Of course, it is impossible to contact the main force of the High Seas Fleet now, and even if they do, it will be difficult for them to come to support them in a short time when the High Seas Fleet is on a mission in the Baltic Sea, and if there is no response from the High Seas Fleet, then they will definitely not be able to return home!

In this chaotic situation, Colonel Lefetsov would rather slow down and evacuate to the depths of the Norwegian Sea than go back in a hurry now, going back now is tantamount to throwing himself into the net, time should be on their side to some extent, the British attacked in advance, this time the British fast fleet will definitely attack with all its forces, and the big fleet may be moving. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info The British are already at their best from the start.

And what about Germany . Although there was no telegram, the German navy would certainly have realized that this sortie was in difficulty, and if Admiral Hipper and the prince were to get in touch, it would still be possible to concentrate the main forces of the High Seas Fleet to meet them, and at that time, although the British Navy was still stronger, but with the help of the High Seas Fleet, there would be a better chance of going back.

The colonel now needs to do two things, the first is to hide himself in the waves of the Norwegian Sea, and the second is to know how many warships are involved in the encirclement and suppression, and their approximate location. The third thing is to find a way to contact the headquarters.

Realizing this, the colonel resolutely withdrew to the depths of the Norwegian Sea. And at this time, the two battleships Queen, the battleship Warrior and the light cruiser under the jurisdiction of the Prestige, which belonged to the Second Fleet, discovered the German fleet that was withdrawing northward, and at this time, if anyone opens God's perspective, he will find that the Thomas's fleet, which was originally deployed to the northeast of the German fleet, the Second Fleet deployed to the west, and the Warweary and Baliem of the Third Fleet, which was deployed there, were gradually encircling the opponent!

At the same time, they rushed from the west, northeast and south. At this time, if the German fleet dares to go south, then it can only hehe, it is inevitable to hit one fleet, and it is possible to hit both fleets! Want to run away after hitting it again this time? The difficulty is great! Is there enough manpower to shovel coal, will there be problems with machinery running at high speed for long periods of time, and is there enough fuel? Will the fleet that is directly encircled and intercepted be damaged? After the analysis, Thomas believed that if the Germans went south, the battle would probably end today, and even if it was delayed until tomorrow, the two wounded German battleships would definitely not return to the North Sea, after all, they still had 1 queen and 3 battle cruisers waiting for you! Thomas is now full of good hands!

"The withdrawal of the German fleet to the north?" Thomas was slightly frustrated when he received the report. "It seems that we have met a master this time! Able to resist the desire to go home and continue to go around in circles with us. It's not easy. ”

"So what do we do next?" An officer asked.

"Hold your ground, General Moore's Fourth Fleet and its reconnaissance force will keep an eye on the entrance and exit of the North Sea. Then our three detachments slowly played with them! The German High Seas Fleet has not yet been concentrated and will not react in a short time. General Boll and Tirpitz have the guts, even if they know that something has happened to these two battle cruisers, they may not dare to come out to respond, it doesn't matter if they come out, Jericho's large fleet will be responsible for dealing with them, as long as we can catch these two battle cruisers. Thomas said with a light tap on the shoulder.

However, he knew that things had become more complicated now, and he really didn't know how long he would have to be entangled with the Germans in the Norwegian Sea this time!

Thomas's fleet did not go deep into the Norwegian Sea through the German fleet, after all, Thomas felt that he still had less power in his hands. However, 2 light cruisers were arranged to track the German fleet. At the same time, the surrounding camouflaged cruisers were ordered to continue the search for traces of the German fleet. This continued until nightfall. By this time the German fleet was already about 200 nautical miles in a straight line from the exit from the North Sea, and even if it returned at maximum speed, it was unlikely that it would return to the North Sea before dawn.

"The Blücher has about 65% of the fuel left. And we have about 72% of the fuel left. Wiesbaden is about halfway there. If we sail at an economic speed of 12 knots, we can drift on the surface for at least half a month. An officer said.

"Half a month, we can't actually hold on for that long. Let's go two days and see if we can get in touch with headquarters. "Although there is a backup radio channel, Colonel Lefetsov is not willing to contact the headquarters easily, if nothing else, you must at least know the size of the British fleet that is chasing you, right? So, across the wide sea, the two sides spent the first night after contact.

For the next two days, the two fleets did not face each other much, the German fleet continued to hide in the depths of the Norwegian Sea, while the British fleet cruised in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. And at a time when there was no change in sight at the front, the situation was quietly changing, because by this time the prince had already arrived at Wilhelmshaven with his retinue.

In the harbor, the prince once again saw the entire fleet of the high seas like a great wall of steel. At this moment, more than 70% of the warships of the High Seas Fleet are gathered here, and this is the case now. The slow-moving battleship Nassau, armed with 10 12-inch guns, and the Bosson, a slow-moving capital ship armed with 12 12-inch guns, were both in the Baltic Sea to defend against possible actions by the Russians. And the rest of the capital ships, except for the 2 battlecruisers in the Norwegian Sea and Thomas Hide-and-Seek, really came here!

Standing at the highest point in Wilhelmshaven, the prince took in the scenery of the entire harbor, and a total of 5 capital ship detachments were deployed in the entire harbor, and the closest to him were the 1st Battleship Squadron and the 2nd Battleship Squadron of General Schell, (together forming the 1st Battleship Squadron. Each detachment was 3 Bavaria-class battleships.

A little further away from him was the newly formed 3rd Battleship Detachment, consisting of three newly commissioned Bavaria-class battleships. They are the Weimar, Braunschweig and Deshaw. The fourth battleship detachment consisted of three Helgelant-class battleships Helgland, Thuringia and Oldenburg. (together to form the 2nd Battleship Squadron)

And the only dreadnought-type fast battleship, the Rhineland, temporarily followed the 4th battleship detachment. At the farthest end was Admiral Hipper's detachment of battle cruisers, but there were only three of them, the Goburn, the Cedritz, and the Von der Tann. A total of 16 fast battleships were deployed in this port, and the main fleet was able to sail at a speed of more than 24 knots.

In addition to these capital ships, there are also 5 light cruiser detachments, a total of 18 light cruisers of various types, and 8 destroyer detachments under it, nearly 50 destroyers of various types.

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