Chapter 858 4 Fang Yun Dong

"The target has passed the Kiel Canal, and Hipper's fleet is about to attack!" A British spy immediately sent the telegram. What was unexpected was that after the telegram was sent, he could no longer send it. Second telegram! At the same time, the Hipper fleet did set off, but not from Mandeb Bay but from the port of Kiel! Under the cover of a large number of destroyers, the Hipper fleet went north to the Skagerrak, entered the North Sea between Scandinavia and Denmark, and then waited for an opportunity to attack the North Sea blockade between the Shetland Islands and Norway!

"The British expect us to attack after 18 hours. We will go ahead, 16 hours, and then choose a good battlefield and quietly wait for Betty to come out by the British seaside." The prince said. More than a dozen minesweepers swept out a new channel in the area where minefields had been laid. In order to prevent British submarines or destroyers approaching for reconnaissance from discovering the prince's fleet prematurely. Ruprecht specifically requested to take a new channel, and the entire fleet left Mandeb Bay under the leadership of the guide ship at 5 a.m. Three hours after the prince left with the main force, on the battleship Helgeland, General von Boll sent a telegram in the name of the flagship Bavaria! If nothing else goes wrong, this telegram will be received by the British. Although they cannot determine the content of the telegram, according to the "hints" of the Germans in the past, this will mean that the German fleet has officially left the port! August 15, 1912, will surely become a day that the world will remember! The Germans think so, and so do the British! When British spies sent the news of the impending attack of the German fleet to the British Admiralty on August 14, Churchill, who had been preparing to go home from work, immediately returned to his desk and ordered people to immediately forward the information to Jericho and Betty, at the same time, someone called Fisher who was on vacation! "We are about to witness a great battle!" Churchill said excitedly, while not forgetting to light a cigar for himself. "Where are our submarines and cruisers? I hope to keep an eye on the Germans as they leave port!" Churchill asked. Although the Harwich fleet, which only has light cruisers and destroyers, was forced to converge due to the gradual activity of the Hipper fleet, a small number of ships will still be arranged to monitor the main routes, and submarines will also be arranged to go there. They are the third member of the grand fleet. A cordon. In the past, the German fleet had dispatched five times, and the reconnaissance unit of the Harwich fleet seemed to have discovered its opponent three times. The success rate is quite high. Half an hour later, Betty received the telegram forwarded by Churchill on her flagship Lion. "Order, the fleet will be ready to attack at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning. Although we don't know where the German fleet will attack this time, as long as we can go to their east, then block Hipper's way back. That's it! Notify Vice Admiral Jerram immediately, I hope his fleet can attack in advance, because their speed is relatively slow!" Betty ordered. "Isn't this time too early?" An officer thought for a while and said. "General Jeram's fleet just completed the suppressive cruise mission against the German fleet with Commander Jericho's large fleet two days ago. It has just returned and is performing coaling operations, even though it set off at two o'clock in the morning. As for the time, then I'm afraid that Vice Admiral Jerram's fleet will set off just after completing the coaling, and the personnel will be too hard."The officer looked a little weak when he looked at Betty's wide eyes, and the latter's facial muscles were unnatural Twitching, this was a clear sign that Betty was going to be angry. But the conscientious officer decided to finish his sentence: "Coaling a battleship is very physically demanding work, and if the personnel who are about to participate in the battle cannot get enough rest, it will naturally have a great impact.

After all, the commander issued the order, and it was the officers and soldiers who actually carried it out. "

I have to say that the timing chosen by the prince is very good. The British fleet has just completed its patrol and will most likely be carrying out coaling operations after returning to the port, because the interval between the last cruise and this one is very long. Short, only three days! During this period, the fleet is unlikely to add coal. They will most likely add coal together after two cruises. And this time, the prince made the right bet! Add coal! The battleship George V is fully loaded with 3,150 tons of coal! Calculating two-thirds of the coal added, there are still 2,000 tons! The coal is transported to the ship's side and then placed in the coal bunker. How refreshing it is. One thing, and the number of crew members of the George V is only 752! The Iron Duke and his like, who are similar to him, have about 900 people, which means that almost all the battleships with a small number of people have to be mobilized! And the desperate pretenders After acquiring thousands of tons of coal, they will immediately go to sea to fight. What a pain in the ass...Those who seek profit within a hundred miles will defeat the general; The army is half here! What does this mean? If you go a hundred miles and fight, the general will probably die. If you go fifty miles and fight, you will probably reach half of the people. The British may not know this old saying from "The Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi" , but the truth is clear! So the British officer hopes to delay the departure. After all, if coal is to be added, not only the stoker, but also the gunner and so on! "If this battle is won, then I will Give everyone a week-long vacation and they can go and rest as they please. But now, no! And you, if I could appoint or remove you, you would no longer be an officer from now on. "Betty said fiercely. "I won't ask for any reason. In short, the fleet's departure time cannot be changed! Now get off the bridge, I don't want to see you coward again! " At the same time, Lieutenant General Jerram also received the order to attack. Faced with such an order that was almost inhumane but had reasons that must be implemented, Lieutenant General Jerram had no choice." Then add a little less coal. We must let the soldiers rest for at least 2 hours! "The lieutenant general thought for a while and said. He can now imagine what kind of combat effectiveness the officers and soldiers who were staggering tired tonight will have tomorrow. Especially those miserable firemen who collapsed or even died of exhaustion in the battle. It often happens. (It seems that something like this happened to the Lion in the Battle of Helgeland in history. The fireman was so miserable~~~.) And just when the Betty fleet was preparing to light a fire and set sail, Jericho also The order was received, but at this moment, Jericho's large fleet is also carrying out coaling operations. If Betty's fleet at least still has enough coal and fuel to add, then Jericho's current fuel reserves are not enough. There was no way, because the British Navy's established plan was to let Betty take the lead. Under the submarine blockade, the British gave priority to supplying the battlecruiser formation, and the Grand Fleet? There is no problem in going to sea, but it is difficult to say whether it can reach the battlefield in time.< /p>The second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!