At 2 a.m. on May 14, 1915, with the order to set sail, the German Rapid Fleet began to prepare for fire and sail. As early as three days ago, the submarines responsible for the vigilance and reconnaissance missions had already been scattered, and they were going to lurk in the predetermined sea area. Large airships also took to the skies, and they were to be divided into two parts, one for searching for the whereabouts of the British fleet over the vast seas, and the other for direct use as a reconnaissance force for the main fleet. Of course, in this era, the reconnaissance of airships and airplanes was restricted by the weather, so Scheer decided to launch a campaign today after synthesizing the construction of the meteorological department. One of the most important reasons is that today is 80% of the weather is good. And because of the existence of airships, Scheer's main fleet can offset the reconnaissance problems caused by the lack of Hipper's fleet.

"16 CAPITAL SHIPS, OF WHICH 10 ARE SUPER DREADNOUGHTS AND 6 DREADNOUGHTS, A TOTAL OF 88 350MM HEAVY GUNS AND 72 305MM HEAVY GUNS. I never thought I would master such a formidable fleet, this is my glory and my pride! And today I'm going to lead him to challenge the most powerful fleet in the world! Scheer looked out the window at the fleet that was getting ready to go, and his heart was surging. Hipperle is aggressive, and Scheer is even more aggressive, but the difference is that Hipperle commands a fast fleet that can retreat calmly in most cases, while he commands a pillar of the sea! Once something happens, it will be a burning of jade, at this time he understands Jericho very well, it's not that Jericho doesn't want to make progress, but he really doesn't dare to act at will!

The 16 capital ships were divided into 4 formations and were renumbered for the battle. Four Caesar-class battleships were part of the 1st Battleship Detachment, four King-class battleships were part of the 2nd Battleship Detachment, and the two fast battleships of the Seydlitz and Lütsov were grouped together with two Helgrand-class battleships. The first four Nassau-class battleships were the Fourth Battleship Detachment. During the entire fleet voyage, four detachments of 4 ships will form a box formation, and the battle line will be spread out according to the fleet number at the time of engagement. Scheer's flagship will be the battleship King, which is in fifth place, and in this position he can better manage the entire battle line.

In addition to this, Schell also brought almost all the light cruisers and lightning strike ships, and this time the number of light cruisers dispatched by the German Navy finally reached more than 10! (Well, the Germans had more capital ships than light cruisers!) And there are more than 60 torpedo boats of all kinds. Well, and a bunch of anti-mine ships improved with high-speed civilian ships. These thin-skinned, dumpling-like stuff would form the last line of defense to intercept British lightning strike forces.

In this battle, the number of German naval participants also exceeded the highest level in history, and a total of 45,000 men of the German High Seas Fleet participated in this pinnacle duel. And this time, counting the operators of submarine forces and airship units, as well as temporarily recruited anti-mine strike ships, the total number of combat personnel in the German Navy has reached about 50,000 people! More importantly, this fleet was more powerful than the historical German fleet in the Battle of Jutland, although there was one less number of dreadnoughts and above. But on this plane, the German High Seas Fleet had 10 super dreadnoughts. Its firepower and comprehensive performance are definitely not comparable to the German fleet in history!

"General, General Hipper's fast fleet has set sail?" Just when Scheer looked at the fleet outside the window with emotion, an officer pointed to the Hipper's fleet that had slowly sailed out of the military port in the distance and said, this fleet looks the same as the lineup when it participated in the Battle of Dogle Sandbank from a distance, but Scheer knew that the last time he went to Hipper, he was full of confidence, and this time, it was tantamount to playing with his life! "I wish them all the best!" For this subordinate who is very responsible for his duties. Scheer could only give a blessing. All he could do was keep the blood of the fast fleet from being shed in vain, nothing more.

Just on the other side of the North Sea. The British fleet had already left the port, and Betty's nine fast battleships were sailing 10 nautical miles in front of Jericho's fleet, and only with Jericho's permission could Betty lead the world's most elite fast fleet to the predetermined battlefield. The British had already received information and concluded that this time the German fast fleet would continue to attack the British coast. It stands to reason that Betty at this time has been completely sure to suppress the opponent, but Jericho is still not at ease, he always suspects that there is a huge shadow behind the Hipper's fleet, and once Betty is a little careless, he may fall into the abyss. So Jericho decided to personally take the main fleet to press Betty into battle.

In Jericho's hands, the most elite navy of a country, the main fleet of the Royal Navy Grand Fleet, is also concentrated, and this powerful force that can shake the world's oceans is under his command. Although the British Royal Navy was dealt a heavy blow in the recent Battle of Dogger Sandbank, Britain's strong shipbuilding capacity and sufficient funds will soon make up for the losses caused by Betty, and the current Royal Navy is more elite than the Royal Navy before the Battle of Dogger Sandbank, and he has no reason not to be confident! Because in his intelligence, the German High Seas Fleet had only 16 capital ships in total, and this fleet could beat Betty's avant-garde fleet and its own capital fleet, but it was absolutely impossible to beat two British fleets at the same time.

After thinking about it, Jericho thought that his plan could be described as seamless, whether it was simply facing the fast fleet or the entire German Navy, Jericho had a complete way to deal with it. The only variable is whether the Germans have launched new ships in the first year of the war, but at least from the intelligence point of view, no new ships have been found to have joined them. But did Britain really master a single qiē of the German Navy? Jericho was a little unsure. But the big war is coming, it's useless to care about this, all he can do is fight this war well, and be able to return to the port with victory!

In this way, the two most powerful fleets in the world embarked on a journey, this is a fateful duel, two countries that also desire the sea will use the most powerful and fierce means of mankind to decide the victory, the fleets of both sides have been put on both ends of the scales by the goddess of war, the final victor is the British Empire, which has hundreds of years of glorious history, has fought all over the world, or the European hegemon that has just risen by taking advantage of the wave of the second industrial revolution?

The total displacement of the two fleets is as high as more than 1.5 million tons, and the most advanced technology of mankind has armed these tens of thousands of tons of steel giants, and they will go to the battlefield under the operation of the best warriors in the world, fighting for victory and glory, this battle will surely go down in history, whether they win or lose, both sides will be remembered by the world!

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