In February, the actual speed of the Queen-class battleship was not satisfactory after the first running-in training of the North Sea combat cruise fleet. After the emergency treatment by the technical engineers of Portsmouth and Davenport Shipyards, the design of the Queen-class boiler water pipe was improved. In the sea trial in the bay near the shipyard, the light speed ran out of 26 knots. However, the light speed does not prove whether the first-class fast battleship of the British Empire can reach the design speed of 25 knots in actual combat environment.
It was learned from the commander David Betty that the Queen-class modification was completed and secretly arrived at the west coast of Scotland. Major General Lampard, deputy commander of the first battle patrol fleet at Lewis Point, rushed to pick up the North Sea combat cruise plan that had been put on hold for a long time, hoping to make the two Queen-class battleships form combat effectiveness and serve as soon as possible through high-intensity combat cruise training.
"Lampard, be patient. You know, there are more than two Queens Elizabeth left on the capital ship on the west coast of Scotland …" Wearing white gloves, the hand moved three tireless patrol models near the equator of the Atlantic Ocean with a miniature sand table of the Lion, and only a few old patrol boats were moved together. Betty in Port Faslan, west coast of Scotland, said with a calm face.
"Oh, emperor! Didn’t the Admiralty decide to deploy a tireless class war patrol to help the soil? Didn’t the tireless patrol just leave Montevideo, Uruguay after being repaired? Didn’t Australia and New Zealand patrol the Gulf of Guinea in German West Africa? What about the armored cruiser Gnesenau of the East Asian Fleet? "
After the Falklands naval battle, the British Admiralty went it alone to declare this unsuccessful strangulation war as an out-and-out Royal Navy glory war. The armed merchant ship Bristol, which sank in the naval battle, was gorgeously regarded as the armored cruiser Shane Horst, which was defined by the Royal Navy before the war. It was also enthusiastically reinterpreted and transformed into a first-rate cutting-edge battle cruiser.
The British have not yet got rid of the beauty of sinking a "war patrol" without bloodshed. The admiralty is full of ambitions, and the patrol of the Australian, which was slightly injured in the naval battle, will continue to encircle the South Atlantic and the patrol of New Zealand will return to the soil in the near future.
All this caught Lampard off guard, and several problems arose from one of the best writers in the Royal Navy.
"Although the East Asian Fleet escaped the naval battle in the Falkland Islands, their main guns and ammunition are nearly exhausted. It is enough to block the old battleships and armored cruisers handed over to the South American sub-fleet in the Gulf of Guinea." The handsome and romantic David Betty picked up the military cap on the table and put on her blue pupil again. There is a kind of compulsion. "Tactical deception is not an old friend Heidi Selim’s patent theory. Whether it is the Germans or our alliance, we are all convinced that we will leave one or two tireless patrol boats to besiege an armored cruiser Gnesenau. Perhaps it is David who will secretly transfer three tireless patrol boats back.
Lampard also digested the huge information contained in Betty’s words, while David Betty had already arranged the military posture and marched toward the chart outdoor. The staff officers in the drawing industry stood up and saluted. Betty smiled a gentleman and raised her hand to the brim slightly.
When Betty’s figure almost disappeared, the broad back of the navy man at the entrance of the chart room paused, and the inexplicable banter suddenly came far and near. "Order the ships of the First World War patrol fleet to light a fire and anchor the southwest target of the route … Ras Point, Portland Bay, Scotland!"
"Betty, the North Sea combat cruise is not our department?" For a long time, Major-General Lampard finally figured out something intriguing. He put several patrol models on the other side of the British Island, deep in the North Sea, and took a step to chase them in a hurry. He shouted to Lieutenant General David Betty, the most outstanding commander of the younger generation of the Royal Navy of the British Empire and the deputy commander of the big fleet
"If even you think so, the Helgolan Bay mopping-up plan will be half finished!" David Betty turned his head and looked at the last afterglow of the setting sun in Scotland’s sea level. "I took the lead in the North Sea chessboard in West Lyme in 1915 … just started!"
At 1: 45 on March 1st, 1915, at night in Scarpa Bay, two lion-class patrol ships of David-Betty’s First World War Fleet and two enemy-class patrol ships of Royal Princess and Tiger slipped out of Scarpa Bay one after another, heading for Portland Bay in the northern part of the Scottish Highland, and then two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships of Lewis Point on the west coast, three tireless patrol ships of Australia and New Zealand, joined together and waited for Betty’s main fleet, so the bloody 1915 sea battle began slowly!
Hugo von Bohr, the chief of staff of the conservative navy, will cancel the plan that most of the main fleet will take the initiative to attack and sweep the northern part of the North Sea regardless of the objection of the ocean fleet. Although German light ships can still firmly grasp the sea-making in the vast sea area of the English Channel mine area in the south of the North Sea, the strategic situation of oppressing the big fleet to the north has to be temporarily terminated
However, Bohr won’t be able to control the ocean fleet of the General Staff of the Navy, but he will practice hard: three battleship fleets and a patrol fleet alternately enter the Baltic Sea for navigation and combat training, and cooperate with the fourth battleship fleet to block the Gulf of Finland and deter Russian actions. The naval air force continues to expand, and the airship force and aircraft force expand rapidly; Two seaplane carriers modified from 6-ton fast freighters have also enriched the establishment of the ocean fleet.
The good times didn’t last long. In February, the big fleet began to stir and wandered south. When the ocean fleet thought about countermeasures, the naval political storm suddenly came.
The political storm lasted for nearly a month, and the trend has not subsided. At the end of February, Wang Haidi served as a naval officer and saw a heartbreaking scene. The country fought bloody battles, and the naval headquarters in Berlin held a hearing. A group of young people who had never had any experience in commanding the battlefield accused the commander of the Baltic Sea blockade fleet of being revoked.
Foreign diplomats and spies outside the bureau analyzed the personnel struggle at the top of the German navy like a flower in the mirror, and predicted that the deadlock in the Berlin naval political storm would continue. The best example is the dismissal of Lieutenant General Silem and the sudden resignation of General George von Muller, the minister of the Navy Cabinet.
In March, the sailors in Port William were in a commotion. Although the rigid and heavy training continued, they could sympathize with Wang Haidi in private. The accusation of capelle, the secretary of the navy, was still persistent. The floating state of readiness of the ocean fleet could not hide the fact that the British people gloated and looked forward to the knight’s decisive battle in neutral countries. The people lamented and sighed, and the people of insight in the admiralty did not regret at night.
The commander-in-chief of the fleet, Reinhard von Schell, and the deputy commander, Franz von hippel, seem to know or see through the ups and downs behind the political storm and the gradual melting of the ice. You must know that talented young people have long been impatient with the narrow stage of Finland Bay and the mud-like Russian navy. He even planned a land-based mobile war to raid the anchorage of the Anglo-French joint fleet by submarine surface ships. We must know that George von Mueller, the minister of the Navy Cabinet, means that the emperor planted the navy’s eyes and ears and was pulled out of the ocean fleet, which was directly blocked and blocked. capelle, the minister of the Navy, was originally in a state of suspension, and he was able to stay in the navy only because he was already important.
"Five patrol ships of the first patrol fleet secretly slipped out of Scarpa Bay and headed southwest?"
On the morning of March 2, 1915, the marine fleet was stationed in Jed Bay in a hurry. The intelligence officer of the fleet handed over the information. It was not the pre-war statement of the attack on Mudros Bay, but the "accident" that David Betty led the patrol fleet to sea.
"Are you sure Betty’s fleet is heading southwest?"
Scheer’s repeated questioning revealed that he nodded thoughtfully and firmly, "It is the commander that the British are heading for Portland Bay."
Warlike Scheer twisted his hands and came to the chart to measure the distance from the North Sea in Portland Bay with hesitant eyes. He regretted a little, "Let General hippel come over and report this information to Lieutenant General Selim, commander of the first reconnaissance fleet."
At 6: 21 on March 2, 1915, the Baltic Sea, Finland Bay, Oran Sea
The battle patrol Luzov and several of his capital ships were crowded with off-duty sailors than Major General haneke, and Wang Haidi stubbornly shook his head.
"There is nothing to be sad about than Major General haneke, and there is no need to leave me a drink. We will meet again soon!"
After losing the post of commander of the blockade fleet in the Baltic Sea, Wang Haidi didn’t become a duckweed. After all, his first reconnaissance fleet was not far from the Gulf of Finland. After kattegat successfully completed the handover, the sea drifted for many years. Wang Haidi patted the shoulders of Major General haneke and jumped along the spiral staircase, which was more than a boat.
The helmsman of the traffic boat waved to the flat deck of the Luzov, indicating that the Luzov sailor untied the cable and was in charge of the cable. The captain of the damaged pipe was a veteran. In June 1914, when the British "good" visited the fleet to participate in the navigation ceremony of the William Canal in Kiel Navigation Week, Haber showed off and won a full house applause. At that time, Haber was full of scenery, but now he is young and proud. Haber’s eyes were filled with tears.
"General Selim, your top secret report!" As soon as Haber untied the cable, the intelligence staff of the Luzov newspaper office rushed over and pushed aside. The sailors waving newspapers shouted.
"Sure enough!" Than haneke major general open mouth to smile way
The second gun Chapter 13 Those false sublimes (3)
On the morning of March 2, when the Germans received the news that the spies of the Orkney Islands secretly left Hong Kong in Britain’s first world war patrol fleet, Lieutenant General David Betty commanded the first world war patrol fleet, and Major General Moore commanded the first world war patrol fleet to be temporarily mixed into the second world war patrol fleet. Two fast battleships and three patrol ships were sparsely populated and joined together on the north side of Lewis Island, the main island of hebrides.
This is the most powerful fast fleet in the history of mankind. It consists of two Queen Elizabeth class battleships, one tiger class, two lions class, three tireless class and two enemy class battleships, totaling ten fast capital ships. These capital ships have a common speed of 25 knots, and the tiger class and lion class battleships can even run out of two knots. They are equipped with four 12-inch 45-times-diameter guns, one-inch 45-times-diameter guns and 24 15-inch 45-times-diameter guns. This is a naval force that can completely destroy the country. Its handle is young by the Royal Navy
Desolate Lewis promontory, the sea breeze is high and the waves are high, and several old D-type destroyers are bumping in the storm surge in the North Atlantic. Years of fog, icebergs and storm surges are wasted. In the early spring, the high latitude area of the North Atlantic is not suitable for light ships to haunt. However, the Royal Navy’s West Coast Defense Command still sends several old destroyers and torpedo boats, a mysterious behemoth, to guard against the accidental detention of ships in this sea area, which will teach the aggressive ocean fleet an unforgettable lesson at some point in the future.
The command tower of the flagship Lion of the fast fleet is full of the main staff of the fleet and the captains of the capital ships. The deputy commander of the big fleet is in charge of commanding the fast fleet. Lieutenant General Betty hesitated for a long time with his eyes closed before telling a terrible fact.
"I’m going to tell you an unfortunate news, but before I announce it, I have to reiterate that the information from the conference table of the Discipline Lion must not be leaked out, otherwise it will be a military court waiting for you!" Lieutenant General David Betty, who is 45 years old, has always retained the title of the most outstanding commander of the younger generation in front of Jellicoe. The fact of naval significance is that the "young man" has grown old and gone to China, and Betty was born. He was a British gentleman at the conference table and was radical when suppressing the Egyptian uprising, but he did not see a cold eye.
"In the early morning of March 2nd, the Turks raided the Ginkul, the capital ship of Mudros Bay, and the old battleships awesome, glorious and Dandong. Three other light ships sank, and four light ships of the old battleships Nelson, Majestic and Albion suffered heavy losses. The number of deaths of the British-French joint fleet was as high as … 2730!"
Everyone was shocked. I don’t understand why the situation has changed so rapidly. A few days ago, it was announced in a high-profile way that a landing site would be opened in the northern part of Gallipoli Peninsula. The British-French joint fleet was hit hard in an instant. When did the Royal Navy suffer such humiliation when a capital ship and three former feared ships sank? Many Geershazhou naval battles cost more to sink three capital ships, but after all, it was the Germans, after all, the genius Heidi Sillem fleet, and the Turks just looked down on the sick man of West Asia!
The navy with strategic vision can see that the British empire turned Osman out of the door just because it took a fancy to the Turkish Strait, but it just wanted to keep the Russians out of the Mediterranean Sea. The sailors couldn’t see the misinformation. In general, the British empire refused Osman to hand over the war, but it just saw the big head. The two capital ships in Turkey made the Turks look forward to self-improvement, and the Europeans blushed and let the Germans swear and let the former Mediterranean commander Sir Berkeley Mill’s blood pressure rise. Things have finally sunk, and the blood of the Turks has defended their honor. In terms of strategic vision, the navy or the parrot navy are both saddened at this moment. Whether they choose right or wrong!
"What about the results of the British-French joint fleet …" Lampard asked with a hint of luck and red eyes.
"Sink a German submarine, five German destroyers and two French destroyers, and an armored cruiser made in Britain!" David Betty gritted his teeth and reported the cold figures, shattering everyone’s fantasies.
"There is no unsinkable sister ship, the Goro, and there is no cutting-edge light patrol. The Brawles is an old patrol ship with no countertops …" The control tower fell into a dead silence. Everyone foresaw that a political storm was brewing on the British island. The other day, the Germans were complacent, but they didn’t want to suddenly become he is my brother across the sea.
A kind of emotion that is almost like a tree falling apart is spreading. To sum up, the Royal Navy has never been pessimistic for hundreds of years. Everyone does not know that the Royal Navy will go and never knows the way.
"General, do you have any countermeasures?" David Betty drew everyone’s attention back to the conference table temporarily from the shadow of failure with a light cough. Only then did he remember that their commander, David Betty, had been praised as the most outstanding person close to Nelson for more than 100 years, put out hope and rekindled hope. The captain asked warily.
"To be honest, there is one way!" Betty’s eyes crossed the conference table and everyone glanced at the dark corner of the control tower, and then it vibrated again. "Someone must be responsible for the tragedy in Mudros Bay, but we can dilute the failure in the Mediterranean with a hearty victory!"
Betty pulled a chart shop, a long conference table, and the staff officers and the captains of the capital ships got up and gathered round and round.
"The North Sea Body of the German Navy is the peripheral submarine and airship unit of the defense circle of Helgolan Bay." David Betty moved to the gray area controlled by the German Navy with a pencil hand. The language speed of Helgolan Bay was very fast. "The defense circle of Helgolan Bay was built by my old friend Heidi Selim. I have conducted in-depth research. The so-called defense circle of Helgolan Bay is made up of light patrols, destroyers, torpedo ships, submarines, The airship plane and the mine field have built a three-bar defense circle, except for the outermost defense circle, the middle layer and the second layer defense circle are each assigned with a certain force, and they can come to reinforce each other in half an hour. The outermost defense circle in Helgolan Bay is approaching, and our coastline is composed of airships and submarines. Our key breakthrough is that the second layer defense circle is stationed in this defense line. Germany’s third reconnaissance fleet! "
When Betty gets serious, he is definitely not a gentle gentleman in front of his lover and friends, but a pronoun of self-confidence. After a few words, he will converge on those romantic and chic. David Betty has entered a state of war and is ferocious in revealing the ultimate goal of the so-called North Sea combat cruise.
"Sweeping Helgolan Bay? ！”
Because of the psychological preparation, the face of Major General Lampard, the deputy commander, was full of calm. However, Major General Moore, the commander of the World War II patrol fleet, was shocked and still couldn’t help but ask, "The Helgolan Bay naval battle swept the Helgolan Bay Harriet fleet, which was swept by the West Lyme fleet. If Betty didn’t reinforce the patrol fleet, I’m afraid there would be two British three fleets left." Dogel’s Shazhou naval battle and battle cruiser’s peak battle wiped Helgolan Bay. As a result, the British once again lost their lives. Helgolan Bay seems to have always been the royal navy’s death, and the British navy is not proud of it.
"Commander I am tireless was hit in the naval battle of the Falkland Islands. Although the emergency treatment has little effect on navigation, there is always a hidden danger in the high-intensity raid. The Elizabeth War-weary has just been modified and it is nothing to simply sail and cruise. If it is a raid, I am afraid that the queen class has not yet served. After all, we may encounter the ocean fleet at any time …"
White-haired old Moore found many high-sounding reasons and excuses to try to persuade him to look heroic and stubborn. David Betty, however, everyone knows that the old man was "frightened" by the fighting capacity of the German fleet in the Falkland Islands naval battle. In the post-war summary report, he gave an evaluation of the East Asian fleet as "the first-class officer, the first-class sailor and the last emperor of the first-class warship". Perhaps the Falkland Islands naval battle has gained a little, and his unwillingness to end his military career is also an important reason.
"In the face of light ship sneak attack, Searlem’s design of Helgolan Bay defense circle is really slack, but it can’t resist the battle patrol fleet’s hard work." David Betty’s Baltic Sea marked Wang Haidi’s two Devlinger-class war patrols and three other war patrols in the southwest of Norway. "Although our war patrol fleet is in poor condition, the Germans are worse than us. There are 17 formidable ships in Port William, but not even one old friend Searlem is under conservative attack. He can lead his patrol fleet from kattegat and Scarborough Gerakl Strait to intercept and kill me. We don’t need to be afraid. First, the patrol fleet went deep into the North Sea to fight and cruise twice. Even if Selim can find something, I am confident that I will retreat from Helgolan Bay, which is heavily guarded by the ocean fleet. Although the reconnaissance fleet of Cixileim is strong, five main guns patrolling 42 doors can’t cope with ten fast main ships. Finally, if Selim really dares to intercept us and is far enough away from Jed Bay, eat it! "
Lewis Point, which was assigned to a huge patrol fleet, took action to complete the first replenishment. At 5: 45 on March 2, Betty, the five main ships of the first patrol fleet, led the second patrol fleet that first sailed out of Lewis Point. Major General Moore led Betty to keep a distance of half an hour.