The first to catch up with the capital ships of the British Navy was the Imperial Navy's battlecruiser Longfei. For battlecruisers, speed would have been their strong point. After the speed was increased to 26 knots, and in just over an hour, the battlecruiser 'Longfei' was already in a position almost parallel to the British Navy's 'Iron Duke'. Four twin 50-caliber 343-mm guns began shelling the battleship "Iron Duke". The battleship "Iron Duke" was also returning fire with five twin 45 times caliber 343 mm main guns.

At a distance of about eight thousand meters from the battlecruiser Longfei, the battleship Huaxia of the Imperial Navy was also pursuing the Iron Duke. However, from this angle, the 'Huaxia' battleship could only shoot with two triple 50-caliber 343-mm guns in the bow, which provided fire support to the 'Longfei' battlecruiser to a certain extent.

In the process of pursuing the capital ships of the British Navy, the battle cruisers of the Imperial Navy were the first to catch up with the opponent by virtue of their speed superiority, and then carried out heavy artillery bombardment to contain the opponent. Wait until the subsequent battleships catch up, and then cooperate with the battleships to strike at them. After all, the armor of a battlecruiser was relatively weak, and if it directly hit the enemy's battleship, it would often suffer.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the sea, the cannon roars. The British Navy broke out, although it made it take a little time for the Imperial Navy to catch up with them. However, on the whole, under the siege of the Imperial Navy, these capital ships of the British Navy still had no way to go up and no way to go down. In the end, there is only one result, and that is to be caught up by the Imperial Navy and then eliminated. Of course. If you have the option to surrender, you may be able to save a small life. However, for the proud Royal Navy, it is almost impossible to get them to surrender.

The fierce battle between the Imperial Navy's battleship 'Fuxi' and the British Navy's battleship 'War Weyware' continued. When the War Weary began to flee, the distance between the two sides was more than 14,000 kilometers. But. Now the distance between the two sides is approaching at a distance of only four kilometers per hour. In other words, after a maximum of three hours, the Imperial Navy's battleship Fuxi will be able to launch an artillery bombardment with full firepower from the lower left of the battleline of the war-weary. Unlike now, when only the two main guns in the bow can be used.

At the same time, when both sides are sailing at high speed, the battleship will be more bumpy. In such a situation, it will undoubtedly be more difficult to hit the opponent.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Two triple mounted 50x caliber 410 mm guns on the foredeck of the battleship 'Fuxi'. There is constant firing. However, because the battleship was at high speed, the accuracy dropped a lot, so that the impact point of the shells was relatively far.

"Commander, the British are bent on escaping, and it is not so easy for us to hit them! Or, let light cruisers and destroyers. Unleash a lightning strike. Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong proposed.

Marshal Cheng Biguang accepted this suggestion after a little hesitation. Though. Launching a lightning strike with light cruisers and destroyers carries certain risks. However, if the British battleship could have been sunk earlier, it would not have been worthless to take this risk.

After receiving the order for a lightning strike, two light cruisers and four destroyers of the Imperial Navy. Begin to speed up, and at their speed, it will only take half an hour to catch up with the battleship 'War-weary'. When the time comes, in front of the battleship 'War-weary' will strike him with a lightning strike. The battleship 'War-Weary' had no other way than to turn to evade. The Imperial Navy's battleship Fuxi, on the other hand, was able to turn around first and wait there for the battleship 'War-Weyware'. When the time comes, the distance between the two sides will be further narrowed. If you're lucky, you'll be able to hit and even sink the battleship 'War Weathiness' in one fell swoop.

On the battleship 'War Wey', Marshal David Beatty was also aware of the danger. It's just that now he can make very few countermeasures. As the flagship of the British Navy, the battleship "War Wey" is now accompanied by only one "C-class" light cruiser and one "R-class" destroyer.

"The Chinese are going to launch a lightning strike, order our light cruisers and destroyers, entangled, to stop the Chinese. In addition, all secondary artillery fire was ready to open fire and sink the Chinese light cruisers and destroyers. Marshal David Betty ordered.

"Yes, Marshal." Admiral Charles Madden nodded. However, in his opinion, this is clearly a senseless struggle.

In the face of a large-scale attack by the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy, the light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy, knowing that the enemy was outnumbered, still met them without hesitation. They need to sacrifice their own lives to buy time for the escape of the capital ship. It's just that even if they were able to cover the battleship 'War-Weary' once, what would the battleship 'War-Wey' do after they were sacrificed?

Facing the light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy rushing up, the commander of the lightning strike formation of the Imperial Navy immediately gave the order to sink the two light cruisers and destroyers first. Suddenly, a tragic fight began.

Although, the light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy were very heroic. But two fists are invincible to four hands, and in the face of the siege of the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy, the light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy simply could not hold out for many times. Ten minutes later, the two battleships were hit and burst into flames. After another ten minutes, the two battleships had already been sunk.

And these two light cruisers and destroyers only bought half an hour for the battleship 'War Wey'. For the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy, they only needed twenty minutes to catch up with this half-hour voyage.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

When the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy approached the battleship "Weary of War" at high speed, the battleship "Weary of War" counterattacked, in a vain attempt to destroy these light battleships that posed a serious threat to him with secondary guns. The light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy were also returning fire with the main guns in the bow. Although these main guns could not do much damage to the huge battleship 'War Weathiness', they were able to destroy its secondary guns and cover its own lightning strikes.

Two light cruisers and four destroyers. It was as if six assassins were armed with sharp weapons, approaching the battleship 'War-Weary' at high speed. In front of the battleship 'War Wey', a torpedo was fired three thousand meters away, and then quickly turned and fled.

Although, if you want to make sure of the hit. It's best to get closer to within two kilometers. However, the Imperial Navy's lightning strike was mainly aimed at forcing the 'War Weathiness' to turn around and create an opportunity for the Imperial Navy's battleship 'Fuxi'. Therefore, it is safest to launch a lightning strike while you can ensure your own safety.

Faced with a surging wave of torpedoes, the battleship 'War Wey' had to turn. And this made the distance between him and the Imperial Navy's battleship 'Fuxi' quickly closer. At the same time, the battleship 'Fuxi' was also able to use three triple main guns to bombard the battleship 'war-weary' at the same time.

After a fierce battle. At 11:45, the battleship 'Fuxi' of the Imperial Navy once again made a hit. This time the hit completely cut off the 'War Weathiness's escape path.

A 410 mm shell hit the stern of the battleship 'War Weyware', and after penetrating the stern armor, exploded inside the battleship. This time the explosion broke the propeller shaft. Suddenly. The speed of the battleship 'War Wey' began to drop sharply.

"Great, Commander." The speed of the War Weary is decreasing. They can't escape. Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong ordered excitedly.

"Send a clear-code telegram to the battleship 'War Weathiness' and tell them to surrender. We can give them what they deserve. Otherwise, we will unleash a lightning strike and sink them directly. Marshal Cheng Biguang ordered.

"Surrender? How is this possible? Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong was stunned.

"It's hard to say. In this naval battle, the Imperial Navy lost two capital ships. If you can capture some of the British's capital ships, it will be a compensation. Cheng Biguang said.

"As for the pride and pride of the British. In the face of death, there will always be people who can't hold on and choose to save their lives. Marshal Cheng Biguang continued.

Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong nodded, and then flew a clear telegram to the battleship 'War Wey'.

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, you want us to surrender? How is that possible! Even if there is no hope of escape. We're going to fight to the death. Marshal David Beatty said viciously.

However, when he looked at the others in the command tower, he could clearly see the desire to survive in their eyes.

At this moment, Marshal David Beatty couldn't help but be silent. After a while, he said, "Okay, you can choose for yourselves." However, I hope that you will not let the precious warships of the British Empire fall into the hands of the Chinese. ”

After Marshal David Beatty finished speaking, he went straight back to his cabin.

Two minutes later, a crisp gunshot rang out from the cabin. When the men from outside rushed in, they found Marshal David Beatty lying in a pool of blood.

Although General Charles Madden had expected this to be the result, this moment was still a little unbearable.

"Everybody go to the lifeboat, and then, open the sea valve!" Admiral Charles Madden finally fulfilled the last wish of Marshal David Beatty, and did not let the battleship "war-weary" fall into the hands of the Chinese Navy, and chose to sink itself. (To be continued.) )

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