Chapter 2243： Hipper's Noth

"If there is really one person in this war who should be buried with the sunken warships of the Great Fleet, then this person should be me! All other people who can survive should continue to be loyal to the Royal Navy! So, give me Bernie Will take it away! You can die under German shells, but you can't commit suicide!" Jericho commanded loudly.

At this time, although Thomas has no life worry for the time being, he is also under tremendous pressure. From time to time, he raises his binoculars and looks into the distance, waiting for the arrival of other battleships of the large fleet. However, so far, he still has no Wait until the expected reinforcements.

"Your Excellency, a telegram from Lieutenant General Duff." A British officer walked forward and delivered a telegram that he had just received to Thomas.

"Damn it! I had known this, I would crush Hipper!" The angry Thomas threw the telegram to the ground! It turned out that some of the remaining battleships of the British Grand Fleet had regained combat effectiveness, and when they were ready to come to support, the remaining two battlecruisers of the Hipper fleet and the two battleships of the German Fourth Battleship Squadron were also Has returned to the battlefield, and the remaining British fleet under the command of Lieutenant Admiral Steddy is at war with the four British fleets commanded by Hipper. From the current situation, even if Steddy's fleet is dominant, they still cannot get rid of it. Hipper came to support Thomas.

Let us go back to 20 minutes ago, and see the scene of another battlefield in this naval battle when the main force of the High Seas Fleet commanded by Ruprecht and the elite of the large fleet are fighting each other!

"How is the situation of the ships now?" Lieutenant General Stetti, commander of the British Third Battleship Squadron, asked anxiously.

"The situation of the flagship Orion is okay. We still have 6 main guns that can be used. The situation of the Monarch is the best. There are 7 main guns on it, and the situation of the Conqueror can be considered to have 4 main guns on it. It can be used. The main guns of Lieutenant General Duff’s flagship have been completely destroyed!" An officer reported.

"Benbow has tried his best. It is useless to stay on the battlefield. Lieutenant General Duff, you are the commander designated by Admiral Jericho. Do you have any suggestions at this time?" Lieutenant General Stetti Asked.

Originally, Lieutenant Admiral Duff was planning to go to the last battleship of his fleet, but the poor state of the Benbau has already made him disqualified as a flagship. Therefore, after hesitating, Lieutenant Admiral Duff decided to come. The situation was relatively good on the Orion, and Lieutenant General Stetti also accepted Duff and his party and expressed his willingness to hand over command to the opponent.

"Well, let Benbow and some severely damaged warships take the wounded and evacuate first. I don't know what is going on with the Fourth Battleship Squadron of General Gunter." Lieutenant Admiral Duff asked.

"The situation of King George V is very good, and there are 8 artillery available. The situation of the Magnificent and Reckless is also acceptable. At the beginning, the German fleet actually concentrated its main firepower on the Fifth Battleship Squadron. In addition to the sinking of the Collingwood, the situation of the St. Vincent and the Vanguard is not optimistic. There was a lot of water in the latter, and there were some problems with the power system. As for the Dreadnought, the situation was even worse. He was fighting just now. Zhong has fallen behind." Lieutenant General Stetti said.

"Give power to Intrepid and tell him that he can choose to evacuate, let St. Vincent and Vanguard take a rest, and then participate in the war as appropriate. All the remaining warships are gathered together and we will support the main force." Admiral Duff said after sorting out the battlefield situation.

At this time, the main fleets of the two sides resumed battleship battles, with a speed around 17 knots. If you want to catch up with this battle, you obviously have to keep the fleet at a higher speed. The Intrepid has fallen behind, I don’t know where I lost it... Now the situation is urgent, obviously it is impossible to wait for the Saint Vincent and the Vanguard. As for Ben Bao? Naturally, warships that have been severely damaged can no longer participate in the battle, and they don’t even have a usable main gun... From the bottom of Duff's heart, he really didn't want his fleet to be wiped out!

But even so, Lieutenant General Duff still gathers a fleet of considerable combat effectiveness! 4 super dreadnoughts, 2 dreadnoughts! If you can successfully enter the battlefield, the battle will be huge! After all, no matter how strong Bavaria is, they have been fighting for more than 2 hours. Even if the hull is not damaged, your shells won’t be left, right?

Opposite them, the Hipper fleet also completed the reorganization. The two Mochi-class battleships were actually very lucky in the previous engagement, because the British first focused on Von der Tann, then Mochi and Hipper. The Goben and Cedric were not killed by gunfire due to location and smoke. Although it has been shot a lot, the firepower is still intact. Both battleships have 6 main guns that can be used.

After completing the fire and self-rescue, the Hipper fleet did not choose to support the main fleet, but sailed to the two damaged Helgoland-class battleships and helped them drive away the British that wanted to attack. Destroyer.

"General, this is a telegram from the Bavaria. The headquarters has agreed to incorporate the remaining Helgoland and Oldenburg of the Fourth Battleship Squadron into our battle sequence, but the Thuringia has suffered serious damage. , The speed can no longer keep up." An officer said.

"Very well, the fourth battleship squadron will report the situation, and then report to the flagship, saying that the Hipper fleet will do its best to block the enemy's reinforcement fleet." Hipper thought for a while and said.

Hipper had his own ideas. Just now, he probably sorted out the situation of the sub-compartments on both sides. The British Second Battleship Squadron, which was the key target of strikes, could be regarded as annihilated. The third battleship Squadron sank one ship. The conditions of other warships were normal. After all, the Bavarian-class follow-up battleships have participated in actual combat after serving, and their hits and levels are poor. A bit. As for the British Fourth Fleet, it should be considered the best, because at the beginning, they played more and less. Faced with the weakest warship in the German fleet. The fifth battleship was worse, because the battleship was too old and the personnel attached to it were of poor quality, so it was slightly injured by the German fleet. Various failures caused by aging are also troublesome. In short, the remaining combat power is not high.

Therefore, Hipper probably estimated that the opponent should be able to mobilize 5 to 7 warships in a short time! There will be 3 to 4 super dreadnought ships. Overall, Hipper’s estimate is quite accurate!

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