"Your Excellency, the 'Ireland' has been sunk by the Germans!" David? Lieutenant General Betty said with a grim face. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

John? Admiral Jericho, on the other hand, seemed to have become numb. After losing the third battleship again, there were only 11 battleships left on their battle line. And the German Navy, there are 14 more. Although the battleships of the British Royal Navy also hit the battleships of the German Navy many times during the battle, except for the battleship "Saxony", which was heavily damaged, the rest of the battleships suffered at most minor injuries. Even the battleship 'Saxony', although it had only one main turret left, didn't it insist on fighting?

"The current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for us. We already have several battleships, which are under siege by the Germans. If you want to continue to persevere, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. What's more, from the beginning to the end, we were still facing a battle line of the Germans. Another battle line, I'm afraid it will soon join the battle. When the time comes, I am afraid that our disadvantages will be further expanded. "David? Lieutenant General Betty said with some trepidation.

They were now completely watching the German Navy continue to expand its superiority, and in the end, the Royal Navy would be completely crushed by the German Navy. Such a result is undoubtedly difficult for them to accept.

John? Admiral Jericho nodded, and it can be said that he has no hope of winning now. Even the German Navy no longer had much hope. Judging from the current situation of the war, it is almost impossible to achieve their strategic goals. However, the war has reached the point where it is now, can they still do it? Even if they wanted to withdraw from the battle, the German Navy would not let them go.

Although, the Royal Navy also has a large number of small and medium-sized warships. But several battlecruisers of the German Navy had already begun to attack these small and medium-sized warships. In the face of powerful battle cruisers, the losses of those small and medium-sized warships of the British Navy were also very large. These cruisers and destroyers could not withstand even a single shot of those battle cruisers. Despite the torpedoes they carried, perhaps there was a great threat to these battle cruisers. However, the German Navy also had a vote of small and medium-sized warships to protect these battlecruisers. Even if the number is not as large as that of the British Navy, but within the range of its own capital ships, there is no problem at all to act as a bodyguard.

The small and medium-sized warships of the British Navy have also tried to launch lightning strikes several times in order to achieve the tactic of making a big deal out of the small. Unfortunately, none of them succeeded. On the contrary, under the attack of the capital ships of the German Navy, heavy losses were paid. As a last resort, this is honest.

"Your Excellency, Commander, or let's break through immediately! In this case, it may be possible to break out some of the battleships and return to Scarpa Bay. "David? Lieutenant General Betty suggested.

Of course, David? Vice Admiral Betty also knew that these capital ships, because of their slow speed, were estimated to be unable to escape back to Scapa Bay. However, those small and medium-sized warships were still able to escape a lot. Now, it's no longer a question of how much you can escape, as long as you can get a battleship back, it's a victory.

However, if these capital ships were abandoned, then the British Navy would have no chance at all. After deducting their remaining 11 capital ships, among the capital ships of the British Navy, there were only three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, one 'Orion-class' battleship, one 'Giant-class' battleship and the 'Tiger' battlecruiser that were heavily damaged in the morning, and the 'Dreadnought' battleship that did not participate in this battle, there were only 7 capital ships in total. Such strength, although not weak, had no chance to compete with the German Navy.

What if Jean John? If Admiral Jericho chooses, he naturally hopes to let these existing capital ships escape back a little more. At that time, even if the British Royal Navy loses this naval battle, there will be at least a relatively large room for maneuver.

"General Betty, do you think it's possible for us to hold out until the evening?" John? Admiral Jericho asked.

David? Lieutenant General Betty immediately understood John? Admiral Jericho meant. If you can hold out until the evening, with the help of the cover of night. Then, they might actually be able to escape. Of course, by that time, they won't have many capital ships left. But in that case, it's better than being sunk completely!

"Your Excellency, Commander, we don't have many capital ships left. However, it is only a few hours before it gets dark. If you're lucky, you might be able to make it into the evening. Let all the warships increase their speed to the maximum. In this case, it will not be so easy for the Germans to hit our battleships. "David? Lieutenant General Betty suggested.

When the battleship was sailing at high speed on the sea, the ship's body was very turbulent. In this case, the accuracy of the shot will be greatly reduced. Of course, the same will be true of the battleships of the British Navy.

It's just that at this time the British no longer expected to defeat the German navy, and it was a blessing to be able to guarantee that they would not be hit.

John? Admiral Jericho nodded: "Order the fleet, start picking up speed." After holding out until the evening, immediately look for an opportunity to evacuate. ”

"Yes, General." David? Lieutenant General Betty immediately gave the order.

The warships of the British Royal Navy began to speed up one after another. Although, the speed of the battleship was not fast in the first place, but there was no problem with raising it to 20 knots.

The German Navy also had to speed up in order to continue its attack on the British Navy. However, the consequence of the acceleration is that the hit rate of the shelling begins to decline further.

"Damn the British, are they going to run away?" Reinhart? Admiral Scheer couldn't help but frown.

Reinhart? What Admiral Scheer had been fearing for a long time was finally about to happen. In this naval battle, he was not afraid that the British navy would fight them to the death, and what he feared most was that the British would flee when they saw that the situation was not good. If the British were bent on escaping and the German Navy wanted to leave them all behind, it would be very difficult. Once these British warships escaped back, it would undoubtedly be quite difficult to encircle and destroy them in the future. So, Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer has been trying his best to avoid it.

But it did not occur that in the case of heavy losses, the British would inevitably have such a choice.