After the two sides photographed each other at night, they redistanced themselves from each other because of the problem of sight, and under the cover of the night, one by one the steel giants licked their wounds in the dark night and were ready to wait for the opportunity to fight again. After the distance was reached, the Anglo-German naval damage management team immediately extinguished the embers on the battleship and repaired the damaged pipelines and circuits. The battle between the main fleets of the two sides was very short, no more than a quarter of an hour at most, but in such a short time, both sides lost one capital ship each, and several warships were damaged at different lengths. The German fleet could only continue to wander around Port Molde until new planes arrived, and the British fleet, having gathered up, was ready to think about the problem of the Flash!

"How's the fleet doing?" The two sides were a draw in the battle just now, and Jericho was in a good mood. If he can safely return with the rest of the fleet, then he will make a small profit, at least smashing Port Molde to a pulp. But soon, when the debriefing came, Jericho found that something was wrong! Although the Iron Duke and the other three ships escaped from Hipper's hands with the help of the Grand Fleet. But the condition of the ship is very bad, not to mention that there are only 22 guns left in the 3 battleships that can be used, and even the speed can only be maintained at about 15 knots due to excessive water ingress and power damage! As a result, the speed of the entire fleet will be reduced by about 4 knots! It is simply impossible for himself to slip away from the German fleet! As for throwing away these three battleships and leaving? This is definitely a death move, even if these three warships choose other routes to go back, but in the daytime in the face of the German navy with airships and planes, they will definitely not be able to escape the opponent's five finger mountain. At present, it is only 4 hours before dawn, and I can't run far if I want to! And if you lose three super dreadnoughts for no reason, the Grand Fleet will directly admit defeat!

"I didn't expect that. The day came so quickly. "Although I thought that I might encounter such a situation before the attack, but when it came to the end, Jericho was really a little hesitant. He is not afraid of death, but when he is shouldering the fate of a country, in the face of such heavy pressure, Jericho says that it is impossible not to be nervous! He was sure that Scheer would never give up this opportunity. It's not that Scheer necessarily knows about his fleet's slowdown, but because he is sure that Scheer will definitely do everything he can to fight him! Germany was a land power, even if the high seas fleet was heavily damaged. There will still be room for maneuver, but Britain is different, the Grand Fleet is equal to the British Empire, sea power is equal to the life of the British Empire! If the High Seas Fleet was only the long arm of Germany's outward expansion, then the Grand Fleet was the throat of the British Empire. There is no room for error! So Scheer dared to fight. But Jericho didn't dare to fight! Or if you don't have to, you won't fight!

"Let everyone take a good rest, tell all the officers and soldiers, the future of the British Empire will be revealed tomorrow, whether it will continue to stand at the top of this world, or fall into the dust and be trampled underfoot, every qiē will be made tomorrow! I hope that every officer and soldier will fulfill their duties in tomorrow's battle! God bless Great Britain! Jericho took a deep breath and gave the most important order of his life! From now until the encounter with the High Seas Fleet, the Anglo-American fleet will make its final preparations!

Most of the British and American officers and men seized the time to recuperate. The chef prepared breakfast and delivered it to the various stations. Medics, under the command of officers, rescue the wounded and collect the bodies. The damage management team began to clean the cabins destroyed by the artillery fire and extinguish the fire. And the simple repair of the damaged hull is carried out in an orderly manner. All of them have their own duties. They worked like the most sophisticated machines, and there was no fear of the imminent death. There is even some anticipation for tomorrow's battle, and the belligerent spirit inherited from the Nelson era has made the officers and men of the British Royal Navy not afraid of any challenge!

At this time, Scheer was also making final preparations for tomorrow's engagement, and soon after the British Grand Fleet began to leave, the German airships found the British fleet heading southwest with the help of searchlights and airships. It would have been a very unreliable thing to track a battleship at night, but the problem was that the British fleet was too large! And such a large fleet sails at night with always lights. At the same time, as time passed, the sky began to light up gradually, so the airships in the air could always find the traces of the other party intermittently, and report the whereabouts of the British to Scheer!

"Sue Sù Hipper, he played very well tonight, hopefully he can get a better result tomorrow! Assign Frederick the Great to Hipper, and tell him that tomorrow the fate of the two empires will be decided by him! He must do everything in his power to break Jericho's sharpest spear! After a moment of contemplation, Scheer gave an order that no one expected! In order to guarantee the superiority of the Hipper's fleet, but also to weaken the main fleet? If this happens, there will only be 10 battleships left in the main force of the High Seas Fleet! 4 of them are upgraded from the old dreadnought! In terms of strength, Hipper's avant-garde fleet is more like the main fleet! Scheer is maintaining his own minimum deterrent force to strengthen Hipper. The trust and determination in it is astounding.

"It is difficult for most of the British battleships to sink our battleships, only the Revenge-class battleships and Queen Elizabeth-class battleships equipped with 15-inch naval guns can effectively destroy the German battleships after Caesar, so I am not worried about our battleships, only those 15-inch gun battleships can really cause great damage to the high seas fleet, and now the Queen-class battleships are in the Atlantic, which is a very good opportunity for us, as long as we can break the sharpest spearhead of the other side, Then there will be no suspense in the subsequent battles! Afterwards, Scheer explained his reasons for strengthening the Hipper's fleet.

In addition to this reason, another reason has not been made public, and only some of it is revealed in his diary in his later years. "Hipper was better suited than I was to command the Grand Fleet, and had a good sense of the big picture, having commanded the German Rapid Fleet against Thomas and Betty, and in the wars that followed, the Bismarck-class battleships were well served in his hands. For such a talent, I think I must prop him up as the commander of the future High Seas Fleet. He was brave enough to give his life, and in the Battle of Jutland, his fleet was weakened to the extreme to strengthen the main fleet, so much so that he was put in a very critical situation. And in the Battle of Norway, I thought I should have given him back once! ”

Although in Scheer's view, the high seas fleet has an advantage, but there is a saying in Huaxia that the fish dies and the net is broken, if it is really put together, who knows if he can leave the battlefield alive? Don't look at the conning tower so thick, even if a shell can't penetrate it, it may be injured or even killed by the violent vibration. This is a real decisive battle, and Scheer believes that after this battle, the Allies and the Entente may not be able to break out in a large-scale naval battle in the North Sea! It's not that I don't want to fight, but I don't have the strength to fight anymore! Even if there are more than a dozen super dreadnoughts on both sides, they will have to stay and deal with other crises! FOR EXAMPLE, HUAXIA, WHICH HAS NOT PARTICIPATED IN THE WAR, HAS 5 UPGRADED 350MM GUNS SUPER DREADNOUGHT, AND 3 SUPER DREADNOUGHTS EQUIPPED WITH 15-INCH GUNS, AND 7 SUPER DREADNOUGHTS EQUIPPED WITH 16-INCH GUNS THAT ARE ABOUT TO ENTER SERVICE, IT IS NO EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, HUAXIA WILL HAVE 15 SUPER DREADNOUGHTS OF VARIOUS KINDS, AND THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN, GERMANY AND OTHER COUNTRIES AFTER THE STABLE WAR!

When the two fleets converged, the German High Seas Fleet also regrouped and pursued the British Grand Fleet based on the intelligence provided by the air force. "The other party's speed doesn't seem to be fast?" Looking at the position of the two fleets on the chart, Scheer smiled. "It looks like we're on top tonight. Jericho had no choice but to fight! Scheer breathed a sigh of relief, he had waited too long for this day, or the world had waited too long for this day! A chance to pull the British Royal Navy off the throne of sea power in one fell swoop!

"We also don't have a choice, and if we lose that opportunity, we won't have a chance again when Colorado and Admirals serve next year!" Hipper, who had come from the battleship Bismarck, narrowed his eyes slightly. On the other hand, he reminded Schell that this battle would be difficult, and that the German High Seas Fleet would not necessarily have to take less risk than the other side! Like two rams walking on a cliff, they meet on a path that can only accommodate one sheep. Only one sheep can reach the other side of victory. Both sides can only go all out! This war is destined to be very bloody! The losses on both sides will exceed all previous battles!

As the clock ticked by, the sun leapt over the sea once more, and the British rearguard fleet spotted the German fleet trailing in the distance. And the German fleet also spotted the British fleet staggering ahead. "The fleet is ready for battle. I will personally fend off the German avant-garde fleet, Admiral Sims, and I hope that you and your fleet will defeat Scheer's main fleet before the other side crushes our army! I'm sorry, but I couldn't have given you a better battleship! Every member of the Entente will see a word in this war! Before the battle, Jericho said to Sims. Like the German fleet, Jericho also intended to start with the weakness of the opposing side. And then disintegrate the entire front of the other side! The two sides are just grabbing time to see who can't hold it first!

"This time, we have to engage our opponents at close range, and only when we get closer, our 14-inch naval guns can inflict fatal damage on King-class battleships and Caesar-class battleships! Our gunnery is not as superb as that of the Germans, but our courage and perseverance will surely overwhelm our opponents! Later, after returning to the American fleet, Sims uttered this famous quote that the US Navy will remember for decades! In terms of technical and tactical level, the American fleet in World War 1 cannot be compared with Britain and Germany, but in terms of courage, Sims and his fleet tell the world that they are definitely the world's first-class survival!

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