Chapter 1191: Despair and Hope

"Your disposition has come down, General Thomas, and you will be suspended from your post and then subject to a routine review. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info And Admiral Betty, hello, at least now you are still a captain in the Royal Navy, and after the repair of the Tiger is completed, you can continue to take him on the seas. All in all, I can only say sorry for the current situation. It's not all your responsibility, I should take a bigger responsibility. But....... In one of the Admiralty's offices, Admiral Jericho, commander of the Grand Fleet, said to his most trusted subordinate with some pain.

Jericho and Thomas are best friends, and their friendship dates back to the 80s! When Jericho was co-captain on the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet, Thomas was Jericho's flag captain ....... The two developed a deep friendship during their time together. Jericho was cautious and relatable, and Thomas was heavily influenced by him. But this time, Jericho really couldn't help Thomas. If such a big thing happens, someone has to take the blame.......

In all fairness, who is responsible? Jericho believed that the greatest responsibility in tactics was himself, and the Germans' methods were strikingly similar to the last Thunder-Thurbrus operation, which was to gather information and paralyze the opponent through frequent operations, and after confirming the rules of action and vigilance measures of the British fleet, he suddenly attacked, and easily disabled a detachment of the British Navy with the entire high seas fleet!

This time the Germans acted even more directly than the last time! The last time I fought with Betty, there was an operation to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, and this time, he directly intercepted Thomas's fleet under the cover of night, and then killed 3 queens and 1 battle cruiser with extremely violent means after dawn.

If you think about it, the brains and courage of the people who were able to devise this tactic are admirable, and the German Navy's potential in terms of technology also shocked Jericho, you know, when Thomas Fleet besieged the Blucher, the Germans seemed to know nothing about the new communication bands of the British, and now they can easily listen and locate! Moreover, the German fleet tracked the British fleet at night was also very terrible, and the Germans could integrate airships and submarines well to form a three-dimensional reconnaissance network, and in this respect, Jericho believed that the British were not as good as the Germans on the other side.

To put it bluntly, the Germans took advantage of the division of the British fleet after the evacuation and carried out the ambush. The Germans had not shown their feet or behaved in an unusual manner before, but Jericho had not noticed, or rather understood in a wrong direction. He regarded the frequent sorties of the German fleet as a simple war of attrition, and did not expect that the other side would suddenly rise to the top and make a reckless wave. So, Jericho thinks that the biggest responsibility for tactics is himself. I failed to see through the tricks of the Germans that led to what happened to Thomas's fleet today, in fact, when the two fleets met, the result was already decided, the difference in strength was too big, there was no need to fight, to be honest, Thomas was able to come back with 3 warships, and he could order the fleet to disband at a critical moment, which was really good.

But alas, as a defeated general, all this is useless. The top brass and the public demand that someone must come out and take the blame. The Admiralty may understand, but they are not willing to take on the pressure for Thomas. And what about yourself? Well, it can only be said that now the commander of the Grand Fleet does not have a suitable candidate other than himself. So I can still sit in this position for the time being.

As for Betty? This guy is definitely a lucky one, to say that he must have the ability, to be able to become the youngest rear admiral in the history of the Royal Navy other than Marshal Nelson, that in itself shows that he has the ability! Although Jericho didn't like his personality and didn't like the way he went over to talk to the Admiralty about something, Jericho admitted that this guy was quite capable among the current high-ranking generals in the Navy.

If Thomas's mistake was that he was unlucky and happened to be calculated by the German fleet, then Betty was also wrong in this operation, if he had left immediately after seeing the damage to the battlecruiser Goeben, then the New Zealand would have almost returned to port safely, but this time, Betty's approach was too aggressive, or the temptation in front of him was too great, and his choice to fight the German battlecruiser was a mistake in the first place, of course, it is not denied that this evaluation is somewhat hindsightly, but judging from the results, The British Navy lost a little too much in the end...... When the queen escaped, the New Zealand was put in .......

But this guy is also a capable man! At the Admiralty's inquiry meeting, Betty emotionally asked everyone present: "When Nelson, Drake and other Navy ancestors encounter a 3-2 situation, what will they choose?" We have three capital ships, and the other side only has two, in this case, if we just blindly avoid, then I can only say that the Royal Navy is rotten from the bones! By the time we were leaving, the German reinforcements had not appeared, indicating that our previous predictions were correct. If we have to say that we are wrong, then we can only say that the god of war is not on our side. It's something that no one can do. ”

At that time, Jericho believed that Betty, who was standing in front, almost said that the New Zealand was scum, and that the people who designed the battleship should be on the gallows....... Although Jericho wants to say this too. However, the witty Betty attributed the defeat to an illusory fate, whether you believe it or not, but at least there was an excuse. Of course, what if someone wondered why such a thing did not happen on German battleships? So in the direction, naturally Sir Fisher can help Betty block the gun, no way, the perfect cat is from his idea!

Betty's rhetoric is really reasonable, if she doesn't dare to fight back in the case of absolute superiority, then the fighting spirit of the Royal Navy may really be destroyed before the fleet entity is defeated. If you do everything only to protect yourself, then the soul of this navy is finished, so even if Betty's behavior is debatable, under the premise of "political correctness", the punishment for Betty can only be raised high and then gently fall! So, the end result, Thomas stepped aside for the time being. And Betty can continue to mix in the navy.

"And what will the future of the Fast Fleet hold when the queens complete their repairs?" At the end of the conversation, Thomas asked.

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