After determining the method of attack, the British warships immediately changed their previous patrol routes, and directly leaned forward about 200 nautical miles, directly into the German regular patrol circle, because of the surprise, the first day of the battle, four battle cruisers formed a battle patrol formation, and the patrol fleet composed of four destroyers came into contact together, and the battle patrol unexpectedly entered the German hinterland.

The huge battle patrol and the destroyer patrol team, almost without any tricks, collided directly together, the destroyer almost had no way to deal with the battle patrol, whether it was a torpedo or a naval gun, the battle patrol opened fire at the first time, and under an attack, two destroyers were sunk, and the remaining two were not the main targets.

The unusual behavior of the British attracted the attention of the German Admiralty, whether it was accidental or inevitable, or whether Britain wanted to express a certain attitude, it must be clarified.

The power of the British battle cruiser is inconvenient for many ships to go, and the power of the battle cruiser is built on the battleship under the capital ship, the protection is stronger than the heavy cruiser, the attack is also stronger, and the speed is faster, so the battle cruiser is the nemesis of light and heavy cruisers, and it is the key to maintaining the line of communication and breaking diplomatic relations with the British.

Germany is not without a way, submarines and destroyers, carefully investigate on the outside, even airships are dispatched, in the intensive investigation, it is found that not only the battle patrol formation has come, but also a large number of capital ships, they first entered the circle of 200 nautical miles, and then gradually inward, as far as the capital ships that appear at present are concerned,

Britain, France and the United States had it, they moved unhindered, and the navy burned the battle line to the Baltic Sea.

Such a move was quite large, and the Germans knew it immediately, when the situation was on all sides. When they were all in front of Tirpitz, Tirpitz quickly understood what the British wanted to do. Germany, which was happy about the progress of the land war, was pressed and beaten by Britain with a large number of warships, and almost thought with its toes, and also figured out why Britain, France, and the United States did this. Quite simply, force the High Seas Fleet to a decisive battle.

The decisive battle was avoided by Germany as much as possible, after all, the two hostile sides, how much strength the other side had, they generally knew that 10 capital ships supported by the United States were nothing, but it turned out that 29 British ships were going to die, even without the United States, they were not opponents. Not to mention the addition of 10 capital ships, this is a real capital ship, not a cabbage picked up casually, once the decisive battle, the ships of both sides get together, maybe they don't defeat each other's capital ships, and they will lose all of them.

The Entente's methods were quite ruthless, and they hit Germany where it was weakest. Looking at the actions of the British, they will not give up easily. In just a few days, not only did they compress the German area into the Baltic Sea, but their ships also broke through the Baltic Sea from time to time.

Looking at the warships of the Entente, they are becoming more and more bold, more and more aggressive, and they are almost approaching the German home defense circle. This is a very serious threat, what to do, the turtle can't come out, this is a solution, and it also represents the thinking of most officers in the Navy. The navy is different from the army, there is still less to win more, but in the navy, especially after the dreadnought, the era of all-steel warships, it is really impossible to win more with less, especially after entering 1910, the warships produced, although the technology used is different, but the combat power on the general is about the same, one against one, there may be an overwhelming advantage, but when 10 against 10, this advantage will not be very large, and many accidents can bring about changes in the strength of both sides, For capital ships, one is one, and if one is lost, there will be a huge reduction in combat power.

Kaiser Wilhelm looked at Tirpitz, he didn't say a word, he looked at the important people around him, sighed, it seems that the opinions of the entire Admiralty are relatively unified, that is, to avoid war and protect ships, this is the safest way, and he was about to make a decision, at this time, Tirpitz suddenly said: "Your Majesty, wait first!" ”

"What's the matter, do you have a solution?" Wilhelm II's eyes lit up and he said in surprise.

Tirpitz didn't nod or shake his head, he said in a slightly slow tone: "Scheer said before that the new task force is extremely powerful, especially the 9 capital ships. ”

I wanted to hear something new from Tirpitz here, but I heard this, the news of the return of 9 capital ships, has always been mentioned, but how to come back, where to come back, it has become a problem, Lanfang controlled Malacca in Asia and the Indian Ocean, don't worry, even the entire east and west coasts of Africa, be careful and don't worry, but then, from the beginning of the entry into Europe, that is the key patrol place of the Entente, not only a large number of ships, but also airship patrols, in this case, It is almost impossible for the battleship to cross the blockade line.

9 warships, no matter what his strength, if he is besieged by more than 40 capital ships of the Entente, I am afraid that something will really go wrong, which is also the fundamental reason why at present, I would rather leave a well-trained fleet like the Scheer fleet in Asia.

Seeing that Wilhelm II was not interested, Tirpitz continued: "According to the report of Scheer, the power of 9 capital ships, each of which is in our original 1. About 5 times, and that magical sighting system, it is simply a multiplier for the capital ship, with him, the accuracy has also been greatly improved, one is at least equivalent to 2 capital ships, or even more. ”

Wilhelm II did not suspect that Tirpitz was lying, he was a very square person, and he would not say anything untested, plus this information came from Scheer, Wilhelm II, who knew Scheer very well, knew that Scheer would not lie to him, thought for a while and said: "I know that those warships are very powerful, but he can't come back."

"It was true that I couldn't come back before, how could it be equivalent to two or three, facing the other party's 40 ships, under the absolute difference, even if the 9 new fleets were strong, it wouldn't work, but now, the British army is fighting a decisive battle against us."

Tirpitz's words made the Wilhelm II's eyes light up, and he asked almost eagerly: "You mean to contain the main fleet of England, so that it does not have enough fleet to intercept the fleet from Asia." ”

"That's right, that's what it means!"

Wilhelm II, who knew the navy, asked with a little surprise: "Is this a bit too risky, if the British ignore us and attack the Scheer fleet with all their might, it will be all over." ”

"We have to take this risk, otherwise we really won't even have a chance to turn around!" Tirpitz said heavily, what he said made the whole room silent, the goal of the Entente was obvious, not only to suppress them in the Baltic Sea, but also to take the opportunity to attack inward, Germany's ports near the Baltic Sea and the Kiel Canal, if it went further, it was possible to be attacked by the British, in that case, it would be completely passive.

The army is built to fight wars, just hiding at home and being an existing warship, which is unacceptable to anyone.

Tirpitz's proposal, though a bit risky, was aggressive, and Wilhelm II did not say anything more, but asked tentatively: "Then do you want all of Scheer back?" ”

"You don't have to come back, I know that all the capital ships are more than 25 knots, in this way, the time to go to Europe from Africa will be greatly reduced, 9 ships, the target is also small, and if you really fight, the combat effectiveness is not small.

Tirpitz proposed a solution, and in the absence of a better solution, everyone knows that it can only be solved according to this solution.

Wilhelm II looked around solemnly and said: "Then follow this, then, the reconnaissance continues, and the war is avoided as much as possible, but the contact with Scheer must be maintained as much as possible, once Scheer supervises the European part, even if it is an adventure, the capital ships of the Entente must be delayed." A little bit of the return of the Scheer fleet and the convergence with the German High Seas Fleet, then it would not be the Entente that said that it would be defeated.

The radio waves passed through half the world and were transmitted to Scheer at the other end, and within the navy, the reconnaissance activities of surface ships were reduced, and after knowing the purpose of the other party, especially after knowing that at least 40 capital ships were acting together, before Scheer did not return, surface ships and each other should reduce contact.

The Germans retreated, but the Entente was not polite, not only taking the North Sea into its arms, but also approaching the junction of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea step by step.

The radio waves crossed more than half the world and reached Kuala Lumpur, at this time, Scheer was making the final preparations before the expedition, taking advantage of the current morale to take the Philippines in one go, but the telegram from Germany broke all this, Scheer knew that this matter was not trivial, and the battle of warships with the Entente countries had always been what Scheer was looking forward to, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Scheer looked at the message again and again, but a smile appeared on his face, since he came to receive the task force, he has been waiting for this day, the battleship, the real function, is always at sea, his opponent should be the battleship, not the target on land, and now the opportunity has finally come, even if it is only a part of the fleet, only 9 capital ships have returned, he is also happy.

I have to go, but before I go, I still have to go with the Northwest Dao individually, after all, the next battle situation has been discussed, and it will set off at any time, and there are 9 capital ships missing at once, and it will definitely have an impact on the Philippine War, and it will definitely have an impact on the Philippines, and it can also be made clear in advance, it can also allow Lanfang and China to have more time to prepare, Scheer believes that the fleet he left behind, plus Lanfang's navy, is enough to capture the entire Philippines, the difference is only in the problem of attrition and casualties. (To be continued.) )