(When I turned back to the previous section, I found that the third German battleship appeared inexplicably, which should be the second battleship. I was a little embarrassed again; and I was a little unfamiliar, so I gave me some time to find my status.)

Betty was very impressed in the office of the commander-in-chief of the Great Fleet.

The sharp sense of smell of old friend and old rival Heidi Sileme is still there. Before the economic giant of America is about to be involved in the European war, the timing and method of the German navy god of war choose to fight back and forth is undoubtedly amazing.

The whole world knows that the Germans are fighting in the middle and the Americans are preparing for war.

In the fourth year of the war, although the fierce German army was exhausted, it still did not allow millions of Allied troops to cross the line, firmly controlling the front in Paris, the capital of France on the Western Front, the Baltic Sea on the Eastern Front, and the hinterland of Ukraine. In the same year, the German Workers' Party became an ally of the Allied countries, and conquered cities in the hinterland of Germany. After driving away the German Emperor William, he pointed the finger at the foundational imperial system that maintained the existence of the German Empire.

The Allies widened their eyes, hoping that Germany's farce would continue forever with the most evil intentions, hoping that the German chariot that almost crippled Russia would go to destruction on its own, and that the Allies could win without any effort. In order to support the Workers' Party, Britain and France did not hesitate to promise a lot of benefits to maintain Russia's determination and will to continue fighting, striving to hold Germany on the eastern front, forcibly launching a counterattack against Paris under the premise of inconsistent military facilities, restraining Germany on the western front, and allowing the riots in Germany to continue ferment and deepen.

Just like the Spanish-American War at the end of the last century, the American smuggled cargo ship Hadley, which was sunk by the mines laid by the British, became a militant part. "Chapter" The son got rid of the best excuse and reason for Monroeism and lost the support of public opinion. The pacifist Wilson could no longer stop Congress from tending to war.

The Americans have a powerful fearless fleet. Once this fleet joins the North Sea battle, the balanced game that is already slightly inclined toward Britain will undoubtedly be one-sided. By then, the Germans' chances will become extremely slim.

By this time, people thought that the Germans had lost the opportunity to compete for the ocean. Even naval critics who believed in Silem's strategic vision would not think that the war would break out in June: the British were sure to win, and the later the battle, the more beneficial it would be to them. The struggle between the political forces of all parties in Germany was still unclear, and the naval god of war, Silame, could only withstand the pressure of domestic turmoil and uneasy, and estimate the time of the Americans' participation in the war, but until now, the Americans' preparations for war are still clueless.

After the Civil War, the economic giants in America had not experienced the tempering of large-scale wars for too long. The officers were extremely lacking and had no experience. The logistics department had no choice but to rank the arms orders of 1919 by the empty arsenal and military factories, and the conscription work was even slower. It was unrealistic to join the war in June.

At this point in time, except for David Betty, the commander-in-chief of the British Fleet who knows Heidi Sileme, no one will notice that the Wilhelmshaven Ocean Fleet, located in the heart of the storm, is sharpening its swords and rushing to the North Sea to show its sharp fangs.

If it weren't for the intelligence advantage that the British Empire had mastered, the timing of Silame's campaign was perfect. The tactical deception before the war was even more amazing.

Considering the maritime reinforcements from the United States and the unrest in Germany, most of the Royal Navy are not very enthusiastic about the new round of maritime battles. Even if the maritime decisive battle is launched, they believe that the longer the time will be more beneficial to Britain. In order to avoid the Germans' sneak attack on the coastline of the British Empire again, they forced the large fleet to take action, the British Admiralty hoarded a large number of old battleships and several ten-ton armored cruisers in the Straits Fleet, and transferred several new armored cruisers to the Harrich Fleet. On June 17ri. After sending a fast fleet to detect the authenticity of intelligence, the Grand Fleet will remain in the Furth Bay except for the three widows of the Fourth Battle Patrol team.

However, the admiral's careful arrangement did not prevent Silame from "breaking through".

With the increasing Schleswig rebellion and the cover of the second reconnaissance cluster deliberately thrown by the Germans, Silame drew six old battleships from the Second Battleship Fleet out of Wilhelmshaven, and then secretly sent them to Cooks Harbor after wandering around the Bay of Helgoland.

The Second Battleship Fleet, which was originally not valued, disappeared from the sight of British and French intelligence personnel. Around June 17ri, the air-distance game between the Great Fleet and the Ocean Fleet made the maritime powers who were determined to be the ocean on both sides of the ocean hold their breath. The majestic dreadnoughts and super dreadnoughts of the Ocean Fleet attracted the attention of the whole world. No one would notice that in the remote Cooks Port, the Second Battleship Fleet was ready to go and was ready to teach the British a lesson with naval guns.

"Silem, you would never have thought that the Royal Navy had a bold Q ship that captured the U boat directly and accidentally got your password book..."

Betty stood in front of the office windowsill with a little reserve, looking at the huge North Sea chart hanging on the wall, and his eyes fell in the middle of the North Sea.

The situation is clear. The Second Battleship Fleet, as an attack fleet, has secretly gone out to sea several hours ago in "The Great Power Sea Soul, Chapter 9, Decisive Battle of Orkney (II)". The scene of Wilhelmshaven's First Reconnaissance Cluster "cancels preparation for war" ruled out the possibility of Silame's attempt to copy the Dogel Sands Naval Battle, so that the Great Fleet can let go and do a big battle!

"Old friend, you no longer have a trump card, the good show has just begun!"

Brock, commander of the Scapa Bay Naval Base, could not help but feel secretly happy, and supported his fist on Betty's desk, impatiently trying to play the horn of the battle. Betty turned around, faced the slightly drunk sea breeze of Scapa Bay that poured in with the window, closed his eyes to estimate the relative time and voyage of the German Second Battleship Fleet and the fast fleet stationed in Fos Bay, and shook his head gently to reject Lieutenant General Brock's opinion:

"No, wait a little longer, let the fast fleet go out to sea at night, join with the supply ships that went out to sea early, and provide nightly sea supplies in Firth Bay. Silame is a cunning fox, so it is better to let the fast fleet sacrifice a little time than to let him see something wrong!"

Although Furth Bay is not the focus of the Germans' reconnaissance, Betty is not willing to take risks in this regard. The commander-in-chief of the Ocean Fleet Silem and the chief of the German Navy Redell are both experts in intelligence play. Once the whereabouts of the fast fleet are exposed, their intelligence advantages will be gone:

The fast fleet was unable to capture the second German battle fleet, forcing the German main fleet to reinforce, and the large fleet itself could not go out to sea early the next morning, and gathered and secretly reinforced the US fleet to launch... a decisive battle!

(Gorgeous dividing line)

On June 20, 1917, the night in the North Sea became darker, and the east coast of the British Empire was already in a state of panic.

"The Great Power Sea Soul" Although the small tonnage ships flying rice flags in shallow waters are still sailing as usual, the newly launched warships in Newcastle have not been cancelled in shallow waters, industrial production along the coastal and inland ports near the sea is in full swing, and the coastline watchtower militia did not send valuable news, fishermen returning from the crisis-ridden offshore fishing in Britain still found many clues.

At this plane, German submarines achieved unprecedented achievements, and the battle of Dardanelles and the landing of the Gallipoli Peninsula that ended in 1914 also made British submarines lose their last place to use. In addition to the great achievements of the Battle of Helgolan Bay in 1914, which was a great achievement of the epic eternal masterpiece of the British Empire, during the long European war, British submarines could not find a strong sense of existence. On June 20, 1917, British submarine soldiers were like hamsters foraging in groups and wandering around the east coast of Britain.

Since the Rice Flag submarines can see the sky again under the rays of German peers, the surface ships of the British Empire are naturally not willing to be defeated. They are used to bar hangovers in Portsmouth, Harriche, and Newcastle, and the sailors who have never returned home all night have disappeared as the offshore patrol destroyers and torpedo boats have more than usual.

The fishermen had a premonition that a new war was about to break out, and the facts were as they expected.

At 7:46 pm, the Grand Fleet Command called the Admiralty of London to ask about the latest updates of the ocean fleet stationed in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Captain Jackson's reply from "room 40" was still "Jade Anchorage".

The so-called "jasper anchorage" is actually the code name of "the oceanic fleet remains in the harbor". Since Wilhelmshaven is calm and the intelligence personnel lurking in the harbor do not hear any loud horse-powered ships coming out of the harbor at night, the Great Fleet Command canceled the second-level combat readiness of the Great Fleet itself and sent a telegram of "everything is normal" to Fleet Bay.

The fast fleet, ready to go, finally raised its flag. In the middle of Scotland, the night was like ink. Under the drag of a high-power tugboat, the first battle patrol of the fast fleet, the Queen Elizabeth-class magical war patrol (Balham, Elizabeth, Warrior, and Malaya), the second battle patrol three reputation-class battle patrols (reputation, counterattack, war-weary), the third battle patrol team, one lion-class battle patrol, and two King Kong-class battle patrols (Lion, King Kong, and Leopard) slipped out of the bay one after another and joined the supply fleet guarding the deep waters of the bay.

Recharge at night is dangerous and very likely to occur. Under the cool moon, the Royal Navy had to follow the instructions of each other's light signals, be careful and try to get close to the other's hull, and transport supplies through cranes or hoses to the battlecruisers and light cruisers of the fast fleet.

The supply process was inevitably stumbled. The Hull supply ship had a slight collision with the Malayan patrol. The hull of the supply ship was damaged and three crew members were slightly injured. When the Lakeside transport ship was delivering supplies to the King Kong patrol, a mechanical boom broke, smashing some of the not-so-important upper structures on the King Kong patrol stern, causing one sailor to die and four sailors to be seriously injured.

At 9:11 p.m., the fast fleet finally completed the supply work. The three combat patrol teams, led by the flagship Barham, formed three cruise formations and drove towards the depths of the vast North Sea at a speed of 18 knots. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!