Jericho agreed to strengthen Betty's fleet and was willing to split a fleet to support Betty's actions. www.biquge.infoEventually, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship Warrior and the newly commissioned battlecruiser Queen Mary were handed over to Betty, while the Indomitable was temporarily replaced by the Australia, which was faster. In this way, Betty's fleet temporarily has 7 fast ships, namely the Warrior, the Lion, the Tiger, the Celestial Princess, Queen Mary, Australia and New Zealand.

In addition to these fleets, Jericho temporarily allocated an additional squadron of the first battleship to Betty. THE FIRST BATTLESHIP SQUADRON WAS COMMANDED BY VICE ADMIRAL JERAM AND CONSISTED OF FOUR GEORGE V-CLASS BATTLESHIPS ARMED WITH 10 343MM GUNS. (That's right, the same name as George V in the history of World War II.) The four battleships were George V, Ajax, Centurion, and Erryn. At the same time, the 1st Battleship Squadron was accompanied by the 3rd Light Cruiser Detachment, which was commanded by Rear Admiral Napier and had 4 light cruisers under its command.

In this case, the Betty fleet had a total of 7 fast battleships and 2 light cruiser detachments, a total of 8 light cruisers, plus the 1st Battleship Squadron and the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron responsible for support, a total of 11 capital ships and 12 light cruisers. Such a lineup can protect itself even in the face of the main force of the High Seas Fleet. Sir Fisher said.

"Actually, I have always doubted that if the German fleet encountered such a powerful Betty fleet, would it choose to flee the battlefield? If we hadn't been stuck in their way back, I'm afraid this would have been a rout rather than a war of annihilation. Churchill said.

"It's best if we can stop the opponent, that's what we want to see, and if it's a normal encounter, the four super dreadnought battlecruisers are faster, they will entangle the opponent first, and the two dreadnought battlecruisers and the Warrior are slower. may be left behind. So we may not have a big advantage at the beginning, and the Germans may not choose to leave. And even if it is evacuation, we have a full formation of 3 light cruisers, and there is a chance to hinder the opponent's withdrawal through lightning strikes and interference. Fisher said.

"This plan can be tried, and we won't have anything to lose if it fails anyway." Churchill was not very happy with Fisher's answer, but it was indeed an attempt to take the initiative. Unable to find a reason for defeat, Churchill believed that the "subjective initiative" of the personnel of the front-line fleet should not be curtailed. Especially now, when the situation in the Indian Ocean is uncertain.

"I hope that your Grand Fleet will be able to lend you support Admiral Betty when he attacks." Although Jericho had promised to temporarily assign the 1st Battleship Squadron to Betty's command, Churchill was still a little uneasy, and although he did not know where his worries came from, he still hoped that the British Imperial Navy would act together.

"It depends, lately, the Grand Fleet has been conducting 5 repressive patrols every 2 weeks. We were sometimes close to the edge of the German minefields before returning, the pressure on the fleet was great, and the fuel supply was somewhat insufficient. It is possible for the fleet to come out, but it will be difficult for me to support it at high speed, unless the Admiralty can provide me with another 20,000 tons of fuel oil and Welsh anthracite. Jericho said helplessly.

"Wait until next month." Churchill sneered. In fact, the current submarine warfare has put considerable pressure on the British, especially after the German Navy turned the waters around Britain into a war zone, and at the same time announced that all merchant ships sailing to Britain could be attacked, the losses of British transport fleets skyrocketed, and a considerable number of neutral merchant ships were reluctant to go to Britain again because of safety concerns. This made it difficult for Britain to supply supplies, although it was not enough to require destroyers to sail at a speed of no more than 18 knots, as was the case in the late part of World War 1. However, the overall speed of the fleet was still limited to a low level due to fuel problems.

Of course, you can't throw all the pots at the German submarines, it's also a problem that the Grand Fleet is too good to eat, although the North Sea is not big, but it can't stand two or five times, and the Jericho Grand Fleet has 2 dozen battleships, as well as a large number of loading and light cruisers. If you count destroyers, the number of various auxiliary warships is directly in the triple digits, and such a fleet runs the North Sea ...... three times a week. It's only been twice a week in history. You must know that if a super dreadnought is fully loaded with coal and fuel, it is normal to reach 4,000 tons, and if you run like this all day, Jericho's extra 20,000 tons of coal and fuel oil may not be enough.

"Try to solve the difficulties, the Grand Fleet can be dispatched in advance, after all, we can already estimate the opponent's time." Churchill said.

"If there are no problems, then it is settled in this way, Commander Jericho, and you and General Betty complete the handover of the fleet as soon as possible. The task of intercepting Hipper's fleet was entrusted to Admiral Betty. As for Thomas? This time he was lucky. Let him remain in the Indian Ocean and command the war-weariness and Malaya against the Su-Xiong fleet. Fisher looked at Churchill and hoped to ask for his opinion.

"I completely agree with this plan, if it's okay, let's get moving! Perhaps on the other side of the North Sea, our enemy is already preparing to strike again. Churchill said.

And this time Churchill was right, just when the British Navy was adjusting its deployment and preparing to make a big move, the German High Seas Fleet on the other side of the North Sea was also ready to make the final preparations before the attack. Although Hipper's actions and the upcoming campaign were simply incomparable in terms of scale and strategy to the time of the campaign.

Just one day before the British meeting, Ruprecht had arrived in the port of Kiel, where he met almost all of the top brass of the German Navy, the Minister of State for the Navy, Tirpitz, the commander of the High Seas Fleet, von Brown. General Pol, Commander of the 1st Battleship Detachment, Vice Admiral Scheer, and Commander of the Battle Cruiser Fleet, Vice Admiral Hipper.

"Judging from the current situation, everything is going according to our plan, General Su Xiong's performance seems to be better than expected, not only temporarily evaded the encirclement and suppression of the British fleet, but also sent two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships into the dock, if nothing else, the Thomas fleet can be excluded from the battle sequence, they will not appear on the battlefield in the North Sea in a short time, even if they return to the UK, it is estimated that they will be advanced to the dock to change the turret or something." Ruprecht said with satisfaction.

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