The five destroyers led by Major Anschutz were rescued by the light cruiser Stedin, which came to the aid from the northeast flank, and opened fire on the Fearless from 9,000 yards away.

Although the Stadine's shelling was basically inaccurate at such a distance, the captain of the ship, Major Nagel, had no intention of entanglement with the British troops from the beginning, and kept a cautious distance from the British fleet while constantly exerting pressure on the Fearless Fearless.

On the other side, hearing the roar of 150 mm naval guns made everyone in the German destroyer formation seem to be a booster, 3 main guns on the side of the Wu Fear were destroyed, 1 of the 4 destroyers of the first detachment was sunk, 1 was out of formation, 1 main gun was completely destroyed, and the last one was reduced in speed, which became the breakthrough selected by Major Anschütz.

Two other detachments of the 1st Destroyer Flotilla, which had caught up from the flanks and rear, tried to get ahead of the Germans and block their way, but a torpedo salvo from five German destroyers threw them into disarray. When the British found 30 snow-white tracks fanning towards them, they all panicked, and in order to avoid torpedoes, the two detachments suddenly became a mess.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, five German destroyers passed through the first detachment of the 1st Destroyer Fleet, sailed less than 1,000 yards directly in front of the Shooter, which was slowing down, and galloped away in front of the Shooter, and fired more than 50 shells at the Shooter, although only 3 hits, one of which did not explode, but such an act still seemed extremely ironic at this moment.

Seeing that the Germans finally broke through, Colonel Brent finally decided not to pursue it again. The shelling of the Stettin did put a lot of pressure on him. The roar of the 150mm guns made him realize that the situation was not good, not to mention that the Wu Fear had been heavily damaged at this time, and even if it was in good condition, it would not be able to fight the German light cruisers equipped with 150mm guns, and Colonel Brent began to worry that other German naval reinforcements would arrive at any time, and the sound of 150mm naval guns in the southwest direction deepened Colonel Brent's judgment.

As it is now, it is no longer possible to achieve the quick solution that was desired when the plan was made, and the appearance of German light cruisers also means that the last thing they want has also happened - the Germans reacted! Therefore, Colonel Brent decided to turn back, join up with Brigadier General Territ, whose flagship had been damaged, and withdraw from this dangerous sea area, which could run into a strong enemy in the fog at any moment.

To Colonel Brent's relief, neither German light cruiser seemed to have any intention of continuing the battle with him, and after he had led his fleet back, both stopped shelling and disappeared into the fog.

On the other hand, when Brigadier General Tyrit received a telegram from Colonel Brent that he had encountered a German light cruiser, he had realized the great risk of remaining in Helgoland Bay, and was therefore also prepared to retreat. However, a distress telegram from his good friend, Brigadier General Case, forced him to abandon his plan to withdraw immediately.

On the north-western side of Helgoland, Brigadier General Keith, who had planned the operation, is fleeing in disarray.

"Those two cruisers are still behind us!"

"Keep sending a report to Major General Moore! Our ship is being pursued by two German cruisers! Our ship is retreating to the direction where the K fleet is located, and I ask the K fleet to answer! ”

That being said, the main force of the K cruiser fleet led by Rear Admiral Moore was 2 battle cruisers, and it was too risky to let two precious capital ships enter this dangerous place to save themselves, so before they ran to the location of the K cruiser fleet, there was no one to pick them up.

Brigadier General Keith could only keep his head down and continue to run.

As commander of the submarine forces in this operation, Commodore Case took command of the flagship destroyer Le Chehound, escorted by the destroyer Fire Dragon, deep into the Gulf of Helgoland.

Commodore Case's submarine force did a good job of luring the enemy, and the Germans did draw out four destroyers, but the latter turned out to be much more than Case had expected.

The four destroyers of the Germans pursued the submarine too far away, and instead overtook Commodore Case's small formation, which had been behind the submarine's lurking position. As a result, after encountering Commodore Tyrit's fleet of Harwich, the Germans, who had turned around and fled, happened to meet Commodore Keith.

The four German destroyers who were still running away saw that there were only two destroyers on Commodore Case's side, so they stopped running away and surrounded him, wanting to be ashamed, but Commodore Case, who saw that the situation was not right, immediately began to retreat.

Due to the similar speed of the two sides, the Germans, who had not caught up for 20 minutes, finally gave up, but before Commodore Case could breathe a sigh of relief, two more light cruisers appeared in the flank and rear. Having just shaken off the hungry wolf and pounced on the tiger, Commodore Case had to continue his escape while calling for help from Rear Admiral Moore of the K Cruiser Fleet, hoping to lure the two light cruisers into the ambush circle of the Second Battle Cruiser Squadron under Rear Admiral Moore.

Brigadier Tyrit, who had received a distress telegram from his friend, had to order Colonel Brent to turn with him and then go to the rescue, and also telegraphed Commodore Goodenough's First Light Cruiser Squadron to immediately go for reinforcements.

Commodore Goodenough, who received the telegram, said that the two light cruisers he had sent were rushing to Commodore Case's location, and that the telegram informed the light cruisers Nottingham and Lostoft to speed up.

The two light cruisers had been sent by Goodenough to reinforce at 8 o'clock sharp, when Colonel Brent had been beaten by two German destroyer detachments, and judging by the time, they should have sailed to a position near Commodore Keyes.

However, Commodore Case's distress telegrams became more urgent one after another, and Brigadier General Turit, who thought that Case's situation was getting worse, also sent telegrams asking Brigadier Goodenough to save people quickly. Goodenough also realized that the situation was critical, so he led the remaining four light cruisers to rush to the rescue.

However, neither Goodenough nor Territ were aware of a problem, a few hours ago, because Territ did not know that there were reinforcements from the Grand Fleet, so he almost caused a misattack, so Keith also did not know that there were reinforcements from the Grand Fleet!

Keys thinks it's the Nottingham and the Lostoft sent by Goodenough who are chasing him!

By the time Jericho returned to Scapa Bay and offered to send two of the largest fleets, the elite high-speed fleets of the Grand Fleet, to their support, Keith and Tyrit's fleet had already set off.

And the British Admiralty officer, who was supposed to immediately send this important news to the fleet that had already departed, did not confirm whether the news had been received by Tyrit and Case! Perhaps they thought that it would be enough to inform Rear Admiral Moore and Rear Admiral Campbell, who were in charge of the K cruiser flotilla and the 7th cruiser, who were in charge of reinforcements! Anyway, the ships coming from the Grand Fleet are also responsible for reinforcements and reception!

As a result of this mistake, a farce occurred on the side of the British fleet.

The more Goodenough's two light cruisers pursued, the more Keith fled; The more Keith escaped, the more Tierit urged Goodenough; The more Tyrit urged Goodenough, the tighter Goodenough chased after him. The misunderstanding between the three people continued to intensify the chaos of the scene.

Goodenough's side is anxious to rescue Keith who is "in danger", and Brigadier General Tirit here can't leave his old friend behind.

After reuniting with Colonel Brent, although the two cruisers in the formation were not in good condition, and the Linxian was only 10 knots at this time, hearing the distress telegram from his old friend over and over again, again and again, and becoming more and more urgent, Tyrit also decided to lead the formation to turn to the rescue.

The three formations wasted a lot of time in this way.

At 9:40 a.m., when Goodenough appeared in sight of the Legion Dog lookout post with four light cruisers, Case's panic reached its climax.

The frightened Keith sent a telegram saying that the number of German cruisers pursuing him had increased to six, and this telegram finally caught Goodenough's attention. There are 2 cruisers chasing in front, and as soon as they arrived on their side, the pursuing cruisers increased by 4?

Realizing that something was wrong, Goodenough immediately sent a report to Case, and turned on the searchlight to signal his identity, and at 10 o'clock sharp, the two sides finally confirmed each other's identities and began to converge.

Terit, who received the telegram, was relieved at the same time as he laughed and cried, and ordered the fleet to adjust course again and withdraw westward from the Gulf of Helgoland.

The Linsen, which could only sail at a speed of 10 knots, slowed down the entire Harwich fleet. Although Tyrit wanted to get out of the land as soon as possible, the Germans were not prepared to let the British go.

Twenty-five minutes earlier, the five light cruisers of the Second Reconnaissance Fleet had joined up with the two light cruisers of the Third Reconnaissance Fleet, and the remaining three detachments of the First Destroyer Group, led by Rear Admiral Maas, had rushed to this side. After the merging of the Stettin and the Lübeck, with the five destroyers that had broken through, they had already overtaken Commodore Tierit and were ready to cut off Tierit's retreat together with the two light cruisers coming out of the mouth of the Yad. The remaining ships of the 5th Destroyer Group, led by Lieutenant Commander Knezelbeck, also received the 1st Detachment of the 1st Destroyer Group that had escaped, ready to bite Commodore Tierrit's ass.

A whole hour was wasted because of a farce caused by a mistake by the British Admiralty, and this precious hour was made to frustrate the British attempt to withdraw from Helgoland Bay in peace.

The fog over the Gulf of Helgoland has only just dissipated, and the battle in the fog has just begun. (To be continued.) )