Chapter 813 Preparations
"My people got a news by chance. They saw four battleships with almost the same shape in Liverpool, with two huge turrets at the beginning and the end, making intense preparations. Next to this battleship, there were two fast ships, and a large number of crew members were assembling cargo. This was three days ago." The prince said.
"The battleship with two turrets at the beginning and the end? Or four turrets?" General Boer immediately understood the other party's identity. This is the British Queen Elizabeth-class battleship! Because among all the British battleships, the battleships that use two turrets at the beginning and the end are the Queen Elizabeth-class rapid battleships, Revenge and Battleships, and the Tiger!
The British Fearless Battle Patrol was to deploy two turrets diagonally on the central axis. The Fearless and Super Fearless Battleships both have 5 turrets, and the Lion and the Great Princess have one turret in the middle. These warships do not meet the appearance description, and after most battleships are excluded, the range of these 4 warships is very small. You can continue to be excluded.
It is impossible for the four revenge class ships to be in service, because now the British only has one revenge class. Even if one has just been in service recently, there will be no more than four revenge class battleships. As for tigers? I really want to think that if everyone is on the sea, separated by more than ten kilometers, it may be confusing the tiger and the queen, which is understandable. But in the port, there is a tiger next to the three queens. If this is still wrong, it can be called "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". General Boer believes that the intelligence personnel of the German Navy will never make such mistakes.
"So good, let's consider this issue now. Why did these four queens leave the Grand Fleet in Liverpool? Of course, some people may say that he may be maintaining it. But from common sense, these four warships will be better on the east coast of the UK. Considering the two high-speed merchant ships next to it, I think the queens are going to go far. This is also an important reason for me to remind Su Xiong the day before yesterday."
"But we still need to verify, don't we?" Boer said guiltily.
"Verify? Don't worry, in the anchorage of the Shetland Islands, the British will place four substitutes that are exactly the same as the Queen. We have to obtain some information through other channels." The prince said angrily. To be honest, the prince really does not have too high expectations for the intelligence capabilities of the German Navy. Historically, the leak of passwords made the Allies know everything about the German Navy.
What is most unbearable is that after the Daring and the Daring, the British specially set up a fake Daring and prevented the information from leaking. They also issued a ban on the media. However, the Germans obtained relevant information and even obtained photos. However, the Germans believed that this was the British's trick.
"So how do you plan to verify this information?" General Boer's expression became even more embarrassing.
"It's very simple. Just two hours ago, I had sent a telegram to General Su Xiong. He and his attack ship would pay attention to the abnormal situations in the Indian Ocean and try every means to contact us as soon as possible. And the Americans are also willing to provide help. They have camouflaged reconnaissance ships in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea. Maybe they can't find it in a short time, but it is impossible for the British to avoid all their gazes."
The British fleet had only two theoretical roads to the Indian Ocean, walking the Atlantic Ocean, bypassing Africa and entering the Indian Ocean. If the British really walked like this, they would still want to catch two fast battleships that had just left the port when they arrived in the Indian Ocean? Wait and go to bed. The British's ship condition may be worse than the Suxiong fleet. After they arrived in the Indian Ocean, they probably had the first thing they did to Mumbai or another large port to make a "big sword". As for why Suxiong can? Nonsense, Suxiong's fleet caught a slow transport ship with a speed of only 10 knots. The British caught a fast battleship with a speed of 25 knots. Can it be the same?
Then another road is the Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean. This road is very close. You can start fighting without maintenance when you go to the Indian Ocean. Therefore, the prince will naturally make more preparations on this route. As for how Thomas plays hide and seek with Su Xiong after he arrives at the Indian Ocean, the prince also gave some tips, but whether he can play well depends on Su Xiong's level.
"Okay, I'll help you solve this problem, so you'll have to do other problems below. First, I need to know the situation of the British in the North Sea blockade. This situation can only be collected by camouflage ships and submarines, and left to you to do."
"Second, the fleet can take some actions in the Baltic Sea recently. We want the British to feel that the Imperial Navy should cooperate with the Eastern Front to launch a counterattack against Russia, the bigger the momentum, the better! Of course, with this opportunity, we should consolidate our offensive and minefield and suppress the Russian transportation line. It is also very good."
"Third, after getting the exact news that the queens had gone south and deployed a submarine cordon in the northern waters of Britain, the Hippel fleet can often go to the southern British ports. It is okay to lay mines and bombard the ports. We must make the British realize our activity."
"Is this a bit dangerous?" General Boer said with some concern.
"We can consider adding another battleship to General Hippel. It seems that the battleship Baden has just completed training, so we can first allocate it to General Hippel." The prince thought for a while and said.
"But how different can only be between 5 warships and 6 warships?" Boer said angrily.
"There are a lot of differences. In fact, 5 ships are stable. Betty's troops are at most two battle cruisers formations, that is, 6 ships. The large fleet will inevitably leave a battle patrol formation, and the queens left the North Sea again. We are very stable when we fight 5 and 6. If we add a Bavarian-class battleship, it will be even more problematic, at least there is no problem to evacuate." Hippel said.
Deploying a submarine blockade in the north is actually an insurance policy. In fact, after the Battle of Hurgland Bay in history, the fleet was still 130 nautical miles away from the battlefield. As long as the fleet is determined to be in the Shetland Islands, the naval battle can eliminate the fleet. Hippel only has to face the Betty fleet and is very confident in his main battleship, Hippel believes that 5-for-5-for-6 is fine, and adding the most powerful Baden is actually a bit over.
"How to arrange it specifically? I need you to do these three things well. We are offensive operations. If we can't get any information, it will be difficult to do. In addition, after the submarines that went out will take a break after they come back, we will use them in the next stage." The prince said.
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