"The German fleet is out again?" With a click, the cigarette in Jericho's hand fell on the table, burning a small hole in the tablecloth. "It's only been a little over a month, what do they want to do?" Jericho said with some annoyance, he had just given the Germans two heavy blows, and he originally thought that the North Sea should be safe for a while, and he was now considering the list of fleets to go to the Mediterranean, but the Germans moved again, and he was simply an immortal little power.

"Yes, Your Excellency, but this time their target is not the North Sea, it seems to be Admiral Essen's Russian Baltic Fleet. Among the battleships of this sortie appeared several new figures, which were definitely not the German capital ships that we know, they were larger and stronger than the King. If I'm not mistaken, they should be capital ships armed with 15-inch guns. The adjutant next to him said as he placed a document on Jericho's desk.

"Our technical superiority has only been maintained for a few months." Looking at the pictures in the document, Jericho was in a very bad mood, a powerful battleship equipped with 10 15-inch naval guns finally came out, according to the characteristics of the Germans, the defense of this battleship is naturally needless to say, and the firepower also surpasses the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, their appearance and layout are similar to the King-class, and they can almost be considered an enlarged version of the King-class battleship. And 4 of them came out at once! 40 15-inch naval guns! When I think of this, Jericho has a headache!

"The Germans dispatched a total of 10 capital ships, including two fast battleships, and the rest are four King-class battleships and four new battleships, this time the elite of the German Navy is all out together, and Admiral Essen's side may be in danger." Thomas, who was on the side, looked at the document and analyzed. "It is highly likely that the Germans this time intend to radically solve the threat to the Russian fleet. In this operation. The Germans also brought a large number of destroyers and minesweepers, and it is said that landing ships also appeared. They probably intend to completely capture the Gulf of Riga, or even St. Petersburg! And General Essen may be difficult to stop. Even relying on turrets and mine arrays is just a delay. ”

"The Germans are stabbing directly at the point of Russia! And we have nothing too good to do about it, the Germans are too perfect for mine defense on the western wall, and we have to send a fleet to support the Mediterranean. Thomas looked at the map and said helplessly.

"There is also the question, what if in the process of moving part of the main forces of the Grand Fleet to the south, the Germans suddenly move westward? The Germans still have 20 capital ships, two-thirds of the size of the Grand Fleet. Stronger in quality. Even if we only send 2 super dreadnought detachments, the remaining warships will probably be difficult to cope with the current situation! The other side only needs to go to the North Sea through the Kiel Canal, and we have to go back to the North Sea from the Mediterranean Sea for a long time. What's more, it would take a long time to solve the Italian fleet, if this time. Thomas said that after the most abrupt words, he was also scared out of a cold sweat by his own thoughts. After more than 2 years of fighting. The Allied navies lost more than they won. The losses were far greater than those of the opponent, and after this toss-up, the gap in naval strength between the two sides had been significantly narrowed. If something happens to the Grand Fleet, the defeat of the Entente will be a sure thing!

"Sss Jericho couldn't help but gasp, what Thomas said was definitely not alarmist, God knows how long Essen's 4 super dreadnoughts and 2 dreadnoughts can hold out in the face of the German Navy's 10 elite capital ships, the Borodino-class battleships are already average, and they are even more garbage after more than 10 years. The new Dreadnought is really okay. But even the king could not be defeated, let alone the super-battleships of the Germans armed with 10 15-inch guns. What's more, the Germans still have a backhand. There are still battleships to send, but the Russians don't have any money, and the new battleships are still being outfitted, so they really can't be used!

Once the German Navy has settled the Russian fleet, then what next? Naturally, the whole army returned to the North Sea to find its own trouble, and if the strength of the main fleet was not enough at this time, then the situation would be very bad! Unless the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships and R-class battleships are there, Jericho himself is not sure, and battleships such as the Iron Duke are weaker than King-class battleships. And the Queen Elizabeth class is also weaker than the new German warships, so in order to ensure their own safety, it seems that these 15-inch gun battleships cannot be sent, or only one or two can be sent.

Jericho and Thomas immediately began to evaluate the Mediterranean Fleet of the Entente, 15 capital ships, 3 dreadnoughts, and 12 super dreadnoughts, 11 of which were 350MM gun ships, but one of them was a cutting-edge Chinese warship that had beaten New Mexico, which made the two very entangled. It took less than half an hour to scrap the latest American warship, although there was an element of luck in it, but think about the British's 343MM super dreadnought, which is far inferior to the American goods. If you're unlucky, you'll be scrapped in a few minutes.

Obviously, the Super Dreadnought of the Allies is not an ordinary cargo, and the British first have to use 6 343MM Super Dreadnoughts to make up the number, in addition, they also need 2 R-class battleships to hold down the position. One of them came against the Julius Caesar. AS A RESULT, ALMOST ALL OF THE BRITISH 343MM GUNS WERE DREADNOUGHT, BUT THE GRAND FLEET STILL HAD 8 CAPITAL SHIPS ARMED WITH 15-INCH GUNS. Moreover, Thomas's fast fleet was still full of beards and tails, with the advantage of maneuvering and reconnaissance, and on the whole, even if the German fleet attacked with all its strength, the British fleet would not have to be afraid. Of course, it was not clear to Jericho that Schell was considering a plan to upgrade the firepower of the battleship, so the six German dreadnoughts were simply ignored. After all, in the Battle of Jutland, apart from drowning a battleship with shells, the German dreadnoughts did not gain much. Light energy resistance is not good!

The support fleet is arranged, but the commander has no suitable choice, and it is definitely not possible to let the French command, the last time it was a mess, and this time it must not be even pit with the British. Betty? This guy has also suffered repeated defeats. And the style is too tough, Betty is a fierce general in the advantageous situation, but it is difficult to say if it is evenly matched. Jericho thought about it and it was better to let Thomas go, this guy was calm, and he had just won the game, and he was also popular. Even at a disadvantage, he was able to safely return with the fleet.

And just when the list of personnel and warships of the British southbound fleet was almost formulated, at this time, the official letter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was sent to the Admiralty, and the US Navy hoped to send senior generals to participate in the war as observers, and the first person in the list of these people was Sims, this unlucky guy who was once beaten by the Chinese Navy in the Far East, if you want to say that the battleship loses in performance, it is a hardware problem, but then Deng Shichang is counted down, and if he mishandles it, it is a problem of ability. Although the other generals in the U.S. Navy may not have done a better job of handling this matter than Sims, but who made him unlucky? Just like Admiral Kimmel and Vice Admiral Short, who were forced to retire early because of the Pearl Harbor attack in history, he could only be considered unlucky to encounter this incident, so after losing the title of fleet commander, he was swept here by the US Navy!

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