There is a very funny video in Xu Jie's plane called a murder caused by a steamed bun. As for this plane, because of the exit of the battleship Longxiang, a series of things happened that Xu Jie did not expect, and it was even more...

The scary thing is that because of this incident, more than one murder was triggered. Some major battles were also brought forward. For example, the hussars battle plan planned by Jericho and Thomas.

After the Longxiang was delivered to the Italians, Jericho, Betty and Thomas, known as the Big Three by British naval insiders, finally reached an agreement again. With the commissioning of the Longxiang, the fast warships of the Allied Mediterranean-Indian Ocean Fleet

will have the advantage, they are likely to break through the central axis of the Mediterranean Sea and launch an attack on the French coast, completely cutting off the direct connection between France and its North African colonies. You must know

, many of the French troops and logistics in World War I were Africans, and because there was no influx of Chinese workers into France, it relied more on African labor resources. If transportation in the Mediterranean was cut off, then France would have

France, which has a relatively small population, will inevitably have a labor shortage. For this reason, France said that this kind of thing must not happen! It requires the British to go south to the Mediterranean immediately!

If you want to go south to the Mediterranean, you must first confine the German navy in the port. Although the Russians have restrained their opponents to a certain extent, it is obviously not enough now, because the containment of the Russian fleet is not safe, because of the existence of the Kiel Canal.

God knows after learning about the division of the British fleet, will the Germans quickly head to the North Sea through the Kiel Canal to cause trouble for themselves? As far as the situation in the Mediterranean is concerned, the British will have to detach at least two battleship squadrons. About 8 battleships will go to support.

This alone may not necessarily defeat the opponent.

Another uncertain factor is that the British do not know the progress of Germany's Bismarck-class battleships. If they wait until this class of battleships enter service, the British may really have no chance to support the Mediterranean. So everything must be done as soon as possible. As for

The Russian fleet? The British know very well that the Germans have no intention of attacking them. If they really attack, Essen will not be able to stop the Germans from crushing them no matter how fierce they are.

Although the peak of the British Navy will not be reached until five Revenge-class battleships are put into service, Thomas has some objections to this. He admits that the British fleet will reach its peak in terms of overall strength when five R-class battleships are put into service. But the relative strength is absolutely

It can't be called the pinnacle. Because by that time, the German Bismarck-class battleships may have been in service, and the two sides have offset each other. And by then, the Russian fleet may have been surrounded to death. Therefore, for a fast fleet,

, now is the time when the relative gap between the two sides is the largest.

, 5 Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are already in service. Plus 2 Amsterdam-class fast battleships, 1 Tiger battlecruiser and 2 Dreadnought battlecruisers. The British fast fleet can already defeat half of the High Seas Fleet.

And there is still plenty left. Change it at this time

The combat effectiveness of the Queen-class battleship after shelling is definitely higher than that of the King. As long as the Germans have more than 6 battleships in the Baltic Sea, the remaining battleships tied together may not be the opponent of the Thomas fleet, so in this case,

Thomas recommends launching a strike as soon as possible!

In order to severely damage the German fleet, the British spent a lot of money this time. The inshore cruises that were canceled after the Battle of Jutland were restarted. The auxiliary warships of both sides often exchanged fire in the waters near Helgeland Bay. And the exchanges of fire were frequent.

The scale became larger and larger, starting with destroyers, then light cruisers, and then the British armored cruisers, and along with the armored cruisers

On the battlefield, Hipper knew that the opponent was forcing himself. Because Germany did not have a decent patrol, if it wanted to restrain its opponent, it had to send its main battleship. Since the two sides met again, it was like two people in a casino.

Like gamblers, they constantly increase their bets in order to win. Although the process may take a long time, dispatching capital ships by both sides seems to have become an inevitable choice.

The British want to fight, and the Germans also want to fight. This time, the Germans understand very well that the existence of the fleet is meaningless. The only way to contain the British Royal Navy and ensure the superiority of the Allied fleet in the Mediterranean and the smooth flow of maritime transportation will become the German Navy.

The most important task. The British strength is growing, so the German navy needs to attack again to delay the British attack.

The arrival of the peak of the Chinese people. And this time, Hipper has good cards, 2 Moltke-class fast battleships, plus 4 Kaiser, Lütsov and Seydlitz. He has 8 super-dreadnoughts! And the speed is

The slowest ones have speeds of more than 23 knots. Coupled with the reconnaissance of airships, submarines and aircraft, Hipper fully believed that he could avoid the opponent's large fleet.

As for attacking the British fast fleet? Hipper also has a certain degree of confidence. The Queen Elizabeth-class battleship is indeed powerful, but how many ships can be dispatched has yet to be determined. The Dutch Amsterdam-class fast battleship is still inferior to Lützov.

In the previous section, the Tiger and the Dreadnought battle cruiser are even less worth mentioning, such as

If it was agreed to be 8 versus 8, Hipper would never be afraid! Of course, Hipper also thought about what to do if the other party brought out five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships at once. After struggling for a long time, Hipper

I can only admit that if the opponent really has five tiger generals, Hipper will really have no choice but to make nonsense.

At this time, the two sides were like two wolves fighting for territory. Both sides kept sending their younger brothers out to test their opponents, but at the same time they were cautious about launching the final blow. The Germans were naturally weak and did not dare to advance, but the British

Isn’t it a coffin book? Jericho told Thomas more than once that in the next two years, there will be no new fast battleships added to the battle order of the Grand Fleet. The long construction period of the main battleships also makes the British a little bit agitated.

It’s beyond his capabilities. So Thomas must be careful!

Thomas repeatedly considered the possible loopholes in the entire battle. Although the British had an advantage, it was not easy to really win this battle. The British had limited advantages, including 40 15-inch naval guns and 12 14-inch naval guns.

Naval guns plus 8 343mm naval guns and 16 12-inch naval guns against the opponent 64

350mm naval gun. One thing that is certain is that the 12-inch naval gun has no output against the German super-dreadnought. In the Battle of Jutland, the six German dreadnoughts could only rely on the projection to kill a British battle cruiser.

.The two dreadnoughts of my own have almost nothing to look forward to. They will only cause some trouble at most.

According to intelligence, the German main fleet is deployed almost half and half. Hipper is responsible for the North Sea and Scheer is responsible for the Baltic Sea. If all five of his Queen Elizabeth-class battleships are out, Hipper will definitely choose to retreat. After all, even if the shells are out,

Despite being easy to use, the Queen-class fast battleship still showed powerful combat capabilities in the Battle of Jutland

The result of the encounter between the two sides will definitely be that Hipper turns around and leaves. There is a great hope of escaping under the protection of smoke bombs and auxiliary battleships. But if only a few are sent

If you are a queen, you are very likely to be beaten violently by the opponent. It is difficult to control the speed of not only letting the opponent dare to fight, but also having the advantage yourself!

Thomas is worthy of being one of the best British naval commanders. Later, he proposed a rather bold idea, which was to divide the fleet into two parts. One part consisted of three Queen Elizabeth-class battleships plus HMS Tiger and two Dutch fast ships.

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They will fight against the German fleet first. Judging from the distribution, the two sides are almost evenly matched. The three queens have an advantage over the German battleships, but the British also have three weak ships, and two of the dreadnoughts are chickens. Thomas does not believe it.

Hipper would not be tempted.

Faced with a battle of similar strength, neither the British nor the Germans would retreat. They both had reasons for fighting. Thomas could not guarantee whether there would be an accident in this case that would lead to the failure of the battle, but as an excellent

Royal Navy Admiral, Thomas will never back down! In Thomas's script, there will be a formal battle between the two fleets without any fancy.

In the battle, both sides will suffer heavy losses. At this time, Thomas's other two Queen-class battleships will rush to the battlefield to harvest the already scarred German fleet! Yes, these two battleships will not participate in the battle at first;

Watching the two sides fight to the death, and then joining the battlefield at the critical moment, completely overwhelming the opponent! It is very cold-blooded, but it is also very effective!

Jericho fulfilled his promise and sent an aircraft carrier specifically for the Thomas fleet. This 12,000-ton modified ship carried 15 aircraft and had a speed of 23 knots to accompany the fleet. He would accompany the Thomas fleet for the mission.

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away from the German reconnaissance airship. This must be a time-consuming battle. Both sides will send their main fleets to cruise in the battle waters, but they will not take action easily. This is like two masters fighting. Everyone always observes the opponent and then looks for one.

Take action at the right opportunity.

In order to ensure the success of the plan, the British also requested the Russian fleet to sail through diplomatic channels to contain the German Baltic Fleet to prevent the 10 German battleships in the Baltic Sea from taking advantage of the situation to move westward. After careful consideration, Jericho also decided to lead the large fleet to follow

Thomas Fleet, after all, Britain has been defeated twice in the battle in the North Sea.

, the Germans cannot afford to lose, and the British are also a bit overwhelmed. However, in order to prevent the German fleet from retreating after discovering the British main force, Jericho will wait on the ground 40 nautical miles behind Thomas. He is only responsible for receiving and not attacking. After all,

, if Thomas can't keep his opponents, then Jericho and this group of slow turtles will be even more helpless.

"The war is about to begin." When Hipper received Scheer's telegram and saw the title that the Russian fleet was about to attack and Scheer's fleet was unable to look west, Hipper knew that the British were about to take action. Essen

Although they won a victory, it would definitely not be a thorn in Scheer's face. The only possibility is that the British instigated the Russians to contain Scheer. The British took the opportunity to cause trouble for themselves.

"I hope you will take care of it this time!" Hipper sneered.

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