Thick black smoke rose from the chimneys of the three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers of the German Navy. The boiler began to be ventilated under strong pressure, hot steam entered the steam turbine, and the propeller began to spin wildly. The speed of the three battle cruisers began to increase.

Compared to the American battleships of the British fleet, as long as the speed of the fleet increased. Then the British fleet could only look at the ocean and sigh. The American battleships, although with strong firepower and thick armor. But speed has become its biggest shortcoming.

On the battleship 'Nevada', Vice Admiral Martin also spotted the German fleet retreating.

"General, the Germans are running away!"

"Damn, cowardly Germans. Where did their courage go? I'm going to run for my life. The 2nd Battleship Detachment, it must stop the Germans, we can't let them run! Lieutenant General Martin ordered.

"Yes, General."

Vice Admiral Martin wanted to eat all three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers in one bite. Now, it's just one of them. It would be a shame to watch the cooked duck fly away!

This time, the main target of the combined fleet was the German Navy's broken fleet. The fleet, led by Vice Admiral Martin, laid siege to the three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers of the German Navy. While eating these three battle cruisers, it also led out the other nine battle cruisers of the German Navy's broken fleet. John? The main force of the Combined Fleet led by Vice Admiral Jericho will act as the Yellow Sparrow and launch the final attack in an effort to destroy all the German Navy's broken fleet.

In this way, the combined fleet would have solved at least a third of the combat power of the German Navy. When facing the German Navy, their advantage will be further expanded. This will be very helpful for them to win this decisive battle at sea.

Therefore, Vice Admiral Martin absolutely did not allow the three 'Blucher-class' battle cruisers of the German Navy to slip away so easily.

As the speed increased, the German fleet gradually distanced itself from the British fleet. Although the British fleet was still in pursuit, constantly firing with the main guns, because the distance was too far, the accuracy of their shelling was very low, and the impact point was often more than 100 meters away.

"Damn the British, don't be arrogant now, when our main force arrives, you will be in good hands!" Rear Admiral Lübeck looked at the British fleet that was chasing after them, and said through gritted teeth. You know, the battlecruiser 'Blucher' has lost a third of its firepower, and after this naval battle, I am afraid that it will have to lie on the slipway for a while. This made Major General Lübeck very angry.

At this moment, the terrible siren sounded again.

"General, discover the British fleet. In front of us, six British battleships appeared! A staff officer said in horror.

"What? And six British battleships? Major General Lübeck's face suddenly turned pale.

"Damn, that's clearly the American warship, it's the 'Florida class', the 'Delaware class' and the 'South Carolina class'!" When Major General Lübeck put down his binoculars, his face was already dark, as if it were the bottom of a pot.

A whole 12 battleships, all of which are the main warships of the US Navy. However, now these battleships were flying the St. George flag. The other side actually dispatched 12 battleships to besiege them, which was undoubtedly very dangerous for the entire fleet. If not, they'll all be sunk here.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Six battleships, which appeared in front of the fleet, had already begun firing. One after another, the shells smashed on the surface of the sea, splashing high columns of water.

These six battleships of the British fleet managed to seize the T-shape, so that the German fleet was now facing extremely strong firepower from the British fleet. These six battleships were all armed with 305 mm guns. The Florida-class battleships and Delaware-class battleships were armed with five twin guns, and the South Carolina-class battleships were equipped with four twin guns. As a result, the German fleet was now subjected to a frantic attack of 56 305-mm guns.

The battlecruiser 'Blucher', which was at the head of the battle line, became the primary target of the British fleet.

Cannonballs rained down on the battlecruiser 'Blucher', making it feel as if it was in a storm.

"Order the ships, disband the formation, immediately turn to the south, throw off the British with speed, and withdraw from the battle!" Major General Lübeck ordered.

If they continued to move forward, they would only get closer and closer to the British fleet, and they would suffer more and more firepower. In such a situation, I can only temporarily avoid the edge and withdraw from the battle. The disbandment of the battle line was made in order to allow the two battle cruisers lined up in the rear of the line to turn earlier. Thus avoiding the fire of the British fleet.

As soon as Rear Admiral Lübeck's order was given, the German fleet reacted. The three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers immediately made a turn. Other small and medium-sized warships also turned around.

In the process of turning, it is undoubtedly the most dangerous. This would have made the ship's fragile side more vulnerable to being hit by the British fleet.

"Boom!"

A 305-mm shell hit the side of the battlecruiser 'Blucher' and blew off a 150-mm secondary gun.

Immediately afterwards, another shell hit the bow of the battlecruiser 'Blucher', blowing a large hole in the bow deck. Several sailors were killed on the spot.

In the next two minutes, the battleship 'Blucher' came under concentrated fire from the British fleet, and was hit more than ten times. Not only was the superstructure smashed to pieces and ignited a raging fire, but the steering gear in the stern was also knocked out and lost its ability to steer. At the same time, the sea water rushed into the stern of the ship in a frenzied manner.

Even if the German battleships were very resistant to strikes, they could not hold out under such a blow.

"To 'Feng?' Morality? The Tann and Leopold sent telegrams to keep them moving, to break out of the encirclement from the south, and then to make a detour back. Can't be caught by the British. We can't go anymore, we'll fight to the end! Major General Lübeck ordered.

The battleship 'Blucher' continued to fire until it sank because of too much water. More than 1,000 officers and men on board the battleship sank into the sea with the battleship, including Rear Admiral Lübeck, and none of them survived.