"No, the warships of the British Royal Navy were all killed and sunk, which shows that the ship design is fatally flawed, and the entrance to the ammunition depot was not completely closed during the battle, and once it was hit, the fire spread, which in turn caused the ammunition to detonate." Major General He Jiaben blurted out.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain the sinking of a battleship with a displacement of nearly 40,000 tons, which is too difficult to accept.

So far in the battle, which capital ship of the German Hipperf fleet has not been injured?

Few hit 2~3 shells, more than ten or twenty shells were hit, and only heavy damage and no sinking battleships were hit, this is the level it should be.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be in vain to have tens of thousands of tons of bulletproof armor plates at every turn?

Thinking of such a big leak in the home fleet of the British Royal Navy, He Jiaben's eyes were full of disbelief, he could think of this, and learned from the pain, and the experienced British Royal Navy could even think of this.

All it takes is a small explosion-proof closed door to solve this fatal hidden danger.

However, the big war is imminent, and there is no way to solve it.

"Report to the general, the German Grand Fleet has been found ahead, it should be the High Seas Fleet this team is coming."

Major General He Jiaben didn't care about anything else at this time, and hurriedly grabbed the telescope and looked into the distance......

The dim sea ahead

At the time of the water and the sky, a large dense tall steel mast emerged, boundless, this is a terrible war monster in the history of human industry, the black and the sky rushed to the face, people can't help but goosebumps all over the body, the heart trembles.

That invisible oppressive force, even if it is nearly 20 kilometers away, can really be transmitted to the body, smelling the terrible breath of facing death.

This is the main force of the High Seas Fleet led by Admiral Schell of Germany, a decoy fleet in front, and a large fleet in the back, this is Admiral Scheer's battle plan against the British, because of the fatal flaw of the British Royal Navy itself, the effect is surprisingly good.

These masts, representing 22 battleships, 6 cruisers and 31 destroyers, were the main force of the entire German High Seas Fleet and were swooping down at full speed.

"Damn it, we've been tricked."

The British General Betty immediately ordered all the men to turn to retreat, and in the face of the great fear of total annihilation, the order was conveyed in a somewhat panic, and the British 5th Battleship Squadron did not receive the order to retreat.

A scene that once happened in history has now reappeared.

Betty's fleet immediately turned at a large angle and fled in the direction of the British home fleet led by Admiral Jericho, at about 4:40 p.m., the six main battlecruisers of Betty's fleet were sunk and one was slightly damaged.

After entering the ambush circle of the German High Seas Fleet, how could it be so easy to escape?

The successive great results aroused the high morale of the German Hipper's fleet, and they immediately became entangled and fired artillery to block the withdrawal of the British Betty fleet.

The British Fifth Battlefleet, which had not received the order to retreat, bore the brunt of the attack, shelling each other with the German ships in high-speed motion, rumbling and making a lively noise, but the hit rate between each other was pitiful.

In the era of big ships and cannons

The accuracy of naval artillery hits depends not only on accurate wireless rangefinders and optical sights, but also on the speed of the ship, the trajectory of its relative movements, and the attitude of the ship itself on rough seas, including pitch and roll.

The ship is moving fast, and no technical means are good.

The British Betty fleet turned to dodge at a large angle, and the German high seas fleet spread like an octopus, rushing to the battlefield at full speed, and the sea as far as the eye could see was full of ships scurrying around, shelling each other incessantly.

Just over 10 minutes later

The high seas fleet, already approaching a distance of about 13000 yards, began to launch heavy artillery strikes.

Ammunition rained down wildly, and artillery fire covered the waters of the British 5th Battlefleet, including the battleships Barham, Warrior, War-Wey, and Malaya, and the battered battlecruiser "Tiger", which were a beat slower British battleships in a bitter battle.

The sound of "rumbling" cannons on the sea was incessant, and more than 30 German capital warships formed a siege and assault on the British warships, and the situation was extremely unfavorable to the British Royal Navy.

This time

The heavy cruiser "New York" watching the battle was seen from a distance, and the atmosphere in the command tower was as silent as death, before the war, no one expected the British Royal Navy to come up with such a result?

Looking at the British battleship "War Weathiness" in the distance, it was beaten to the point of being on fire, with more than a dozen shells in its body, and the black smoke from the raging flames soared into the sky, looking miserable.

Major General He Jiaben's eyes couldn't help twitching, and he asked subconsciously; "Where is the home Grand Fleet led by the commander of the British fleet, Admiral Jericho? If it goes on like this, it won't be able to catch up. ”

"Report to Your Excellency Admiral, according to estimates, there should be 40 minutes to about an hour and a half, this is just speculation, and it is impossible to control the specific movements of the British Home Fleet."

"40 minutes to an hour and a half?"

Major General He Jiaben raised his watch and looked at it, it was 4:53 p.m., and it was about 1 hour and 40 minutes before it got dark in the Beihai area, and considering the dim light on the sea, it would take an hour and a half to get dark.

If the British Grand Fleet had arrived within 40 minutes, the 5th Battlefleet in front of it would have been saved.

Now they also realized that the situation was not good, and were fighting and withdrawing, but the battleships "War-weary" and "Tiger" were badly damaged, seriously slowing down the escape of the other three battleships.

Now it would be wise for the strong man to break his wrist, and after the two battered battleships were broken, the other three British battleships fled at full speed, and perhaps they could be saved.

Sure enough, the battleships Barham, Warriors, and Malaya suddenly turned at a large angle and began to flee, covered by dense bullets behind them, hitting the hull from time to time, and exploding with huge fire.

Fortunately, the British battleships were not as crispy as the battlecruisers, and they also looked like old cow tendons resisting beatings, and fled with fire and black smoke all over their bodies, and this scene was as embarrassing as it was.

The German High Seas Fleet pooled its forces and pursued them under black pressure, leaving behind the destroyer fleet, and constantly launched torpedo attacks on the battleships "War-Weathiness" and "Tiger" after heavy losses.

More than ten minutes later

After being poured into a large amount of seawater, the battleship "War Wey", which was heavily tilted and bloated, was hit three torpedoes one after another, and collapsed in a resounding explosion, becoming the first British battleship to sink in the Battle of Jutland.

Shortly thereafter

The battlecruiser "Tiger" also slowly sank into the icy sea under intensive blows from artillery and torpedoes.

The chase lasted nearly half an hour

The three battleships Barham, Warrior, and Malaya were hit with flames, and a 305 mm shell hit the stern compartment of the battleship Malaysia, and the shell smashed into the engine room after breaking through the surface armor of the ship, and the violent explosion caused one main drive shaft to be blown off, and the other was deformed and stuck.

The battleship Malaya suddenly stalled, and the German battleships, which were being chased closer and closer to the rear, approached 6 kilometers, 5 kilometers, and 4.5 kilometers, and successively hit 19 large-caliber shells, causing serious water on one side of the hull, and even the bottom of the ship was exposed.

The German destroyers "Nestor" and "Nomad" immediately caught up and fired five torpedoes in succession, sending the devastated battleship Malaya to the bottom of the sea, the second British battleship sunk in the Battle of Jutland.

After the victory, the German High Seas Fleet was ecstatic and began to catch up with more and more vigor.

The British battleships "Barham" and "Warrior", which were on fire all the way to the front, were as mouth-watering as fatty and delicious food, and it seemed that they could not escape the poison.

It just came at this time

An urgent telegram came from the light cruiser "Wiesbaden", which had been released far away from the High Seas Fleet; The British Home Fleet was spotted ahead, and the number of warships was uncountable.

After the first warning telegram was delivered, the German light cruiser "Wiesbaden" quickly turned around and began to flee for its life.

And just behind them, dozens of powerful dreadnought battleships of the main force of the British Home Fleet were entering the battlefield, and the black pressure could not be seen at a glance.

The tall British battleships were lined up like black whales carrying castles on their backs, stretching for ten kilometers in front and back, which was the most powerful maritime force on the planet after the arrival of the industrial age.

The British fleet consisted of 151 battleships, including 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 8 armored cruisers, 26 light cruisers, 78 destroyers, 1 minelayer, and 1 seaplane carrier.

If the German High Seas Fleet is trembling and fearful, then in the face of the horrific line-up of the British Royal Navy's Home Fleet, there is only bowing and worshipping.

Comparatively

The German High Seas Fleet consisted of 99 battleships, including 16 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 6 dreadnought battleships, 11 light cruisers, and 61 mine-strike ships, divided into two formations, and were moving from south to north.

At this time, it was close to 6 o'clock in the afternoon, and it was already the twilight and dink, and it has to be said that the German High Seas Fleet was really lucky, not only achieved dazzling results in the pursuit, but also had the right time and place to help.

On the rough waters of the North Sea

The British battleships "Barham" and "Warrior", which were on fire all the way, were like bright lights, and they rushed into the British fleet's artillery protection circle in embarrassment, and finally escaped with their lives.

The British 3rd Battlecruiser Squadron, which was at the vanguard of the Grand Fleet, spotted the German light cruiser and opened fire at a distance of 7,300 meters, and the British 1st Battlecruiser Squadron also arrived on the battlefield. In the face of the fire from the 305-mm guns of the British "Invincible" and "Indomitable", the commander of the German High Seas Fleet, Admiral Reinhardt-Scher, decisively instigated, and ordered the fleet to turn to the northwest course and take advantage of the cover of night to get out of the battle.

Night is falling

At this time, it was about 6:30 p.m., the visibility on the sea was extremely poor, and the main fleets of Britain and Germany were staggered by, and the distance between them was only less than five nautical miles.

From time to time, the night covered the sea, and from time to time there was the rumbling of cannons, which were mostly sporadic artillery battles between destroyers and cruisers between Britain and Germany.

Dozens of minutes later

The discovery of the British armored cruisers "Defense" and "Brave" by the German Grand Fleet, sailing north, was torturing the German light cruiser "Wiesbaden" floating on the sea, which immediately provoked the anger of the Germans, and almost all the artillery fire was concentrated on the two British armored cruisers.

Under intensive artillery fire, the British hapless armored cruiser "Defense" sank on the spot, and "Brave" also sank from serious injuries shortly after retreating.

The Germans were really lucky, and after packing up two British armored cruisers, the German High Seas Fleet continued to the north.

At this time, they spotted a British battleship not far away that was circling in circles, and this was the battleship "Warrior".

Due to the failure of the rudder of the battleship "Warrior", it was necessary to draw circles on the surface of the sea, which was fatal in a fierce naval battle.

The British Royal Home Fleet, which was advancing to search for the enemy, could not stop and wait for him, so as not to miss the fighter, so it could only leave this battleship in the rear, and the ordinary German ships could not help him anyway.

It's such a coincidence, the German High Seas Fleet, which was passing by by mistake, saw the cooked duck flying, and witnessed the duck return to the front of the eye, so what else is there to say?

Faced with the fat meat that was circling in front of them, the German fleet, of course, would not be polite, and concentrated its fire on the "Warrior", which was hit by a total of 29 large-caliber shells, and then torpedoed by German destroyers and sent to the bottom of the sea.

Took advantage of it all the way

At this time, Admiral Reinhardt-Schell of the German High Seas Fleet had an undesirable thought, and he was surprised to find that the British did not pursue, so he thought of killing a horse pistol and inflicting heavy damage on the British Royal Navy, so that he could be more sure of a safe retreat.

As everyone knows, this is tantamount to putting the High Seas Fleet in great danger.

After all, a tiger is a tiger, and even if the sleeping tiger is temporarily taken advantage of, when he initiates a threat, it will be unbearable.

If it had been stopped at this time, the German High Seas Fleet had achieved an outright victory, sinking four British battlecruisers, three powerful "Queen Elizabeth" class battleships, and 11 British cruisers and destroyers.

It paid only a slight price for two battlecruisers seriously damaged, three battleships slightly damaged, and two German-made destroyers for its own sake.

There is no limit to the greed of the human heart, and this is the case with Admiral Sher.

At a time when successive brilliant victories were achieved, the German admirals were full of self-confidence, and they inevitably had the intention of underestimating the enemy, and no one raised objections.

So the German High Seas Fleet made a big U-turn and touched again in the dark night.

At this moment

The British Royal Fleet was enveloped in an atmosphere of grief and indignation, the battle was too aggrieved, the losses were too great, and the commander of the Home Fleet, Admiral Jericho, was dripping blood in his heart, and he now wanted to kill.

Admiral Betty's fleet was almost completely annihilated, 6 formidable battle cruisers, 4 sunk.

The 4 powerful "Queen Elizabeth" class battleships of the 5th Battlefleet to which it belonged were sunk in battle, and 3 were sunk, which is a cutting-edge battleship equipped with 381 mm guns!

It has been launched for 1~3 years, and it is the first-class main battleship of the Royal Navy, and it was buried in vain.

Were the Germans so strong?