Jericho's worries soon became a reality. An hour later, when the sky was already white and the sea in the distance was dyed red by the morning glow, Jericho finally received a reconnaissance report from the seaplane. There was no opponent in the German fleet's previous report location, but then, the traces of the German fleet were about 10 nautical miles away from the report location! They were the main force of the high seas fleet, and they were moving southwest with a medium course! Moreover, the reconnaissance seaplane confirmed that the other party had already discovered himself!

"Oh no, something happened!" With Jericho's keenness, he had already realized that the planner had changed. Obviously, under the current circumstances, the German fleet not only did not approach but retreated 10 nautical miles after sending the telegram! What does this mean? The German fleet may have known the British plan through some means - preparing to use dawn to fight an ambush!

What made Jericho even more uneasy was that when the High Seas Fleet had learned at least most of the British's plans, they did not choose to escape, but deliberately kept a certain distance. In Jericho's opinion, this distance was still determined to fight, but he tried his best to delay time. Just as Ruprecht said at the beginning, Jericho was very uncomfortable and a little far away, but it was also a distance that could be tried to pull into the battle!

And most importantly, the German fleet is now in the southeast direction of the British fleet and is maneuvering southwest. What does this mean? The Germans are preparing to cut off the British fleet's road home! If the crown prince on the opposite side is not sure, can he do such a thing? Please, is it good to give some respect to the 32 battleships of the large fleet? There is only one possibility that the Germans can make such an arrangement, that is, the Spee fleet is rushing to the battlefield!

"The Germans don't want to leave at all today, they also want to make a break with us, and the battlefield situation seems to be worse than we imagined." When he thought of this, Jericho fell into an ice cave, but he knew that he could never leave today! If he left, then the next time the fleets of both sides met, the large fleet would not have a chance! At least now, there are only the large fleet and the high seas fleet on the battlefield. If you don't fight at this time, then what else can you do in the future?! It's better to go back and admit defeat!

"General Betty sent a telegram, saying that everything was ready for the aircraft carrier formation. Ask us when we will attack!" Lieutenant General Duff said.

"Is there any news about the German aircraft carrier detachment?" Jericho asked.

"A fleet appeared to the east of the German fleet, which should be an aircraft carrier detachment. The scale is uncertain, and it is estimated to be 4 ships." said an officer.

"4 ships! It seems that the situation is not bad. Prepare the takeoff attack aircraft group for Betty's telegram, and the entire fleet of ships turned south by 3 prayer points. Since the Germans want to cut off our way home, we must let them know how powerful the Royal Navy's iron fist is!" At this moment, with the issuance of Jericho's order, the final battle finally kicked off!

The huge British fleet drew a huge U-shaped track on the sea surface. The huge formation composed of hundreds of warships was not at all confused when turning, which made people admire the high quality of the Royal Navy. The seven fast warships of Thomas Fleet took the lead, followed by Major General Hood's large fleet directly under the express fleet, and then the main force of the 5 fast battleship squadrons behind. Next to the main fleet, 20 light cruisers and destroyers with more than 5 fights were on the side of the fleet.

Betty's aircraft carrier detachment was also not mixed with the large fleet. They were 8 nautical miles behind the large fleet. At this time, the four aircraft carriers had entered the anti-wind navigation stage and could all attack aircraft groups arranged on the deck at any time.

"Don't we really leave some cover planes? We are now leaving the large fleet and have no protection. If the German planes fly over, then we can only rely on anti-aircraft artillery and luck." An adjutant said with some concern.

"Two days ago, I made a mistake. I missed a chance to win the Royal Navy. Now, I swear that I will never make the same mistake again! Everyone can sacrifice in this war! I don't care whether I can see the moment when the war is won. There is only one thing I care about, that is, to complete my mission and get all the planes out! Then throw the bombs on the Germans' heads!" Looking at the group of aircraft placed on the deck at this time, Betty said firmly.

"Now, I repeat my commands and then you execute them. If you issue questions that are not related to the task, then you will not use the bridge. There will be others to replace you, and you will do better than you!" Betty said.

"I order the first wave of attack 12o aircraft is divided into two groups, the first group of 7o aircraft is various, concentrate its efforts to attack the Spee fleet, and the second group of 5o aircraft is attacking the German flagship! If nothing unexpected happens, the flagship of the High Seas Fleet should be the battleship Bavaria. The crown prince is the heir of Bavaria. He will not choose other battleships! Pay attention to distinguishing between the commander's flag on the same level and the mast. If we are lucky, we can eliminate a great enemy for the empire!"

"After the first wave of aircraft are released, all the remaining fighters will be released and they will provide air defense cover to the Thomas fleet. I don't want to have any aircraft available in our hangar or deck in one hour! That's it!"

Although the release of 12o aircraft with four aircraft carriers in one wave is still relatively small for the German Navy, for the British, this is the largest aircraft fleet they have organized in history. This time, as Betty said, the entire aircraft carrier team of the large fleet has done its best. If it weren't for the previous battle that caused British Airways to lose 6o precious aircraft, the British could have at least two attack aircraft fleets this morning.

But what about now? Apart from the first wave, there are less than 30 aircraft that can be used in the second wave, and they are all fighter planes. To be honest, this aircraft provides air defense cover to Thomas fleet with a little overwhelming! Now Betty regrets it very much. He wrote in his combat diary: "If time can go back, I will fill the hangar and deck!"

However, all this can only be described as assumptions and ifs. The British aviation power that has been consumed can only be used as auxiliary forces, and even the large fleet's own air defense is provided by seaplanes and disposable ejection aircraft carried on battleships!
Chapter completed!