Chapter 1170: 1 side down to two

Chapter 1170 Falling to one side 2

"It's okay, tell Cedric, if he can keep up with the fleet, then we can continue fighting together! If not, let's retreat for a while. We have now reached the most critical moment of hunting and we cannot tolerate us. There was a slight mistake!" Hipper said, staring at the smoke screen in the distance.

When the light battleships of the two sides fought into a pot of porridge, although Hipper led the fleet to turn 2 compass points to the south and opened some distance, but still blocked the route of the British breakthrough. Hipper was not worried about the British turning northward, the reconnaissance planes in the air had dispersed and could control the situation on the battlefield, and more importantly, the Scheer fleet had arrived! They are just northwest of Thomas' fleet! The hammer and the iron felt are about to collide! Break the Thomas fleet in between!

"It's over!" Through the cracks in the smoke screen, Thomas saw the Hipper fleet on the opposite side. For the first time, Thomas felt that death was so close to him! Now the situation is relatively clear. On the opposite side are two German battleship detachments with a total of 8 ships. The ship at the rear seemed to have some problems. Smoke billowed from the side of the hull, but it still maintained its formation tenaciously. They blocked the way of Thomas fleet like a big mountain!

The smoke screen is about to dissipate, and there is not much time left for me. I have another light cruiser squadron and nearly half of the destroyers in my hand, which means I still have another chance! Although in the eyes of outsiders, they can go north and evacuate towards the Shetland Islands, and the large fleet has received its own telegram for help, claiming that it will come to support soon, but Thomas knows very well that the large fleet is too late! And the north is definitely a trap! For such a big operation, Thomas doesn't think that Germany will only send two battleship detachments, it is very likely that the whole army will be dispatched! Then the other half of the fleet that has not been out there may have already sharpened the kitchen knife, waiting for this fat sheep!

"I order, the fleet is disbanded and separated!" After a while, Thomas finally gave this order that made more than 90% of his colleagues feel incredible!

"Your Excellency Commander, are you sure you want to execute this order?" On the side, Major General Moore, who has become the chief of staff of the fleet, said solemnly.

"I'm sure, implement it immediately, and I will bear all responsibilities." Thomas said without hesitation.

"It is not a question of who bears the responsibility. Your order today determines the fate of the two great powers and even the two war alliances. Taking responsibility cannot restore the losses that may be caused today. Your actions are equivalent to giving up the three battleships behind. !" said another officer next to him.

"Trust my judgment, we have run out of time, and the smoke screen can't cover us forever! Maybe next moment, another German fleet will come!" Thomas finished, took a deep breath and said loudly: "All destroyers move west. Assault, the fleet disbands and breaks through!" The decisive order made everyone unable to defy. After all, this is the highest instruction of the fleet commander. When he decides to do this, others can only obey! And at this moment, in the northwest direction of Thomas Fleet, the Scheer Fleet finally appeared!

"We found them!" Scheer pointed to the British fleet in the distance with its back against the smokescreen. At this time, the few lights in the smokescreen exposed the position of Thomas' fleet. After all, the release of the smokescreen only blocked one side. Vision. The impact on the other side was limited, and the fire on the British battleship that had not been extinguished even gave the Schell fleet a target!

"Okay, the overall situation is set! At least we won't go home empty-handed this time." Seeing the Thomas fleet in the distance, the prince couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. It may be difficult to completely wipe out this fleet. After all, the opponent still has a light cruiser squadron and two or more destroyers, and the opponent is a fast battleship. Think of how much Thomas used to kill the Blücher! That's the case when the latter can't run. Therefore, it may be impossible to leave all 5 ships directly, especially now... When the British showed signs of breaking out!

"I'm going, this decision is decisive!" The prince looked at the British fleet suddenly dispersed in the distance and gave Thomas a thumbs up! The appearance of the Scheer fleet is definitely the last "house beam" to crush the British! This makes the British no longer dare to report any hope of confrontation! When the British determined that this was another German fleet, Thomas’ orders were quickly implemented. The 4 light cruisers and the remaining 12 destroyers launched a decisive assault, and the 5 Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships behind them were also like lions. The attacking wildebeest flocks generally scatter!

Regarding the measures that the British may choose, the High Seas Fleet has designed a plan. If the British choose to retreat separately, the German fleet will adopt a decentralized pursuit method. According to the performance of the warships, three warships will form a hunting squad. Attacked with the light cruiser and destroyer to which he belonged. The current situation is like this. The Schell fleet is driving southeast to the northwest of the British fleet, while the Hipper fleet is south of the British fleet and is driving northeast ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and Thomas The five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships turned to the northeast, because if they were going directly to the west, the opponent could easily turn to the south, blocking the retreat of the British fleet back to Forth Bay. Therefore, in this case, knowing that going east can only stay away from the base, most of the British still chose to evacuate east and then see if there is a chance to go north.

"Order all the light cruisers and destroyers to attack north, delaying the actions of the German fleet in the north!" Thomas gave the last order to the auxiliary warships before the main fleet withdrew. Regardless of whether the queens had a chance to escape, these auxiliary warships finally The destiny of the people is both bad and bad. They will face an overwhelming enemy, and the time to survive may only be calculated in minutes!

But even so, no one hesitated. A group of British auxiliary warships only the size of a prairie wolf rushed to the distant German fleet like giant Jurassic beasts. They formed arcs of attack waves. , The 4 light cruisers took the lead in attracting firepower for the comrades behind them, while the remaining 12 destroyers were divided into two waves, one wave of frontal assaults, and the other wave rushed towards the diagonal front of the Sher fleet, preparing to use torpedo attacks to force The opponent turned to dodge.

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