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 up with 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 take off our abnormal behavior." 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 in the signal of the Port William Line was perfect after the Royal Navy’s calculation. 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’s retaliatory actions against the German Navy have shown that the eastern coastline of the British Island has been awake all night. The naval officers and men are high. Chapter 9 of the Great Power Sea Soul is a decisive battle in orkney (4). If the German surprise fleet arrives, the fast fleet leaves Firth Bay early and stays in the middle of the North Sea. The big fleet is 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 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 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, but 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. 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.
Lei Deer, the chief of staff of the Port William Navy, patted the rusty hull of Jed and joked to the captain of the transport ship. Captain Haig, it is time for our flagship Bavarian to send a message to the surprise fleet!
"General West Lyme’s identity made the surprise fleet move to the south of the North Sea to avoid exposing its whereabouts …" Captain Haig looked at the old face of the transport ship Bavaria, which was temporarily levied by the Ocean Fleet Command and pretended to be the flagship. "I hope the emperor will forgive me for being dishonest."
The staid Germans scratched the back of his head and mumbled along the port deck of Jed towards the stern newspaper room, while the starboard side of Jed said that the first reconnaissance group was on the right path.
At night, five old-fashioned armored cruisers, namely Luen, York, Bismarck, Prince Heinrich and Prince Albert, and three civilian merchant ships, were dragged out of the military port area by tugboats sent by the Port Authority and gradually disappeared into the depths of William Port.
"There are a lot of running sounds of steam engines. It should be a squadron-sized fleet!" The spy leader took back the window and rummaged through the intelligence manual in his hand. The leader waved his fist. "It’s the first investigation group!"