Chapter 2243 Hipper’s Efforts 1

"If there is really one person who should be buried with the Grand Fleet and the sunken battleships in this war, then this person should be me! Everyone else who can survive should continue to be loyal to the Royal Navy! So, give me Bernie Will be taken away! You can die under German shells, but you cannot commit suicide!" Jericho ordered loudly.

Although Thomas is not in danger of his life at this time, he is still under tremendous pressure. From time to time, he raises his telescope and looks into the distance, waiting for the arrival of other battleships of the Grand Fleet. However, so far, he still has not Waiting for the expected reinforcements.

"Your Majesty, Lieutenant General, this is a telegram from Lieutenant General Duff." A British officer walked forward and handed Thomas a telegram he had just received.

"Damn it! If I had known this, I would have crushed Hipper to pieces!" 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 their combat effectiveness, and when they were preparing to rush to support, the two remaining battlecruisers of Hipper's fleet and the two battleships of the German Fourth Battleship Squadron also has returned to the battlefield, and the remaining British fleet commanded by Lieutenant General Sturdy is fighting with the four British fleets commanded by Hipper. Judging from the current situation, even if the Sturdy fleet has the advantage, they still cannot get rid of it. Hipper came to support Thomas.

Let's go back in time 20 minutes ago and take a look at the scene on another battlefield in this naval battle when the main force of the High Seas Fleet commanded by Ruprecht fought against the elite of the Grand Fleet!

"What's the situation of each ship now?" Lieutenant General Sturdy, commander of the British Third Battleship Squadron, asked anxiously.

"The flagship Orion is in good condition, we still have 6 main guns available, the Sovereign is in the best condition, with 7 main guns on board, and the Conqueror is in good condition as well, with 4 main guns on board. It can be used. And the main guns on Lieutenant General Duff's flagship have been completely destroyed!" an officer reported.

"The Benbow has done its best, and it is of little use if it remains on the battlefield. Lieutenant General Duff, you are the commander designated by General Jericho. At this time, do you have any suggestions?" Lieutenant General Sturdy asked.

Originally, Lieutenant General Duff was planning to go to the last battleship of his fleet, but the poor condition of the Benbow had disqualified him from becoming a flagship. Therefore, after hesitation, Lieutenant General Duff decided to come The situation on the Orion was relatively good, and Lieutenant General Sturdy also accepted Duff and his team, and expressed his willingness to hand over command to the other party.

"Okay, let's let the Benbow and some seriously damaged battleships take the wounded and evacuate first. I don't know what the situation is like with General Gaunt's fourth battleship squadron." Lieutenant General Duff asked.

"King George V is in good condition, and there are still 8 guns available for use. Magnificent and Reckless are also in good condition. 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 also not optimistic. There is a lot of water, and there are some problems with the power system. As for the Intrepid, the situation is even worse. He was in the battle just now. China has fallen behind," Lieutenant General Sturdy said.

"Give power to the Intrepid and tell him that he can choose to evacuate. Let the St. Vincent and the Vanguard rest first and then join the battle as appropriate. All the remaining warships gather together and we go to support the main force." Admiral Duff said after sorting out the battlefield situation.

At this time, the main fleets of both sides resumed battleship battles, with speeds around 17 knots. And if he wants to catch up with this battle, he must obviously keep the fleet at a higher speed. The Dauntless has fallen behind;

I don’t know where it was lost…. But now that the situation is urgent, it is obviously impossible to wait for the St. Vincent and the Vanguard. As for Ben Bao? It is natural that the battleship that has been severely damaged can no longer participate in the battle. It does not even have a functional main gun... And from deep inside Duff's heart, he really didn't want his fleet to be wiped out!

But even so, Lieutenant General Duff still gathered a fleet with considerable combat effectiveness! 4 super-dreadnoughts and 2 dreadnoughts! If it can be successfully put into the battlefield, this will definitely be huge for the battle situation! After all, no matter how strong Bavaria is, they have been fighting for more than 2 hours. Even if the hull is not seriously damaged, you won't have many shells left, right?

Opposite them, the Hipper fleet has also completed preparations. The two Moltke-class battleships were actually very lucky in the previous battle, because the British first targeted Von der Tann, then Moltke, and Hipper. The Goeben and Seydlitz were not killed by random shelling due to their position and smoke. Although there were many hits, the firepower was still intact. Both battleships had 6 main guns available for use.

After completing the fire-fighting and self-rescue, Hipper's fleet did not choose to support the main fleet. Instead, it sailed towards the two damaged Helgoland-class battleships and helped them drive away the British destroyers who wanted to make a sneak attack.

"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 order, but the Thuringia was somewhat seriously damaged. , the speed can no longer keep up." said an officer.

"Very good, the Fourth Battleship Squadron will report the situation, and then send a report to the flagship, saying that the Hipper fleet will do its best to block the opponent's reinforcement fleet." Hipper thought for a while and said.

Hipper had his own ideas. Just now, he roughly sorted out the situation of the squadrons on both sides. The British Second Battleship Squadron, which was the key target of the attack, could be regarded as completely wiped out. The Third Battleship Squadron sank one ship, and the other battleships were in average condition. After all, the follow-up battleships of the Bavaria class had never participated in actual combat after entering service, and their hits and levels were poor. A piece of it. As for the British Fourth Fleet, it should be considered to be in the best situation, because at the beginning, they fought with more than less. What he faced was the weakest battleship in the German fleet. The fifth battleship was worse, because the battleship was too old and the quality of the personnel attached to it was poor, so it was slightly damaged by the German fleet. Various failures caused by aging are also troublesome. In short, the remaining combat effectiveness is not high.

Therefore, Hipper roughly estimated that the opponent should be able to mobilize 5 to 7 warships in a short period of time! There will be 3 to 4 super-dreadnoughts among them. Generally speaking, Hipper's estimate is relatively accurate!

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