The four new 'Kaiser-class' battleships in service of the German Navy are the lead ship 'Caesar', the No. 2 ship 'Catherine', the No. 3 ship 'King Albert' and the No. 4 ship 'Regent Louitpol'. These four battleships, together with the two restored battleships 'Viding' and the 'Elector', became the last possession of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet.

It's just that the battleships 'Vidin' and the 'Elector' were too slow. So this time, only four 'Caesar-class' battleships participated. There were only a few battleships left in the German Navy, and each one was too precious to be wasted.

On the evening of 2 March, Vice Admiral Heinrich, the new commander of the German High Seas Fleet, led four 'Caesar-class' battleships out of Wilhelmshaven and sailed into the vast North Sea. The four 'Caesar-class' battleships were escorted and anti-submarine by two 'Prussian-class' heavy cruisers, four 'Hamburg-class' improved light cruisers, and six 'Kiel-class' improved destroyers. This is already the last thing that the German Navy can handle. In that decisive battle, the German Navy not only lost its capital ships, but also lost almost all other warships.

After the decisive battle, the Chinese Navy completely blocked the coast of Germany. The German Navy also used all means to attack the Chinese Navy and the convoys. Numerous light warships and submarines were sent. However, in the face of the Chinese transport fleet with escort warships, the German Navy was able to achieve extremely limited results. On the contrary, in the endless battles, it is constantly consumed by the Chinese navy.

With the land war also entering a critical juncture, all the resources of Germany were tilted towards the land war. There are very few resources that can be provided to the Navy. This also left the German Navy unable to replenish after losing a large number of warships. As a result, the size of the High Seas Fleet continued to decrease. By now, it has reached the point of existing.

This time. Four 'Caesar-class' battleships were commissioned, and the German Navy could be said to have tried its best to make the Chinese Navy pay a heavy price for it. As long as it is not besieged by the four 'Ming-class' battleships and four 'Ming-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy, the German Navy can deal with it calmly.

On the flagship battleship "Caesar", Vice Admiral Heinrich is analyzing the information obtained, according to the information held by Germany, only two of the four "Ming-class" battleships and four "Ming-class" battleships of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy are still on standby, and the remaining six. They have all entered the dock for regular maintenance. The boiler and other machinery of a battleship will wear out after a long period of use, which will affect the performance of the battleship. In addition, the marine life that grows on the bottom of the ship will also affect the speed of the warship, which needs to be dealt with regularly. It was only after learning of this information that the German Navy dared to send four cutting-edge warships to sea.

In fact, the Chinese Navy is not unaware of the news of the commissioning of four 'Kaiser-class' battleships of the German Navy. It's just that they don't care. At a time when Germany's defeat was becoming more and more apparent. More and more Germans are willing to cooperate with China and sell all kinds of German intelligence to China. They can trade this information for money or something, or they just want to gain the favor of the Chinese side. So that after China defeated Germany, they could rely on these good relations. Live a good life. So, the intelligence work of the Reich* Military Intelligence Agency on the territory of Germany suddenly became very well developed. This can also be reflected from this. Germany is not far from defeat. Maybe. This year will be the deadline for Germany.

When the four Kaiser-class battleships of the German Navy were commissioned, the Chinese Navy submarine ambushed off Wilhelmshaven was immediately spotted. The submarine made an emergency dive. After the German naval warship left, it surfaced and sent a telegram.

Admiral Lu Haipeng, commander of the fleet, and Admiral Ye Feng, chief of staff of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, who were far away in Spaka Bay, immediately ordered the entire North Sea to go on alert. At the same time, it demanded that the Imperial transport ships and merchant ships entering the North Sea be evacuated immediately to avoid becoming targets for the German navy.

After issuing this series of orders, Admiral Lu Haipeng led two 'Ming Gai-class' battleships and went to sea with four 'Southern Song Dynasty-class' battleships and four 'Northern Song Dynasty-class' battleships to meet the enemy. As for the other battleships, they were either under maintenance or too small in combat power to pose a threat to the four 'Caesar-class' battleships of the German Navy.

Of course, this is not a killer move for the 5th Fleet. Admiral Lu Haipeng led these ten battleships to sea, but it was just a show, so that the German intelligence officers who were hiding in the shadows knew. The four 'Caesar-class' battleships of the German Navy were really dealt with, and there were other warships. These battleships are just going to beat the water dogs.

In February 1864, the Imperial Navy's first aircraft carrier task force arrived in Europe. Also for the sake of secrecy, the fleet did not go through the Suez Canal, but went around the Cape of Good Hope into the Atlantic, and then rested in the Azores. After that, go out to the Faroe Islands to stand by. In order to hunt the last remaining battleships of the German Navy. At the same time, it was also to test the correctness of the operational concept of the Empire's naval aviation.

The Chinese Navy's first-class aircraft carrier is the Wuyue-class aircraft carrier, which is a medium-sized aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, and each carrier carries up to 80 combat aircraft. The Imperial Navy's First Aircraft Carrier Task Force has a total of three aircraft carriers, namely the aircraft carrier Taishan, the aircraft carrier Hengshan, and the aircraft carrier Huashan. In addition, four heavy cruisers, 8 light cruisers and 12 destroyers escorted these aircraft carriers. In fact, even if the 'Goyue-class' aircraft carrier encounters the battleships of the German Navy, it may not be in danger. The 'Gotsugaku-class' aircraft carrier has a maximum speed of 26 knots, and it is completely possible to take advantage of the speed advantage to widen the distance, and then release carrier-based aircraft to attack the battleships of the German Navy. As long as they were not approached by the battleships of the German Navy at night, the aircraft carriers of the Reich Navy were not in danger.

The commander of the First Aircraft Carrier Task Force of the Imperial Navy was Rear Admiral Niu Zhiyuan. As the first commander of the aircraft carrier fleet, Rear Admiral Niu Zhiyang was also full of ambition. It's a pity that the large-scale naval battle has ended, and the main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet was sent to the bottom of the sea by the 5th Fleet last year, which made Rear Admiral Niu Zhiyuan sigh. Why can't the decisive naval battle be postponed for a few months? In this way, his first aircraft carrier task force will be able to shine on the battlefield. Where is the use of being able to detect leaks after thousands of miles to Europe, as it is now?

However, in the middle of the night on 2 March, after Major General Niu Zhiyuan received a telegram from General Lu Haipeng, the whole person was still excited.

"Four 'Caesar-class' battleships, that's a powerful battleship comparable to our 'Mingkai-class' battleships! If it can be sunk, then who would dare to underestimate the aircraft carrier? Major General Niu Zhiyuan shouted excitedly.

Immediately afterwards, the 1st Aircraft Carrier Task Force immediately turned around and prepared to enter the North Sea to intercept the German Navy.

On 3 March, after dawn, the Imperial Navy's 5th Fleet dispatched a large number of seaplanes, as well as light cruisers and destroyers, to search for the German Navy. The four 'Caesar-class' battleships are undoubtedly an extremely powerful combat force, and if the other side keeps wandering in the North Sea, it will have a great impact on the transportation lines of the empire, and even affect the preparation for war on land. Therefore, it must be annihilated as soon as possible.

However, the German Navy's High Seas Fleet also seems to know this, so they are extremely careful. So much so that the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy did not catch a trace of the German Navy for several hours.

Beihai is not big, but it is not small either. It is not so easy to find a fleet in the middle of nowhere. This is especially true when the other side is radio silent.

However, unless the German Navy can refrain from attacking Chinese transport ships, it is only a matter of time before their tracks are revealed.

On the afternoon of March 3, the German Navy caught a convoy of transports, a convoy transporting grain, with a total of twelve transports. Upon discovering the German Navy, the transports scattered and fled, sending a distress telegram to the Imperial Navy. However, they were still not able to escape, and the twelve transport ships were all sunk by the fleet of the German Navy. None of the Chinese sailors survived. The red-eyed Germans simply did not care about the lives of these ordinary crews, in their eyes, the Chinese deserved to die.

However, it was precisely because of this operation of the German Navy that their traces were exposed. The 5th Fleet sent a large number of seaplanes to reconnoiter the area. Even the German navy, having succeeded in gaining it, quickly retreated. However, the speed of the battleship was clearly not comparable to that of a seaplane. In the afternoon, seaplanes of the Imperial Navy spotted the German Navy, just over a hundred kilometers from Jutland. It's just that that's enough.

The First Aircraft Carrier Task Force of the Reich Navy, which arrived from the north, was less than two hundred kilometers away from the German Navy. This distance has reached a distance where carrier-based aircraft can be released to attack. (To be continued......)

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