Flames mixed with debris swept across the ship over and over again, propelled by a powerful shockwave. The whole superstructure has been beaten, the scorching flames have swallowed everything they can touch, the British have done their best, they have flooded the ammunition depot and at the same time balanced the hull as much as possible, but in extreme conditions, everything they did was so futile, the Orion inevitably tilted, first 9 degrees, then 15 degrees, and finally sank violently, and the whole battleship crashed into the sea like a collapsed building, and the hull of more than 20,000 tons smashed into the sea, And then smashed all over the place under the violent impact! From the beginning of the Allied fleet to the sinking of the Iron Duke, it was only a quarter of an hour!

A quarter of an hour is not too long, but not too short. In the eyes of most people, it is the time to have a cup of tea or smoke a cigarette. But in the ever-changing battlefield, it is enough to change a lot of situations! Or that the time that Lin Yongsheng worked so hard to win was a quarter of an hour...... But in just such a short period of time, under the full attack of the Allied fleet, the Iron Duke has sunk, and the Emperor behind it has also been seriously injured!

"Your time is over, now it's my turn!" Shortly after the Orion sank, Betty's fleet was also engaged in battle, and under the cover of auxiliary warships, this fleet easily broke through the protection of the Allied auxiliary warships, and they rushed from the side like heavy cavalry to the Allied fast fleet. At this time, the British fleet completely abandoned its defenses and approached the Spey fleet at maximum speed, and because it began to concentrate on the Orion and the Emperor, it did not pay too much attention to Betty, and this mistake also allowed Betty to find an opportunity, 5 fast battleships spewed deadly tongues of fire at a very close distance, and one shell after another stabbed the opponent with a straight trajectory like a spear! . …。

Betty wants to get results as soon as possible. The two last of the two Revenge-class battleships were used to attack the Scharnhorst at the same time, while the remaining three ships each withstood one of the opposing capital ships. The vengeance-class formidable 15-inch cannon has finally come into full swing, and the deafening sound of the cannon declares its toughness! At a distance of less than 14 km, 16 15-inch naval guns aimed at the Scharnhorst, which was attacking the Emperor, whose turrets were almost entirely aimed at the Emperor. Exposed the weakness behind the turret to the opponent!

It's like a cheetah dealing with its prey and two lions suddenly come behind it, and by the time the Scharnhorst turns its turret to deal with these two behemoths, it's too late! A huge column of water and flames surrounded the flagship of the German Far East Fleet almost at the same moment, and the inclined armor could not block the attack of 15-inch cap-piercing shells at such a close distance. 871 kilograms of shells slammed into the heavy armor of the Scharnhorst like a battering ram. With a sound of cracking and steel twisting, a cannonball successfully burrowed into the Scharnhorst's amidships!

The shell destroyed everything it came along the way, and neither the armored bulkhead nor the pipelines and tunnels could organize the fatal blow. Finally, after reaching the boiler room, the fuse detonated more than 20 kilograms of explosives contained in the bomb body, countless fragments spread in the cabin in a radial manner, the pipeline was cut off, the boiler was destroyed, and white high-temperature and high-pressure steam and flames raged in the cabin together, and a dull explosion sound came from inside the hull. The entire battleship seemed to be shaking in the explosion. And that was just the beginning, as a succession of blows followed, and in less than five minutes, the Scharnhorst was hit seven times in a row, two of which were broken through the side chord. The two turrets in the bow of the ship were also hit, one of the turrets was stuck due to the violent vibration, while the other turret was broken through the side, and after the baptism of a storm of steel, the entire turret was destroyed, and not a single person inside came out alive! …………。

Fortunately, the other warships in Spee's fleet were not satisfied. When the two Revenge-class ships beat the Scharnhorst, the other warships also turned their guns and engaged in a battle with the nearby Allied fleet. Lin Yongsheng and Vice Admiral Spee's ship, the Julius Caesar, also aimed at the Canada, which was only 12km away from him! Boom! A shell exploded in front of the Caesar the Great's turret, which was more than 400 millimeters thick, and although the personnel inside the cannon were very poor, it was not penetrated, and the gun did not appear to be much damaged. It's just that the elevation angle can't be adjusted too high, but this doesn't matter at all in close combat. An almost straight trajectory doesn't require such a high elevation angle.

Nine 15-inch L45 naval guns attacked the Canada in the distance at a rate of fire of up to 2 rounds per minute. Before the smoke of the first shot had completely cleared, the second attack had already been launched, and the men and soldiers on the battleship were working tirelessly as if they were a single instrument, and now everyone was in a race against death. A second away may be the difference between life and death! Within 12km is too close. Even the Caesar the Great's 14-15-inch thick sloping armor is not guaranteed to withstand the attack! At this point, the gap in protection has been narrowed as much as possible...... The rest is up to who can hit the effective kill as soon as possible!. …。

Death flew over the fleet, and the Julius Caesar did not let it wait too long, and in less than 3 minutes of firefighting, a 15-cap armor-piercing shell successfully penetrated the turret part of the No. 2 turret of the Canadian, and with a violent impact, the shell was successfully sent into the ammunition hoisting shaft in the middle of the turret! And successfully destroyed a large number of ammo that was being promoted! Fire doors can keep flames out, but they don't prevent the ammunition in the hoisting shaft from igniting! This is the same as being shot in an ammunition depot, whether you can survive or not depends more on luck than anything else! A powerful explosion quickly spread from the area of the bullet.

One by one, the dragons managed to break through the various barriers and rush towards the surrounding cabins, and the fire doors in the turret were destroyed by a huge shockwave. Flames quickly rose from below and ran rampant through the turret. Another fire dragon also rushed down the hoisting shaft. However, after tearing open the fire door, they encountered an ammunition depot that had begun to fill with water, and the excellent quality and decisive action of the British saved them for the time being, and the fierce fire dragon was finally defeated by the sea, although it lost a turret, but it survived for the time being!

The two sides kept hitting each other with heavy hammers like knights in heavy armor, but fortunately, the Caesar the Great had a faster rate of fire, and the heavy armor on its body was strong enough, and the protection of the 15-inch inclined armor of the ammunition depot allowed it to successfully block the opponent's 2 attacks! One shell was ricocheted, leaving only a 6-inch-deep pit in it, while the other caused a certain amount of displacement of the armor plate. The problem is not very big, but its opponent is different, the inclined armor in the face of the attack of a fierce 15-inch armor-piercing shell has almost no effect, and at a distance of 10 km it is repeatedly penetrated! …。

Almost two shells hit the middle and rear of the Canada at the same time, and one exploded in the upper part of the power compartment, albeit blocked by horizontal armor. But the violent shaking caused some problems with some of the equipment, and another shell hit the engine room, and the engine was blown to pieces at high speed, and the Canada finally slowed down amid the dull sound of explosions and sharp metal breaking. And that's not all, the fire caused by multiple hits began to spread in the stern, even affecting the ammunition depot of the No. 3 turret, and the damage crew members who tried to save the ship were blown to pieces by shells that did not penetrate the hull. At such a close distance, all the main and secondary guns on both sides opened fire together, sweeping each other over and over again.

Julius Caesar was an improvement on the Canada, and together with the well-trained Chinese officers and soldiers, the Caesar won the bloody close combat of life and death, and a 15-inch shell successfully penetrated the ammunition depot under the No. 1 turret of the Canadian, and ignited the propellant in it. A loud bang came from the bow of the Canada, and a column of smoke hundreds of meters high rose into the air with a large amount of debris and flames, as if the end was coming! Countless debris and shattered hulls were thrown into the air and then fell to the surrounding sea. Several destroyers that were relatively close to each other were swept away by the terrifying storm, and debris ranging from a few kilograms to tens or hundreds of kilograms flew over, and even smashed a torpedo boat of several tens of tons into pieces! …………。

The mushroom cloud formed by the violent explosion was only a long time to disperse, the Canada was completely cut in two, the bow of the ship quickly sank into the water, and the stern was buried by the sea in a matter of minutes, and a huge whirlpool formed from the sea, so that the destroyers trying to save the survivors did not dare to step forward easily. But before Lin Yongsheng could appreciate his second result, a rain of bullets had already flown over! Just now, not long after the Julius Caesar had taken over the Canada, the two Revenge-class ships had already sunk the Scharnhorst...... The two most powerful samurai in the British Navy drew their swords and looked around in a daze, and the Julius Caesar, who had just eliminated the opponent, became their next enemy, and the two capital ships immediately mobilized 15-inch naval guns to attack the Julius Caesar!

"Immediately release smoke and evade the attack!" With Lin Yongsheng's order, the entire fleet began to pull out smoke screens, and the remaining destroyers and torpedo boats also rushed up, trying to provide cover for the fleet with their own lives. Lin Yongsheng knew that he couldn't fight now. Although both sides lost one capital ship. But it is clear that the remaining firepower is an absolute disadvantage on their side.

Although the Julius Caesar was strong enough, two main guns were also destroyed in the previous engagement, and a 14-inch shell hit one of the barrels of the No. 2 turret of the Julius Caesar, breaking it in two, while the other gun was temporarily unusable due to the shock. As for the other warships? Although everyone responded quickly, they all suffered a little loss at the beginning, and only 19 of the 27 guns of the remaining 3 battleships could be used. And Betty because of the role of the first move. The firepower of the Australia and the New Zealand is still relatively intact, and what is even more terrifying is that the 16 15-inch guns of the two revenge-class can be used, and the Scharnhorst did not inflict much damage to the other party until it died, and the firepower of the two Revenge was too fierce, depriving the Scharnhorst of its counterattack ability almost at the first time, and more importantly, the opponent's auxiliary warships also have an advantage! If you go down, you can only suffer yourself! …。

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