At this point in the war, Betty knew she had lost. After the sinking of the Lion, the German super-dreadnought will have the advantage, and in the case of the same number, the opponent can destroy a British battlecruiser in ten minutes, then in the case of four to three, the battle situation can only be one-sided! Through this battle, Betty realized that Hipper's fleet was stronger than herself in terms of firepower and protection, and the best way now was to evacuate immediately, turn in when the sinking loss was not large, and when entering a trap, don't keep thinking about turning over, how to get out as soon as possible is the most important thing. Fortunately, Fisher emphasized the speed of the battle cruiser back then, so that Betty could theoretically use the high speed to evacuate.

What is theoretically feasible may not be easy to use in practice, especially now, the auxiliary warships of the British Navy are entangled by the destroyers and light cruisers of the other side, and have not been able to disrupt the formation of the Hipper's fleet, and in the fierce confrontation, the destroyer fleets of both sides have lost a lot of blood or sunk in a short period of time, or have been beaten and lost their combat effectiveness...... But no matter how heroic and tenacious he is, he can't change the fate of cannon fodder. The fierce fighting between the two sides did not change the situation on the battlefield, and the artillery bombardment of the Hipper's fleet was still accurate and ruthless! …。

"The time has come for the Queen Mary." Looking at the Queen Mary, which had changed from the third ship to the second ship, Jason couldn't help but sigh, in one minute, 16 heavy guns could tilt more than ten tons of steel storm! Churchill once said in history that dreadnoughts are eggs with sledgehammers, and it is impossible to say what level the German ships were, but British battlecruisers can indeed be described as thinner than paper! This time the Germans were not so lucky, there was no place to hit the ammunition depot that could solve the problem at once. But as many as a dozen hits were enough to seriously injure the battleship!

Flames and smoke screens continued to rise from the hull of the Queen Mary, and huge fireballs and violent explosions continued to torment the battleship. The slender hull was the best target, and a single shell easily pierced through the main armor belt. The flames of destruction were brought into various critical departments such as engine rooms, boiler rooms, and motor rooms. The entire waterline has been beaten into a sieve by a dense rain of bullets. Seawater poured in from at least nine breaches, causing the ship to tilt severely.

The huge turret and superstructure also made a tooth-aching sound of metal cracking and collapsing under repeated blows, and of the 8 guns, 5 had been destroyed, and the other 3 guns were fighting back in vain, although from time to time a shell could hit the opposing battleship, but in addition to a ball of flames. Didn't do much of a difference. In a very short period of time, the German battleships were also hit repeatedly, but apart from causing a local fire or a hapless turret getting jammed, the other problems were not too big, probably the most problematic being the Von der Tannin and Blucher at the back of the line, which were surrounded by a dense barrage of 12-inch shells. The bow and stern light protection area was hit several times ..........

Betty's order was still a little late. It is not possible to save this precious super-dreadnought, if the Lion was stabbed to death with a single shot. Then the Queen Mary went through the most painful process, the British on the ship did everything they could to save the ship, they filled the other side with water to balance the hull, they filled the ammunition depot under the destroyed turret to prevent the ammunition depot from exploding, and the damage crew ran through the narrow passage to plug the breach as much as possible, but in the fierce German artillery fire and the raging water, it all seemed very futile!

The Queen Mary swerved its hull and tried to retreat in the direction of home, but sadly, this last hope was ended by two heavy artillery shells. A cannonball hit the stern steering gear, and a huge fireball blew the entire wheelhouse away. The entire battleship became uncontrollable, while another shell pierced the horizontal armor at the stern, exploding between the two rotating axes, and finally disabling the last two usable propellers, leaving the Queen Mary like a leopard with its limbs broken and scarred. It's not sinking, but the end is decided! …。

"Abandon the Queen Mary. Let's go! Betty glanced heartily at the Queen Mary, which had been beaten into a torch. This is the second super dreadnought he has lost, and the second super dreadnought destroyed by the British in the entire war, and he laughed at Thomas not long ago, but now, he really can't laugh! He was also the first British admiral to destroy the capital ship of the Central Powers, but what about himself? It's the loss of the first super dreadnought admiral, and it's two ships at a loss!. …。

"The British are gone?" Looking at the British Royal Navy avant-garde fleet that turned en masse and released smoke to escape, Hipper's heart was indescribably happy, they had now ushered in victory, he and his officers and men had witnessed the glory and glory of the German High Seas Fleet's fast fleet, but it was not enough, he wanted to leave more British battleships behind! The Blucher and the Von der Tann, in the rear of the fleet, were overwhelmed by almost double the projection volume in the previous engagement, and the hull was badly damaged, and the von der Tannin had been hit at least ten times by the 12-inch guns...... The bow was badly flooded, the maximum speed was only 21 knots, and the Blucher was not very good, and two turrets had been stuck in the previous engagement, and now only three main guns were left to use.

"Let the light cruisers launch torpedoes to solve the Queen Mary, and then cover the evacuation of the two dreadnoughts, and we continue the pursuit!" Looking at Betty's fleet, which was fleeing in disarray, and then at the two fast battleships behind him, which were no longer fit to fight and could not keep up with him, Hipperr ordered.

The British began to evacuate at full speed, and the remaining six capital ships headed west, while the dispatcher kept sending messages to Jericho to pick him up as soon as possible. And at this time, Jericho is still more than 2 hours away! Even taking into account that the two British fleets were walking opposite each other, for not an hour, Betty would never have seen Jericho's fleet!. …。

"Damn Betty, he's gambling with the fortunes of the British Empire! He should be court-martialed! Looking at the telegram in his hand, Jericho cursed loudly. For Betty, a general who was generally favored by Churchill and others. Jericho was patient with him, accommodating his usual words and ramming, and leaning as far as possible in the distribution of the fleet. Thomas took away 4 overseas collar class fast battleships, but at the same time Jericho may have given Betty the new Queen Elizabeth class fast battleship. Why can't this Betty wait and then act? Jericho couldn't figure it out.

But at this time. Jericho no longer had time to blame the other party for his rashness, he was now thinking about how to save this fleet, the speed of the main fleet had reached 21 knots, and it could not be higher. After some hesitation, Jericho ordered the light cruiser formation and the destroyer formation to quickly move forward to support Betty, even if they could not repel the Hipper's fleet, at least buy some time, right? Jericho said in his heart.

At this time, Betty's fleet successfully completed the turn. The two remaining super-dreadnoughts continued to retreat under the cover of smoke. The remaining Dreadnought battlecruisers were still within the range of German artillery because of their location and speed. "It's boring, let's go? Betty is no more than that. "Looking at Betty's fleet fleeing from the desert, Hipper was filled with the thrill of revenge, and the British were nothing more than that, their confidence and will were based on the yearning for history and the ......... of numerical superiority.

Although because of the angle and smoke interference. The accuracy of the Germans' shelling had deteriorated, but Hipper, a dreadnought that had served before the Russo-Chinese War, was known as the fastest capital ship of the year. But now, it can reach a maximum speed of 24 knots. In the previous encounter, he had been hit several times, one of which hit the bow of the ship and brought nearly 400 tons of seawater into it, and the Sedritz successfully caught the fleeing Indefatig, and then in three and a half volleys, two armor-piercing shells successfully hit the tail turret of the Indefatigable. The propellant and ammunition prevented by the rear of the turret were ignited, and a column of smoke more than 40 meters high completely exposed the Indefatigable, and even under the cover of smoke, the already badly damaged battlecruiser could still be found. And then be attacked by dense fire! …。

Once again, the remaining frigates of the British rushed up to save the avant-garde fleet, which was vital to the British Empire. At this time, the problem of the lack of frigates of the Germans was once again manifested, and the German fleet began to divide part of its fire to attack these trash fish, while dodging the torpedoes fired by the opposing side. Torpedoes staggered across the sea, and the German fleet had to walk in a zigzag ..........

The British charged to the death showed the Germans the pride and madness of the Royal Navy. In the final assault, two light cruisers were torn to shreds by the 350 main guns of the Moltke and Goeben...... One of the battleships was hit by an artillery shell at the ammunition depot when it finally rushed to a distance of 5 kilometers, and a violent explosion resounded throughout the battlefield, and hundreds of tons of debris were thrown into the sky. Raindrops of debris covered the surrounding warships indiscriminately, and even a hundred-ton torpedo boat was carried to the bottom of the sea because of the whirlpool formed when it sank. The bravery of the British auxiliary warships allowed Betty to reach a distance of about 4km. But all this is of little use to tirelessness.

The Indefatigable had already lost its combat effectiveness under heavy blows, and the 4 turrets turned into 4 burning iron boxes. The waterline on the entire warring side was riddled with holes. The ammunition depot has long been filled with seawater. So it can still float on the surface of the sea, and the final outcome has been determined, and it will be torpedoed like the Queen Mary. And as Hipper looked farther away, he suddenly noticed another fleet approaching at high speed next to Betty's fleet.

"This is not Jericho's main fleet." The captain of the Sydritz identified himself through a 12x telescope and said they were going too fast. It couldn't be a battleship ..........

"Let's go, today we have exceeded the task, we have destroyed almost half of the enemy ships." Hipper said a little unwillingly. Greed will be the deadliest in any situation, although he has 4 super dreadnoughts, but there are less than 6 auxiliary warships around to provide cover, and the opponent has at least more than 20 light cruisers and destroyers of various kinds. In this situation, there is obviously a certain risk of continuing to fight. Jericho didn't know when it would appear, and Hipper wasn't sure if there were any powerful Queen Elizabeth-class fast battleships in there, and if he was targeted, he would be miserable!

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