Just when the British sailed to the predetermined sea area according to the traditional pattern of the avant-garde fleet in front and the main fleet behind, the Germans also left their ports, but the Hipper fleet and the Scheer fleet left almost at the same time, and Hipper controlled the speed of the avant-garde fleet so that it would not make contact with Betty too early, while the Scheer fleet first sailed north and then southwest, looking for the Jericho fleet with the help of airships and submarines, of course, even if it was found, it could not be done immediately, He had to wait for Hipper to entangle Betty before he could do it. Although the weather was better today, the morning mist was still there, so the two sides would not be very far away from finding each other until the smoke cleared, which provided cover for Scheer and made Hipper's danger greatly increased.

For this reason, Hippert was also very careful, and when the sun was slowly rising and the morning fog on the sea was gradually lifting, Hippert finally received a telegram from an airship that a powerful fleet was heading for the Skagerrak Strait, and Hipper was sure that his old enemy had come. looked at the fleet in the rear...... Hipper couldn't help but sweat, don't look at the 6 ships, but only 4 can fight! It's not okay to directly pull the battle line, just turn around and run when you meet!. …。

Almost exactly as the Germans had envisioned, the two sides soon met, and this time Betty was clever enough to be ahead of the two most powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, followed by two Dutch fast battleships led by Silent Jack, and then the British's crispy vote. Betty had a good idea, the front four battleships had excellent defense, and they far surpassed the ordinary British battleships. It can defend against 4 ultra-dreadnought 14-inch naval guns of Germany. The German two dreadnought fast battleships were excellent when it was first born, but now, it is only average. Betty's analysis was right, but what he didn't expect was that this time Hipper wouldn't fight Betty at all!

What happens when the ambitious and full of good cards meets Betty and the uneasy Hippert? This was when Hipper saw the smoke over Betty's fleet from afar. He had already begun to order the fleet to turn, the two strongest super dreadnoughts. The two dreadnoughts were in the center, the two crispy camouflage ships were in the front, and when the two sides were 16km apart, Betty's 15-inch naval guns fired the first half salvo! From afar, a dark red fireball shot at the Moltke like a sword of death, and a huge column of water rose next to the German fast battleship. Immediately, the German naval guns also began to return fire, and because of the distance, the first few salves of both sides did not form a ......... of collapse.

As soon as the two sides fought, Hipper quickly turned in, while Betty chased the enemy desperately. The fleets of both sides began to accelerate. Originally, the speed difference between the two sides was less than 2 knots at most. (At the same time, take the lowest speed of the ship) belongs to half a day can not pull the distance. And when Hipper's fleet was slightly faster after some weight loss. The speed gap between the two sides is even smaller. So the two sides have been at a distance of about 16km. It may be closer or farther away. Hippel can't just run away, at least not until Scheer and Jericho get into a fight, and then he can evacuate. The ultra-long-range shots make the hits of both sides not very high, and the power is very limited. Except for the occasional shell hitting the battleship and bursting into flames. The vast majority of the shells fell on the perimeter of the battleship.

"General, the Dutch fleet has raised the flag, suggesting that they can break away from the fleet and go out to pursue the German battleships." At this time, a staff officer pointed to the flag on the Dutch battleship in the rear. Because of the need to take care of the dreadnoughts behind, the speed of the Betty fleet was locked below 25 knots. Although the speed of the Tiger was better, it could reach 28 knots, but it was clear that this thin-skinned dumpling was not suitable for going up and fighting the German fleet. And although the two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are strong, their speed is only in the early 25 knots, and the advantage is not obvious, and as a flagship, Betty can't leave the rest of the battleships behind, right? …………。

Only two Dutch battleships could, although their firepower was weaker, but the two together had 12 14-inch guns, and their armor-piercing shells were better. Its actual combat power is still good, and more importantly, according to the tests of the Dutch, they can run at a speed of nearly 27 knots, and they can quickly close the distance with the German fleet, they are Betty's lancers, as long as the speed of the German battleship can be slowed down, then Betty can catch up, and then eat it in one bite, as for whether it will be counterattacked by the superior German fleet? Betty was not afraid, the German battleships had to focus on themselves, and if they dared to hit the attention of the Dutch, the Queen's 15-inch guns would give them a little color to see!

"Damn, we got shot!" Hippert could feel the vibration coming from the stern, and a 15-inch shell smashed into the stern of the Moltke, which easily shredded the waterline armor on the port side of the Moltke, and penetrated the dome, exploding at the bottom of the hull, and in a very short time, this shell brought several compartments to Moltke and up to 700 tons of water! A cloud of smoke came out of the tail...... The prepared damage management team immediately went to the stern of the ship to carry out drainage and plugging operations.

While the Moltke was repairing the damage caused by the Queen, two slender figures appeared in Hipper's field of vision. "Damn, it's the fast battleships of the Dutch!" An officer cursed as he looked at the Dutch fleet that was rapidly approaching in the distance and spewing deadly flames! At this time, the difference in speed between the two sides is almost 3 knots, and every ten minutes the two sides will approach about 1km, and because the Dutch take a shortcut, so this speed will be faster, although the high speed and frequent change of direction caused the hit to be low, but soon, when the distance is close to 14km, the Dutch shelling becomes accurate! …。

Bang, like a sledgehammer striking a bell, came from underfoot, followed by a screech of tears and metal grinding. A bright yellow flame erupted in the lower part of the hull. The blow just now was very violent, unlike the British shells that set off a firework after being hit. This blow must have caused a certain loss to Mao Zihao. Hipper looked at the hull with some concern.

"Our armor plates were shattered. The shell roughly cut a gap in the armor about 8 inches deep. God forbid, we were able to block this shell, but it still caused water ingress and backplate effects in some of the internal compartments. Soon, an officer reported. And this is just the beginning, the Dutch shells fell one after another, and pillars of fire continued to rise on the slender hull of the Maozi, at this distance, the Moltke's 12-inch inclined armor could barely resist the opponent's attack, but if it was closer, I am afraid it would not work! For the first time, Hipper felt the imminence of death, not even when he was chased by Betty's eight battle cruisers, because this time, the enemy's shells could indeed cause fatal damage to himself.

"Release the smoke, let's go!" Hippert ordered. Ships released large clouds of smoke like cuttlefish, which quickly spread and enveloped the entire fleet under the blowing of the sea breeze. Because of the lesson of the last time, Betty was jealous of Hipper's tactics of biting back, so decided to take a look, but at this moment, 2 Dutch fast battleships were rapidly approaching the German fleet in smoke!. …。

"The smoke will eventually clear, at least until the smoke clears. And after the smoke clears, whoever can inflict heavy losses on the opponent earlier will be the winner, and we have the Betty fleet behind us, even if it is also heavily damaged, we can live, but the Germans are dead! Afterwards, the silent Jack explained his tactics and ideas like this, and this time, he made the right bet!

Boom, with a loud bang, a cannonball struck the heavy side armor of the Amsterdam, and the flames and armor fragments from the shell explosion shot out from the hull, and the whole battleship seemed to shake slightly. Unfortunately, and at the same time very lucky, Jack was less than 13km away from the German fleet at the moment when the smoke cleared, and at this distance he could not guarantee that his battleship would be immune to the German artillery, and the German battleship spotted him first and delivered a heavy blow before the Dutch! …。

However, this attack was fired by Blucher's 12-inch 45L main gun. The fierce but not lethal sloping armor successfully blocked the opponent's sword, and at this moment, Jack obviously did not have time to find a suitable target. "Destroy the nearest target!" A succinct and effective order was conveyed, the Amsterdam aimed at the Blucher, and the Seven Provinces aimed at a massive battleship that appeared to be the Lütsov! With the violent shaking of the hull, the 12 gun barrels spewed out deadly flames one after another! …。

Jack's actions caught Hippert a little off guard...... He really didn't expect this Dutch officer, who had participated in the Second Sino-Russian War, to be so bold! Two battleships rushed into the battle formation of 6 ships, well, in fact, there were only 4 of them, but the Dutch didn't know it! With the real Lütsov and the Seydlitz in his hands, Hipper would definitely have taught his opponent a lesson that he will never forget. But unfortunately, just as the Maozi was ready to teach the arrogant Dutchman a lesson, a 15-inch shell hit the rear of the Maozi again. The shell smashed into the top of the turret armor, and the violent impact shattered the entire turret top back plate, and a rain of shrapnel covered the entire turret, killing more than 60% of the people in the turret in just a few seconds! The two 14-inch guns are temporarily obsolete!

While the Moltke and Goeburn brothers were still dealing with the Betty fleet behind them. But the end of the Blucher was already approaching, and an orange fireball slammed into the Blucher's sidestring, and the heavy shells easily shredded the Blücher's thick sloping armor. Then he broke through several floors of the next door and finally plunged headlong into a running steam turbine! With a loud bang, a huge fireball rose from the hull ..........

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