"According to General Moore's telegram, they did not fight their opponents for a long time, that is, about 20 minutes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info And during this time, the New Zealand and Australia used up almost all the smoke canisters, and the destroyer fleet threw away all the torpedoes. Jericho cryptically explained why the Moore fleet had survived.

"Destroyers, destroyer fleets! Hold the grass, what about Betty's destroyer?! At this time, Rear Admiral Duff remembered that there were more than 2 dozen destroyers and 1 dozen light cruisers going out with Betty! And now, in addition to these embarrassed and crumbling capital ships, the rest of the kittens add up to less than 2 digits! "Maybe they're back to port first?" Duff came up with a very lame reason.

"There is a destroyer group that seems to be fully sunk, and this is a true disaster, gentlemen! Cheer up! Let's take on a new challenge! The glory of the Royal Navy cannot be lost on us, Nelson, Drake and other ancestors are watching us in heaven! It's not that we haven't experienced failure, the only difference between us and our opponent is that if we lose, we can get back up, and if the opponent loses, it's all over! Admiral Jericho, who has always given people a sense of peace and strength, said loudly.

"Now get moving! Help our friends who have just experienced this war to return home smoothly! Let's go to the Roseths base together! And to have all the officers above the rank of major general who participated in this battle come to my flagship immediately, I need to deal with something. Jericho said.

Half an hour later, Betty, Jerram, Hood, and Moore, the four captains of the fleet, arrived at General Jericho's flagship, the Iron Duke, in a traffic boat. Looking at these generals with pale faces and a murderous aura all over their bodies, the adjutant in charge of hospitality immediately ran away after bringing each of them a cup of coffee and hot chocolate, these guys who were originally carnivore-level were even more terrifying and unsettling after experiencing a big battle, like a sword cutting out!

"Let's have a cup of coffee first, this is something I specially prepared for individuals, it has a very special name called Death Wish, and it contains twice as much caffeine as regular coffee. With just a small glass, you'll lose sleep for a few nights, and I don't think you've been trying to get a good night's sleep these days, because we have a lot of work to do. So, start with a pick-me-up with a cup of coffee. After speaking, Jericho glanced at the few people present and drank the coffee in his hand.

Jericho's gaze swept over everyone present one by one, Betty's anger and unwillingness, Jerram's solemnity and worry, Moore's helplessness and loneliness, and Hood's perseverance all fell into Jericho's eyes, "Well, it's good, although we lost, our spirit did not collapse!" Jericho gave a thumbs up to everyone present in his heart, it was just a mental performance, and in the end, how to deal with tactical and battle mistakes, and how to deal with .......

"I have in my possession a document that describes the course of the campaign. I hope that all of you here can take a look and see if there is anything missing. Jericho said.

Fifteen minutes later, when Betty closed the document in her hand for the last time, Jericho asked again: "If there is no doubt, then I would like to know, Admiral Betty, why did the four super dreadnought battlecruisers Lion, Tiger, Queen Mary, and Princess Celestia break out of formation before discovering the German fleet and engaging it?" Answer me! There was a hint of anger in Jericho's words!

"I'm starting to think that they are the Hipper fleet, so I want to hold them down, Hipper only has 5 battlecruisers, of which 3 are super dreadnoughts, I originally thought that my 4 battleships could at least hold them down even if they couldn't defeat their opponents, and the speed difference between me and General Moore was only 2 to 3 knots, and General Moore would soon be able to keep up." Betty said with a pale face.

"My fleet did quickly catch up with Admiral Betty, but by that time, we were already overwhelmed, and we couldn't even determine how many capital ships the other side had until the Germans' battle lines were deployed, and this time, the Germans came out with a lot of frigates, 3 squadrons of light cruisers, and at least 3 dozen destroyers! Neither we, nor the Harwich fleet, could penetrate their outer cordon for close reconnaissance. There's no way around it. Looking at the chief officer next to him, Major General Moore said.

"Yes, it's Tyrit! (Commander of the Harwich fleet) he has two destroyer groups in his hands, a total of 8 detachments, 32 destroyers! But he failed to figure out the formation of the other party's fleet, this is an intolerable failure, and he should go to a military court! Betty suddenly shouted. (Actually, historically, Betty's character is really bad, and it is too normal to shirk responsibility and blame.) ）

"Brigadier Tirit has no responsibility, his fleet is scattered reconnaissance, he sent out the information on the discovery of enemy ships at the first time, the entire German fleet is about 24 knots, followed by 3 light cruiser formations and 40 destroyers, it is impossible for Brigadier Tyrit to penetrate the layers of blockade to make the type and number of the German fleet so clear." Jericho stared at Betty, a hint of disgust hidden in his eyes.

"General Betty, you can reserve your opinion, however, I will definitely not admit in any report that there is a subjective error in the Harwich fleet." Finally, Jericho added.

"Lieutenant General Jerram and Major General Hood, what do you think? Let's talk about it, Betty's fleet is scattered, and you and General Hood have fought a battle that is at least equal in numbers. With that, Jericho stopped looking at Betty on the left, and turned his gaze to the others.

"The opponent has a total of 6 Bavaria-class battleships participating in the battle, but the gunnery level of the latter two battleships is relatively low, which is probably one of the main reasons why my fleet can be spared. IMHO, if an equal number of battleships were engaged, it would be impossible for any of our warships to hold out for more than an hour in front of the battleship Bavaria! Major General Hood said with a wry smile. Rear Admiral Hood's guess was only half right, the poor gunnery of the Hesse and Mecklenburg was one reason, but the most important reason was that the number of armor-piercing shells on the two battleships was not enough.......

"Not even the Queen?" Jericho was a little surprised, but still said calmly.

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