"General, the Germans are beginning to evacuate." In the distance, the main force of the German High Seas Fleet, like a long dragon of steel, began to turn and release smoke, and under the smoke screen, the steel dragon accelerated towards the open sea, and the remaining auxiliary warships provided cover near the main fleet like dragon claws. "Do we continue the pursuit? The staff officer asked, looking at the silent Jericho.

"Let's go!" A few words spat out from the corners of Jericho's mouth. The Germans couldn't fight anymore, so why wasn't the British like that? Do you have to fight to break the net? In addition to the armored cruiser that was too low to catch up, Jericho also pressed his old roots, and the two sides played to a draw. This result is quite acceptable. If you do some more paper articles, the German fleet sank 4 superdreadnoughts, and lost 3 superdreadnoughts and 2 dreadnoughts themselves. Maybe it can be considered a victory by those media outlets. At least it is enough to deal with public opinion and the public. If it can end like this, why do you have to fight to the death? There is a saying in Europe that says don't stop the fleet coming home. It won't do you any better if you continue to fight.

Is Jericho cowardly? Not at all! By this time, Jericho had gone from being a general to being the architect of the British Royal Navy's strategy. In his eyes...... Now the two sides are not thinking about how to continue to kill each other, but how to end the game, whether at sea or on land! After three years of war, the all-time war between the Central Powers and the Entente caused great losses on both sides. The war had deviated from its original intentions, and there were even people within the British who suggested that the war could be stopped as long as Germany was willing to restore the pre-war borders, but this suggestion was suppressed by public opinion, and after the Americans joined, the Allies were again full of confidence and finally abandoned.........

Now Jericho knows what the Royal Navy needs most, on the one hand, to ensure the security of the British Empire, which is absolutely unshakable, and on the other hand, to leave something for the Royal Navy as much as possible. Both warships and experienced officers and soldiers. The navy of the Germans was exhausted. Germany is still an army power, but if the British navy is exhausted. What is the UK? With the loss of maritime supremacy, this empire on which the sun never sets will eventually fall apart. Not to mention the Dominions attached to the British Empire, not even the colonies in the Indian Far East and Africa. The world's first-class powers are not only Britain and Germany. The industrially developed United States and China, which has been demobilized and has been accumulating strength, are more terrible than Germany. Strategically speaking, Jericho must leave a sword that is worthy of use for the British Empire!

As a result, he lost 20% of his combat power in today's battle, and the loss of the War Weary made Jericho's heart ache even more. After the war, Britain will definitely reduce its armaments significantly, and the only ones that can really be retained are these 15-inch artillery battleships and those super battleships that are being built on the slipway. So the war has been going on to this point, and Jericho really can't afford to fight. I don't want to fight either! As for how to go on the road ahead, Jericho also has a general direction. The losses on both sides in this battle were huge, and the High Seas Fleet would not be able to go to sea again for at least four months, and in the case of the hostility between Germany and China, it would cost a lot of resources and manpower to repair the big guys of the High Seas Fleet. Whether Germany will be able to muster together so many resources in a matter of months, let alone go to war, is a question! So the probability of another large-scale battle in the North Sea this year is not very high..........

"In the course of a few months, Majifen's American fleet should be able to defeat the Italians in the Mediterranean, right?" Jericho said in his heart that Magiffen was born in the Beiyang Naval Division, and the two sides also met in the Spanish-American War. This man is indeed a talent. Let him defeat the Allied Mediterranean Fleet with an advantage, according to which it is not a big problem. As soon as the situation in the Mediterranean is stabilized, the American fleet can defend the North Sea with the British fleet when it moves north, and at that time, Jericho will not be afraid of the German high seas fleet at all. This is premised on the premise that the Mediterranean does not make any more moths. …。

After the battle, Jericho was in a good mood, but Scheer was different, although the losses on both sides were about the same, but Jericho achieved his goal. Blocked the offensive of the High Seas Fleet, but Scheer didn't accomplish his goal, okay. This goal may have been a little too high, and it would have been an almost impossible task to inflict heavy damage on the British Grand Fleet and force Britain out of the battle. Even with 6 refurbished superintrepids, it will not work, because the Germans know about improvement, and the British are not stupid and know about strengthening. It's just that Scheer didn't expect that the original British super dreadnought who was hung and beaten was actually angry. Three strikes and five divided by two will kill two German capital ships ..........

"It seems that the war will not be won in a short time." Scheer looked at the William Harbor in the distance, which was becoming clearer and clearer, and his heart was quite melancholy. The Kaiser began to put treasure on the army, but the army only invaded the French mainland but did not completely defeat France, and then pressed the treasure on the navy, and the high seas fleet only fought to a draw. The performance is not even as good as the army! After the United States entered the war...... Although the army side seems to be able to take Paris as long as they work hard, it is uncertain whether the French will surrender after taking Paris, and the specific implementation is only easier said than done, the damage caused by the fighting at the beginning of the year on both sides cannot be recovered, and after the war with China, Germany's imports of various resources have fallen sharply. The ability to make blood has also been greatly affected.

"We have only two ways to go, the first is to stop the war, and the second is to repair relations with Huaxia to regain supplies, and then defeat the opponent." Facing the Admiral Tirpitz, who came to greet the High Seas Fleet, Scheer said bluntly. Originally, there was another way to continue the original strategy and then lose the war, but after thinking about it, such words were too damning. So forget it..........

Originally, Tirpitz was not very satisfied with Scheer's performance. The Emperor and he were full of hope for this battle, even if they could not achieve a decisive victory, at least they could gain the advantage on the field, but the battle summary on the telegram was a draw, and for more than 3 years the German Navy had always taken advantage of the English in more than three years, and this time, when the British concentrated on playing to the fullest, the German Navy was not able to completely overwhelm the opponent after all.

However, Tirpitz could not blame Scheer and his men, and when he saw the scar High Seas Fleet struggling back into port, he knew that Scheer and the others had done their best. In this head-to-head collision with no fancy, neither side made any obvious mistakes, and the victory or defeat was only related to strength. Neither side has the power to completely overwhelm the opponent. It makes sense to get such a result.

"The Emperor is ready to reward the warriors of the navy in Sanssouci Palace, who deserve to be called the Great Wall of the German Sea." Tirpitz paused and continued, "After the ceremony is over, though. You can't go home yet, there's a meeting that the army and navy and the prime minister will attend. The Army, for its part, has already expressed its concern about the future of the war. The situation in our Navy is also not very good. So there has to be some flexibility. The last few words Tirpitz had already lowered his voice..........

"Flexible? What does it mean? Shake hands with the Entente and make peace or ease relations with China? Scheer said in his heart, but soon, Scheer gave up on the first idea, the arrogant emperor would not shake hands with his opponent when he had the advantage on the field, even if the actual situation was not as good as it seemed. Compromise with China was the most likely option, given the traditional friendship between the two countries, and if he was to fool himself, the Kaiser could see it as repairing relations between the two countries rather than as oppressive circumstances. However, according to Tirpitz, Schell also quickly sensed that the Kaiser had not made up his mind now. It's just that the people below now think that it's time to ease the relationship between the two sides, and the army is like this, and if the navy beats the side drum again, this matter may really be possible. …。

"Understood, Mr. Minister, the time has indeed come when the Empire is at stake. Our navy also needs to obtain a large amount of supplies from China. We should and must persuade Your Majesty to restore relations with China, and let the Russians settle the matter themselves. Scheer nodded.

"The telegram says that we lost a valuable King-class battleship because of the torpedo machines of the British?" Seeing Scheer has already understood. Tirpitz asked in a different direction. If the Elector is not lost...... Well, this high seas fleet sortie really fought a winning battle. But at the last moment, because of the turmoil of the Golden Air Force, the war turned from a victory to a draw. Moreover, Tirpitz also keenly felt that the future war would no longer be a confrontation between the two sides on the ground and at sea, and with the addition of the air force, the form and mode of war would change fundamentally, so he was very concerned about .........it.

"That's right. We are fighting on the other side's doorstep, within range of their land-based aircraft. The British could already equip their planes with torpedoes, and we did not have any aircraft that could take on tasks against the sea. It is said that in the field of engines we have a bigger gap with each other, and the best engines of the British are about 200 hp higher than ours. Scheer said with a serious face.

"That's a problem. Neither we nor our allies are as skilled in aviation as our opponents. Especially heavy attack aircraft. Our Giant-type bombers were also inferior to the V1500 of the British. Tirpitz thought for a moment and said. In the future, our Navy needs an independent air force. ”

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