"Do you think the Germans will come here?" In an observation post at the mouth of the Hull River, several British soldiers were eating their breakfast while looking at the golden North Sea dyed by the rising sun in the distance. Judging from the current situation, the weather in the North Sea today is good, and the morning fog will soon dissipate, and the visibility is good. If you stand at a high place, you can even observe the smoke rising from the fleet 30 kilometers away.

"I hope I don't come." A veteran with a face covered with time and traces of the battlefield said after biting a bite of bread. He escaped on the Western Front battlefield. More than 70% of his comrades who once fought side by side were killed, and the remaining 20% ​​were left with lifelong disability. It was a miracle that he could live here with all his heart!

"They dare not come. Today's weather is very suitable for a decisive battle. If they dare to show up, the large fleet that received the news will smash all the Germans' rags into the sea, just like the predecessors of the Royal Navy did." A little guy with freckles on his face, who should still be in middle school, said excitedly.

"Young kids are so stupid and cute." The veteran couldn't help but smile bitterly. Once upon a time, he was full of hope for victory like this little guy, but unfortunately, the facts told him that in central Europe, a new power has risen, and they are more vibrant and stronger than the British Empire!

"Damn it, we seem to be in trouble!" At this time, a voice came from the watchtower above them. The stationmaster of the observation post held the telescope in his hand tremblingly, and even the sound was trembling.

"What happened, Henry?" The veteran climbed up the watchtower in a few steps. He first glanced at the Second Lieutenant Henry whose face was distorted by fear. Then he picked up another telescope and looked at the defense line that Henry pointed to. A few seconds later, the telescope's field of vision was covered by clusters of smoke columns.

"God! The Germans are here!" The veteran said, running to the phone call next to him: "Is Kingston? This is No. 1, the Germans are here! We found their smoke pillars!"

"It is expected to enter the attack position in half an hour. Two submarine brigades have entered the designated areas in the north and deployed two submarine alert networks. The seaplane detachment has set out to perform air reconnaissance and aligning missions. The destroyer detachment has dispersed to carry out anti-submarine missions. The minesweeper will clear the minefield deployed by the British in the estuary area in ten minutes. The fighter detachment of the air force will fly over the fleet in half an hour. The bomber unit will be ready to provide cover for the fleet at all times." At this time, in the command tower of the battleship Bavaria, Admiral Scher reported the preparations of the entire fleet to Crown Prince Ruprecht.

Although the German fleet presumed that the British fleet would not come, in the principle of not being afraid of ten thousand but only one, the high seas fleet was still prepared to respond. Two brigades of 40 submarines deployed two cordons 70 kilometers north of the fleet. The land-based long-range patrol aircraft expanded the sea search distance to about 210 kilometers north of the fleet. At the same time, some patrol teams equipped with K8 long-range patrol aircraft even went to Forth Bay for routine trips.

Over the fleet, the Luftwaffe and the Bavarian Air Force concentrated three fighter wings, with a total of more than 300 fighters providing air cover for the fleet. In airports in northern France and Belgium, more than 500 bombers were waiting to welcome the arrival of the British fleet! If Jericho dared to come!

"Very good, just treat today as a gun drill. Although it is a fixed target. Pay attention to the submarines and mines in the water. The British may not be able to do it." Ruprecht said that today's mission was really easy. For the crown prince, it was just a grand fireworks and a clean up the inventory of the army's train artillery units and the navy. The shells were produced a little, and they needed to be dealt with, well!

"Okay, brothers, work is on!" A playful radio wave was quickly transmitted to the entire fleet! The huge high seas fleet that had entered the attack position was ready to unfold, because this time the German Navy attacked the Hull River Estuary, and there were three targets within the coverage of the high seas fleet's naval guns. Among them, the nearest Grims, this city in the south of Zaihekou, can easily cover it with 12-inch naval guns, 10-inch naval guns and 6-inch guns. The farther ones were Kingston and Brig. The former was about 35 kilometers away from the North Sea. The Bavarian-class 15-inch naval guns can perfectly cover the targets with new grenades, but it is probably a bit difficult to use a battleship with 350MM artillery. Some warships need to go north along the estuary and then break down in the selected area! The German fleet chose a very good time, just when the tide of the estuary is high!

The German minesweeper used two ships to tow a set of minesweeping chains to sweep three times on a previously selected position as if plowing the ground. After using artillery to destroy the last mine cut off and then floated out of the water, four battleships equipped with 350MM artillery of the Fourth Battleship Detachment began to flow upstream along the river. After a group of destroyers repeatedly used sonar and hydrophones to determine that there were no submarines here, and deployed the lightning protection net, four German battleships entered the position.

At the same time, the four battleship teams participating in the battle have been fully launched. Three battleship teams equipped with Bavarian-class battleships have been deployed in the North Sea outside the estuary. They aimed the muzzle at Brig. The Fifth Battleship Team and Hippel's battleship team aimed the muzzle at Grims under the cover of a light cruiser team. The fourth battleship team that has entered the estuary area is Kingston.

The entire German high seas fleet stretched out its huge body in the estuary of Hall River. A huge T-shaped character blocked the estuary. The Fourth Battleship Detachment was like a vertical bar with a T-shaped character, while the remaining five main battleship detachments were the horizontal bar with a T-shaped character! In addition to this huge T-shaped character, hundreds of auxiliary warships were deployed one after another. This was the first time that the German Navy showed its peak state in front of its nemesis!

While the fleet on the sea was unfolding, the German Air Force's fighter jets and patrol aircraft troops were also present. The former was responsible for providing fleet air defense, while the latter was used for anti-submarine. Because this time it was an offshore combat, the German Navy still attached great importance to anti-submarines. The sonar, mines and deep-water bombs of destroyers, and the lightning protection nets provided by the battleship were only part of it. The anti-submarine aircraft would discover British submarines sailing on the sea. Long before the German fleet arrived, these patrol aircraft had already searched for enemy submarines sailing on the sea in the nearby waters. During the few hours of the fleet's attack, they would continue to ensure surveillance of the sea!
Chapter completed!