeast..."
"In other words, we cannot encounter the First Battle Cruise Fleet!" The result was self-evident, and Moore murmured with a loss.
"They are Germans!" The middle and senior officers in the commander's tower were excited. After all, the idea of attack supremacy as a naval tradition has penetrated into their bones! The Royal Navy asked with longing eyes Moore with a pledge to intercept the First Reconnaissance Fleet and realize the self-salvation of the British Empire Navy, but the veteran's lips trembled for a long time but could not produce a positive word.
At this time, the intelligence officer walked in with a frown, and his cold eyes passed by the faces of the naval officers, pulling veteran Mur aside, and exclaiming: "General, the situation is a bit bad. The flagship Lion sent a secret message. The Royal Princess unfortunately sank in the just-concluded naval battle!"
Although the steam era, the large-scale use of fully enclosed turrets, bullet-loading machines, bullet-loading barrels, rangefinders, ballistic computers, wireless telegraphs and other technologies has continuously improved the automation of the warships, the morale of the officers and soldiers still has a significant impact on naval battles. The intelligence consultant tried his best to conceal the intelligence and ensure the high morale of the Second Battle Cruise Fleet, but Major General Moore did not understand the style at all, and even regarded it as the best annotation!
"Gentlemen, I'm sorry, the Royal Princess Battle Sinks!" Major General Moore made a controversial order in later generations in an undisputed tone: "So, my decision is..."
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"Code Word Order?" This is not the first time Wang Heidi has seen such a complex encrypted telegram. Gradually, he has a veteran's attitude and is quick to surround two red lines on the map, marking the first reconnaissance fleet's route marked with black lines.
"Gentlemen, I have a good news and a bad news to inform everyone..." Wang Heidi, who couldn't hide her tiredness, gently put down the telegram in her hand and jokingly said.
"Let's tell the bad news first..." Lieutenant Colonel Lauren, who led a Marine Corps to land on the British mainland, laughed and laughed.
"The bad news is that the shadows heading towards the northeast are the British's Second Battle Cruise Fleet, which means we are surrounded by two British fast fleets..." Wang Heidi told the sinister situation faced by the First Reconnaissance Fleet in a simple manner.
"What about the good news?" Lieutenant Colonel Lauren's face was nowhere to be seen, because their commander was Heidi Sileme, whose nickname was the undefeated Ares of the Navy!
"The good news is that the ten main battleships of the British were perfectly divided by us. None of their battle patrol fleets were our opponents!" Wang Heidi mocked himself like arguing, and unconsciously clenched his fists. "The hands arranged by both sides before the battle have been exposed, and the trump cards will be revealed tomorrow morning at the latest, and the good show has just begun!"
Chapter completed!