At 2:50, in the North Sea, 50 nautical miles southwest of the middle line of the Skaglak Strait, and 100 nautical miles of the Jutland coastline, a terrifying fleet had just rushed out of the faint light on the ocean surface of the Helgolan Bay on March 4, 1915, and then encountered a cluster of white sea fog.

The German Navy flag and the Ocean Fleet flagship flag embroidered with the iron cross and the Black Hawk were rumbling at the top of the main mast of the battleship Frederick the Great. The cold wind brought by the high-speed driving came to the face, and went deeper along the collar of the lookout's thick winter clothes. The lookout with cold hands and feet had to rub his hands and feet hard on the observation deck to find a moment of warmth.

Tired as if maggots were attached to the bones, General Sher moved his hands and feet and no longer panted and climbed up the bridge at the back of the forecastle, hid his slightly bloated body in the leeward, rubbed for a long time before lit the cigarette in his mouth. The smoke passed through his lungs, and the romance and comfort had not yet spread. A low sound of cannons was heard in the distant east, which was very much like the dull roar of a wounded beast.

"Eastern?" A trace of accident climbed onto Scher's old face carved with years and sea breeze. The cigarette he had just lit was still on the deck, and was then trampled hard by high leather boots. The general rushed towards the commander tower of Frederick the Great. At the same time, the lookout above the general hurriedly raised his telescope and swept the calm sea.

A few seconds before the fog of the sea, the lookout was surprised to find that there was a ignition light several kilometers away from the port side. The graceful fire dance obviously could not bring the lookout a trace of novel imagination, because it was always the killing under the steel background!

"The Commander Tower, unknown fleets were found on the port side, with more than five ships, with a distance of more than 6,000 meters, and the course is roughly parallel to the Ocean Fleet!"

The sound of cannons roared like a sharp hammer hitting the lookout's chest. It was a feeling of despair, because the Frederick the Great had already penetrated into the fog area, and the thick water vapor was everywhere. The general held the thick hatch door half-covered by the commander's tower. Although his breathing was a little uncomfortable, a brief command was still issued.

"Give power to the Fourth Detachment and inquire about the battle situation! Tell the First Reconnaissance Fleet that the Ocean Fleet discovered the British fast fleet and ordered the entire First Reconnaissance Fleet to turn around and cooperate with the Ocean Fleet to attack on both sides!"

"Will that be the British fast fleet that God of War Heidi Silem fought hard for nearly a night?" Colonel Neuer, deputy general staff officer of the Ocean Fleet, was full of surprise. As an existence as famous as West Fleet, David Betty is by no means a simple-minded reckless man. How dare he use only ten thin-skinned fast battleships to challenge the Ocean Fleet with seventeen battleships!

The doubts of the Fleet Deputy General Staff Officer Neuer were ruled out by General Schell, and the orders were either arbitrary or decisive: "Finally, the main fleet of the Ocean Fleet gradually launched a battle line formation!"

Considering the possible direction of the British, Scher, who was supporting reinforcements in the northeast, brought his main fleet of seventeen dreadnoughts from left to right, from left to right, the second team of the first battleship, four Nassau class, the first team of the first battleship, four Helgolan class, the fifth team of the third battleship, four Caesar class, and the flagship of the oceanship, the flagship of the oceanship, the Frederick the Great, and the seventh team of the third battleship, four King class. The sequences are arranged in sequence, each of which is 1,800 apart.

. According to convention, flagships are always at the forefront of the battle line. However, in order to facilitate the coordinated combat of the same type of ship, Schell incorporated his flagship into the Fifth Team, while the Second Battleship Fourth Team, the three Prussian-class front dreadnoughts and 10 destroyers of the Fourth Destroyer, were used for the right-wing cover mission, and the left wing handed over to the old first-class patrol fleet and the third destroyer fleet. The entire fleet advanced towards the Skaglak Strait with a cruise formation and a speed of 18 knots.

At 2:58, even though the sea fog area of ​​the third battleship flagship Caesar was deep in the sea fog area, the terrifying explosion on the east side broke straight into the eardrum through the impenetrable sea fog, which was shocking.

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"Is it the end of the Fourth Team or the end of the Royal Navy?" Major General Kraft, deputy commander of the Third Battleship Fleet, murmured in a low voice.

"Major General, in front of the wealthy British, Germany is not qualified to wait for the truth to come out!" Admiral Hippel stood in the narrow observation hole of the commander tower of the battleship Caesar. He turned his head and looked deeply at the sea fog that was spreading on the ocean surface, and said firmly: "The error of Doger Sands will not be repeated. Order, the 7th Team of the Third Battleship will advance at full speed at 22 knots, and the Fifth Team will advance at 20 knots, gradually rudging the left thirty to correct the 40-degree heading northeast!"

The order to turn was repeated by the telegraph room, and the electric-driven servo started working. The huge ships of tens of thousands of tons of battleships drew light dance circles on the surface of the northern ocean, and rushed straight towards the direction of the last fire exchange.

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At 3 o'clock, the tower of the Battleship Commander of the Frederick the Great was brightly lit and the atmosphere was a little solemn.

"The first team speed is 18 knots, the second team speed is 16 knots, and it takes at least fifteen minutes to turn and reorganize the team..." The General Staff officer flipped out the thick notebook and sent out the data on the last page one by one.

Colonel Neuer wanted to say something more, but the abominable confidential officer in the telegraph room rushed over and gave back the tragic situation of the right wing in a tone without any fireworks.

"The Fourth Detachment of the Second Battleship encountered eight fast battleships of the British Fast Fleet, and the Prussian-class battleship Shileswig-Helstein was gathered by several British battle patrols. The ammunition depot exploded and sank at around 2:58! The three boilers of the same type of ship, Silesia, were destroyed, but they barely saved the steam and escaped from the battle through the sea fog."

As an enhanced version of the Brunswick class, the Prussian-class battleship has a standard displacement of 13,190 tons, equipped with two 283mm 40-caliber main guns, and 14 single-unit 170-mm secondary guns. Due to the use of the most advanced water pipe boiler at the time, the power of the Prussian-class battleship is as high as 20,000 horsepower, so that as a former dreadnought, it can easily run at a speed of more than 19 knots. The Schleswig-Helstein can even reach a speed of 19.5 knots under strong pressure and ventilation. In terms of defense, the main armor with the Prussian-class waterline belt can reach 240 mm thick, and the defensive armor of the main turret, which has always been unattended, has also been enhanced to an unprecedented 280 mm.

As the last battleship of the Prussian-class battleship, the Shileswig-Helstein started construction. Its boiler was further strengthened and could even run at a speed of 19.5 knots under strong pressure and ventilation. Therefore, the Shileswig-Helstein is not only the masterpiece of the Prussian-class battleship, but also the end of the German former dreadnought. However, it is such a big guy who dominated the predecessor of the predecessor era. He broke his soul in the North Sea because of the ammunition depot in just a few minutes and was buried in the cold and deserted mud-like seabed.

Admiral Schell, who had been sleepless all night, seemed to sit in the crooked and deformed chair for a long time, glanced at his deputy general staff officer with bloodshot eyes again, repeating the annoying questions: "Col. How far is the Ocean Fleet from the First Reconnaissance Fleet?"

"About 34 nautical miles!" The wonderful words were interrupted again and again. The deputy general staff officer ignored the commander-in-chief's tight brows and secretly slandered in his heart, and replied unhappily.

The distance between the two fleets did not seem to be shortened. Scher took back his restlessness and did not understand the truth until he took out his pocket watch: the time pointer had just walked a few times, and it was only three or five minutes before the last inquiry. Looking at the General Staff Officer who was eager to show himself, the general's tense face tended to collapse, and he said indifferently:

"Young man, I have a premonition, survival or destruction, glory or shame, after a misty night, the answer will be revealed after the first ray of dawn comes!"

Wang Heidi's junior brother, Neuer, the deputy general staff officer of the Ocean Fleet who was less than 34 years old, unconsciously scratched his head. This was the perfect time to encircle the British fast fleet. Colonel Neuer did not understand where General Schell's sigh came from, until the ray of pure white light pierced the fog in the morning of the 4th and lifted the trump card...
Chapter completed!