Chapter 232: The Bait Appears (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

"General, will the Germans be fooled this time?" On the battlecruiser 'Tiger', a staff officer asked Davy? Lieutenant General Betty. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"The Germans should be fooled! If they want to fight the British Empire, they must prevent us from obtaining resources from our colonies. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for them to defeat the British Empire. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.

Now he has come out of the shadow of the sinking of the battlecruiser "Lion". Although, the loss of the battlecruiser "Lion" was a stain on him. But David? Vice Admiral Betty believed that with the strength of the British Empire, he would be able to wash away the stain with the German warships. He has always been convinced of this.

The 'Tiger' battlecruiser at his feet is the strongest battle cruiser in the British Navy, although it generally continues the design ideas and plans of the 'Lion-class' battlecruiser. However, improvements have been made in many places internally, so that the performance of the "Tiger" battlecruiser has been greatly improved compared to the "Lion-class" battlecruiser. It is precisely because of this that the battleship "Tiger", which was originally the fourth "Lion-class" battlecruiser, was specially listed by the Royal Navy as a first class.

Just, David? Vice Admiral Betty was a little worried that even the 'Tiger' battlecruiser at his feet was probably no match for the German Navy's 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers. In that battle, the battlecruiser Moltke was hit, but nothing happened. Its sturdy defenses gave Davy? Lieutenant General Betty was greatly shocked. Despite the Tiger's performance, defense was its greatest weakness. In this respect, it simply could not be compared with the battle cruisers of the German Navy. In the event of a battle between the two sides, this would probably become the main weakness of the battlecruiser Tiger.

But about this, David? Lieutenant General Betty had no choice either. Who made the British Navy's shipbuilding idea like this? Emphasis on firepower and speed over defense. Even if we understand the serious consequences of ignoring defense, if we want to change it, it will not be possible to do it in a short time.

"Humph! The Germans' battle cruisers had strong defenses, but so what? This time, we're going to win. With the Iron Duke class battleships and the King George V class battleships on board, plus nine battle cruisers, we have 17 capital ships in the collection. The Germans' broken fleet consisted of only six battle cruisers. Triple the advantage, the victory must be ours! "David? Lieutenant General Betty thought to herself.

"Victory will inevitably belong to the British Empire. The British wanted to challenge the British Empire, it was simply delusional. The staff officer chimed in.

Obviously, the last time the battlecruiser "Lion" was sunk, it was regarded as a great shame by these officers of the British Royal Navy. They were constantly thinking about revenge on the Germans. This time is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for them.

"Let the 'Invincible' and 'Indefatigable' battlecruisers be spread out and keep us on a two-hour voyage. Be careful not to be spotted by the Germans. In addition, let the 'Iron Duke-class' battleships form and speed up. "David? Lieutenant General Betty ordered.

"Yes, General." The staff officer immediately went to give the order.

The British Navy's forces this time were divided into five large and small formations, namely three battlecruiser formations and two battleship formations. Except for the formation of four 'King George V-class' battleships, which accompanied the merchant ships, the rest of the formation was prepared to wait for the German Navy's broken fleet to appear before ambushing.

In order to deal with the German Navy's broken fleet, the British Navy did its best this time.

In the vast Atlantic, a huge fleet is sailing across the ocean. More than 20 large, but very slow merchant ships were in the middle of the formation. In front of the formation, there were four huge battleships that looked like hills. In other directions, there were light warships of the British Navy.

This fleet is the same fleet that sailed from Canada to the British mainland. These merchant ships were escorted by the four British Navy's 'King George V-class' battleships.

On the battleship HMS George V, a middle-aged admiral was holding a cigar and looking at the sea ahead with a telescope.

"Did you find anything?" The general asked.

"General, nothing has been discovered at the moment. It was as if the Germans were gone. A staff officer said with a smile.

"Haha! I knew that the Germans were as timid as mice. They didn't dare to attack us at all. The 'King George V-class' battleships were second only to the 'Iron Duke-class' battleships, and the German battlecruisers would have blasted them to smithereens if they dared to come. The general smiled contemptuously.

"General, General Betty has telegraphed to ask if we have discovered the Germans." A communications officer reported.

"Tell General Betty that the Germans have not yet been found, and I don't think I will encounter the Germans in the future. This time, I'm afraid the plan will fall through. Because, the Germans simply did not have the guts to deal with us. The general said with a smile.

"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately went to call back.

This middle-aged general, named Carroll, is a rear admiral of the British Royal Navy. Although he is not young, he is still the main battle faction in the Royal Navy. Of course, the pride of the Royal Navy is the best in the world, and no one can compare to it.

However, what Rear Admiral Carroll didn't know was that less than half an hour after their fleet had sailed, a submarine had debris floating out of the sea. On one side of the submarine, its port number - U-48 is marked with paint.

The submarine reported to the German Admiralty by wireless telegraph the speed and course of the British fleet. The Admiralty, on the other hand, immediately informed the fleets in the Atlantic of the news.

"Has the decoy of the British finally appeared? Send a telegram to the 1st and 2nd battle cruiser detachments that the decoy has appeared and immediately attack. Strive to get rid of the four 'King George V-class' battleships of the British in the shortest possible time. "Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer gave the order.

Considering that the British still had ambushes, it was best for the 1st and 2nd battle cruiser detachments to be able to resolve the battle in the shortest possible time. In this way, they would have enough strength to deal with the ambushes of the British.