1890 King of Southeast Asia

At 2:50 pm on the 27th, six hours after the German 1st Reconnaissance Fleet was discovered, Betty looked at his pocket watch again and again on the Lion-class battlecruiser of the British Royal Navy.

"Has Lieutenant Colonel Vincent sent a new telegram?" At noon, when the minute hand pointed to 12 o'clock and the hour hand pointed to 3 o'clock, Betty could not sit still.

"Half an hour ago, through a telegram, the two sides were 10,000 meters apart, heading northwest, and were engaged in an artillery battle." The fleet staff smiled and said.

The fleet staff, who were born in aristocrats, always maintained the etiquette of aristocrats while adhering to a meticulous attitude at work.

This is very common in the British Navy. At least before World War I, the role played by aristocrats in the army was still positive.

"Lieutenant Colonel Vincent said in the telegram that the German cruisers have been trying to attract them to the northeast, and suspected that the German battlecruisers were hiding in the northeast."

"But so far, our destroyers have not found any traces of German battlecruisers, and the nearby fleets have all been searching. Perhaps Lieutenant Colonel Vincent made a wrong judgment."

The fleet staff said calmly.

It is also part of the noble manners to deal with everything calmly.

"What do you think?" Betty asked while looking at the nautical chart.

On the nautical chart, the destroyers have already explored the left side of Betty's fleet, that is, the northeast course of Vincent's fleet, and are exploring further.

It can be said that if the British goal was not to find the German battlecruisers, the Vincent fleet plus these destroyers could easily defeat the Dietrich fleet.

"Before judging the enemy's position, we must first judge the enemy's purpose." The fleet staff elegantly picked up the baton and drew two lines on the nautical chart.

"First of all, we have to admit that the Germans' deployment of battlecruisers at this time was a very risky but unexpected move."

"The German reconnaissance cruisers appeared here and exchanged fire with Lieutenant Colonel Vincent's fleet, indicating that their purpose was not to go south to bombard London or anything else, otherwise they should have passed here."

"In addition to going south to London, the nearby military ports also have a certain value, and the facilities in other ports... Even if the Germans attacked, they would most likely lose money."

"And this sea area happens not to have regular Battleships are cruising, and the few large warships are still old battleships, with slow speed and weak firepower. "

"What if the Germans' goal is the patrol fleet? Just one battlecruiser plus a few cruisers or destroyers can suppress all patrol warships in this sea area in terms of combat power. "

"If the Germans run out in the dark and we don't have time to find them, and the patrol fleet finds German destroyers or cruisers, what will we do? "

The fleet staff answered in a very steady tone, not only the speed of speech, but also the tone is very steady.

"So, the Germans' goal is the patrol fleet?" Betty touched his chin.

If it is a normal situation, one or two British warships found German light cruisers or destroyers, and they would definitely rush up and call friends to fight with the Germans.

Although the warships of a patrol brigade are not large, the large two cruisers of less than 1.5 thousand tons and the small destroyer with a displacement of 8.9 hundred tons, but there are many of them.

A patrol team has more than 10 or 20 warships, with a total tonnage of 20,000 to 30,000 tons. It is a big victory to be able to swallow it.

"It's not enough. The Germans dispatched 4 reconnaissance cruisers with a displacement of about 5,000 tons, plus supporting destroyers. The stakes are more than the bonus." Betty shook his head immediately.

"If they find that they are defeated, the patrol fleet will definitely call for armored cruisers or even battlecruisers for support. At the same time, the Germans also need to be prepared. After all, the stakes are not small for the Germans." The fleet staff shrugged.

"Then they were discovered in advance. Vincent knew the existence of the battlecruiser and did not rush to fight. Instead, he chose to use artillery with a larger caliber and longer range to bombard inefficiently."

"In this way, the German plan failed, because they couldn't ask Vincent for help. Vincent would only ask other fleets to block the Germans' way back home."

Betty nodded. This made sense, but does this have anything to do with where the German battlecruisers are? Betty looked at the fleet staff and pointed at the model of the German battlecruiser.

"Sir, I think the German battlecruisers are in the east, but southeast of the Vincent Fleet. This can also explain why the destroyers in the northeast did not find the enemy." The fleet staff placed the model southeast of the Vincent Fleet.

"Moreover, the Vincent Fleet is in crisis. If I were Hipper, I would choose to let the reconnaissance cruiser fleet attract the enemy to retreat, and then lead the battlecruisers to go around."

"Then launch an attack first. The battlecruisers have absolute restraint on the reconnaissance cruisers. If the battle goes well enough, they can resolve the battle within 1 hour."

"It will be almost 45 o'clock after the battle ends. It will be dark in another hour or two. In this way, the German battleships will have enough time to escape."

The fleet staff said his idea, a little excited.

"Let Vincent send someone to check and see if the German battlecruiser is in the southeast." Betty didn't believe it completely, because everything the fleet staff said was based on assumptions, assuming that the Germans' target was the patrol fleet.

Honestly, attacking a patrol fleet and dispatching the cruisers are really large and small.

"Followed, sir."

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At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Vincent received Betty's telegram.

"Chief, General Betty asked us to send someone to the southeast to see where the German war cruisers hide." The staff walked into the command tower.

At a distance of 10,000 meters, the Germans' 105 artillery still has 1 fixed accuracy, especially with its relatively better optical aiming equipment and higher rate of fire.

Similarly, the Germans are not very good. The British have begun to use a 152mm armor -piercing ammunition, and each time they hit the shells of German warships.

That is, there are problems with the British's quotes and always exploded prematurely. Therefore, although the German warship shells are put on one or 1 holes on the shells of German warships, it has not hurt its fundamental.

However, with the 120 mm speed guns on the two destroyers, the firepower is still available, and the British occupy a fixed advantage.

"Southeast? Do we still have more investigative warships?" Vincent asked with his forehead covering his forehead.

The 105mm artillery shells that hit the tower just now made him fall, hitting his forehead without bleeding, but a large bag swelled.

"The destroyer we sent to the southern investigation is about two or ten miles away from us, which can let them drive northeast." Staff said.

"Then do it, damn the German guy." Vincent let go of his hand covering his forehead.

"How far is Betti's distance from us?" Vincent asked at the German cruiser.

"About 3 to 5 nautical miles, we are currently driving towards General Betty, and we are expected to meet for 1 hour," said the chief of staff.

"Is it 1 hour?" Vinson sighed, looking at the endless sea, hoping to find the trail of the German battle cruiser.

Destroy the German investigation cruise fleet, or find the German battle cruiser, regardless of the result, Vincent can be promoted to the level 1 to become a colonel and obtain the qualifications to command large warships.

The difference between the two is that the elimination of a investigating cruise fleet was just becoming a colonel, and then worked hard to attract the German battle cruiser.

Lieutenant Colonel -Colonel — Personal General. Non -nobles did not have particularly large credit and backing, and they were on the rank of prospective generals.

And if this battle defeated the German 1st Investigation Fleet and even sank a two -German battle cruiser, the road of Vincet's general has also opened.

Follow -up qualifications, set up 1 point of war, are not very large, and normal achievements can be become generals. He may even obtain Feng Jue after the war.

Of course, it is the kind of lifelong noble jue, which cannot be hereditary, but when he climbs up, maybe he can find the rigidity that can be hereditary? The location is different, and the resources are different.

As for the death of the war, Vinson did not think about it. After all, the battle cruiser attacking the cruiser was like a father hit his son, but the British also knew the truth of wealth and insurance.

"At 5 o'clock, he found large -scale smoke clouds!" The staff at the side of 1 suddenly received a call from the ship.

噔噔噔 噔噔噔 噔噔噔 噔噔噔 噔噔噔

Vinson ran to the position of the observation mouth and looked at the back. Unfortunately, due to the angle, the direction was a blind spot at 5 o'clock.

"Chief, you are the commander of the fleet, and you are still fighting now, you can't go out." The staff stopped Vincent, who wanted to go out of the tower.

"Without the news that the friendship supported, the Royal Navy did not have a large fleet nearby. These 1 must be a German battle cruiser."

"Release the smoke, turn 1 Luo Jing point to the left, and accelerate the departure."

Vincent calmed down and made a judgment immediately.

"Report to General Betty ..."

BOO!

BOO!

Two huge water columns interrupted Vincent's words, and the water pillar was only a few hundred meters away from the British patrol fleet.

"About 18,000 kilometers, large warships ... 9!" Staff recounted the news on the phone.

"Nine?! The Germans laid out?" Vincent stunned.

"Hurry! Publish to General Betty, prepare for a strong ventilation of the turbine, notify the fleet, dissolve the formation, all strong ventilation, and drive to the northwest." Vincent said nervously.

It was originally expected that the Germans had only two to 3 warship cruisers, so Vincent was ready to run north to meet Betty directly.

The Germans will definitely chase for 1he. The distance between the two sides is only about five or ten miles away. It can be said to be close at hand.

Vincent's dangerous empty window period was in 2 ten minutes, and then the battle cruisers in the two sides met.

However, there are 9 Germans, and the situation is completely different.

Betty's pioneer, but there are only 5 lion -class battle cruisers! 9 to 5, who has a big winning face, it can be seen in 1 eye.

Between the light and firestone, Vincent made a choice of a naval officer and drove northwest.

Under the ventilation and ventilation, it can delay the time when both parties meet, and they can fight for favorable positions after notifying in advance.

The northwest is the British islands. Even if the cruisers are sinking, the cruiser is convenient for rescue teams.

Dispostering the formation, although the combat effectiveness was seriously lost, Wentson had no combat effectiveness.

The auxiliary guns of others are 1 caliber of your maximum main cannon, and there are more in number than you. How to fight?

In this way, Vinson is unique to the number of times in the number of war cruisers for more than half an hour.

boo!

Boom!

Just as he was thinking this, the Shakespeare destroyer behind him suddenly exploded and emitted violent steam.

The German 105mm gun hit the boiler room. Although it failed to penetrate, the vibration caused the pressure of the boiler under the strong ventilation to be unbalanced, and it broke and then exploded, destroying 4 boilers and leaving a huge hole in the hull.

Vincent didn't know this, but when he saw the steam on the Shakespeare, he knew it was finished.

"Order the Shakespeare to abandon the ship, but there is no need to fill it with water and sink it."

"Is the strong ventilation ready?"

Vincent retracted his gaze.

"Ready."

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