Port Scappafllo, United Kingdom.

Scapa Bay, in the north of Scotland, has been one of Britain's most important harbours since the Viking era. Surrounded by islands on three sides, narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, it is a natural deep-water harbor. On the afternoon of April 30, the main force of the British Navy's Grand Fleet was stationed here, and the previously somewhat deserted Scarpa Bay instantly became noisy. As far as the eye can see, there are endless mountains of steel; Countless vehicles and supplies flowed through the docks where the battleships docked, and each different ship was perfectly maintained.

In previous wars, the British Navy pursued a short-range blockade strategy against enemy countries: that is, the Royal Navy, which had absolute superiority, gathered outside the enemy's ports and pulled up a tight blockade line. In this way, the adversary's sea power would be trapped in the harbor, and the rest of the British ships would be able to use the sea without fear of attack. However, with the continuous development of mine and submarine techniques, it is very likely that the fleet that reaches the enemy's doorstep will suffer heavy losses in the attack of these defensive cheap weapons; Especially at night, the chaos of fighting can multiply the risk to the blockading fleet. If an expensive capital ship built with a lot of money is secretly attacked and sunk by a small torpedo boat, it will be an unbearable loss for any maritime country; What's more, the lineup of the German High Seas Fleet is already extremely strong, and the Royal Navy must be careful to maintain its slight advantage in the number of capital ships!

As a result, the British Navy abandoned the tactics of the traditional process blockade several years ago in favor of a long-range blockade that was more adapted to the situation. The large British fleet was anchored in Britain mainland, far from German ports. Like a watchdog guarding the mouth of the North Sea; If the German Navy rushes out of the heart of the North Sea. The British Navy could have met it head-on. Although this would inevitably give the Germans control of part of the North Sea. But this closed body of water offered little material benefit to the German war machine.

According to this plan, the British Royal Navy divided the home fleet into three formations. The Portsmouth flotilla of a fleet of dreadnoughts was stationed at the mouth of the Thames, and with shore guns and mines, blocked the English Channel, completely cutting off the Germans' desire to pass through the Crown's aqueduct. In Rosyth, in the south of Scotland, a fast fleet of new ships is always ready to go to sea; With a gorgeous lineup of 9 battle cruisers, it was enough to hunt down the small German fleet that appeared on the North Sea in most cases. In Scappaflo there was a large fleet of all 24 British dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts; As the cornerstone of Britain's maritime supremacy, this fleet would deal its heaviest blow when the main forces of the German High Seas Fleet were dispatched.

The whistle sounds. With soot gushing, a majestic giant ship was slowly sailing into the military port under the guidance of a sling patrol boat, and the bow of the ship pressed white water splashes on the blue sea. On its gray-black steel body stood four massive main turrets larger than all the British battleships in the harbor; The black, stout cannon pointed diagonally at the sky, looking mighty and hideous in the sunlight.

Seeing the newly painted "Ireland" on the side of this large battleship, John Brown on the battleship Trafalgar? Admiral Jericho couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth.

On 28 April, the British Navy forcibly requisitioned the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman, for whom the Ottoman had paid in full, without any compensation, and in just two days, the energetic and warlike Admiral Churchill thoroughly perfected his most authentic piracy and equipped the giant ship with all 800 men and men. A brand new name was painted on its broadside. The mast raised the red and white St. George flag of the Royal Navy; After more than a day of sailing, the USS Ireland, renamed the Irish, finally arrived at the naval port of Scapavolo, the anchorage of the British Grand Fleet. For Jellico. The addition of the Irish undoubtedly added another powerful force to his Grand Fleet to blockade the German Navy: it was armed with eight 14-inch guns, which were currently unique in the entire active naval force of the British Navy, and its shells weighing 719 kg were enough to make any enemy feel terrified in front of its guns!

The only thing that worries Jericho is that the ship is so new. Since the battleship had only been taken from the Turks for a few days, the sailors on board were also improvised patchwork, and there was no personnel training or mechanical run-in at all; All they could do at the moment was to get the ship moving, and it was impossible to count on how much of a role it would play in naval warfare in the short term. However, now that the European War had broken out, the Admiral Winston Churchill had ordered the Royal Navy to be at war; Once London declares war on Germany, the Irish urgently needs to join the battle in the face of the German High Seas Fleet, which is not inferior to itself!

"Inform the Irish and let them report to the Bellerophon, the flagship of the Sixth Battleship Detachment; At the same time, tell Bernie to let him put Ireland at the bottom of the line. Jericho pondered for a moment, then gave his own order to the adjutant next to him. As a formation composed entirely of the first generation of dreadnoughts, the striking power of the British Sixth Battleship Detachment was already very weak in front of the younger generations; The addition of 8 14-inch guns would obviously greatly improve the current situation. And being at the bottom of the queue also allows it to avoid the enemy's hatred as much as possible in naval battles. A herald claimed yes.

Hearing the hurried footsteps of the heralds, Jericho gradually regained his calm state of mind. After a while, he suddenly thought of something, turned his head to a staff officer next to him and said, "By the way, how is the anti-submarine work of the fleet doing?" ”

"General, due to the haste of the incident, we only had time to install anti-submarine nets at the entrances of the three military ports, and it will take another week for the outer five shipping lanes to be installed in place. However, all our battleships had already pulled up mine nets, which were enough to withstand the torpedo attacks of German submarines. The adjutant replied respectfully, "Moreover, the course here is crooked, and the undercurrents are surging, and it is almost impossible for German submarines to sneak in without a detailed chart." ”

Jerry's voice suddenly rose an octave, and he said loudly, "Don't have such thoughts!" For the current Britain, every capital ship is an invaluable asset; Even in the far north of Scotland, far from the European continent, it was necessary to be vigilant against a possible sneak attack by German submarines. In addition to lowering the mine protection nets, patrol boats and searchlights must also be on guard day and night at the entrance and perimeter of the military port. You also tell Betty and Douglas that if they don't want to be court-martialed, then be on guard from now on. ”

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The British port of Scapaflo was heavily guarded, but the Russian base in Kronstadt was calm and peaceful. The bright moonlight shone brightly, covering the surging waves with a layer of silver-white gauze. In a palatial villa near the port, the lights are staggered, and countless men and women in suits and leather shoes and heavy makeup dance leisurely to the cheerful waltz played by the band; Alcohol and perfume blend into a unique aphrodisiac scent that permeates the room.

"Young lady, you are as perfect and beautiful as Her Royal Highness Archduchess Sanya 'Valin Diamond'. May I dance with you? A middle-aged fat man with two shaking chins walked up to the young woman with a beautiful face, and took out a warm and delicate jade bracelet from his bosom; Looking at this jade bracelet that reflected a mesmerizing halo and put on her wrist, the bewitching young woman's bright eyes instantly flashed with a chicken heart with $. She smiled charmingly at the middle-aged fat man in front of her, who was two and a half years wide, and said softly: "Ansanova is very happy to get your invitation from General Kolev. ”

The music is bright and cheerful, and the two begin to twirl and dance in the fountain hall, during which the fat man's salty pig hands always wander back and forth on the young woman's graceful carcass, consciously or unconsciously, and the young woman is also half-pushing, half-pushing, and the autumn waves with affection from time to time make the fat man's breathing become as hot and heavy as a bull. After a while, he dragged the young woman into a remote bedroom at the sound of her coquettishness, and then threw her down like a wolf on the bed.

Perhaps it was because of her long experience in this glamorous ball, and the young woman had long been familiar with this kind of transaction, and a delicate body endured the tremendous pressure coming from her body, and responded enthusiastically with great skill. Looking at the middle-aged fat man who began to take off his restraints in a tearing way, the young woman covered her mouth and giggled: "General Kolev, it is already the war period, aren't you afraid that after leaving, what will happen to the port and fleet under your jurisdiction?" ”

"My little Nova, what else will happen to the port? The Germans, who had just declared war on us 12 hours earlier, could not have been inside the Kranstadt base! The fat man smiled, pressed the soft and smooth jade body in front of him under his body, and said proudly, "What's more, once I am dismissed, who can provide such a rich filial piety to several big people in St. Petersburg every year like me?" They're going to protect me! ”

"General, you're amazing!" The charming young woman responded to the call, and a pair of white and greasy thighs were wrapped around the fat man's waist. The fat man hooked her chin and smiled lewdly, "It's nothing at all." Tonight, I'm going to give you a taste of how good I really are. (To be continued......)

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