The conflict between Britain and Germany comes from Germany becoming more and more powerful. From the beginning, Britain was preparing to block Germany so that it could not obtain external supplies. In this way, no matter how powerful the other party is, it would not last long. But in fact, this approach was not completely successful because of the variable China. The 3b railway has been transfusions of blood to Germany, not only transporting a large amount of materials, but also trading a large number of products. The UK also knows this, but its original intention will not change. Continue to block Germany and killing the 3b railway will still make things go to the situation they expected.

The emergence of the Scher fleet caused a crisis in the blockade at sea. The British Empire was an island country. The failure on land was at most affected by the people's hearts. The face was not good, and the failure on sea was fatal, so the Baltic Sea must be blocked.

Germany's maritime channel is not only the Baltic Sea, but it can be really used, that is, the Baltic Sea. Another channel, the Kiel Canal, a canal in Germany's major artery in peacetime, provides Germany with considerable wealth. During war time, because of too little spiral, it is unlikely to become the main channel. It can be used as a surprise weapon occasionally. Once used for a long time, it is easy to be blocked by the opponent with mine submarines. Britain can send submarines or even torpedo boats. After all, the English Channel is only more than 30 kilometers. As long as it is a torpedo boat with a slightly larger displacement, it can pass through the English Channel and threaten and blockade the Kiel Canal. Compared with the Baltic Sea, it is easier to be blocked.

The Navy is always the most important thing in Britain. They have discovered the strength of the Schell fleet. Without the ability to deal with such a powerful fleet, blocking it is the best way. However, it takes time and must be kept confidential.

The next day, a large number of warships took action, regardless of the large amount of losses that had not recovered. While Germany had not reacted, the large-scale mine laying in the Baltic Sea and the Kiel Canal was very simple. This is a rare cloudy and foggy day in winter, with extremely low visibility, which provided necessary protection for mine laying.

In terms of the choice of mines, all of them are large-equivalent magnetic floating mines, which can pose a threat to battleships above 10,000 tons. With one move, it is 5 million. According to the first batch of 3,000 square kilometers, 1,800 mines will be arranged per square kilometers. This is a very shocking density, and the huge mine belt will become a forbidden area for any surface ship.

In the past, mines were mostly more than ten nautical miles or a small area. The Baltic Sea, however, was the entrance to a sea, not as strange as Gibraltar. The narrowest place was about 60 nautical miles, and there were many diving belts in that place. Mines could be arranged sporadically, but they were not suitable for large-scale mine laying. Several continuous mine belts with a total area of ​​more than 3,000 square kilometers must be arranged.

With such a large scale and a far-reaching impact, there are still ocean currents in the ocean. God knows where these mines will float. After blocking the waterway, even Britain will be affected. They almost eliminate the possibility of moving here. Mines cannot be used continuously in one arrangement, sink to the bottom of the sea, float to the shore, encounter reefs, or even explode themselves. All factors will cause the mine to be lost. The mine belt driven by the ocean current will continue to change. This is all a problem. Once the loss is huge, you must try to make up for the damaged mines. Only in this way can you trap the Scher fleet in the Baltic Sea for a long time.

Various problems are difficult to conceal the huge role of mines. As long as the first time, the mine is arranged and the next step is to strengthen the replenishment. At most, it will cost a little minecraft to maintain the thickness of the defense line and block the German fleet. At that time, the Scher fleet and the high seas fleet will become toothless tigers. They have all their skills and cannot play out.

The British took advantage of the mist in the North Sea to start their action. Almost all the warships that could be used were used. Under the cover of the fog, a large number of fleets left the port. At this moment, the Port of Hamburg in the UK was decorating the return of the Sher fleet. Schell's return was greeted heroically at Hamburg Port. The personnel of the Admiralty, relatives of Schell's fleet, senior naval officials and students from the military academy gathered together to celebrate Schell, and even Emperor William II of the German Emperor welcomed the port.

The Scher fleet traveled thousands of miles and broke through various obstacles. In the end, it successfully returned without losses and achieved a result of 5 sinking and 3 injuries. Such a result is definitely great. Especially now, the British are aggressive and have always suppressed the Germans in the Baltic Sea. Under such circumstances, they have made a breakthrough, allowing Tirpitz and William II to see hope and defeat the British hope.

On the army, Germany had suppressed Britain and France, and the entire northern part of France had become Germany's trophy. The army had an absolute advantage over them, but at sea, it turned over. German warships could not even get out of the ports or even the Baltic Sea, let alone compete with Britain. Even when the Allies tilted their power to the Baltic Sea, they could only passively resist.

All of this was completely resolved after the return of the Sher fleet. The Sher fleet not only saved the high seas fleet, but also achieved outstanding results. William II was somewhat optimistic that as long as Scher's fleet rested a little, it could become a fast mobile fleet. As long as it did not exceed the Sher fleet with too many fleets, the Sher fleet could swallow a part of it. Even if it was hit hard, it would slowly gain an advantage. Maybe it could be reversed at sea. At that time, the Allies would have an absolute advantage on sea and land.

In order to commend Schell's fleet, William II also specially prepared medals to Schell and the meritorious officers and soldiers of the entire Schell's fleet. The large-scale dispatch of the British fleet was not noticed by the concealment of the North Sea fog and previous losses, and the German intelligence forces did not notice the large-scale mobilization of the British fleet. The fog and some British arrangements played a considerable role. It was not until a long time after the mine was started, and it was discovered by Germany.

It was also a coincidence that a submarine that happened to be returning was passing by. He thought it was a merchant fleet, and had no gains in hunting for a circle and wanted to come and take advantage of it. However, as soon as he emerged, he opened the periscope and found the huge British Navy's main force. Such a huge main fleet that almost occupied the huge water surface almost scared the submarine to death. Fortunately, his position of opening the mirror was far away from the core area. Even so, he did not dare to continue. He put away the periscope and sneaked for 5 nautical miles before he opened the mirror to observe from a distance, for fear of being discovered.

In the heart of the submarine commander, it was strange that all submarines were equipped with radio. The battle at the entrance of the Baltic Sea was too fast from the occurrence to the end. Besides, there were a large number of destroyers near the main fleet. Britain suffered a great loss from submarines, so it has always done a good job in anti-submarines. Although in the depths of the sea, for isolated sea wolves, the search force is not very strong and does not play much role, but it is really not easy to enter the concentrated main fleet. The submarine forces are mainly looking for opportunities outside.

Although the warships were not retrieved, almost all the submarines listened to the battle reports and were greatly encouraged. They also knew that the British Navy suffered a great loss yesterday, losing five main battleships. It seemed as if it had stepped on its tail and retreated all the main battleships near the Baltic Sea. They had just withdrawn, so why are they doing?

I didn't get it yesterday, and I went to the British waters for a walk in the evening, but I didn't get anything. When I met such a huge British fleet, I always had to figure out what it was for. Maybe it was an opportunity. The submarine commander had a little more attention. He monitored around and called on the other sea wolves. In a short time, more than 20 sea wolves gathered on the Baltic Strait. They were all on the periphery yesterday, and now they are on the periphery.

Britain dispatched hundreds of large warships, including more than 400 mine-burning boats. They would lay mines in a vast sea of ​​3,000 square kilometers. British warships could not fully protect these places. In addition, they did not have the main fleet to disperse. One or two sea wolves may not dare to approach, but dozens of ships still ventured into the core. It was their reconnaissance that ignored the danger that they discovered that the British were laying mines, and they were laying mines on a large scale.

During naval battles, mine laying is common, and at some point, mine-burning boats will be sent to block part of the sea surface. However, this time, the British acted very abnormally, dispatching more than 40 main battleships, as well as hundreds of other ships of all sizes, guarding more than 400 small ships, and spared no effort to lay mines.

The mine-braking calculation is common to the navy. Mine crafts, torpedo boats, destroyers, and even light patrols can be mined. Even ordinary merchant ships can be slightly modified and can also act as mined boats. Hundreds of mines are mined together, which is really rare. The mines are not as safe as torpedoes. They are a passive defense method. They have little effect in high-speed naval battles, but they are very disgusting. Whether it is Britain, France and Germany, there are cases of mines. Most of them are accidentally injured, and their mines hurt their warships.

The periscope clearly shows that the minecraft began to be arranged frantically, and more than one submarine was seen, allowing the German officers to see the trick. The British were not designed to design a favorable war zone, but to block the entire Baltic Strait, and were preparing to completely seal the German warships in the Baltic Sea. At this moment, the commander of the responsible submarine team also found that the problem was serious and immediately issued an urgent telegram.

Thanks to the vast majority of German ships now, radio is popularized. Before any warship sinks, the first thing they need to do is destroy radio and password books. Both of these were emphasized by the Northwest, and the Germans also attached great importance to it. They understood that if the password book is lost, it would not appear if it had any significance for a fleet. Later Germany leaked the password book and was controlled by the British.

The radio waves traveled hundreds of kilometers and directly reached the military port. The telegraphers on duty immediately changed their faces after translating the telegram. They didn't care about reporting and directly sounded the alarm of the entire port. The shrill alarm sounded at the entire port, and the sound was shocking. (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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