The captain of the armored cruiser Kasuga, Shigekuni Sakamoto, was the commander of the Combined Fleet's armored cruiser formation. He received an order to lead a formation of armored cruisers and a formation of protective cruisers to eliminate the cruisers and destroyers of the German expeditionary fleet. Clear the way for the destroyers of the Combined Fleet to launch lightning strikes.

"The Germans had only 8 light cruisers and 21 destroyers. With the strength of our formations of armored cruisers and protective cruisers, there will be no problem at all to get rid of them! Sakamoto Shigekuni Daisa's face was confident. After all, armored cruisers and light cruisers are not of the same class at all. The main guns of armored cruisers, which could easily shred light cruisers. And the main guns of light cruisers can hardly cause fatal damage to armored cruisers. As for destroyers, then even more so.

"Order the formation, close the distance to 8,000 meters, and open fire!" Shigekuni Osa Sakamoto ordered.

"Hi, sir. But what about the protective cruiser formations? I'm afraid they'll need to get closer! "A staff officer made an opinion.

"Protect the cruiser formations, let them wait for a while. With our armored cruisers, it was enough to get rid of those small and medium-sized battleships of the Germans. "Sakamoto Shigekuni Daisa looked very confident.

Seeing this, the staff officer had no choice but to say no more.

"Fire!" With the order of the gunner, the 40-caliber 254-mm single guns and the twin 45-caliber 203-mm main guns of the Kasuga armored cruiser began to shell. In addition, seven 40x caliber 152-mm single-mount guns on the side also began to fire.

Seven other armored cruisers followed suit and launched an attack. 203-mm main gun and 152-mm secondary gun, began to pour shells.

Eight light cruisers of the German Navy, all armed with 150-mm guns, also began to return fire. Unlike the other plane, the German Navy in this time and space has a soft spot for triple guns. Therefore, even these light cruisers used three triple guns, not four twin guns in another time and space. At the same time, the ratio of the main gun has also been increased from 45 times the caliber to 50 times the caliber, in order to further improve the armor-piercing ability of the main gun.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The cruisers of the two sides fought fiercely, but the light cruisers of the German Navy were inherently at a disadvantage in the face of the armored cruisers of the island navy. This makes them suffer very much in the battle.

Fortunately, the battle cruiser's 5 150-mm secondary guns and 6 120-mm rapid-fire guns on the side were able to support them. Coupled with the main and secondary guns of the armored cruisers of the Navy of the island country, the rate of fire was far inferior to that of the German Navy. The two sides have come and gone, and they are almost comparable.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

Two 150-mm shells in quick succession hit the armored cruiser Kasuga. Even if its main armor is 150 mm thick, it is still a little difficult to withstand the 150 mm main gun fired by 50 times the caliber of the main gun. The superstructure, in particular, was easily penetrated and ignited a raging fire. Such an injury, although it is not a fatal injury for an armored cruiser with a displacement of more than 8,000 tons, will also cause them a lot of damage once the fire continues to spread.

"Yaga!" Sakamoto Shigekuni Daisa, after seeing such a situation, his teeth were about to be crushed. He never imagined that his eight armored cruisers would still not be able to gain an advantage against the eight light cruisers of the German Navy. In this case, how can this battle be fought!

The battle between the cruisers was undoubtedly more tragic. After all, capital ships generally have thick armor, and even if they are hit, they may not be able to penetrate the armor. But cruisers are different, the armor of the cruiser is very weak, and once hit, it is possible to penetrate it, causing considerable damage to the battleship.

"Boom!"

A 203-mm shell hit the bow of the cruiser Karlsruhe, and only 60 mm thick armor was in front of the 203-mm shell, no different from a papier-mâché shell, and it was pierced at once. After the shell exploded, in the compartment under the bow of the ship, a raging fire was caused.

Soon, more and more German cruisers were also hit. Although, during the battle, they also hit the armored cruisers of the island country's navy many times, and the armored cruisers they hit ignited a raging fire. However, it was never possible to sink those armored cruisers.

"General, our light cruisers are really a loss against the armored cruisers of the islanders." Major General Maofu said.

Lieutenant General Spee nodded, now he had to make a choice. Whether to deal with those capital ships of the island's navy first, or against their armored cruisers. If you choose to deal with the armored cruisers of the island country's navy, you will have to temporarily let go of the main ship of the island country's navy. However, if you choose to deal with the capital ships of the island country's navy first, then your own cruiser formation will definitely suffer heavy losses. If you don't do it, you will be sunk by the navy of the island country.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion was heard, and the light cruiser Karlsruhe was enveloped in smoke and fire. By the time the smoke had cleared, the light cruiser Karlsruhe had become tattered and began to sink rapidly.

"Damn! The ammunition depot of the Karlsruhe was hit. The armor of the light cruiser has never been able to withstand the 203 mm main gun! Major General Maugf sighed.

"This is the first ship we lost in this battle!" Lieutenant General Shi Pei's face was also dark and terrifying.

Originally, Vice Admiral Spee also hoped to defeat the island navy in this naval battle without losing a single battleship. However, the sinking of the light cruiser Karlsruhe completely dashed his hope. This made Lieutenant General Shi Pei very dissatisfied. However, Lieutenant General Spee knew that this was war. There will always be casualties in war, and it is almost impossible to achieve zero casualties.

"General, the islanders don't want to deal with our cruisers and destroyers first, do they?" Major General Maugf said suddenly.

Lieutenant General Shi Pei's mind also had a flash of inspiration. He suddenly realized that he seemed to be missing something.

"Damn, the islanders know that the capital ship is not our opponent, so they want to go sideways. They intend to finish off our cruisers and then our destroyers. Then they will be able to lay siege to our battle cruisers with a huge number of destroyers! Lieutenant General Spee said.

Major General Maofu's face also turned blue all of a sudden.