Chapter 228: The Royal Navy's Trap
"Admiral Jellico, Admiral Betty, what exactly is the Royal Navy going to do to deal with the threat of the Germans' broken fleet and submarine forces to our sea lines? On the Prime Minister's side, there is not much patience left. Pen & Fun & Cabinet www.biquge.info coupled with the current war, it is very unfavorable to the entire Entente. Therefore, the Cabinet hopes that the Royal Navy will come up with a proper response as soon as possible. "Churchill looked at John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty.
"Your Excellency, in order to reduce the losses of the transport fleet, we are now employing a large fleet plus a warship escort. In the middle of the Atlantic, assemble merchant ships. The Royal Navy then provided security protection for these assembled merchant ships. So far, it's not bad. We have two or three capital ships for each transport fleet. This made it impossible for the Germans to break the fleet. This ensures the safe arrival of the convoy on the UK mainland. "John? Admiral Jericho said.
Churchill nodded, this solution can solve the problem. However, a large number of capital ships of the Royal Navy have to be engaged in fleet escort duties, which will undoubtedly weaken the strength of the Royal Navy.
"Our capital ships have gone to escort the convoy, so what to do with the German High Seas Fleet?" Churchill asked.
"Your Excellency, our capital ships are now seriously undernumbered, so we can only maintain vigilance against the German High Seas Fleet. If they find something unusual, assemble the fleet. Admiral Jericho said.
"No, that's too inefficient. Before our main fleet could complete its build-up, the German High Seas Fleet might have already attacked. It was equally important to protect the sea lines of transport and to defeat the German high seas fleet. Churchill said.
This immediately made John? Admiral Jericho didn't know what to say. The Royal Navy is indeed very powerful, but it is undoubtedly difficult to do both tasks at the same time.
"Your Excellency, we are preparing a plan for a broken fleet against the German Navy. If it succeeds, it will deal a heavy blow to the Germans' broken fleet. In this way, the threat to us from the German Navy's broken fleet will be minimized. Even solving this problem in one fell swoop is not impossible. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
"Oh? What is the plan? Churchill was interested. He undoubtedly hoped to be able to get rid of the German Navy's high seas fleet once and for all. Without the threat of the High Seas Fleet, Britain's sea lines of transport would have been able to flow unimpeded. And Britain's war potential can also be brought into play without being affected.
"Your Excellency, we are ready to send a large convoy of convoys from Canada to England. When the time comes, we will assemble a large convoy of convoys. The German fleet of broken ships will inevitably attack this fleet. When the time comes, we will ambush another elite fleet nearby. As soon as the German fleet attacked, we would ambush them. When the time comes, it will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the German high seas fleet. "David? Lieutenant General Betty looked confident.
Churchill frowned, and it seemed to him that the plan was a little too rudimentary, full of loopholes.
"Will the Germans take the bait? They're not stupid. Churchill raised his doubts.
"Your Excellency, the Germans will definitely take the bait. As long as we have enough bait to make them tickle, they'll get hooked. Even if it doesn't work once, we can prepare a few more times. If the German fleet had not attacked, we would have been able to transport large quantities of war materials to Britain. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
Churchill nodded: "Well, in this way, it's the best of both worlds." If the Germans attacked, we would kill them. If they don't attack, our fleet will be able to get to Britain safely. Either way, we are the winners. This is a very good solution. ”
"Your Excellency, then, we need to get further authorization. Preparations are already underway, but if authorization can be obtained, the fleet will be able to depart from Canada tomorrow. "John? Admiral Jericho also said excitedly.
"I'll give you permission right away. However, I hope that you will be able to guarantee a victory for the British Empire. Churchill said.
"Yes, Your Excellency. We promise victory. "John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty was very confident.
As early as the sinking of the battlecruiser Lion, the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet was already looking for a way to deal with the German Navy's broken fleet. After all this period of hard work, they finally perfected their plan and began to put it into action. What is lacking now is nothing more than a mandate from Churchill. Of course, they had long expected that Churchill would definitely give them a mandate. Because, from the bottom of his bones, Churchill was a main battle faction.
"May I know which warships you have prepared for this operation?" Churchill asked.
"Of course, Your Excellency, this plan may be a secret to others. However, adults are fully qualified to know about this plan. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
"For this plan, the fleet we have prepared is mainly divided into an escort fleet and an ambush fleet. The escort fleet consisted of four 'George V-class' battleships. The ambush fleet consisted of three 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers, three 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers, the remaining two 'Lion-class' battlecruisers, the 'Tiger' battlecruiser and the four 'Iron Duke-class' battlecruisers that had just been commissioned. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
"Is this to wipe out all the capital ships of the Royal Navy?" Churchill asked, confused.
"Your Excellency, we are indeed preparing to dispatch the strongest capital ship of the Royal Navy at the moment. In addition to the battlecruisers, the four 'George V-class' battleships and the four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships were the latest capital ships of the Royal Navy. When the time comes, as soon as the German Navy's high seas fleet takes the bait, we will prepare a tight encirclement, and the Germans will definitely not have the opportunity to pull out of this encirclement. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said.
If it weren't for the fact that the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships had not yet entered service, it was estimated that Davy? Vice Admiral Betty asked this class of battleships, armed with 381 mm guns, to join the operation.