The only record of the British was to use torpedo to kill a German destroyer. After more than 20 minutes of fighting, the British destroyer began to retreat, while the German torpedo boat gradually approached the suppressed former British defensive fleet under the cover of light cruisers and large destroyers! If nothing unexpected happens, the remaining survival time of this fleet can only be calculated in minutes!

At this time, while Earl Spey commanded the fleet to sink the British warships into this sea area little by little, Thomas was directing his fleet to quickly approach the battlefield directly west of the Germans! In addition to one super fearless and three fearless ships of our team, Thomas also brought an additional light cruiser team and four destroyer teams. On the way the Germans were allowed to go home, Lieutenant General Thomas opened the formation.

"General Gonte's fleet is under very high pressure. He is already in danger and we need to help them." An officer shouted.

"How far are we from the battlefield now? When will our air support arrive?" Thomas asked.

"15 kilometers, Lieutenant General. The second batch of FB27s in charge of lighting may have to wait for more than 25 minutes. The first batch of aircraft were attacked by the Luftwaffe and the battery life was shorter than we expected." said the chief of staff next to him.

"Well, the fleet continues to approach. We keep a distance of about 10 kilometers from the German fleet. The forward destroyer team is more than 6 kilometers away. The fleet is ready to prepare for war. However, without my order, no one can fire! Even if it is exposed, they can only retreat!" Thomas said firmly.

"His Excellency Commander, Major General Gonte and thousands of Royal Navy officers and soldiers are already in danger. We are blocking the Germans' must-pass way home, and we can seize the T-shaped head at any time. We have equipment, formation, and first-hand advantage. Why are you still hesitating at this time? Your behavior will be in the military court!" The officer who begged just now broke out again after hearing Thomas' order.

"If I could make Earl Spey lose his life at the cost of going to the military court, I think it would be a very cost-effective thing. Of course, it would be best if my trial could be carried out after the war is over, because I also want to stand the last post for the Imperial Fleet." Thomas said expressionlessly.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the Thomas fleet now has the advantage. In the situation of superior combat, with the strength of the Thomas fleet, the British fleet can suddenly make an attack and push down Earl Spee. But in Thomas's view, although Earl Spee has focused on dealing with the Gantt fleet, the Earl is still prepared for possible situations and has made a real response! To put it simply, the Earl opens one eye when sleeping! What's more, now on the battlefield?

For the past ten minutes, Thomas was always analyzing Count Spee's ideas and tactics. In fact, after the Count unexpectedly encountered the Gantt fleet tonight, Count Spee was ready to escape. The fleet went east and was ready to evacuate outside the strait at any time. When attacking the Gantt fleet, Count Spee always retained additional destroyer detachments on the non-combat side and in front of the fleet. That is to say, once attacked, especially when encountering raids on the non-combat side and front, the destroyers deployed by the Count in advance could be used to make time for the main fleet by lightning strikes or pulling out smoke.

In the deployment of the main fleet, the Germans also implemented large interval deployment. The distance between the warships was very large, and the battleship in the leader was not the flagship. Once attacked, all warships had enough space to maneuver. In the current situation, the Thomas fleet rashly attacked and annihilated some of them, but it was not realistic to stay all. If you want to truly severely damage the opponent, you must expand the effect of the first round of strikes, and take a step from the side of the German warships, so that each main ship can be assigned to a target, and each artillery can fully exert its firepower, and then severely damage the opponent through a short and fierce volley at close range! At least it must slow down the opponent, and a serious fire will occur! Only in this way can the British fleet achieve its contribution!

In order to ensure that he can bite his opponent, Thomas has to wait for his second batch of air support before relying on flares and searchlights to provide continuous tracking. Now, the first batch of FB27s that perform the light mission will either be destroyed or evacuated with injuries. The German K8 bombers once again control the night sky of the Dover Strait. Therefore, in order to ensure that they can chase the German fleet, Thomas must wait for his second batch of FB27 bombers to arrive before they can act!

As for the sacrifice of the Gonte fleet? In Thomas's opinion, it is worth it. In order to make the major general's sacrifice valuable, Thomas will sink every German ship. If one day, the British Empire needs Thomas and his first sacrifice in exchange for a victory that remembers the ages, then Thomas will not hesitate. He will only tell others: In order to make our sacrifice more [31 Novel Network          Update Fast] It is valuable, kill as many enemies as possible!

At the last moment before the war, Thomas carefully hid the position of the fleet and planned the best interception route. The British fleet did not directly lie in front of the German fleet, but instead slanted from the north to the German fleet, and squeezed them to the minefield deployed on the shore! In this way, if the German fleet was eager to leave, they were likely to enter the minefield! And if they evacuate north, they would rush towards the British fleet head-on, which was tantamount to seek death!

"The German fleet is located at 7 o'clock in our army. Our course is diagonally cut in the direction of the German fleet. The straight line is 8,500 meters away! The destroyer team is about 4,500 meters away. Our aerial reconnaissance forces enter the field 5 minutes later." A staff officer verified the battle situation between the two sides for the last time! At this time, 20 minutes had passed before, and two main battleships of the Gant fleet in the distance had been destroyed. The destroyer team was even killed.

"The fleet turns right and maintains a 15-knot battle speed! Each warship locks each other's targets and opens fire in 3 minutes!" Finally, Thomas looked for a route that seems to be the most ideal one to prepare for the final blow. The British fleet entered a very good position, just in the gap in the warning circle of the German destroyer. At this time, the destroyer on the north side of the Spee fleet was attacking the remaining steel fleet under the leadership of the light cruiser. The other two destroyer teams covered the east and south respectively. In this way, a gap naturally appeared in the northeast direction, and the British fleet was at this position!

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