When Ser Jericho arrived at the place where Betty and the others were ambushed with his main fleet, he saw only a few wrecks of warships floating on the sea, and the sea was calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

"It's too late, I wonder if Betty and they managed to get out?"

The wreckage floating on the surface of the sea was impossible to tell if it was the enemy or his own, but Jericho knew that he was late, and hurried to confirm Betty's news with headquarters.

Jericho and a group of officers were on the flagship with binoculars to scrutinize the wreckage at the surface of the sea, while other warships approached the wreckage to try to discern its source.

"Report to the Commander, we have searched and rescued several Imperial Navy soldiers, and they have reported a very bad news, Vice Admiral Betty has died!"

Jericho dropped the telescope as soon as he let go of his hands, fortunately it was hanging around his neck, otherwise it would have fallen to the ground, and Vice Admiral Betty died, what happened to the fleet in the end?

"Do they know what's going on at the back of the fleet?" An uneasy thought was born in his mind, and Jericho was extremely nervous.

They also didn't know that they were soldiers on the Lion, and they were in a hurry to survive after the Lion sank, but they saw the Imperial fleet retreating, and they also found that the German High Seas Fleet was chasing the Imperial fleet! ”

The reporting officer's tone was also much heavier when he talked about the German High Seas Fleet, and the appearance of the High Seas Fleet made the retreating Imperial Fleet more auspicious.

"What, the German High Seas Fleet appeared, how is this possible? Why didn't the rest of the warships send this message? ”

Jericho was a little unconvinced that the German High Seas Fleet would arrive so quickly, unless it was a designed ambush.

"Continue to search and rescue the surviving soldiers, let the submarine force take a good look, don't let the enemy submarine sneak under the fleet, send patrol ships to monitor the southeast direction, and report as soon as the enemy fleet is found!"

After hearing this, the officer in charge immediately went to make arrangements, and the matter had exceeded their expectations, and if the German High Seas Fleet appeared, it should still be nearby, and even hide somewhere to ambush them, so they had to be cautious.

"Oh, no! That...... That's the flag of the "Royal Princess", and that deck has the word "Indomitable" and the code, how is that possible!? One of the officers suddenly shuddered and exclaimed, pointing to a place in the sea.

Hearing the exclamation, Jericho raised his binoculars and looked in the direction the officer was pointing, only to find that the flag of the "Royal Princess" and the deck with the word "Indomitable" were floating there, and Jericho's face was pale and his heart was extremely heavy.

"No way, this must be a German ploy, not real!"

"What the hell happened, could it be that the "Royal Princess" and the "Indomitable" sank, why didn't they see the other warships and escaped? ”

At this time, the officer who had just reported ran to Jericho with a big head and said in a heavy voice: "Report, the other soldiers who had just come up from the search and rescue learned that Rear Admiral Moore, who had temporarily taken over the command, ordered to surrender after the fleet was surrounded by the German High Seas Fleet, and the "Royal Princess" and the "Indomitable" fought to the death and were sunk, and Rear Admiral Moore led the rest of the warships to surrender!" ”

"Damn it, Moore, you damn coward!" Jellico shouted with a hideous face, but he also knew in his heart that the Moore fleet, surrounded by the German High Seas Fleet, had no possibility of escaping at all, and Moore was in stark contrast to the "Royal Princess" and its "Indomitable" indomitable battle to the death.

"Immediately/Report this unfortunate news to the headquarters, and retreat immediately after rescuing all the soldiers who fell into the sea, and you can't stay long!"

After accepting Moore's surrender, the German High Seas Fleet hastily cleaned up the scene, rescued its own people who had fallen into the water, and left, because the British main fleet was not far from here, so Jellico would save a lot of its own soldiers.

The German naval headquarters believed that it was not yet time for a decisive battle with the British main fleet, because they were not ready, and some of the main warships were still in the Baltic Sea, so they took evasive measures.

In this battle, the Germans sank three British battle cruisers, four light cruisers, and more than 10 destroyers, and captured the battle cruisers "New Zealand" and "Tiger", three light cruisers, and nearly 20 destroyers. The British suffered nearly 300 casualties and the Germans nearly 1,000.

Because of the victory of the German Navy, the British Navy's plan to completely blockade the North Sea was broken in one fell swoop, not only striking at the British Navy, but also increasing the strength of the German Navy.

When Asquith received the annihilation of the fleet, he angrily made a mess of the Prime Minister's office, and Churchill was trained to hold his head up.

"Rubbish, it's all a bunch of rubbish! What is your navy doing, didn't you say that this battle will be won, and what is going on now, you say! ”

"There are even those who surrender, increasing the strength of the enemy army, it is simply a shame for the empire, how does the navy use people, and put anyone in it?"

"Five battle cruisers, that's all gone, where do you let the empire's face go?"

“……”

Asquith scolded Churchill and a group of senior naval officials for more than ten minutes, but Churchill and the others did not dare to come out, bowing their heads with sweat on their faces, eager to find a crack to get into.

"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, if there is no conspiracy, then the enemy has discovered that the radio has been deciphered. Of course, the Navy also has an unshirkable responsibility, and it is only when our personnel fail to pass the audit that they will lead to surrender! ”

Churchill was extremely cunning, first bringing out the traitor, and then saying that the navy auditors were not up to the mark, and did not mention his own responsibility, which was obviously shirking responsibility.

"Hmph, this is a mistake by the navy, whether it is a traitor or an enemy scheme, you know the news of the attack except me! Now is not the time to shirk responsibility, you better think about how to explain it to the people of the Empire! "What kind of person Asquith is, Churchill and others think carefully that he will not understand.

Asquith's words are obvious, the news of the attack has always been known to the navy, whether it is a traitor or a scheme, the navy has a huge responsibility, and he doesn't want to carry this black cauldron.

Immediately after the victory, Germany announced the victory of the naval battle, and cheers resounded in every corner of Germany. The navy has always been Germany's hard wound, just like the original Manchu and Fuso navies, they were also overwhelmed by the world's first navy, the British navy, and now the navy has achieved a great victory, and the people suddenly swept away the oppressive atmosphere of the defeat in the Battle of Khelgolan, and were full of confidence in the German navy.

The news of the relative naval defeat was bleak back to Britain, the shadow of the air raid had not yet come out, and now there was another naval defeat, which made the people extremely angry, and people continued to march in the streets to demand explanations and apologies from the government and the navy.

Churchill, the Secretary of the Admiralty, personally explained the process of the naval battle to the public, and then apologized on behalf of the Navy, which made the people stop, and Moore, a coward, became a celebrity.

The main French fleet was not in the Atlantic Ocean but in the Mediterranean, and their target was the naval fleet of the Balkan coalition, which had been testing that no large-scale battle had broken out, and after learning of the defeat of the British navy, they hurriedly contacted the British government to ask if they needed help, but they were refused.

"The navy's plan this time has achieved good results, but fortunately, the radio was deciphered in time, otherwise the consequences will be very severe!" William II was glad that the submarine forces had discovered the British Navy salvaging their sunken warship, otherwise the British fleet would have been caught off guard this time.

It turned out that with the geometric growth of the number of German submarines, a large number of submarines were sent to the North Sea to patrol secretly, and coincidentally encountered the British Navy's secret salvage of the German sunken battleship in the Battle of Hergoland.

When they reported it to the headquarters of the German Navy, the German Navy senior management found that due to the sneak attack of the British fleet, the telegraph secrets and charts on some warships sank before they could be destroyed, so they decided to test whether the British Navy had obtained their telegram code, and found that it might really have been deciphered.

This sneak attack on the Dogger sandbar was the most direct temptation of the German navy's top brass, if the situation was true, they would design an ambush, and if it was not true, they could also successfully sneak attack there, so there was this victory.

"Although this victory is a great coincidence, it is also a wake-up call for the Empire, whether it is the army or the navy, the radio code must be more closely guarded, and if a similar incident occurs, there will be endless troubles!"

Alfred von Tirpitz, commander-in-chief of the High Seas Fleet, was also very excited, this time not only achieved a great victory, but also eliminated a huge hidden danger, so it is no wonder that he was not excited.

"After this battle, who would dare to underestimate the naval strength of the empire, the navy can have today's strength thanks to the little guy at the beginning, what a demon!"

Wilhelm II was very emotional when he remembered Qin Yu's various actions in Germany, and the little guy at the beginning has now become a giant dominating the Far East, which is incredible when he thinks about it.

In the imperial capital of Huaxia, Qin Yu, who was in a meeting with Chen Fu and others, sneezed several times in a row, making him almost embarrassed.

"The United States seems to be very optimistic about the Entente, and the relationship with the Entente is much better than that of the Empire, and at present, most of the orders for materials and weapons of the Entente are thrown to the United States, and it has also robbed a lot of the Empire's share in the Allied Countries!"

Chen Fu's complaint is not unreasonable, the industrial level of the United States does not know how many streets in China have been thrown off, and of course the two camps are looking for the United States but not China.

Qin Yu touched his nose and said: "Don't worry about this, it's just the beginning, the two camps still have a lot of inventory, and now it's all a small fight, let's celebrate the New Year, they can't hold on." As for the rice country, when the time comes, it will naturally make them endless, and at this stage, the empire's economy and industry will be developed! ”

"Well, industry will soon usher in a peak, and the machine that the empire has brought back from Fusang is enough for the next stage of development!" Chen Fu nodded.

After the landing of Fusang, the Chinese army has been looting the industrial achievements of Fusang, and countless machinery and equipment have been transported back to China, which has greatly promoted the development of China's industry.

"As for the European war, you don't need to worry, I have my own opinions!"

Because of the appearance of Qin Yu, the European war was almost completely changed, and without the huge advantage of Tsarist Russia and the allies, it was not impossible to achieve victory. Qin Yu has already made a decision about this, a very bold decision.