"Are the Germans crazy?" Jericho angrily threw the report sent by his subordinates on the table, when the time entered February 1915, the actions of the German fleet suddenly became frequent, a large number of submarines and light cruisers under the cover of German dreadnoughts and battle cruisers frequently challenged the blockade of the British Empire, although the old former dreadnoughts were not enough to catch up with the speed of the British light cruisers, but it greatly compressed the British defense line, in accordance with the Admiralty's construction, Betty was originally ready to go south into the Mediterranean Sea to fight, The battle cruiser formations have all been retracted, but I didn't expect things to turn out like this.

"The Germans may have sensed our actions. We knew that the key to breaking the tie lay in the Mediterranean, in keeping Egypt, and the Germans knew very well, so they wanted to contain us through a series of operations in the North Sea until they opened up the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean to meet the Spee fleet. Betty speculated in the report. He now wanted more than anyone else to have access to the Mediterranean, but the damned Germans were making trouble for themselves at this time.

The British did not fail to take countermeasures, they concentrated more sub-capital ships and light cruisers in this area of the sea, trying to prevent a further breakthrough of the Germans. But the British fleet, lacking dreadnought support, could not withstand the attack of 4 fast battleships commanded by Hipper, and after paying the price of sinking 1 former dreadnought battleship and destroying 2 armored cruisers, the British finally realized that such an act would have no use except to shed more blood for the Royal Navy. With the approval of the Admiralty, Betty was granted a certain amount of freedom of movement. And having received direct contact with the Ministry of Intelligence, he could decide on the actions of the fleet with Jericho informed. And this made Jericho very dissatisfied.

"There is a complementarity between the fast fleet and the main fleet, and he is the eye of the Grand Fleet. And the Grand Fleet is his body. "Privately, Jericho complained to his subordinates more than once about the Admiralty's disposition plan, and he could sense Churchill's admiration for Betty, who was radical and aggressive and very much in line with Betty's temper, and they were just as hopeful for the Royal Navy, no, it wasn't hope. Rather, it is a superstition in which they believe that their opponents do not dare to fight themselves head-on. Even if the opponent already has the strength to challenge the Grand Fleet.

February 18, 1915, 4 a.m. A mighty fleet cruised the seas, and Hipper's flag flew high on the mast of the Sedlitz. Behind it was the ship of the same class, the Lytsov, and the remaining 4 fast battleships. Their destination was the Dogar Sandbank. It's not too far and not too close to mainland Germany. The telegram had already been sent, and it had been sent in the original cipher, if the British had intercepted the telegram and acted fast enough. The fleets of both sides were supposed to meet at the Doger sandbank.

"A call back from the Met Office is coming. They said that the sky was clear all day today, which is a rare good weather in Beihai. A moment later, a staff officer handed the call back to Hipper.

"It's a good day to fight, isn't it?" Hipperer muttered to himself that only he knew the true content of the telegram, that is, that the main German fleet led by Schell had arrived at the designated position, and that if the British main fleet appeared, they would come to meet it. Note that it was after the appearance of the main British fleet. Scheer's high seas fleet would move, otherwise. It doesn't matter if Hipper wins or loses. As long as the situation of the war does not corrode to the point where it cannot be cleaned up, Scheer will not move.

"Order the fleet to be ready for battle, and tell the guys, we are going to go around the coast of the British." Hipper's order went down. Of course, this second half of the statement is obviously false, and Hipper's purpose is to wait for Betty's arrival on the Dogle Sandbank, not to really go to the coast of England to find trouble! Contrary to what the British had assumed, after the last battle, the officers and men of the German Fast Fleet were not afraid of the Betty fleet, but full of confidence, and in the last naval battle, the Betty fleet almost took the lead, but still let the German fast fleet of 4 ships escape, and was bitten back.

It was generally believed in the middle and above of the German Navy that the Hipper's fleet could only be driven out if Betty's cards were exhausted, and when the German avant-garde fleet was strengthened, even the hard-fought German fleet would not be afraid! You know, the two new ships are stronger than all the previous ships. Moreover, the Germans also discovered the problem of premature detonation of British armor-piercing shells, so they were not afraid of the Betty fleet, and even planned to prove their worth by going through a dignified engagement!

At the same time, the telegram was intercepted by the British and deciphered by the light, and at this time, Jericho's fleet was cruising in the north, and when Betty got the telegram from the intelligence service, her first reaction was that the opportunity had come! An opportunity has come to settle the German fast fleet once and for all, and to pave the way for the southward march to the Mediterranean! Betty believed that if his fleet had been able to gain an advantage in this great war, the German fleet would never have made any more big moves in the first half of 1915! And Betty is equally confident in her fleet.

"Our projection is higher than that of our opponents, even if they come up with some tricks, it will not change this fact, we are faster than the other side, if it were not for the German high seas fleet, Hippel would definitely not have returned to the port alive, and this time, they are sure that they will pass through the Guò Dogger sandbank, and we can intercept them here!" Betty said excitedly to her subordinates, in the telegram mentioned a place called the Dogel Sandbank, so Betty can only be sure that the German route will pass through this, as for how the rest will go, then it is uncertain, so after thinking about it, Betty decided to make a break with Hipperle here! And what makes him even more proud is that he can start at this time from now! God and the German Navy are so cooperative! Betty wondered if she should pray and thank God, old man.

Betty was decisive, and after informing Jericho and the Admiralty, he ordered the fleet to prepare for the voyage, and after the steam pressure reached the requirements for sailing, he did not hesitate to leave the anchorage with his eight battle cruisers and eight light cruisers and more than ten destroyers and go to the Dogle sandbank. He didn't even wait for Jericho's reply! But it didn't matter, there was no procedural transgression, and Churchill, the First Sea Lord, agreed with Betty's actions and said that he was responsible for all administrative problems, so Betty's fleet sailed with confidence and hope to the battlefield with an uncertain future.

"Betty just got out?" When Jericho received the telegram, he asked in surprise, this seemed too hasty to him! A whole 8 battle cruisers were taken away by a telegram! However, this is obviously not the time to hold Betty responsible, he needs to ensure that Betty's fleet can return safely! So the Grand Fleet, which had been training in the north of England, would quickly move south to meet Betty's fleet, which had already departed, but even so, Jericho found that by the time he arrived at the battlefield, Betty might have been fighting her opponent for about 4 hours! You know, Betty's fleet is about 25 knots, while her own fleet is only 21 knots! Plus the other party's early action and their own position!

Both sides believed that they had seized the other's reputation, and the Germans had already considered the problem of password leakage this time, so they deliberately set up a bureau to test the correctness of this inference. The British, on the other hand, got the code book of the German Navy. Judging from the situation on both sides of the game, the Germans obviously had the advantage, but at this time, Hipper also had some worries in his heart, and the first concern was where was Jericho's Grand Fleet? The second concern is what if the mighty Queen Elizabeth-class battleship enters service and is incorporated into the Betty fleet!

Especially the latter, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is also a fast warship, and the theoretical speed is the same as that of its own fleet, but the actual speed is definitely faster than its old ships Blücher and Von der Tann, if the other party becomes 10 ships, then I am afraid that I will have to repeat the process of the last time, and I will not dare to fight at all! The Americans have already told the world how powerful the 15-inch heavy guns of the Chinese Navy are, and even if the British are almost, they will be very powerful, of course, at this time, Hipper can't imagine how bad the British's shells are!

The two fleets were destined for the same place, and the main fleets of both sides were unable to support them for various reasons, and if someone could be familiar with the deployment of both sides at the same time, then he might feel a bit like a medieval duel, selecting two evenly matched forces and then competing with each other. Both sides believe they will be the victors in this battle, and both sides have taken into account all the variables. As the time passed, the fleets of the two sides were rapidly approaching, and according to the speculation of the German Admiralty, the official meeting time between the two sides would be around 9 o'clock in the morning, which was a very good time, just like the Battle of Malta, and the two sides could have a day to decide the winner, knowing that one of them was dead or willing to admit defeat!

"It's dawn, maybe this will be the last time you'll see the sunrise." Betty looked at the gradually clearing sky and said, the light cruiser that served as the avant-garde had been released, and about ten nautical miles in front of him, their mission would be to search for the opposing warship. At the same time, Hipper's fleet had reached the engagement zone, and he was also searching for Betty's fleet. The mist on the sea began to gradually dissipate, and the sun hung in the sky and cast golden rays in the sky. It was one of the few good days in the North Sea. And the goddess of war will also decide the victory or defeat and survival of two powerful fleets on this day! This is the first duel between the two sides! Will Britain be the old maritime power, or will the powerful challenger win? The goddess of war is waiting to see, and she can't wait to see the sacrifice from the two superpowers this time!

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