Chapter 892 Brilliant Victory

While Hipper was packing up and preparing to go home, the prince had already returned to Wilhelmshaven with his fleet. When the water level rose during the high tide, the entire fleet successfully entered Yarde Bay, the most important anchorage of the High Seas Fleet in the North Sea. ! It was at this time that everyone's hearts finally fell, because, now, they were completely safe, and the carefully planned Thunder-Serbrus battle had ended successfully! The German fleet won this battle with indisputable results. This was not like the later Battle of Jutland. The losses caused to the British were insignificant. After all, even the weakened British fast battleship group could still stabilize the Greek pressure. Pell, the German fleet is still at an absolute disadvantage in terms of fast battleships and main fleets, and the tactical victory not only did not increase the confidence of the officers and soldiers of the High Seas Fleet, but also made them feel the desperate gap in strength. But this It’s different every time!

First of all, this time, the High Seas Fleet did not face the Grand Fleet... In other words, we have not witnessed the terrifying scene when more than 20 dreadnoughts and super-dreadnoughts were deployed, and we have not witnessed the devastating firepower when more than 100 turrets and more than 200 artillery salvos fired. A battle line of more than ten kilometers long and a fleet of millions of tons. Looking at the numbers for this kind of thing is one concept, but actually fighting it is another concept. So even if the German High Seas Fleet in this dimension has made great progress, the prince still Don't dare to meet the large fleet easily. The morale boost of this battle to the High Seas Fleet was quite huge. Think about it, a person who once could only look up, felt very terrifying from a distance. Even the top German officials had no hope of defeating the Grand Fleet. The behemoth of hope was actually easily defeated in this battle. It is true that the prince's precise planning and the various preparations of the German High Seas Fleet were well done, and there were naturally many hardships involved. But when it comes to grassroots officers and soldiers, even at the level of captains and most squadron commanders, they don’t know the entire plan. Their perceptions tend to be more superficial. They think they can win this time. The advantage is huge, so they will definitely win next time, and the High Seas Fleet will no longer be afraid of the Grand Fleet. This is of great significance for adopting a more radical and proactive strategy in the future! Of course, the most important thing is that after this battle, a huge unequal advantage was formed over the British Grand Fleet. The British fast fleet is already at an absolute disadvantage! So what if 4 queens come back? There is not much that the 5 Queens and the remaining 6 battlecruisers (1 Super Dreadnought and 5 Dreadnought Battlecruisers) can do. If the Lions and Tigers can still produce some output, then the Invincibles Apart from sharing firepower, Liu really has nothing to hope for in a regular battle line. There are only 5 queens that can really fight! And is the German Navy afraid of 5 queens? If all the lions and tigers were there, it would be really difficult, but now, even the entire British fast fleet has entangled the main force of the German High Seas Fleet. The prince can guarantee that he can penetrate the British fast fleet in at most one hour! So, even if the queens return from the Indian Ocean, the German High Seas Fleet's advantage over the fast fleet will still be unshakable. If you have to ask when the British fast fleet will again have the opportunity to compete with the Germans, then At least we have to wait until the British Queen reaches 8 ships, and then cut off some of the R-class battleships and convert them into fast battleships, right? After all, the German Bavaria is also in service one by one! It can be said that the prince had an unequal advantage for a long time in this battle! In addition to gaining some advantages in terms of military strength, Germany also achieved a huge breakthrough in strategic layout. Before the battle broke out, the British fleet could ensure that sufficient troops were deployed in the Shetland Islands and the Firth of Forth at the same time. Troops, the former is used to block the North Sea Channel,

The latter was used to suppress the fast fleets of the German High Seas Fleet. But now, with the loss of a large number of warships, the situation has changed. Forth Bay and Shetland Islands must give up one, and now Foth Bay cannot be given up. Once Shetland Islands does not have the main force of the large fleet, then the so-called The blockade of the 10th cruiser formation is just a joke, without the main fleet to rely on. If the German fast battleships just make a trip, they can make it impossible for the British blockade to be maintained!

So, to a certain extent, the German fleet has broken the North Sea blockade. Before the British Grand Fleet returns to the Shetland Islands, Germany's maritime transportation lines will be unblocked to a certain extent. After all, the British would not just throw a large number of auxiliary cruisers and the lives of thousands of people into the sea just to stop some civilian ships. If nothing else, the German battlecruisers can kill just one auxiliary cruiser in one sortie. Big profit! After all, in addition to one ship, there are also thousands of people! (Because in addition to the normal staffing of the auxiliary cruiser, there are also more than a dozen or even dozens of boarding teams prepared...) From the current point of view, the entire British fleet can pursue The only remaining tigers on the German battle patrol are the tigers, but even if they catch up, they can't beat them! There's not much point in catching up. Could it be that the purpose of rushing up is to get a beating from Germany? Therefore, before the large fleet returns to the Shetland Islands, the safety factor of the small-scale German battle cruiser operations is still very high. This is one of the important reasons why the prince finally agreed to the Seydlitz hanging near the North Sea blockade. "Finally home!" When the last battleship entered the bay, Scheer finally breathed a sigh of relief. The fleet is now safe, and the port is full of busy people. The damaged warships need to undergo simple repairs and then enter the Kiel Canal, and then arrive at the Port of Kiel, the base camp of the German fleet, and then enter the dock for maintenance. The officers and soldiers have been fighting all day and need to relax. "Your Highness, your telegram." At this moment, an officer sent the Kaiser's latest instructions. "Ruprecht, you have done a very good job, and in return, I will give you the corresponding glory and power. Believe me, friend, when you return to Kiel Port, you will enjoy To your predecessors and the most glorious moment in your life." Looking at the telegram sent by the Kaiser, the prince smiled slightly. What he wanted was something that Wilhelm II could think of and give him? But he also really wants to know what kind of reward the Kaiser can give after winning this battle! "Is it the command of the Eastern Front? Or is it a promise that the navy will cooperate with the action at the appropriate time?" the prince guessed. The second update~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!