Chapter 604: Retreat

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The sound of cannon on the sea was like thunder. The shells kept falling into the sea, and the violent explosions splashed up columns of skyrocketing water, as if the sea area had boiled.

The fierce battle between the German fleet and the British fleet has entered a high tide. The attacks on both sides were very fierce. It can be said that he has gambled on life and death.

Naturally, the British Navy wanted to take revenge by defeating the German Navy, and then turn the tide of the war so that Britain would win, or not lose so badly. The German Navy, on the other hand, also wanted to defend the fruits of the upcoming victory, and did not want to lose the war.

In the northwest of the island of Ireland, a large fleet is sailing southwest. This fleet is very large, with more than 20 capital ships. Their nationality can be easily identified from the flags flown by these warships. These ships were all from the British, French, and Italian kingdoms.

The flagship was the battleship 'Revenge' of the British Navy. Although in the last decisive battle with the German Navy, it was almost sunk. But with better luck, he escaped the pursuit of the German Navy and returned to Scarpa Bay. After that, the British Navy mobilized a lot of resources and worked overtime to carry out repairs. Finally, at the beginning of this decisive battle, it regained its combat effectiveness.

On the bridge of the battleship 'Revenge', John? Admiral Jericho, David? Lieutenant General Betty, Admiral Lame, and Admiral Paul are all there. They are all at the highest level of the Combined Fleet. In order to coordinate and command the fleet, this time both sides did their best.

"General Martin and the Germans, they're already fighting. With their strength, it should not be a problem to get rid of the three battle cruisers of the Germans. I think that by this time the Germans should be in a hurry, a large number of battleships are on their way. We can take advantage of this opportunity to eat the main fleet of the Germans little by little, and then defeat the Germans in the final decisive battle! "John? Admiral Jericho said with a smile. It was as if everything was already under his control.

"General Martin they have 12 battleships, and against the Germans three battlecruisers, it will naturally not be a problem. If we can deal with the remaining nine battlecruisers of the Germans in the ensuing battle. Well, we've won this battle! Admiral Lame said excitedly.

As a French admiral, France is now on the verge of survival. If the Combined Fleet could defeat the German Navy, it would be able to pull France back from the brink of life and death.

"General Martin, the odds are really good. However, if the Germans escaped, it would not be easy to sink them. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said with some concern. After all, the speed of a battlecruiser is much faster than that of a battleship.

John? Admiral Jericho nodded: "General Martin will definitely outflank." Let's hope he wins! May God bless the Entente! ”

"God bless the Entente!" All prayed to God.

The fierce fighting continued, and the new tactics adopted by the German Navy seemed to have worked wonders.

The battlecruiser "Leopold" successfully hit the battleship "Arkansas" of the British fleet. The battleship "Arkansas" was the second ship of the "Wyoming-class" battleships, and its defense was the same as that of the "Wyoming". Its armor was too weak to withstand the 305 mm shells fired from the 50 times the caliber of the main gun.

The shell hit the bow of the battleship Arkansas, knocking the No. 2 main turret off. At the same time, the No. 2 main turret smashed into the No. 1 main turret, so that the No. 1 main turret was also severely damaged and could no longer fire. Such losses directly lost half of the firepower of the battleship "Arkansas".

"Hell!" Seeing such a situation, Lieutenant General Martin couldn't help but curse secretly. They clearly had an absolute superiority and were in danger of beating the battleship 'Blucher' of the German Navy. But the German Navy seemed to be favored by God, and the shells that kept falling could never get hits, as if they were blowing up fish, and these shells were wasted in vain.

"Oh God! Why can't you hit the battleships of the Germans? "Lieutenant General Martin was very anxious.

The officers were silent, and they didn't know how to explain it to Lieutenant General Martin.

"Where is the 2nd Battleship Detachment?" Lieutenant General Martin asked.

Since he was unable to hit the battleships of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Martin could only pin his hopes on the 2nd Battleship Detachment. The six battleships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment would have an even greater advantage if they could join the battlefield. Vice Admiral Martin believed that by that time they would be able to sink all three battlecruisers of the German Navy.

"General, the 2nd Battleship Detachment is about to arrive. At most, there are still ten minutes left, and you can join the battle. ”

"Very well, send a telegram to the 2nd battleship detachment and let them seize the T-prefix. Then, fire hard at me, and be sure to sink those battlecruisers of the Germans! Lieutenant General Martin ordered.

"Yes, General."

The German Navy's battlecruiser 'Blucher', which has become a cannonball magnet. The four battleships of the British fleet fired frantically at it. A large number of falling shells can hit at any time. This made the German naval officers and men on the battleship very nervous.

"General, General Spee told them that he is leading the main force of the Broken Fleet to the south, and asks us to go north immediately to join him." An officer reported.

Rear Admiral Lübeck hesitated a little, and then gave the order to speed up and disengage from the British fleet.

"Damn the British, wait until we meet up with the main forces, and then settle accounts with them! Order the fleet, go full speed and prepare for the evacuation! Major General Lübeck ordered.

If they continue to resist, their chances of victory are really not good. When the time comes, with a bit of luck, maybe one or two battleships of the British fleet can be sunk. But in the same way, these three battlecruisers of theirs will probably have to be silent here. In that case, it would be too cost-effective. When they converged with the main force of the Broken Fleet and assembled 12 battle cruisers, they would have enough strength to confront the British fleet, and even be able to take advantage. After all, the 'Blucher-class' battlecruiser was the first of the twelve battle cruisers of the German Navy's four classes, and it was also the first class with the worst overall combat power, and the other three classes were nine, and the first class was stronger than the first.