Chapter 2212                                                            �

If someone had opened the perspective of God at this time, it would be clear that Jericho's plan had been flawed until now. Perhaps Target 2 deceived Crown Prince Ruprecht and perhaps deceived Earl Spee, but facing these omnipresent submarines, the British plan had loopholes that were difficult to make up for. The system composed of submarines, naval headquarters and fleets made the German Navy's perception unprecedentedly powerful! So what Denitz can be regarded as a victory of the system. Of course, the British plan was not completely failed. At least now, Target 1 is still in operation, and the position of the Jericho fleet was not exposed!

When Denitz sent the telegram again, nearly half of the night had passed in less than six hours. At this time, on the other end of the battlefield, Earl Spey was silent with the telegram from the High Seas Fleet he had received before. He had to make a very important decision now!

For two days, Earl Spee was thinking about how this battle should start the war. Yesterday morning, Ruprecht sent a telegram to Earl Spee to keep an eye on Thomas' fleet. After a whole day of confrontation, Earl Spee could clearly feel that Thomas' fleet did not want to touch him. As the distance between the main fleets of both sides became closer, the war was imminent, so he was born full of offensiveness. And as the commander of the entire Allied Navy, Earl Spee had a very bold idea - what if I did the Thomas fleet tonight?

The Count carefully compared the combat effectiveness of both sides. The number of main ships was 8V7, so let alone aircraft carriers. This thing is not used at night. You can see it as 8 Helgolan-class fast battleships. The gun caliber is smaller than the queen on the opposite side, but the armor protection is better. The six queens on the opposite side are indeed powerful, but it is a bit embarrassing to carry an outdated Tiger battlecruiser. This is also a hidden danger. If the Tiger is killed in seconds from the beginning, then two of the queens will have to fight two! In this case, it is very likely to have a series of chain reactions.

Through aerial reconnaissance, the Earl found that the British auxiliary warships were not large. Generally speaking, from the hardware level alone, the Earl felt that he had a slight advantage. If he considered the tactical level, the Earl Spee believed that his subordinates were far away from their opponents in night battles. Although he was plotting against Thomas in the Dover Strait, the Earl Spee was not convinced. This time, the Earl Spee believed that God gave him a chance to stop the hatred of the past! This time the two sides were evenly matched, and the Earl Spee was confident of winning the opponent. Therefore, the Earl Spee sent Ruprecht a telegram, wanting to obtain permission!

Faced with the Earl of Spee who was seeking a battle, Ruprecht thought it was feasible. After all, tomorrow is the time for a decisive battle. The German High Seas Fleet can reach a maximum of nearly 25 knots, while the British fleet's maximum voyage is only 20 knots. The German fleet has a voyage advantage of 5 knots! If the Spee fleet can bite Thomas' fleet, then the battle between the High Seas Fleet and the main force of the large fleet will become a fast fleet to fight a slow fleet, and it will not suffer much in terms of quantity! It is also an advantage no matter how you look at it! Even if the Spee fleet suffers some losses due to luck or other factors, after the battle, Thomas' fleet will definitely not be able to support the large fleet again! Therefore, in the reply call from Ruprecht to Earl of Spee, in addition to emphasizing that it is necessary to avoid the large fleet, he can let it take the initiative!

However, before this, the Count thought he had made full preparations, but one thing made the Count dare not go down, that is, a radio signal source that was suspected to be a large fleet was moving westward. Although it was slow, it undoubtedly brought the distance closer. In the radio monitoring tonight, the signal of the Thomas fleet was still regular and always maintained a similar course as before, but the large fleet seemed to be in a trend. This made Earl Spey a little undecided. He was very worried that when he was beating Thomas fleet, the large fleet would come from the side, and then he would play big. The Count was hesitant and thought until he received a telegram from Denitz! The latter was determined with confidence, and this was a fake signal!

After no worries, Earl Spee decided to go up. At this time, the Earl's fleet had approached less than 20 nautical miles from the Thomas fleet's signal source. According to previous predictions, the opponent seemed to be heading northeastward at a 18 knot per hour. After the staff re-planned the route, the Spee fleet rushed to the target with a flight of more than 24 knots. If nothing unexpected happens, they will include the opponent within one hour's range of their naval guns!

"Send a seaplane, we need to confirm the situation around us." Earl Spee always felt a little uneasy. This kind of intuitive thing is a bit ethereal, but sometimes it is very accurate. So the Earl decided to send a seaplane to walk around according to the convention! As for how to get back at night? It's not simple. It's less than 3 hours before dawn. If it really doesn't work, just land on the water, and then find a destroyer to recover personnel? If the plane really doesn't work, throw it away...

So what exactly is Count Spee facing now? Naturally, it is impossible that it is the real Thomas fleet. The latter went to the pre-determined area shortly after nightfall to prepare to meet with the Jericho fleet, and now the person who left behind is Target 1. Target 1 fulfilled its responsibilities perfectly - perfectly simulating the signal of Thomas fleet from a radio perspective, and even the above-mentioned reporters simulated the Thomas fleet! It can be said that so far, Earl Spee still believes that the Thomas fleet is in front of him!

However, this lie is not going to last long, because at this time, Earl Spee's reconnaissance plane has arrived! However, the distance of only 20 nautical miles is only 38 kilometers. Considering the course and angle issues, the seaplane taken off the battleship can fly over the target in half an hour. At this time, the other party once again reported that it exposed his exact position.

"The last time the British bait was reported was only 5 kilometers away from us! At this time, it was only 2 hours before dawn!" A German pilot who participated in this reconnaissance operation recalled this after the war!

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