Chapter 9 The Battle of Onik (1)
(Tomorrow I will go to the school where I go to work. I may return to my graduation photo on the 23rd, and I will return to my teacher's certificate and physical examination on the 26th. The graduation season is really busy, although I really want to update it on time and write the final battle...)
The sea water slapped the black reefs on the coastline of Cooks Harbor, and knocked out large groups of broken white waves. The coastal artillery positions not far from the Zeppelin airship base, and the highlands poked black gun barrels into the gray sky, just like a guard of honor, inspecting the six old battleships of the second battleship anchored in the harbor.
The home port of the Second Battleship Fleet was not Cooks Port, but Wilhelmshaven in the southwest. After the Kiel Riot in May 1917, the Ocean Fleet Command immediately transferred six former dreadnoughts ships of the Second Battleship Fleet to Cooks Port to strengthen control of the northern waters of the Helgoland Bay. Although the second reconnaissance cluster that had not yet formed an army then went north to replace the function of the Second Battleship Fleet, the fleet did not return directly to Wilhelmshaven, but was deliberately left at Cooks Port by Wang Heidi. In the subsequent ri, the former dreadnoughts fleet, which was severely damaged in the Ridland Naval Battle, and was later supplemented by two old battleships, was forgotten by British intelligence personnel lurking in Wilhelmshaven.
On June 20, 1917, the gunner of the USS German battleship lifted the cannon cover on the main gun, and the damage tube team of the Hessian battleship carefully checked every part of the gun; the torpedoes of the USS Pomerania battleship transported the bulky torpedoes from the storage room to the underwater launch cabin, and loaded them into the launch cabin after the preset depth; the commander of the USS Hannover battleship stared at the pressure gauge, waiting for the ship to store enough steam. On such an afternoon when the sky was not clear, the old second battleship was impatient and lonely, and once again sacrificed its bloodthirsty fangs.
The "Chapter" faces the Cooks Port raids were missing, the Royal Navy has never touched the German coastline. Instead, the German Navy air force stationed in Cooks Port was in high spirits to raid Greater London in the Battle of Portsmouth. This time it was the surface warship that dominated the ocean!
"Second Battleship Fleet, set off!" Lieutenant General Bihanik's eyes moved away from the pocket watch in his hand, looked at the deep ocean, and roared with a roar.
Although there was no sound of whistle from the port, no applause or farewell to the people, and although the second battleship, the six old battleships, only one destroyer fleet, were accompanied by long coal smoke, slowly sailed out of Cooks Harbor and rushed to the crisis-ridden North Sea, they were destined to surprise the whole world.
(Gorgeous dividing line)
The Beihai has never been a place where it cannot hide or keep secrets. As soon as the ocean fleet on the other side had abnormal movements, the Royal Navy on the other side immediately received the pre-jing message.
The target was not the Second Battleship Fleet that sneaked out of Cooks Harbor, but the First Reconnaissance Cluster stationed in Wilhelmshaven.
At 4 pm on June 20, the intelligence personnel lurking in Wilhelmshaven did not hesitate to report using various "panic" words that the first reconnaissance cluster of the Ocean Fleet, which has been silenced since returning to Wilhelmshaven late at night at 17ri, is replenishing coal and water to replenish fuel.
In fact, the Great Fleet Command was not as nervous as imagined about the abnormal movements of the First Reconnaissance Cluster. On June 17ri, the fast fleet heading south arrived safely at Fos Bay, and the waves were calm all the way. Those who kept insisting on the decisive battle were about to break out. The Royal Navy was bound to usher in a glorious moment. "The young staff member with imagination in the Great Fleet's staff blushed. On June 20ri's pre-jing telegram came, and the staff members were somewhat slow to react according to the old examples.
It was not until 4:20 pm that the situation turned sharply and the staff members became panicked. Room 40 of the Naval Intelligence Department located at the London Naval Headquarters found various battleship detachments of the Ocean Fleet in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, to investigate the fleet and William Naval Base, and to the Berlin Naval Headquarters suddenly increased in a geometric multiple. By this time, even the ignorant fools should know that the Germans were planning to make plans.
At 4:37 pm, a piece of intelligence from the spy crew shocked the entire British Isle again, causing an uproar from the Royal Navy. They discovered Heidi Sileme's whereabouts at Wilhelmshaven's dock.
In an instant, the situation in the North Sea suddenly became tense, and the empire, which was so dull that it smelled the smoke of war.
The whereabouts of the German Navy's God of War can be regarded as a vane for the attack of the German Navy: Silame is the engine for the German Navy to win. Behind every naval battle of the Ocean Fleet, Silame's mind planning and planning are the plans and calculations. Since Silame can abandon the crisis-ridden Kiel, it is obviously not a trip to Wilhelmshaven. The Germans are fighting the big fleet's attention.
Although on various occasions, the elegant gentlemen of the British Empire were always happy to show outsiders their disdain for the so-called German naval god of war, believing that his contribution was just a series of coincidences, and it was the mistakes of the Royal Navy that made Silame's undefeated myth, and they decided not to admit that Silame had left an invincible deep mark in their hearts.
However, when the war really started, the "Soul of the Great Powers Chapter 9: The Decisive Battle of Onik (I)" step, the usually awesome John Bull couldn't help but feel guilty and timid again. They can't forget the Royal Navy's defeat in Helgolan Bay, the miserable victory in Doger Sands, the tragic battle of Scarglak Strait, and will not forget the casualness of the entire British Empire in the Battle of Portsmouth.
No one underestimates the strength of the Ocean Fleet, no one underestimates Heidi Sileme's command ability, and will not turn a blind eye to the invincible combination of the Ocean Fleet Gaheidi Sileme. Did the Germans send an old horse-defying former Fleet to attack the long coastline of the British Empire or the first reconnaissance cluster to attack the incomplete defense facilities of the Furth Bay? Should several powerful light cruisers squadrons sweep the Harric Fleet that has been repeatedly hit hard or did the Ocean Fleet all dispatch to attack Scapa Bay?
No one except the Germans knew the answer. The British population was thirsty and upset, so they could only carefully speculate on the Germans' next moves. So from the London Navy headquarters to the Tyne River in Newcastle, from the Furth Bay, which was stationed by three brave-class large light cruisers to the Scapa Bay, the anchorage of the large fleet, whether they were looking forward to "long-range blockade" or waving their fists to clamor for revenge, they stopped their meaningless quarrels, forced themselves to fight, held their breath, slowed down their heartbeat, and tried to open their eyes to see the North Sea with a bleak setting sun, waiting for news from Room 40.
At 4:45 pm, Jackson, an intelligence officer who was repeatedly mentioned in modern world history, endured nearly five minutes of suffering from "civilians" and finally got the first secret code translated by "civilians". The Royal Navy received a series of horrifying "surprise". The German naval god Heidi Sileme really secretly returned to Wilhelmshaven, and the second battleship fleet consisting of old battleships and the second reconnaissance cluster cruising in the seas of the "Soul of the Great Power" in the west of the Ridland Peninsula disappeared, and the whereabouts were unknown.
The disappearing Second Battleship Fleet and Second Reconnaissance Cluster left the Royal Navy sweating in front of the chest and back. Although they kept saying that they would not underestimate Silem and the Royal Navy, they had no idea that Silem would be crazy about rushing to bypass the rebel-controlled area and return to Wilhelmshaven when their country was on the brink of civil war. They did not expect that the Ocean Fleet would suddenly attack in a frenzy.
In fact, a mere old battle fleet and a super light patrol squadron that has not yet formed an army is not worthy of the Royal Navy's great struggle, but the two sides of the war were only about 300 nautical miles apart, and a long-distance raid in a day and night could show their power at the other party's doorstep.
The terrain of the North Sea is indeed beneficial to Britain. As long as the British firmly guard the English Channel and Orkney Islands, they can completely block Germany's maritime transportation lines and trap the ocean fleet. However, this terrain is also harmful to the British. At least the British had to spend a lot of effort to ensure that their long coastline was not disturbed by the Germans. Thanks to the great reputation of the Royal Navy and the pride of the John Bulls, the British were ashamed of the despicable Germans at their doorstep, especially in the context of the people of the British Empire saving money and borrowing foreign debts to rebuild the large fleet.
At 5:16 pm, England was already in panic. Faced with the anger of parliament and the British people, Betty had to consider whether to mobilize the fast fleet to intercept the German sneak attack fleet.
It is natural for the fast fleet's battlecruiser to defeat the old German battleship. However, it is not easy to find that sneak attack fleet in the vast North Sea. What is more difficult than finding an opponent is to judge whether this is another Sileme-style Dogel Sands Battle. After all, the fast fleet is not "the opponent of the first reconnaissance cluster."
Fortunately, the secret code that I just obtained helped the British. The Germans did not know that the Royal Navy had deciphered their secret code, and their every move was directly exposed to the sight of the Royal Navy. In Wilhelmshaven, Silem and his Ocean Fleet were like clowns jumping, using clumsy skills to mobilize the first reconnaissance cluster to interfere with the Royal Navy's sight and cover the third battle fleet to go out to sea, but they did not know that the Royal Navy's top leaders had seen through all the plans with the efforts of Room 40.
At 5:34 pm, after completing the supply, the first reconnaissance cluster did not go directly to sea, but canceled its war readiness and stayed in Wilhelmshaven.
"General, let's attack now!"
In Scapa Bay, Lieutenant General Osmond Brock couldn't help but feel secretly happy, and supported his fist on his desk, suggesting.
"No, wait a little longer, let the fast fleet go out to sea at night, meet with the supply ships that went out to sea early, and perform night sea supply in Furth Bay." Betty closed his eyes and estimated the relative time and voyage of the two fleets, and shook his head gently to reject Lieutenant General Brock's opinion. "Silem is just a cunning fox, so he would rather let the fast fleet sacrifice a little time than let him see something wrong!" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!