"The Germans want to get rid of us!" Admiral Hood, the commander of the fleet, soon noticed that the situation had changed, which was a very unfriendly move, but considering that this time it was meant to be powerful. The other party's reaction is reasonable, but the Royal Navy won't just give in!

"All battleships are starting to increase their speed, and battleship detachments can be forced to ventilate when necessary!" Rear Admiral Hood gave the order a moment later, the British still attached great importance to the speed of the battleship, and the Dignity-class battleships, as the backbone of the British Navy, were still good in terms of speed, at least at the beginning, the British could easily keep up with the footsteps of the German fleet.

"The fleet has a speed of 17 knots, stable performance, power system output problems, and stable sailing performance." After hearing the debriefing from his subordinates, Admiral Ball breathed a sigh of relief. The reinforced bow and long bow design gave the German battleship good stability and seakeeping at high speeds, while the shear bow and narrower hull made the German battleship more suitable for high-speed sailing.

"Then increase the speed a little more, 19 knots, and completely throw off the British battleships!" The prince said.

"As you wish, honorable prince of Bavaria. Thank you for designing such a great ship for the Empire. Admiral Ball said proudly.

The measured speed of the battleship is to run out in still water or in good sea conditions, and how fast it can run in practice depends on the sea conditions and its own state. According to the prince's memory, the maximum speed of the British Dignity-class battleships was between 17.6 and 18.7 knots, and if the fleet could reach 19 knots, then the British battleship forces would not be able to catch up!

"General, our fleet is a little too fast, and the waves on the bow of the Dignity are a bit serious!" Although the sea conditions are not big now, considering that the fleet is close to 18 knots, the waves like angry waves are surging on the front deck of the battleship, watching the sea water full of foam surging up and then retreating, feeling the fierce swaying of the battleship, Admiral Hood's face is also a little tense.

"Your Excellency, Commander, look at the back!" Following the direction of one of his subordinates' fingers, Hood saw a battleship behind him begin to slow down and try to break out of formation!

"It's the Prince George, what's the situation?! Let him report now! "At the critical moment, someone finally dropped the chain! Not only did the Prince George, which was in the second position, hang out the flags of the battle columns, but the bow of the battleship seemed to be leaning forward a little, and the huge barrel began to rise upward, trying to avoid the impact of the oncoming waves, you know, this time the British opened their guns in order to prevent accidents!

"The wind and waves were a bit strong, and the bow of the Prince George was damaged. Our situation was not good either, cracks appeared in some of the watertight compartments at the bow. In some places, water is even starting to seep. Moments later, an officer reported to Admiral Hood.

"The Victory, too, gave a signal, the speed is a little too fast, the vibration of the propeller shaft is a little serious, this battleship has not been maintained this year, and it is not suitable for this kind of long sprint." Another officer said.

"Hehe, the two sides haven't exchanged fire yet, and not even a single shell has been fired, are we already defeated?" Admiral Hood said self-deprecatingly. There are already 3 of the 4 Dignity ships that have problems, and it is estimated that if they continue to chase it, I'm afraid everyone will have to go into the shipyard and squat, right? ”

"According to the avant-garde report, the German fleet has reached a speed of about 19 knots, and if nothing else, they will soon completely throw off our battleship formation. The commander of the cruiser formation, Rear Admiral Jericho, hoped to be able to continue tailing the German fleet. "Soon, the Browning fleet, which served as the avant-garde, gave the signal.

"Let Browning go, I hope his Edgars can save face for the Royal Navy!" In just a few minutes of thinking, Admiral Hood made up his mind that this shock and deterrence operation of the Royal Navy must not become a complete farce! "We have to tell the Germans! On the sea, no matter where they are, they cannot escape the shadow of the Royal Navy! ”

And then Rear Admiral Browning, who received the order, began to chase the German fleet in the distance with two Edgar-class protective cruisers. After abandoning the heavy battleship, Edgar's speed quickly increased to 20 knots, and the opponent's speed was not slow, and after 2 hours of endurance competition, the distance between the two sides did not change.

"We chase after us like this except to show an attitude, there is no meaning, if it is a real battle, we are simply dying! Yes, to death! In actual combat, the opponent will not retreat at all, they will easily break us to pieces before the arrival of our main fleet! And then leave Admiral Hood with a pile of debris and wreckage! The chief of staff of the fleet said anxiously.

"They also showed an attitude that the Germans wanted to show us that even though the German fleet was now far inferior to the British fleet, they could still play some kind of unequal advantage, and their high maneuverability, their super high single-ship performance, could overwhelm us in one-on-one or skirmishes, and even if things were bad, they could move in smoothly. It's a warning, and we have to fight back against it! In the case of not being able to get your hands dirty, then the only thing that can be done is to win at the speed of continuous sailing! ”

Browning said with a sigh. To be honest, the actions of both sides are actually of little significance. The actions of the Germans were even somewhat knee-jerk reactions, but the signals revealed were enough to alert the British.

The British were not afraid of France, because France was under strong German pressure on the ground, and their naval construction was bound to be greatly affected. The British are also not afraid of Russia, which is ultimately going to give the army a great power, and its own industrial base is very poor. What is even more sad is that the entire navy was divided into three parts, and the dispersed Russian navy could not exert influence on Britain at all!

But Germany is different, Germany's industry is very strong, which makes Germany have more funds and industrial capacity than France to expand arms warfare, Germany and Russia are good, the pressure on the army is very small, if this situation is maintained, as long as it does not take the initiative to attack France, there is no threat to Germany on the European continent. Coupled with Germany's current expansion policy, although they are very low-key, it does not mean that the German fleet is no threat!

"Report, Edgar's power system has been unstable, and the stored coal ash has seriously affected the maneuver of the battleship, after all, this is an old ship that is close to 8 years old, and it has not entered the dock for maintenance this year, and we can only maintain a speed of 20 knots for about 3 hours."

Soon, Browning's efforts proved to be useless, as the British fleet's long-distance runners were defeated because of the ship's age and maintenance, while the Germans on the opposite side seemed to be addicted, and when the British fleet began to slow down, the other side seemed to increase their speed a little.

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(To be continued.) )