Chapter 2182： Operation Outpost Five

While the main fleet attacked the British airport, the German light cruiser squadron also attacked the control tower and surrounding facilities. Although the 175MM artillery is not as capable of destroying the world as the 15-inch naval gun. But it is still very powerful. After all, this thing is a heavy artillery that can only be found at the first level in the army! The Germans patiently expanded the attack range from the airport to nearby telegraph stations, transportation hubs, and highways. Plan the entire airport completely into ruins. After the shelling lasted for more than an hour, the entire airport had turned into a sea of ​​flames, so that nearby British towns were illuminated like daylight by the flames.

"I will never forget that on the night of August 1914, the German fleet suddenly came to the Orkney Islands. God, I really did not expect the Germans to be so bold. They came to the anchorage of the British fleet! And Turning our most important airport into ruins, German artillery roared all night. (This is obviously exaggerated.) The raindrops of artillery shells fell on the airport, turning it into a sea of ​​flames, with yellow-red flames straight. Soaring into the sky, we are 7 miles away from the airport, but the fire light still illuminates us. There are some pungent takeoffs in the air, which should have come from the direction of the airport. On the second day we tried to help those boys, Then the final result made us desperate. The number of people who ran out of the airport where thousands of people was permanent did not exceed 500." A British civilian recalled that desperate night after the war.

"Come on, let's hurry to the next place." Seeing the attack evaluation result that just came out, Ruprecht nodded in satisfaction and said. The most important facilities of the airport: ammunition depots, hangars, mechanical workshops and power plants were completely destroyed. Even if the British re-use the airport, it will probably be a few months away. By then, the war will be completely over. , There is a hairy use? Tonight, the most critical wooden target in the Orkney Islands has been destroyed, and two secondary targets are left. So far, the submarine cordon deployed in the southern part of the fleet has not found any trace of the British fleet. If nothing else, this time, the German High Seas Fleet can complete its mission smoothly.

At the same time, the Hipper fleet’s attack on the Shetland Islands is also underway. Although the overall firepower of Hipper’s 11 battleships cannot be compared with the 12 Bavarian-class battleships in the hands of the Crown Prince, they He only had to attack one target, so Hipper could easily pour thousands of tons of ammunition there. Finally, there was still time to get the surrounding lighthouses, radio stations, and some barracks. And just as the two German fleets were raging on the British North Sea Blockade, the large fleet was still nested in the Gulf of Forth, and Jericho, who was resting, also received the most frightening telegram since the war began!

"Your Excellency Commander, urgent call from Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands." The attendant patted the door outside Jericho's bedroom anxiously. A few minutes later, Jericho, who was still in pajamas, appeared haggardly. Before leaving, Jericho is too tired these days.

"What's the situation?" With the telegram in his hand, Jericho went to the outside living room and began to read. The two telegrams were not long and could be read in one minute. However, Jericho, who finished reading the telegram, Standing motionless like a statue, I was stunned for a few minutes!

"Your Excellency Commander, what's the matter with you?" the attendant said anxiously. At this time, Jericho's originally unconscious brain due to sleep was like a mess. He worked hard to sort out an order and then came up with a countermeasure, but in any case, he did not succeed! Time was passing by, and he really wanted to go directly to the large fleet to attack the German High Seas Fleet right now, but after a short period of thought, he knew that everything was too late! The Bavarian crown prince has counted him home again!

If the large fleet needs to attack, there must be at least more than one hour of preparation time. Except for some of the warships on duty, all the other warships need 40 minutes to burn the boilers in order to make the pressure in the steam pipe reach the standard. After that, the fleet will slowly sail out of the military port in order, then form a formation and head north! By the way, the point that needs to be explained is that it is impossible for three Queen-class fast battleships to join this battle, because they are scraping the bottom of the ship in the dry dock... Originally, the advantage of the large fleet was not great, but now there are still three Queen-class battleships missing. Even Jericho feels that the odds of winning are too small.

And don’t forget that the Germans have an air base in Norway. Now Jericho has understood the German plan of action. Tonight, the Orkney Islands and Shetland’s airports were slaughtered, and then to Norway during the day. Retreat in the direction, Jericho can be sure that at dawn German aircraft taking off from Norway will be hovering over the German fleet, and the German fleet will get enough air cover. At this time, if Jericho If you dare to take the big fleet up, then you are absolutely dead!

"Let all officers above the squadron commander come to the conference room, we must consider changing our previous response." The calm and calmness that Jericho said infected the attendant next to him, who recovered from the panic and went down to convey Order, but Jericho knows that now, the odds of victory for the Grand Fleet in this battle are very low! He couldn't think of any extra points he could assign to make the balance of war more inclined to himself! At this moment, Jericho has all his cards! But still lost the initiative!

The next meeting was dull. After learning that the North Sea blockade operated by the Royal Navy was easily killed by the German Navy, the people present were a little surprised, some frowned, and some even contained a trace of fear in their eyes. . But more are confused and at a loss. In this case, how can there be a good result in haste? So, not surprisingly, the meeting was aborted, but everyone still reached a consensus: The current large fleet is not suitable for intercepting opponents. Jericho then took the lead in drafting a document in the name of the commander-in-chief of the large fleet, and then others signed it, stating to London the reason why the fleet is not suitable for sailing.

"Now that the meeting is over, Lieutenant General Ivan Thomas and Betty will stay, and the others can leave." Jericho said.

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