Chapter 606: The Final Battle (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
'Feng? Morality? The speed of the battlecruisers Tann and Leopold was increased to 25 knots. This is close to the theoretical maximum speed. At such a speed, the British fleet simply could not catch up.
Of course, those light cruisers and destroyers could catch up. But what if you catch up? The main guns of two battle cruisers could easily tear these light cruisers and destroyers to shreds.
As for lightning strikes, that's even more impossible. Around these two battle cruisers, there was also the protection of light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy. It would have been impossible to get close enough to release the torpedoes, let alone sink the two battlecruisers of the German Navy with torpedoes.
Vice Admiral Martin led the British fleet in pursuit, but found that it was never possible to catch up, so he had to give up.
"Damn the Germans, they actually ran away!" Lieutenant General Martin watched the cooked duck fly away, almost gritting his teeth with hatred. But he had no choice but to do it. In the duel between the battleship and the battlecruiser, it was not so easy to win. As soon as the situation was bad, the battlecruiser was able to take advantage of the speed advantage to get out of the fight. The battleship could only look at the distant battlecruiser and curse, but there was no other way.
However, it still sank a German battlecruiser, which was also a victory for the British fleet. After all, in the previous decisive battle, they lost so many capital ships, and they only sank a battleship of the German Navy.
"Send a telegram to the commander and tell them that we had sunk one of the German battlecruisers, but the other two battlecruisers had escaped and we could not catch up. Now, we will continue north according to the scheduled plan! Lieutenant General Martin ordered.
According to the predetermined plan, Vice Admiral Martin's fleet, after destroying the three 'Blucher-class' battle cruisers of the German Navy, would continue north to meet the other nine battle cruisers of the German Navy's broken fleet going south. Now, although only one battlecruiser of the German Navy was sunk, the other two battlecruisers have been driven away. If they want to join up with the main force of the German Navy's broken fleet, they have to go around in a big circle, which will take a lot of time. If you are lucky, the fleet led by Vice Admiral Martin may be able to encircle and annihilate the main force of the German Navy's broken fleet together with the main force of the Combined Fleet.
John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty was silent for a long time after receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General Martin. Although, having sunk a battle cruiser of the German Navy, this is undoubtedly something to be happy about. However, the other two escaped battlecruisers made their victory less perfect. At the same time, it also added a lot of variables to this decisive battle.
"Your Excellency, it seems that we have no choice but to proceed with the original plan. If the Germans' broken fleet continued south, they might be able to take advantage of the opportunity to deal with them. If the German fleet does not go south, then we will have to prepare for a decisive battle with the main fleet of the Germans! "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
John? Admiral Jericho nodded: "The Germans have now lost one battle cruiser, and two more battle cruisers are temporarily out of action. In their broken fleet, only 9 battle cruisers remained. And they already know that we already have 12 new battleships. With the addition of our original warships, they will definitely not act rashly. ”
"If we wait until the main fleet of the Germans arrives, then we will have to face a huge German fleet of 23 battleships and 11 battlecruisers." David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
"In that case, if we want to win, it will be very difficult!" John? Admiral Jericho's face became gloomy.
Although, in that case, the Combined Fleet still has an advantage of two in terms of the number of capital ships. However, the overall performance of the warships of the German Navy was superior. In general, the combined fleet is still at a disadvantage. Not to mention, the planes of the Germans, perhaps, will also go to war. That way, their chances of winning are even smaller.
"Either way, it's a great opportunity for us. If this opportunity was to be abandoned, the Germans would be on guard. If you want to defeat the Germans again, it will be impossible. What's more, we don't have much time to drag on. You have to win as soon as possible. "John? Admiral Jericho said.
David? Lieutenant General Betty nodded: "In that case, then let's act according to the original plan!" It would be better to be able to deal with the German broken fleet first. Even if we can't solve it, then we have enough strength to fight another decisive battle with the Germans. Perhaps, our luck will not be as bad as the last time. With a little luck, we may not be out of the question of defeating the Germans. ”
John? Admiral Jericho nodded in agreement.
The main forces of the combined fleet, at this moment, have entered the Atlantic. However, they would not join the fleet led by Vice Admiral Martin until they encountered the German Navy's broken fleet.
Escaped 'von?' Morality? The battlecruisers Tann and Leopold had already reported to the flagship the encounter with twelve American battleships. The sinking of the battlecruiser 'Blucher' was even more distressing.
Reinhart? When Admiral Scheer and Lieutenant General Hippel heard the news, their faces were very ugly.
"Damn the Americans, they actually handed over all the battleships in active service to the British. Aren't they worried about us attacking them? Lieutenant General Hipperl said angrily.
"The Americans, of course, need not be afraid, the Atlantic gives them good protection. Plus the Americans have already begun to expand the size of the Army. We cannot rashly attack the United States. So, they can support the British with impunity. "Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer said.
"So, Your Excellency, what shall we do now?"
Reinhart? Admiral Scheer thought for a moment: "Now, the strength of the British Navy has recovered most of it. 12 American battleships, plus the remaining battleships before them, made a total of 19 battleships and 1 battlecruiser. If the fleet continues south, it will probably be ambushed by them. Send a telegram to Vice Admiral Spee, telling him to stop his heading south and wait for the arrival of the main fleet. This time, it will be the last decisive battle between us and the British, and we must defeat them completely and win the final victory! ”