Chapter 1047: The World Shakes
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"Friedrich, sit back in your place!" Kaiser Wilhelm II yelled angrily at Crown Prince Wilhelm, and the fierce light flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to eat people. The defeat of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet made him very angry, but he was desperately trying to suppress his anger.
When Crown Prince Wilhelm saw Kaiser Wilhelm II, he couldn't help but shudder, and his whole person calmed down as if he had been poured a basin of ice water from his head. In order to avoid angering Wilhelm II, Crown Prince Wilhelm hurriedly bowed his head and returned to his place.
"Your Excellency Marshal Tirpitz, how big are our losses?" Kaiser Wilhelm II asked. Although, he was very reluctant to believe this qiē, the facts were in front of him. After decades of hard work, the German Navy was still unable to defeat the British Navy. He only hoped that the losses of the German Navy would not be too great, and that there would be the ability to continue fighting.
"Your Majesty, the fierce battle began at half past three this afternoon and ended at ten o'clock in the evening. In the fierce battle, we lost 22 battleships and 7 battlecruisers. Among them, among the battleships, the "East Prussia" sank, the "Thuringia", the "West**", the "Catherine", the "Regent Louitpold", the "Hamburg", the "Frederick the Great", the "Oldenburg", the "Hesse", the "Bayer", the "Bavaria", the "Baden", the "Württemberg", the "Elector", the "Caesar", and the "Hanover"; Bremen's was hit hard. The 'Crown Prince' was heavily damaged, the 'Frontier Governor' was heavily damaged, the 'Saar' was heavily damaged, the 'Rhineland' was heavily damaged, and the 'Saxony' was heavily damaged. Inside the battlecruiser, the 'Goeben' sank, and the 'von. Morality. The 'Tann' sank, the 'Lüzov' sank, and the 'Scharnhorst' was heavily damaged. The Hindenburg was sunk, the Cedritz was heavily damaged, and the Moltke was heavily damaged. Now there were only 7 battleships and 1 battlecruiser left in the High Seas Fleet of the Imperial Navy to continue operations. 6 battleships and 4 battlecruisers, which were heavily damaged, will take at least three months to a year if they are to be repaired. German Admiral Tirpitz said. on his face. Full of deep loss. The main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet, which was once the second largest in the world, has been basically destroyed by the British Navy, and even if those damaged battleships and battlecruisers can be repaired, there will only be 13 battleships and 5 battlecruisers left, which is less than half of the heyday! In addition, in addition to the capital ships, the cruiser also sank 21 ships in this naval battle. 8 ships were heavily damaged. 32 destroyers sank in the battle and 6 were heavily damaged. Overall, in this naval battle, the German Navy's High Seas Fleet suffered a devastating blow. For a long time, there will be no more threats to the British Navy.
"Oh God! How could the losses be so big? Despite the preparations, Kaiser Wilhelm II and others exclaimed when they heard Tirpitz read out the names of the battleships and battlecruisers that had been sunk or damaged. These battleships and battlecruisers. It was all built by Germany tightening its belts for more than ten years, but now it has all sunk to the bottom of the sea. Such a loss. Make it too much for Germany to bear. Because of the cut off of maritime trade, Germany now has problems with the supply of strategic resources, and if it were not for China's blood transfusion, Germany may not be able to hold on long ago. If the damaged battleships and battlecruisers were to be repaired, it would also require a lot of resources. With the land war already getting tighter, will Germany still be able to come up with so many resources?
"Reinhardt. What the hell is that guy doing? How exactly did he command? Why did the Imperial High Seas Fleet suffer such a fiasco? He is to blame for this, he deserves to go to court-martial! Crown Prince William shouted again. Such a loss made all his hopes, or delusions, frustrated, and almost made him lose his mind.
"Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer has been martyred! He led four 'Bavaria-class' battleships to resist the pursuit of the British Navy, giving the other battleships a chance to retreat! Marshal Tirpitz said coldly. Perhaps, in this time of conducting, Reinhardt. Admiral Schell did something wrong, but he behaved like a German soldier.
"I'm sorry!" When Crown Prince William heard the news, he quickly apologized. Otherwise, his words and deeds just now would make the soldiers of the empire dissatisfied with him, although he is the crown prince, if he does not have the support of the army, it is impossible to inherit the throne.
"Your Excellency Tirpitz, what the hell is going on? Even if the strength of the High Seas Fleet is inferior to that of the British, the gap should not be so large. Why is it so much of a loss? The Chief of the General Staff of the German Army, Admiral Falkenhayn, asked suspiciously, which was also the confusion of everyone.
"The British are so despicable, they have completely turned their backs on the pride of the British Empire! The British had already expected the decisive battle to break out after our Bavaria-class battleships were commissioned, so they accelerated the construction of the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships and hid them, giving us false information that the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships were still under construction. In addition, they secretly united with the Americans, who dispatched four 'Pennsylvania-class' battleships and four 'Nevada-class' battleships to intercept General Scheer. The Pennsylvania-class battleships were replicas of the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, while the 'Nevada-class' battleships were replicas of the 'Iron Duke-class' battleships. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the American fleet, General Scheer would have brought back the main forces of the High Seas Fleet! Marshal Tirpitz said through gritted teeth. The defeat of the German high seas fleet this time was entirely due to the fact that the opponent was too strong and the opponent was too cunning. If this were not the case, even if the High Seas Fleet would have been defeated by the British Navy, the losses would definitely not be so great!
"Damn! Damn the British and the Germans, they dared to join forces to trap the German Empire, and I will definitely not let them go! Kaiser Wilhelm II also roared. In his opinion, the defeat of the German Navy this time was not at all due to its own reasons, but the British and Americans were too despicable and shameless, even if it was not Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer commanded the battle, and if he were any general, there would probably be no way to escape the trap of the British. Such a despicable tactic of the British Navy directly killed all hopes of the German Navy!
The others were silent, and though they were furious at the British Navy's use of such despicable tactics, they knew that it was completely understandable. As long as you can win, no matter how much you don't compromise your means, you should do it. History is written by the victors. There are only heroes who win, even if the heroes win by despicable and shameless means!
"Your Excellency Tirpitz, what about the losses of the British and Americans? We have lost so many warships, and with the strength of the High Seas Fleet of the Imperial Navy, it will certainly not make the British and Americans feel good! "Imperial Prime Minister Theobaden. Feng. Bateman. Holwig asked.
"In today's naval battle, the High Seas Fleet sank a total of 8 battleships and 6 battlecruisers of the British Navy after fierce fighting. Heavy damage was given to 14 battleships and 3 battlecruisers of the British Navy. In addition, 8 battleships of the US Navy, 5 were heavily damaged! Marshal Tirpitz said. Judging by this result, the German High Seas Fleet has done its best.
With the strength of the German High Seas Fleet, it is already commendable that it was able to achieve such a result under unfavorable conditions. Of course, the number of capital ships of the enemy army sunk was too small, and if the capital ships that were heavily damaged were also sunk, then the German Navy would have achieved great results this time. With the foundation of the British Navy, these battered capital ships will soon be able to regain their reach on the oceans. Of course, the capital ships of the British Navy had the advantage, and after they were hit, once they were hit hard, they could immediately withdraw from the battle, and they did not have to fight as hard as the German Navy. So, the number of sunken battleships and battlecruisers in the British Navy was much smaller.
"After this battle, the British Navy now has 18 battleships and 1 battlecruiser to continue fighting. And the remaining capital ships of the High Seas Fleet of the Imperial Navy are no longer able to challenge the British Navy! Marshal Tirpitz said with some sadness. The remaining capital ships of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet were less than half of those of the British Navy. Moreover, the capital ships of the British Navy, which had been heavily damaged, would inevitably recover their combat strength before the capital ships of the German Navy, which had been heavily damaged. As a result, the German Navy would completely lose the opportunity to challenge the British Navy. At least in this war, the German Navy never had any more chances.
Everyone was silent, including Kaiser Wilhelm II, and this result of the German High Seas Fleet was already very good. The capital ships of the enemy that have been sunk and heavily damaged are already far more than the capital ships that have been lost by themselves. However, the problem is that the British Navy is much stronger than the German Navy!
"Let's all go back and rest! About the defeat of the Navy, keep it secret for the time being! Kaiser Wilhelm II said with some loneliness.
The German side wants to keep it secret, but how can such a big matter be hidden? The British Navy was victorious, commanded by John. Admiral Jericho immediately sent a good news to the British Admiralty. At the same time, the U.S. Admiral William Brown. Benson also sent good news to the United States. This immediately caused a shock to the whole world!