Regrettably, the failure of the Moltke caused the vigilant commander of the German High Seas Fleet, Admiral Reinhard Schell, to abandon the operation, and the German fleet turned around and returned home.

The following morning, British reconnaissance ships spotted the German fleet, and the approaching British fleet turned immediately after being briefed on the enemy's situation.

The 9th Squadron, which had been at the end of the fleet, became the front of the fleet, which meant that once the battle broke out, the American fleet would be the first to engage the enemy and lead the entire British fleet in the largest fleet battle in the history of naval warfare.

Unfortunately, this did not happen, and the shrewd Scheer managed to avoid the battle and led the high seas fleet back safely.

General Rodman wrote in the record:

"I often wonder what a glorious day it would have been if our warships had been able to lead the Grand Fleet into naval battles at that time!"

However, history did not give him such an opportunity, and the German High Seas Fleet remained in the harbor until the end of the war.

In the months between late 1917 and early 1918, the 9th Squadron trained and fought with the Grand Fleet, and benefited from it.

At the same time, Rear Admiral Rodman also felt more and more that it was difficult to maintain the combat readiness of the squadron for a long time with the existing 4 battleships.

Due to the high intensity of sailing, the power system of each ship was heavily loaded, and frequent breakdowns and frequent maintenance were required, which led to the number of warships that the 9th Squadron could dispatch at any time to 3.

For an important role as a defender or striker in the battle line, this size of the force is unacceptable.

The British Navy faced the same problem, and their solution was to designate a spare battleship for each battleship squadron to replace the ships that were absent for maintenance, so that the squadron could maintain sufficient combat strength at all times.

Drawing on the experience of the British Navy, Rear Admiral Rodman asked the Admiralty of the Ugly Kingdom to send an additional battleship to his squadron as a backup, and he especially wanted to transfer the sister ship of the "New York" to the United Kingdom, the "Texas".

He believes that two ships of the same class will work together to be more efficient because they have the same firepower configuration and fire control devices.

Although the Admiralty was somewhat resistant to this request, which was contrary to the rules of the U.S. military, Rodman was satisfied, and the "Texas" appeared in Scarpa's Bay.

Rodman then adjusted the composition of the 9th Squadron, and the USS Wyoming, which had the third highest firepower in the fleet, was listed as a reserve ship.

Because it does not have a partner of the same class, although the "Delaware" and "Florida" are not of the same class, both ships are equipped with 10 45 times diameter 305 mm naval guns with similar ballistic performance.

And the "Wyoming" was armed with 12 50x diameter 305 mm naval guns.

Based on the idea that it would be more effective for ships of the same class to work together, Rodman proposed to replace the "Delaware", the oldest ship in the fleet, with the "Arkansas", the sister ship of the "Wyoming", which was also approved.

However, the "Arkansas" arrived in Scapa Bay from the ugly country half a year later, and the "Delaware" embarked on its return voyage the next day.

With the addition of the "Arkansas", the "Wyoming" returned to the main position, and the "Florida" was reduced to a substitute.

Beginning at the end of June 1918, the 9th Squadron was given a new task to provide cover for the American minelayers involved in the laying of the "Northern Mine Barrier".

The "Northern Mine Barrier" is a mine-laying operation designed by the Ugly Navy, which plans to lay a 250-nautical-mile mine barrier between Scotland and Norway to block the passage of German submarines from the north to the Atlantic.

The plan required more than 70,000 mines, supported entirely by the country's strong industrial prowess.

Since the minelayer was operating in the range of German naval attack ships, the 9th Squadron and most of the forces of the Grand Fleet were to provide protection for the minelayers.

In fact, the entire mine-laying operation was hardly disturbed, and only two months the 9th Squadron reported the detection of torpedo tracks in the conning towers or water of German submarines.

However, it was later learned that the two alarms were false alarms, as were reports of attacks during the Scandinavian escort operation.

In October, intelligence indicated the presence of German raiding ships in the North Sea.

The 9th Squadron, along with John Bull's 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron and 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron, launched a search and capture operation against German ships.

But the weather in the North Sea in late autumn was very bad, the sea conditions were bad, and it was difficult to find any trace of German ships, and this mixed Anglo-American fleet could only return in vain.

One evening, on the way back to Pentland Bay with the fleet of the "New York", the starboard side of the ship was suddenly violently slammed.

A second collision occurred later under water in the stern, which resulted in damage to the propeller on one side, and the ship could only be propelled on a single shaft, and the speed dropped to 12 knots.

It is clear that the "New York" collided with some underwater object, and from the depth of the channel at that time, it could not have been a wreck or a reef.

After analysis, Rodman and Betty believed that the "New York" was likely to have collided with a German submarine that was submerged.

The hapless guy first rammed the starboard side of the battleship with the bow, and then broke one of the battleship's propellers, apparently fatally wounding the submarine and possibly sinking to the bottom.

Through analysis, the German submarine that collided with the "New York" and sank may have been UB-113 or UB-123, which was really a bizarre result and the only enemy ship sunk by the 9th Squadron during its service in the Grand Fleet.

However, the ordeal of the "New York" was not over, and due to the loss of half of its power, the ship slowly returned to Port Roses under heavy escort.

In the early hours of another day, a German submarine lurking in the channel fired three torpedoes at the staggering "New York", but all of them passed in front of the bow and missed.

There is ample evidence that this was a definite attack, not a false alarm. By the light of the full moon, many officers and sailors on the "New York" saw the torpedo track on the deck, and the escort ships also spotted the submarine conning tower shortly after the attack.

It was a blessing in disguise that the New York was able to escape the disaster, as the ship's normal cruising speed was 16 knots, but due to damage to the propellers, it was only 12 knots at the time.

Apparently the German captain misjudged the speed of the target, which led to the torpedo missing.

In the end, the "New York" arrived in Port Roses without danger and entered the dry dock for repairs.

When the dock was drained, a depression was found at the bottom of the hull that matched the shape of the bow of the German submarine, thus proving the hypothesis of a collision with the submarine.

As the war drew to a close, the 9th Squadron was still busy with frequent training and exercises, and through intensive shooting training, the artillery skills of the entire squadron were greatly improved compared to when they first joined the Grand Fleet.

The same was true of the "Texas" and "Arkansas" that arrived later, and now the average dispersion of shells on American battleships is basically controlled within 550 meters, although it is still slightly inferior to the level of the British Navy.

Even in the last months of the war, the British Navy organized and carried out various exercises, one of which was that the Grand Fleet was once again divided into two armies, the Red and Blue armies. And the set engagement distance reached 21000 meters, which was unthinkable before the war.

At the same time, the 9th squadron continued to carry out escort missions for the "Northern Mine Barrier".

However, this plan proved to be far from the desired effect, and although 70,263 mines were laid at a cost of $40 million, which was equivalent to almost $500 million in later generations, only six submarines were sunk by mines.

For the officers and men of the 9th Squadron, although it was glorious to go abroad to fight, it was also necessary to endure a monotonous and lonely life.

Scapa Bay is located in the middle of nowhere, and the islands surrounding the harbor are basically deserted places far from modern civilization, lacking recreational facilities.

How to maintain the vitality and morale of the officers and men of the fleet throughout the war has always been a difficult problem faced by the army management.

One solution for the British Navy was to encourage officers and men to play sports, with a variety of sports competitions held in the middle of the fleet, including football, rugby, rowing, athletics, and boxing.

All officers and men can choose their favorite sports according to their own interests, relieve depression and exercise their physique in the competition, and at the same time enhance team spirit.

After the 9th Squadron joined the Grand Fleet, the U.S. officers and men also became active participants in the fleet's sports, and John Bull set aside a special site to build an American football field and a baseball field.

In the summer of 1918, the 9th Squadron held its own baseball league, which played 17 games, and finally the "Texas" team won the championship.

At the same time, US military athletes have also been active in various sports events within the scope of the Grand Fleet, and their achievements have been outstanding.

In the fleet track and field competition, the U.S. military team won the second place in the team results.

In the annual fleet boxing competition, the American fighters were even more invincible, and a marine engineer from the "Florida" won the lightweight championship.

An assistant carpenter and a stoker on the New York took home the middleweight and heavyweight titles.

In addition to participating in sports competitions, US officers and men will also arrange and perform dramas, take photographs, paint, and hold various forms of cultural and recreational activities to enrich their military life. In other words, if you can play, you have to be an ugly countryman.

When the battleship was repaired in Port Roseth, all officers and men of the ship were given the opportunity to go ashore for leave.

On Ugly Independence Day, Betty also arranged a special holiday for the 9th Squadron, so that they did not have to participate in any training and attendance, and could celebrate the "Greatest Liberation Day" to the fullest.

Somewhat ironically, this holiday coincides with the day when the North American colonies declared independence from John Bull.

King George V visited Scapa Bay and inspected the Grand Fleet aboard a destroyer.

He then boarded Betty's flagship battleship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, and presented medals to meritorious officers and men on deck.

The first recipient was Major General Rodman, who was awarded the Order of Bath with the rank of Commander of Knighthood, the highest medal of the day.

After lunch aboard the "Queen Elizabeth", George V visited the flagship of the 9th squadron "New York".

Accompanied by General Rodman, he toured the entire ship, including the engine room and boiler room, and expressed his heartfelt praise to Rodman:

"Your Excellency, your boiler room is almost as neat as the dining room."

Afterwards, the guests and hosts drank coffee, smoked and chatted in Rodman's cabin in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, and Rodman noticed that His Majesty the King was very happy.

At the end of his visit, George V sent a farewell telegram to all the officers and men of the Grand Fleet, especially expressing his thanks and appreciation to the Ugly Fleet.

Despite its remoteness from densely populated areas, Scapa Bay was not immune to the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918-1919.

The plague claimed the lives of millions of people around the world, including many officers and men of the Grand Fleet.

In the autumn of 1918, an average of seven people died every day in the Grand Fleet, and many battleships were incapacitated due to the illness of too many crews.

The 9th Squadron was also not spared, although the situation was not as serious as that of the British battleships, but by early November only the "Florida" in the squadron had not been quarantined, and 259 people were sick and 11 died on the "Arkansas".

By the end of 1918, the confrontation between the British and German fleets in the North Sea had not changed significantly from the outbreak of the war, but the German army had gradually lost on the land battlefield.

In the summer of 1918, the Caesar Offensive launched by the Germans on the Western Front finally failed, and the British and French troops launched a counteroffensive together with the arriving American troops.

The war situation for the German army deteriorated day by day, and the German people were in dire straits, social unrest, and unstable people, and Germany was forced to sue for peace with the Allies in October.

However, for the German naval leadership, they did not see a reason for defeat and surrender, and the high seas fleet was still strong, and could not accept the outcome of surrendering without a war. Admiral Scheer, who had been promoted to Admiral Scheer, had been promoted to the rank of Admiral Scheer, who had been promoted to the rank of Admiral of the High Seas Fleet, to carry out the battle plan and engage the British fleet in a decisive battle.

Hipper drew up the No. 19 battle plan, planning to send destroyers to harass the Thames estuary and the Flanders coast, lure the Grand Fleet south, and at the same time set up an ambush with submarines in the middle of the way, weaken the opponent's strength, and finally personally lead the fleet to a decisive battle.

Although the plan was good, the sailors at the grassroots level of the fleet had long been war-weary and refused to sacrifice their lives for honor.

When the news of Plan 19 was revealed, a mutiny broke out, the warships of the High Seas Fleet raised their red flags, and the officers were stripped of their command.

Hipper lost control of the fleet, and the final sortie was stillborn.

On Singles' Day, Germany declared an armistice, and the war was over.

Seeing this, Li Yaoyang closed the file, his thoughts were churning, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

The detailed archives give an almost complete account of the grandeur of the Atlantic Ocean and make him realize how difficult it is for the genre to be presented on stage.

It's impossible to perform it completely, the stage is so big, it can't support it at all.

Therefore, if you want to do this genre, you must choose one of the entry points with a little face, such as a certain battle of a certain battleship!

Thinking of this, Li Yaoyang reopened the file, he needed to find the most suitable part for adaptation into a script and the most dramatic tension!

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.