Chapter 233: Hooked
On the morning of September 3, 1914, the fleet led by British Rear Admiral Carroll, escorting a large number of merchant ships, was heading for the British mainland. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Here, it's not far from the Azores, and one more day of sailing to Dong will allow you to go there for resupply.
"It seems that the Germans really don't have the courage to come." Major General Carroll said with some regret.
Rear Admiral Carroll regretted that he could not take advantage of this opportunity to solve the German Navy's broken fleet in one fell swoop. However, he, as well as other British admirals, would not give up. Not this time, the next time it will go on as usual, until the German Navy's broken fleet is solved.
Of course, if the German Navy's broken fleet does not attack, the British fleet can also reach the British mainland safely, which is also a victory for Britain.
It can be said that no matter what the German Navy chooses, the British Navy is on the winning side.
However, what Rear Admiral Carroll did not notice was that a seaplane had just left the sky over the fleet. With the help of the cover of the clouds, the British fleet below, did not know anything about it. This seaplane is precisely that of the German Navy. Every battlecruiser of the German Navy, as well as heavy cruisers, was armed with a seaplane. This can be used not only to detect enemy situations, but also to provide artillery fire. This makes you wait for the navy to once again be ahead of the British in these aspects.
An hour later, a large black cloud appeared in the sky north of the fleet, which was not really a dark cloud, but a thick smoke rising into the sky. The warships of the German Navy used heavy oil boilers. After heavy oil is burned, a large amount of black smoke will be produced.
The lookouts of the British fleet immediately discovered the problem and immediately reported it to Rear Admiral Carroll.
"Haha, that's great. Those Germans really dared to come. Immediately send a telegram to General Betty that the fish has been hooked. We're going to hold them down. Major General Carol excitedly gave the order.
Although he was confident in the battleships of the 'King George V' class, he also knew that the German battlecruisers were not easy to deal with. The sinking of the battlecruiser 'Lion' is an example. Besides, the purpose of this time was originally to deal with the German Navy's broken fleet, and if his wanton behavior led to the failure of this plan, the Royal Navy and even the British government would definitely not let him go.
"Order the fleet, prepare for battle. The merchant ships immediately turned and left the battlefield. "Major General Carroll gave the second order. Once the naval battle began, they would not be able to take care of the merchant ships at all. Let them go first to keep them safe. At the same time, it can also ensure the safety of those goods transported on merchant ships.
In order to achieve the goal of fooling the German navy, the materials carried on these merchant ships are real. It would be a pity if it was lost.
"Yes, General." The British fleet was quickly ready for battle.
Four 'King George V-class' battleships, leading a number of cruisers and destroyers, met the incoming German naval fleet. The remaining light cruisers and destroyers escorted the fleet southward in an attempt to avoid the naval battle.
In the meantime, Major General Carroll has already given Davy? Lieutenant General Betty sent a telegram requesting reinforcements.
David? Vice Admiral Betty led the rest of the British Navy's warships, a two-hour voyage away from the fleet, far away.
When the communications officer telegraphed to him, David? Lieutenant General Betty yelled excitedly.
"Very good, very good. The damned Germans finally took the bait. This time, we're going to kill them all. "David? Lieutenant General Betty shouted excitedly.
"Send a telegram to the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment, the 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment and the 2nd Battleship Detachment and tell them to act immediately. A detour surrounded the Germans. This time, I did not want to let any of the German battleships escape. "David? Lieutenant General Betty ordered.
In David? According to Vice Admiral Betty, he commanded three times as many fleets as the German Navy's broken fleet. Under such circumstances, there is no problem at all in fighting a war of annihilation.
"Yes, General."
The British Navy sprang into action at once. Three 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers, three 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers, plus two 'Lion-class' battlecruisers and the 'Tiger' battlecruisers, and four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships, immediately flanked the German Navy's broken fleet according to the predetermined plan.
This time, David? Vice Admiral Betty was ambitious to eliminate the German Navy's sabotage fleet so that the threat posed by the German Navy's sabotage fleet to Britain's sea lines could be solved in one fell swoop.
The imposing British Navy began to encircle its prey. At this time, the German Navy also regarded the British Navy as its prey.
On the battlecruiser Moltke, Vice Admiral Spee looked at the fleet of the British Navy rushing towards him, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Order the ships to be combat-ready. The British came to the door, and we had at least an hour or more to get rid of them. I would love to see what kind of expression the British would have when they saw the sunken battleship when the British reinforcements arrived. Lieutenant General Spee said.
"Haha!" The German naval officers in the command tower burst into laughter one by one.
Although, they already knew that this was a conspiracy against the German Navy's broken fleet. However, they don't care. Because, they are ready. This time, it will definitely cost the British a lot.
"General, General Hipper is calling. He asked if two capital ships were to be sent to pursue the merchant ships that the British had fled south. A staff officer reported.
Vice Admiral Shi Pei thought for a moment, then shook his head: "The merchant ships of the British, don't pay attention to them for the time being. Let's concentrate our main forces first and deal with the four 'King George V' battleships of the British. ”
After all, no one knows how many reinforcements the British have prepared for this time. As much as possible, before the arrival of British reinforcements, the four 'King George V-class' battleships were eliminated to ensure that they would not be at a great disadvantage in the next naval battle. As for the merchant ships of the British, it would be best to be able to sink them. Even if it runs away this time, as long as the British Navy loses, those merchant ships will have no meaning.