"The British Navy has encountered Waterloo!"
"The German High Seas Fleet won the battle of the century! The German Navy is proud of it!"
"British-German naval battle, the British fleet was annihilated!"
"The North Sea Air Rail Cross is flying high!"
"The air raid destroyed Scarpaflor, and the plane has become the new natural enemy of the warship!"
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On September 3, 1914, news of the victory of the German navy flooded the headlines of major newspapers around the world. People were even more surprised than the assassination of Grand Duke Ferdinand of Austro-Hungary more than two months ago. For many years, the battleship with the St. George's Cross naval flag hung on the mast has become the natural overlord of the ocean in people's minds. 100 years ago, under the leadership of Napoleon, the unprecedentedly powerful France and Spain jointly challenged the British navy, and the result was a complete failure; 100 years later, the Germanic nation, which had been accustomed to living on land, challenged the extremely powerful British navy with inferior sea power. In one day, the British fleet, which was more powerful than the entire German navy, was almost wiped out.
Although the British suffered heavy losses on September 2nd, there are still many people who still hold the notion that "a thin dead camel is bigger than a horse". They think that the British are just taking a nap for a while, and more people think that The more intense and stimulating era of Anglo-German maritime hegemony has arrived.
On the sea south of the North Sea, an unusually large fleet is slowly heading south. At the forefront of the fleet, 16 majestic Dreadnought-class battleships and 12 old-style battleships lined up in 4 neat columns. The mighty and rough cannons are their arrogant capital; the center of the fleet is the biggest hero in defeating the British navy—— "Lisa" and "Super Duck Mother" aircraft carriers. Most of the pilots and ground crews who have been tired for a day are blowing the sea breeze leisurely, and only a few reconnaissance and patrol planes take off or land from the deck from time to time; at the rear of the fleet, a large number of destroyers and cruisers carrying war prisoners are dragged and injured Battleships that lost power, including the heavily damaged battlecruisers "Deseritz" and "Mauchi" and 5 other German destroyers, 3 British battleships and 1 British cruiser, while the "Von de Tenn" The USS and the other two captured British warships were able to sail slowly on their own power. The submarine followed the end of the fleet like a group of big sharks floating in the sun.
In the captain's room of the flagship "Frederick the Great", Admiral Jellied, who has become a prisoner, tried his best to maintain his demeanor, but his eyes kept peeking out of the window. Unfortunately, the aircraft carrier cannot be observed from that angle.
"Mr. Admiral, don't be cautious! We invite you to come just for a casual chat!" Tirpitz and Heydrich in the chairs looked at each other and smiled. They were friends for many years. And Jellied was their opponent for many years, and meeting in such an environment was something none of them had ever imagined.
"Thank you for your generosity! I know that I am now a prisoner of your ranks and have no right to ask anything, but as a soldier, I very much hope to see the weapon that defeats me!" Jerryd did not intend to talk to them. , He has only one thought now. Just look at the secret weapon of the Germans.
"Mr. Admiral, we may not be able to meet your request!" Tirpitz directly rejected his request. All British prisoners were kept in the rear of the fleet, and no British should have the opportunity to see the aircraft carrier. If it were not for the need to continue to use aircraft carriers for air strikes and blockade of the British mainland, Heydrich even wanted to directly drive the raid fleet back to East Prussia. Now the assault fleet and the high seas fleet are returning to Wilhelmshaven together, and the "Lisa" and "Super Duck Mother" will also be disguised as they were in Kiel Harbor last time.
"Sooner or later the world will recognize and understand this weapon. But now, it belongs only to Germany!" Heydrich asked the guards to invite Gerrid out after speaking, leaving only him and Tirpitz in the room.
"Remember the time we saw this guy at the banquet at the Vienna Palace? I don't know how arrogant and arrogant, and now he is finally getting retribution! Look at his bitter melon face, haha!" Tirpitz had a look on his face. With joy, Prince Heydrich also had the same expression.
"Yeah! Do you remember? When we cooperated on the Jazz cruiser twenty years ago, we often dreamed that one day we could command the powerful German navy to defeat the British. Today we really did it!" Recalling the past years, Heydrich couldn't help but sigh that the time flew by.
"Remember, of course! But you left the navy six years ago and left me alone to support it. It's not interesting enough!" Tirpitz walked to a small cabinet and took out a bottle of champagne and poured a glass. , Heydrich hesitated, took the cup and said:
"At the time the emperor asked me to command his planned super fleet, I did not accept it, because I believed that we could not defeat the British, and I did not want to do something that was doomed to failure. Isn't this very cowardly?"
"Anyway, we have now completed the most impossible task in the world. The past has passed, and now we can finally fight side by side again!" Tirpitz raised the cup in his hand and looked at his old comrades earnestly. .
"Yes! But I can go to the battlefield again, and I need to thank someone!"
"You mean the Prince of East Prussia? He is indeed a rare talent, an imaginative commander, but he still needs more experience, he still lacks a kind of domineering, the domineering domineering of a country!"
"Tirpitz, you..." Heydrich looked surprised. Although he had the same idea, he didn't expect that this sentence would come out of Tirpitz's mouth.
"I'm just discussing the matter, and I didn't target the current crown prince!" After the two people looked at each other for a few seconds, they didn't say any more. After clinking the glasses, they drank the champagne.
When the fleet was heading to Wilhelmshaven, the port sent a signal: Deutschland wanted to salute the heroes who returned in triumph!
Many German citizens even came from dozens of kilometers away, and the water on the pier was blocked by people holding flowers and flags. Kaiser Wilhelm II also came to the observatory early. Countless nobles and dignitaries gathered around him, congratulations and compliments just like a surging river...
There are two huge airships floating above the pier. Looking from the airship, the masts outside the harbor are full of smoke, and the entire fleet has stopped. The warships in front began to enter the port one by one.
In the roar of the salute, the flagship of the High Seas Fleet "Frederick the Great" sailed into Wilhelmshaven first. The 24,000-ton behemoth is equipped with 5 twin 305mm cannon turrets, including 1 main turret at the bow, 2 diagonally arranged in the center, and 2 at the stern. In the previous day's battle, he and Kay Together, the "Sirling" sank the British battleship "King". It was also hit by two British artillery shells, leaving obvious bullet marks on the port side.
Behind the "Frederick the Great" are two newly commissioned König-class battleships that condense the essence of German ship technology. The "König" served on August 9, 1914 and the "General Election" served on June 30. "Hou", this class of battleship and "Frederick the Great" have the same number of turrets as the main gun caliber, and all 5 turrets are arranged along the center line. There are two fore and aft each, and one muzzle in the middle is arranged backwards. In the pursuit of British warships, they arrived first with a maximum speed of 21 knots and severely damaged 2 British warships that lost their speed after being hit by a torpedo.
Then entering the harbor are the remaining four battleships of the Caesar class except the "Frederick the Great": the "Caesar", the "Catherine", the "King Albert", and the "Regent of Louis Tepol". In the naval battle, as the main force of the battle fleet, they sunk and wounded 4 British battleships. The "Katherine", "King Albert" and "King Albert" were also slightly injured.
Amidst the cheers of the tsunami from the mountain of hundreds of thousands of German citizens, the remaining battleships swarmed in, and all the naval officers and soldiers lined up to salute the bow and side of the ship. The superstructure has been mixed with "Deseritz". When the "Maoqi" and the "Von der Tann" battlecruiser appeared, the dock suddenly became quieter, and low sighs came and went, but when the British battleship "George V" was captured , "Bold", "Ajax", "Conqueror", "Raiden", "Avant-Garde" were dragged into the harbor slowly, the crowd broke out with thunderous applause and Cheers. These British warships only need 4-8 months of rest to enter the battle sequence of the German Navy.
The aircraft carrier and submarine battle group waited quietly 5 nautical miles outside the port, and they will quietly enter Wilhelmshaven after dark.
When the "Frederick the Great" docked, defeated the greatest hero of the British navy-Tirpitz and Prince Heydrich, appeared together under the attention of the public. In the naval battle, the pilot and submarine captain made great achievements. Followed by other naval officers and soldiers, they walked along the long red carpet to the emperor, and the German emperor will award them medals. The whole celebration continued until nightfall, and citizens from all over Germany even enjoyed the whole night.
That night, William II had dinner with Tirpitz and Prince Heydrich. After the dinner, they had a three-hour conversation. Heydrich highlighted the idea of a raid on the main British naval port and the captain of William II. .
At the imperial meeting on the second day, the Kaiser announced a very important appointment: As he led the High Seas Fleet without authorization, Admiral Tirpitz was dismissed from the post of Commander of the High Seas Fleet and still served as the Minister of the Imperial Navy; this time The assault fleet that attacked the British port of Scarpaflo was temporarily merged into the High Seas Fleet, and the commander of the assault fleet was appointed Prince Heydrich as the new commander of the High Seas Fleet; the Baltic Squadron was upgraded to the Baltic Fleet, and the Prince of Prussia also served as the fleet. Commander, three old-style battleships originally belonging to the High Seas Fleet were transferred to the Baltic Fleet to curb the Russian military power in the Baltic Sea.
The Kaiser also proposed that the task of the German Navy and the New High Seas Fleet is to firmly control the North Sea and to shell and bomb important coastal cities and shipyards on the British mainland as soon as possible, forcing the British Navy to concentrate its remaining forces in a decisive battle and eliminate them in one fell swoop. And then replace the British hegemony in the oceans.
In this regard, everyone including Heydrich himself was very surprised, and he quickly expressed his willingness to take on this important task. Secretary of the Navy Tirpitz also said that he will work with Prince Heydrich to create an unprecedentedly powerful navy for Germany.
At this time, Chen Tian led his East Prussian Army to launch an offensive against the Russian army. He was very happy to hear the news. In his opinion, such a navy can give the army troops no worries.