The fast fleet attack made the British Admiralty and limited insiders of Scarpa Bay Fleet nervous.
A large-scale naval battle can be traced back to the sea encirclement and anti-encirclement game around the battleship South Africa of Armstrong Shipyard. At that time, the ocean fleet was in full swing, but even though the Royal Navy rationally avoided the edge, it still lost a 10,000-ton armored cruiser. This time, the Royal Navy closed its doors and made a comeback, vowing that the big fleet would indifferently interfere with the German judgment, cover the fast fleet, intercept and kill the German Second Battleship. Six old battleships forced the ocean fleet to leave the old battleship fleet with coastal guns, mines and destroyers to cover the port William and reinforce it for cosmetic purposes.
"The Royal Navy is not afraid of a formal decisive battle. If the Germans leave Port William, victory will be in our hands!"
This is Rudy’s view, the captain of the cruise ship Wanghao. Before the decisive battle, most Royal Navy captains held the similar view of Rudy School, that is, the Royal Navy had taken the absolute initiative.
Of course, the so-called "absolute initiative" is to establish an intelligence advantage. Commanders and captains’ desire for victory has turned into a poor pressure tribe, which has been transferred to the London Naval Intelligence Department and the "Room 4"
The big fleet needs accurate information to know the German dynamics and take further action, so the big fleet command sends a message to the London Admiralty almost every ten minutes to ask about the position of the ocean fleet.
Scarpa Bay got the same answer: "Germany’s flagship call code is still Jasper Anchorage!"
The news was quickly fed back to the fast fleet, so not only Rudy, the captains, had relaxed jǐng, but even Lampard, commander-in-chief of the fast fleet, who was famous for his reason, was optimistic.
"From Helgolan Bay to our coastline, there are indeed many German ships, so we will go there for a little stroll and beat up that daring old battleship team to let them know who is the owner of this sea area. If those reckless men guarding Port William dare to reinforce them, everyone will give them a surprise and send them to the bottom of the sea without worrying about German submarines. They are all in the vast Atlantic Ocean. Well, that’s their hunting ground!"
The fast fleet, the towering battle cruiser and the supply fleet, large and small supply ships, left Firth Bay one after another. At one time, the bay suddenly became quiet, and the moonlight shone on the sea to create a beautiful night scene, which was later destroyed by a steel monster that drilled out of the sea.
A German U-shaped submarine slowly drilled out of the sea, and the top cover of the low-speed navigation command module in Firth Bay was opened. Otto Weddigen, the famous German submarine king, poked his head out first, and then took out his pocket watch to check.
"Everything was expected by Commander Selim!" The seaman spoke slowly before leaning against the fence at the top of the command module, but clenched his fists and exposed his agitation.
"What is this? At the beginning of the war in 1914, Germany recognized that the ocean fleet was no match for the British. The navy should wait quietly for the army to save the world in Port William. At that time, it was still the defense commander of Helgolan Bay, Silai." General Kim sneered at this, led the British patrol line of the submarine detachment of Hedao Command to ambush the British patrol fleet, and then induced Harriet’s fleet to attack Helgolan Bay to win the first victory of the German navy … "
The seafarer’s worship of West Lyme evokes a long memory of Weddigen, the submarine king. Weddigen’s adult squinted in front of the fence and recalled that others looked abnormal. J: ng’s colorful past events have been heard several times, and the submarine soldiers seem to have lost their taste.
All the submarine soldiers in the empire knew that their leader Otto Weddigen was a gossip. Lord Weddigen made a long speech and the former seaman crustily skin of head tried to change the subject.
"Maybe we should first report to the headquarters fast fleet south intelligence …"
"Of course!" Once it comes to professional issues, Otto Weddigen will lose those arrogant Wang Yang, who made the allies get wind of it. The submarine king looked up and said, "And I wonder if our submarine soldiers want to ambush the fast fleet in the North Sea!"
Although there is no permission from the Navy General Staff, the German submarine soldiers are all a group of skilled men, bold men and ruthless men. The seaman didn’t mean to dissuade Weddigen at all, and broke off to calculate how many submarines were available in the North Sea.
"The goal of the ocean fleet is not the British fast fleet. Our ambush of the fast fleet will not affect the plan of General Selim. We have deployed seven submarines in the northern part of the North Sea. If there is enough time, we can summon four or five submarines from other directions. If you make up your mind, we will dare to throw caution to the wind!"
"Then …" This doesn’t seem to be a question worth thinking about. Otto Weddigen didn’t hesitate to hold the fence up and cut it. The smelly leather jacket was raised from the Army Cavalry Corps, and the horsewhip was rolled up in the North Sea. "Then do it!"
"Great sea soul Chapter 9 decisive battle orkney (3)" (gorgeous dividing line)
At night, the residents of Port William sleep soundly. However, this quiet night has never lacked people who are used to night activities.
An unremarkable house near the old bay lurks here. British spies open the white Se curtain every few minutes, stare big eyes and try to detect the dark bay with a half-closed window, remove the sound of waves beating on the bank and listen carefully to the roar in the depths of the bay.
"It should be a warship!" If there are engines roaring across the wide sea from the depths of Jed Bay, the sound can’t be heard intermittently, but the leader of the sophisticated intelligence team can still judge that they are roughly Xing from the strong power of the ship.
It’s not a spacious room, and it suffocates a little. Although the spy team didn’t know the high-level secret limit of the Admiralty, after all, they are engaged in intelligence work. Judging from one confirmation report after another from the Naval Intelligence Department, the big fleet is bound to make a big move tonight!
The leader of the British secret service pulled the curtain and asked for the information manual from the assistant. After reading it carefully for a long time, the leader looked up and swept the eyes of those who even dared not make moves in the atmosphere. After a moment of hesitation, he laughed and said, "Don’t worry, gentlemen, it is a routine patrol of the fourth reconnaissance fleet."
The British spy chief vowed that the spending port fleet was the "routine sea voyage" and the "fourth reconnaissance fleet", and the Orkney Islands naval battle that shocked the world on June 21, 1917 would give the spy chief a loud slap in the face. Now the fleet across the main channel of Port William is not the "fourth reconnaissance fleet" at all, but the 19 battleships that filed out of the ocean fleet!
"Commander, can these tricks really help us hide from the British?"
Adjust the "great sea soul" ocean fleet’s chief of staff, Major General Lewentzo, looking at the ship shadow in the night, hesitating.
"Unlike the previous sea battle, the second battleship went out to sea and exposed our strategic intentions. It is impossible for the British not to strengthen the intelligence reconnaissance of Port William and guard against a decisive battle before us."
Lewentzo, it seems that General Sillem’s plan is amazing. The northern part of Helgolan Bay is blocked, and the second reconnaissance group on the west coast of Schleswig is setting bait to attack from Kukes Port. The second battleship team is the real killing trick of Sillem.
The secret voyage of the Second Battleship, the inaction of the Ocean Fleet and the deliberate disclosure of passwords by the Naval Intelligence Service will obviously interfere with the British judgment, and make them think that the Second Battleship is just a deep and lonely army that can be ravaged at will. No one can resist the temptation to annihilate a battleship before the slightest risk. Even if this fleet is just a timid fleet, and this gloomy and fearful fleet may attract the Ocean Fleet from the well-defended Port William, the North Sea will start a decisive battle that the British dream of.
It is indeed a wonderful idea for the second battleship team to take the real bait, but it also exposes the strategic intention of the ocean fleet to be eager to fight.
David Betty wasn’t a repeat trick in the Portsmouth naval battle. Jackson’s "sea cavalry" was the most experienced veteran of the British navy’s naval battle against ships. He couldn’t have been unaware of the Sealem plan, and he would certainly strengthen the intelligence reconnaissance of Port William. Once the ocean fleet secretly went to sea, the German navy would probably lose the only decisive battle window before the American participation in the war.
For this dark night voyage, General Searlem has taken many measures. The Ocean Fleet has two overstaffed battleships, totaling 19 battleships. The first echelon pinched the fourth reconnaissance fleet and slipped out of William to catch the lights when leaving the port. Control and line silence prevented the battleship’s own steam engine noise from attracting the attention of British agents. Searlem also made the battleship towed by tugboats to leave the port. Although the whole process was extremely slow and complicated, it could minimize the noise.
Formation West Lyme also did J and NG heart design drills. Many times, the ocean fleet discharged two cruise formations. The distance between the two battleships in the same line was 250 meters. The officers and men of the battleship King recalled that "they could hear the heavy breathing of the officers and men of the Bavarian battleship stern recently."
But even so, Lewentzo’s heart is still uneasy
"Don’t worry about Lewenzo. Even if the British think something is wrong and get the password, they will subconsciously excuse us for doing something unusual." Compared with Lewenzo, he is worried that Wang Haidi will clap his hands lightly. "The only thing that deserves attention is when the first investigation group’ attacks’!"
On the night of June 2, 1917, the German Ocean Fleet and the First Reconnaissance Group slipped out of Port William successively, and the allied agents lurking in Port William were unaware of this.
At 3: 00 a.m. on 21rì, the signal of Port William Line suddenly increased, and the intercepted information was fed back to the London headquarters, which surprised the British by being translated by experts in Room 4.
"At 3: 40 in the morning of 21rì, the first investigation group will go to sea to intercept the British fast fleet!"
"Is the secret fast fleet exposed, or is the second battleship just bait? Is the German target root the fast fleet?" Extremely contemptuous of those civilian experts in Room 4, Captain Jackson, the orthodox intelligence officer, grabbed the deciphering report and arrived in an instant to be continued.
The second gun chapter 9 decisive battle orkney (4)
(When I quit my job in anger, sometimes I get a code word, but I’m in a bad state. I’ll try my best to get it back.)
In the early morning of June 21rì, 1917, the Ocean Fleet and the first investigation group William Harbor were sent away to wander in silence.
The small coastal building is responsible for investigating the enemy situation in Port William. British spies fell asleep with binoculars until the news team reported that the signal of Port William line suddenly increased, and the crowded room suddenly became tense.
The signal of multiple growth line means that the Germans are going to have a big action. The admiralty is almost paranoid about every move of Port William, and the members of the spy team are heavy in the face.
Ten minute later, that newspaper from London headquarter confirmed their judgment.
"The first investigation group is preparing to leave Hong Kong?"
The admiralty sent a message that the spy team kept a one-way joint line with Captain Jackson of the Naval Intelligence Department, asking them to find out the movement of the first investigation group as soon as possible.
"Find out the trend?" The spy leader grabbed the newspaper and snorted.
At this moment, the leader of the long-term secret front spy team has been able to roughly outline the game between Britain and Germany. It is not a secret for the intelligence team in Port William that the second battleship team and the second reconnaissance group have gone to sea secretly. The British Admiralty will not sit back and watch the Germans do the same thing and successfully copy the Dogel Shazhou naval battle. It is bound to send a fleet to encircle the German surprise fleet.
But the admiralty doesn’t have much choice.
It turns out that battle cruiser is the best artifact to deal with armored cruisers. Unfortunately, the high tension and confrontation in the North Sea made the Admiralty of the British Empire afraid to send a fast fleet to encircle the rampant Ganesenau. It was the second best choice to transfer those ships from the Channel Fleet, which kept their service in good condition, to contain their opponents. When only a few ships comparable to those before World War I were transferred, the Channel Fleet became a master ship paradise and the English Channel became a former feared ship cemetery.
Harry’s fleet is also expected to be completely settled on the eve of Portsmouth naval battle. Harry’s fleet can be known to the whole British island. Besides, Harry’s fleet has some dome cruisers and destroyers to prevent the Germans from committing crimes.
Excluding the Channel Fleet and the Harriet Fleet, the result is self-evident. Although the fast fleet is stationed in Firth Bay, it is still closer to the German surprise fleet than Kappa Bay, but after all, the fast fleet has the speed advantage and can quickly join the battlefield.
Thought of the situation here, the Admiralty decided to send a fast fleet of ten battle cruiser encirclement and suppression German assault fleets. The scheduled battlefield is near the British coastline, which is about 2,300 nautical miles from German soil. It is expected that the fighting will be at 21rì noon. At that time, the North Sea Y and N haze will clear up, and the fast fleet will never be forced to find the Germans to kill them.
The situation is quite favorable for the Royal Navy.
First of all, Firth Bay is sparsely populated, and the interest rate of the military port is not high. The Germans will not regard it as their intelligence center. The fast fleet needs a simple disguise to sneak out of Firth Bay from under the noses of the Germans and March into the North Sea.
The admiralty’s mastery of the German navy code can make the fleet fast for quite a jǐng time, and when the scheduled battle site is at least ten hours away from German soil, the time left for the German ocean fleet to react is extremely limited
Finally, the German surprise fleet was not an opponent of the fast fleet, but the ocean fleet was not an opponent of the big fleet. But a cat-and-mouse game was created off the coast of Britain to lure the ocean fleet out of the well-defended Port William.
The Germans sent the first reconnaissance group outside the name. It should be intentional that only ten battle cruiser fast fleets are no match for the German patrol, but there is no modification of the former Queen Elizabeth class battleships and the enemy class and tireless patrol. If the fast fleet is determined to escape, the Germans may not be able to take advantage of it.
Once the first reconnaissance group is dispatched, it is impossible for the Germans not to send bring up the rear, an ocean fleet, and the fourth patrol detachment, a tireless patrol team and two enemy-class patrol teams. The number of main battleships of the fleet can reach 27. The battleships of Zhong Qiao’s class 5, Iron Duke’s class and revenge class are all equipped with 15-inch giant guns, and the two Canadian-class battleships are equipped with 14-inch main guns. It is very likely that the big fleet will be able to bite the great fleet and the empire will usher in its first and last brilliant victory.
The sudden increase of the signal on the Port William Line was perfect by the former Royal Navy. Ten minutes later, the deciphering of the signal in Room 40 and Captain Jackson’s tough words made it a mirage.
The first reconnaissance group is preparing to leave the port!
The Royal Navy has launched a retaliatory action against the German Navy. The officers and men of the navy on the eastern coastline of the British Island stayed up all night. Chapter 9 of the Great Power Sea Soul fought a decisive battle in orkney (IV). If the German surprise fleet arrived, the fast fleet left Firth Bay early and stayed in the middle of the North Sea. The big fleet was always ready to launch a fatal blow. It is particularly important for the Royal Navy to judge the real intention of the first reconnaissance group.
At three o’clock in the morning, the North Sea Night Se became more and more weird. The so-called truth has been wrapped in layers of black paint night Se and shallow sea fog.
Is the change of the first reconnaissance group a deception by Selim’s usual tactics, or is the fast fleet accidentally revealing its whereabouts, forcing the Germans to send their first reconnaissance group to meet the raid fleet, or is the German root directed at the fast fleet to attack the so-called raid fleet, which is just a bait fleet, just like the naval battle in Shazhou, Dogel?
If it is purely tactical deception, then the fast fleet can never be forced to tease the German surprise fleet and summon the big fleet to reinforce the ocean fleet for a decisive battle
If the whereabouts of the fast fleet are leaked, the difficulty of intercepting and raiding the fleet will increase exponentially. However, the Royal Navy can give up the encirclement and suppression, and the raiding fleet will pay attention to the sea to meet the first reconnaissance group and induce the main fleets of both sides to fight a decisive battle. The only worry is whether the commanders of the big fleet have such excellent tactical execution.
If the German target root is the fast fleet, then everything will be completely different. The fast fleet not only needs to give up the encirclement and suppression of the German surprise fleet and attract the main force of the German fleet, but also needs to turn the bow and leave the dangerous central North Sea immediately.
There is no doubt about the strategic vision and command ability of Heidi Selim, the most outstanding commander of the Se Sea on this planet. It is impossible for the fast fleet to find the so-called German surprise fleet. If the central part of the North Sea hesitates, it will be the beginning of the destruction of the fast "sea spirit of great powers" fleet.
Analyze and confirm that the intelligence was shared by a group of experts with noble love, national conditions and national conditions in Room 4, and some of them were left to the Port William spy team, which is almost impossible to complete.
In William Harbor, the cool night and the fantasy moon Se have disappeared, and it has been replaced by a faint sea fog, which is still thin, but it is foreseeable that Jed Bay will be full of sea fog this morning, and the North Sea is always like this, just like a sentimental girl who just shows a little playful Se color and can’t wait to hide her mood.
In this case, it is even more important to observe the approach investigation of the military port area far from the people’s wharf directly by telescope method
Perhaps before 1917, the spy chief could send people as close as possible to the military port area to observe the enemy’s situation, but everything has changed since the rebellion in Schleswig, Germany
Although the rebels are far away from Port William, relying on the ocean fleet, and the possibility of sā chaos in Port William is very small, Port William, the most important military port in Germany, still strengthens the port jǐng and imposes a strict curfew. The spy leader can rule out this most direct and effective way and put his attention on 3: 40 in the morning.
I want the head of the German first investigation group to be confident that he can hear a little clue from the noisy waves.
At 3: 40 in the morning, the battleships of Scarpa Bay Fleet in northern Scotland gradually completed the coal and water replenishment work. Worried commanders and captains turned their attention to the distant Port William.