"General, the 'St. Istvan' and 'Teghof' have been sunk. The Combined Forces' and the 'Prinz Eugen', now under siege by ten capital ships of the Germans. They're afraid they won't last long. ”

Admiral Anton House nodded, then closed his eyes in pain. Although, now the battle continues. However, Admiral Anton House seemed to have seen the outcome of this naval battle. That is, they still can't turn the tables around, and they still lose this naval battle in the end.

Although, Admiral Anton House thinks he has done all his best and duty. However, if he failed like this, he was still a little unwilling in his heart.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The fierce battle continued, and the capital ships of both sides were still in a frantic confrontation. From time to time, capital ships were hit, but often the lead ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy were hit more often. In addition, the capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, even if they hit the enemy's warships, it is difficult to inflict heavy damage on them, at most some insignificant minor injuries. However, if the capital ship of the German Navy hits the capital ship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, it will be a heavy loss. The armor of the capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy simply could not withstand 380 mm or even 410 mm main gun shells.

The combined fleet of the German Navy had firmly gained the upper hand in this naval battle. Now, they just need to turn those advantages into results to win the battle.

"General, two Austro-Hungarian battleships have been disposed of." Lieutenant General Richterfils reported.

Admiral Hipperl nodded, not overjoyed. Because, this is the way it should be. If there is no way to succeed in gathering ten powerful capital ships to besiege four junk-like 'Combined Forces' battleships, then there is no need to fight this battle at all. Now it seems that the situation is still very favorable for the German Navy. Everything is moving in their favor.

"Let them step up their efforts, take out the remaining two 'Combined Forces' battleships, and then reassign the targets. This time, we will kill all these capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy before sunset! Admiral Hipper ordered.

"Yes, General." Major General Richterfils immediately went to make arrangements.

The battleships "United Forces" and "Prince Eugen" did not escape the fate of being sunk in the end. After the sinking of the battleships 'St. István' and 'Taghof', they were besieged by more capital ships. Three 'Moltke-class' battleships and two 'Nassau-class' battleships laid siege to the battleship 'Combined Forces'. Two 'Nassau-class' battleships and three 'Blucher-class' battlecruisers laid siege to the battleship 'Prince Eugen'.

These battleships, if they pull one out at random, will be able to sling the battleships "United Forces" and the battleships "Prinz Eugen", not to mention the siege with a five-fold advantage, and what kind of result will be in the end, even a fool can guess.

At 10:07, the battleship "United Forces" was hit by a 380-mm shell, and a large hole was blown out of the bow deck.

Two minutes later, a 380-millimeter shell hit the conning tower of the battleship "Combined Forces". Even so, the thickness of the conning tower armor reached 356 mm. However, it still failed to withstand the armor-piercing bullets of the cap.

After the armor was torn open, the shell exploded inside the conning tower, killing everyone inside.

Subsequently, the five capital ships of the German Navy continued to get hits, and soon the battleship 'Combined Forces' was riddled with holes and holes. The entire superstructure was even more ablaze. If this is at night, I believe it will be even more dazzling.

At 10:18, the battleship "Combined Forces" was quickly unable to hold out because of the continuous and continuous hits of powerful shells. Even the keel of the battleship was blown off in the violent explosion. This directly caused the battleship 'United Forces' to break in two and soon sank into the sea. Almost all of the more than 1,000 naval officers and sailors on board the battleship sank into the sea with the battleship.

Then, just two minutes later, the battleship "Prinz Eugen" followed in the footsteps of the battleship "Combined Forces" and was sunk.

You must know that it has only been a little more than half an hour since the start of the war, and the Austro-Hungarian Navy has already lost four capital ships. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

After all, they were originally at an absolute disadvantage in the number of capital ships. Now, instead of narrowing, the disadvantages have widened. This made the Austro-Hungarian Navy want to turn the tables, and the possibility is infinitely close to zero.

"General, our 'Combined Forces-class' battleships are all finished. Now we have only 12 capital ships, and the Germans are still 22! The adjutant reported.

Obviously, the German Navy, which had more capital ships, could mobilize more capital ships to besiege the remaining capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. At that time, these capital ships of theirs will follow in the footsteps of the two capital ships that were sunk before without exception, and become the results of the Germans.

"It seems that the Germans are stronger than we expected! However, for the sake of Austria-Hungary, for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor, and even more for the sake of our nation, I will never order a surrender. Order all ships, fight to the death and not retreat! Admiral Anton House ordered.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer immediately went to give the order.

Although, the war became more and more unfavorable for the Austro-Hungarian navy. However, the Austro-Hungarian Navy did not run away, did not even panic, and still stuck to its post and fired at the German Navy.

Of course, they knew that if they continued to fight, their remaining capital ships would be eaten. However, they seem to be not afraid at all, as if they have truly seen death as home.

These Austro-Hungarian naval officers and sailors, who regarded the navy as their own glory, would not give it up easily. What's more, now that Austria-Hungary is gone, they have become the hope of the restoration of Austria-Hungary. Whatever it was, they had to persevere, even if they were really sunk by the Germans and killed by them.

Admiral Anton House is undoubtedly very proud of himself to have such officers and soldiers. But at the same time, he was also very self-blaming. These excellent soldiers, they should have a better tomorrow, and they should not die here. However, there is no way to do this.