Chapter 1126: Wrapping Up
"If it weren't for the British seaplanes, then we would have had a chance to sneak up on our opponents. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info "Looking at the British plane that was killed by two J-1S seaplanes in the distance, Hipper said with some regret. The aerial reconnaissance of the British was now a disease of the Germans. If this problem is not solved, the German fleet is not easy to mix!
Moore withdrew with the fleet in a puff of smoke, and the Moltke finally appeared in Hipper's field of vision an hour later. "Welcome home, my brother!" A light signal was emitted from Hipper's flagship, the Cedritz.
"The end is a new beginning, and let us remember all the sacrifices and contributions made by the Blucher and Wiesbaden." Here's how Lefetsov responded.
"Go back, our mission has failed, and I will take all the blame." Jericho said with a long sigh after seeing the telegram from Major General Moore. In the end, the Grand Fleet was deceived! The Germans mixed a few Sibei cargoes into the battleships moored in the harbor and sent out the real thing. At this time, the Grand Fleet obviously did not have time to run to the Skagerrak Strait to block the opponent. The safe return of the German fleet was a foregone conclusion, and there was no point in continuing to hang around here. After glancing at the southern German mainland, Jericho gave the order to retreat.
"At least we killed the Blucher." Chief of Staff of the Grand Fleet, Charles. Lieutenant General Madden was relieved.
"Propaganda is more important than practical, the high seas fleet will not care too much about the loss of a dreadnought battlecruiser, if you take into account the fuel we have lost during this time, and the light cruisers and destroyers that have sunk in battle, our material losses are actually greater than the Germans, and the fundamental reason why we can call ourselves the victors is that we performed better this time than before." Jericho said with a blank face.
Just when the Grand Fleet commanded by Jericho and the fast fleet of Thomas began to withdraw. (The Grand Fleet went to Shetland, and the Fast Fleet returned to Forth Bay to return to its original arrangement) Churchill and Fisher, two naval tycoons at the Royal Admiralty in London, had also received information.
"The fly in the ointment is that I can't leave it all." After speaking, Churchill handed the telegram in his hand to Sir Fisher next to him, and paid attention to the other party's reaction.
"Well, this naval battle proved that the current Royal Navy is not all waste. We are finally back to the situation we had at the beginning of the war, and we could re-establish the North Sea blockade, cut off the Germans' sea transport routes, and begin blood transfusions for the Russians. Sir Fisher said with a blank face.
Now Fisher is a little numb, or rather acknowledges reality. Maybe he would defend his reputation in front of outsiders, but deep down he realized that there was indeed a problem with the design of the Royal Navy's warships, and if from the point of view of cost performance, the level of the German High Seas Fleet on the other side of the North Sea was several ...... to throw off him.
The prince led the team out to have a face-to-face fight with Jericho, and after Fisher read it, he knew that Jericho did not make a mistake, and he might not be able to do better if he was someone else, but he would lose what he deserved. The light cruiser said to die. There is no way to do this, so the current Fisher is still very tolerant of his subordinates. I can't help it if I'm intolerant. Pull Jericho and the others down, no one will take over!
However, there is one thing that Fisher is right, and that is that the situation in the British Navy is much better now than before. Now the situation between the two sides has returned to the situation at the beginning of the war, and the British Grand Fleet has never thought of beating the German fleet to the ground! The idea is very realistic, that is, it is enough to ensure the British mainland, the English Channel and the North Sea blockade, and the materials they need can be transported from all over the world, and it is enough for the Germans to cut off foreign aid. If the German fleet did not try to break this, then the two sides would have been able to ...... without incident.
And historically, the purpose of the British was achieved, but this plane, well, because of the presence of the traverser. The focus of the British and German naval rivalry remained unchanged, but the High Seas Fleet, which had been optimized from top to bottom, had repeatedly challenged the British Empire, the most fatal of which was the Battle of Dogger Sandbank. Because the collapse of Betty's fleet led to the fact that the British could only temporarily abandon the North Sea blockade. But now? When the British regained control of the situation, they also easily took out a battle cruiser. This one is really profitable.
As for saying that the Germans want to break again? The price they have to pay will be high! On the one hand, because the Royal Navy already has more warships in service, without the containment of the Indian Ocean, seven queens to swing to the Forth Bay is enough to give the Germans a headache, and because of the increased aviation reconnaissance. This time, it will not be easy for the Germans to be opportunistic again, right?
"Well, I think so too, anyway, it's a big win, how do you look at this picture? The photograph of the capsizing of the Blucher, I hope it will make the front page of all the daily newspapers tomorrow. Churchill muttered to himself. The only pity was that General Thomas was not able to attend this historic victory, and a damned shell wounded him. ”
"Is Thomas injured? Who is in command of that fleet now? Fisher asked, frowning slightly.
"Major General Moore will take over for the time being." Churchill said.
"So is Betty okay? Give him a chance. Fisher had a hint of pleading in his words.
"If he's willing to start as a capital ship captain, I don't think it's a big problem." Churchill replied.
"He turned out to be a lieutenant general."
"Yes, but a lieutenant general who made a major mistake, and if he hadn't been lucky, he would have gone to court-martial three months ago. I could give him a chance to start over, but that's all there is to it, if Betty wants to re-captain a fast battleship, he'll have to wait for the eighth Queen-class battleship to be commissioned. With that, Churchill waved his hand and said he did not want to talk about it again.
"Your Highness, Vice Admiral Hippel is back with the Moltke." Lieutenant General Scheer sent a telegram to the prince.
"Really? It looks like we can finally start again. Let the Moltke enter the port of Kiel for repairs, and then let Hippel come over, we have to plan again, this time, our losses cannot be in vain! The prince said categorically.
"A telegram from His Majesty the Kaiser, if convenient, I hope you will make a trip to Brussels." Tirpitz said at this time.
"Well, well, let's go to Brussels first." The prince thought for a while and said, after all, there are some things that the prince cannot decide, and must be approved by the Kaiser.
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