"It's okay, tell the Cedritz that if he can keep up with the fleet, then we can continue the fight together! If not, then retreat for a while, we have now reached the most critical moment of the hunt, and we cannot afford to make the slightest mistake! Hipper said, staring at the smoke screen in the distance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

When the light warships of the two sides were in a pot of porridge, although Hipper led the fleet to turn two compass points to the south and opened up some distance, he still blocked the line of the British breakthrough. Hipper was not worried that the British would turn north, the reconnaissance planes in the air had dispersed and could control the situation on the battlefield, and more importantly, the Scheer fleet had arrived! They are just northwest of Thomas's fleet! Hammers and felts will soon collide! Smash Thomas's fleet sandwiched in the middle to pieces!

"It's over!" Through the cracks in the smoke screen, Thomas saw the Hipper's fleet waiting on the opposite side, and for the first time, Thomas felt that death was so close to him! Now the situation is clearer, opposite are two detachments of German battleships, a total of 8 ships. The one at the back seemed to have some problems, smoke billowing from the sides of the hull, but it still stubbornly held its formation. They were like a mountain blocking the way of Thomas's fleet!

The smoke screen is about to clear, there is not much time left for yourself, and you have another light cruiser detachment and almost half of the destroyers in your hands, which means that you have one more chance! Although it seemed to outsiders that they could go north and evacuate in the direction of Shetland, and the Grand Fleet had already received its own telegram for help, claiming that it would come to support soon, Thomas knew very well that the Grand Fleet was too late! And the north side is definitely a trap! For such a big operation, Thomas did not think that Germany would only send two battleship detachments over, and it was very likely that the whole army would be dispatched! Then the other half of the fleet, which has never shown its head, may have sharpened its kitchen knives and is waiting for its fat sheep!

"I order, the fleet is disbanded, and separate heads break out!" After half a ring, Thomas finally gave this order that made more than ninety percent of his colleagues feel incredible!

"Your Excellency, are you sure you are going to carry out this order?" On the side, Rear Admiral Moore, who had become the chief of staff of the fleet, said solemnly.

"I'm sure, do it immediately, and all the responsibility is on me." Thomas said without hesitation.

"It's not a question of who is responsible, your order today determines the fate of two great powers, and even two war alliances, and taking responsibility will not undo the losses that may be caused today. Your actions are tantamount to abandoning the three battleships behind! Another officer next to him said.

"Trust my judgment, we're running out of time, and the smoke screen can't cover us forever! Maybe the next moment, another German fleet will arrive! After Thomas finished speaking, he took a deep breath and said loudly: "All the destroyers will launch a surprise attack to the west, and the fleet will be disbanded and break through!" "Half of the order is impossible for anyone to disobey, after all, this is the supreme instruction of the fleet commander, and when he decides to do so, everyone else can only obey! And it was at this time, to the northwest of Thomas's fleet, that the Scheer fleet finally appeared!

"We found them!" Scheer pointed to the British fleet in the distance with its back to the smoke screen, at this time, a few fires in the smoke screen revealed the position of Thomas's fleet very well, after all, the release of the smoke screen was more of a way to block the view from one side. The impact on the other side was limited, and the fire on the British battleship that had not yet been extinguished showed the goal to the Scheer fleet!

"Well, the big picture is decided! At least we won't be empty-handed this time. Seeing Thomas's fleet in the distance, the prince couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart. It may be a little difficult to completely annihilate this fleet, after all, the other side still has a light cruiser detachment and more than 2 destroyers, and the other side is a fast battleship. Think of how much effort Thomas wasted to take out the Blucher! That's when the latter can't run. Therefore, it may be impossible to leave all 5 ships directly, especially now that ....... When the British showed signs of a scattered breakout!

"I'll go, this decision is decisive enough!" The prince looked at the British fleet that suddenly dispersed in the distance and gave Thomas a thumbs up! The appearance of the Scheer fleet was definitely the last "beam" that crushed the British! This made the British no longer dare to report any hope of a head-on confrontation! When the British determined that it was another German fleet, Thomas's order was quickly carried out, and the four light cruisers launched a decisive assault with the remaining 12 destroyers, while the five Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships behind them scattered like a herd of wildebeest attacked by lions!

If the British chose to disperse and retreat, then the German fleet would adopt the method of scattered pursuit, and according to the different performance of the warships, the three battleships would form a hunting detachment and attack with their light cruisers and destroyers. And now the situation is such that the Scheer fleet is northwest of the British fleet and is heading southeast, while the Hipper fleet is south of the British fleet and is thinking about the northeast. Thomas's five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships turned to the northeast, because if they went directly to the west, the other side could easily turn to the south, blocking the British fleet's retreat back to Forth Bay. Therefore, in this case, knowing that going east can only be far away from the base, most of the British still chose to evacuate east and then see if there is a chance to go north.

"Order all light cruisers and destroyers to attack north, delay the movement of the German fleet to the north!" Thomas gave the last order to the auxiliary warships before the withdrawal of the main fleet, and whether the queens have a chance to escape from the ascension or not, the ultimate fate of these auxiliary warships is more than lucky, they will face an absolutely superior enemy, and the time to survive may only be calculated in minutes!

But even so, no one hesitated, a group of British auxiliary warships only the size of a steppenwolf rushed towards the Jurassic monster-like German fleet in the distance, they formed an arc of attack waves, 4 light cruisers took the lead to attract fire for their comrades behind them, while the remaining 12 destroyers divided into two waves, one frontal assault, while the other rushed to the front of the Scheer fleet, ready to use torpedo attacks to force the opponent to turn and dodge.

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