Chapter 861: Prelude to the war!

However, this is what Tirit is most entangled with now. He vaguely feels that the situation is a bit wrong, because in the past, when the Hipper fleet came out, the five battlecruisers were all lined up in a row, which was easy to see, but Now, the situation is a little different, and, it seems, the other side has more **** warships?

Looking at the entire detachment of light cruisers located on the west side of the fleet, Brigadier General Tirit was lost in thought. He didn't dare to take some telegrams easily!

"According to past experience, this should be Hipper's fleet, but how come I feel a little weird?" Brigadier General Tirit became more and more confused looking at the blurred shadow of the ship in the distance. After looking at it for a while, he finally discovered the problem. It seems that all warships are similar in appearance? According to his memory, the three Mauchi-class battlecruisers in the Hipper fleet are similar, and Blücher and Vonde Tahn are relatively similar.

"The German fleet consists of about five warships, but their light cruisers are relatively large, and there may be two squadrons. The speed is 18 knots, and they are heading towards the Dorgel Sandbar." After a while, Tirit finally took this The telegram was sent.

But at this moment, Betty didn't care about the first half of the telegram. He only needed to know the speed, position and direction of the German fleet! The Hipper fleet appeared, they were spotted by the Harwich fleet, and they were tracking steadily, and they were heading north! And the position of his fleet is on the east side of Doger Sandbank! Lieutenant General Jeram's fleet is northeast of the Doger Sandbank. In this way, the two fleets form a pincer-like encirclement, just waiting for the Germans to jump inside!

"We have the most perfect state of engagement! The only problem now is that if the Germans choose to turn around and run, it will be a little troublesome." Ecstatic Betty walked back and forth on the bridge, almost every three minutes. The staff under his staff reported the positions of the fleets of both sides, and frequently contacted the Harwich fleet.

For this general who is known for fighting bravely, his only concern now is to scare Hipper from fighting when his fleet appears! Although he was stuck on the way back from the German fleet, as long as the Germans were willing to pay a certain price, there was still a chance to run out. Incomplete work, this is a very serious problem for Betty, as for, can't win? how can that be? !

"The fleet speed has increased to 26 knots!" Betty suddenly ordered.

"General, I'm afraid the Warrior can't keep up, and Lieutenant General Jeram can't keep up." An officer said.

"Then New Zealand and Australia have problems?" Betty asked without looking back.

"It's not a big problem. The two battlecruisers reduced their load as much as possible, and the ship conditions were the best. They were able to run at a speed of 25 knots or more during the sea trial, and 26 knots were not a big problem." The officer thought for a while and said.

"That's okay, we have 6 ships, and Hipper has 5 ships, enough! Let Major General Moore and Lieutenant General Jeram follow to pack up the injured warship!" Betty said without hesitation. If it weren't for the powerful combat effectiveness of the Warrior, Betty might even have thrown it aside. For Betty, the meaning of not being able to catch up with the opponent's warship is really limited. "It would be great if the guy at the front was another battle cruiser!" Betty said leisurely, looking at the warrior in front of him.

As a result, the entire fleet began to speed up, and a large amount of Welsh white coal was sent into the boilers. As many as 20 boilers on each battlecruiser quickly converted the energy of this coal into high-risk and high-pressure steam, which was then supplied through pipelines. The roaring steam turbine, when the temperature reached a certain level, the fuel nozzle located in the boiler began to spray heavy oil, which brought the speed of the entire warship to a higher level!

In this case, the battleship Warrior had to fall behind, and Betty still seemed to feel that the speed was not fast enough. A few minutes later, he asked the fleet to increase the speed to 27 knots! At this time, the two battleships of General Moore were already a little overwhelming. When Betty gritted his teeth and increased the speed to 28 knots, the four battlecruisers of the front team had a clear gap with the two behind!

"The frequency of the British radio communication began to skyrocket. If I'm not mistaken, we are already closer!" Scheer stepped forward and said to Prince Ruprecht. "And we now find that there are three sources, one is the British light cruiser behind us, and the other two are in our northeast direction, one of which is Betty, we can determine from the method of the transmitter, and the other It seems to be some new fleet." Scheer's words can't help but worry a little.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you make sure it is not the big fleet." The prince said indifferently. People have fingerprints, and telegrams are sent by people, and they are also imprinted by individuals. This is the so-called sending method. The German fleet has had too many dealings with Betty. As long as the transmitter does not change, it is natural to determine which signal source is Betty, and although the other signal source cannot be determined, Schell can also guarantee it~www .wuxiaspot.com~ This can't be a big fleet.

The reason is simple. Even if the large fleet is ready to go out to sea after receiving the news, they cannot feel it at this time. Moreover, from the Shetland Islands to the Doger Sandbar, German submarines have deployed at least three cordon lines and 5 An airship, with the size of a large fleet, would have no reason why the Germans would not be able to find it if it passed through this area. Apart from anything else, the smoke from hundreds of warships covering the sky and the sun would be enough to expose the fleet's whereabouts!

"But it may be a battleship formation, or even a super dreadnought formation, about 4 ships." Scheer said with some worry. Scheer was equally courageous, but he did not think he was 7 One battleship can compete with each other for 11 or even 12 days battleship PK.

"So what? How many warships the other party has does not mean how many warships there are when we are at war. Don't worry." The prince said calmly, "Let Rear Admiral Hepinhaus of the First Light Cruiser Formation go forward for investigation. Need to meet Betty as soon as possible!"

For the prince, the same opportunity is not to be missed and never come again. God knows when the big fleet will come! If you can fight, please fight as soon as possible, look up at the sky, ah, the weather is good, it is a good day to kill enemies!

Of course, the prince is also paying attention to Scheer's reminder, but Ruprecht has obviously done a good job, waiting for the British to come up! And shortly after the first light cruiser squadron in front went out, they discovered the Betty fleet rushing here!

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