"General, the destroyers of the islanders have retreated! They should have given up. Major General Maofu said with a smile. The heart he had been hanging in his heart finally returned to his stomach.

When the destroyers of the island navy launched a fierce lightning strike, this undoubtedly posed a great threat to the German expeditionary fleet. Those 450-mm medium torpedoes were capable of posing a lethal threat to each of their battle cruisers. But fortunately, they survived. It was only the battlecruiser Moltke that suffered damage as a result. Moreover, it was not a heavy injury, but a minor trauma. Such losses are completely within acceptable limits.

When they countered the lightning strikes of the islanders, they also inflicted great losses on the destroyer formations of the islanders' navy, sinking more than 20 destroyers. This made the island navy have to give up and continue to launch lightning strikes.

"I'd love them to keep the lightning strikes. In this case, we will be able to take out all their destroyers. Without these destroyers, we would be able to attack the remaining warships of the islanders with confidence. Otherwise, you have to worry about the destroyers taking advantage of the chaos to attack. Lieutenant General Spee said.

"Yes, General. However, the islanders are not stupid, they naturally know that lightning strikes will not have any effect, so they have to give up. Major General Maofu said.

"General, the island navy has begun to retreat!" A staff officer suddenly reported.

Lieutenant General Spee and Major General Maofu immediately grabbed their binoculars. They can clearly see that the island navy is retreating.

"The commander of the island people is still a very decisive figure! Knowing that he was invincible, he immediately retreated, cleanly, so as not to drag the mud and water. Lieutenant General Spee said.

"Yes, General. Such a general is still very capable. But alas, we won't let them go. They had 14 capital ships left, which also included three advanced battle cruisers. For the expeditionary fleet, there is undoubtedly a certain threat. So, we can't let them go, we have to get rid of them as much as we can. Only in this way can our safety be assured. In the next action, it will be more unscrupulous! Major General Maofu said.

Vice Admiral Shi Pei nodded, their mission this time was not just to defeat the island navy. The ultimate goal is to force the island countries to admit defeat and withdraw from the colonies occupied by the island countries. Without this goal, the mission of the expeditionary fleet will not be completed. Therefore, if the navy of the island country wants to escape, it is impossible. The German expeditionary fleet had to get rid of them all. At the very least, those capital ships should be wiped out as much as possible. In particular, the three 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers had to be sunk in general.

"Order the fleet, and immediately pursue it! Priority is given to the three 'Kongo-class' battle cruisers that are being dealt with by the islanders. And then there are those capital ships. As for those light cruisers and destroyers, it would be better if they could all be dealt with. "Lieutenant General Spee gave the order.

"Yes, General. Order all ships to pursue the island fleet, and not a single one will be left! "Rear Admiral Maufu's order from Vice Admiral Spee was transmitted to the ships. Moreover, the requirements of Lieutenant General Spee were further raised.

Lieutenant General Shi Pei smiled when he heard this, and did not say anything more. If all these warships of the combined fleet of the island country's navy can be eliminated, it will naturally be the best. This is even more beneficial to the next operations of the expeditionary fleet!

The German expeditionary fleet immediately began to accelerate, pursuing the combined fleet of the island nation's navy. Each battlecruiser increased its speed to 25 knots. Such a speed is nearly ten knots faster than the combined fleet of the navy of the island country. After all, those old battleships that have been in service for more than a decade or even more have seriously slowed down the retreat of the combined fleet.

At the current rate, in a maximum of an hour, the expeditionary fleet will be able to catch up with the combined fleet of the island's navy and launch an attack.

"Your Excellency, the Germans have caught up. They have won the victory, but they still refuse to let us go, and they want to kill us all! Major General Gentaro Yamashita's eyes were red and he was very angry.

"It's inevitable! Now that the Germans have the upper hand, it is natural to find a way to maximize the advantage! If it were me, I wouldn't have let go of this opportunity. General Ijiin Goro said with a wry smile.

"Your Excellency, Commander, why don't you let the 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers increase their speed and escape first! He stayed behind and commanded the remaining warships to meet the enemy and buy time for His Excellency the Commander. Major General Gentaro Yamashita said through gritted teeth.

General Ijiin Goro shook his head: "Forget it." Even if I want to leave someone to break the queen, I must stay behind it. Anyway, I'm already a dying man. ”

"Your Excellency Commander, if I escape back with the 'King Kong-class' battlecruiser, will I still be able to survive?" Major General Gentaro Yamashita asked.

General Goro Ijiin was silent for a moment, he knew that if he, the main general, was killed in battle, but Major General Yamashita Gentaro escaped, he would inevitably be regarded as a deserter. When the time comes, I am afraid that in the end, there will still be only one way to apologize.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The battlecruisers of the German Navy, began to fire. Although the distance between the two sides was still relatively long, it was already within the effective range of the German Navy's 50 times caliber 380 mm guns. This allowed these battle cruisers to launch an attack on the combined fleet of the island's navy.

Heavy shells smashed into the sea one after another, splashing up columns of water that soared into the sky.

The combined fleet of the island's navy, like a lost dog, kept fleeing for its life in an attempt to escape back to Tokyo Bay. In that case, we'll be safe. But alas, the German expeditionary fleet will not let them go at all! The fierce pursuit is still being waged.

In order to deal with the 'King Kong-class' destroyers of the island country's navy, the German Navy expeditionary fleet specially assembled all the battle cruisers and concentrated its firepower to attack these 'Kong-class' battle cruisers. Three 'Mackensen-class' battlecruisers, besieging the battlecruiser 'Kongo', and three 'De Fringer-class' battlecruisers, besieging the battlecruiser 'Hiei'. The remaining two 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers attacked the 'Kirishima' battlecruiser, hoping to sink or even severely damage the remaining three 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers in the island nation's navy in a short period of time.