"You want to ask about future naval strategy, right?" Thomas looked at his lonely old friend in front of him. "Although there has not been a resolution, we all know that among the two options of ensuring local security and implementing remote blockade of Germany, we can only choose one. I think you have a clear answer to this two-choice question, right?"&1t;/p>

"Do we no longer have the strength to maintain the blockade?" Betty said with a frown.&1t;/p>

"Yes, it's not just a problem of strength, but also the defeat of the Clippers made us realize that in the Clippers, we can never beat the Germans." Jericho said.&1t;/p>

"This is equivalent to giving the German Navy the initiative in the war in the North Sea." Thomas said.&1t;/p>

"What about?" Jericho asked back. "This result is a bitter fruit planted long before the war begins. The navy has too great inertia. When the initial decision fails, it may take several years or even more than ten years to make up for it!"&1t;/p>

The British were very rich. They built a warship in Germany and started a naval arms race. However, in the end, a bunch of slow battleships they built were useless, and the express fleet was not as good as their opponents in terms of quantity and quality... One step was wrong, and the failure of two consecutive major battles made the situation of the Royal Navy worse, so that the express fleet was in a state of extreme shortage, so that it had to adjust the original naval strategy.&1t;/p>

So now let’s talk about the Royal Navy Express Fleet’s assets. Currently, there are only three battleships of Major General Hood’s battleships... Three months later, four Queen-class battleships and Tiger can be repaired, and then... it’s still useless! Thomas’s large fleet cannot be without the fast battleships as a fleet avant-garde. What can the 4 Queens and 1 Tiger do? If Thomas’ fleet could have played with the main force of the German High Seas Fleet before, then now, it’s definitely the rhythm of being pushed down when they meet! Look at the situation of this encounter, 5 Queens and 2 Battlecruisers, and half of them died when two teams of light cruisers and a large number of destroyers were filled out with their lives...&1t;/p>

Of course, you can say that the Royal Navy can add two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships in the future. However, by that time, maybe there will be 12 ships in Bavaria. You have added 2 ships and 3 ships on the other side. This is a big deal! As the British fast warships cannot accumulate the number, the German fleet's overall strength has increased. After this Battle of the Fox Bay, the British Royal Navy's fast warships can no longer serve as a strategic force. At most, they can only perform reconnaissance tasks and then act with the large fleet.&1t;/p>

Even after the last two Queen-class battleships were put into service, it would be impossible for the British to repeat the victory of Thomas' besieging Blüchel! Because at that time, the British Express Fleet only had six Queen Elizabeth-class battleships. It was difficult to completely encircle the opponent. Moreover, with the growth of the strength of the German fleet, the troops that could break through the blockade forever will increase. The last time was two battlecruisers, and this time it might be one Bavaria and two battlecruisers. In this case, even if the British fleet was divided into two groups to encircle, it would probably be defeated by each one. The 3 queens would definitely not be able to defeat one Bavaria and two battlecruisers.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!