Chapter 2193： Opening of the war

"Did the results of the interrogation come out?" Earl Spey asked.

"Come out. We found the British navy radio and equipment from the target ship. The codebook was burned before boarding. This is a British spy ship. They found our location and informed the British navy. But good They did not find any aircraft carriers in the fleet. This is good news for us.” Count Luckner said.

"What's the matter with the British blockade?" Earl Spey asked.

"According to the prisoners of war account and the information provided by the naval headquarters, the British have air bases in Iceland and the Hebrides, and also deployed submarines and camouflage reconnaissance ships." Count Luckner said.

"What about the Danish Faroe Islands?" Count Spey said.

"According to the information from the headquarters, the British do not seem to control the Faroe Islands. So we can think that there are no British reconnaissance aircraft on the Faroe Islands, but it is estimated that the British camouflage reconnaissance ships should cruise around the Faroe Islands." Luke Count Knar said.

"It seems that the waters between the Faroe Islands and the United Kingdom seem to be a smooth road, but in fact it is a trap. It is too close to the British, and we cannot pass through here quietly." The earl frowned and said.

"Then what shall we do now?" Count Luknar asked.

"Before entering the red line, we and the American supply fleet will carry out the last maritime supply. As for other matters, we have to leave it to the Crown Prince to decide." After hesitating for three minutes, Earl Spey decided to obey the headquarters. The command of Earl has now reached a critical stage. The Earl can attack the French fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean at night, but when the fate of the entire imperial navy is weighing on him, Earl Spey is still almost on fire.

"Earl Spey’s analysis is very reasonable. The British set up a trap between Iceland, the Faroe Islands and the British mainland. They waited for the Spey fleet to choose the nearest route into the North Sea. If the Pei fleet enters, the British fleet can definitely stop it and kill or drive the Earl before us.” At this time, on the flagship of the German High Seas Fleet, Ruprecht was also considering the issue of this battle, and the British did The actions are also on the plan of the crown prince.

In fact, on the issue of the return of the Spey fleet, the German Navy has formulated two plans. The first plan is to pass directly through the sea between Iceland and the United Kingdom, and forcefully break through the British blockade with the nearest route. The entrance to the northern section of the North Sea merges with the high seas fleet. Another plan is to travel through the Danish Strait into the northern part of the Norwegian Sea, and then go south to join the high seas fleet.

These two plans have their own advantages and disadvantages, plan A will not be mentioned. The voyage is the shortest and the shortest time. The disadvantage is that they may be ambushed by the British fleet. Plan B can certainly avoid the British navy’s reconnaissance, but the location is too far north, the British still have time to intercept, and in the vast Norwegian Sea, the British fleet naturally has the advantage of being closer, and if it wants to converge , It is impossible for the two sides not to conduct radio communication, and high-power radio communication can easily reveal the position of the fleet, and the British still have the possibility of interception in tactics.

There is also a question of how to determine the whereabouts of the British fleet. The British actually have a more adventurous approach. After the German fleet attacked, the British gave up the interception of the Spey fleet and went directly south in bad weather or night. Fight the German fleet at night!

This plan seems crazy, but it is actually feasible. After all, the night battle is very close. The British artillery has a greater probability of penetrating the armor of German battleships, and the torpedoes of destroyers and cruisers will be very lethal. At night, the goddess of victory is even more deadly. Tend to the side with more boats, guns, and torpedoes! In the eyes of the crown prince, the British fleet is more terrifying in the dark than in the day!

Before making a plan, the first thing to do is to determine the best combat situation. And what is the best engagement situation for the German Navy now? Naturally, before the arrival of the German High Seas Fleet, the Spey Fleet and the British Fleet should not meet each other, yes, just not! If the two sides approached until the vanguard destroyer could see the smoke of the opponent's main fleet, I am afraid they would not be able to leave! Don't forget, the British still have an aircraft carrier squadron that can be considered improvised!

The carrier-based aircraft on the aircraft carrier does not need to destroy the Spey fleet at all. In fact, it does not have this ability. As long as it can damage or slow the battleship, then the Spey fleet will fall into a very dangerous situation! Do you give up the wounded warship or are you waiting to be driven by the Thomas Fleet? In the face of Queen Elizabeth-class battleships equipped with new armor-piercing shells and Betty's bombers, the Earl's fleet is actually at a disadvantage, and if the large fleet catches up, it will be the result of a spike!

For the High Seas Fleet, the best case is to enter the Norwegian Sea safely so that the British have no chance to fight night battles! At the same time maintain a moderate distance from the British fleet. Join the Earl before the British Grand Fleet captures the Spey Fleet, and then turn around to capture the British Grand Fleet. Well, that's it!

"Can we sneak out of the North Sea like the last time?" Admiral Scheer asked.

"It's difficult. The reason why we succeeded last time was because of a strategic deception that made the British think we could not go to sea. So we relaxed our vigilance. But this time it is impossible. The Spey fleet is returning and we must go and take it. This strategic intent cannot be concealed." Ruprecht said.

"We seem to be in a predicament. If the British fleet can be attracted to the triangle between Iceland, the British mainland, and the Faroe Islands, then the high seas fleet can safely enter the Norwegian Sea, and then fight against it without British control. The Spey fleet cooperates. But only when the Spey fleet appears in the sight of the British can the British fleet be attracted away. Our problem is solved, but the Earl’s fleet will face a very big crisis. It seems that we can only Take care of one side." Hipper said depressed.

"The search range of the British is too large. According to the earl’s telegram, the tentacles of the British have even entered the Atlantic Ocean. From the Atlantic to the Norwegian Sea, the British should have deployed a lot of camouflage reconnaissance ships. But they are in Iceland and the British mainland. , The Norwegian Sea area outside the Faroe Islands has not deployed much reconnaissance force. Maybe it is because it is too close to the UK, so it’s okay?” Admiral Scheer said.

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