Chapter 891: end
The fire of the large-caliber artillery was constantly shining. The fall of each round of shells was a disaster for the British. They could already see the distant homes, and even the torpedo boats and destroyers coming to meet them. But soon, under the attack of the German light cruisers and destroyers, after throwing away 3 destroyers, the British reception fleet was forced to retreat, and under the suppression and attack of crossfire, a British auxiliary cruiser Turned into piles of rubble floating on the sea. No one knows how many British naval officers and soldiers died in the last moments, but looking at the blood-stained sea, almost everyone can feel the cold cruelty and madness of the war!
When the last auxiliary cruiser turned into a rising fireball in the volley of Blücher and Goben, the sound of the artillery that lasted more than 4 hours on the sea finally subsided, and everything was over. Now, the 10th Cruiser Squadron used by the British for blockade lost twelve of various auxiliary cruisers in just a few hours! 8 other vessels including trawlers. Plus 4 armored cruisers.
And with the loss of these warships, the Royal Navy also paid tens of thousands of casualties, and compared with ordinary deaths are relatively small, this time the so-called casualties are almost all deaths, after all, people who fell into the sea, if no one If you save it, it is impossible to swim back to the shore. Although it is still autumn, at night, the water temperature in the North Sea is enough to make a person lose his heat quickly, and then disappear from the sea forever.
In this battle, the loss of the German fleet was very limited, but only 4 destroyers, and the number of people who died was just over half a hundred. The only thing that surprised Hipper was that one of the destroyers was sunk by a submarine, and a British submarine could move at a deadly high speed. This really shocked Hipper.
"From now on, in the war zone from the Shetland Islands in the west to the Norwegian coast in the east, there will be no more pity or forgiveness. All that is left is immortality!" Hipper sighed while looking at the rough sea. Said. He started this, but he does not regret it.
A war, especially a war related to the movement of the nation. What is important is to pay an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. The British did the first year of junior high school, so don't blame Germany for doing the fifteenth. Everyone is for blockade and anti-blockade. What is the difference between the Germans using submarines to blockade and the British using auxiliary cruisers? If you fail, then everything is over. After victory, who will entangle these issues? The victor recalls his previous decision and will give himself a thumbs up, while the loser, even if they are angry, can only sulk in a dark corner, nothing more!
Hipper looked up at the sky, and then at the wall clock on the wall. It was 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It was time to clean up and prepare to flash people. After all, the entire German fleet is spread over a sea area of thousands of square kilometers. It will take a while for the fleet to reconcile. I have done a good job today, and if something goes wrong at the end, the gain will not be worth the loss.
As the commander of the fleet, Hipper immediately ordered all the participating warships to regroup and then go home in formation. An hour later, familiar figures appeared in Hipper's field of vision, the battlecruiser Goben, the Vonde Tahn, and the Blücher. They are the same as when they set off right now, not even a layer of paint has fallen off, this kind of battle is really good.
Then came several other light cruisers and a fleet of destroyers. These warships gradually gathered around like attendants patrolling beside the **** of war. Because of the previous submarine attack, Hipper was still very serious in the end. All battleships completed the formation, the light cruiser opened a kilometer, and the destroyer was divided into two parts to **** on both sides of the battleship. When the entire fleet went back, it also took the anti-submarine route, constantly changing its course, so that the submarine could not lock its position.
"The size of our fleet seems to be a bit larger..." Seeing the huge figures following the fleet, Hipper frowned. Hipper knew the big ship at the head. , Isn’t this the Kaiser Wilhelm of the year? Sit by yourself! The appearance of the latter two ships is also somewhat similar, but I can't remember them clearly.
What Hipper could not think of was that just today, there are actually several German cruise ships carrying a large amount of cargo passing through the North Sea. If it is luck, it is impossible. These large high-speed cruise ships are all solo travelers at sea and rely on high-speed commuting. Between the oceans, all the guys whose speed is not as fast as it are far behind. And now, it is impossible to say that there is no tricky to rush through the Beihai blockade!
"It seems that another hidden mission of our fleet is to help these warships smuggle over." Hipper said helplessly. A total of 8 large transport ships came back with the fleet, and 4 of them were suspended at this time. The flag of the Kingdom of Bavaria~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Then don’t ask, it must be the ship of the Kingdom of Bavaria, and this plan was made by the prince. The meaning behind this is worth considering....
"By the way, I sent a telegram to the Cedric and said, on behalf of the German High Seas Fleet Fast Fleet, I wish him a smooth journey and return home with honor!" Hipper thought for a while and said.
All the warships were evacuated, except for the battlecruiser Cedric! Colonel Edelman finally decided to implement the previous plan, staying alone at the entrance of the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea, and continuing to hunt down the auxiliary cruisers. Prior to this, Hipper had contacted Colonel Edelman many times and said that this plan was not made public and that Colonel Edelman could cancel it at any time without worrying about reputation damage.
"We have torn open the chain that the British imposed on our necks, but it is not enough! The British will definitely try to restore this blockade. We have to leave a deep lesson for the British. I want to let them appear once they appear. In the sea from the Shetland Islands to the Norwegian coast, I felt a ghost behind me with horror! We must take advantage of the unprecedented weakening of the large fleet to open up the route to the country. As the status of the entire German fleet The best, the fastest battleship, I think the Cedric is duty-bound to perform this mission!" said Colonel Edman.
Hipper finally agreed to the latter’s plan and left the best-conditioned light cruiser in the entire fleet to accompany the Cedritz. This is the beginning of a new legend. Of course, this is I will leave it alone for the time being.
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