Chapter 250: A Great Victory! (1500 votes)
"This naval battle, we can lose. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info However, this war, the British Empire cannot afford to lose! "David? Lieutenant General Betty, having figured this out, immediately gave the order to retreat.
Although, in this battle, they have already lost a lot of capital ships. However, it is better to be able to escape a few ships than to lose them all. At least, if their battlecruisers were bent on retreating, the German Navy would not have caught them so easily. However, the three 'Iron Duke-class' battleships in the other battlefield may not be able to escape. David? Vice Admiral Betty had no choice but to use waste and let them drag down the German Navy and create opportunities for the evacuation of other warships.
As soon as the order was given, the five remaining battle cruisers of the British Navy began to turn around, and then began to accelerate and sail southward at a rapid pace.
Such a move by the British surprised the German Navy, how could the British run away while fighting?
"What's going on? What are they going to do? Lieutenant General Hipperer was a little stunned.
"Damn, they shouldn't be trying to escape." Lieutenant General Shi Pei scolded.
"Run? They've already lost so many capital ships, does it make sense to run away now? Hipper's brow furrowed.
Indeed, in this battle, the British Navy suffered heavy losses, four 'King George V-class' battleships, three sunk and one heavily damaged. Nine battle cruisers, three sunk, one heavily damaged. In addition, one of the four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships has been sunk, and the remaining three seem to be unable to escape. With such a big loss, why would they still think of retreating?
"Will there be any deception in this, or rather, the British have capital ships again. So, they want to lure us south and throw ourselves into the net? Lieutenant General Hipper asked.
"It's possible, but I don't think it's likely. This time, the British had already dispatched nine battlecruisers and eight battleships, which was already all the battleships that the British were able to draw from. If other warships are transferred, unless they don't want to continue the blockade of the North Sea. It is estimated that the British were frightened by the huge losses and did not dare to fight any further. Lieutenant General Spee said.
Lieutenant General Hipperr nodded, agreeing with Lieutenant General Spee's view.
"Shall we pursue then?" Watching the five battlecruisers of the British slip away like this, Vice Admiral Hipper was a little unwilling.
"Forget it, the British are bent on escaping, and we can't catch up." Lieutenant General Spee shook his head. Although the speed of the two sides was comparable, it was almost impossible to intercept the British, who were bent on escaping.
"Let's go and help General Scheer and get rid of the three remaining 'Iron Duke-class' battleships of the British as soon as possible." Lieutenant General Spee said,
The German Navy's broken fleet, immediately rushed to and Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer converged, ready to eat the three remaining 'Iron Duke-class' battleships of the British Navy first. In this naval battle, they sank seven battleships and three battlecruisers of the British Navy. Such results are already very fruitful.
On the battleship 'Iron Duke', Rear Admiral Robertson was scolding his mother.
"Damn, Betty's coward, he abandoned us and ran away on his own. He should be sent to a military court for such an act! "Major General Robertson: For Davy? Lieutenant General Betty asked him to break off the rear and hold back the Germans' orders, which he resisted very much. In his opinion, David? Lieutenant General Betty clearly ran away on his own and sent him to his death.
But what other option does he have than to carry out the order? Even if you want to run, you can't run! How could a battleship, with a maximum speed of only 21.25 knots and at the same time scarred, outrun the German battlecruisers? So, even if he doesn't want to stay, there's no way! Except for scolding David? Beyond a few words from Lieutenant General Betty, there was no other way.
Of course, he also had the option of surrendering to the Germans. However, this is undoubtedly a trampling on the honor of the Royal Navy for hundreds of years. If he dared to do that, his family would not be able to live in England. Therefore, Major General Robertson has no other choice but to fight to the death. At most, after the battleship sank, it was captured by the Germans.
At about the same time, Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer, who also received reports from Vice Admirals Hipper and Vice Admiral Spee, learned of the escape of the British battlecruisers.
"What a pity! How nice it would be if the British fought to the death! In that case, we can eat the few remaining battlecruisers they have. "Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer sighed.
As the commander of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, he certainly hoped that the German Navy would sink more British warships in this battle. In that case, the German navy would have an even greater advantage in future naval battles.
"The ships continue to shoot and finish out the three remaining battleships of the British!" Reinhart? Admiral Scheer ordered.
Since the British battlecruisers have run away, the remaining three 'Iron Duke-class' battleships can't be let go. If they were to be eaten, it would be a huge blow to the British Navy.
Knowing that they would die, the remaining three 'Iron Duke-class' battleships of the British Navy also performed very bravely, and they were still firing desperately in the face of a strong enemy. The reason why the British Royal Navy has been able to dominate the world's oceans for hundreds of years is not only because of its powerful warships, but also because of the desperate battles of these naval officers and sailors.
However, the efforts of these Royal Navy officers and men were still meaningless. Because the disparity in strength between the two sides is too great.
This was especially true after the arrival of five battle cruisers of the German Navy's broken fleet also joined the siege of them.
The battleship 'Ben Bau' was the first to be sunk, and ten minutes later, the battleship 'Marlborough' followed in his footsteps. The battleship "Iron Duke" was the last to be sunk.
Rear Admiral Robertson and other British naval commanders did not choose to sink with the ship, but boarded the lifeboat before the battleship sank, and were subsequently captured by the German navy.
This naval battle ended with a resounding victory for the German navy. The German Navy, at the cost of one battlecruiser, sank seven battleships and three battlecruisers of the British Navy, and additionally damaged one battleship and one battlecruiser.