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Text Chapter 1032 The decisive battle begins

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    It was already 1 o'clock in the morning when we met, but William.  Admiral Benson is still in high spirits. This situation has been going on for several days, although he knows that if this continues, he will be unable to bear it, which will have a very negative impact on the subsequent naval battle.  However, William.  Admiral Benson could never suppress his excitement.  This time, he led four ships

    ¡°The Pennsylvania-class battleships and four Nevada-class battleships cooperated with the British Navy to attack the German Navy. He was very excited.  Although he was facing the powerful German Navy, he was not worried at all.  He had been informed of the British Navy's overall plan in advance, and in his opinion, the plan was completely seamless.  The powerful German navy will be wiped out under the joint attack of the British and American navies.  After defeating the German navy, the Allies will have complete advantage.  The crisis facing the United States may also be solved.

    Although there are many factors that affect the decisive battle in a naval battle, William.  Admiral Benson firmly believed that the final victory must belong to the British and American navies.  Not to mention anything else, just the battleship Pennsylvania at his feet gave him enough confidence.  Although the Pennsylvania-class battleships were built entirely based on the design drawings of the British Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class battleships, the U.S. Navy is still quite proud to have such a huge battleship with a displacement of 33,000 tons.  Moreover, the U.S. Navy plans to build six Pennsylvania-class battleships, one more than the Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built by the British Navy.  This time William.  Admiral Benson led the four ships already in service, namely the Pennsylvania, Arizona, South Dakota and Indiana, and the other two Massachusetts and Alabama.  The ship is still undergoing sea trials and is expected to take some time to enter service.  Otherwise, William.  Admiral Benson must have brought all six Pennsylvania-class battleships with him.

    'Pennsylvania class, battleship, with a displacement of 33,000 tons and a maximum speed of 23 knots. The armament is four twin-mounted 381mm main guns, 12 152mm secondary guns and 4 76mm rapid-fire guns. There are also 4  533mm heavy torpedo tube.  This kind of firepower is already the most powerful battleship in the world, except for the Tang class battleship of the Chinese Navy, which has an additional 381 mm main gun.  The powerful battleship was given to William.  Admiral Benson had great confidence.  The U.S. Navy lost to the Chinese Navy in the first two Pacific naval battles. In last year's naval battle with the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, it did not take advantage, and it did not take advantage even though the U.S. Navy had an absolute advantage.  Cheap.  This makes William.  Admiral Benson regarded this as a great disgrace.  At the same time, the morale of the U.S. Navy was also greatly affected.  William.  Admiral Benson wanted to use this naval battle to defeat the German Navy to restore the morale of the U.S. Navy once again.  This will be very effective for the future decisive battle with the Chinese Navy.  After all, in the minds of Americans, China is their biggest enemy. The brilliant achievements of the Chinese Navy are also much more powerful than the German Navy.

    "This time, we will definitely win. Kill the Germans first this time, and it will be the Chinese's turn next time. Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys, inferior people, will always only be worthy of being enslaved. If you want  Trying to subvert the world order established by white people is simply a delusion!" William.  Admiral Benson swore secretly in his heart.  In the first Pacific naval battle, he was captured by the Chinese navy. His teacher, Admiral Mahan, was also killed in the battle. This made him very hostile to the Chinese navy and China as a whole, and he wanted to destroy China.  It¡¯s just that China is developing too fast and too powerful, and the United States has no chance of defeating China.  And now, the cooperation between the US Navy and the British Navy gives him great hope.  If this cooperation can be successfully completed, we can cooperate again to kill the Chinese Navy next time!

    As time goes by, the atmosphere in Europe becomes increasingly tense.  The war on land subsided at this moment. The German army and the British and French forces only attacked each other through trenches and did not launch a large-scale offensive.  Almost everyone's eyes were focused on the sea.

    As the German Navy and the British Navy continue to shrink, one after another advanced battleships have completed maintenance and sailed from the shipyard into the naval port. Even a fool knows that the navies of both sides may make big moves.  It's just that most people don't know when the navies of both sides will start a duel.  But they all knew that it was only a matter of time.  Since Kaiser Wilhelm II's ambitious naval development, the showdown between the emerging German Navy and the established hegemon, the British Navy, has been doomed.  The navy is very expensive! Whether it was Germany in order to develop its navy or Britain in order to maintain its advantages and contain the German navy, they both spent huge amounts of money on the navy.As a result, the governments of both countries have already been overwhelmed.  If it drags on any longer, it is estimated that the governments of both countries will be brought down.  At this time, a decisive battle between the two sides was inevitable.  As long as you can defeat the opponent in a naval battle, then all the expenses will be worth it.  The war dividends obtained by winning the war can quickly make up for all these expenses, thereby achieving the country's take-off.

    Of course, there will only be one winner in the war, and neither Germany nor the United Kingdom wants to be the loser.  However, who will win the final victory, perhaps only God knows.  Even though the British Navy has mastered the German Navy's plan and formulated a careful counterattack plan, no one is sure that Britain will be able to win this decisive naval battle until the final result is known.

    On May 29, German Navy Minister Marshal Tirpitz rushed to Wilhelmshaven and met with Reinhardt, Commander of the German High Seas Fleet.  Admiral Scheer and Commander of the High Seas Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron Franz.  Feng.  Admiral Hipper met for the last time before the war.

    "General Scheer, is the fleet ready?" Marshal Tirpitz asked.

    "Your Excellency Marshal, all warships of the High Seas Fleet are ready, and we will set off on time!" Reinhardt.  Admiral Scheer replied.  He was also very excited in his heart. This battle was also very important for the German Navy. As long as it defeated the British Navy, Germany would be able to become the new overlord of the world's oceans.  Regarding the battle plan he personally drew up, he firmly believed that if it went well, he would be able to defeat the British Navy in one fell swoop and bring victory to Germany.

    "General Scheer, General Hipper, this battle is related to the fate of the German Empire. Your Majesty and all the German people hope that you can return victoriously!" Marshal Tirpitz said.

    "Marshal, please rest assured, we will definitely win!" Reinhardt.  The Admiral and Vice Admiral Hipper replied one after another.

    They are also full of confidence in this naval battle.

    At 12 noon on May 30, the British Navy¡¯s Home Fleet Commander John.  Admiral Jellicoe received reports from the Admiralty that war was about to begin.  John.  Admiral Jellicoe immediately ordered the British Navy's Home Fleet to prepare for battle.

    At 17:40 in the afternoon, the British Admiralty reported to John.  Admiral Jellicoe and David.  Vice Admiral Beatty issued a warning that the Germans would take action in the morning.  John in Scapa Flow.  Admiral Jellicoe ordered the Home Fleet to be ready to depart at any time.  David in Rosyth.  Vice Admiral Beatty also ordered the British Navy's battlecruiser detachment to prepare for battle. Once the order to set off is given, they will rush to the battlefield at a high speed of 22 knots.

    At 21:30 in the evening, David.  Vice Admiral Beatty set out from Rosyth with a battlecruiser detachment and headed out to sea.  At the same time, John.  Admiral Jellicoe also led the Home Fleet out of Scapa Flow and entered the North Sea.  At this time, the main force of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet was still in Wilhelmshaven, and the British Navy left the port 4 hours earlier than the German Navy.  The German Navy knew nothing about this, and they were still proceeding according to the original plan.

    At two o'clock in the morning on May 31, Lieutenant General Hipper led the High Seas Fleet reconnaissance squadron to leave Wilhelmshaven.  The High Seas Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron was divided into the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, consisting of the Derfflinger-class battlecruisers Derfflinger, L¨¹tzow, and Hindenburg, and Moltke  Among the battlecruisers, the 'Goben' was personally commanded by Vice Admiral Hipper.  The Second Reconnaissance Group was commanded by Admiral Burdick and included the Moltke-class battlecruiser Moltke, which was also the flagship of the Second Reconnaissance Group and three other ships.

    ¡®Feng.  Germany.  Tann class, battlecruiser, 'Von.  Germany.  Tann, 'Scharnhorst', and the improved 'Seidlitz'.  At the same time, the entire reconnaissance squadron also included three destroyer squadrons and a cruiser squadron.

    Half an hour later, Reinhardt.  Admiral Scheer left Wilhelmshaven with the main body of the High Seas Fleet.  The main force of the German Navy, 29 battleships, was dispatched.  These 29 battleships were divided into three battle fleets, and each battle fleet was divided into two squadrons.  In addition to these battleships, there was a light cruiser squadron and four destroyer squadrons.  Together with other warships, the High Seas Fleet dispatched hundreds of warships this time. Almost all the main force of the German Navy is concentrated here!
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