Chapter 234 Take the bait

On the morning of September 3, 1914, the fleet led by British Rear Admiral Carroll, escorting a large number of merchant ships, was heading towards the British mainland. Here, it is not far from the Azores Islands. After sailing to Dong for another day, we can go there for resupply.

"It seems that the Germans really don't have the guts to come." Major General Carroll said with some regret.

Rear Admiral Carroll regretted that he could not take advantage of this opportunity to solve the German Navy's breaking fleet in one fell swoop. However, he and other British navy generals will not give up. This time it won't work, and the next time it will continue as usual, until the German Navy's breaking fleet has to be solved.

Of course, if the German Navy's break-off fleet does not launch an attack, the British fleet can also reach the British mainland safely. This is also a victory for the United Kingdom.

It can be said that no matter how the German navy chooses, the British navy is always on the winning side.

However, what Major General Carroll didn't notice was that a seaplane had just left from above the fleet. With the help of the cover of the clouds, the British fleet below knew nothing about it. This seaplane belongs to the German Navy. Every battlecruiser and heavy cruiser of the German Navy is equipped with a seaplane. This can not only be used to detect the enemy's situation, but also can be used to provide artillery fire calibration. This also makes you wait for the navy to once again walk ahead of the British in these aspects.

An hour later, a large black cloud appeared in the sky north of the fleet. It was not really a dark cloud, but a result of thick smoke rising into the sky. The battleships of the German Navy use heavy oil boilers. After burning heavy oil, a lot of black smoke will be produced.

The watchmen of the British fleet discovered this problem at the first time, and immediately reported it to Major General Carroll.

"Haha, that's great. Those Germans really dared to come. Immediately send a telegram to General Betty, the fish has been hooked. We will firmly hold them back." Major General Carroll excitedly issued an order.

Although he has great confidence in the 'King George V-class' battleships, he also knows that German battlecruisers are not easy to deal with. The sinking of the battlecruiser "Lion" is an example. Besides, the purpose of this time was originally to get rid of the German Navy's breaching fleet. If his reckless actions lead to the failure of this plan, the Royal Navy and even the British government will never let him go.

"Command the fleet and prepare for battle. The merchant ship immediately turned around and left the battlefield." Major General Carroll issued a second order. Once the naval battle starts, they have no way to take care of those merchant ships. Let them go first to ensure their safety. At the same time, the safety of those materials transported on merchant ships can also be ensured.

In order to achieve the purpose of deceiving the German Navy, the materials carried on these merchant ships are all real. It would be a pity if it was lost.

"Yes, General." The British fleet was quickly ready for battle.

Four "King George V-class" battleships, leading some cruisers and destroyers, greeted the attacking German Navy's breaking fleet. The remaining few light cruisers and destroyers escorted the fleet southward in an attempt to avoid this naval battle.

At the same time, Major General Carroll has sent a telegram to Lieutenant General David Beatty, requesting reinforcements.

Lieutenant Admiral David Beatty led the other warships of the British Navy, and followed far away, two hours away from the fleet.

When the communications officer delivered the telegram to his hands, Lieutenant General David Beatty yelled excitedly.

"Very good, very good. The damned Germans finally took the bait. This time, we must kill them all." Lieutenant General David Betty roared excitedly.

"Send a message to the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron and the 2nd Battleship Squadron, telling them to act immediately. Detour to surround the Germans. This time, I don't want any German battleship to escape." Lieutenant General David Beatty ordered.

In the eyes of Lieutenant General David Beatty, the fleet under his command is fully three times the size of the German Navy's breaching fleet. Under such circumstances, there is absolutely no problem in fighting a war of annihilation.

"Yes, General."

The British Navy sprang into action immediately. Three 'Invincible-class' battlecruisers, three 'Indefatigable-class' battlecruisers, plus two 'Lion-class' and 'Tiger' battlecruisers, and four 'Iron Duke'-class battlecruisers , Immediately follow the scheduled plan to attack the German Navy's breaking fleet.

This time, Lieutenant General David Beatty ambitiously wanted to eliminate all of the German Navy's breaching fleet, so that the threat of the German Navy's breaching fleet to the British sea transport line could be resolved in one fell swoop.

The menacing British navy began to surround its prey. At this time, the German Navy also regarded the British Navy as its prey.

On the battlecruiser 'Moltke', Lieutenant General Spee looked at the fleet of the British Navy rushing towards him, with a smile on his face.

"Order all the ships to prepare for battle. The British are here, and we have at least an hour or more to finish them off. I really want to see, after the British reinforcements arrive, what we see is What kind of expression will a sinking warship have?" Lieutenant General Spei said.

"Haha!" All the German naval officers in the command tower laughed loudly.

Although, they already knew that this was a conspiracy against the German Navy's broken fleet. However, they don't care. Because they are already ready. This time, the British will definitely pay a heavy price.

"General, General Hipper is on the phone. He asked if two capital ships should be sent to chase the British merchant ships fleeing south." A staff officer reported.

Lieutenant General Spee thought for a while, then shook his head: "Ignore the British merchant ships for the time being. Let's focus on the main force first and deal with the four British battleships 'King George V'."

After all, no one knows how many reinforcements the British have prepared for this time. Try to get rid of the four "King George V-class" battleships before the British reinforcements arrive, so as to ensure that they will not be at a great disadvantage in the following naval battles. As for the British merchant ships, it would be the best to be able to sink them. Even if they run away this time, as long as the British navy loses, those merchant ships will be meaningless.