On the morning of September 3, 1914, the fleet led by British Rear Admiral Carroll was escorting a large number of merchant ships and was heading towards the British mainland. Here, it is not far from the Azores Islands. After another day of sailing towards Dong, we can go there for supplies.
"It seems that Germany people really don't have the guts to come." Rear Admiral Carroll said with some regret.
It is a pity that Commerce Raiding Fleet and Rear Admiral Carroll cannot take advantage of this opportunity to eliminate German Navy in one fell swoop. However, he and other British Navy generals will not give up. It doesn't work this time. Next time, proceed as usual until German Navy and Commerce Raiding Fleet are solved.
Of course, if Commerce Raiding Fleet of German Navy does not launch an attack, Britain's fleet can also arrive at British mainland safely. This is also a victory for Britain.
It can be said that no matter how German Navy chooses, British Navy will always be on the winning side.
However, what Rear Admiral Carroll didn't notice was that a seaplane had just left over the fleet. With the help of the cover of clouds, the Britain fleet below knew nothing about it. This seaplane belongs to German Navy. Every German Navy and heavy cruiser Battlecruiser is equipped with a seaplane. This can not only be used to detect enemy situations, but can also be used to provide artillery fire calibration. This also makes you wait for the navy to once again be ahead of the Britain people in these aspects.
An hour later, large black clouds appeared in the sky to the north of the fleet. They were not real dark clouds, but were caused by thick smoke rising into the sky. The battleship of German Navy uses Oil-fired Boiler. After heavy oil is burned, a large amount of black smoke will be produced.
The watchmen of the Britain fleet discovered this problem immediately and reported it to Rear Admiral Carroll immediately.
"Haha, great. Those Germany people actually dare to come. Send Telegram to Admiral Beatty immediately. The fish has taken the bait. We will hold them firmly." Rear Admiral Carroll gave the order excitedly.
Although he has great confidence in 'King George V-class' Battleship, he also knows that Battlecruiser from Germany is not easy to deal with. The sinking of the "Lion" Battlecruiser is an example. Besides, the purpose of this time was to get rid of Commerce Raiding Fleet of German Navy. If this plan fails due to his wanton behavior, Royal Navy and even British government will never let him go.
"Order the fleet to prepare for battle. The merchant ships immediately turn around and leave the battlefield." Rear Admiral Carroll issued the second order. Once the naval battle starts, they will have no way to take care of those merchant ships. Let them leave first to ensure their safety. At the same time, it can also ensure the safety of materials transported on merchant ships.
In order to achieve the purpose of deceiving German Navy, the materials carried on these merchant ships are all real. It would be a pity if it were lost.
"Yes, general." British fleet quickly prepared for battle.
Four 'King George V-class' Battleship, leading some cruisers and destroyers, met the Commerce Raiding Fleet of the incoming German Navy. The remaining Light Cruiser and destroyers escorted the fleet southward, trying to avoid this naval battle.
At the same time, Rear Admiral Carroll has sent Telegram to David? Vice Admiral Beatty, requesting reinforcements.
David? Vice Admiral Beatty led the other warships of British Navy, following them from a distance, two hours away from the fleet.
When Communications Officer delivered Telegram to his hands, David? Vice Admiral Beatty yelled excitedly.
"Very good, very good. The damn Germany people finally took the bait. This time, we must kill them all." David? Vice Admiral Beatty shouted excitedly.
"Send Telegram to 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron and 2nd Battleship Squadron and ask them to take action immediately. Make a detour to surround the Germany people. This time, I don't want any German warship to escape." David? Vice Admiral Beatty ordered.
In David? Vice Admiral Beatty's view, the fleet he commanded was three times that of German Navy's Commerce Raiding Fleet. Under such circumstances, there is absolutely no problem in fighting a war of annihilation.
"Yes, General."
British Navy took action immediately. Three 'Invincible-class' Battlecruiser, three 'Indefatigable-class' Battlecruiser, plus two 'Lion-class' Battlecruiser and The 'Tiger' Battlecruiser and the four 'Iron Duke-class' Battleship immediately carried out a pincer attack on German Navy's Commerce Raiding Fleet according to the predetermined plan.
This time, David? Vice Admiral Beatty is ambitious to get rid of all Commerce Raiding Fleet of German Navy, so that the threat of Commerce Raiding Fleet of German Navy to Britain's maritime transportation line can be eliminated in one fell swoop.
The aggressive British Navy began to surround its prey. At this time, German Navy also regarded British Navy as his prey.
On board the Battlecruiser number 'Moltke', Vice Admiral Spee looked at the fleet of British Navy rushing towards him, with a smile on his face.
"Order all ships to prepare for battle. The Britain people are here. We have at least an hour or more to deal with them. I would like to see what the Britain people's expressions will be when they see the sinking warship after the reinforcements arrive." Vice Admiral Spee said.
"Haha!" The German Navy officers in the command tower laughed one by one.
Although, they already knew that this was a conspiracy against German Navy and Commerce Raiding Fleet. However, they don't care. Because they are already prepared. This time, Britain people will definitely pay a huge price.
"General, Admiral Hipper called. He asked whether to send two Capital Ships to pursue the merchant ship where Britain people escaped south." A staff officer reported.
Vice Admiral Spee thought for a while, then shook his head. "Ignore the merchant ships of the Britain people for the time being. Let's concentrate our main force first and deal with the four 'King George V' Battleship people of the Britain people."
After all, no one knows how many reinforcements the Britain people have prepared for this time. Try your best to get rid of the four 'King George V-class' Battleship before the reinforcements of the Britain people arrive, so that you can ensure that you will not be at a great disadvantage in the subsequent naval battle. As for the merchant ships of the Britain people, it would be best if they could be sunk. Even if he ran away this time, as long as British Navy lost, those merchant ships would have no meaning.