Chapter 2243： Hippers Noth (1/2)
”If there is really one person in this war who should be buried with the sunken warships of the Great Fleet, then this person should be me! All other people who can survive should continue to be loyal to the Royal Navy! So, give me Bernie Will take it away! You can die under German shells, but you can't commit suicide!” Jericho commanded loudly.
At this time, although Thomas has no life worry for the time being, he is also under tremendous pressure. From time to time, he raises his binoculars and looks into the distance, waiting for the arrival of other battleships of the large fleet. However, so far, he still has no Wait until the expected reinforcements.
”Your Excellency, a telegram from Lieutenant General Duff.” A British officer walked forward and delivered a telegram that he had just received to Thomas.
”Damn it! I had known this, I would crush Hipper!” The angry Thomas threw the telegram to the ground! It turned out that some of the remaining battleships of the British Grand Fleet had regained combat effectiveness, and when they were ready to come to support, the remaining two battlecruisers of the Hipper fleet and the two battleships of the German Fourth Battleship Squadron were also Has returned to the battlefield, and the remaining British fleet under the command of Lieutenant Admiral Steddy is at war with the four British fleets commanded by Hipper. From the current situation, even if Steddy's fleet is dominant, they still cannot get rid of it. Hipper came to support Thomas.
Let us go back to 20 minutes ago, and see the scene of another battlefield in this naval battle when the main force of the High Seas Fleet commanded by Ruprecht and the elite of the large fleet are fighting each other!
”How is the situation of the ships now?” Lieutenant General Stetti, commander of the British Third Battleship Squadron, asked anxiously.
”The situation of the flagship Orion is okay. We still have 6 main guns that can be used. The situation of the Monarch is the best. There are 7 main guns on it, and the situation of the Conqueror can be considered to have 4 main guns on it. It can be used. The main guns of Lieutenant General Duff’s flagship have been completely destroyed!” An officer reported.
”Benbow has tried his best. It is useless to stay on the battlefield. Lieutenant General Duff, you are the commander designated by Admiral Jericho. Do you have any suggestions at this time?” Lieutenant General Stetti Asked.
Originally, Lieutenant Admiral Duff was planning to go to the last battleship of his fleet, but the poor state of the Benbau has already made him disqualified as a flagship. Therefore, after hesitating, Lieutenant Admiral Duff decided to come. The situation was relatively good on the Orion, and Lieutenant General Stetti also accepted Duff and his party and expressed his willingness to hand over command to the opponent.
”Well, let Benbow and some severely damaged warships take the wounded and evacuate first. I don't know what is going on with the Fourth Battleship Squadron of General Gunter.” Lieutenant Admiral Duff asked.
”The situation of King George V is very good, and there are 8 artillery available. The situation of the Magnificent and Reckless is also acceptable. At the beginning, the German fleet actually concentrated its main firepower on the Fifth Battleship Squadron. In addition to the sinking of the Collingwood, the situation of the St. Vincent and the Vanguard is not optimistic. There was a lot of water in the latter, and there were some problems with the power system. As for the Dreadnought, the situation was even worse. He was fighting just now. Zhong has fallen behind.” Lieutenant General Stetti said.