Scheer needs to pack his bags, leaving Southeast Asia, the return plan came very suddenly, even if the task force has begun to prepare to set off, the preparation to attack the Philippines, and the preparation to go to Europe, since it is different, it is impossible to take a shortcut to return, under the state of war between the two countries, let alone a warship, even if it is a merchant ship, do not want to pass here, then it is necessary to go around the Cape of Good Hope, come and go, at least a few thousand nautical miles, this is a long journey.

It's just a long time, the return of 9 capital ships to Europe, as long as it is discovered, it will definitely be intercepted by the Entente, after all, they will not let 9 warships return in vain, each of them is broken, in naval battles, it is also a common trick, they must be prepared, this is a very difficult road, must be fully prepared.

Xiao Jianfeng reported the news of the departure of the 9 capital ships of the task force to the northwest as soon as Scheer left in Scheer, and the northwest was also surprised, especially Cheng Biguang, this is not good here, why should he go, something must have happened in Europe.

After submitting the General Staff, under the premise that the General Staff investigated a series of intelligence, the reason was finally obtained, Britain, France and the United States gathered the warships together, encircled the North Sea, and the buffer zones of the two sides began to invade inward, not only occupying the entire North Sea, but also constantly entering the Baltic Sea, forcing Germany to fight a decisive battle, with a very clear purpose.

However, at this moment, the German capital ships in Europe were not inferior to those of the Entente, and under such circumstances, Germany could not have fought a decisive battle. Since there is no decisive battle, then the immediate losses will definitely be eaten, and the advantages of Britain, France and the United States will gradually enter the Baltic Sea. This was unbearable for Germany, and not only would activity in the Baltic be restricted. There is also suspense about the belonging of the three Nordic countries.

Non-German territory, facing the attack of capital ships at any time. It will contain Germany's considerable energy, and if the three Nordic countries join the camp of the Entente, it will be even worse, in this case, Germany has no choice, and it is inevitable that a decisive battle will be decided.

The gap between the two sides is huge, and with Germany's existing strength, it is no less than hitting a stone with an egg, and before the decisive battle. Mobilize Scheer's 9 capital ships to go back, and strive to balance the gap between the capital ships of the two sides, at the very least, the guaranteed single-digit gap, so that the suspense of the war continues.

The information was transmitted to Yang Yuanzhao, and after Yang Yuanzhao saw it, he was not as surprised as other high-level leaders in the northwest, this battle always has a sense of historical immediacy, isn't this a copy of the Battle of Jutland. Of course, during the Battle of Jutland, both the Entente and the Central Powers had the consciousness of annihilating each other, and Britain was not so obviously aggressive. Both sides made a certain temptation for the battle, and in the end, in a series of accidents, there was inevitability. Eventually, the world's largest naval battle broke out after the appearance of this dreadnought.

Words of a real analysis of the Battle of Jutland. It is still easy to conclude that the scale of the Battle of Jutland was large. However, whether it is a battle, or the tonnage of the final sinking, it is not counted as a high-intensity naval battle, and the artillery shells fired by both sides are not much, only a few thousand, under the premise that the two sides add up to more than 45 capital ships and hundreds of main guns, each main gun is more than a dozen rounds, and now, the scale is larger, the German capital ships, from 18, increased to 27, and the Entente side, increased to 45, the scale has expanded more, and this strategic decisive battle of naval capital ships will be larger.

The British side, occupying the absolute advantage in the number of warships, will not easily retreat, in their hearts, they must want to annihilate the German high seas fleet, and the high seas fleet, in terms of quality, not only has 9 more capital ships produced in the northwest, the problems of the original battleships have also been adjusted, at least, the caliber of the king-class artillery, not 305 mm, but 14 inch guns, this alone, the combat effectiveness has been enhanced a lot, not to mention that under the vigorous promotion of Cheng Biguang, the aiming command system has been brought to the battleship, even if it is an imperfect version, it can only control and control 9 capital ships, but the increased attack power will definitely satisfy Germany.

Jutland in history, said to be a strategic Armageddon, after just contact, it ended, Germany was at an absolute disadvantage, and the sunken British ships had a slight advantage, but Tirpitz knew very well that if it continued, Germany could not win, Germany had done its best, but Britain still had the strength to spare, and decisively chose to leave, and because of this, even if the Battle of Jutland did not become the last place of the High Seas Fleet, the High Seas Fleet still existed, but it never appeared in the ocean again, and since then, The High Seas Fleet really became an existing fleet, and it was not until the end that Operation Rainbow, after the complete defeat of Germany, could be regarded as having walked out of its own path on the tragic road.

Now, with China's help, with more than this era of attack, defense, speed, and sighting system, in the environment of the North Sea, the two sides may break out a larger-scale, even decisive capital ship showdown, perhaps, there will be more than 10, or even more warships sunk, the loss may be beyond imagination, the most powerful war weapons in the whole world, gathered together, attack each other, how magnificent and tragic it will be.

Yang Yuanzhao has some regrets, China is destined not to participate in this war, the time for the rise of the northwest is still too late, his capital ships are about to be completed now, but the number is still 9, and he cannot participate in this big war, but with these nine capital ships, it is okay, and even, in Yang Yuanzhao's faint feeling, even if a major war breaks out in the North Sea between the Entente and the Allied Powers, I am afraid it is not the largest naval battle, and perhaps in the future, a bigger war will break out between China and the United States.

That's just if, even Yang Yuanzhao is just guessing, maybe the United States does not have the ability to break out the sea of warships during World War II, but this Jutland, if this war still broke out in Jutland, it has been changed by him, larger warships, more powerful German Navy, the final result will definitely not be as anticlimactic as Jutland, and even in Lanfang, the 8 Bavaria-class ships that are still under construction, as well as the Bavaria-class that is still under construction in Germany, these will become Germany's hole cards, with these hole cards, With the fierceness of Germany, even if the whole army is annihilated, it will make Britain look good, in this case, the war will definitely be prolonged, even if Germany is slightly weak, and China even directly joins the camp of the Allies, it will also delay the war, which is the best chance for China to rise.

After instructing the Intelligence Bureau to pay more attention to the affairs of Europe, Yang Yuanzhao no longer cared, this battle was huge in scale and very important, it should be said that it was a battle that determined the direction of the entire World War I Navy, but China was destined to be beyond the reach of the whip.

But China has more important things to do, to further consolidate the foundation, in the south is the Philippines, may be with the United States in Asia, but on the surface, it has nothing to do with China, it is the German fleet and Lan Fangguo, even if this battle is missing the 9 capital ships of the Scheer fleet, it will not be able to toss anywhere, and it is only a matter of time before the Philippines is taken.

The north side is to further increase the defense of Chita, which can lay a good opportunity for next year's war, at least the Vladivostok generation, and even the East Siberian side, will be completely won next year, and the project of transferring water from the north to the south of Lake Baikal will also be completely started.

Chita is still some distance from Lake Baikal, even if it is a trading city, the straight-line distance from Lake Baikal is not close, but compared with before, it has been a big step forward from Lake Baikal, and some preliminary projects can be built, with one-sixth of the world's freshwater resources, it will be a huge boost to the northwest, which is short of water in the north.

Under the huge investment and huge manpower, the northwest has changed the environment as much as possible, now whether it is the Loess Plateau, or the entire northwest, the environment, much better than the history of China, but the lack of water is a regional problem, if it cannot be solved, the north will continue to be dry, from Lake Baikal and the whole of Siberia to mobilize water, can greatly make up for this shortcoming, you know, even in the later Russian era, the water resources near Siberia have not been used, in vain, It flowed into the Arctic Ocean like this, and Yang Yuanzhao could not expect to completely transform the arid areas in the north into the south of the Yangtze River, but it could be partially and to a certain extent, even a little improvement would make earth-shaking changes in the north.

Xiao Jianfeng received an order from the headquarters that within 15 days, he would support a group of heavy cruisers and fire support ships, and he made a special explanation for the latter, which was a batch of offshore types, completely ignoring navigation and speed, their maximum speed would not exceed 15 knots per hour, and it was not a decisive battle at sea at all, and even the protection was quite weak, and the only thing to pay attention to was power.

This is also under the leadership of Yang Yuanzhao, built, this kind of battleship, can only play a coastal fire support, but also in the other side does not have much defense, there are not enough mobile ships, such an obviously strong offensive and weak defense, the application range of a rather narrow offshore heavy gunboat, the reason for the production, on the one hand, is necessary, the army landing operation, must have enough artillery fire, on the other hand, he is cheap, and the production cycle is short, it seems to have the same as the battleship, twin guns of more than 14 inches, However, the tonnage is controlled at about 5,500 tons, so the tonnage of such a ship may only be six to one-eighth of that of the main battleship, and the cost is cheaper, but for the support of landing operations, it is definitely at the level of the capital ship.

According to the order, there are 8 such warships, all of which were produced in two or three months with small docks after they were determined, and although they have not undergone experiments, they are extremely important under the premise of attacking the Philippines and urgently needing heavy artillery. (To be continued.) )