As a staunch fighter for democracy, Rodrigo hated Franco, which is why he was able to stand up and join the Republican Army with this warship when the civil war broke out, and for this reason, he even purged some soldiers who sympathized with the rebels on the warship. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

And now, Madrid, is surrounded by rebels, among them, the backstage of the rebels, is Italy and Germany!

Germany must be taught a lesson! Let them know that there is a price to be paid for intervening in the Spanish Civil War! Especially now, the German Navy dared to enter the Mediterranean, which made them even more angry, they had to defend their sea power!

However, Rodrigo also knew that his warship did not have much chance of winning when it was directly against Germany's Deutschland-class, because other people's warships had 283 mm naval guns, while on his own side, there were only 152 mm main guns, and the two sides were not an order of magnitude at all.

So, only sneak attack!

And now, the sneak attack failed.

This made him extremely frustrated, it is conceivable that it will be even more difficult to attack the Germans in the future, after this incident, Germany will definitely be condemned internationally, and the Spanish Navy's attack on the German Navy is also a violation of international norms, after all, Germany has not yet declared war.

What is the way forward? When Rodrigo thought of this, he was a little depressed.

"Continue on this course, and then turn west after dawn." Rodrigo said to his lieutenant that he was tired and that it was time to go back and rest.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening.

Coming out of the bridge, Rodrigo blew the sea breeze, the damp sea breeze calmed his heart, and the smell of the peculiar fishy smell made him relax when he grew up by the sea.

It's just that, suddenly, his ears pricked up, his spirit was extremely alert, and just now, he felt some light behind him! He turned his head and looked behind him, only to see a bright flame appear on the surface of the sea behind him.

Damn it!

"Right full rudder!" Standing outside, Rodrigo shouted loudly.

What are those flames? There is only one possibility, and that is the flame of the ship's guns! At this time, you can't hear the sound because the speed of light is much greater than the speed of sound.

Shoot! Just a few tens of seconds ago, the Deutsche in the rear made its first salvo!

Lukins chased him until he was three kilometers away before he gave the order to open fire!

In an instant, the entire Deutsche was trembling violently, and the triple 283-mm naval guns in front of it let out a huge roar, and a blazing flame came out of the muzzle, enveloping the entire front end of the Deutschland, and everything was illuminated.

Everyone subconsciously closes their eyes, and at such times, looking at places that are too bright will lead to a short period of not seeing anything.

Then, a large puff of black smoke from the muzzle of the gun, in the black smoke, dozens of kilograms of warheads, flew out!

Germany's most powerful naval gun at present is this 283 mm naval gun, which can tear through 340 mm of armor at a distance of 15 kilometers! And now, the Deutsche sneaking up from behind opened fire at a distance of three kilometers, and in this case, the armor-piercing ability will be further increased.

It can be said that as long as you can hit, you can destroy the opponent!

In addition to the 283-mm naval guns, the 150-mm secondary guns on both sides were also firing fiercely!

The entire warship was shrouded in flames and filled with gunsmoke.

For the Libertad, it's like fire from hell!

They were careless.

During the day, they had been waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack, and when this opportunity was lost, they withdrew from the combat area, which for them was just an ordinary voyage.

They did not realize that the Germans would catch up, and even less did they expect the Germans to open fire!

Therefore, the fleet did not send more lookout posts at all, and no one knew that they were followed by terrible and fierce battleships, and now, the artillery in their naval guns had fallen asleep.

Right full rudder!

Only Rodrigo discovered the opponent's shot at the moment when the opponent opened fire, and urgently ordered the right full rudder.

In this case of tail chasing, the projection area is very small, and as long as you make a quick maneuver, you can dodge the shells fired by the opponent!

It's a pity that he forgot that fast maneuvering is achieved by high speed, and now there is only a speed of 15 knots, and a slow 9,000-ton battleship can't turn a corner at all!

"Boom!"

A 283-mm shell accurately smashed into the rear of the slender Libertad, and the triple 152-mm turret, at this moment, was blown away!

The Libertad was seriously underprotected, and the turret behind it was not fully enclosed at all, and the gun shield was also very thin. 283 mm armor-piercing projectiles came over, and it was simply effortless!

The shell continued downward, through the armor under the turret, into the engine room below, and then a louder explosion was heard!

Two boilers that burned heavy oil were destroyed! In addition to killing more than twenty people on the spot, the flames spread rapidly from the rear.

"Boom!" A shell from a 150-mm secondary gun, which hit the warship again, flew over the high mast and chimney behind and smashed into the bridge in front!

This cannon is really ruthless!

Rodrigo didn't have time to dodge at all, when the huge wave of qi swept over, he instantly felt his body, as if it had been cut off by countless throwing knives, and he didn't even let out a scream, he was knocked down from the platform of the bridge into the air!

On the bridge, there was a blur of flesh and blood, and there were almost no survivors!

However, the Libertad has not sunk yet!

Just now, a right full rudder allowed it to dodge two 283-mm shells and three 150-mm shells.

But now, it doesn't stand a chance!

"Second salvo, target, Libertad!" On the bridge of the Deutschland-class, Lukins continued to shout.

At the beginning, the sea was still very hazy, but now, the fire that ignited on the Libertad has lit up the whole sea! So, this second round of artillery fire, it will be easier to shoot!

The automatic reloading mechanism, which quickly reloads the ammunition into place, this 283 mm naval gun is quite mature, and it only takes 17 seconds for the second reload to be completed!

Fire!

Although it was a fully enclosed turret, at this time there was already dirty air inside, and when the guns were loaded, exhaust gases came in, and the artillerymen were in high spirits, they re-aimed and opened fire again!

"Boom!" The entire warship, with the vibration, 283 mm shells, again irritable projections!

The shell made a graceful curve in the air and landed accurately on the burning Libertad.

God can't save this flagship of the Spanish Republican Army either!