On the morning of August 6, a military vehicle arrived outside the British Admiralty building. Two tall British Navy generals stepped out of the car. Judging from their military ranks, one was a general and the other was a lieutenant general. Among Royal Navy, this is already an out-and-out senior general.
"Admiral Jellicoe, Admiral Beatty, the minister is already waiting for you in the office!" First Sea Lord Churchill's secretary had been waiting at the door for a long time. When Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty arrived, they immediately greeted them.
Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty, led by the secretary, went to the office of First Sea Lord Churchill.
The current positions of Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty are respectively Commander of the Grand Fleet and Grand Fleet Battlecruiser detachment Commander. The so-called Grand Fleet refers to the Capital Ships team composed of Capital Ships, which is composed of main forces drawn from various fleets when Britain faces a strong enemy.
This time, facing the strong challenge from German Navy, even as the overlord, British Navy did not dare to take it lightly. They allocated their main forces from various fleets and gathered at Scapa Flow, where they prepared to face German Navy.
Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty are the Commander of this Capital Ships team. They will shoulder the important responsibility of defeating German Navy and defending Hegemonic Status of the British Empire.
"Naval Minister, good morning!" Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty immediately saluted Churchill after entering the office. Although, Churchill graduated from the cavalry major of Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and can be regarded as having an army background. However, during his tenure as First Sea Lord, Churchill played a great role in promoting the development of the navy, which gave him a high prestige among Royal Navy.
"Sit down, two generals." Churchill nodded.
The secretary left after delivering the coffee, and only Churchill, Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty were left in the office.
"Generals, I have called you here today because British Empire is in trouble. The day before yesterday and yesterday, British Empire has lost nearly a hundred merchant ships. Today, we don't know how much the loss will be." Churchill was very distressed.
"What? How could this happen?" Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty both exclaimed. They knew very well what this meant to Britain, so it was no wonder that Churchill was so anxious to summon them.
"Your Excellency, did Germany people do this?" David? Vice Admiral Beatty asked.
"Yes, before the Germany people declared war on us, they sent a formation of six Battlecruisers into Atlantic Ocean to attack our merchant ships. In addition, a large number of submarines also entered Atlantic Ocean. These Battlecruiser and submarines are like wild wolves, attacking our maritime transportation lines, trying to strangle British Empire to death in this way," Churchill said.
John? Admiral Jellicoe and David? Vice Admiral Beatty all looked very ugly. Britain's maritime transportation line suffered such a heavy blow, and Royal Navy only realized it later. This is undoubtedly a great shame for them!
"Your Excellency, the maritime transportation line is related to the lifeblood of the British Empire and cannot be lost. Royal Navy needs to attack immediately to annihilate the Battlecruiser Squadron and submarine forces of Germany people. Protect our maritime transportation line." John? Admiral Jellicoe said.
"Well, I think so too. Since the Germany people dispatched the Battlecruiser troops, I suggest that we dispatch our Battlecruiser to find the Germany people from Atlantic Ocean, and annihilate them. Except for the "Tiger" Battlecruiser, all the other Battlecruiser have already entered service. Then, send out all these Battlecruiser!" Churchill said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Minister." John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will definitely find those Germany people from Atlantic Ocean and annihilate them!" David? Beatty promised.
Churchill nodded, still very satisfied with David? Beatty's ability.
"For the sake of insurance, in addition to sending out Battlecruiser, we will also send four more 'George V-class' Battleship to respond! Our maritime transportation lines cannot tolerate There is a mistake. Therefore, even if Battlecruiser Squadron cannot annihilate the Germany people, they must be driven back to the North Sea!" Churchill warned.
"Yes, Your Excellency, Minister." John? Admiral Jellicoe and David? Vice Admiral Beatty both nodded. In their opinion, after dispatching so many warships, there should not be much problem with Battlecruiser Squadron defeating German Navy. The only thing to worry about may be that Battlecruiser can escape the encirclement and suppression by virtue of its speed advantage and go around in circles on Atlantic Ocean. In that case, the loss will be relatively large.
"Do you have any suggestions for German submarines?" Churchill asked. Although Battlecruiser is powerful, it is still a battleship on the water. It can be seen and can be dispatched to deal with it. But the submarine hides under the water and is elusive. It is even more difficult to destroy it.
"Your Excellency, there is really no good way to deal with submarines at the moment. However, we can send Light Cruiser and destroyers to patrol on fixed routes. Once German submarines is discovered, attack immediately. After all, German submarines cannot stay underwater for a long time." John? Admiral Jellicoe suggested.
Churchill nodded, and had no choice but to adopt this suggestion when there was no better way.
John? Admiral Jellicoe and David? Vice Admiral Beatty quickly returned Scapa Flow.
In the afternoon of that day, David? Vice Admiral Beatty led three ships 'Invincible-class' Battlecruiser and three ships 'Indefatigable-class' Battlecruiser left Scapa Flow in a formation with three 'Lion-class' Battlecruiser, and four 'George V-class' Battleship.
After the formation entered Atlantic Ocean, the four 'George V-class' Battleship began to move south. The nine Battlecruiser ships spread out in groups of three and began to search southwestward.
At the same time, a large number of Light Cruiser and destroyers were also dispatched. On the one hand, it is to search for traces of Battlecruiser from German Navy. On the other hand, it is to protect the route, attack German submarines, and ensure the safety of maritime transportation lines.
Under the threat of German Navy's Battlecruiser Squadron and the submarine force, British Royal Navy can be said to have used all its main force. Except for the main Battleship, many other battleships were dispatched. It can be seen that German Navy's breaking of the battle posed a great threat to Britain. In order to protect the maritime transportation line, British Navy must encircle and suppress Battlecruiser Squadron and the submarine force of German Navy.