"The British have been thrown off! We are already in the Atlantic, and less than 70 nautical miles to the east of the fleet is France! In this sea, we are the undisputed kings! ”

After a day and night of sailing, the huge German task force had rushed out of the English Channel, and the vast Atlantic Ocean was presented to everyone, and now, although everyone was busy all night, many people still took advantage of the precious rest time to feel the excitement and excitement of the German fleet's first large-scale appearance in the Atlantic Ocean in history.

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"Because of the high-speed voyage just now, our personnel are very tired, and the fuel consumption is also a bit high, we need to relax." Of course, you can rest assured that we won't miss the expected meeting time. ”

General Boll said to Prince Ruprecht.

"And then? What do you want to say? ”

The prince said meaningfully.

"While the fleet is resupplying and personnel are resting, it would be more meaningful to let the fleet continue to wander around the Atlantic. Let's say get closer. We should have a strong fleet of the French, so that our later operations will be better. ”

"Brest? It's an important port for the French navy, and you're so bold."

The prince said, "However, I like it! Let's what exactly the French Navy has done since we informed the French! ”

The German fleet entered the Atlantic not only to deter Portugal, but for this cowardice, the prince could guarantee that when the fleet appeared off the coast of Lisbon, it would be the time for the opponent to succumb!

It may not even be possible for the heavy guns of the German fleet to take off their armor before the news of the signing of the contract between the two sides will come.

In addition to the unfriendly British, the French were the most powerful and most likely opponents for the German fleet to face, after all, the two sides had already moved in Africa, and if it was just a few shots, then it was nothing, but the point was that one of the French detachments was wiped out in this way!

And the French have not given an answer to how things should be handled so far, and in this case it is important to enter the French coastal waters, to deter the adversary, and to know the state of readiness of the French Navy.

"The fleet turns left 1.5 compass points, what are our people doing!"

With the order given, the eight warships made a huge U-shape on the sea in turn, headed for Brest, they would approach to a position 20 nautical miles from Brest, France, and then go south along the coastline.

And at this time, having received the news that the German fleet had crossed the English Channel, the fleet that the French Navy had assembled was also concentrated in Brest, and after the German informed the French through neutral countries, a full five days had passed, although this period was not long, but it was enough for the French to mobilize their most elite fleet.

At the moment, the port of Brest is a busy scene.

In the port of Brest, a total of 6 French new battleships were moored, namely Charlemart and Massana, and the other 4 battleships.

In addition, there were 6 cruisers of various kinds, and after receiving the news that the German fleet had passed through the English Channel, the French government said that it was necessary to show its attitude, so the commander of the French navy, who received the order, set out with the most elite fleet of the French navy at present, and prepared to monitor the German fleet throughout the whole process.

6 battleships and 6 cruisers, this is already the most powerful lineup that the French can come up with.

This time, however, the French also seemed to be very distrustful of their own navy, or did not want to make a big deal again, and in the order they conveyed, they specifically demanded that all French battleships should not be loaded with shells in their breeches, in order to prevent misfire, and demanded that the French navy should not clash with the German navy unless it attacked or intercepted the French merchant ships with artillery!

In the Commander of the Navy De. Under the command of Vice Admiral La Draves, the most elite French fleet set sail from the port of Brest to search for the German fleet that was sailing in the Atlantic, and to their surprise, less than 25 nautical miles from the Brestan district, the French fleet ran into the Germans!

"Oh God! It's the fleet! ”

The lookout of the flagship Massana first spotted the smoke from the German fleet's voyage through the telescope, and clouds of pitch-black smoke filled the telescope's field of vision.

"Discover a massive fleet! Suspected Germans! ”

This message quickly reached the conning tower through the microphone!

"Damn, it's the Germans!"

As time passed, the French finally got the iconic triple turret of the German Kaiser-class battleship.

"Almost all the elite of the German fleet are gathered here, 5 battleships and 3 10,000-ton cruisers!"

Ruier, the captain of the Massana, trembled slightly in his tone.

"They don't intend to fight us, though."

The German fleet did not rush straight ahead, but maintained a distance of about 10 kilometers, at which neither side could effectively hit the opponent, and the two large fleets sailed almost parallel to the south.

The German fleet did not further irritate the opponent, and the French did not try to drive them away.

Neither side aimed its main guns at the other.

"To be honest, the French mobilized a little faster than we expected, and in such a short time they were able to concentrate the six most elite battleships in the entire fleet, and almost all the armored cruisers that could be counted."

At the same time, Bohr was also massively holding the opposing French fleet.

The French Navy had a total of 12 battleships, in addition to one that had sunk Charlemagne and the Carnot that remained in Africa, there were 10 battleships, and almost all of the remaining high-speed battleships of these 10 battleships were here, considering the slower ships and the ones that were resting in the dock.

Among the French cruisers, there were 8 cruisers of relatively new age (after 1892) of sufficient tonnage (more than 4,500 tons), and almost all but two were sunk here!

The speed of this mobilization was also secretly taken aback by the Germans.

"But they are too old, except for the six battleships, the remaining six cruisers are not qualified to fight us on the battle line at all, and those cruisers can only hold out for 20 minutes. Although we are few in number, our tonnage is not smaller than that of the other side, and our combat effectiveness will be higher! ”

The Chief of the General Staff of the Fleet on the side, Colonel Maas, was full of contempt.

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