"The main fleet of the British came at an inopportune time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Even if they come half an hour late, we can sink the battlecruiser "Tiger". "On the battlecruiser 'Mackensen', Vice Admiral Hipper's tone was full of regret.

Of course, it can also be understood that he is simply cheap and obedient. So far, the six battle cruisers of his 1st Battle Cruiser Detachment have suffered some injuries, but they are all minor injuries and have not had any impact on their combat effectiveness. On the other hand, the British Navy's battle cruiser detachment suffered heavy losses, and except for the battlecruiser 'Tiger', all the others were sunk. Even the battlecruiser "Tiger" took several shells. Of the four twin 343-mm guns, two were knocked out, leaving only half of the firepower.

"Report to the flagship right away, and then, start retreating!" Lieutenant General Hipper ordered.

Although, the six battle cruisers of the 1st battle cruiser detachment, were strong. But Vice Admiral Hipper was not stupid enough to use six battlecruisers to smash the more than twenty battleships of the British Navy. Not to mention the fact that there are six 'Vengeance-class' battleships among them. The 'Vengeance-class' battleships are also equipped with 381 mm guns, and sacrifice a little speed to improve their armor, and their combat effectiveness is more powerful than that of the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships. Even the 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers would not be able to take much advantage of it. Lieutenant General Hippel is a smart man, so naturally he would not do such a stupid thing.

The 1st battle cruiser detachment of the German Navy, began to retreat. As soon as the battlecruisers began to accelerate, the main fleet of the British Navy simply could not catch up. Most of the battleships, which are the main force of the Royal Navy, only have a speed of 20 or 21 knots, so how can they catch up with those battlecruisers? The rest of the cruisers and destroyers were able to catch up. But those small and medium-sized warships chased after them, did they go to die?

Under such circumstances, the main fleet of the British Royal Navy could only watch the 1st Battleship Detachment of the German Navy swagger away. They don't have anything to do about it.

Immediately, David? Vice Admiral Betty's face was grim-faced and he rode the transport boat to the battleship 'Revenge'.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Commander, but I lost." David? Lieutenant General Betty looked ashamed.

For the third time in this war, he was defeated by the Germans. This made him very proud and guilty.

"Alas, General Betty. Not because of you, but because the Germans are too strong. I now wonder whether we are right or wrong to fight this decisive battle with the Germans. But now, we have no choice but to fight this battle as best we can. May God bless us and win! "John? Admiral Jericho sighed.

David? Lieutenant General Betty nodded: "General, what should we do now?" The battle cruiser detachment was completely annihilated. The battle cruiser 'Tiger' was so badly damaged that it could not continue the fight at all, and had to return to the shipyard for repairs. Otherwise, I am afraid that there is a danger of sinking. On the side of the 2nd battleship detachment, the situation was also very unoptimistic. The 'Barham' had already been sunk, and the remaining 'Queen Elizabeth' and 'Malaya' were also in danger under the siege of the Germans. ”

"Let the Tiger withdraw to Scarpa Bay. The fleet continued south, preparing to meet the 2nd Battleship Detachment, allowing General Benjamin to hold on. I think that the main fleet of the Germans should have known that we had arrived. So, let's get ready for a decisive battle with them. May God bless the British Empire, even if it cannot defeat the Germans in this battle, at least it will cost them a large enough price. "John? Admiral Jericho said.

"That's all there is to it now!" David? Lieutenant General Betty looked frustrated.

However, the main fleet of the British Navy was still not able to successfully meet the 2nd Battleship Detachment. When they arrived, the 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment of the German Navy had just departed. At the last moment, they sank the battleship "Malaya" and severely damaged the battleship "Queen Elizabeth". Although, the failure to sink the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' made Vice Admiral Spee very sorry. However, he did not want to engage in a fierce battle with the main force of the British Navy in order to sink the battleship "Queen Elizabeth". What's more, the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' was also heavily damaged, at least in this battle, it did not play a role.

John? Admiral Jericho and David? Vice Admiral Betty looked at the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" as if she had been ravaged by a wicked man, and wanted to cry without tears.

There is no doubt that in this decisive battle at sea, the British Navy fought very badly in the early stages. By this time, they had five battlecruisers and two battleships sunk, and another battlecruiser and one battleship had lost their combat effectiveness. This is almost equivalent to the loss of a third of the combat effectiveness. And their enemy, the German Navy, did not lose anything. This also made the British Navy's disadvantage in this war even more obvious.

The 1st and 2nd Battle Cruiser Detachments of the German Navy converged, and twelve battle cruisers were undoubtedly a very formidable force. However, they did not immediately rush to a decisive battle with the main fleet of the British Navy, but waited for the arrival of their own main fleet. When the 24 battleships of the German Navy arrived, it was a good opportunity to really fight the British Navy and eat them in one bite.

However, at this time, Reinhardt, who had not yet arrived on the battlefield? Admiral Scheer had already given the order to attack one step ahead. It was not the battleship units or battlecruiser units of the German Navy that carried out the attack, but the aircraft carrier formations that were hundreds of kilometers away from the battlefield.

A hundred kilometers east of the battlefield, two aircraft carriers of the German Navy, were sailing at a speed of 10 knots. On the deck, one fighter plane after another has completed preparations for takeoff.

Field Marshal Prince Heinrich, commander of the German Navy's aircraft carrier formation, was on the bridge, looking at the planes with satisfaction.

"Your Excellency Marshal, Your Excellency the Commander ordered us to attack." An officer reported.

"Then order the carrier-based aircraft to take off! Tell our pilots that this is the first time we have participated in actual combat, and let them all perform well and play the majesty of the aircraft carrier force! Marshal Prince Heinrich ordered.