"Yaga! Go a little faster! "The construction of the destroyer 'Mikazuki' of the island navy, Captain Hasegawa Kiyoshi shouted loudly at the top of his voice. Even though the destroyer, which had a maximum speed of only 29 knots, had increased its speed to 30 knots under strong pressure and ventilation, he was still too slow.

There was no way around it, the battleship was moving through a dense rain of bullets, and if it was not careful, it could be hit. This makes it necessary for them to increase their speed as much as possible, otherwise they may be hit by a shell if they are not careful. A destroyer with a displacement of only a few hundred tons will not be able to withstand heavy shelling at all, and a large-caliber shell will be able to reimburse them.

"Boom!"

An 88-mm shell hit the superstructure of the destroyer Mikazuki, blasting a large hole in the hull and igniting a raging fire. As the battleship sailed rapidly, the fire burned more violently by the wind. No matter how hard the damage management personnel tried, they could not extinguish the fire.

Captain Hasegawa Kiyoshi didn't care about the fire at all, and as long as the battleship wasn't hit in the core compartment, he didn't care. All he cared about was whether he could rush in front of the German battlecruiser and fire a torpedo to sink it.

"Fire! Sink that island destroyer! "On the battlecruiser Moltke, the captain was keenly aware of the threat.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The three triple 343-mm main guns, five 150-mm secondary guns on the side of the battlecruiser Moltke, six 120-mm rapid-fire guns and two 88-mm rapid-fire guns all rained shells on the destroyer "Three Days and Moon".

For a while, shells rained down, and shells continued to explode around the destroyer "Three Days and Moon," splashing up columns of water, making the destroyer feel like it was in a storm, and it could capsize at any time.

However, the luck of the destroyer "Three Days and Moon" seems to be better, and they seem to be more dangerous when they pass through the rain of bullets. But in reality, it was not hit at all.

Soon, the destroyer "Three Days and Moon" rushed to a place only 1,500 meters away from the battlecruiser "Moltke".

"Launch a torpedo! Amaterasu willing, we must sink the capital ship of the Germans! Captain Hasegawa Kiyoshi yelled.

Two 450 mm medium torpedoes were fired and quickly struck the battlecruiser Moltke.

Under such circumstances, the captain of the battlecruiser Moltke had no choice but to order an emergency evasion.

The first torpedo, which went under the belly of the battlecruiser 'Moltke', did not explode. This made the hearts of the German officers and men on the battlecruiser "Moltke" rise to mid-air. The second torpedo, but it was not able to dodge, was blown out of the side near the stern. The waterline armor there was not the thickest, so it did not withstand the power of a torpedo explosion.

Seawater poured into the ship's hull from the big mouth, and although the damage management personnel immediately took emergency treatment, it still caused a lot of damage to the battleship. The hull tilted to a certain extent, and the speed of the battleship was affected as a result.

"General, the Moltke was torpedoed, the hull tilted to a certain extent, and the speed dropped by five knots. The damage management personnel on the battleship are trying to find a way to repair it. Major General Maofu reported to Lieutenant General Spee.

This news made Lieutenant General Shi Pei frown.

"Get the Moltke out of the fight!" Lieutenant General Spee ordered.

Major General Maugf nodded, he could understand what Lieutenant General Spee meant. In this war, they have already lost a light cruiser and a destroyer, and if they lose another battlecruiser, the loss will be somewhat large. So, at this time, it was better for the damaged battlecruiser 'Moltke' to withdraw from the battle. In this way, their safety is undoubtedly a little more guaranteed.

When the battlecruiser Moltke received the order to withdraw from the battle, he was somewhat unwilling. The captain reported to Vice Admiral Spee that their combat effectiveness had not been greatly affected and that they could continue the battle. However, Lieutenant General Spee still insisted that they withdraw from the battle. In the absence of any other choice, the battlecruiser Moltke had to comply with the order and withdraw from the battle under the protection of two destroyers and a light cruiser.

"Your Excellency, Commander, hit! We hit the Germans with a battle cruiser and had already inflicted heavy damage on them, so that they had to withdraw from the battle! Major General Gentaro Yamashita excitedly reported to General Goro Ijiin.

However, then he found that there was no joy on the face of General Goro Ijiin.

"Yamashita-kun, didn't you notice that we have lost a lot of destroyers? It took so many destroyers to lose in exchange for a heavy damage to the Germans on a battleship. Such a victory is really not good! General Goro Ijiin sighed.

Major General Gentaro Yamashita suddenly didn't know what to say.

True, the losses of their destroyer formations were very large. By now, almost half of the destroyers involved in the offensive have been lost. However, only one battlecruiser of the German fleet was defeated. Such a victory is indeed not good. Compared to their losses, it is completely disproportionate.

What's even worse is that even if one of the German expeditionary fleets withdrew from the battle, the remaining eight battle cruisers still have very strong strength! With the current strength of the combined fleet of the navy of the island country, it is simply impossible to defeat the German expeditionary fleet.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency, our destroyers continue to attack. Perhaps, we will soon achieve greater results. It is definitely not impossible to sink the German battlecruisers! Major General Gentaro Yamashita said.

However, General Goro Ijiin shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not that easy. Destroyer formations, it is already difficult to expand the results of the battle! ”

The reason is that their destroyers, many of which have already fired two torpedoes from the first round. Reload the torpedo, that's what it takes. And for those destroyers, this period is undoubtedly the most dangerous. When they evacuate after firing torpedoes, they aim their vulnerable side sides at the enemy. The enemy will seize this moment and rain shells on them. There will not be many destroyers of island countries that can escape this catastrophe. In the end, the remaining destroyers would no longer pose much of a threat to the German expeditionary fleet.

As soon as he thought of this, General Ijiin Goro's eyes were full of despair. He knew that there was no longer any possibility for them to win this battle.