Chapter 7 Dogger Shoal Cry (2)
[It has shrunk, not seven thousand words, the writing status is gone, and there are many mistakes. It is better for me to take a break first. I owe the account first, haha...]
The Doger Sands Battle, which broke out on November 14, 1914, has always been a topic of tireless talk among military enthusiasts around the world. This battle, known as the "pinning decisive battle between battleships" not only contains the tactical actions of the era of large ships and giant cannons, but also has no shortage of chaotic and strange elements such as psychological warfare, night warfare, melee battle and desperate bets. More importantly, the young commanders of the two fleets are naval geniuses that are rare in a century in their respective countries. They not only have the game of Yu He Shengliang, the passionate collision of mutual appreciation and national warfare, but also the gorgeous sorrow. These romantic and romantic sensuality run through the beginning and end of this classic naval battle.
On November 7, the Doger Shark ambush plan of the German naval strategic genius Heidi Sileme was finally formed in the office of Ingnoll, the commander-in-chief of the German Ocean Fleet. At the same time, the Doger Shark ambush plan planned by David Betty, a "maritime cavalry" also surfaced.
The enlarged meeting of the British Empire's Admiralty on November 5 ended in vain. On November 7, the meeting was held again. Winston Churchill, who was fighting against each other, reached a consensus after being negotiated behind closed doors. The conditions for the Secretary of the Navy Churchill were met. The battleships of Agincourt and the Irish were transferred to the Mediterranean Fleet. The preliminary preparations for the Dardanelles Battle in January 1915 will also be carried out as scheduled. The second battleship squadron was tireless, and the three battleships of New Zealand and Australia were led by Major General Archibald Moore to the South Atlantic, and then merged with the British South American Squadron and encircled and annihilated the East Asian Fleet of Earl Spey. In return, the second battleship squadron, the three Orion-class battleships, were commanded by Lieutenant General David Betty, and the large fleet obtained the right to operate freely in Doger Sands in a short time.
It can be said that David Betty's Dogel Shoal ambush plan is exactly the same as his old friend Heidi Sileme: Lieutenant General Betty's assistant Major General Lampard led the Invincible, the Royal Princess Battle Cruise, the Second Cruise Squadron, four light cruisers (Birmingham, Nottingham, Melbourne, Dublin), and the main force of the rebuilt Harrich fleet (Chatham, Melbourne, Goddess of Dawn, the Light Cruise of the Nouveau and 19 destroyers) broke into the Helgoland Bay, attracting Lieutenant General Hippel's first reconnaissance fleet to the Dogel Sand ambush circle, and winning as much as possible before the main force of the German Ocean Fleet arrived.
Just as David Betty began to prepare for his Dogel Shoal ambush plan, Heidi Sileme had already seized the opportunity. He led two battle patrols and a quasi-war patrol to raid the British Harrige Port on the excuse of combat cruise and pursuit of the "British Bluster" and then sent Marines to land on the battlefield. Three hours later, the bold Sileme did the same in Port Lostoft, turning the British east coast upside down.
Without the intelligence of "room 40", Silem's first move would undoubtedly force David Betty and the Royal Navy to a desperate situation. It must be known that in the face of the overwhelming anger of the people of the British Empire, the defense or silence of the Navy seemed pale and powerless. The Fleet must give the Germans a bloody lesson. However, both the Whitehall politician Winston Churchill and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet Jelico were very clear that once the Fleet counterattacked, the Empire would either lose the First Battlecruiser Squadron and its commander David Betty, or bet on the entire property of the Fleet and the British Empire's national operation for hundreds of years to seize that glimmer of hope.
Fortunately, there is no if in history. The sinking of the U-15 submarine allowed the British to easily grasp the password of the German naval telegraph. David Betty obtained some vague telegraphs from British Navy Minister William R-Hall. He guessed Heidi Sileme's plan and seized the only and only opportunity.
At 4 a.m. on November 14, 1914, David Betty and his first battlecruiser squadron almost took action and then drove out of the Port of Rossis in Scapa Bay, and rushed toward the Dogel Sand; at 5:44, the commander of the Grand Fleet John Jelico, who learned the news, ordered the Second Cruise Squadron at Port Sendland and the Third Battleship Squadron in the south of Scapa Bay, seven front dreadnoughtsmen to join David Betty; at 7:33, the main coal, water and ammunition of the Great Fleet were replenished, and all the troops were dispatched to the south to support him. Since then, the pre-war plan of the ambush of the Dogel Sandshore between Germany and Britain completely failed, and the naval battle slid in an unpredictable direction!
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At 12:55 on November 14, 1914, Beihai.
The British fleet with the British Empire's meter flag and the Nelson-era Z-shaped flag was sailing south at full speed. Four cruisers in the first cruiser commanded by Brigadier General Edwin Alexander Sinclair were reconnaissance in front as the front guard; the invincible, Lieutenant General David Betty, the Lion, the Royal Princess, the Queen of Mary, the Tiger, the three Orion-class battleships, the main fleet, followed closely behind, maintaining a distance of 4 nautical miles from the front guard; the third battleship squadron commanded by Lieutenant General Edward Blyford, King Edward VII, Africa, the Britannia, the Federation, Hybernia, sovereignty, and the seven former dreadnoughtsmans of Hindustan were deployed as support teams on both wings of the main fleet.
The depths of the North Sea in late autumn are always windy and high waves. The strong sea breeze from the North Atlantic and the evil waves pouring on the sky deep in the North Sea rushed towards us. Soon, the bow of the Lion Battle Patrol was shattered by the high-speed march. The salty and wet sea breeze lingers around Betty, and the hot afternoon black tea suddenly became cold. David Betty, who had no sleep all night, stood on the bridge in front of the Lion Battle Patrol forecastle, looking at the desolate and majestic North Sea and the sea and sky line that could never be reached, the fatigue in his heart was dispelled, replaced by the excitement before the war and the excitement of the masters fighting!
"The meeting of the Eight Great Hutongs in the Far East in 1900 and the drunken words of the East Jiaomin Lane Tavern, the last carnival on the eve of the wedding in the Lower District of Kiel in 1902, the mutual appreciation of the gray buildings in Kiel in 1914, and the rush of the Battle of Helgolan Bay on August 23. More than ten years of friendship cannot save the fateful duel, the shock of the Dogel Shoal in the late autumn of 1914, Silame, my old friend, are you ready?"
David Betty savored the British afternoon tea and occasionally raised her head and asked in a low voice.
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At 12:59 on November 14, 1914, Charlottemberg Palace, Berlin.
The shrill drizzled constantly knocking on the windows of the study, and the emperor felt a lot of sorrow; the chief of the Army General Staff Little Moltke's bold words in the study before the war were still vivid in his mind, but the Marine Coastline Movement Plan had failed; the abnormality of the commander-in-chief of the Ocean Fleet, Ingnoll, made the emperor feel like he was sitting on pins and needles. William realized that its extremely cherished treasure was undergoing some deep transformation, but his master was unable to participate.
"Your Majesty, news comes from the Navy Intelligence Service..." The attendant George Philip Taylorman dropped the umbrella in his hand and hurried into William's study with a stack of telegraphs. "Around 4 a.m., David Betty and his first battlecruiser squadron went out to sea urgently, with unknown whereabouts; at around 7:30, all the main forces of the large fleet came out!"
When the attendant said these words from Taylorman, the first-class iron cross worn on his chest was swaying in the wind, just as the mood of its master.
"Where is the cruise fleet in Silaime?" The emperor took away the French province of Marne on his desk, then spread out a map of the North Sea, and asked at the 100-nautical mile defense line marked with dotted lines on the chart.
"At 7:39, Major General Heidi Sileme reported to the Ocean Fleet Command that three British minecraft ships were found in the south of the 100 nautical mile defense line. He will lead his fleet to pursue and sink the British ships." The attendant hesitated for a moment, and hesitated: "But the Naval Intelligence Department received an unconfirmed intelligence, and a German fleet attacked Harrich and Lowestoft ports..."
The emperor's left hand, holding the white glove, tightened unconsciously, his casual pupils contracted sharply, and he said angrily with the usual majesty of the royal family: "Where is the third battleship squadron and the first reconnaissance fleet?"
"The attendant's room just received a telegram from General Schell..." The attendant Taylorman tried to keep his tone as light as possible, but the information contained in these few words was indeed creepy: "The third battleship squadron and the first reconnaissance fleet are moving towards the Baltic Sea. In order to realize your majesty's original intention of fighting training, the fleet is determined to enter the Baltic Sea from the Scarolac Strait and the Ore Strait!"
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Chapter completed!