Of course, the cost of doing so is not without it. In this case, Jericho does not think that an opponent will easily choose to gamble, after all, even if the capital ships can fight, the huge gap in auxiliary warships will make the battle too variable.www.biquge.info

In fact, in Jericho's opinion, this Prince Ruprecht, who now commanded the German Navy, was not as adventurous as one might think. For example, every time the prince chooses to attack in good weather, he prefers to give up the opportunity to attack rather than leave his fleet in the fog of war. In Jericho's report to the Admiralty, he said of the prince: "Beneath his bold and courageous exterior is in fact a calm, tight-hearted man. He was a genius military strategist, who effectively used his technical and tactical advantages to achieve incredible results. So he definitely has nothing to do with recklessness! ”

"If they continue to act like this, then we can conclude that the other side may choose to fight us." Although Jericho analyzes that the enemy on the opposite side will not be so reckless and leave the victory or defeat of a war of absolute national fortune to fate. But he had to face up to Lieutenant General Jeram's analysis.

"In addition to this, there is another possibility that the High Seas Fleet will attack so frequently, and that is to reopen the North Sea blockade!" Jericho said after a moment's thought. The fact that the German fleet weakened the British fleet by constantly attacking must revolve around this fact.

The British are not stupid, when a large number of warships are sent to the dock for repairs, then the remaining fleet must be reorganized to maintain combat effectiveness, if it really reaches a limit, then Jericho must lead the fleet to abandon the Shetland Islands, return to the Forth Bay and Thomas's fast fleet convergence, in this way, the situation of the war will return to the previous situation, and the British fleet can ensure the safety of the coastal waters of the homeland. But there was no time to take care of the North Sea blockade, and then a steady stream of supplies could be sent to Germany through the North Sea.

"That's right, the Germans must mean this, by constantly consuming us, to force us to return to the Bay of Forth and loosen the noose around the Germans' necks!" Jericho said after throwing away the pencil in his hand. At this moment, Jericho found his target again, and he at least thought he had guessed the other party's purpose!

However, knowing what the other party is planning doesn't mean you can solve the problem. Jericho still has no better solution to the situation at hand. "Only after the eighth and ninth Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are commissioned will we be able to completely curb the frequent sorties of the opposing side." Admiral Jericho said with a long sigh, and the latter two Queen-class battleships will not be completed until March next year at the earliest. There are still 3 months to go. And if you take into account that Germany still has 3 Bavaria-class battleships under construction, I am afraid that this period of superiority will also be quite short.

And what Jericho didn't expect was that Lieutenant General Jehram was even more pessimistic! He even thought that it was necessary for the British Imperial Navy to overthrow all the existing warships that had existed before, because they were considered "useless and vulnerable"! Including the current Queen and Vengeance-class battleships!

"Hehe, I don't think the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are worth the wait. How can these guys, who don't even have to win the Helgrand-class battleships, face more and more Bavarian-class battleships? You can't penetrate the opponent, you can't defend yourself against the opponent's shells, and you can't run! The performance of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships on the battle line is simply terrible, not only for them, but also for the Vengeance-class! ”

"We should be grateful that only 9 Queen-class battleships have been built, which allows us to invest more resources in new battleships, and if we are going to start new battleships, then at least at the level of the Japanese Fuso-class battleships! Even the use of a 16-inch naval gun is the best choice! "Vice Admiral Jeram made no secret of his disappointment with the design of the British battleship.

"This ....... I'll reflect your suggestion to the above. Jericho said with some embarrassment. He could feel that the whole navy was already full of resentment and anger against the warship in his hand!

"If we still have capital ships sinking in the next engagement, then I would recommend abandoning the North Sea blockade before the new Queen Elizabeth-class battleships enter service." Jericho said tentatively to Lieutenant General Jehram. It seems that this decision is very humiliating, but in fact it may not be the case, after all, the number of main warships of the German High Seas Fleet is small, so almost every German fleet attack is almost all together. After this battle, of course, the three queens were beaten to the dock. However, their own warships also need to be repaired and maintained, and this time is at least 2 weeks or more, considering that the German fleet generally attacks only when the weather is good, and in the North Sea in winter, such weather is not much, so the opponent cannot attack at any time.

Conservatively, the next time the Germans strike again should be in 3 weeks! There are only three months between now and the eighth and ninth Queens in service, minus the time for the German fleet to go home and recuperate after another sortie, even if the next battle is lost. The British fleet abandoned the North Sea blockade, then the interval was only one and a half months, and Jericho had already minimized this impact!

All Jericho could do in the present situation was to delay as much time as possible, relying on the powerful productive forces of the British Empire to slowly amass a fleet that could crush his opponents, the German fleet had a ceiling, and the British could now start construction of new warships, which were expected to be in service within two years.

"Maybe it would be a good idea to borrow directly from the Japanese Fuso-class battleships or build new super battleships with 16-inch guns." At the end of his report to the Admiralty, Jericho added this sentence after much deliberation.

However, while Jericho was racking his brains to think about the future of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, another existence that once belonged to the core of the Royal Navy and successfully reached the top in history, and Betty, who tasted the bitter fruit of failure in this plane, was also thinking about the future of the Royal Navy! Although the character of this former commander of the fast fleet is a little bad, I have to say that in terms of strategy and tactics, Betty still has a unique vision! And his high fighting spirit and indomitable spirit also made him not give up in the face of adversity. At a time when the British Navy was a little overwhelmed, Betty wrote a letter of advice to Sir Fisher that was tens of thousands of words.

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