The High Seas Fleet and the Scheer Fleet were also not sure enough to take down the Jericho fleet, especially under the premise that the other side was on guard, the pursuit was to see if it was possible to encounter an opportunity, and when they saw the other side enter the Swedish territorial waters and sail towards the Swedish military port, they had already given up the pursuit.

Although Sweden is a small country and does not have much navy, the countries that can still exist in Europe in World War I are not so weak, especially Sweden, a country that has made waves in Europe.

Besides, if the battleship is really close to the opponent's territorial waters, it is easy to encounter an attack by offshore torpedo boats, that thing is really like locusts, a few hundred tons each, the speed can reach more than 35 knots, and a wave of torpedoes will come up directly, when the number of torpedo boats exceeds 100 under the premise that the number of torpedo boats exceeds 100, not to mention the high seas fleet and even the British fleet, they will be extremely careful.

If you can't take advantage of it, then it's better to leave, anyway, the main purpose of this time has been achieved, and the Scheer fleet can finally move closer to the high seas fleet, although it is not completely integrated, and it is in a state where they can communicate with each other.

Near the flagship of the High Seas Fleet, Scheer met Tirpitz, who had not seen him for two years, Tirpitz looked a little older, but he was in very good spirits, even if he was tens of meters away, he was still full of energy, and after a brief discussion, Tirpitz proposed to counterattack Betty's fleet, while Jericho had not yet reacted.

Tirpitz knew that after three days of fighting with Betty, Scheer's fleet could only throw them away, and with the help of the time to get rid of it, Scheer rushed to the Baltic Sea estuary, thinking that Betty would catch up, and under the premise that Jericho's fleet was close to Sweden and it was impossible to turn back for the time being, they even had the possibility of encircling and destroying Betty's fleet.

Scheer smiled wryly. For Tirpitz's proposal, he was not moved by the fake, Betty was a big henchman, not only clear-headed, but also quite good command ability, 15 battleships are all cutting-edge. There were also a few fast battlecruisers, which were more of a threat to them than the slightly slower battleships.

Scheer knew very well that it was a big pie that was drawn but never eaten, and what he could see, Betty could definitely see, and he wouldn't crash into it like that. There is a high probability of running for nothing.

Tirpitz didn't care about it and directly ordered the fleet to set off, but Scheer had no choice but to catch up, and even as a precursor, as Betty's old rival, he could see from his own point of view. Analyzing what the other side will do is nothing more than sending several groups of warships as a lead. If the number is small, perhaps, his fleet can take out the opponent, which will create an opportunity, and the opponent in the fate has the strength to strike the opponent. When weakening the other party, he will definitely not be soft, and I believe Betty will be the same, if there is a chance to kill him, he will not be soft.

When the entire fleet passed through the Baltic Sea. In the Baltic Straits, he met Betty's lead fleet, and seeing this, Scheer already knew that the idea of wanting to take advantage was basically impossible to realize, and Betty really did it well.

Even if the hit rate of the Scheer fleet is already extremely high, the 5 staggered destroyers are the lead fleet of the Betty fleet, and their positions are inconsistent, some are in range, some are not in range. They are all extremely crystalline, and they turned directly after seeing them, even if the Scheer fleet reacted in advance and attacked them, at most they sank two ships, and then, there was no then, Betty already knew that it was impossible to crash headlong into it, and there was room for Betty's fleet to choose, this is Betty, the best commander in Britain, at all times, kept a clear head and did not give others any chance.

Tirpitz faced such a situation, of course, it was impossible to continue, really chased out, let Jericho react, to outflank, that is, a strategic decisive battle, 40 ships against 27 ships, even if you believe in the strength of the Scheer fleet, it is not the result of five or five openings, how can Germany be at a disadvantage, has taken advantage, it is impossible to throw it back, the purpose of the return of the Scheer fleet has been achieved, and the other side has sunk 5 capital ships, can not continue to expand the results, some regrets, but acceptable.

Betty got a reminder from the ship in front of her, and she didn't rush to join Jericho, but she was cruising outside, and it was almost night, and she contacted Jericho's fleet through the traffic ship, and at the same time, the blocking fleet sent by Jericho also contacted them, and the three parties converged together to know that they had lost 5 warships, Betty had expected this, and before in the fight, she found that the combat effectiveness of the Scheer fleet far exceeded that of ordinary fleets, but it was so strong, but she didn't expect to sink 5 capital ships in half an hour, Even if there is a little bit of luck in it, this attack power is too amazing.

As for Jericho, he was already stunned, in the case of 9 to 9, the British suffered a big loss, 5 sank and 3 were injured, and the direct attrition was as high as 5 ships, not injured, but completely sunk, this is just that, if the British main fleet and the high seas fleet face off, it is normal to sink a few, or even a dozen ships, the key is that Britain is a net loss, and the other party is unscathed, which not only has the report of the blocking fleet, but also Jericho's personal experience, this is not a fantasy, it is actually real, In short, it is beyond Jericho's imagination.

From this, the evaluation of the Scheer fleet should be raised, especially after the return of the Scheer fleet, the strength of the German high seas fleet is already extremely strong, at least, the basis for the Entente to kill them no longer exists.

At this time, after Jericho knew everything, he also knew what he was wrong, if he could do what Betty asked and keep 30 capital ships together, the ships blocking the high seas fleet on the other side might suffer a lot of losses, but it would not be as big as it is now, and the most important thing is that Scheer may not be able to return.

Even if Scheer's fleet is as strong as a tiger, but the endurance of battleships is limited, Germany is not Britain, there are no overseas colonies all over the world, Scheer's battleships have such great power in their heyday, as long as they concentrate about 20 warships and pursue all the way, when they lose a large number of personnel and supplies, will they still be so powerful, such a battleship returns to Germany, as long as it rests a little, it is a tiger, and it is out of the cage again.

As soon as he thought of this, Jericho couldn't help but have a headache, but the loss of 5 battleships, as well as what happened, still had to be honestly reported to the Admiralty.

The Admiralty, which has been waiting for news, is actually not anxious, in terms of strength, it occupies an absolute advantage, the huge warships of the Entente countries, coupled with the special environment of the Baltic Sea, as long as you don't make mistakes, it is no problem to destroy the so-called Scheer fleet.

There was no news coming, perhaps because the other side was more cunning and did not approach the Baltic Sea, maybe they were still chasing in the North Sea and the Atlantic, but when the news of the loss of more than 60 warships, including 5 capital ships, and the loss of personnel was close to 20,000, the entire Admiralty couldn't help but be in an uproar.

What the hell is going on, is there a decisive battle between the main fleets of the two sides, and what are the losses of the other side, in Jericho's report, there is no concealment and exaggeration, Jericho is an orthodox British soldier, stubborn, rigid, unreasonable, but in this regard, he disdains deception, the failure of the whole battle is his responsibility, he does not shy away from it at all, and even dismisses it because of this.

In the short telegram, Britain also had an intuitive assessment of the strength of the ships obtained from Asia, and even because of Jericho's mistake, there was a huge controversy, and someone must bear the consequences for the loss of five capital ships, and no one is more suitable than Jericho.

Such a mistake, even if the fleet commander is removed, it is no problem, but next, among the Admiralty, the status is higher than Jericho, and the qualifications are older than Jericho, abound, but they are not very suitable to become the commander of the fleet, among the fleet, Betty is the fleet commander second only to Jericho, and has both qualifications and strength, but how can the Admiralty let Betty be the commander, the name of the irascible Betty is still there, among the Admiralty, there are many people who do not want Churchill to rise again, even if Betty is capable, in life, It has also been suppressed.

Soon, a message of criticism of Jericho was sent to the fleet, but such a big thing was just raised high and gently put down, not to mention the removal of the commander, even if there was not a single opinion, it was just a warning and criticism, and it didn't hurt or itch.

For this, Betty has long been surprised, he didn't even fight, even with the name of hot Betty, he can become the youngest battleship captain, squadron commander, fast fleet commander, is not just a hot can be achieved, about the rumors in the navy, even malicious, he did not say a word, some things may not be useful, but will have the opposite effect.

In addition to the announcement of the criticism of Jericho in the telegram, that is, the order was to withdraw all the fleets, and the Admiralty knew very well that after the plan to intercept the Schell fleet had completely failed, it would be quite dangerous to leave dozens of capital ships here, and this was not the time for a decisive battle with the German fleet, as long as the wind continued to block them and wait for the time for the advantage to come.

After this day, Britain resumed patrolling in the Jutland Sea, but the main fleet did not come out more, they needed to figure out the real strength of the Schell fleet, and make an overall assessment of the entire German fleet, and then the next battle plan.

A naval battle triggered by the return of the Scheer fleet, which almost affected the Allies and the Entente, involved hundreds of thousands of people and more than 4 million tons of ships, and in this way, gradually pulled the curtain down, but the impact caused by this did not end, the end of the war is often the beginning of the next war, this is an objective law, and it is not subject to anyone's will. (To be continued.) )