It turns out that it is difficult for large-caliber naval guns to accurately hit a flexible and maneuverable light warship at long distances. This is also the reason why only four dome cruisers in the third reconnaissance fleet were able to be stubborn for nearly half an hour under the super luxurious firepower of David Betty's fast fleet in the Battle of Jutland.

However, the minesweeping fleet that was formed in formation obviously did not have the size of a light fleet, and due to the serious loss of steam in the hull, it did not have the flexibility of a light ship.

"Major, the hull of the t223 minesweeper ship crumbled, and we lost another minesweeper ship!" Without the protection of the commander tower, the fragments of the naval gun and the stormy water column could rush onto the bridge of the minesweeper ship with extremely low freeboard at any time. The staff member walked over from the relatively safe port side with his military cap and reported the shocking news.

Major Martin Bowman frowned unconsciously. You should know that his minesweeping fleet had lost ten minesweeping ships, two officers and twenty-nine sailors were killed, but the supplement was far from enough. Major Bowman gritted his teeth and pulled up the last reserve team, the six modified minesweeping ships, but the problem was that the minesweeping fleet was too close to the British coastline, at a distance of 13 kilometers. No matter how afraid Baowman was, he did not think that his minesweeping fleet could face more than 60 artillery pieces at a distance of 13 kilometers.

"Let t224 come up!" Although the major looked resolute, hesitant and sad in his tone.

"Commander, we only have one minesweeper ship to replenish..." The young trainee staffer had already looked fear on his pale face, but he, wearing a German navy cap, did not object to the major's suggestion. He just reminded him quietly.

Bauman had made up his mind, and the staff member stopped talking, bent down and walked down the gangway of the bridge, and walked towards the telegraph room of the hull. As soon as the staff member left, the major's tense face collapsed, and he looked at Thames, who was about to become a violent ocean, and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Commander, Luzov's urgent telegram!" The intern staff officer who had just disappeared on the gangway on the left side of the bridge climbed up again. Xing Chong rushed to Major Bauman and raised the telegram in his hand: "Luzov's urgent telegram: The minesweeping fleet retreated, moved to the north of the outer sea, and met with the Ocean Fleet's own team!"

This is the last word left to the world by the trainee staff. A 6-inch near-lost bullet exploded behind the side of the minesweeping ship No. t208. A shrapnel with a cold light flew over, flattening the head of the caught young man.

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The No. 4 auxiliary fortress, made of sandbags, concrete and stone, could not withstand the bombardment of Caesar Frederick III's naval guns. At angles and distances that were difficult to take care of by the main stoppers, the Fifth Reserve Battle Fleet destroyed the No. 4's artillery basement with 240mm naval guns.

After one and a half round of main guns, two more 6-inch guns were defensive. Lieutenant Colonel Taylor was almost desperate because one of the only two 9.2-inch heavy guns was destroyed, and the other was unusable due to mechanical failures. The remaining four 8-inch heavy guns and a large number of 6-inch guns were overwhelmed.

The waste-used goods removed from the naval warehouse exploded again on the surface of the No. 4 auxiliary fortress. The underground command room protected by thick reinforced concrete shook violently, dust rose, and a few strands of fine sand formed a waterfall, falling on the sand table.

"I hope that after my death, the land that has been cultivated by the German strong man can produce lonely but colorful roses!"

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor was really tired of boiling frogs in warm water, so he leaned against the basement wall. He was looking forward to the final heroism coming sooner. However, the Coast Watchtower, which provided observation data for the No. 4 auxiliary fortress, received a venerable soldier for Britain for the time being.

"The Germans retreated!"

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor loosened his right hand, the microphone slipped down and fell on his desk.

Taylor was a little surprised and a little confused. The German minesweeping fleet was advancing very quickly. If there was enough firepower to suppress them, they could even open the road to the heart of London before dark. In the artillery battle between the auxiliary fortress and the Fifth Battleship, the Germans had the advantage, and the failure of the auxiliary fortress was inevitable. Although the German attack fleet was not strong enough to compete with the North Shore Fortress Group, the main force of the Ocean Fleet had appeared in Cape Nez, which only took more than an hour. Seventeen main battleships could appear at the mouth of the Thames.

Nassau class, Helgolan class, Caesar class and King class are all first-class warships that have been tempered by war; 50-caliber 280mm naval guns, 50-caliber 305mm naval guns, and 45-caliber 350mm naval guns, these are all famous treasures that have been famous for a long time, and they are the sharp blades that the Ocean Fleet has been able to circulate the North Sea.

Lieutenant Colonel Taylor did not think that the Germans could be kept out with just a few 14-inch and 12-inch heavy artillery guns, but the Germans actually retreated!

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"Although the Germans creatively used aircraft and attack mine sweeping tactics, the results of the battle will not exceed the war gameplay of the National Defense Council before the war, and the German fleet's choice to retreat also confirmed this."

At the 12th hour, the National Defense Commission, the highest military command body under the British wartime system, held an emergency meeting.

The so-called emergency meeting was just a logistics soldier carrying afternoon tea shuttled through the huge conference room. The gentlemen of the British Empire held cigars and exchanged views on the weather in London. After more than ten minutes of delay, the meeting officially began.

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and Bonalao and Belford, who had just unified their positions, were belated. Two soldiers standing outside the door saluted with guns. The new Prime Minister Bonalao just nodded reservedly, while the Navy Minister Arthur Belford spoke very rudely:

"Gentlemen, any blind optimism is not needed by the British Empire!"

The National Defense Committee, which had a large number of retired or stayed away from the front line, was frightened by the usual toughness of Arthur Belford, who had just made a mistake in prediction. It took a long time for the old man who had been in a state of reversal and political circles to remember his anger and snorted coldly:

"Why? Didn't the Germans retreat?"

"But the main force of the Ocean Fleet has arrived at the Thames!" Belfort walked to his seat, pressing his old hand against the conference table, and his sharp eyes swept across the audience: "No matter how the Germans dragged the damaged battleship out of the repair dock within a month, the key is how we deal with all the main force of the Ocean Fleet with hundreds of large caliber naval guns!"

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After two naval political storms, the German Emperor William's understanding of its fleet dynamics may not be more accurate than that of the British Empire's intelligence agencies. It was only after two hours that the emperor received fragmented news.

The angry emperor ended the hunting activities in the Danze jungle early. At twelve o'clock, the emperor's special train from East Prussia slowly drove into the Berlin Railway Station.

The government officials and officers who were welcoming William a little turmoil. The senior army officers who were advancing on the Eastern Front held high their heads and chests in front, while the senior naval officers who were slightly more carefully sorted out with the emperor deliberately fell behind. As for the cabinet minister General Hellinger, who was promoted by the emperor, deliberately stood in an inconspicuous place, Emperor William, who had never thought of wearing a marshal's uniform without a sling, asked the whereabouts of the Navy as soon as he got off the train.

"Bateman, my Prime Minister. Where did you hide my Navy minister?" The emperor walked down the luxuriously decorated royal train with a cane and joked with Bateman Holwich.

The army's face was a little ugly. You should know that the three armies on the Eastern Front had just launched an important battle in the Galician region to support the Balkan situation, weaken Russia and force Russia to withdraw from the war, while the emperor's attention was still on the navy.

Bateman was also a little surprised. As the Minister of Navy, Marshal Schell had no reason to go to the train station to welcome the emperor of the empire. The Prime Minister turned his head and looked at the naval officer hiding behind the army officers looking at each other, and for a moment he realized something behind him.

"Marson Schell went out to sea with the First Reconnaissance Fleet!" a naval officer explained in a low voice.

The long-depressed emotions have reached the critical point. The German Emperor William's beard trembled slightly, and he unconsciously dragged a long voice: "Where is my cabinet minister?"

General Hellingen could no longer hide in the crowd. The Navy Cabinet Minister, who was regarded as a close minister of the emperor, took a step forward and gave William a standard knightly ceremony.

"Fortunately, I'm not alone."

When the emperor said these words, the anger behind the calm was sniffed even by senior army officials who did not understand the sea situation. The army officers were gloating and had some concerns.

Since the war started, the navy's performance was really good. A series of wonderful naval battles not only severely hit the Allied navy, slowed down the British blood transfusion to France, made the Mediterranean situation turn to the Allies, and also held back a large number of Russian troops in the Baltic region. The alienation between the emperor and the navy will undoubtedly bring an uncontrollable shadow to the ongoing war.

The emperor's ridicule made the navy speechless, and silence could not ease the emperor's depression. After Hohenzollern's king reviewed the army officers, he squeezed into the camp of naval officers behind.

"In 1897, the 60th anniversary of the ascension of the grandmother Queen Elizabeth, my German Navy and I were so depressed that we could only send an old King William cruiser, and were sarcastic by some sarcastic guys. In 1898, the first Navy expansion bill was released, but the British ignored our legitimate demands on the ocean and tried every means to suppress it." William tightened the white gloves on his right hand and said in a soothing but indescribable tone: "I received a telegram from Berlin in the palace of East Prussia. The secret of the Charlottemberg Palace reported to me in a startled manner, saying that our fleet was attacking the Thames. I remembered the humiliation and regrets I suffered in 1897. Perhaps my fleet could help me fulfill my wish..."

"Your Majesty, maybe..." General Hellingen looked embarrassed and hesitated.

The First Reconnaissance Fleet is attacking the Thames, and the Ocean Fleet is also running towards the Thames, but the navy all know that the Thames is not the end of the Ocean Fleet's journey.

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"Order, the raid fleet breaks out of contact with the British and moves closer to the main force of the Ocean Fleet; the first, the second reconnaissance fleet, the eighth destroyer detachment gathers its formation, targets Portsmouth, and advances at full speed!"

With the order of Wang Heidi, the huge war started at full speed and started running at full speed.
Chapter completed!