"The Bavaria suffered no damage, but the city of Darze suffered heavy losses, and our former dreadnought fleet was devastated. The Moltke needs to stay in the dock for at least 2 months. And it would be nice if the Goeburn could sail in three months. Although this torpedo is not fatal, it is quite troublesome to repair. Hipper reported.

"From now on, we may have to fight on two fronts, on the one hand, to maintain a containment of the Royal Navy, and on the other hand, to maintain a suppression of the Russian Navy. This is beyond our means. Two successive wars only delayed the arrival of the period of superiority of the British, and in any case in the next year the British fleet will completely overwhelm us. At this time, we also need to deploy at least one squadron or more of super-dreadnoughts in the Baltic Sea to ensure our safety. Scheer said bitterly.

"It's time to consider the Army's proposal to concentrate on the destruction of the Russian fleet entrenched in the Baltic Sea first, and then to deal with the British." Hipper thought for a moment and said.

"Not yet, the army is still a long way from Riga, and more importantly, the army is okay to let us break into the Gulf of Finland...... Cover the landing of the army. And we mean attacking Riga, we don't need to be too aggressive until coordination is completed, and if there is no high seas fleet, the British fleet will be in danger if it goes south. Scheer vetoed..........

"Do the British dare? If the British fleet were to go south, it would mean that the advantage in hand would be handed over to us again. Hipper asked.

"The British dare! By June next year at the latest, the other side will have eight 15-inch carriers. And we are in service with up to 3 ships, and according to insider information, the British have already begun to change shells, they will adopt new armor-piercing shells from the Americans, and as for the power of such shells, I think you have already seen it today. The combat effectiveness of the British fleet, which has new shells, will also increase significantly! Even if 4 battleships armed with 15-inch guns went south. They still have the advantage. Scheer said helplessly.

"Isn't there a way to change this? The request of Marshal Tirpitz has been passed. Construction of 2 new Bismarck-class battleships has already begun. ”

"Far water can't quench your thirst. The completion of these two warships will take two years to come, and the situation at sea will be known next year. If we can get some heads, then we can hold off our opponents for a while. If not, I am afraid that the British and French armies will retake Egypt with the cooperation of the navy, and then close the Suez Canal, and then concentrate on controlling the Indian Ocean again. Scheer paused and continued.

"But there are still opportunities, we are the same as the battleships in Huaxia, on the battleships with 3 12-inch guns, we have made a surplus. These ships can be retrofitted with twin turrets. In this way, the 6 dreadnoughts of the High Seas Fleet can be raised to super-dreadnought firepower. In terms of firepower, they will not differ from the Caesar. The last piece of good news is that the government has agreed to build two more Bismarck-class battleships for the Navy, but it will take at least three years or so to enter service. Scheer thought for a moment and said..........

"The only problem is that you have to wait. If all goes well. All our modifications will be completed by September 1916. But we were still no match at that time. ”

"If we can, can we give each other another time, as we did in the Battle of Dogle Sandbank?" Hipper thought for a moment and said. "With the commissioning of 4 Bismarck-class battleships, in the case of ensuring that the Baltic Sea will leave 8 super-dreadnoughts to watch the Russian fleet. We can also draw 2 squadrons of ultra-dreadnoughts for combat missions. The British suffered more losses than we did, and the speed was relatively slow, so as long as there were airships to provide warning, we could still effectively evade the opposing fleet. ”

"If we find 5 Queen-class battleships in the opposing fleet, then I will choose to retreat. Airships can provide us with enough reconnaissance roles. If the weather is bad, I will abandon the plan at my discretion. Hipper pleaded. This time, he was going to take almost half of the high seas fleet. With the sinking of the two fast battleships, even if Scheer returned the Sedritz and Lütsov to him, he would not be able to defeat the growing British fleet. So Hipper wanted more fleets. …。

"8 super dreadnoughts? That is to say, in addition to your original 4 super dreadnoughts, I need to give you another 4? Scheer said, touching his chin. 4 Caesar-class battleships for you, the King-class and dreadnought formations need to hold the Mediterranean, and when the 4 Bismarck-class battleships are commissioned, I will transfer the dreadnought fleet to the North Sea. Mind you, as one last reminder, you can only fight the opposing team's fast fleets, and if you spot the big fleets, even if they are 40 nautical miles away from you, you must leave! I'll arrange for more sentinel ships and offshore submarines to keep you on guard. Eventually, Scheer decided to accede to Hipper's request..........

On the one hand, it is because Scheer still agrees with Hipper's ability. In addition to the large gap in strength and information and communication errors that led to the loss of two armored cruisers at the beginning, whether it was the later Battle of Dogger Sandbank or the Battle of Jutland, Hipper's performance was perfect, the former was perfect, and the latter was very dutiful to complete the task of luring the enemy by beating. On the other hand, Scheer felt the need to nurture Hipper...... Let him understand the peculiarities of the operations of the Grand Fleet. Hipper's future is too great to be a deputy for the rest of his life.

And while the Germans were thinking about the strategy for the next big war, on the other side of the North Sea, in England, Jericho and Thomas were also thinking about how to calculate the Germans. Unlike Betty, Thomas is far more sophisticated than the average person. After comparing the records of the two sides against each other, Thomas finally found something inconspicuous but could determine the direction of the fight. For example, reconnaissance.

"We have all sorts of holes in our reconnaissance, and the Germans have much better airships than we do, so they can easily find our fleet on a sunny day. We have few secrets in front of our opponents, and this time, the main forces of the German High Seas Fleet were able to cut into our formation in the right place, and in addition to intelligence fraud, their airship troops also contributed a lot. Thomas said..........

"So what do we do? You can't choose to engage your opponent in bad sea conditions, right? Major General Goodnow frowned. Thomas's words were clearly addressed to the reconnaissance fleet. "If the weather is bad, the German airships will not be able to dispatch, but even if they bite the opponent, they can easily escape, our main battleship is slower than the opponent, only the Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships can catch up with the opponent's Caesar-class battleships and King-class battleships. But there is a numerical disadvantage. ”

"Although our airships are not as good as the Germans, our planes are better than the Germans, and we also have seaplane carriers, if we use them well, we can obtain more superior reconnaissance capabilities than the Germans, in addition, if we can, I think we should install machine guns produced in China on the planes, although it may not be enough to fight the airships, but it can still pose a certain threat to the personnel in the pods under the airships, as long as it can drive the opponent's airships away from the battlefield. Then the rest is much easier. Thomas thought for a moment and said.

The machine gun of the Chinese Republic was not only recognized and sought after by the Russians, but also very interesting to the British, not that the army liked it very much, but that the British pilots felt that this thing was really easy to use to fight planes, and a bullet of nearly 10 centimeters long could tear apart the opponent's fighter with just a few rounds. This is much better than a cameo with an ordinary light machine gun on an airplane, although it is a bit heavy, but the British have a solution. At this time, the British had already come up with synchronizers, and the machine guns could be placed on the central shaft of the aircraft propeller ..........

The solution to the German airship has already been figured out, the British will deal with it with fighter jets from seaplane carriers and the aircraft carrier Cyclops, and if the Germans lose their eyes in the air, then what will be left to do? The Russians dealt a heavy blow to the Germans in the Baltic Sea, and Schell was bound to detach a part of his warships to protect the Baltic coast. At the same time, it also proves that there are indeed some terrifying behemoths in the shipyards of the Baltic Sea coast that are being built overtime. This also made the British very uneasy. …。

At this time, the British were obsessed with sea power that was difficult for any other country to understand, and having equal power with the other side could not reassure the British, so although the British were about to have 5 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, the British were still very concerned about the behemoths in the German shipyards and wanted to destroy them in every possible way.

"It is said that after the Germans and the outside world were reconnected, a large amount of supplies from China arrived in Turkey and Italy by sea, so did the Admiralty not do anything?" After the others are gone...... Thomas changed his words and whispered.

"How can it not be reacted, Huaxia's approach has touched some bottom lines. Although our surface fleet cannot act because of the Axis fleet, we also have submarines that can also act against those transport ships. Jericho replied..........

"Isn't this going to cause Huaxia to take any kind of overreaction?" Thomas has a vivid memory of the last incident on Saipan. The quality and determination of the Chinese Navy tell the world. Even after years of no war, the Huaxia Navy is still the top maritime power on the planet. And Thomas knows that the rulers of the Chinese Republic are definitely not lacking in courage, and if the British do too much, the other party may really take some thunderous measures to deal with it.

"Don't worry, the Huaxia Republic has no attempts to launch a large-scale offensive at sea at this stage. Their target was Russia in the north. And not by sea, because even India, which is incomparably precious in the eyes of the British, is not very attractive in the eyes of the Chinese, and what the Chinese Republic needs is land and resources, not the population attached to it! Chief Jerry said with a sigh.

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