After the departure of Betty's fleet, Ruprecht also sailed with his own fleet to the British coast, and after leaving the harbor, the fleet first headed west and then north. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBefore dawn, the prince's fleet was very stable, it did not encounter disgusting destroyers, it was not attacked by submarines hiding underwater, and it did not receive radio signals from close range, that is, so far, the Royal Navy does not seem to have found itself.

"I hope the British will give some help." Looking at the rising sun, the prince said silently in his heart. According to the pre-war and deduction, it is unlikely that the British Grand Fleet will arrive on the battlefield before noon today, but after that, it may be, so the time from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock at noon is safe, and the prince only has these six hours to clean up Betty's fleet, and after this time, he will have to bear the risk of accidentally hitting the Grand Fleet. The prince looked at the sky again, the weather was good today, and it seemed to be a good fit for a fight.

"We're a little further north and hopefully meet Betty sooner rather than later." The prince ordered, and by this time the entire fleet had been deployed, with the 1st light cruiser detachment in front and the 2nd and 3rd light cruiser detachments on the flanks, respectively. On the periphery of the light cruiser detachment were scattered four detachments of torpedo boats and destroyers, while directly behind the fleet were the destroyers of the remaining group. The entire fleet formed a ring formation to protect the capital ships in the center.

And in the core of the fleet, 7 battleships sailed in two columns. The battleship Saxony was at the head, followed by the remaining three brothers of the same class. The Bavaria came in second. The other line of battle was led by the Württemberg, followed by the Hesse and the Helgoland-class battleship Oldenburg.

This formation prince is still quite troublesome, first of all, according to the principle of shooting the first bird, if the flagship is in the lead, eighty percent will be set on fire! This is a lesson from history, for example, Dingyuan in the Battle of the Yellow Sea in history was set on fire. Then there is the lion of the historical Dogle sandbank, which was also set on fire, and the Kirishima who rushed to the forefront in the naval battle of Kuah Island and also turned on the searchlight. If people don't beat you, who do you fight? And then the poor dude was half-crippled by a group of cruisers and destroyers...... The lesson of blood is thought-provoking!

Looking at the selection of really experienced people, Jericho's flagship Iron Duke in the Battle of Jutland was in the middle after spreading out the formation. Scheer's flagship, Frederick the Great, is also in the middle. Of course, an important reason for this is that if the flagship is in front, then it is impossible to take into account the battle line of thousands or even more than ten kilometers after the deployment, and in order to ensure that the flag signal can be transmitted quickly, the flagship is necessary in the middle.

The prince didn't want his battleship to be set on fire, on the one hand, he was afraid of death, and on the other hand, it was also for the convenience of command, think about it, his fleet also has 7 capital ships, if it is expanded, there will be a light cruiser formation in front of the fleet, and a light cruiser formation will be followed behind, that is, the normal battleline should be sandwiched between 2 light cruiser formations with the main battleship force. Of course, it may not be in a straight line, but the general distribution is like this.

Someone may ask, the light cruiser on the battle line is not looking for death? How do you say this? In a situation where the two sides are evenly matched, you put your firepower on the light cruiser instead of the opponent's capital ship, which is even more death! Battle of Jutland, why can Chocolate take out two battle cruisers in seconds? Because no one pays attention to him! Why was Bismarck able to kill Hood so quickly in the Danish naval battle? Because the British focused their fire on the Prinz Eugen, why was Biei beaten half to death by Washington? I didn't find it either!

Therefore, the prince must ensure that when the battle begins, his flagship is in the middle, which is not only convenient for command, but also has a higher survival coefficient, and when pursuing the opponent, it will not let a vote of British battleships concentrate all their firepower on himself.......

As for why a single column was turned into a double column, it is said that 7 battleships is not much, and it is indeed okay to line up seven battleships, but the prince does not want to expose the size of his fleet so early, and if it is a double column, it is easy for the other party to see clearly under the cover of the battleships and escort warships next to it. As a meticulous man, before the fleet set sail, Scheer sailed the fleet in the offshore seas, optimally managing the spacing between each battleship, and trying to hide the size and number of the fleet as much as possible, taking into account the surrounding frigates.

To be honest, seeing clouds of black smoke and forest-like masts in the distance, everyone knows that something is wrong, the opposing fleet has come out, but how many warships have come out, I'm afraid it's not clear, as for what types of these warships are, what is the name of the ship? This problem? The former can be measured visually, and the latter can only be guessed.......

And now, the arrangement of the prince quickly came into play, and the first thing that found out about the prince's fleet was the Harwich fleet that came from the south, and the position where Commodore Tirit entered the battlefield was very good, right in the rear of the German fleet! That is, followed from behind the ass.

"Oh God! I found them, I found the German fleet! Immediately send a report that they are sailing in the direction of the Dogger sandbar at a speed of about 16 knots! On the flagship Lin Xian, Commodore Tyrit tightly grasped the telescope in his hand and reported while observing the fleet in the distance.

"Admiral Betty asked us to report on the number of the German fleet." A moment later, an officer whispered in Territ's ear.

"Quantity, is this 4 or 5? That's a real problem. Sweat slowly oozed from Tyrit's palms, and the telescope in his hand was a little unstable. He saw the German fleet and tried his best to get close to the German fleet, there were no light cruisers behind the Germans, and then he approached to 18 kilometers! 15 km! Just as he was walking towards 12 kilometers, the sudden flickering fire in the distance and the tall column of water falling beside him made Territ immediately wake up, he seemed to be too close to them!

The light cruiser Lin Xian immediately drew an arc on the surface of the sea and left into the distance. But even after retreating to a safe distance, Tyrit still didn't figure out how many German capital ships were gathered on the opposite side! "The only thing I know for sure is that the opposite side cannot be the main force of the High Seas Fleet, they may be the strength of a detachment. In appearance, the last one seems to be the Moltke? Tyrit muttered to himself.

Tyrit is messy, as a reconnaissance fleet, the most important task is not to fight with the opponent's light cruisers and destroyers, and then sail by the wreckage of the opponent to show off their achievements arrogantly, the most important thing is to send accurate information to the main fleet, what kind of output do you have nothing to do with a messenger?

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