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It's already 1 a.m., but, William. Admiral Benson was still in high spirits, and this situation had been going on for several days, although he knew that if this continued, he would be overwhelmed, and it would have a very negative impact on the naval battle that followed. However, William. Admiral Benson could not contain his inner agitation. This time, he led four 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships and four 'Nevada-class' battleships to cooperate with the British Navy to strike at the German Navy, and he was very excited. Although he was facing a powerful German navy, he did not worry at all. He had been informed in advance of the British Navy's full plan, which seemed to him to be completely seamless. The powerful German navy will be wiped out under the joint strike of the British and American navies. And after defeating the German navy, the Entente would have a complete advantage. The crisis facing the United States may also be able to be solved.

Although there were many factors that influenced the decisive battle in naval battles, William. Admiral Benson, however, firmly believed that the final victory would definitely belong to the British and American navies. If nothing else, the battleship 'Pennsylvania' at his feet alone gave him plenty of confidence. Although the Pennsylvania-class battleships were built entirely on the design drawings of the British Navy's 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, the US Navy was quite proud to have such a huge battleship with a displacement of 33,000 tons. In addition, the U.S. Navy plans to build six 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships, which is one more than the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships built by the British Navy. This time William. Admiral Benson led the four ships that had already been commissioned, the USS Pennsylvania. The USS Arizona, USS South Dakota and USS Indiana, and two other ships, USS Massachusetts and USS Alabama, are still in sea trials and are not expected to be commissioned for some time. Otherwise, William. Admiral Benson must have brought all six 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships with him.

The Pennsylvania-class battleship had a displacement of 33,000 tons, a maximum speed of 23 knots, and was armed with four twin 381-mm guns, 12 152-mm secondary guns and four 76-mm rapid-fire guns. There were also 4 533-mm heavy torpedo tubes. With such firepower, except for the Chinese Navy's 'Tang-class' battleships, which have an extra 381 mm main gun, they are already the most powerful battleships in the world. Powerful battleship, given to William. Admiral Benson had great confidence. The U.S. Navy lost to the Chinese Navy in the first two Pacific naval battles, and last year it lost to the Chinese Navy in a naval battle with the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. It did not take advantage either, and did not take advantage of it even when the US Navy had an absolute advantage. This made William. Admiral Benson regarded it as a great disgrace. At the same time, the morale of the US Navy has suffered greatly as a result. William. Admiral Benson wanted to take advantage of this naval battle to defeat the German Navy and restore the morale of the American Navy once again. This is very effective for the decisive battle with the Chinese Navy in the future. After all, in the minds of Americans, China is their worst enemy. The brilliant achievements of the Chinese Navy are also much stronger than those of the German Navy.

"This time, we're going to win. This time take out the Germans first, and next time it will be the turn of the Chinese. Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys. An inferior nation will always be only worthy of being enslaved, and it is simply delusional to try to subvert the order established by the white man to rule the world! "William. Admiral Benson swore secretly in his heart. In the first naval battle of the Pacific. He was captured by the Chinese navy, and his teacher, Admiral Mahan, was killed in battle. This made him very hostile to the Chinese Navy and the whole of China, and he was bent on destroying China. It's just that China is developing too fast and too powerful, and the United States has no possibility of defeating China at all. And now, the cooperation between the US Navy and the British Navy has given him great hope. If this cooperation can be successfully completed, the next time we will be able to cooperate again to kill the Chinese Navy!

As time passed, the atmosphere in Europe became more and more tense. The war on land was subsided at this moment, and the Germans and the Anglo-French forces only attacked each other through the trenches, and did not launch a large-scale offensive. Everyone's eyes were almost focused on the sea. As the German Navy and the British Navy continued to shrink and adjust, one after another advanced battleships completed maintenance and sailed from the shipyard into the military port. It's just that most people don't know when the navies of the two sides will face off. But they all know that it's only a matter of time. Beginning with Kaiser Wilhelm II's ambitious development of the navy, a showdown between the emerging German navy and the established overlord British navy was already foreordained. The navy is very expensive, whether it is Germany in order to develop the navy or Britain in order to maintain its own superiority and contain the German navy, both spend a huge amount of money on the navy, so that the governments of the two countries have long been overwhelmed. If it drags on any longer, it is estimated that the governments of both countries will be dragged down. At this time, a decisive battle between the two sides was already inevitable. As long as you can defeat the opponent in a naval battle, then the cost of one qiē is worth it. The war dividends obtained by winning the war can also quickly make up for all these expenses, so as to achieve the country's take-off.

Of course, there will only be one winner in the war, and neither Germany nor Britain wants to be the loser. But who will win the final victory, perhaps only God knows. Even though the British Navy had mastered the German Navy's plans and had a well-thought-out counterattack plan, no one could be sure that Britain would be able to win this decisive naval battle until the final result was known.

On May 29, the German Minister of the Navy, Field Marshal Tirpitz, arrived in Wilhelmshaven and joined the commander of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, Reinhardt. Admiral Schell and the commander of the High Seas Fleet Reconnaissance Detachment, Franz Anderson. Feng. Vice Admiral Hipper, and it was their last meeting before the war.

"General Scheer, is the fleet ready?" Marshal Tirpitz asked.

"Your Excellency, all the warships of the High Seas Fleet are ready, and we will leave on time!" Reinhart. Admiral Scheer replied. He was also very excited in his heart, this battle is also very important for the German Navy, as long as the British Navy is defeated, then Germany can become the new hegemon of the world's oceans. As for the battle plan drawn up by him himself, he firmly believed that if he had gone along with it, he would have been able to defeat the British navy in one fell swoop and bring victory to Germany.

"General Schell, General Hipper, this battle is about the fate of the German Empire. Your Majesty and all the German people, I hope you will return triumphantly! "said Admiral Tirpitz.

"Your Excellency Marshal, rest assured, we will be able to win!" Reinhart. Admiral and Vice Admiral Hippel replied one after another. They are also full of confidence in this naval battle.

At 12 noon on May 30, the commander of the British Navy's Home Fleet, John Murray, was born. Admiral Jericho received a report from the Admiralty that the war was about to begin. John. Admiral Jericho then ordered the British Navy's home fleet to be ready for battle.

At 17:40 p.m., the British Admiralty sent a letter to John Murphy. Admiral Jellicoe and Dave. Vice Admiral Betty issued a warning that the Germans would make a move tomorrow morning. John in Scapa Bay. Admiral Jericho ordered the home fleet to be ready for departure at any time. Davy in Roseth. Vice Admiral Betty also ordered the battle cruiser detachments of the British Navy to be combat-ready, and as soon as the order to set off was given, they were to rush to the battlefield at a high speed of 22 knots.

At 21:30 p.m., Davy. Vice Admiral Betty led a detachment of battle cruisers from Rosyth and headed out to sea. And at the same time, John. Admiral Jericho also led the home fleet out of Scarpa Bay and into the North Sea. At this time, the main force of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet was still in Wilhelmshaven, and the British Navy left the port four hours earlier than the German Navy. The German Navy did not know anything about this, they were still proceeding according to the original plan.

At two o'clock in the morning on 31 May, Vice Admiral Hipper left Wilhelmshaven with a reconnaissance detachment of the High Seas Fleet. The High Seas Fleet reconnaissance detachment was divided into the first reconnaissance detachment, which included three 'D-Fringel-class' battle cruisers, 'D-Flinger', 'Lützov' and 'Hindenburg', and 'Goeben' among the 'Moltke-class' battle cruisers, under the personal command of Vice Admiral Hipper. The 2nd Reconnaissance Detachment was commanded by Admiral Berdick and included the 'Moltke' among the 'Moltke-class' battle cruisers, which was also the flagship of the 2nd Reconnaissance Detachment, as well as 3 'von Brown'. Morality. Tann-class 'battlecruisers,' von . Morality. Tann', 'Scharnhorst' and the improved 'Seydlitz'. At the same time, the entire reconnaissance flotilla also included three destroyer flotillas and one cruiser flotilla.

Half an hour later, Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer left Wilhelmshaven with the main forces of the High Seas Fleet. The main force of the German Navy, 29 battleships, was dispatched from the nest. The 29 battleships were divided into three battlefleets, each of which was divided into two detachments. In addition to these battleships, there was a detachment of light cruisers and 4 detachments of destroyers. Together with other warships, the High Seas Fleet sent hundreds of warships this time, and almost all the main forces of the German Navy were concentrated here!