Chapter 881:
"Stop shooting!" The first order given by Prince Ruprecht and his staff officers, who had been transferred to the battleship Baden, after entering the new flagship, turned out to be a ceasefire!
In the distance, three-quarters of the battleship Erin had already submerged in the sea, leaving only a small section of the bow still floating on the surface, and not far away, the battleship Ajax, which had barely maintained its navigation ten minutes earlier, also ushered in the last moments of its life, after two shells entered its power compartment from the horizontal direction, the battleship was also paralyzed, and when the German destroyer rushed up, the battleship Ajax finally raised the flag of abandonment. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Everyone is an aristocrat, well, at least the prince is a genuine top European nobleman, and in the case of a big victory and a good mood, the prince is still willing to show his demeanor to the loser! Several German destroyers approached and helped the British transfer their personnel. And to salvage the drowning man who was still at sea as soon as possible, and finally, after the British were sure that everyone was transferred, the destroyer S51 sent the battleship to the end with two torpedoes.
"We won! Your Royal Highness, we won! We took out 6 capital ships of the British! And light cruisers and destroyers of at least 70,000 tons! In just one morning, we killed the 200,000-ton battleship of the British, and I can't imagine such a result! Although he had already had an estimate of the approximate outcome of the battle, when the final report was delivered to Scheer, he was still stunned by the results!
The British sank three battlecruisers, the Lion, Queen Mary and Princess Celestia, two ultra-dreadnought battleships, the Ajax and the Erryn, and the original battlecruiser Indomitable! And all the capital ships of the entire German fleet did not suffer much damage!
"The British don't seem to be that strong, either? Their battleships are the same as papier-mΓ’chΓ©. Vulnerable. β
"His Royal Highness the Prince's plan is perfect, from the beginning of the war to the present, whether it is on the Eastern Front, the Western Front, or at sea, he has maintained an undefeated record! It can be called the god of war of the new generation of the empire. Under his leadership, it is entirely possible for us to build an empire even more glorious than His Majesty Wilhelm I! β
"I hope that after returning home, His Majesty the Kaiser will be able to make His Royal Highness the Prince commander of the High Seas Fleet."
"That's impossible, the prince and the Bavarian legion."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you can take us to fight the British. I believe that His Royal Highness the Prince would love to take out our enemies at sea, on land and in the air! β
"We should be more proactive, and it's not impossible to engage the Grand Fleet when the situation is right. We have fought up to 15 British capital ships today! "There was an atmosphere of joy and restlessness throughout the fleet, and the behemoth, which a day before had terrorized the High Seas Fleet, now seemed nothing to those who had just won the battle.
The arrogance and contempt in his words made the prince feel very uncomfortable. However, it is obviously not appropriate to jump out and pour cold water at this time. Especially with the victory of the battle, the prestige of the prince has also risen to the peak, no need to bring the atmosphere, no need to find a drummer, the victory of the war is the best proof of ability! If the navy's main identification with itself came from a few high-level generals who knew him well, then now, the fleet has regarded himself as their commander, although the authority is still not comparable to that of the Kaiser, but if you want to override the Boer, the German Navy Staff and the like, it is estimated that there is no difficulty.
"Guys, keep up our work! The war is not over! The battle of our brothers has only just begun. "It's okay to let your colleagues who have just experienced a bloody battle relax, but if you forget about business, you can't do it!
"The telegram has been prepared with details of the damage to the British fleet, and we will soon send a report to the headquarters and the Hipper's fleet. The only question is the location of the Grand Fleet. We can't pinpoint exactly where Jericho is and what they'll do next. Scheer immediately handed over a document.
Just as the prince had finished reading Scheer's telegram and was about to send it, an officer stepped forward and handed Ruprecht a telegram, which surprised the prince, because Hipper had already decided to do it an hour earlier!
"It may be a campaign need, but I don't like it very much." The prince muttered. Hipper is indeed a dry general, but this is also a bit bold.
"Then send out the situation of the British battle cruisers, inform Hipper of the location of the last time we found the Grand Fleet, and finally, send a report to the submarine forces, so that they do not need to inform us if they find out about the situation, and send a report directly to Hipper." The prince thought for a moment and said.
"Well, since Hippel has decided to go it alone, then our mission is done, and as for the answer, we will leave it to Bol and them. Let's hold on a little longer, and when the fleet returns to Wilhelmshaven, we will finally be safe! The prince said.
Led by the battleship Saxony, the entire German fleet retreated rapidly at a speed of 24 knots towards the mainland in the southwest, and at this time, about 40 kilometers northwest of the German fleet, the remnants of the Betty's fleet and the Jerram's fleet finally joined up with Jericho's large fleet.
"When I see Betty's fleet, my heart bleeds!" Jericho will never forget the scene at the end of the Battle of Dogger Sandbank, when he saw Betty's fleet approaching from the south, except for the battleship Brave, which was better, the superstructure of the other three battleships was almost swept away! The slender hull was littered with charred and twisted metal components that had been scorched after the flames had burned. The original majestic triangular mast was only two or three short sections. Like a tree cut in half. The ruined superstructure of the battleship still spews flames and smoke from time to time.
All the ships were hit at the waterline, and the Tiger was especially hit, and the entire bow of the whole ship was submerged in the water, and by now, the fastest battleship in the British Royal Navy could only sail at a turtle speed of 12 knots, and almost everyone thought that it was a miracle that it was able to come back!
"General Moore's fleet is a miracle, they are almost the weakest battleships in the two fleets, and in the face of the strongest battleship, they were not sunk!" As Jericho's gaze moved to the back, Rear Admiral Duff (commander of the battleship detachment of the Iron Duke) said in surprise. It stands to reason that everyone grabbed and fought 1V1, and 3 of the 4 most elite super dreadnoughts of the British were killed, so why did the Moore fleet stay with all the tails? This is not scientific!
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