Just when the British sailed to the predetermined sea area according to the traditional pattern of the avant-garde fleet in front and the main fleet behind, the Germans also left their ports, but the Hipper fleet and the Scheer fleet left almost at the same time, Hipper's control of the speed of the avant-garde fleet so that it would not make premature contact with Betty, while the Scheer fleet first sailed north and then southwest, looking for the Jericho fleet with the help of airships and submarines, of course, even if it was found now, it could not be done immediately, He had to wait for Hipper to entangle Betty before he could do it. Although the weather is better today, the morning mist is still there, so the two sides will not be very far away from finding it until the smoke clears, which provides cover for Scheer and makes Hipper's danger greatly increased.

For this reason, Hippert was also very careful, and when the sun was slowly rising and the morning fog on the sea was gradually lifting, Hippert finally received a telegram from an airship that a powerful fleet was heading for the Skagerrak Strait, and Hipper was sure that his old enemy had come. Looking at the fleet in the rear, Hipper couldn't help but sweat, don't look at the 6 ships, but only 4 can fight! It's not okay to directly pull the battle line, just turn around and run when you meet!

Almost exactly as the Germans had envisioned, the two sides soon met, and this time Betty was clever enough to be ahead of the two most powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, followed by two Dutch fast battleships led by Silent Jack, and then the British's crispy vote. Betty had a good idea, and the front four battleships were extremely well defended. They far surpassed the average British battleships. Able to withstand the 4 super-dreadnought 14-inch naval guns of the Germans, the German two two dreadnought fast battleships were excellent when it was first born, but now. It's just average. Betty's analysis was right, but what he didn't expect was that this time Hipper wouldn't fight Betty at all!

What happens when the ambitious and full of good cards meets Betty and the uneasy Hippert? The situation was that when Hipper saw the smoke over Betty's fleet from a distance, he had already begun to order the fleet to turn, with the two strongest super dreadnoughts behind, the two dreadnoughts in the center, and the two crispy camouflage ships in the front. And when the two sides were 16KM apart, Betty's 15-inch naval gun fired the first round and a half volley! From afar, a dark red fireball shot at the Moltke like a sword of death, and a huge column of water rose next to the German fast battleship. IMMEDIATELY, THE GERMANS' 350MM NAVAL GUNS ALSO BEGAN TO RETURN FIRE, BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE, SO THE FIRST FEW SALVOS OF BOTH SIDES DID NOT FORM A BROKEN FIRE.

The two sides just played each other. Hipper quickly turned in. Betty, on the other hand, is desperately chasing after her enemies. The fleets of both sides began to accelerate, and the speed of the two sides was at most less than 2 knots. (and take the lowest speed of the ship) is not able to stretch the distance for half a day, and when Hipper's fleet has undergone some weight reduction, the speed has increased slightly. The speed gap between the two sides is even smaller. Therefore, the two sides have been maintaining an engagement distance of about 16KM, which may be closer or farther. Hippel can't just run away, at least not until Scheer and Jericho get into a fight, and then he can evacuate. The ultra-long-range shots make the hits of both sides not very high, and the power is very limited. Except for the occasional shell hitting the battleship and bursting into flames. The vast majority of the shells fell on the perimeter of the battleship.

"General, the Dutch fleet has raised its flag. It was built to break away from the fleet and go out to pursue the German warships. At this moment, a staff officer pointed to the flag on the Dutch battleship in the rear. Because of the need to take care of the dreadnoughts behind, the speed of the Betty fleet was locked below 25 knots. Although the speed of the Tiger is better, it can reach 28 knots, but obviously this thin-skinned dumpling is not suitable for going up and pinching the German fleet, and although the two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are strong, their speed is only more than 25 knots, and the advantage is not obvious, and as a flagship, Betty can't leave the remaining battleships behind, right?

Only two Dutch battleships could, although their firepower was weaker, but the two together had 12 14-inch guns, and their armor-piercing shells were better. Its actual combat power is still good, and more importantly, according to the tests of the Dutch, they can run at a speed of nearly 27 knots, and they can quickly close the distance with the German fleet, they are Betty's lancers, as long as the speed of the German battleship can be slowed down, then Betty can catch up, and then eat it in one bite, as for whether it will be counterattacked by the superior German fleet? Betty was not afraid, the German battleships had to focus on themselves, and if they dared to hit the attention of the Dutch, the Queen's 15-inch guns would give them a little color to see!

"Damn, we got shot!" Hippert could feel the vibration coming from the stern, and a 15-inch shell smashed into the stern of the Moltke, which lightly tore apart the waterline armor on the port side of the Moltke, and penetrated the dome, exploding at the bottom of the hull, and in a very short time, this shell brought several compartments to Moltke and up to 700 tons of water! A cloud of smoke rose from the stern, and the prepared damage management team immediately went to the stern to carry out drainage and plugging operations.

While the Moltke was repairing the damage caused by the Queen, two slender figures appeared in Hipper's field of vision. "Damn, it's the fast battleships of the Dutch!" An officer cursed as he looked at the Dutch fleet that was rapidly approaching in the distance and spewing deadly flames! At this time, the difference in speed between the two sides is nearly 3 knots, and every ten minutes the two sides will approach about 1KM, and because the Dutch take a shortcut, so this speed will be faster, although the high speed and frequent change of direction caused the low hit, but soon, when the distance is close to 14KM, the Dutch's shelling becomes accurate!

Bang, like a sledgehammer striking a bell, came from underfoot, followed by a screech of tears and metal grinding. A bright yellow flame erupted in the lower part of the hull. The blow just now was very violent, unlike the British who set off a firework after the shell hit, and this blow must have caused some damage to Mao Zihao. Hipper looked at the hull with some concern.

"Our armor plates were shattered. The shell roughly cut a gap in the armor about 8 inches deep. God forbid, we were able to block this shell, but it still caused water ingress and backplate effects in some of the internal compartments. Soon, an officer reported. And this is just the beginning, the Dutch shells fell one after another, and pillars of fire continued to rise on the slender hull of the Maozi, at this distance, the Moltke's 12-inch inclined armor could barely resist the opponent's attack, but if it was closer, I am afraid it would not work! For the first time, Hipper felt the imminence of death, not even when he was chased by Betty's eight battle cruisers, because this time, the enemy's shells could indeed cause fatal damage to himself.

"Release the smoke, let's go!" Hippert ordered. The battleships released large clouds of smoke like cuttlefish, and under the blowing of the sea breeze, these smoke quickly spread and enveloped the entire fleet, because of the lesson of the last time, Betty was jealous of Hipper's tactics of biting back, so she decided to take a look, but at this moment, 2 Dutch fast battleships were rapidly approaching the German fleet in smoke!

"The smoke will eventually clear, at least until the smoke clears. And after the smoke clears, whoever can inflict heavy losses on the opponent earlier will be the winner, and we have the Betty fleet behind us, even if it is also heavily damaged, we can live, but the Germans are dead! Afterwards, the silent Jack explained his tactics and ideas like this, and this time, he made the right bet!

Boom, with a loud bang, a cannonball struck the heavy side armor of the Amsterdam, and the flames and armor fragments from the shell explosion shot out from the hull, and the whole battleship seemed to shake slightly. JACK WAS UNLUCKY, AND AT THE SAME TIME VERY LUCKY, AT THE MOMENT WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARED, HE WAS LESS THAN 13KM AWAY FROM THE GERMAN FLEET, AT A DISTANCE HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT HIS SHIP WOULD BE IMMUNE TO THE GERMANS' 350MM GUNS, THE GERMAN BATTLESHIP SPOTTED HIM FIRST AND DELIVERED A HEAVY BLOW BEFORE THE DUTCH!

However, this attack was fired by Blucher's 12-inch 45L main gun. ALTHOUGH VIOLENT, IT WAS NOT FATAL, THE 320MM INCLINED ARMOR SUCCESSFULLY BLOCKED THE OPPONENT'S LONG SWORD, AND AT THIS MOMENT, JACK OBVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FIND A SUITABLE TARGET. "Destroy the nearest target!" A succinct and effective order was conveyed, the Amsterdam aimed at the Blucher, and the Seven Provinces aimed at a massive battleship that appeared to be the Lütsov! With the violent shaking of the hull, the 12 gun barrels spewed out deadly flames one after another!

Jack's actions caught Hipper a little off guard, he really didn't expect this Dutch officer who had fought in the Second Sino-Russian War to be so bold! Two battleships rushed into the battle formation of 6 ships, well, in fact, there were only 4 of them, but the Dutch didn't know it! If he had the real Lütsov and Seydlitz in his hands, Hippert would have taught his opponent a lesson that he would never forget, but unfortunately, just as the Maozi was ready to teach the arrogant Dutchman a lesson, a 15-inch shell hit the rear of the Maozi again. The shell smashed into the top of the turret armor, and the violent impact shattered the entire turret top back plate, and a rain of shrapnel covered the entire turret, killing more than 60% of the people in the turret in just a few seconds! The two 14-inch guns are temporarily obsolete!

While the two brothers Moltke and Goeben were still dealing with the Betty fleet behind them, the Blücher's deadline was already approaching, and an orange fireball slammed into the Blücher's sidestring, and the heavy shells shredded the Blücher's 280mm thick sloping armor. Then he broke through several floors of the next door and finally plunged headlong into a running steam turbine! With a loud bang, a huge fireball rose from the hull.

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