"Your Highness, Your Majesty has something to do with you. "Just after the prince had finished his conversation with Moltke Jr., Prince Albert arrived, and Ruprecht's plan to take a break was ruined again.www.biquge.info In desperation, the prince had no choice but to move to another battlefield.

"Ruprecht, my best commander, your arrival has brought victory to the Empire, both on the Eastern and Western Fronts. So, I've been thinking about a question, can you think of another way that let's make some breakthroughs at sea as well? Do you know? When the Empire won great victories on both the Eastern and Western fronts, Tirpitz sent me a report of defeat! Our battleship formation was actually beaten by the British battlecruisers at the door of their own homes, although a few old battleships and minelayers were sunk, but it was a great impact on the morale of the Empire! With that, the Kaiser sent a document to the prince.

"It's not a big deal." After reading it, the prince muttered quietly. As in history, Germany remained relatively conservative in the movement of the main fleet, and in addition to crushing the Russians with absolute superiority and sending two fast battleships to the Indian Ocean, the German High Seas Fleet was still very cautious in the North Sea direction. There's no way to be careless, the British Grand Fleet's twice-weekly oppressive approach cruises are a bit of a deterrent.

As a result, Tirpitz and the fleet commander, Admiral Bohr, focused their energies on submarine and mine warfare, and since a German destroyer discovered that the British mines "do not seem to be able to explode", more and more German submarines chose to enter the Atlantic from the English Channel. At the same time, camouflaged minelayers are fine, just go around the British coastal waters, throw a few mines and leave.

And this behavior naturally angered the British, and after a period of reconnaissance, the Harwich fleet almost mastered the pattern of the movement of the German naval ships, and then, with the support of Betty's fast fleet, and with Jericho's permission, the British fleet made a surprise attack on the perimeter of Hurgrand Bay.

The engagement began with a confrontation between light cruisers, with the Harwich fleet pitting against the 2nd reconnaissance detachment commanded by Rear Admiral Maas. The German light cruisers in this plane were obviously stronger than in history, and in the battle with the British light cruisers led by the Lin Xian, they had a 2-0 record, and if the battle ended like this, then it was obviously the Germans who took a small advantage.

But then, when the support fleets of both sides arrived, Rear Admiral Maas's fleet was sunk by sinking three cruisers, including a Mainz-class armored cruiser. As in history, the battle cruisers of the German First Reconnaissance Fleet were stationed in the Yard Bay, because the water level at the mouth of the bay was only about 8 meters at the time of the battle, and no capital ship could sail, so they could only watch Rear Admiral Maas's fleet be beaten by the British.

And by the time the Hipper fleet had rushed out of port, the British had already sailed away. Although the result of the campaign was 2 for 3. But because the tonnage of the Mainz-class armored cruisers was a bit large, in terms of tonnage, the German fleet lost 2 times as much tonnage as the British fleet. There is no doubt that in this engagement, the Germans lost.

"It's so much better than in history." Recalling the historical Battle of Helgaland Bay, the prince thought it would be good if the battle could be fought like this. Historically, the German Navy lost 3 light cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 light cruiser was heavily damaged, 2 light cruisers were moderately damaged, and the German High Seas Fleet lost its first general (Rear Admiral Maas). 712 were killed, 149 were wounded, and 336 were captured. Although the British had 4 light cruisers heavily damaged, only 35 were killed and 55 wounded, and the losses of both sides were almost disproportionate! But the situation on this plane is much better.

Although the British still won, they also lost two cruisers, killed more than 300 and wounded 140. The German Navy lost 600 killed. 240 people were wounded, 120 were captured. Although I also lost, it was not so badly disgraced. And judging from the battlefield situation, the style of the British is still so bold, and Betty deserves to be a sea bull in World War I. Dare to do it, ran to the door of the German Navy and made a big fuss.

In the prince's view, although the battle was lost, it was only a small defeat. It is not a big deal for the high seas fleet, which has a relatively thick background, but more of a problem of face and morale....... Moreover, from the perspective of the battlefield environment and the strategies of both sides, if the Kaiser does not give the fleet enough rights, the main fleet will be tied hand and foot, then it is normal for this kind of thing to come out, your capital ship will not dare to go up, and if someone else's capital ship comes up, your light battleship will naturally suffer.

"It's simply a disgrace to the Imperial Army, isn't it? As we approached Paris, approached Warsaw, the High Seas Fleet, which we had spent so much money building, was beaten by the British at the gates, and I can now imagine how happy Edward was when he heard the news! ”

"So, we must take revenge, our main fleet cannot stay in the harbor and do nothing. I have already asked the Navy to develop an operational plan to retaliate against the British, and then today, Tirpitz sent me this. With that, the Kaiser sent another document to the prince.

"It's not bad, this time the fleet didn't lie in the harbor because of the loss of the navy." The prince took the document, glanced at the angry Kaiser, and said in his heart, you know, after the Battle of Hergeland Bay, the Kaiser strictly ordered to avoid conflict with the British fleet as much as possible.

"This report sounds familiar." The prince probably flipped through it and frowned. Not that this document has been seen, but because this strategic prince is too familiar, isn't this the limited operational strategy of the German High Seas Fleet in history. A very important part of this strategy was to have Hipper's fast fleet go to the British harbor and go back to ...... after a few shots. Distract the British fleet by constantly attacking the British ports, thus creating opportunities for the German fleet to break through!

"What do you think of this plan?" When the prince put down the papers in his hand, the Kaiser asked impatiently.

"It's a more proactive plan."

"Getting to the point. I don't need high-sounding words. "The Kaiser was slightly dissatisfied." Ruprecht, I've always thought you were a straightforward person who wouldn't and didn't like to go around the bush and say pretty things. ”

"However, this plan is a bit too small in terms of pattern. And in terms of timing, it is also ripe. With that, the prince threw aside the papers in his hand. And at this moment, the prince seemed to hear a soft click from the next compartment.

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