The 6 light cruisers under the command of Commodore Goodnow formed an arc cordon in front of the 3 battle cruisers, and half an hour earlier they received a telegram from reconnaissance planes confirming the approximate position of the German fleet, and 15 minutes later two J-1S seaplanes appeared in his field of vision and, in front of him, knocked down a British seaplane. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Turn left for 4 compass points, we need to take a closer look." The brigadier general ordered, and then six 5,000-ton light cruisers drew an arc on the sea and headed in the general direction of the Hipper's fleet. At this time, the Hipper's fleet also received a telegram from the seaplane, and at the same time as the Scheer fleet was informed, 3 battle cruisers quickly rushed forward.

If someone opens the perspective of God at this time, it can be found that at this time the two fleets are approaching at a high speed of more than 50 knots relative to each other, and the Germans are trying to take out this detachment of British light cruisers that are coming out, while the British are trying to pass through the interception of the German battlecruisers and see what is behind.

"The other party is very experienced." Look at the British light cruisers that have regained from their own course at a large angle. Hipper couldn't help but give a thumbs up to the other party, the British light cruiser detachment did not go straight to the German battlecruiser, that was looking for death, but chose an angle with the German fleet route at an angle of 70 degrees, if you charge from this angle, the speed change rate between the two sides is very large, so the long-range firepower advantage of the German battlecruiser is limited. However, Major General Goodnow's ability did not stop there, when the two sides approached 15 kilometers, the change was abrupt!

The flagship of the British, Southampton, quickly turned in the rain of bullets from the German fleet, and at the same time released a smoke screen, and before the smoke screen covered the entire British fleet, the Birmingham and Nottingham also followed, and fled in the opposite direction under the cover of the smoke screen, at this time, they were only 12 kilometers away from the Hipper fleet, and they were not hit at this time, in addition to the poor shooting conditions, luck was also an important factor, of course, the British could not expect their luck to be good all the time!

The three German battlecruisers did not give up, and the Cedritz and the von der Tann, guided by two seaplanes, continued to fire at the departing British light cruisers. The De Fllinger, at the end of the queue, quietly left the fleet. And the German light cruisers, which were originally following the battlecruisers, also adjusted their routes.

"Interesting. Playing with my heart's eye? Looking at the smoke screen behind his side that was gradually blown away by the thick smoke, Hipper sneered.

When the smoke gradually dissipated, suddenly three figures rushed out from under the cover of the smoke! Goodnow had six light cruisers, three of which had moved in, but three had been hovering under the smoke screen. The three light cruisers, led by the Dublin, Fearless and Champion, suddenly rushed over after the German fleet had sailed in front of them!

Goodnow's idea is very good, he will definitely not be able to rush through directly, even if three battle cruisers can't defeat 6 light cruisers for a while, but the Germans are followed by a light cruiser detachment, according to the lessons learned from the last naval battle, the 175MM turret gun equipped with the German light cruiser is very deadly for the British light cruiser, so the hard rush has no future. He could only use a few cruisers to attract the attention of the other party first, while releasing smoke to cover the other three cruisers waiting for the opportunity to pass through the opponent's interception. Unfortunately, however, his idea was spotted. At this moment, the K-1S seaplane, which was always hovering in the sky of the British fleet, was the first to notice the mistake, and after informing Jericho of this situation, it was doomed to a tragedy for the British!

The smoke screen not only blocked the other side's view, but also their own, and the Deflinger and the other 4 German light cruisers had already arranged a pocket waiting for the British to rush out!

As soon as the Dublin burst out of the smoke, it was surrounded by a dense column of water! His luck was very bad, as soon as he came out, he crashed into the muzzle of the Deflinger, and the light cruiser was only 8 kilometers away from the Deflinger at this time! THE 8 350MM GUNS THAT WERE FLATTENED DIDN'T EVEN USE A CORRECTIVE FIRE, AND THEY HIT THE TARGET IN THE FIRST ROUND, AND IN THE SECOND ROUND, TWO 350MM SHELLS LANDED ON THE SLENDER HULL OF THE DUBLIN!

The first shot hit the bow of the ship, directly blasting a 6-inch gun into the air, and at the same time missing a piece of the front of the hull! It's like being bitten off by a shark! The violent explosion tore a large hole of several meters in the bow of the ship, and in a matter of minutes hundreds of tons of seawater poured in. And another shell hit the bridge of this cruiser! This cannon directly cut half of the bridge off the hull, and most of the command group was almost reimbursed by this gun. By now, the end of the light cruiser has been determined.

The Fearless was the second to be killed, and as soon as it came out, it was targeted by 3 German light cruisers! IN AN INSTANT, MORE THAN 10 175MM GUNS DELIVERED MORE THAN 2 TONS OF SHELLS TO THE POOR BRITISH CRUISER IN LESS THAN 1 MINUTE! HUGE FIREBALLS ERUPTED ONE AFTER ANOTHER FROM THE HULL OF THE WUXUAN, AND THE FLAMES AND DEBRIS HIT THE ALREADY FRAGILE HULL, BLOWING UP ONE COMPARTMENT AFTER ANOTHER, AND THE 3-INCH ARMOR BELT WAS LIKE PAPER PASTE IN FRONT OF THE 175MM ARMOR-PIERCING BULLET.

The entire engagement lasted more than ten minutes, and the Fearless was finally completely sent to the bottom of the sea by two torpedoes after losing its ability to move. The next light cruiser, the Champion, was very lucky. It was just that it was stared at by 1 German light cruiser, and after realizing that the situation was not good, it immediately turned around and fled, received a few shells, and the losses were not very large. Finally slipped away before the other German battleships could react. This is just a small test between the two sides. While De Fringer and the subsequent light cruisers were dealing with the British, the Cedritz and Blucher met Hood's battlecruisers.

"It's the German battle cruisers!" An officer pointed to the German battlecruiser that appeared at sea level in the distance.

"Two ships, it's a bit of a trouble." Hood looked at his opponent in the distance, and looked back at his three battlecruisers. IN MY HEART, IT'S CALLED A BOTTOMLESS, THE OTHER PARTY IS 8 DOORS 350MM, 9 DOORS 305MM. In terms of defense, he is several notches higher than himself. ON HIS SIDE, THEORETICALLY, 24 305MM GUNS. In fact, due to the poor turret layout, there are usually only 18 main guns that can be used.

"Commodore Goodnow sent a telegram that the Germans had another battle cruiser to arrive soon." An officer said.

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