Chapter 2169 Blood Fire Estuary II

"Do you think the Germans will come here?" In an observation post at the mouth of the Hull River, several British soldiers were eating their breakfast while looking at the North Sea dyed golden by the rising sun in the distance. Judging from the current situation Look, the weather in the North Sea today is good, the morning fog will soon dissipate, and the visibility is good. If you stand at a high place, you can even observe the smoke rising from the fleet 30 kilometers away.

"I hope you don't come." A veteran with a face full of years and battle marks said after taking a bite of bread. He escaped unharmed on the Western Front. More than 70% of his comrades who fought side by side with him were killed, and the remaining 20% ​​were permanently disabled. It is a miracle that he can live here with all his beard and tail!

"They didn't dare to come. Today's weather is very suitable for a decisive battle. If they dare to show up, the large fleet that received the news will smash all the rags of the Germans into the sea, just like the predecessors of the Royal Navy did." A With freckles all over his face, the little guy who is supposed to be still in middle school said excitedly.

"Young child, so silly and cute." The veteran couldn't help but smiled bitterly. Once upon a time, he was full of hope for victory like this little guy, but unfortunately, the facts told him. In central Europe, a new power has risen, they are more vigorous and powerful than the British Empire!

"Damn it, we seem to be in trouble!" At this moment, a voice came from the watchtower above their heads. The station master of the observation post tremblingly held the telescope in his hand, and even his voice was a little trembling.

"What happened, Henry?" The veteran climbed up the watchtower a few steps. He first glanced at Second Lieutenant Henry whose face was distorted by fear, and then he picked up another telescope and looked at the line of defense Henry was pointing at. Seconds later, the field of view of the telescope was covered by clusters of smoke columns.

"God! The Germans are coming!" said the veteran, running to the nearby phone: "Kingston? This is Estuary 1, the Germans are coming! We found their smoke column!"

"It is expected to enter the attack position in half an hour. The two submarine brigades have entered the designated area in the north and deployed two submarine warning nets. The seaplane detachment has set off to perform aerial reconnaissance and corrective action missions. The destroyer detachment has dispersed to perform anti-submarine operations. Task, the minesweeper will clear the minefields deployed by the British in the estuary area in ten minutes. The air force fighter unit will fly over the fleet in half an hour, and the bomber fleet will always be ready to provide cover for the fleet." At this time , In the conning tower of the battleship Bavaria, Admiral Scheer reported to Crown Prince Ruprecht on the readiness of the entire fleet.

Although the German Fleet presumed that the British Fleet would not come, but based on the principle of not being afraid of 10,000 but only in case, the High Seas Fleet was still prepared to deal with it. A total of 40 submarines in the 2 brigades were 70 kilometers away from the north of the fleet. Two cordons were deployed at the place. The land-based long-range patrol aircraft has extended the sea search distance to about 210 kilometers north of the fleet. At the same time, some patrol teams equipped with K8 long-range patrol aircraft even went to the Forth Bay for a routine tour.

Over the fleet, the Luftwaffe and the Bavarian Air Force concentrated three fighter wings. A total of more than 300 fighter jets provided air cover for the fleet. In the airports in northern France and Belgium, more than 500 bombers were on standby to welcome the Great Britain. Arrival of the Fleet! If Jericho dares to come!

"Very well, let's treat today as a gunnery drill, although it is a fixed target. Pay attention to the submarines and mines in the water. We can do it, and the British may not be able to do it." Ruprecht said, today The task is really easy, for the crown prince, it is just watching a grand fireworks,

And by the way, let’s clear up the stock ammunition of the army’s train artillery unit and the navy. The production of shells is a bit too much, so we need to deal with it, eh!

"Okay, brothers, let's start!" A radio wave full of jokes was quickly transmitted to the entire fleet! The huge High Seas Fleet that has entered the attack position is ready to launch, because this time the German navy is attacking the mouth of the Hull River. There are three targets within the coverage of the High Seas Fleet's guns. Among them, Grimes is the nearest. It is a city in the south of the estuary. It can be easily covered by 12-inch naval guns, 10-inch naval guns, and 6-inch guns. The farther ones are Kingston and Brig. The former is about 35 kilometers away from the North Sea. The Bavarian-class The 15-inch naval gun can perfectly cover the target with the new grenade, but it may be difficult for the battleship with the 350MM artillery. Some warships need to go north along the river mouth, and then anchor in the selected area! The time chosen by the German fleet was very good, exactly when the tide in the estuary was high!

The German minesweeping ship used two ships to tow a set of minesweeping chains to sweep the pre-selected positions three times like plowing the ground. After using artillery to destroy the last mine that was cut off from the mine anchor and then surfaced, the four battleships of the 4th Battleship Squadron equipped with 350MM artillery began to swim upstream along the river. After a group of destroyers repeatedly used sonar and hydrophones to confirm that there were no submarines here, and deployed lightning protection nets, four German battleships entered their positions.

At the same time, the four battleship squadrons participating in the battle have also been fully deployed. The three battleship squadrons equipped with Bavarian-class battleships were deployed in the North Sea outside the river mouth, and they aimed their guns at Brig. The fifth battleship squadron and Hipper's battlecruiser squadron aimed their guns at Grimes under the cover of a light cruiser squadron. The 4th Battleship Division, which had entered the estuary, was targeting Kingston.

The entire German High Seas Fleet stretched out its huge body at the mouth of the Hall River. A huge letter T just blocked the mouth of the river. The fourth battleship squadron was like the vertical bar of the T letter, and the remaining five battleship squadrons were like this. The horizontal bar of the letter T! Outside of this huge T, hundreds of various auxiliary warships were launched one by one. This was the first time that the German Navy showed its peak state in front of its old enemy!

While the fleet on the sea was unfolding, the German Air Force's fighter and patrol aircraft units also arrived. The former is responsible for providing fleet air defense, while the latter is used for anti-submarine. It is worth noting that the sonar, mines and depth charges of the destroyer and the mine protection net of the battleship are only part of it, and the anti-submarine aircraft will find the British submarine sailing on the sea. Before the arrival of the German fleet, these patrol aircraft have been searching in the nearby waters The enemy submarines sailing on the sea are gone, and during the few hours of the fleet attack, they will continue to ensure the monitoring of the sea!

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