The main forces of the German High Seas Fleet under Prince Heydrich did not go straight to their capital, as the British had imagined, after leaving port, and the first target of this fleet was Newcastle, one of the main shipbuilding bases of the British Navy. There were not only the famous Armstrong shipyards, but also many other small and medium-sized shipyards that worked day and night to build new warships for the British Navy, including the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship that had begun construction in October 1913 and was expected to be launched in mid-1915 from the slipway of the Armstrong shipyard, as well as a large number of other surface ships and submarines.

In the eyes of Admiral Chancellor Tirpitz and Prince Heydrich, London was undoubtedly the best target for Britain, both the naval fleet and bombers taking off from the coast of France could attack there, but it was depressing that Kaiser Wilhelm II had great expectations for his relatives on the other side of the Channel, believing that the British would soon withdraw from the war, and if they attacked their capital at this time, Germany and Britain would inevitably be in a situation where they would be incompatible in the future. Therefore, he did not approve any plans for an attack on London. At the same time, Tirpitz's long-awaited unrestricted submarine warfare was not fully sanctioned by William II, and submarine forces were only allowed to attack British merchant ships, and there were still many neutral ships plying British ports. However, in the first month after the war, and especially in the week following Germany's victory in the North Sea, German submarines had achieved a staggering record, sinking 178 British merchant ships with a total tonnage of more than 500,000 tons.

Tirpitz and Heydrich, who were desperately disappointed that they could not attack London, had no choice but to turn their attention to the main British shipyards, hoping to reduce the war potential of the British as much as possible.

The sea was undulating, and the atmosphere in the North Sea was much calmer than the sea, except for the seabirds and hovering reconnaissance planes, and one could only see the masts and thick columns of smoke of this fleet. The sailors carried out their work in the cool sea breeze, one plane after another was sent to the deck of the aircraft carrier, and from time to time there were reconnaissance planes taking off and landing, and it was an orderly and busy scene.

Three rows of young pilots in gray flight suits and white silk scarves stood straight on the side of the deck, their faces completely unsightly nervous before the battle, and their faces relaxed and listened to the officers' instructions. After a while, when an officer with gray hair but a not very old face walked up to them, everyone's expressions suddenly became serious, and they looked at the fierce commander of the fleet.

Prince Heydrich's mood was also very different from the last time he attacked Pascalflo, the last time he stood on the bridge and watched his pilots board the plane one by one, and the planes left the deck one by one, and then disappeared into the sky, his heart was both expectant and nervous, but now that he was deeply aware of the reliability and destructiveness of this attack tactic, he only had the expectation of victory. After giving a military salute to everyone, he gave a lecture to the pilots who were about to depart for the first time:

"Dear German warriors, glad we were able to teach the English again so soon! This time we're going to blow up their shipyards so that they can't build ships that can compete with our German Navy! As far as we know, there are not a few British planes in Newcastle, and after our air raid on Pascalflo the British have strengthened their air defenses, so I hope you don't take it lightly. But don't worry too much, let go of your hands and feet to show the strength of the air team! Remember, the British warships lying on the slipway, the machinery and equipment near the docks, and the shipyard workers are your targets! I'm sure your commander has introduced you before, most of the planes are carrying ****** this time, so be sure to pay attention to the altitude when you throw them, and don't let your planes be ignited by the bombs you dropped! Well, that's all I have to say, and I wish you all a triumphant return! ”

Under the watchful eye of Prince Heydrich, the pilots boarded their planes one by one. When the fleet reached 75 nautical miles southeast of Newcastle, 25 Seahawk II fighter-bombers, 26 Ostrich I bombers, and 20 Swordfish torpedo planes began to fly off the deck of the aircraft carrier, while 12 Exocet seaplanes hoisted from the seaplane carrier also took off slowly, and 83 planes formed the largest naval air fleet ever to fly to the coast of England.

Shortly after the aircraft formation left the fleet, the artillery fleet consisting of 6 Dreadnought-class battleships, 7 old battleships, 3 light cruisers, and 18 destroyers also headed for the British coast alone, aiming at the naval fortress near Sunderland.

Newcastle is a harbour city located at the mouth of the River Tyne. The crisp sea breeze swept through the Tyne, bringing with it the unique atmosphere of the North Sea, the British Empire's Newcastle military port was no longer the busy scene it used to be, merchant ships were temporarily forbidden to leave the port, sailors wandered the streets idlely, and the patrolling soldiers on the docks looked depressed, except for the Armstrong shipyard and other small shipyards on the banks of the Tyne, where workers worked hard in the dockyards and workshops despite the heat, sparks of welding and parts being lifted and put down.

In the dry dock east of Armstrong Shipyard, workers were busy repairing two wounded destroyers; On the largest slipway to the west lay a huge hull, its superstructure uninstalled, a black-looking and dirty body, surrounded by countless iron frames on which countless workers were working, and a slightly smaller slipway with several ships of various sizes under construction; The pier to the north has several huge hangers, as well as many tall warehouses that store parts and components such as boilers, engines, and cannons for ships.

The huge hull on the north slipway was the Elizabeth-class battleship under construction, the most powerful battleship ever, with a displacement of 33,000 tons far exceeding the current capital ships of all countries, and on this 24-knots battleship was equipped with eight 380-mm guns, and all Germans were glad that this kind of battleship was still unfinished.

After lunch, most of the residents of Newcastle Harbour began their lunch break, and the sailors of the several cruisers, destroyers, and submarines stationed in the military port also looked lazy, and only a few small patrol boats slowly drove out of the port with great reluctance. The German fleet had departed, and all British ports were under martial law, but the naval officers and men here, like their military and political officers, thought that the Germans would go straight to their capital, which was still a quiet corner of the noisy world.

A few British sailors standing on patrol boats slowly moving out of the harbor were the first to spot a group of black spots in the southeastern sky, and the humming engine noise came from far and near, and many Newcastle residents who were extremely disturbed from their sleep thought that the cars outside had ruined their good dreams.

The sailors on the patrol boats did not know exactly how many aircraft there were in their country, but they were sure that a British fleet of this size would definitely not appear in that direction. The terrible sirens were remembered when the German planes were still a few nautical miles away, and on several warships in the military harbor, the naval officers and men hurriedly untied the cables and started their ships as fast as they could. In view of the valuable experience of Pascalflo's attack, the British Navy officers and men added a clause in their soldiers' manuals: in the event of an enemy air attack, quickly leave the harbor to evade.

The German planes ignored the scrambled British sailors below, and flew straight over the harbor and headed straight for the shipyard. In this regard, the British sailors who finally started the battleship when the German plane flew over were disappointed, it was a kind of disdainful disappointment, how did they know that even the torpedo planes mounted under the belly were specially made ******, and the Germans did not put their small fish and shrimp into the scope of attack at all.

After hearing the sirens from the port, the workers in the shipyard did not panic because of this. Shearer just put down his tools and looked in the direction of the harbor, but there was no fire or smoke from the explosion, and a large group of seabirds seemed to appear in the distance, as if a swarm of flies had come nearby. Shearer got back to work. He was just an ordinary worker, who liked to go to the tavern every day after work and listen to the anecdotes that the sailors heard from all over the place. Lately, people have naturally focused on the war and the Germans, and when it comes to the Pascalflo air raids, everyone looks angry, but when some sailors talk about the German planes as if they were flying demons. Old Alain. Shearer was never pessimistic, he had worked in this shipyard for decades, and every British battleship that had been launched from these slipways was so majestic, with more and more mass, thicker and thicker armor, faster and faster sailing, and thicker and thicker barrels, how could such a navy lose to the Germans who could only herd sheep. It wasn't until the first German plane flew over the shipyard that the old Alain . Shearer's blind cult of the British Navy was shattered.

For the German pilots, the target here did not move, there were no machine guns and bullets for the British, all they had to do was drop bombs accurately on the target. From the air, the huge hull looming out from under the huge curved roof of the main slipway at the Armstrong shipyard was so enticing that most German planes were reluctant to drop their bombs when they flew over the repair docks east of the shipyard and the warehouses to the north for the first time.

From the time the German plane dropped the first bomb, old Alain. Shearer and thousands of shipbuilders watched in amazement at the fireworks display, each ****** explosion causing a huge mass of fire, and the main slipway was suddenly in flames, spreading so fast that everyone who wanted to put out the fire suddenly lost hope. German planes began to scatter in search of worthy targets, and any ****** they dropped would set fire to a large number of buildings in the area, including several shipyards, including the Armstrong shipyard. The summer air was once again warmed up and turned into a suffocating heat, and the River Tyne next to the shipyard was almost boiling, and the fire soon began to spread, and the entire lower banks of the Tyne River became a living purgatory.

People had no choice but to jump into the water, but in many places even the surface of the water was burning, and some of the innermost people were actually burned to death in the water. But in his descendants Alain. Shearer and many fans are blessed by the old Alain. Shearer was one of the lucky few, and he was able to escape the fire by swimming desperately out.

The entire airstrike lasted only 15 minutes, but the fire lasted for three whole days. Not only did the shipyards on the banks of the River Tyne be reduced to ashes, but a small part of Newcastle was also on fire, and the criminal war once again cost many civilians their lives, and the historic British shipyard never came back to life.

Shortly after the start of the air raid on Newcastle, the German artillery fleet, led by Vice Admiral Hipper, began shelling the naval fort near Sunderland. The British navy had always held absolute maritime supremacy in the North Sea, so they spent relatively little effort on the naval fortifications, and the forts on the east coast of England looked old and backward in the face of the great ships and cannons. The German sailors excitedly sent shells to British soil, while the British fortress artillery could only helplessly smash the water at a great distance from the German battleship with heavy shells.

After 1 hour of shelling, the Cavin Fortress south of Sunderland was completely destroyed, and then Hipper's artillery fleet sailed north along the coast, drove outside the port of Sunderland and exchanged fire with the Connor Fortress north of Sunderland, the shells exchanged between the two sides, and the fire and smoke of the explosion soon enveloped the British fortress, and the Nassau-class battleship Posen was also hit by 1 152 mm shells and 2 120 mm shells fired by the British fortress, and the old battleship Gera was hit by 2 152 mm shells, but both ships were unharmed. After 40 minutes, the cannons of Connor Fortress could not withstand the heavy shelling of the German fleet, and finally all of them were silent. During this time, a group of British torpedo boats bravely rushed towards Hipper's fleet, but they only had time to fire a volley of torpedoes at a distance of 3,000 meters before they were sunk by a combined combination of German battleships and destroyers.

Sunderland, one of the few seaside cities in Britain with traditional industries such as shipbuilding and media, was subjected to German artillery fire in its shipyards and various ships moored in the harbor, and it was not until about an hour later that two British submarines torpedoed Hipper's fleet away.

It was nearly dusk that Hipper's artillery fleet caught up with the main fleet, which had already turned around and sailed south. With the first wave of air strikes on Newcastle already having the desired effect, Heydrich had already set his sights on the next target.