The Melbourne was finished, and the Sydney didn't have to jump for long, after the increasingly thin smoke screen of the smoke canister dissipated, a shell 350mm shell fired from the Gneisenau easily blew up the Sydney's steering gear, and the Sydney, which had lost most of its guns and power, simply chose to sink the battleship and transfer the crew on board. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoOriginally, the battle went on to this point, and the two sides fought politely and politely, if you surrendered, I won't fight you, and if your ship sinks, I will help you transfer personnel.

We are a navy, and most of the captains are nobles, so naturally they have to be different from those turtles in the army, and pay attention to chivalry. When the sound of the cannon gradually thinned out and the smoke gradually dissipated, the Swordfish attack ship took the initiative to step forward to help the Sydney evacuate the wounded, and the captain of the Swordfish also paid tribute to the captain of the Sydney, and expressed his sincere admiration for their ability to fight so far in such a disadvantaged situation.

If that were all there was to it, then this battle wouldn't be called a sea of blood! It is true that although there were quite a few casualties among the combatants of the navies of both sides, they were definitely not tragic. But the army turtles in Australia and New Zealand are different! In the case that their escort warships were killed by Super Dreadnought, and there were auxiliary cruisers hunting on the side, these dozens of troop carriers were completely chaotic, and once they were chaotic, they were prone to accidents!

What's even more unexpected is that it was Colonel Harris's telegram that directly caused the next chaos! -- Swift passage through the strait! Where is this telegram to let these ships escape, it is simply to send them to death! After all, the British did not know the exit in front of them, so the Germans threw down 500 mines in a frenzy!

"The British transport ship is coming!" Listening to the hazy sound of cannons in the distance, and looking at the British convoy that was gradually becoming clear in front of him, Cuarón leisurely took out a cigar from the humidor, which was a high-grade cigar from Havana, and after cutting it with a cigar, Cuarón skillfully lit it for himself. The Nautilus's mission was to block the harbor on the other side, catch possible slip-ups, and be wary of the British fleet that might arrive from the direction of the Red Sea.

Boom! A British transport ship that was walking in front was suddenly cut in half by a column of water, and the explosion of the mine was really amazing, directly cutting the 6,000-ton merchant ship in half. Before the personnel above could react, the flames and whirlpools from the explosion carried 2,000 Australian soldiers to the bottom of the sea!

And while the sound of the explosion was still echoing on the sea, and the debris was gradually falling, the next action of the British fleet stunned Caron! The remaining British ships began to pass at an accelerated pace! It's as if you're ignoring the minefield ahead!

"I'll go! Transport ships rushing to minefields?! These crazy people! "Caron's eyes are straight! What followed was one of the bloodiest in the history of naval warfare, and within a minute, three huge fireballs rose from the entire British transport fleet! As if the end had come, columns of smoke and gunpowder from the explosion quickly spread across the narrow strait, filled with flames and struggling drowning people struggling in the blood-stained waters trying to hold onto a plank.

Broken corpses and dark red blood littered the sea, and in just one minute, at least 4,000 people were killed by the thunderstorm. And the immediate cause of this tragedy was all because of Harris's telegram demanding that the fleet quickly pass through the strait. When the first ship exploded, someone thought of a mine, but it was also possible that the shell was killed, and it was normal for the situation to be chaotic and misjudged. So the sinking of the first ship did not cause alarm. And the guard collapsed, and Harris's telegram ordering the fleet to quickly pass through the strait pushed the entire fleet into the abyss!

Some of the ships rushed forward in a panic, and then struck a thunderbolt again, accompanied by every shining fire and a column of water rising into the sky, indicating the disappearance of hundreds of lives from the earth, such a tragedy made Cuaron a little unbearable, after all, soldiers are not butchers. After a moment's hesitation, Caron ordered the Nautilus's flag bearer to signal that there were mines ahead, and to warn the British with a clear telegram.

"There is a mine array ahead, don't pass, stop the ship, surrender, we guarantee your safety!" This telegram was sent several times, and even neutral merchant ships in the nearby waters received it. But in the chaotic narrow strait, the situation of the fleet did not improve much because of this telegram.

Ships don't stop with a single brake like a car, and after the chaos and fear caused by the merchant ship that strikes the mine in front of it, the whole fleet has been completely chaotic, order and reason have become a thing of the past, every ship tries to get out of this Shura field, and in the process, many ships have once again struck a mine, or tragically collided with other ships trying to dodge......

The sound of explosions from time to time from the sea made Cuarón's cigar-holding hand tremble, and he wanted to help the Anz crew on the other side who were already in trouble, but only if he didn't put himself in it! Of course, Caron has a breto and can find a safe route to pass through, but if the Nautilus enters at this time, can it be guaranteed that it will not be hit by the crazy Australian and New Zealand transport ship? So he could only inform Su Xiong of the situation, let him deal with it, and then continue to watch the show here!

With the passage of time, the whole strait became a purgatory of blood and fire, and the sea was stained red with blood, and the smoke, death and blood made many people lose their minds, and the recruits, who had never experienced a fight, eventually went crazy, and they jumped from their boats into the sea despite the dissuasion of the officers, the strait was not wide, and they thought that they could always run to the other side by virtue of their water nature.

However, it turns out that their too young, too simple Tucson breaks! Under the action of ocean currents, the debris of a ship floating on the surface of the sea, as well as the explosions that occur from time to time, are an absolute disaster for those who fall overboard! A piece of wood could be a savior, or it could be a heavy hammer, and many people just jumped into the water before the rushing plank shattered their skulls. Even the hurried transport ship became a harvester of life, passing through the dense crowd of drowning people, and then plowing a bloody track!

At least 17 transport ships were struck, collided or grounded in less than 40 minutes. Nearly 15,000 Anzac soldiers on the 17 transport ships died in the waters before they could make it to the continent. Add to this the merchant ships that were killed by 2 dreadnoughts and 4 auxiliary cruisers, and the number of ships sunk and damaged in the entire 38 transport fleet is as high as 28! The total number of deaths and injuries is as high as more than 20,000! And less than 2 hours later!

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