Chapter 2129： Withdrawal

"The other two British dreadnoughts are coming soon!" A K8 bomber spotted the Thomas fleet rushing to the battlefield. At this time, the Thomas fleet was no more than 15 kilometers away from the battlefield. If it was daytime, the two sides had already pinched. ! But unfortunately at night, the fighting distance between the two sides was reduced to about 7 kilometers.

"Telegraph to the earl, the British reinforcements are coming!" Major General von Liao Le took a look at the Hercules that was covered in flames in the distance, and decisively chose to retreat, and walked away without nostalgia. No way, it is dangerous to stay here for an extra minute. And he was destined to be unable to kill this big guy.

At the same time, the battle between the Giant and the Spey fleet has also entered a white-hot battle. The battleship Caesar in front has been beaten like a fire dragon on the sea, and the Earl’s flagship Caesar Frederick the Great The location relationship was not taken care of by the battleship Giant, and when Major General Liao Le’s telegram was forwarded, the Caesar in front sent a series of light signals.

"My ship will cover the flagship retreat! Long live the empire!" After that, the Caesar rushed towards the giant not far away like a sea fury dragon. Realizing that the battle was irreversible, Earl Spey also issued an order to retreat, so with the Earl's initiative to retreat, the second confrontation tonight came to an end!

In the end, the battleship Caesar swept the Strait of Dover in a salvo of British torpedoes and became the second German battleship sunk in the battle. Major General Liole had no intention of continuing the fight, and began to consider retreat, and Earl Spey decided to hide again. While retreating, Earl Spey glanced at his pocket watch subconsciously. It was 3 o'clock in the morning! It has reached the critical time for the withdrawal of the British fleet!

Today, Thomas realized what makes people worse than the sky. If the two sides start to fight, how can the two British dreadnoughts lose to the Germans? But now it's all right, the bizarre situation of engagement has completely lost the advantage of the Heath fleet, and was knocked sap on the back of the head twice at very close range. Even though Major General Heath eventually killed a German battleship, Thomas realized that the rest was not so easy to handle!

The German fleet is hidden in the night again. It takes time to search and annihilate the fleet. However, now it’s time for the fleet to return. But look at the current fleet. The Giant and Hercules are both damaged. The Giant’s hull is in the back. Too many bombs, serious tail tilt, some damage to the drive shaft, and at least 1,500 tons of sea water! The situation on the Hercules is not so good, with a power loss of more than 40%, coupled with water ingress and other problems, and the speed of 14 knots can burn high! However, according to the plan, the fleet needs to evacuate the battlefield at a speed of 18 knots or more!

"If the Luftwaffe is prepared, I am afraid that these two battleships will be confessed here!" Thomas lamented in his heart, but this is obviously not a time of pessimism and disappointment, although the current situation has developed in a direction that is not conducive to the British fleet, but As the best officer in the Royal Navy, Thomas still has a back hand! "

"The fleet retreats. We have already lost today, but we must not lose all the weights in our hands!" Thomas did not take the lead at this time, but chose to retreat wisely. To be honest, if he can successfully take all 4 battleships If you take it back, then he will earn it tonight! According to the assessment of the battle situation just now, the last remaining German battleship will not be able to attack again in a short period of time. Another armored cruiser is expected to go and have to be overhauled. The status of another ship is unknown. In this case, the German fleet In the future, the ability to use warships will barely make up a fleet of 4 to 5 ships. But now, Thomas subconsciously believes that his journey home will not go smoothly!

"Report to the headquarters, report our current situation, and then report to the cover fleet. We need their help to retreat tomorrow. In addition, the light cruiser squadron is ordered to immediately take in non-combatants from the two damaged dreadnoughts as possible. , And then evacuate early." Thomas ordered. "In addition, send a report to the Neptune that the two undamaged battleships are scattered and evacuated, and the two damaged battleships are evacuated in formation!"

"Your Excellency Commander, are you going to abandon the Giant and Hercules?" An officer next to him was surprised. "They are already damaged and need cover and help."

"If they unfortunately run into a German bomber or fleet, it doesn't make any difference whether there is us or not. Everyone is separated, and the probability of a successful retreat is higher." Thomas is very clear now, the so-called willingness. You have something to do with it! After Thomas repeated his order again, the entire British fleet began to execute. Of course, in order to prevent the lucky German fleet from grabbing the tail of the Heath fleet again tonight, before leaving the Strait combat zone, Thomas’s other two warships were Will provide cover for the Heath fleetThe British fleet is evacuated! "Forty-five minutes after the British fleet evacuated, the earl received a telegram from the K group again.

"It seems that our battle tonight is over? Order the fleets to prepare to return. Although the results are not satisfactory, everyone's performance is very good. All the guilt will be borne by me. In addition, tell everyone to stand on the last guard. I don't want any problems with the fleet when it returns." The earl sighed and said, no matter what, he and most of his warships finally survived. His own flagship may be scrapped in the future, but no matter what, he still took back more than 800 officers and soldiers on his flagship alive!

At the same time, in the Port of Halic in the south of the United Kingdom, several large ships left the port with the help of their guides from the defensive system deployed by the shipwreck and minefield. If an experienced British naval officer passes by at this time, He would be surprised to find out that these ships leaving the port are not the Bold and the Dreadnought Hercules that participated in the Battle of the Strait of Dover tonight?

Of course, this can’t be true. These are all British camouflage warships. Civilian ships can be used after simple improvements. In history, the British once changed a fake daring ship after the battleship Bold was silent. To confuse the Germans in their investigations, the effect was very good. In World War II, the British once again used dreadnoughts from the First World War to disguise themselves as cutting-edge battleships to deceive the Germans. The effect was also quite good. On this plane, the British still A lot of camouflage warships were built, this time, it came in handy!

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