Jericho was a little stunned, he didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence, when he ordered the main fleet, set up a posture, and prepared to meet the Scheer fleet, the German high seas fleet appeared at the other end of the main fleet, closer to the main fleet, only 12 kilometers away. 12 km, already within the maximum range of the naval guns, the surprise attack of the high seas fleet, in a short period of time, sank a number of ships, concentrated in the main fleet near the Baltic Sea, completely unprepared for this, plus there was a little problem with communications, they were a little caught off guard, the Scheer fleet was about 10 nautical miles, on the other side, the high seas fleet was 12 kilometers, that is, about 6.6 nautical miles, relatively closer.

The main fleet may be attacked by Germany on both sides, 18 capital ships, and some of the huge high seas fleet, including some former dreadnoughts, has approached less than 12 kilometers, more than 100 large and small ships, strong to the Baltic Sea Haikou British fleet challenge, if replaced by another time, 30 capital ships, the total tonnage is even larger than the German high seas fleet, not afraid of the challenge of the German high seas fleet at all, such a strategic decisive battle can not be sought.

But at this moment, the problem arises, only the main fleet can deal with the capital ships, on one side is the Scheer fleet composed of 9 warships, on the other side is the high seas fleet, but the Betty fleet is isolated outside, 3 hours, reinforcements will arrive, and now they can fight, 30 ships against 27 ships, in terms of number comparison, it is the closest one in such a long time.

At this moment, Jericho is still unaware of his crisis. The Scheer fleet looks like 9 ships, but it can't be seen as 9 ships. His strength should have doubled, which in just half an hour. The brilliant record of sinking more than 30 warships can be seen, and his attack power is quite amazing.

It's a pity that Jericho didn't think so far, as a British naval officer, retreating without a fight, this is not a habit of the British, after a short period of consideration, Jericho directly sent a fleet of 9 capital ships, 17 heavy cruisers and as many as 42 other warships, head-on to the Scheer fleet. In his opinion, even if 9 warships are removed, he still has 21 capital ships, this number of capital ships is enough to withstand the fleet on the high seas, and even the probability of winning is very high, only another fleet, even if it will not win, it is okay to entangle. 3 hours, pestering them.

In less than 5 minutes, Jericho made the final decision, but it was the worst decision. The huge fleet began to divide its forces, divided into two parts, one side rushed to the Scheer fleet. , on the other hand. then forcibly rushed to the high seas fleet, in the history of mankind. The largest duel of capital ships, just like that, broke out at the mouth of the Baltic Sea.

Far away 60 nautical miles, Betty, who was letting the fleet come at high speed, did not expect that the worst result had already appeared, if Jericho concentrated all the warships and attacked any side, even if he could not resist the Scheer fleet, at least a larger scale of losses could be avoided, the attack power of the Scheer fleet was too strong to be described by the number of fleets, even if he had 15 capital ships, he might not dare to face the Scheer fleet head-on, and the possibility of losing was very high.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that the distance of 60 nautical miles had cut off the communication between the two sides, and he was still expecting that Jericho would block the idea of the Scheer fleet, but he didn't know that the proud Jericho still made a move to divide the troops, which not only made his intention to leave 5 capital ships shattered, but also gave the Scheer fleet the last chance, and the British Navy would usher in the largest loss.

From the beginning of the war, the war was not balanced, the reason is very simple, Britain has radio, but it is not very safe, it is not effective, in the most urgent situation, it may be possible to spread the news, generally unreliable, such unreliable information, can only be used as a reference, and may be wrong, in the key battlefield, radio communication is the last choice.

However, Germany, among the fleets of both sides, cooperated quite tacitly, and after making contact with the British fleet, they fought and retreated, and kept in contact, about 12 kilometers, sometimes approaching, sometimes far away, and gradually introduced them into the depths of the Baltic Sea, which took almost one hour.

In terms of tonnage, the 9 main fleets do not exceed 400,000 tons, but the other side's British fleet, with more than 40 ships, is almost about 600,000 tons, and it seems that the British tonnage is 50% more, but the tonnage and combat effectiveness are not a system. This opportunity is really good, the capital ship is 9:9, although the other battleships are slightly less and too much, but it does not affect the overall situation, as long as the 9 capital ships are killed, everything will be settled. When he was in Southeast Asia, even if he personally saw the efficacy of this aiming system, he would not be so confident, some things, in the exercise, is to show his characteristics, the best aspect, war is not a exercise, there are many uncertain factors, in this case, those new effects, whether they can pass the test of war, is really two different things. Without actual combat, Scheer may be inclined to a conservative approach in his choice, but on the way here, whether it is the Gulf of Guinea or the 200 nautical miles that have broken through at present, this command system has shown its power with actual results, which has been tested, and in a short period of time, the projection ability of artillery is far above that of ordinary warships.

Even so, Scheer still did not relax, engrossed in drawing on the chart, to find out the best way to attack, in the battleship this class of battleship in the duel, any battleship, can not be underestimated, victory is on the one hand, their own losses are smaller is the most critical, 12 nautical miles distance, is already the attack distance of Scheer's fleet, he did not attack, but silently waited, although facing the capital ship, but these are not the latest British cutting-edge, are launched and commissioned around 1910, They can only be regarded as dreadnoughts, not super dreadnoughts, and at this point, they fall behind. With an advantage in numbers, an advantage in the main guns, even the super-dreadnoughts are not afraid, let alone these dreadnoughts.

When the distance between the two sides was 10 nautical miles, Scheer had made comprehensive preparations, sounding balloons, airships all took off, and left the ship formation, in the command system, it was originally based on the battleship, and it has recently been upgraded, and the air has an incomparable advantage, after adding 5 points in the air, it will make the aiming more accurate.

The person in charge of blocking the Scheer fleet is a veteran soldier named Abbitt, his qualifications are very old, and he is quite experienced, he is very clear about his mission, in his heart, he does not think that he will lead 9 warships, will not be the opponent of the opponent's 9 capital ships, and there is a lot of heavy patrol help, and he is not afraid of a head-to-head duel.

However, he suppressed the desire in his heart, and his task was clear, using the existing ships to block the Scheer fleet for three hours, waiting for the arrival of the British pursuing fleet. In his opinion, this is very easy, this is a capital ship, the skin is thick and thick, it really doesn't attack, put it there to fight, maybe it will be sunk in a short time, but they can move, how can they not even hold out for 3 hours without seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

Experienced he, did not go directly to the Scheer fleet, but in the same place, slightly retreated, kept gathering together and waiting, 12 nautical miles away, the other side came over, it also took half an hour, even to the battleship range of 10 kilometers, it will take about 15 minutes, he can judge according to the situation, how to get the battle, but wait and wait, when the distance between the two sides is approaching, he found that the other side does not seem to be ready for battle, did not seize the battle line at the beginning of the T.

As an experienced captain, he has formed a battle line for his fleet, although except for 9 capital ships, the others are all counted, but the power of the heavy patrol main gun is also okay, if the other side collides, it should choose the next position, re-form the battle line, the two sides will be like a powerful samurai, mutual temptation, mutual attack, this is the orthodox combat method.

But the Scheer fleet did not play cards according to common sense, but let him see the opportunity, ambition grew like grass, the other party did not strictly follow the conduct, and even a little problem, in this case, if they seize T, they can occupy an absolute advantage, the difference between the two ships, directly ignored by him, in his opinion, the battleships of the British Empire, compared with the battleships of the British Empire, compared with the battleships of the British Empire, or the battleships of the British Empire are a little more reliable.

Soon, the attack flag was raised, combined into a tighter battle line, and pressed towards the side of the Scheer fleet, Scheer has been paying attention to the other party, to be honest, he can use a better camp, even if this camp has a command system, it will be relatively difficult, after all, the command system is not omnipotent, must also rely on a little law, forcibly dispersed into an irregular appearance, although the overall strength will not be reduced a lot, but it will affect the overall attack speed, which is for the fleet, is fatal. However, if the other party has more than 15 capital ships and is assisting some other ships, Yang Yuanzhao may be afraid, maybe he will be careful, but now, there are only a few ships, not even more here, Scheer will not worry at all, he is on the move, he has begun to aim, and the final decisive battle is about to begin. (To be continued.) )

PS: The matter was done early and delivered on time! Chapter 2!