Chapter 2244： Hipper's Noth

And what about Hipper himself? The conditions of the Cedric and Goben are good, but the conditions of the two Helgoland-class battleships are a bit bad. Together, the two battleships only have 8 artillery capable of serving... No way, he was a bit injured when he contained Thomas. Generally speaking, it is definitely weak. If you merge with the main fleet, you can naturally let the main fleet help to share the pressure, but Hipper thought for a while and thought that before locking the provincial bureau, he still should not add chaos to the main fleet. If you have the pressure, take it yourself. At a disadvantage, Hipper ran out with two battlecruisers. The situation now is not worse than before, right? As a result, Hipper, who had just supported the main strength of the entire High Seas Fleet, decided to continue this promising and more stressful career...

"When the war was over, in the German Navy’s first post-war marshal award ceremony, Admiral Hipper, Admiral Scheer and Earl Spey were awarded the rank of Marshal of the Navy. This decision made many people not understand. , Admiral Scheer was awarded the rank of Marshal because he was in charge of the routine work of the High Seas Fleet. In the absence of Crown Prince Ruprecht, he was well-deserved commander of the High Seas Fleet. Count Spey was awarded the rank of Marshal because of him. Commanding the Allied Mediterranean Fleet in the most dangerous environment has launched several battles, and it belongs to a person in charge of a strategic direction."

"As for Hipper’s award, many people were puzzled, and even attributed his marshal rank to political factors. After all, after the war, Bavaria became the most powerful kingdom in the German Empire. Power is not only embodied in military, economic and political aspects, but also in some so-called face aspects. As the representative of the Bavarian Army in the navy, Hipper was awarded the rank of marshal, but is this really the case?"

"During several battles, the fleet under Hipper’s command was not very large. It was just a battlecruiser squadron. Its strength was about the same as that of a lieutenant general. The destruction of the blockade or the subsequent battles in the Baltic Sea were remarkable, and Hipper’s greatest record was in the final battle of the Norwegian Sea, which dragged down his opponent and won the battle for the main force of the high seas fleet. In his state, he contained the superior forces of the opponent with forces far weaker than the opponent. The sacrifice, as well as his determination and intelligence under tremendous pressure fully proved the gold content of his marshal title. If it weren't for Hipper, the High Seas Fleet would probably It will have to pay a heavier loss, and a relatively well-preserved high seas fleet has a very important impact on the international situation after the war!” Marshal Tirpitz described in his memoirs of Hipper’s Contribution in this war! Of course, this is something later, so I won't mention it for the time being.

"The situation is a bit difficult." Hipper frowned. Although it seems that I have 4 super fearless in my hand, in fact, only two battlecruisers can achieve higher output. The two Helgoland-class battleships only have 4 main guns. The number of main guns is too small. It is a bit difficult for orthopedics. Less than half of the artillery does not mean that the firepower is reduced by half, it may be reduced by 70% or even more! This time, the British’s advantage in the number of main guns was finally brought into play, and 4 main guns were also knocked out. The first generation of the British Super Intrepid also had 6 guns, which could barely be corrected with a half salvo, while the German fleet was a bit difficult. .

"Let’s bite them from behind! Fight the weak ships first, then the strong ones!" After thinking for a full three minutes, Hipper finally issued a combat order. Now, the slowest ship in the Hipper fleet has 22. Above knots, and what about British warships? Even in the case of no damage, the speed of those old dreadnoughts was only about 20 knots, and now, after a battle, the speed difference must be even greater. The biggest advantage of fast battleships is that they can choose to fight or leave. And this time, Hipper caught it!

With Cedric as its flagship, the four German battleships marked a U-shaped track on the sea and quickly cut diagonally to the rear of the fleet commanded by Lieutenant General Duff. Ten minutes later, with the howling of shells rubbing the air, water jets rose up around the Majestic and Reckless at the tail of the British fleet!

"Damn! They bit our tail!" Looking at the two British dreadnoughts fighting back from German artillery in the distance, Lieutenant Admiral Duff really realized what a dilemma is! Before encountering Hipper, Lieutenant General Duff considered various possible situations. For example, if the German fleet was forcibly blocked in front of him, the British fleet had no choice but to fight directly, or be blocked by Hipper. , Or was defeated by Hipper and rushed over. For another example, if the Germans choose to converge with their own fleet first, then it is easy to deal with it, and it is enough to speed up to catch up. These two situations have one thing in common, that is, the British have only one choice But now, when the Germans carry out this kind of harassment-like tactics, Lieutenant General Duff is a bit blinded. , Because he doesn't know how to choose! Lieutenant Duff can throw away the two dreadnoughts behind. You can also turn your head to fight the Germans, but no matter how you choose, your situation seems to be bad!

Throw away two dreadnoughts and let them block the German fleet. This seems to be fine, but how many rounds can these two dreadnoughts go under the German super-intrepid muzzle? In the case of 1V1, the Bavarian-class defeated a battleship of the Iron Duke class in only 15 minutes and achieved the first result! And now, it's 2 to 4! The opponent is 4 super fearless! Lieutenant General Duff was really worried that his interception fleet might be given away for nothing!

And what if you turn around? Lieutenant General Duff believes that the situation of the German fleet is definitely not good! After all, the German battlecruiser squadron and the fourth battleship squadron were hit once by the Thomas Fleet with absolute superiority! Even if he escaped by chance, it is estimated that the war wounds were serious, otherwise, Hipper could fight head-on. But even if it is worse, the combat effectiveness of the German fleet is also very high. The result is not to mention, the time will definitely not be delayed! And to face the Hipper fleet, it must turn, and the German fleet can choose whether to engage or not!

Sometimes, when there is only one choice, it is the easiest, because there is only one road, just go straight, but if there are multiple choices, it is the most troublesome situation! At this moment, Hipper has the advantage, in any case, he can hold the opponent, if nothing else!

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