Chapter 805
"Since that's the case, I hope to talk about this topic tomorrow. I'll be a little dizzy tonight. And I need to prepare a lot of things." Although I drank a lot, Ruprecht was also considered an "alcohol killing field". There was a sound next door. So there must be someone. And those people were listening to the conversation between the emperor and a crown prince about the navy. Isn't this a lice on the bald head? Isn't it obvious? Instead of saying this, both sides are embarrassed. It's better to talk about it tomorrow.
"Well, okay, it's a bit late today. It's about nine o'clock tomorrow morning. At that time, the people from the Admiralty will come with all the naval-related things. It's really not suitable to talk about these troublesome topics today." The German Emperor also realized what the prince might have discovered. It was obviously not good to continue talking at this time, so he agreed to the prince's request with a little embarrassment. He continued to talk the next day.
At nine o'clock the next morning, when the prince entered the conference hall on time, he saw the haggard Tirpitz, the somewhat depressed General Von Boer, and Major General Hippel, the commander of the fast fleet. As for General Liaole and Scher, they did not come. The former was in charge of the Navy office and was mainly responsible for administration, while the latter had to look at the fleet.
After the German Emperor and other participants took the seat, the first item of the meeting officially began - Navy Secretary Tirpitz explained his limited combat theory. After all, whether it was to give the German Emperor or the German Emperor to the prince, it was a private act. Others attending the meeting, such as the Imperial Prime Minister, Moltke and others, were not clear, so they still need to explain it.
"After learning from the lessons learned from the last Battle of Hullgran Bay, I think the Imperial Navy should respond to the actions of the British in a more proactive manner. And when the overall strength is weaker than the British, we should give full play to the role of the First Reconnaissance Fleet and mobilize the British Navy by constantly attacking the British coastal areas."
"We are all aware of the deployment of the British fleet. The main force of the large fleet was deployed in the Shetland Islands, blocking the northern part of the North Sea. The English Channel area is mainly a variety of old battleships for defense of the straits. In addition, they also deployed two fast fleets between the north and the south, one was the Harric light cruiser formation with Harric as the home port, and the other was the always active Betty fleet. He had the most elite battle cruiser of the British Empire."
"So the fleet participating in the attack can only be General Hippel's fast fleet. The first reconnaissance fleet can easily deal with the light cruisers of the Harrich fleet. At the same time, the battle cruisers have enough speed to choose to evacuate before the arrival of the enemy's main fleet. If conditions permit, we can also lure the British fleet to the minefields offshore, submarine ambush zone or main fleet ambush zone to annihilate them." Tirpitz said.
More than ten minutes later, Tirpitz finally finished his rough plan, simply harassing, then let the British divide their troops, and finally used ambush to eliminate part of the opponent's fleet, thereby gradually reversing the disadvantages on the naval battleship. Well, very well, exactly the same as in history...
"I'm very proactive, at least more proactive than the original plan, but there are many questions worth discussing in this strategy." The prince was able to determine who was next door last night, so there was no need to worry about that much when talking about it.
"How many fast warships did the British have in total?" the prince asked first.
"They have a total of 4 super fearless battlecruisers, namely the Tiger, the Lion, the Grand Princess, the Queen Mary, and 6 Fearless battlecruisers. If the Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleship is included, they now have a total of 14 fast battleships."
"This is the problem. As a commander of the fast fleet with the rank of lieutenant general, Betty can mobilize at least two battlecruisers, that is, at least 6. In terms of number, the British fleet is larger than us, and the British light warships also have advantages. If their main battleships attack, then a cordon can be built. And once Betty chooses to attack, especially when the battlefield is set near the British coast, the large fleet cannot do anything. The British more than 2 battleships are likely to participate in the war. So where will our support fleet be? How to deal with the coordination between the two sides?" asked the prince.
As the superior side, especially Jericho, the British were also known for their stability. They would never break their huge fleet into small pieces. Taking the Battle of Dogers Sands as an example, in addition to intelligence issues, the deployment of the two sides was also very different. From a neutral point of view, the defeat of the Germans this time, and the result of luck and proper command by Hippel!
Let’s first talk about the then commander of the German High Seas Fleet in history. This guy inferred that the British Fleet was carrying out coal recharge operations just because the British Fleet had just been cruised a few days ago and was unable to sail. Then, when the Hippel fleet was about to be dispatched, the main force of the German High Seas Fleet was still playing soy sauce in the Baltic Sea! Please, the most elite fast warship in the German Fleet went out like this, and there was no boss behind the formation. Should you say you are too confident or too second? Or maybe Ingel threw a coin and bet that Hippel could not touch the British Fleet?
Okay, let's see how the British did it. Let's not talk about Betty's first and second battlecruiser squadrons and the light cruiser formation of Goodinoff. They naturally set sail from Roses to head north, and the Harric fleet in the south also began to go north to search for the German fleet. The British also felt that doing so was unsafe and then pulled out 6 front dreadnoughts. Then the large fleet also began to go south. Basically, it can be said that as soon as Betty acted, the entire British navy moved. Even if there was a problem, if there was a large fleet behind Betty to protect it, there would definitely be no big problems. (Although the actual large fleet came very late, it was difficult to catch up with the battle)
However, everyone knows that Hippel's three battle patrols and one mount patrol were beaten by Betty's five battle patrols. The two sides fought at 9 a.m., and Hippel asked for support. In fact, Ingnoll, apart from sending a clear telegram to Hippel to scare the British, the strong high seas fleet could not even leave Yad Bay before 2:30 p.m.! Isn't this a cheating father?
Although Ingnoll is no longer the commander of the High Seas Fleet in this plane, the German fleet is still not in good condition because the German Emperor still had concerns about the use of the fleet. This concern made most German battleships imprisoned in the port and restrained them.
Chapter completed!