According to the first-hand information they received from the submarines, they knew that at present, the British army was concentrated on the Swedish side of the mine, and had completed the laying of almost 1,200 square kilometers and more than 180,000 mines, but still did not block the Baltic Sea estuary.

The mouth of the Baltic Sea is not a small strait like Gibraltar or Malacca, it is very wide, quite complicated, if you want to completely close it, it takes time, and it is time, help, if Germany is not a submarine to discover, give the British two days, maybe you can really block the Baltic Sea Strait.

The reaction of the Germans was not untimely, as a naval power second only to Britain, they knew very well that if the Baltic Sea was blocked by mines, the German fleet would probably really be blocked in the Baltic Sea, the Baltic Sea is not a narrow strait like Gibraltar, the narrowest point is between Cape Greinen, the northern tip of the Jutland Peninsula and the Swedish island of Mastrand, only 65 kilometers, to completely blockade him, very difficult, short blockade, block him with a mine array, so that it cannot come out, it is not impossible.

Next, there are more tactics that can be used, one is to replenish mines, continue to blockade, so that the entire Baltic Sea is covered with all kinds of mines, this is another one, as long as the number of mines is enough, even if it is accompanied by the passage of time, most of the mines that have been dropped are also very dangerous, God knows when, it will hit one.

Two years ago, before the war broke out, there was an incident, a mine that was placed near a German port three years ago, I don't know if it was turned out by the waves. It happened to hit a 7,000-ton merchant ship and there was a huge explosion. This merchant ship, which was less than 5 years old, was blown into two sections at once. In less than 3 minutes, it sank.

Later, the Navy investigated that this was a mine that was placed 350 nautical miles away three years ago, and I don't know what happened, ran to the channel hundreds of nautical miles away, and sank a 7,000-ton merchant ship. The High Seas Fleet specially cleared mines for 3 months, and finally cleared the entire Baltic Sea of 120 mines from ten years ago to the present.

This is still an inadvertent mine, similar to the British arrangement, God knows how much disaster it will cause in the Baltic Sea in the future, according to the telegram sent by the submarine, in order to achieve the purpose of blockading the Baltic Sea, the British used thousands of minelayers. At a rate of 20 per hour, 5 million mines will eventually be placed here.

The sea is flowing. The rise and fall of the tide will make the originally dense mine array become sparse, but this is even more terrifying, and no one knows where the mines are. If you're lucky, you won't even run into mines even if you walk through a place with a lot of mines. If you're unlucky, a simple cruise. It is possible to run into mines, and it is impossible for the high seas fleet to operate in the Baltic Sea in the future. Also take minesweepers.

Laying out mine arrays near the harbor has always been more cautious, any arrangement needs to be considered, the future safety performance, when a ship, when leaving the port, also need a minesweeper to sweep, this is a nightmare, no one will underestimate the role of mines, a 500 kg mine, can make a 10,000-ton ship, completely sink into the water, this time the British arranged, at least 800 kg level, which is a direct threat to most of the battleships.

A few hours later, the two sides came into contact, a fast patrol fleet, collided with the high seas fleet, a fast patrol fleet of only 4 warships, if it collided with Scheer's fleet, they would almost impossible escape, the command system would hit them accurately, and send them to the bottom of the sea one by one.

It's a pity that because of Tirpitz's order, Scheer's fleet must depart half an hour late, and it can't cross the high seas fleet, when it encounters this fast fleet, Scheer's fleet is far away from more than 40 nautical miles, and it is impossible to attack here, although the high seas fleet attacks as much as possible, but unfortunately it is more than 8 nautical miles away, this is not the distance of the high seas fleet's attack, countless shells fell near the patrol fleet, but the nearest shell, also more than 1200 meters, unscathed patrol fleet, He even turned around for a while, and then left slowly, calmly under the salute of the high seas fleet.

Here is more than a dozen nautical miles away from the core formation of the British capital ships, after this reminder, the German side has no suddenness of sneak attack, an unexpected big war, at this time, in the Baltic Sea estuary began to unfold, both sides mobilized enough warships, but in the end there was no fight, with the help of Sweden, the British blocked half of the strait, the other side belonged to Germany, neither side made preparations for the final decisive battle, the capital ships were more in the back of the formation, It didn't match, it was a fast fleet, and after a slight touch, a hundred and ten shells were fired, which was considered to be a bright image.

In this era, without the premise of sighting equipment in the northwest, the probability of hitting the shells is quite low, 100 shells, the maximum hit is 2-4%, which is also the hit rate at close range, under the premise of a long distance, the hit rate is even lower, there is no battle line, the closest distance between the two sides is more than 5 nautical miles, or in the rapid maneuver, under the hundreds of shells, the hit is extremely low.

In the end, the Germans hit 3 shots, only one of which caused a little damage, so that the battery of one of the British capital ships received a certain blow, and the British hit 2 shots, which were basically bounced off, and the results achieved were very limited, and only simple repairs were used. It was not the final decisive battle, both sides maintained relative restraint, and in the meantime, Scheer's fleet did not become the main force to rush to the front because of Tirpitz's orders, and it did not work.

The two sides faced each other across the strait, small ships and minelayers began to retreat, and then the capital ships, leaving only a small number of ships behind, which was a normal practice, separated by dense mine arrays, in the eyes of the British, the Germans did not dare to pursue at all, who knows if there are mines ahead, densely dropped, mines that have not yet entered the sea water, is a huge threat.

It is a pity that the British calculated that they could empty the submarine forces distributed around them, and informed the High Seas Fleet of the detailed drawings of the mine arrays arranged by the British.

Scheer's fleet finally reached the final stage, rushed to the Baltic Sea strait, when the British began to retreat, the Scheer fleet began to play a role, the British capital ships began to retreat, the speed of the Scheer fleet was superior, plus the range, on the premise of reservations, Tirpitz agreed to Scheer's attack request, began to let him pursue, and the high seas fleet pressed behind.

In fact, in the range, there are no more battleships, some are only a few heavy cruises, but even these heavy cruises, it is not a small result, when a few rounds of rapid attacks, after the formation of a straddle shot, next, is the performance of the Scheer fleet, 2 hours of pursuit, a total of 3 heavy cruisers, 5 light cruisers and 12 destroyers, the name of the battleship killer of the Scheer fleet has been completely established, it is simply the nemesis of small ships, and the highest 5 targets that can be targeted.

Tirpitz also looked straight at it, as the founder of the High Seas Fleet, as the Minister of the Navy who is familiar with the Navy, he knows very well that this is not something that training can solve the things that I have heard Scheer put forward before, it seems to be the latest technology in the Northwest, if this technology can be popularized to the High Seas Fleet, let alone reach the level of Scheer, even if it is only about half of Scheer's level, it is also a very huge improvement for the High Seas Fleet, it is really a shotgun for a gun

The aiming system is absolutely in the hands of the Chinese, and Scheer has tried several times in the past voyage, either openly or covertly, but unfortunately nothing has been found, even under any circumstances, he has remained cautious, even for friendly forces like Germany, even if it has been close to mastery, it is still a dripping defense, and so far, Scheer's side is only a general impression.

Scheer's fleet sank 20 ships in a row, including several heavy cruisers, which was a big loss for the British, but the British still did not hesitate to retreat, very resolutely, not to give Scheer any chance, after pursuing about 5 kilometers, and finally in the distance gap and unknown mine array, Scheer chose to stop, almost watching I Yang Guo leave.

In the end, the battle for the Baltic Sea estuary was finally settled, and neither side used all their strength, they were waiting, waiting for an opportunity to defeat their opponents.

The British side's attempt to completely destroy the German High Seas Fleet was completely bankrupt, to a certain extent, the power of the Scheer fleet was far higher than their imagination, and it used to feel that it was just a cutting-edge warship, slightly stronger than the average battleship, and now, with Scheer's fleet, the number of warships of the German High Seas Fleet has increased to 27, doubling the Scheer battleship, or even more, the number of warships on both sides is about the same, and Britain may not necessarily have an advantage, even if there is an advantage, it is not obvious, It was not that overwhelming superiority, and Britain did not dare to risk the threat of total losses of its home fleet to confront Germany and do its best, but it was not yet time to do so.

The British were quite patient, after they failed to try, even if they lost 5 warships, but they did not continue, in a sense, their idea of overwhelming each other at sea was almost completely bankrupt, then everything needs to be back on track, a duel on land, mobilizing all the forces of the Entente, plus the accession of Sweden, to offset the advantages of Germany on land, should be feasible. (To be continued.) )