A Close Call (Please Vote)

At four in the morning, the sky was still dark. But the German Expeditionary Fleet had timed it well; by the time they reached the Uraga Channel, it would be around five in the morning. By then, dawn would have begun to break, and they would barely be able to make out the waters ahead. It was also the time when the Island Nation people were at their most lax in their defenses.

Leading the way was the German Expeditionary Fleet's battlecruiser SMS Friedrich der Grosse. The thick-skinned Mackensen-class battlecruisers would probably not suffer overly severe damage even if they struck a Naval Mine, making them well suited as pathfinders. Close behind her came the battlecruisers SMS Friedrich Karl, SMS Lützow, and Hindenburg. These battlecruisers were also tasked with suppressing the Island Nation's coastal defenses.

The Uraga Channel was less than ten kilometers wide. The coastal defenses deployed on both shores could unleash fierce fire upon any enemy vessels attempting to force their way through, thereby ensuring the safety of Tokyo Bay.

That was precisely why the Island Nation had not evacuated Tokyo even after the Combined Fleet's crushing defeat. In their eyes, Tokyo Bay's defenses were trustworthy. It was practically impossible for the German Expeditionary Fleet to break into Tokyo Bay.

Meanwhile, the German Expeditionary Fleet's two Mackensen-class battlecruisers and three Derfflinger-class Battleships were responsible for using their powerful Naval Guns to suppress the Island Nation's coastal defenses while passing through the Uraga Channel, ensuring the fleet's safe passage. The German Expeditionary Fleet's Capital Ships might not fear those coastal defenses, but the Light Cruisers and destroyers were another matter. The Island Nation's coastal firepower could easily sink them.

Vice Admiral Spee had no desire to see his fleet suffer any further losses. Besides, once the fleet entered Tokyo