"In a trance, I suddenly felt that this was a bit like a battle between knights in the Middle Ages, where the two sides sent the same number of knights and then had a fair duel, which has already happened in the Battle of Dogle Sandbank, and this time we won, and this time we will still win!" Hipper said with some excitement.

In the last moments before the engagement, Hipper reassessed his opponent, the two sides were evenly matched, and if they made some adjustments, they might have some advantage, and in the face of three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, Hipper decided to use four Caesar-class battleships against them. Moltke and Goeben were somewhat fragile in their protection, and they would be in fifth and sixth place against the two Amsterdam-class battleships in the face of the high risk of loss of the 15-inch guns with the new shells. In Hipper's opinion, the Tiger has survived to this point is complete luck, his two battleships are enough to fight the three British battlecruisers, and two guys equipped with 8 12-inch 45L guns are not a problem at all.

"Hipper's calculations are pretty good." While identifying the battleships of the German fleet in the distance...... Thomas said with a smile. Defend against the strongest spear with the hardest shield, then find your weakness and attack. That's a great idea, but I'm not going to let you get it. Thomas said in his heart. Just play against the other party in the battle line? Is it obviously his own loss, how can Thomas do such a thing?. …。

The fleets of the two sides are rapidly approaching, with the approach of the distance, the rangefinder on the top of the battleship has begun to lock on to the enemy ship opposite it, the turret weighing hundreds of tons began to slowly turn, pointing in the direction where the target is, the two sides are about 22km apart, this distance is still a little far for the 1st battle, the shelling basically depends on luck, so no one fired, if the fleet continues to move forward for 3 minutes, then it is time to turn to pull the battle line, right? Hipper said, looking at the British fleet in the distance.

But at this time. The British fleet preemptively turned. Led by the flagship Queen Elizabeth class, eight British battleships turned 120 degrees in the sea and crossed the front of Germany. At this time, the distance between the two sides is only 20 years ago! If the German fleet had continued to go, it would have crashed directly into the T-shaped head of the British fleet. Generally speaking, the German commander may have chosen to turn in the same direction and engage in a fundamentalist battle line, but time was running out, and the British cut almost diagonally, and probably before the turn was completed, the German fleet in the turn would be beaten by the British.

"Good choice, but it's a bit subjective." Hipper exclaimed in his heart. He felt that this approach was completely different from Betty's, more delicate. And it's even more confusing. Is there such a person in the British Navy? He wasn't impressed. If it were the general commander who followed the switch, the German Navy would undoubtedly suffer. But if I don't turn right, but turn left to cut the tail of the opposing fleet! Then the unlucky one is the United Kingdom. Because the German fleet only had to turn a very small angle to cut to the butt of the British fleet, and then chase after the ..........

Soon, Hipper chose to cut into the other side's tail, and after some maneuvering, the two opposing fleets are still facing each other, but the distance between them is maintained at about 20km, at this distance. No one had the urge to open fire. "Speed up, let those slow iron turtles see the speed of the British Empire's fast fleet!" Looking at the German fleet in the distance, Thomas said with a smile. Hipper was indeed hit, and after a series of maneuvers, the British fleet would appear in the line between the German fleet and the base. He only needs to turn an acute angle to intercept the opponent, while the Germans must make a 180-degree turn to adjust the direction back, and if the opponent wants to go home, he can only rush hard. Add to this the speed advantage of the British fleet, and Thomas is sure. The British fleet, which has a speed of more than 25 knots, will definitely be able to get into the tail of the opposing fleet first! Get a first-mover advantage! …。

Of course, the more important significance is that this German fleet will be caught in the middle of the British fleet, and don't forget, there are 2 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships on the other side! Originally, Thomas thought that Hipper would start with Moltke and Goburn, so Thomas didn't mind a knightly duel, but when he found out that his opponent's iron turtle was used as a shield and then aimed at his weak ship, Thomas had to change his plan. The original plan to fight with the opponent first and then reinforce the army was canceled. The other 2 Queen-class battleships, Baliem and the Warweary, will appear immediately and flank the opponent! …。

Looking at the British fleet, which suddenly accelerated and cut towards the tail of his team, Hipperye suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the result of this walk was that the back road was cut off! And more importantly, I have a greater disadvantage in time! The British fleet was heading southwest, and it was only to the northeast that it could quickly stagger with the other side and then find an opportunity to return. Hipper's heart already felt a hint of crisis! The British definitely have their hole cards...... Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it so resolutely! Why is the other party so confident that he can win in an 8-on-8 battle? Wasn't the first few losses bad enough? Hippert muttered inwardly.

"It's too insidious!" Just when Hipper decided to turn right and prepare to break away, two huge figures appeared on his scheduled route! Because of the problem of light, and also because the other party completely burned oil, the smoke column was not obvious, and Hipper did not find the opponent at the first time, and when he looked at it, he immediately determined the identity of the other party! Here are two more Queen Elizabeth-class battleships! The British directly took out 5 Queen-class battleships this time and fought with themselves! As a result, I was afraid that I would not take the bait, so I specially hid a small part!

If it is peacetime, your own 8 warships will definitely not be afraid of the opponent's 2 warships, even if they are Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. But now it's different, these two battleships are as deadly as daggers around their necks, because the three Queen-class battleships in Thomas's fleet have already begun to knock their ass! From time to time, the roar of the 15-inch cannon came from the rear. Huge columns of water will surround the last Seydlitz and Lütsov! And according to the speed of these two warships, they will definitely not be able to shake off their opponents! …。

As soon as the two sides played, they lost, which really made Hipper feel very unacceptable! The British fleet began to press on itself from two directions, if two pincers in general. In this case, there were two options, one was to immediately continue to turn right and concentrate on the two Queen-class battleships first, and then go or fight, and the other option was to immediately abandon the Lütsov and Sai at the end of the line and let them charge the British fleet. Then the main fleet, under the cover of auxiliary warships and smoke, turned left and waited for an opportunity to evacuate. But obviously, the result of this is that the two Super Dreadnoughts are definitely dead.

On the face of it, the first option is best, and theoretically if the operation is good. It might be possible to save the fleet, but in reality, Hipperer knew that the first plan just looked good! In fact, the operability is extremely low, and if you don't get it, the whole fleet will be hitched in! If the German fleet hadn't fought with the Queen-class battleships, maybe it would have done so, but look at the Battle of Jutland, when the German 4 King-class battleships beat 2 people, the other side could retreat with all their bodies, and even more so with their own 4 Caesars! The other side only needs to drag out the time and wait until the British main fleet behind eats its own rear team little by little, then everything is over! What these two British battleships want is just to block for a while, not to really fight to the death with themselves!. …。

Frustration, a deep sense of frustration welled up in my heart. It's the first time I've lost so completely! The other party is too cunning! It's insidious! Compared to this one, Betty is like a pure child! "Let the Lütsov and the Sedlitz lead the auxiliary warships to turn to attack the British fleet!" In less than 3 minutes, Hipper's fate was decided on these two super-dreadnoughts worth almost £6 million! They are doomed to be abandoned, and then in exchange for the opportunity for the main fleet to break away! …。

Along with a series of orders, the German fleet efficiently carried out Hipper's orders. The two battleships, wrapped in a rain of bullets, immediately broke out of the queue and turned to rush towards the British fleet, while the main fleet commanded by Hipper gave up turning one by one, but almost all the battleships turned at the same time, and then regrouped! This hand is extremely difficult, beyond Thomas's plan!

Eventually, Hipper pulled the game back, and although the last two ships were bitten by the opponent, the other ships were not attacked...... And with friendly cover, the remaining German warships had enough time to complete the turn. Six German battleships turned 180 degrees from the British fleet head-on, while at the same time, the Lütsov and Seydlitz rushed towards Thomas's fleet like angry bulls! The real collision is about to begin! …。

"The Baliem and the War Weary were ordered to abandon the pursuit of the main German fleet. Let them quickly go into battle and destroy two German super-dreadnoughts. Thomas thought for a moment and continued: "Order the Dutch detachment led by Jack to cooperate with the Baliem and the Warweary to sink these two super dreadnoughts, and the other warships are ready to meet the German main fleet!" Thomas understood very well that these two battleships were abandoned and would definitely not be able to escape, while the German High Seas Fleet still maintained a certain combat effectiveness. If you accidentally get bitten, it still hurts!

A few minutes later, the British fleet also split into 2 groups, including 3 Queen-class fast battleships and the Tiger and two Dreadnought battlecruisers blocking the German main fleet, while the other 4 Anglo-Dutch capital ships besieged the Lütsov and Seydlitz with the help of auxiliary warships! With the roaring cannons on the sea, the two fast fleets once again launched a fateful duel!

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