"From now on, all internal communications of the fleet can only use alternate frequency bands, and they can only be reported actively if they are absolutely necessary! Lieutenant General Hippel, this is you who lead a battleship squadron to fight alone. You have half of the troops of the high seas fleet, and you have only one mission, keep a close eye on the opponent and cut off their evacuation towards the Shetland Islands. If possible, approach the opponent without being caught too early!" Before the fleet separated, the prince said to Hippel.&1t;/p>

Jericho guessed right, the prince would never take any extreme actions against the large fleet! This time he was still aiming at the Thomas fleet! Why did he say that the last battle was very good? I thought that the Thomas fleet now had only 5 queens, plus two battlecruisers, there were only 7 warships in total, and the combat power dropped to less than half of the strength of the high seas fleet! So the prince dared to divide his troops and encircle them!&1t;/p>

It is useless to deal with a fleet that is similar to oneself. The difference between the two sides' flights is at most 1 to 2 kilometres. It may take several hours to get closer from the visual distance to about 18 kilometers that can be used for artillery battles. After a few hours, the large fleet may be almost here, and the opponent can still use smoke screens to interfere. How to hunt a fast fleet? Thomas has told everyone with practical experience, that is, multi-way encirclement!&1t;/p>

However, it is difficult to encircle during the day. British seaplanes and auxiliary warships can provide early warning to the fleet. Therefore, this encircle is useless during the day! Therefore, the only and best solution is only one. The encirclement maneuver takes place at night, and the time for the two sides to meet is at dawn! At dawn, there will be sea fog on the North Sea, which still has a protective effect on the fleet. When the sun rises, the best position of the Schell fleet is to get stuck on the way home of the British fleet!&1t;/p>

The choice of this interception point cannot be too close to Forth Bay, otherwise it may not be discovered by the Thomas fleet or the British 6-based aircraft or submarine. Moreover, because it relies on airships and radio direction measurement to determine the position of the British fleet, there are also large errors. These things can only depend on the technical level and luck of the relevant personnel. However, this gives the prince at least a chance to hunt!&1t;/p>

What about Hippel Fleet? His mission is to track and block the opponent's retreat, and at the same time, he warns the direction that the North Fleet may arrive. Logically speaking, when the British fleet has a main fleet of about 7 ships in front of it, they may choose to fight, or turn around and run. Running north is the most likely. Therefore, in theory, the location of the Hippel Fleet should be north or northeast, because there is the Shetland Islands there. It is also okay to run south, but it will be further and further away from the Great Fleet. The prince has a whole day to chase, so I don't know if the British fleet's turbines and fuel are enough to get entangled with the prince for a day!&1t;/p>

This is actually a game. If you don't have enough troops, bet on the direction that the opponent will choose most easily. Then stop him! From the momentum, the plan is very good. According to the British telegram and airship report, the German fleet can use an incoherent curve to indicate the navigation trajectory of the Thomas fleet. The degree and direction of this trajectory are within the prince's expectations!&1t;/p>

In order to avoid being seen, the entire fleet has been controlled by lights, but they will use signal lights to contact each other when necessary. In the dark night, except for the occasional flashing lights, no one realized the giant beasts hidden in the shadows. They were like cheetahs before hunting, approaching the prey carefully until the time was right and they were hitting a fatal blow!&1t;/p>

Time passes by minute by minute. If someone stands above the sky from the perspective of God and can penetrate the night, then he can see such a scene. Thomas' fleet still sails towards Forth Bay at about 14 quads. The first and second battleship teams commanded by Lieutenant General Schell took a shortcut with a 22 quads and gradually walked to the front of the British fleet. According to the approximate position of the British fleet, they swam back and forth 150 kilometers from Forth Bay, waiting for the other party to come to their door.&1t;/p>

After determining the approximate position of the British fleet, the Hippel fleet slowly followed, just like a group of lions waiting for an opportunity to approach their prey in the dark. At this time, if God's perspective is opened, then you can see that the Hippel fleet has been around about 25 kilometers northeast of the British fleet, and was close to 20 kilometers when it was closest. However, because it was night, the British did not show up to the fleet that implemented light control and radio silence behind them. Because they had locked the target, Hippel did not send a telegram, but just kept accepting the position information of the British fleet sent by the airship.&1t;/p>

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In addition to the rotating officers and personnel, the remaining personnel used their precious rest time to sleep well. When it was 4 a.m., they started to eat their first breakfast today and the last meal before the war. Each soldier received an extra cup of hot chocolate. This kind of thing was not the brown liquid in the later cafeteria that tasted like Lego, but was made by melting the whole piece of chocolate. Even if they were halfway through, they could stand with a spoon in it...&1t;/p>

After more than 6 hours of rapid sailing, the Scher fleet, which had already entered the position, began to relax a little. They reduced the degree to about 16 knots, and at the same time repaired various minor problems in the steam pipelines on the warships, preparing for the upcoming battle. At the same time, Thomas knew nothing about the upcoming fierce battle, and the entire fleet was in a relaxed attitude, especially as the closer to dawn, the more relieved the British were. In addition to the reason why they were about to get home, another important reason was that the British 6-based aircraft outside Fors Bay could soon come over to provide themselves with full anti-submarine and reconnaissance. As Jericho said, under the clear sky, we had a clear view of the situation at sea!&1t;/p>

As the sun gradually rose, the sea fog in the morning gradually dissipated, and visibility improved little by little. At this time, Thomas also sent the last telegram before the war to Fors Bay! The telegram clearly stated the location of the British fleet and asked the dispatch of aircraft to provide escort. Thomas originally planned to make the fleet safer, but unfortunately, with the help of this telegram, the Germans finally determined the position of the British fleet. The invisible radio waves woke up the giant bear in hibernation like a spring thunder. The German high seas fleet finally showed its sharp sword again!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!