The battle was very fierce, and dozens of light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy, in order to cover the retreat of the main fleet, heroically launched lightning strikes against the German Navy. It's just www.biquge.info that they suffered very heavy losses under the heavy fire of the German Navy.

The capital ships, cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy, were using their main and secondary guns, inflicting damage on them. Even so, these light warships of the British Navy are still bravely charging.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

A destroyer of the British Navy managed to rush to a distance of only 1,500 meters from the battleship Nassau of the German Navy. Although, sensing the threat, the battleship 'Nassau' opened heavy fire on it with its main and secondary guns. However, unexpectedly, the British destroyer seemed to have had very good luck, easily dodged the shells, calmly fired four torpedoes, and then turned away unharmed.

"Get out of circumvention!" The captain of the battleship 'Nassau' immediately gave the order to evade urgently.

The speed of the battleship 'Nassau' had been increased to 21 knots, but it was undoubtedly very difficult to dodge four torpedoes at high speed. Moreover, the good fortune of the battleship 'Nassau' in this battle seemed to have run out long ago. So much so that in the ensuing battle, they have been unlucky.

Of the four heavy torpedoes, two missed. However, the other two hit the amidships and stern of the battleship 'Nassau', respectively, and after the torpedo exploded, two large openings were tore directly below the waterline of the battleship 'Nassau'. Sea water frantically poured into the hull of the battleship Nassau.

The captain of the battleship 'Nassau' ordered the damage control personnel to immediately carry out damage control. At the same time, a request was made to the flagship to withdraw from the battle. Although, two heavy torpedoes did not completely incapacitate the battleship 'Nassau'. However, in the current situation, if the fight continues, it is very likely that more torpedoes will be encountered. By that time, the battleship 'Nassau', which had already been heavily damaged, would most likely be sunk. Withdrawing from the battlefield now is undoubtedly the safest thing.

Reinhart? Admiral Scheer received a request from the battleship 'Nassau' and immediately granted them permission to withdraw from the battle. After all, the battered battleship "Nassau" only needed to return to the shipyard for repairs before it was able to regain its combat effectiveness. If you continue to fight, once you are sunk, the losses will be great.

The battleship 'Nassau' was torpedoed and had to withdraw from the battlefield. This is undoubtedly a great incentive for the Royal Navy. Especially the officers and men of the light cruisers and destroyers who fought bravely, they all saw their contribution. As a result, these officers and men of the Royal Navy continued to attack more courageously. Of course, this also made these Royal Navy officers and men die more on the way to attack.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

A light cruiser of the German Navy was hit by two torpedoes in a scuffle. Even light cruisers, with a displacement of more than five thousand tons, were not able to withstand heavy torpedoes. Two heavy torpedoes killed him directly.

On another battlefield, a light cruiser of the British Navy was sinking. A capital ship of the German Navy, with sharp artillery fire, learned about his life.

By this time the battle had progressed, both sides had forgotten their fears. Everyone has only one goal, and that is to sink the enemy.

In the melee, in addition to the battleship "Nassau", the battleships "Elector" and "Saxony" and the battlecruiser "Hindenburg" were all severely damaged by torpedoes. Even more unfortunate was the third ship of the "Helgolan-class" battleship, the battleship "Thuringia", which was directly sunk because it suffered too many torpedoes.

It can be said that the German Navy paid relatively heavy losses under the lightning strikes of the British. However, the results they have achieved have also been significant. Of the 12 light cruisers and sixty destroyers of the British Navy involved in the lightning strike, 7 light cruisers and 45 destroyers were sunk. The rest of the light cruisers and destroyers, seeing that the losses of their own formations were too great, eventually collapsed. It can be seen how great the results of the German Navy were.

The battered capital ships were withdrawn from the battlefield and, under the protection of other warships, returned to the German mainland for repairs. However, the battle has to go on. Eight capital ships of the British wanted to escape, it was absolutely impossible.

"General Hipper, lead the battle cruisers, pursue the capital ships of the British. They must not be allowed to escape! "Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer commanded with a dark face.

The lightning strikes of the British Navy cost them the loss of one battleship, while four capital ships were heavily damaged. Such a price is not small.

In particular, the battleship 'Thuringia' became the first battleship of the German Navy to be sunk in this naval battle. Admiral Scheer's heart was on fire.

"Yes, General." Lieutenant General Hipper nodded.

Because the remaining capital ships of the British Navy had already escaped from the chaos when their light warships launched a lightning strike. Now, twenty or thirty kilometers away from them. Even the battleships of the German Navy were slightly faster than the battleships of the British Navy. But if you want to catch up with the capital ships of the British Navy, it is simply impossible. Especially now, it's only three hours until it gets dark.

As a last resort, Reinhardt? Admiral Scheer had to pin his hopes on the battle cruiser formation.

Vice Admiral Hipper, with the remaining 11 battle cruisers, pursued the fleeing British at speeds of up to 25 knots. In order to ensure that the battleship could sail back to Scarpa Bay, the British Navy did not dare to keep the battleship's boiler under strong pressure ventilation all the time. So, their speed will soon drop to about 18 knots.

Two hours later, the battle cruiser detachment led by Vice Admiral Hipper successfully caught up with the main fleet of the British Navy. Even so, the battlecruiser did not seem to be very suitable for a decisive battle with the enemy's capital ships. However, the defense of the battlecruisers of the German Navy was no worse than that of the British. Especially when they still have an absolute numerical advantage, they have nothing to fear.

John? Admiral Jericho and David? Vice Admiral Betty also knew that it would be almost impossible to escape from the battlecruisers of the German Navy. Therefore, they had to continue fighting.