Chapter 847 The British Admiralty’s Decision 1

On the third day after the battle, the battle report compiled by Kuhl and Thomas was finally sent back by telegram. On the morning of the fourth day, a copy of the telegram was sent to First Sea Lord Fisher and On the desk of Lord Admiral Churchill. After carefully reading the contents of the document, the two decided to hold a meeting.

"I can smell a strong smell of decay from this telegram." Fisher was as mean as ever. "The articles in this article are full of shirking of responsibility, and there are also implicit complaints about naval warships. They encountered the German fleet, but were repelled by the Germans! Our most advanced warships were actually repelled! This is simply What a disgrace! I think Thomas, or some people on the battleship, have an unshirkable responsibility!"Sir Fisher has a bad temper. In fact, after the Battle of Dogger Sands in history, he excepted In addition to passing the blame to Major General Moore, he also blamed the Tiger's captain Perry, the gunnery commander and others for being cowards! Well, there is some truth to the latter, as the Tiger's accuracy is indeed worse. And now, Sir himself has a kind of distrust in the battle report sent by Thomas, which is largely due to his confidence in the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship! "There is still very little information and we still need to wait. I think that as the commander of the Grand Fleet, Commander Jericho should also have seen this telegram. I hope he can analyze it from a naval technical perspective. This naval battle." What Churchill said was more pertinent. Unlike Sir Fisher and Jericho, Churchill came from the front line of the fleet or served in the fleet. He didn't know much about naval technology, so he wanted to hear more people's opinions. "Well, we can discuss it later and wait for more information and Jericho's arrival." Sir Fisher naturally cannot exclude Jericho. In the afternoon of that day, Jericho had already arrived in London, and in the meeting room of the Admiralty, the evaluation of the naval battle officially began. At the beginning, Sir Fisher spent nearly fifteen minutes accusing Thomas and others of their faults and dereliction of duty, while emphasizing that this telegram was really an exaggeration! "First of all, I need to emphasize that judging from the current situation, the battleship Queen Elizabeth and the battleship Balem have indeed suffered heavy damage, a very heavy blow! Just now, the news from the port came Look, nearly 2,500 tons of seawater have been pumped out of the Queen Elizabeth, but the drainage work is still not over. Whether it is Bariem or the Queen, their turrets and main armor belts have records of being penetrated." Jericho said And talk. "Then what do you want to say? They deserved to fail?!" Sir Fisher said angrily. "At least, judging from the current information coming from the port and fleet, the German fleet is very powerful! Their artillery is powerful and well-trained. This is an objective fact, and we can improve our tactical level through training. But you can’t reduce the opponent’s hit rate and artillery power.” Jericho said without mercy. "In addition, two German warships were also seriously injured. This is said to be proved by photos and testimonies of combatants, and Thomas assured that these two German warships will not cause us any more trouble in a short time. I think that in terms of effectiveness, General Thomas has achieved certain results, and the reason why this problem has not been completely solved may just be due to a lack of luck." "Haha, a lack of luck?! I think the Navy The Ministry should set up an independent investigation agency to thoroughly investigate this matter!" Sir Fisher said. "Whatever. There is nothing wrong with General Thomas' plan. If you want to investigate, just investigate. I don't care about it.

But what to do now? I would like to know what you two think of the upcoming battle in the Indian Ocean? " Jericho asked.

It is easy to find problems, but it is too difficult to solve them. When it comes to finding out other people's responsibilities, this is something that anyone can do, and others can find out something if they are not responsible... But if If we want to continue to solve the problem of the Indian Ocean, we cannot just talk about it. But under the current situation, neither Fisher nor Churchill can come up with a practical plan.Neither Fisher nor Churchill can come up with a practical plan. Both Scheer and Churchill knew that if they wanted to completely eliminate Su Xiong's fleet, I'm afraid it would be impossible to rely solely on Thomas. It's not that they can't defeat it, but that they can't find it... If they want to find their opponent as soon as possible, they have to send more warships. And now it is really unrealistic to draw more battleships from the grand fleet... How to draw another fleet? Betty's five battlecruisers are now playing hide-and-seek with Hipper. In the past two days, Within a few months, Hipper came to the British coast at least 5 times, and the two sides met 3 times! Then the Germans told the British what surging power was... Hipper's fleet was able to successfully maneuver in front of Betty again and again. , Princess Lion Tiger can naturally catch up with her opponent, but General Moore’s New Zealand and Perseverance behind them were left behind thousands of miles away. Once, the first battlecruiser formation directly under Betty After finally biting Hipper, the two sides made a few gestures, and then Betty felt that three battle cruisers could not defeat five others... A hole was opened in the front deck of the Lion, and a hole was opened in the front deck of the Tiger. 2 holes. At that time, Hipper wanted to turn around and beat Betty. However, looking at the hurried Harwich fleet and the airship report, he discovered the whereabouts of the British fleet in the northeast. Hipper had no choice but to run away... ….The situation at that time was like this. There was indeed a British fleet in the northeast, but this fleet was all the former Dreadnought Fleet, and Hipper naturally did not dare to bet on whether this new fleet was British under the conditions of his own actions. People are super fearless. Besides, their purpose is actually a strategic feint. There is nothing wrong with avoiding people at this time. Hipper's operation is not followed by the large fleet, because if the large fleet is frequently dispatched, then the Jericho fleet will naturally not Indifferent. Therefore, in order to make the British feel the pressure without drawing out the large fleet, it is necessary to grasp the degree carefully. Betty is not a fool, and she can naturally act recklessly when she has a lot of good cards. . Then he gained a reputation for being tough and brave in battle. However, if the situation goes bad, or when he thinks the chance of victory is slim, he also knows the choice. For example, in history, Betty asked for the victory before the Battle of Jutland. Thomas allocated the fleet to him because he was worried about what to do if something happened... But it turns out that Betty really did the right thing this time, and then she even tricked Thomas--!Three updates today~ ~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!