In winter, the North Sea is windy and harsh, and the sky is covered with clouds. Such weather is not good. Of course, in the North Sea, such weather is very common. However, although the sea conditions are a little worse, there is still no threat to large warships with displacement of tens of thousands of tons. Whether it is the Brandenburg-class battleship with displacement of up to 16,000 tons, or the Caesar Frederick III-class battleship with displacement of up to 25,000 tons, they can deal with this sea conditions.

Of course, the Hamburg-class cruiser with a displacement of only 2,800 tons and the Kiel-class destroyer with a displacement of only 1,500 tons seem a little more difficult. When a big wave hits, these warships are like fallen leaves in the wind, shaking on the sea, which makes people worry about whether these warships will be knocked over directly.

This time, the main force of the high seas fleet led by Lieutenant General Philip went to sea for exercises. In addition to four "Caesar Frederick III" battleships and four "Brandenburg-class" battleships, they also included 8 "Hamburg-class" light cruisers and 12 "Kill-class" destroyers. This is the main battleship of the current German Navy. As for the updated heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, the German Navy is still under construction in full swing.

The German Navy followed the British's advice and, in addition to putting the main force of the naval development on the battleships, did not underestimate the development of other warships. Especially after the German Navy developed the torpedo itself, it also attached great importance to light warships that were faster and able to release torpedoes. In addition, the German Navy is also building a heavy cruiser with a displacement of 8,000 to 10,000 tons to carry out future breakthrough operations and attacking the Chinese Empire's maritime transportation lines. The connection between the Chinese Empire's troops deployed in Europe and the mainland was completely cut off.

"His Excellency Chief of Staff, rely on our main naval force. If we fight the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, how likely will we win?" asked Lieutenant General Philip, commander of the German High Seas Fleet, on the bridge of the battleship "Caesar Friedrich III".

"Commander, it's hard to say. Although the performance of the main battleship is slightly better than ours. However, our warships are not worse than the Chinese. In addition, there are many objective factors in naval battles. As long as we are lucky, it's no problem to defeat the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy!" Major General Muller, chief of staff of the German High Seas Fleet, said with a smile. If you are fighting the main force of the Chinese Navy, the German Navy may be worse. However, the Chinese Navy only deployed half of its forces in Europe, and the 5th Fleet was even divided into two sub-fleets, responsible for the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, which undoubtedly gave the German Navy the opportunity to defeat them one by one. Of course, once the war really breaks out, the Chinese Navy will definitely coordinate and will not give the German Navy a chance to defeat them.

Lieutenant General Philip nodded. He knew that Major General Mueller was telling the truth. There were indeed too many factors that affected the victory of the naval battle. If one side had a little better luck, he might be able to win. For example, if the German Navy had a little better luck and the shells fired hit the Chinese Navy's ammunition depot. If the ammunition depot was detonated, a powerful battleship could be destroyed immediately. In this way, it would undoubtedly have a great impact on the progress of the naval battle.

"Don't put the hope of victory on luck first. Strengthening our own training is the most important thing. Not to mention, the quality of the Chinese navy is stronger than our naval officers and soldiers. Since we cannot lead in technology, we can only find other ways!" Lieutenant General Philip said. The Germans are rigorous and good at unity and cooperation, which is their advantage. If they can conduct sufficient training, they will definitely be able to achieve great improvement in the navy. At that time, it may be easier to defeat the Chinese navy.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" Major General Muller nodded.

After the main force of the German Navy went to sea, it carried out adaptive training on the North Sea, training the fleet's coordinated operations, various formation changes, etc. With the experience of the British Navy, the German Navy had to take many detours in these aspects. For example, seizing the t-shaped head, this is a bloody lesson! It has to be said that the Germans have a good teacher. The British have made every effort to help the Germans build the navy, which has indeed made the Germans' navy make great progress. Without the support of the British, it would be almost impossible for the German Navy to challenge the Chinese Navy in a short period of time.

On the sea surface, which is only more than 100 kilometers away from the Jutland Peninsula, the sound of cannons rumbling. The main force of the German Navy's high seas fleet is conducting artillery training. The main guns of the four "Caesar Frederick III-class" battleships and the four "Brandenburg-class" battleships are roaring. On the sea surface 12,000 meters away, water columns burst out, with water columns reaching dozens of meters high, just like whales on the bottom of the sea suddenly spewed out water columns.

The five 343 mm main guns of the German Navy's "Caesar Frederick III class" battleship and the five 305 mm main guns of the "Brandenburg class" battleship are very powerful. Germany's military-industry technology is fully utilized.

On the bridge of the battleship "Caesar Frederick III", Lieutenant General Philip and Major General Mueller were using a telescope to observe the bullet points of the battleship when the bombardment was shot. However, they were not satisfied. Although there was no target ship, the bullet points that fired at the predetermined sea area were scattered very large, and the largest bullet points were almost hundreds of meters away. Such accuracy would definitely not be an opponent if they encountered the Chinese Navy.

"Hiss Commander, it seems that our warships still need to be trained intensified!" Major General Muller also sighed.

Lieutenant General Philip nodded and said nothing.

Subsequently, the German Navy's "Hamburg-class" light cruiser and the "Keyer-class" destroyer also quickly approached the enemy ships and then conducted lightning training. The British were particularly profound about this move. It was the Chinese Navy's tactic that caught the British Navy off guard and caused the British Navy to be defeated quickly. Therefore, as a student, the German Navy naturally attached great importance to this tactic.

The German Navy was training vigorously on the sea. In the distance, thick smoke rose into the sky, forming a cloud of smoke in the sky.

The waiter on the mast of the battleship discovered this situation in the distance and immediately issued an alarm.

"His Excellency Commander, discover the warships of the Chinese Navy are twenty thousand meters west of us!" Major General Muller said.

"Order all ships to stop training and prepare for combat!" Lieutenant General Philip said with a cold face. The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy has many military bases on the Atlantic Ocean, especially in the North Sea. Whether it is the eastern coast of the Kingdom of Scotland or the Shetland Islands and Orkney Islands that have been assigned to the Chinese, there are Chinese military ports. Especially after the rapid expansion of the strength of the German Navy, the Chinese even regarded the Spaca Bay of Orkney Islands as the main anchorage of the 51st Squadron.

Therefore, when the German Navy was training in the North Sea, it often encountered the warships of the 51st Squadron of the Chinese Navy.

"All of them are large warships, leading the Chinese 'Tang-class' battleships!" Miller said with a rare drop of the telescope in his hand.

The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy has four "early Tang-class" battleships and four "Eastern Han-class" battleships. The 51st Squadron and the 52nd Squadron split the 5th Fleet's battleships equally. Therefore, the 51st Squadron only has two "early Tang-class" battleships and two "Eastern Han-class" battleships, namely the "Tang Gongzong", the "Tang Xuanzong", the "Han Shangdi" battleships and the "Han Andi" battleships. Behind these four battleships are two "Yangtze River" heavy cruisers, namely the "Lancang River" heavy cruisers and the "Qiantang River" heavy cruisers. As well as the "Star-class" cruisers and the "Earth-class" destroyers of all sizes.

There is no doubt that the entire property of the 51st Squadron of the Imperial Navy appeared in the North Sea.

"The Chinese have done their main force! However, compared with our high seas fleet, the Chinese 51st squadron is still a little weaker in strength!" Lieutenant General Philip said. After all, the 51st squadron of the Chinese Navy is only one-quarter of the strength of the Chinese Navy. The German Navy's high seas fleet is equivalent to the full strength of the German Navy.

However, if the fight really starts, the German Navy's High Seas Fleet can certainly defeat the 51st Squadron, but it will definitely suffer heavy losses. Although the number of warships in the Chinese Navy is small, its strength is not weak.

"His Chief of Staff, if we open fire and destroy the 51st Chinese squadron, will this allow the German Navy to gain the upper hand?" Lieutenant General Philip said suddenly.

"This? Commander, this is too risky!" Major General Muller was a little surprised. Even if the German Navy's high seas fleet could defeat the 51st squadron of the Chinese Navy, even if they won, the final result would be unbearable. The Chinese Navy would inevitably retaliate immediately. Once the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet arrived in Europe, the German Navy would have no chance of winning.

"I'm just talking. Even if the war is about to start, it's not now. I don't even have a perfect combat plan. How can I fight?" Lieutenant General Philip smiled.

Major General Muller was relieved when he heard this. He was really afraid that Lieutenant General Philip would have less stubbornness and would start a war directly, and the consequences would be unimaginable.

The battleship of the Chinese Navy's "Tang Gongzong" is the flagship of the 51st Squadron of the Imperial Navy and the flagship of the 5th Fleet. At this moment, the fleet came to the Beihai from Scapa Bay to watch the training of the German Navy. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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