Another World: Naval Storm

With the support of Prime Minister Hodgkins, the Royal Navy made a great effort this time. Fleet Commander Harden had a total of 10 cruisers, 24 destroyers and 3 submarines, as well as the support of 4 battlecruisers from Liam's First Battlecruiser Squadron.

Based on the intelligence from Talen's Navy and the close reconnaissance of the Victor Submarine Detachment, Harden has a full understanding of the strength of Leo's First Reconnaissance Fleet.

Leo's First Reconnaissance Fleet consists of the 1st and 2nd Destroyer Squadrons with 16 destroyers, two minesweeper detachments with 14 minesweepers, 6 submarines from the First Submarine Fleet, and a light cruiser squadron with 4 light cruisers temporarily transferred to the First Reconnaissance Fleet. The most important thing is that the three battlecruisers are indeed undergoing maintenance and cannot go to sea to fight. Now the most threatening thing is the Broad armored cruiser.

The strength of Harden's attack fleet is superior to that of the First Reconnaissance Fleet, not to mention that Leo has already spread all his warships across the vast Heligoland Bay.

There was nothing new in the Talens' battle plan. It was to let Commodore Victor's three submarines lure the Drake warships into the encirclement formed by the Harden Fleet and the First Cruiser Squadron.

Colonel Bryan led the cruiser Rime and the 2nd and 3rd Destroyer Squadrons to the front to deal with the German light ships, while Harden himself would command seven light cruisers on the light cruiser Arethusa two nautical miles behind to deal with the Drake cruisers, while the light cruiser Adventure and the 7st Destroyer Squadron led by Colonel David would be responsible for outflanking and annihilating the Drake fleet.

Liam's First Battlecruiser Squadron was arrayed at the end, a full twenty nautical miles away from Harden's attack fleet.

"This is an insult to me. The battlecruiser is actually ranked behind some little idiots!" Liam roared angrily in the command room.

"General, the adults have their considerations!" Alex advised.

"They are just afraid of losses! Am I a very impulsive person? If we don't use the power of the battlecruiser, what is the point of the battlecruiser?"

"Your bravery is known to all Talen people, but if you are hit by a Drakk torpedo, the battlecruiser will also be seriously damaged. Now our strength is not much different, and sinking even one battlecruiser will be a heavy loss!"

"Yes, the Drake submarines are really powerful! The navy is also divided, and many people prefer to blockade the Drakes and wear them down bit by bit."

"I think this is a good idea. Right now the slipway is full of warships being rushed to completion. With more time, our strength will be even stronger!"

"I know that, but the Royal Navy should not be so negative. If the Royal Navy's century-old pride is trampled underfoot like this, then this will be the beginning of the Royal Navy's decline!"

"General, be careful what you say."

"Nothing, just complaining! Let's see how Harden performs this big show!"

This arrangement made Liam very dissatisfied. He really wanted to have another fight with Leo. He was very unwilling to let Leo run away last time.

But an order is an order, after all, it was the unanimous request of Prime Minister Hawke's, First Sea Lord Fisher, Admiral Jellicoe, Commander of the Grand Fleet, and Vice Admiral Harden, Commander of the Assault Fleet.

They were afraid that Liam would make a rash move and risk a sudden advance, causing further losses to the 3st Battlecruiser Squadron. The sinking of three battlecruisers from Sturdee's fleet had broken the hearts of the entire Royal Navy, and they would not allow any more battlecruisers to sink easily.

At 5:15, three Talen submarines, led by Vickers, who was eager to make a contribution, advanced deep into the Heligoland Bay.

Victor, who proposed the attack plan, did not originally intend to lead the submarine himself to lure the Drakes. He wanted to command the battle on the Arethusa with Harden. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister forced him to lead the team himself on the grounds that he was familiar with submarine warfare. This made him very distressed. After all, the bait can be easily eaten.

The grief-stricken Commodore Victor led the submarine formation and rushed for 30 minutes. Finally, Heligoland Island could be seen in the periscope. During this journey, the submarine force did not encounter any Drakken ships, not even fishing boats. How could Commodore Victor lure the Drakkens into the trap?

"Oh my God, I thought this mission would be easier except it's a little dangerous. Now where can I find the Drake people?" Victor didn't want to go directly to the naval port to cause trouble.

In order to address the threat of submarines, the navies of Tarun and Drake both built defensive fences on important waterways and coastlines.

This kind of anti-fence is to build fences on the seabed of some sea areas, and then lay mines on the fences. When a submarine is sailing underwater, these anti-fences can trap the submarine. The trapped submarine has only two options. The first option is to surface by itself, but this approach is tantamount to exposing its specific location, which is easy to be discovered and sunk by enemy warships.

The second is to continue diving underwater, but this approach is more dangerous than the first one, because it requires the submarine to carefully avoid the mines placed on the anti-fence. Once the submarine accidentally touches the mine, it will detonate all the surrounding mines. When encountering this situation, the submarine will inevitably be doomed.

What's more, the closer to the naval port, the greater the danger. Victor wants to make a contribution, not to seek death.

Commodore Victor was sweating profusely in the submarine command cabin. He had to complete the mission as soon as possible. Returning empty-handed would make it impossible for him to gain a foothold in the Royal Navy.

Heligoland Bight is an important base of the Drake Empire's ocean fleet. It is heavily guarded and if things go wrong, everyone might die here!

Victor wanted to slap himself in the face. What was the point of showing off? It would be better to just go to work, drink tea, and go home after get off work. This made him nervous and hoped that a few Drake battleships would come to complete the task quickly.

In fact, not far from the Victor submarine formation, four destroyers of the Second Squadron of Drake's First Reconnaissance Fleet were returning to the port under the escort of the Gu Long cruiser. Due to heavy fog at sea, the two sides just passed each other and no one noticed each other.

"I can't wait any longer. Someone, come! Get up to the surface!"

"Sir, what are you doing?" The submarine captain didn't understand what Commodore Victor was going to do.

"What? I'm going to fire at Helgoland! If I can't kill those bastards, I'm going to scare them to death!"

“This…this…?” The captain was dumbfounded and speechless.

"Don't just stand there, follow the order!"

Victor looked at his watch, every second beating at his fragile heart. Time waits for no one, and the Harden Fleet and Liam's battlecruiser squadron can't wait for him forever.

The opportunity was fleeting, so he decided to use the small cannon on the submarine to fire directly at Heligoland.