"God, what happened? Where are the Lion and the Queen Mary? And the Indefatigable, have they all sunk? The battle between the two sides only lasted more than an hour!" Looking at the battered vanguard fleet,

The officers and soldiers in the Grand Fleet couldn't help but whisper. They had never thought that the British Royal Navy would be so embarrassed and unbearable!

A long time ago, when they first boarded the battleship, they were instilled with the idea that the Royal Navy was unparalleled in the world. Their minds were filled with the glory of the Battle of Trafalgar and the subsequent glory of the British Empire's fleet across the four seas!

But now, they discovered that the Royal Navy is not invincible, and the so-called tradition cannot stop the cannonballs!

"It seems that my plan back then should have been earlier." Jericho looked at the scarred battleships in the distance and sighed. Betty is definitely responsible for this matter, but the British Royal Admiralty and those shipyards are definitely not free of involvement.

!The battleships they provided were terrible! And the cannonballs! Thomas was already like the Navy very early

The ministry raised the issue of the quality of the shells, but they were ignored! The interest groups of the Admiralty and arms dealers were already the second enemy in Jericho's heart! The first was the German High Seas Fleet, and the Italian Navy could only rank third! "

Lead the team back and ask Betty to come see me." Finally, Jericho squeezed out these words between his teeth!

Silent, when Betty was brought into Jericho's cabin, the two sat like this. Jericho looked at the chart in the distance in silence, but Betty, who was once known as the most likely to take over as the commander of the Grand Fleet, was silent.

Lowering his head and saying nothing, his hands kept squeezing, loosening and tightening, and the muscles in his cheeks kept twitching. "Relax a little. The war will continue, but don't fall before the enemy." Jericho finally stood up,

Then he poured a glass of wine for Betty and put it in front of him.

"But the good thing is that we will soon be able to make up for the losses in this battle. The two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships can be put into service within two months. We will negotiate with the Dutch government and let them merge the two fast battleships into the British

In the battle sequence of the Royal Navy, our fleet strength will not weaken but will strengthen!" Jericho looked at Betty who was silent.

"Thomas will continue to perform missions in the Indian Ocean, and it may not be long before he returns to the Mediterranean. You are responsible this time, but the core of the problem is not you. The Navy has failed its opponents, whether it is technically, strategically or otherwise." Jay

Rico continued to comfort him. There are not many commanders in the British fleet who can lead a fast fleet. At present, there are only two commanders.

Personally, although Jericho really wants Thomas to be his deputy, he knows that in the future, the situation in the Mediterranean will be more difficult. In the North Sea, there is a large fleet that can suppress the battle. In the Mediterranean, facing the powerful Allied fleet, one

If you are not careful, you will repeat the mistakes of the Malta naval battle. Betty, who is too bold, is obviously not suitable to fight in such a disadvantageous situation.

News of the defeat of the fast fleet finally reached the British Admiralty. When Churchill saw that Britain actually lost three battlecruisers in World War I, he could not believe what he heard. Some time ago, the British fleet was still under pressure.

The Germans were violently beaten for a while, but now how can they overwhelm their opponents? Churchill is a qualified politician, but definitely not a military strategist and not a technician. He can only know through a few words of Jericho. Battleships of the British Navy

There is a problem and it has not been completely corrected yet!

This was a complete defeat. Its impact and consequences were definitely not just on the battlefield. The British began to re-examine their fleet, and resources that had been tilted towards the army were diverted and re-used on the navy. "We can

If we lose the war, we may even sacrifice France, but we cannot lose the fleet." Churchill said in a report to the government

The report said: "We only have the Queen Elizabeth class fast battleships and the Revenge battleships that can confront the German fleet, and we need to continue to increase their numbers." "The production plan of the fast fleet must be modified, and our battleships are like cardboard

The same thing!" All kinds of discussions arose, and all of them were pointed at the British Admiralty.

The government's censure and the people's anger have put great pressure on the Royal Navy, but days are still going by and the war is not over yet, so we must consider how to fight the next war. As the leader of the Grand Fleet, Jericho is now

It’s a lot of pressure! This battle not only cost the battleships and confidence. It also cost the entire

The war situation had a profound impact. The British plan to use a fast fleet to suppress the opponent's fleet so as to free up their hands to support the Mediterranean has completely failed. It's not that the Royal Navy really has nothing to do with Hipper, at least from Jericho's point of view

Although the defeat was a bit miserable this time, it was far from a serious injury.

After the two Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships are put into service in a few months, and after negotiations with the Dutch are reached, a more powerful fast fleet will appear in front of the Germans. It only takes three to four months! And it will be done!

In the second half of this year, more Queen-class battleships will be commissioned, and by then the Royal Navy's fast fleet will have a completely new look. The only problem is time!

"I'm afraid that the Suez Canal may fall before June this year?" Looking at the lifeline connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, Jericho couldn't help but shook his head. There were thirteen main battleships, 10 of which were super-dreadnoughts.

!This force is so terrifying. Even if the Thomas fleet goes to the Mediterranean, the final result will still be that it is suppressed by its opponents. The British Empire needs to deploy at least one force.

A super fearless team and a fearless team go to the Mediterranean, so that they can have a slight advantage, and this is also an advantage on the scene. Jericho is not sure what the result will be in a real fight. Originally, he only thought that there was a problem with the defense. This time it is

Confirming the problem of cannonballs, when a soldier has problems with his spear and shield, how can he still fight? If the opponent dares not fight, forget it, but Tycho seems not to be such a person!

What's more important is that Jericho doesn't believe that the Germans didn't add new ships during this period! It's not that Jericho got any inside information. The fundamental reason is that the German Navy had some under construction on the slipway before the war started.

Jericho did not believe that the Kaiser would give up these steel behemoths that were almost completed. Moreover, according to estimates, by moving China to purchase a large amount of supplies before the war, the Germans still have sufficient reserves of supplies.

The Germans have no reason to give up, whether in terms of material conditions or strategy! But Jericho doesn't know what the performance of these warships is, when they will be put into service, and how many they are. And there is another variable: if

If there are no British main battleships in the Indian Ocean, then China's supplies can enter the Persian Gulf and be transported to Europe through the Baghdad Railway. This is terrible, whether on the ground or at sea!

This is why he prefers to use a fast fleet to suppress and intimidate his opponents rather than really fight to the death with the German Navy. It is for this reason that Jericho agreed to give the Queen Elizabeth class fast battleship to Betty. But now,

He was about to come to the era when he was full of good cards, but he let Betty, a bully, give away some of them first! Jericho was so angry in his heart!

Just when the British were in a state of panic, the top brass of the German navy and government were cheering! What even William II didn't dare to think about was actually realized today! And the boys of the High Seas Fleet did

It was so neat and tidy, it took more than an hour

Just let thousands of British soldiers and about 80,000 tons of warships sink into the North Sea! William II also once planned to use a relatively complete high seas fleet to force Uncle Edward to admit defeat after pushing France away on land, but now it seems

Come on, isn't the British navy that strong?

At this time, Tirpitz and others were considering how much benefit the navy could get from it this time, such as how much funding it could get, how many new warships could be built, etc. Historically, Germany was still trying to expand even when supplies were relatively scarce.

For its own fleet, 15 years after the war entered, Germany also started construction of a Saxony-class battleship (which can be regarded as the same type of Bavarian ship) and as many as four Mackensen-type battleships.

Battlecruisers. Of course, due to resource problems, none of the five battleships were completed, and only three of them were launched. In this dimension, the German Navy was much faster than before, and the steps it took were also much greater.

Before the war began, the construction of four Bismarck-class battleships had already started one after another. Now, the connection with the outside world is about to be opened. The German Navy believes that in this case, new battleships can be considered!

However, German senior officials raised objections to Tirpitz's idea because they knew that with the efficiency of German shipyards, even in peacetime, the shortest time to complete a dreadnought would be about two and a half years. And whether the war would last that long?

What? Or if it can last for such a long time, will the plan be aborted due to insufficient resources in the later period? Tens of thousands of tons

Steel is not a small thing in wartime. High-power turbines, artillery, armor and other things prevented William II from making this determination. Faced with the censure from the top brass and the War Department, Tirpitz's answer was simple, then

It is "I don't know how long this war will last. The enemy is getting stronger every minute and every second, but we can't get new reinforcements."

The Battle of Dogger Sandbank had a profound impact on the world. Both super alliances understood something in this war. They needed to adjust their strategies to adapt to the new situation. Although the British were severely damaged, they

Still powerful, they will continue to maintain their advantage when the powerful Queen Elizabeth-class battleships enter service. The German High Seas Fleet seems to see hope of victory, but senior officials such as Tirpitz and Scheer believe that this is just hope and want to be simple.

It is simply too difficult to defeat the British with the German fleet!
Chapter completed!