Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

"Yesterday, gentlemen, Great Britain was shamelessly attacked by the German Empire! Prior to this, Great Britain was at peace with Germany, and Great Britain had no intention of participating in the war that was now going on on the European continent. However, it is clear that Germany saw Britain as an obstacle to their domination of the European continent, and the Royal Navy was a potential adversary in this unjust war they were waging! So they brazenly launched a sneak attack on the Royal Navy's patrol fleet!

This sneak attack was so well planned! It's so crisp! Prove that the attack was premeditated! Prior to this, the German government had not made any statements or announcements. They waged war without declaring war on Great Britain!

In this attack, 75 Royal Navy lads died at the bottom of the sea! 75 families were destroyed as a result!

This is a perfidious attack! This makes us understand that if the evil empire of Germany is allowed to win in the end, the whole of Europe will never be at peace! We cannot turn a blind eye to aggression and turn a blind eye to evil! We must make sure of our safety completely! Make sure we don't suffer from such harm again, and make sure that Europe is not enveloped by evil! No matter how long it takes! No matter what the cost! We all have to defeat this enemy! ……”

Watching Prime Minister Asquith make an impassioned speech on the stage, Gray was a little weak-hearted, he quietly looked around the house, and when he saw someone talking to each other there, there was a fear that the other party would suddenly stand up and question.

Gray knew the truth, and when the news of the attack on the Amphion came, his first reaction was that it could not have been done by the Germans. This is simply ridiculous. Then I remembered Churchill's sentence "You will know soon", and hurriedly ran to question Churchill but got the other party's excited admittance, completely fearless. And Gray really didn't dare to reveal the truth, this is a huge scandal, the truth will bring down this government, Gray can only continue to cooperate with Churchill.

Churchill's plan was executed quite smoothly. At the time of the incident, there was not a single friendly ship around the Amphion, and all testimonies were obtained from the surviving crew of the Amphion. The surviving crew of the Amphion was in a state of panic and fear, and the testimonies provided were varied and bizarre.

But two things are certain: first, the site of the attack on the Amphion was close to the waters off the coast of Germany and the Netherlands, and it was indeed within the range of German submarines. Second, Colonel Fox, commander of the 3rd Destroyer Fleet, did order two destroyers under his command to conduct anti-submarine reconnaissance. With these two points, with the impetus of Churchill. It was hastily determined that the Amphion had been sunk by a German submarine.

As for the French plantation theory propagated by the Germans, which was collectively opposed by the Royal Navy, believing that it was simply an insult to its own intelligence, a French submarine could swagger through the English Channel, run to the vicinity of the Netherlands and Germany to attack British ships, and then swagger back without being detected, does this mean that the Royal Navy's control and blockade of the English Channel is in vain? Are the Germans so stupid as to speak without brains for the sake of denying and sowing discord?

Such a statement naturally blocked the mouths of some of the last members of the House who thought that there must be something strange about this matter.

Prince Battenberg, the first sea minister with a German background, announced his resignation on the same day that the report's conclusions were published. At the invitation of Winston Churchill, Secretary of the Admiralty, Fisher returned to the post of First Sea Lord. There was a frenzy of retaliation against the Germans throughout the Royal Navy.

In such an environment of total sexual fanaticism, no one dares to question or oppose it anymore. If there were, Churchill's big mouth would have immediately stamped the other side with a big hat of opposing the war and being implicated with the Germans and suspected of treason. In this way, the declaration of war on Germany was a foregone conclusion.

"I believe that our army, our people, have the power to win a complete victory! We fight for justice, and victory will be ours! May God bless us.

I ask for an announcement in a moment. As a result of the despicable German attack on our country in August 1914, Great Britain and Germany were already at war! ”

As Asquith's words fell, everyone stood up and applauded His Excellency the Prime Minister, regardless of whether they had doubts about the incident or not. Gray looked at Churchill, the instigator with a red glow. Excited, without the slightest weakness and worry, Gray couldn't help but think of Lloyd? George had one of his comments about Churchill in a private chat: "This is a truly happy man".

While British parliamentarians applauded Great Britain's decision to join the war, the Germans were making final preparations for the coming war.

"Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, the Helgoland Ring of Defense will be divided into 5 layers of defense according to the plan." In the naval situation room in Wilhelmshaven, Hipper took a teaching stick and explained his plan of action to the top five members of the Imperial Royal Navy, including Tirpitz, chief of the naval staff, Herzendorf, chief of the naval headquarters, Ingnoor, commander of the ocean fleet, Ball, chief of the Naval Cabinet, and Müller, director of the Naval Office.

As commander of the cruiser fleet and the 1st reconnaissance fleet, all cruisers in the High Seas Fleet were under the command of Hipper, so that Hipper, as a vice admiral, effectively became the highest-ranking officer of the German fleet in the Helgoland Bay defense zone, and thus the highest commander of the Helgoland Bay Defense Command.

"The outermost layer of the five-tier defense circle is composed of a submarine force under Commodore Bauer, and the 16 submarines of the 1st Submarine Group will enter the North Sea for reconnaissance. The submarine has good concealment, so it can fully enter the North Sea patrol, which will greatly increase our early warning time. And according to the naval battle plan, other detachments of the submarine fleet would enter the North Sea to fight, so that if the British made a big move, then the outermost defense circle could call for reinforcements from nearby friendly forces.

The outermost defensive ring in the Gulf of Helgoland consists of 16 destroyers of the 1st Destroyer Group, who are tasked with patrolling the outer layers of the Gulf of Helgoland and also decoting the enemy. In the event of an attack by the British fleet, the 1st Destroyer Group would abandon the 2nd Circle of Defense and turn against the 2nd Reconnaissance Fleet and the 5th Destroyer Group of the 4th Circle of Defense before waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

The third layer of defense consists of minefields. Mines compressed the range of movement of the British fleet and slowed them down. Buy time for the arrival of our follow-up defense forces. ”

"By the way, let the submarine forces of the 1st layer of defense ring go and plug the hole, and then eat the British in one bite?" Tirpitz nodded with satisfaction: "Go on." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency the Chief of the General Staff." Hipper confirmed Tirpitz's speculation, and then continued: "The 4th Layer of Defense is composed of light cruisers of the 2nd Reconnaissance Fleet, and is ready to be supported by the 5th Destroyer Group docked on Helgoland Island.

The 5th Layer of Defense was made up of the 4th Torpedo Boat Group. The ships of the 3rd Minesweeper Group were too old and insufficient in combat effectiveness, so they did not undertake the defense of the Gulf of Helgoland.

Shore artillery units on the island of Helgoland, along the Gulf of Helgoland, the Elbe, Ems, Wihi and Jed rivers will serve as the last line of defense.

In addition to this, I would like to have the 1st Cruiser stationed on Helgoland as a reserve. ”

"Those old heavy cruisers? What can they do in Helgoland? Herzendorf asked a little strangely, the First Cruiser, as the pride of the original cruiser fleet of the German Navy, was the most powerful heavy cruiser fleet in the German Navy, but with the formation of the First Reconnaissance Fleet composed of large cruisers, the glory has long ceased to be gone.

Although the two Bismarck-class and two Elizabeth-class heavy cruisers in the First Cruiser were in good condition, the speed of the ships had dropped below 20 knots due to years of wear and tear, except for the 210 mm guns on the ships, which were still extremely powerful. It is really impossible to join the main fleet operation, so it is believed within the navy that these ships can only carry out shore defense duties, and the significance of placing these ships on Helgoland Island is really unclear.

"Used to stall for time." Hipper's words were cold: "If the British want to invade the Gulf of Helgoland, even if it is just to test us, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, a strong enough force should be prepared. This fleet, which relied only on our light ships against the British, would suffer, so we needed a cannon fodder capable of holding them off long enough until the arrival of the 1st reconnaissance fleet and even a detachment of battleships. ”

"That's your old army." Tirpitz said, staring at Hipper's face.

Hipper's eyes didn't dodge in the slightest: "If it's possible." I would like to station the 1st reconnaissance fleet on Helgoland, but the docks there do not have such conditions. So I don't have a choice. ”

"Okay, I've approved it, if you have any other requests, bring them up." Tirpitz agreed.

"I demand that all aircraft in the Helgoland Bay defense zone also be brought under my jurisdiction, that airships provide long-range early warning of long periods of time in the air, and that torpedo machines on shore arrive on the battlefield faster than ships to attack British ships. Other than that. I need an officer who is proficient in aviation to be the chief of staff of the Helgoland Bay Defense Command, and I need the right person to do a good job in the coordination of the ship forces and the aviation forces. ”

"Yes, do you have a candidate?" Tirpitz nodded.

"Commander of the 3rd Reconnaissance Fleet, Captain of the USS Stosch, Colonel Bank."

"Approved." Tirpitz turned to look at Bol.

"The letter of appointment will be delivered this afternoon." Pol said immediately.

Suddenly, there was a rush of running outside the door, and the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground was loud in the hallway

"Report!" Doorway. A young lieutenant panted and pushed the door in with a thin telegraph.

"Read!" Tirpitz had a premonition of something, and the smile on his face faded.

"Berlin Emergency! Britain declares war on Germany! His Majesty the Emperor decreed that Germany and Great Britain were already at war! Long live Germany! ”

This news did not surprise Tirpitz and the others, everything was expected, Tirpitz turned around and asked directly: "Your Majesty has asked for a counterattack as soon as the two countries are at war, have you completed the plan to attack the Harwich fleet?" ”

Colonel Bauer straightened his chest, strode forward, took the teaching rod handed over by Hipper, and slowly drew a trajectory on the sand table: "The Harwich fleet stationed in Harwich Port in the middle of the British Isle has two destroyer fleets, each destroyer fleet consists of 1 light cruiser as the flagship and 4 destroyer squadrons, and the commander is Reginald?" York? Brigadier General Tyrit. The main task of this fleet is to patrol and guard the southern part of the North Sea, and according to information from the Naval Intelligence Service, the Harwich fleet patrol ships often take this route, and this also coincides with the sinking area of the light cruiser Amphion. ”

"Let the Second Submarine Group send 4 submarines to set up an ambush here." Bauer put the teaching rod on the sand table a little heavier: "According to the previous mode of operation of the Harwich fleet, they all operate in the size of detachments, so the largest British fleet we can encounter is only 1 light cruiser and 4 destroyers, if the sneak attack is successful, we can eat them one detachment at a time!" ”

PS.5.15 "Starting Point" is raining red envelopes! Starting at 12 noon, grab a round every hour, and a large wave of 515 red envelopes depends on luck. You all go and grab it, and the starting coins you grabbed continue to subscribe to my chapters! (To be continued.) )