The battleship "Ocean", which was at the forefront of the West Francian fleet, concentrated all its firepower on the "Qilian Mountain", showing the good training level of the royal navy, and directly hit the imperial flagship in two consecutive rounds of salvos. Its 15-inch heavy armor-piercing projectile, weighing more than 1 ton, chiseled through the side armor of the "Qilianshan" about 10 meters from the rear of the rear bridge. This was followed by a violent explosion in the steering room.

The battleship "Qilianshan" is worthy of being the pinnacle of the imperial shipbuilding industry, this capital ship that integrates the most advanced design concepts, manufacturing processes, equipment and technology of the empire, fully inherits the super strong defense of the imperial surface ships, and its thick armor and strictly subdivided watertight compartment design give it extraordinary vitality. Although he was hit by more than a dozen large-caliber armor-piercing bullets, he looked covered in bruises and bruises all over his body, and his whole body was full of fire. But its heavily armored core is still functional, and the four 410 mm main turrets are still formidable.

As the two fleets were separated by moving in opposite directions, it was clear that the battle would not end there. At least judging by the attitude of the commanders of the two armies, neither side has yet intended to withdraw from this duel. Under Chen Shiying's command, the Imperial fleet began to turn to the right as a whole, and the West Frankish fleet quickly made the same maneuver, so the distance between the two sides did not widen further. At the same time, artillery fire from both sides continues to pose a substantial threat to the other side.

"General, General Tang Jinchao's telegram, he is asking about our specific location." Admiral Chen Shiying, who was in the command tower of the "Qilianshan" under heavy armor, could only judge the enemy's situation through the reports in the radio communication room, and after the upper part of the bridge of the "Qilianshan" was destroyed, the radio signals it sent increased significantly, and it was obvious that Vice Admiral Tang Jinchao, who was hurrying here, was a little worried about the situation of his own fleet.

"Where are they now?" Chen Shiying glanced at Captain Liu Tangtang who was standing aside, and the captain who had been silent was obviously relaxed after hearing the news of Tang Jinchao's fleet.

"13.22 West, 65.17 N! Sir! The navigator marked the location of Tang Jinchao's fleet on the map, which was about 45 nautical miles away from Vopna Bay, which meant that if it was at full speed, Tang Jinchao's support fleet would be able to reach the battlefield in an hour and a half.

"Tell him to block the exit to Vopner Bay, and we're going to leave all the damned West Franconians here!" Chen Shiying stretched out his index finger and pointed twice on the chart, and resolutely said that if the main fleet of West Francia could be severely damaged here, it would undoubtedly severely damage the confidence of the West Frankish people to continue to resist.

No one thought that this night battle at sea would turn into a fierce battle at sea.

This fierce naval artillery battle had lasted for an hour and a half, and the British and German fleets were now in a different direction from when the artillery battle began.

The two "Qilianshan" class battleships suffered the most shells, and the yellow flames burned on the deck of the warship, and through the light of the fire, you could see a thick column of smoke soaring into the sky. The "Songshan" and "Taishan" were also covered with bruises, and the superstructure was in shambles.

The West Frankish fleet had already learned that Tang Jinchao's fleet was rushing to reinforce and was frantically breaking through, while the Imperial fleet was doing its best to stop them.

Rear Admiral Lim Tai-chuen watched with some gloom as his battleship suffered a catastrophe in the last fifteen minutes of the battle—the warship spun around on the sea, and the two green torpedo wakes on the surface of the searchlight disappeared and then emerged from the water.

Two torpedoes, like black fishes, flashed under the starboard side of the warship, all of which Lin Taiquan, who was standing on the bridge, could see clearly. A chaotic shout rang out around him: Oh my God, it's going to hit!

Lin Taiquan reached out and grabbed the bulwark, and with two loud bangs, there was a violent shaking like an earthquake......

A firelight! The dark night sky suddenly became as bright as day.

Lim Taiquan was so shocked that he fell to the ground, and then he struggled to his feet in pain.

The whole hull of the ship staggered and staggered like a derailed train. To make matters worse, the hull suddenly began to tilt to the right, which was worse than the flames rushing onto the ship's side. It's just that in a matter of minutes, the hull of the ship has been tilted at least ten degrees, and God knows what a hole those two torpedoes blew up on the starboard side!

"Listen, I'm the captain." He rushed into the command room, grabbed the microphone, and "filled the ammunition depot of the third turret and the 4th and 6th compartments on the port side!" And again, fill the ammunition depot of the third turret and the two compartments 4 and 6 on the port side! Back! ”

The telephone herald shouted loudly, orders had been heard and were being carried out.

The artillery battle continued, and the "Songshan", which had lost more than half of its power, had fallen behind, and the deck was still shaking. The battleship faltered as if it had hit a reef, and the entire rear of the warship burned with blazing fire, illuminating the surrounding waters orange and red in the dark night.

"Left full rudder!" The warship was badly damaged, already two propellers had completely stopped turning, only one boiler was still working, the power system was out of order, and the pumping machine pumped water much slower than it was ingress water. The warship is slowly sinking, but only 5 nautical miles from the coast, and it is worth the attempt to let the warship run aground on the beach.

Another explosion!

The whole warship shook violently, and at the rear bridge of the warship, a thick and black oil oil bubbled out near the No. 3 turret, like an erupting oil well. The column of oil poured down the rear bridge and deck like a torrential rain, and a sticky rain fell around the third turret. Flames rose along the fuel-soaked rear bridge, and under the smoke-filled sky, the entire warship resembled a bright tower of fire.

Firefighters were spraying jets of water on the burning area, and the crews were dragging light fire trucks and hoses around on the slippery deck, and their figures could be seen moving in the glare of fire, and the glittering water jets stirred up clouds of orange steam.

At this time, the short-range radio intercom on the ship rang, "Sir, General Chen Shiying wants to talk to you!" The communications staff officer standing on the side shouted to Lin Taiquan.

Lin Taiquan returned to the command room and picked up the microphone, "Hey, Lao Lin, are you?" "The fleet commanders don't care about the rules and procedures of communication, Admiral Chen Shiying directly called Lin Taiquan's surname.

"Yes, sir!" Lin Taiquan said.

It seems that the warship has been sinking and its speed is decreasing......