In the following days, a strange state of calm was entered on the North Sea. The main fleets of Britain and Germany were only a few hours apart, and a battle of thunder and earth could break out at any time; however, both sides had their own concerns and did not dare to launch a fierce attack on each other. The British were afraid of the German high seas fleet, especially their strong lineup, while Ingnoll was still scared of the experience of the Pomerania being struck by lightning outside the Thames River and did not dare to lead the team to the British fleet's nest to fight.

Seeing that the British fleet still couldn't bear it while building the defense tower at his doorstep, Ingnoll was completely convinced of his opponent's dormant skills. However, this time, he was no longer helpless in the British's high-speed battle cards like he had before on the Thames. After capturing Fair Island, the German armed forces were like a tough bone, stuck directly at the throat of Britain's control of the North Sea. The transport ship carrying the army brought a lot of construction.

The German soldiers immediately began to construct the deserted island day and night. Within two days, they used explosives and wood to set up a fishing village pier for submarines. The torpedo boats were moored and replenished fuel, food and fresh water. When a German submarine returned from the North Atlantic hunting docked here under the guidance of its own torpedo boat, they saw the submarine officers and soldiers shocked eyes, and the German soldiers on the shore all showed joy and pride from the heart.

At the same time, other tasks were also in full swing. A group of coal transport ships from Norwegian waterways were ordered to arrive at the waters of Fair Island, and more than 130 German warships immediately carried out a large-scale coal replenishment at sea. From Wilhelmshaven to this point through the Thames, although the coal bins of each main battleship were sufficient, the torpedo boats were already in short supply. Only these dark guys could bring them back to life. A German official who followed the Russian Second Pacific Fleet to expedition to East Asia as a foreign observer 9 years ago said in his diary of the day that the coal replenishment at sea made him "remind the unpleasant memories of the year." However, he finally changed his mind, emphasizing that the German navy was creating history and would not repeat the tragedy of the Russians again.

The arrival of coal ships has greatly increased Ingnoll's confidence. Although the German warships are not excellent in range and maritime performance, their self-sustaining days have not been much discounted; if the situation continues to be stalemate, then he can stay in this sea area for a month or two. By then, not only will there be a well-equipped submarine cavern on Fair Island, but also large-caliber coastal artillery and dense mine arrays as screens. This will undoubtedly become a hard-to-removal nail fortress at the doorstep of the British fleet. Ingnoll has sent a report to Berlin, proposing to send another army to land on the Shetland Islands in the northeast of Fair Island. If this 14,600 square kilometers area can be controlled by Germany, the geographical disadvantage of the German Navy will be completely eliminated.

As for the situation where Betty's fleet was about to return from the Mediterranean, although Ingnor had some concerns, he did not have much concern. Due to the existence of the fleet's decisive armored cruiser, the High Seas Fleet was no less than the British fleet in terms of the number of main battleships; as long as God did not favor this group of old robbers who had been robbed at sea for thousands of years, even if the British fleet lineup returned to its peak, this High Seas Fleet, which has created a whole generation of German intelligence and hard work, is fully capable of fighting with the British! Three and a half months before the war broke out, Ingnor was ready to fight the British to the death. It was only because of the constraints of the German Emperor that it could not be achieved. Now there are three more super fearless ships in his fleet, and the new British Queen-class battleships are far from forming combat power. Ingnor's confidence in the decisive battle is even more intense.

If the difference in quantity is not enough to make Ingnoll ignore the gap between the caliber of the gun and the firepower projection between the two sides, then the British's defects in the shells will immediately reverse the relationship between the quality and disadvantages of the firepower between the two sides. The Prince Heinrich, who is still in the fleet, is the excellent evidence that the British shells penetrate deep and have a large amount of early explosions. According to the news sent back by the German intelligence department and the judgment of Ingnoll's cognitive world, the British did not have it in the past two months, and it was impossible to completely replace their shells. The German master of Austro-Hungary Koda's hard cap armor-piercing shell has strong penetration depth and stable delay fuses; in the decisive battle of the Mediterranean a week ago, Austro-Hungary shells with the same technology caused decisive damage to the French battleships!

In addition, Ingnoll did not believe that this fleet expedition to the Mediterranean could once again hold sharp armor and return to the battlefield within a short time of return. In the past half month, this British fleet ran back and forth between Scotland and the Eastern Mediterranean with an average speed of more than 18 knots. The mechanical equipment was extremely loss, and choosing to maintain and repair it was obviously the top priority for a qualified commander to carry out.

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The leather boots were stomping, and accompanied by the creaking sound of the fir door being pushed open, David Betty, in a well-equipped military uniform, walked slowly into a simple and simple room. The bay window was clear and the map was hanging. Next to the main seat in the center, John Jelico, the commander of the large fleet with a strong and stern appearance, was standing quietly; in those blue-brown eyes, the quiet and deep peaceful spirit was always revealed.

"You can perform perfectly in this trip to the Mediterranean, whether it is a quick and hidden marche in the early stage or a command in the battle. The main ships of German servants were either sunk or suffered heavy damage, and at least won us a three-month buffer in the Mediterranean." Jelico said, and the praise for the people in front of him was undoubtedly revealed. He paused, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and then said: "Specially," he said, "

Not only during the last 48 hours of returning to Scarpaflo, I was extremely worried that the Germans would set up an ambush halfway and wipe out your fleet in one fell swoop; however, you took a different approach, chose to detour the storm of the Moranto, and then advanced east at night at full speed, passing through the dangerous areas where the Germans could intercept it, and brought the two battleship teams back to Britain in full. This whole operation was enough as a textbook teaching!"

Betty slightly touched the corner of his mouth, but he did not take over Jeliko's words. Because the span of time and space were too large, his trip to the Mediterranean still had a lot of flaws: the originally planned annihilation of the Austrian Three Kingdoms fleet did not appear, and Austrian Admiral House got rid of the situation of death through excellent navigation. What Jeliko was really satisfied with was not that the British Navy achieved great results in the battle, but that he brought back all the eight "heart-hearted treasures" of the large fleet to a lot!

"But my friend is not the time for us to slack off now. The Germans took advantage of the main force of the Great Fleet to capture the Island of Fair, which is less than 80 nautical miles away from Scarpa, and built the city wall and gun hole directly in front of our doorstep. Orders from the Admiralty and London showed that we need to fight immediately with the German fleet left there to completely eliminate the disaster in front of the anchorage of the Great Fleet." Jelico spoke slowly, and a cloud of sorrow quietly climbed onto his face. "Although I personally do not advocate the outbreak of this battle, I can only choose to follow it when Sir Fisher was excluded from the side."

The two looked at each other and looked at each other speechlessly. A strange aura spread quietly in the room. Although they had been separated for only twenty days, the situation they faced was already changing, as if they were a different world.

"Please give orders, please. What do you need me to do?" After a moment, Betty broke the silence in the room and spoke in his signature energetic voice.

Jelico looked deeply at the thriving general. The expression in his eyes showed unspeakable fluctuations for the first time, as if he was envious, as if he admired, as if he was nervous, as if he was nervous, as if he was worried. He forced himself to suppress his changing emotions and said softly: "The west and north of Fair Island are steep cliff mountains, which are more than three times higher than the 60-meter reef on Helgoland Island. Therefore, the Germans' entrenched area will only be on the gentle south side of the terrain. At present, we cannot grasp the exact position of the German high seas fleet, and the other party's snatching the t-shaped concentrating fire will be a consequence that we cannot bear. Therefore, I need you to obtain enough battlefield information so that the large fleet will always maintain a calm and superior position in the battlefield."

"Are you going to restore my original position as Commander of the Fast Fleet?" Betty keenly captured the message in Jelico's words and then asked.

A slight complex look flashed in Jeliko's eyes and nodded, "No one can control this fleet more effectively except you. In addition, the maximum speed of the eight battleships that have sailed for a long distance dropped below 19 knots, and the seriously worn machinery also determines that they are no longer capable of reconnaissance tasks. It should be noted that in order to ensure that these eight super fearless power auxiliary functions can survive this decisive battle smoothly, except for the battle line, the large fleet will hardly make tactical maneuvers of more than 16 knots. Therefore, you need to be careful at all times and do not launch too fierce attacks on the enemy with the pressure of the large fleet behind!"

"Then, I'll fly to the Roses Military Port." Betty suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Jelico. In the previous battle, he had had enough of the slow speed of only 21 knots, which was extremely fearless; only the original fast fleet was his real stage. (To be continued...)

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