"In a trance, I suddenly felt that this was a bit like a battle between knights in the Middle Ages, where the two sides sent the same number of knights and then had a fair duel, which has already happened in the Battle of Dogle Sandbank, and this time we won, and this time we will still win!" Hipper said with some excitement.

In the last moments before the engagement, Hipper reassessed his opponent, the two sides were evenly matched, and if they made some adjustments, they might have some advantage, and in the face of three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, Hipper decided to use four Caesar-class battleships against them. Moltke and Goeben were somewhat fragile in their protection, and they would be in fifth and sixth place against the two Amsterdam-class battleships in the face of the high risk of loss of the 15-inch guns with the new shells. In Hipper's opinion, the Tiger has survived by complete luck, his two battleships are enough to fight against the three British battlecruisers, and the two guys equipped with 8 12-inch 45L guns are not a problem at all.

"Hipper's calculations are pretty good." While identifying the battleships of the German fleet in the distance, Thomas said with a smile. Defend against the strongest spear with the hardest shield, then find your weakness and attack. That's a great idea, but I'm not going to let you get it. Thomas said in his heart. Just play against the other party in the battle line? Is it obvious that he is at a loss, how can Thomas do such a thing?

The fleets of the two sides approached rapidly, and as the distance approached, the rangefinder on the top of the battleship had begun to lock on to the enemy ship opposite, and the turret, which weighed hundreds of tons, began to slowly turn. Pointing in the direction where the target is, the two sides are about 22KM apart, which is still a bit far for the first battle. The shelling was basically a matter of luck, so no one fired, and if the fleet continued to advance for 3 minutes, then it was time to turn to pull the battle line, right? Hipper said, looking at the British fleet in the distance.

But at this time, the British fleet preemptively turned, and 8 British battleships, led by the flagship Queen Elizabeth class, turned 120 degrees on the sea. Across the front of Germany, and at this time, the distance between the two sides is only 20 years ahead! If the German fleet continues to go. It will crash directly into the T-shaped head of the British fleet. In general, the German commanders might have chosen to turn in the same direction and engage in a fundamentalist battle line, but time was running out and the British cut almost diagonally. It may not have been done yet. The German fleet, which was in turn, would be beaten by the British.

"Good choice, but it's a bit subjective." Hipper exclaimed in his heart. He felt that this approach was completely different from Betty, more delicate, and more confusing. Is there such a person in the British Navy? He wasn't impressed. If it were a general commander who also followed the turn, the German Navy would undoubtedly suffer, but if I did not turn to the right, but turned left to cut the tail of the opponent's fleet! Then the unlucky one is the United Kingdom. Because the German fleet only had to turn a very small angle to cut to the butt of the British fleet, and then chase and hit.

Soon. Hipper chose to cut into the tail of the other side, and after some maneuvering, the two opposing fleets are still facing each other, but the distance between them is maintained at about 20KM, and at this distance, no one has the urge to fire. "Speed up, let those slow iron turtles see the speed of the British Empire's fast fleet!" Looking at the German fleet in the distance, Thomas said with a smile. Hipper really hit the plan, after a series of maneuvers, the British fleet will appear in the line between the German fleet and the base, and he only needs to turn an acute angle to intercept the opponent, while the Germans must make a 180-degree turn to adjust the direction back, and if the opponent wants to go home, he can only rush hard. Coupled with the speed advantage of the British fleet, Thomas was sure that the British fleet with a speed of more than 25 knots would definitely be able to enter the tail of the opposing fleet first! Get a first-mover advantage!

Of course, the more important significance is that this German fleet will be caught in the middle of the British fleet, and don't forget, there are 2 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships on the other side! Originally, Thomas thought that Hipper would start with Moltke and Goburn, so Thomas didn't mind a knightly duel, but when he found out that his opponent's iron turtle was used as a shield and then aimed at his weak ship, Thomas had to change his plan. The original plan to fight with the opponent first and then reinforce the army was canceled. The other 2 Queen-class battleships, Barem and the Warweary, will appear immediately and flank the opponent!

Looking at the British fleet, which suddenly accelerated and cut towards the tail of his team, Hipperye suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the result of this walk was that the back road was cut off! And more importantly, I have a greater disadvantage in time! The British fleet was heading southwest, and it was only to the northeast that it could quickly stagger with the other side and then find an opportunity to return. Hipper's heart already felt a hint of crisis! The British definitely have their hole cards, otherwise they wouldn't have done it so decisively! Why is the other party so confident that he can win in an 8-on-8 battle? Wasn't the first few losses bad enough? Hippert muttered inwardly.

"It's too insidious!" Just when Hipper decided to turn right and prepare to break away, two huge figures appeared on his scheduled route! Because of the problem of light, and also because the other party completely burned oil, the smoke column was not obvious, and Hipper did not find the opponent at the first time, and when he looked at it, he immediately determined the identity of the other party! Here are two more Queen Elizabeth-class battleships! The British directly took out 5 Queen-class battleships this time and fought with themselves! As a result, I was afraid that I would not take the bait, so I specially hid a small part!

If it is peacetime, your own 8 warships will definitely not be afraid of the opponent's 2 warships, even if they are Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. But now it's different, these two battleships are as deadly as daggers around their necks, because the three Queen-class battleships in Thomas's fleet have already begun to knock their ass! The roar of the 15-inch cannon came from the rear from time to time, and huge columns of water surrounded the Seydlitz and Lütsov, who were at the end of the line! And according to the speed of these two battleships, they will definitely not be able to shake off their opponents!

As soon as the two sides played, they lost, which really made Hipper feel very unacceptable! The British fleet began to press on itself from two directions, if two pincers in general. In this case, there were two options, one was to immediately continue to turn right and concentrate on the two Queen-class battleships first, and then go or fight, and the other option was to immediately abandon the Lütsov and Sai at the end of the line and let them charge the British fleet. Then the main fleet, under the cover of auxiliary warships and smoke, turned left and waited for an opportunity to evacuate. But obviously, the result of this is that the two Super Dreadnoughts are definitely dead.

On the surface, the first option is the best, and theoretically, if it is done well, it may be possible to save the fleet, but in reality, Hipper knows that the first option just looks good! In fact, the operability is extremely low, and if you don't get it, the whole fleet will be hitched in! If the German fleet hadn't fought with the Queen-class battleships, maybe it would have done so, but look at the Battle of Jutland, when the German 4 King-class battleships beat 2 people, the other side could retreat with all their bodies, and even more so with their own 4 Caesars! As long as the other party drags on for time, wait until the British main fleet behind eats its own rear team little by little, then it will be over! What these two British warships want is just to block for a while, not to really fight to the death with themselves!

Frustration, a deep sense of frustration welled up in my heart. It's the first time I've lost so completely! The other party is too cunning! It's insidious! Compared to this one, Betty is like a pure child! "Let the Lütsov and the Sedlitz lead the auxiliary warships to turn to attack the British fleet!" In less than 3 minutes, Hipper's fate was decided on these two super-dreadnoughts worth almost £6 million! They are doomed to be abandoned, and then in exchange for the opportunity for the main fleet to break away!

Along with a series of orders, the German fleet efficiently carried out Hipper's orders. The two battleships, wrapped in a rain of bullets, immediately broke out of the queue and turned to rush towards the British fleet, while the main fleet commanded by Hipper gave up turning one by one, but almost all the battleships turned at the same time, and then regrouped! This hand is extremely difficult, beyond Thomas's plan!

Eventually, Hipper pulled the game back, and although the last two ships were bitten by the opposing side, the other ships were not attacked, and the remaining German ships had enough time to turn around with friendly cover. Six German battleships turned 180 degrees from the British fleet head-on, while at the same time, the Lütsov and Seydlitz rushed towards Thomas's fleet like angry bulls! The real collision is about to begin!

"Order the Baliem and the Warweary to abandon the pursuit of the main German fleet, let them quickly go into battle, and destroy the two German Superdreadnoughts." Thomas thought for a moment and continued: "Order the Dutch fleet led by Jack to cooperate with the Baliem and the Warweariness to sink these two super dreadnoughts, and the other warships are ready to meet the main German fleet!" "Thomas understands very well that these two battleships are already abandoned and will definitely not be able to escape, and at the same time the German high seas fleet still maintains a certain combat effectiveness, and if you are accidentally bitten, it will still hurt!

A few minutes later, the British fleet also split into 2 groups, including 3 Queen-class fast battleships and the Tiger and two Dreadnought battlecruisers blocking the German main fleet, while the other 4 Anglo-Dutch capital ships besieged the Lütsov and Seydlitz with the help of auxiliary warships! With the roaring cannons on the sea, the two fast fleets once again launched a fateful duel!

Thanks to the book friends zhouyu1976 and athlon9527 for their tips, as well as the book friends Kuaifeng and d309ebc77 for their monthly pass support~~~. (To be continued......)