The Russo-Japanese Battle of Tsushima and the annihilation of the expeditionary fleet proved that naval warfare was moving in a new direction. The accuracy and firepower of the guns are not strong due to the different ballistics and rate of fire of the two caliber guns, and the observation of the impact point and the control of fire cannot be unified when the two caliber main guns are fired, so that the rate of fire and the hit rate of the main guns are affected. The Wuyue-class battleship was born, making the world realize the power of the full-weight firepower battleship, so the era of the Wuyue ship began, and the former Wuyue ship was reduced to cannon fodder.

It was the Tarzan that allowed the battleship to be built directly into the era of super battleships, the caliber of the battleship's main guns increased to 13.5-15 inches, the effective range of the guns continued to increase, the main gun turrets were arranged on the horizontal and longitudinal central axis of the hull, the main turret of the amidships was reduced or eliminated, and the displacement was increased to more than 2,5000 tons. Everyone can see the advancement of this layout structure, but unfortunately few people can do that, not even the big brother of the sea, Britain. Naval artillery, armor, ammunition, and power systems are all constraints, and countries can only grow from small to large.

However, Germany did not give the British more time to reshape, this young man who was thriving felt that his arms were strong enough, and the secret cooperation of Walter was like a shot in the arm for Germany, and the four German-class battleships were more like a big tonic. So he felt that the time had come to challenge British sea power, and that Germany was better prepared than England. Twenty-five submarines were sent out to look for traces of the British fleet, ten large "Zeppelin" airships were cruising over the waters off Denmark, and two seaplane carriers also released a large number of reconnaissance aircraft to reconnoiter and search along the perimeter of the fleet.

At 5:30 a.m., Scheer received a report from the submarine U23, which stated that two battleships, two cruisers and several destroyers had been spotted heading southeast.

At 06:30 Scheer received a report from a reconnaissance plane that eight battleships were moving northeast under the escort of several cruisers and destroyers, and Scheer decided to keep the fleet course unchanged.

At 08:00 Scheer kept the main forces of the High Seas Fleet fifty nautical miles behind the battlecruiser detachment of the Hipper's fleet, which was joined by all the capital ships of the High Seas Fleet except for the "King" and "Thuringia".

At this critical juncture, not only did the British Home Fleet not receive any effective information, but the reports sent by the domestic intelligence services also caused confusion among the fleet commanders. Jericho and Betty receive a notice from the Admiralty that the main force of the Scheer fleet has not left the port, while the intelligence services indicate that the Scheer fleet has departed.

Hitper's fleet and Hipper's fleet were 50 nautical miles apart, and the two fleets were in a parallel position, and Hipper, who accurately grasped and measured the position of Beatty's fleet, ordered all battlecruisers to speed up to 24 knots. By the time Hipper's fleet was about to enter the attack position, Betty did not know that the enemy was close at hand, and that the reconnaissance ships on which the British had high hopes were inefficient, and they could only rely on the naked eye to observe the smoke rising at sea level, which was certainly not as efficient and concealed as the planes in the sky and the submarines under the water.

Betty was shocked to find out that the German fleet appeared, but the British navy, which has been inherited for a hundred years, has never been afraid of challenges, and has to take the initiative to attack even in weak situations, and the strong fleet is backed by the British naval officers and sailors. After sending electricity to Jericho's main fleet, Betty ordered the fleet to meet the enemy, and Jericho's main fleet in the rear began to speed up, and Jericho, who thought that he had found the main force of the Germans, hoped that Betty would hold back the enemy and hold out until the main fleet arrived.

11:49 The naval duel between Betty and Hipper's fleet begins. Hipper's initial battlefield situation was in Hipper's favor, as his fleet appeared in the T-position of the naval battle, facing away from the sun and shrouded in a layer of mist, and the mixture of soot and muzzle smoke from the wind reduced visibility on the British side. There was also a mistake in the distribution of firepower on the British side, as a result of which the "Lion" and the "Royal Princess" fired at the same target, while the weakest "Indefatigable" was sent out to fight with the "von . Morality. Tann's showdown. The worst thing was that the British fleet, despite its numerical superiority of 6:5, turned a blind eye to the German "De Fringer", which was the strongest in the German army, so the ship was able to calmly mobilize 12-inch heavy guns to fire at the British.

12:51 "Lützov" opened fire and hit the "Lion", "Moltke" hit the "Tiger" twice, and "Royal Princess" hit "Lützov". The counterattack of the "Tiger" was all 2,000 meters away and landed near the light cruiser "Regensburg," which was on guard on its flanks, which made the ship very puzzled -- why a mere light cruiser had been treated so favorably.

At 13:53 the "Royal Princess" was hit by two 12-inch shells fired by the "D-Fringel", the firing command instrument was destroyed, and the shooting accuracy instantly coincided with the "Tiger" with bad eyes.

In order to gain time and turn the tide of the situation, Betty ordered the destroyer to carry out a torpedo attack. The "Queen Mary" hit the "Setritz", disabling one of its turrets, and the "Queen Mary" was by this time completely side-firing. "Queen Mary" hit "De Fringer", but also hit a bullet.

The "Lion" was hit by the Q turret, the Q turret instantly failed, and the flames went straight to the ****** storage, and if the 70 tons of gunpowder there exploded, the fate of the "Lion" can be imagined. Captain Harvey, the only surviving turret officer, ordered the ammunition compartment to be filled with water to prevent the ammunition from exploding, regardless of his personal safety.

At 14:00, Jericho once again ordered the battleship to speed up. 14:05 The starboard side of the "Indefatigable" was replaced by "von. Morality. The "Tann" was hit three times with an 11-inch gun, lost fire and withdrew from the battle, and during the evacuation it was hit twice more near the front turret, and in a short time there was a large explosion. Only a few of the 1,026 officers and soldiers on it survived.

It took only twenty minutes for Hipper to change the balance of power, and Betty had to use four scarred battlecruisers against Hipper's five ships of their kind, which had not yet been badly damaged. However, Betty was convinced that the Fifth Battlefleet was coming, and ordered to turn to the left and cross two compass points (about 22.5 degrees) to the left, desperately intercepting Hipper's advance in an attempt to wait for the battlefleet to encircle Hipper.

However, Hipper's mission was not to entangle with Betty, and after taking advantage, Hipper immediately ordered the fleet to turn around and leave the area of engagement. Due to the heavy damage to the capital ships, by the time the Fifth Battlefleet arrived, the Hipper's fleet had already accelerated its departure. Betty joined up with the Fifth Battlefleet and immediately pursued in an attempt to hold back the Hipper's fleet again.

When Jericho learned that the forward force had encountered the enemy and was locked in a bitter battle, he immediately ordered the Grand Fleet to speed up, and after three increases, 21 battleships were able to sail at a speed of 24 knots. Jericho then sent Rear Admiral Hood to lead the Third Battle Cruiser Squadron (flagships "Invincible", "Indomitable", and "Indomitable") to break away from the main fleet and take the lead to support Betty.

Betty frantically chased, Jericho accelerated support, the British wanted to destroy the German fleet in one fell swoop in the main decisive battle, maybe Jericho and Betty believed the intelligence provided by the intelligence services that the main German force did not go to sea, maybe the pressure brought by the London side was too great, maybe the century-old tradition of the British Navy penetrated into their bone marrow. They chose to continue the attack.

The Germans prepared a huge trap for the British Home Fleet, and Schell, who had an accurate grasp of the position of the British troops, led the main force of the High Seas Fleet to wait somewhere, waiting for the right moment to appear on the battlefield. The Hipper's fleet, which was used as a decoy, did not distance itself from Betty's fleet, looming so that Betty just couldn't catch up. And on land, the Germans' biggest hole cards are poised to be played.

Fifteen kilometers east of Jutland, Hirtshals, Denmark, surrounded by a huge black forest, and in the center of a wide open space, hundreds of biplanes were pushed out of the hangar, and the Iron Cross sign was clearly visible - this was a German military airfield!

The 105 biplanes promised by China finally arrived in Germany in early May, and the main reason why Wilhelm II agreed to a high-seas fleet sortie led most people to believe that planes could threaten battleships, including Wilhelm II. The biplane bombers and biplane torpedo attack planes specially produced by China for Germany were disassembled into parts and transported to Germany by transport ships, avoiding the point when Britain began to inspect Chinese transport ships and merchant ships. The Germans selected more than 100 excellent pilots for training in dive bombing and torpedo attacks, but because of the need for secrecy, there was no time for sea attack training, which was the greatest regret. (To be continued.) )