"Well done! God bless the British Empire! Lieutenant General Martin cheered.

Although, it was nothing more than a heavy damage to the battleship "Blucher" of the German Navy, not a sunk. But this is undoubtedly an excellent start for the British Navy. Lieutenant General Martin is confident that over time they will gain an advantage. It won't be long before you get the final victory.

This shell was fired from the battleship "Oklahoma". The battleship, which was not attacked in any way, allowed them to calmly aim and fire. In such a situation, the hit rate is naturally higher.

The heavy damage to the battleship 'Blucher' caused the officers and men of the German Navy to have a bad premonition in their hearts. However, even so, they continued to fight.

Major General Lübeck, already thinking about the need to withdraw from the fighting. After all, now they are completely at a disadvantage. If the fight continues, it is very likely to cause even greater losses. Every capital ship is a treasure of the German Navy. The loss of any one of them will make them feel distressed.

Although fleeing in embarrassment will make Major General Lübeck feel a little uncomfortable. But now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, it is understandable to evacuate. You can't fight to the death for the sake of so-called glory and end up causing huge losses, right? In that case, it is really unwise.

However, it was at this time that the German Navy succeeded in returning the color to the British fleet. The battlecruiser 'Leopold', which was at the end of the battle line, hit the battleship 'Wyoming' of the British fleet.

The USS Wyoming is not as degraded in defense as the 'Nevada-class' battleships. With a displacement of only 27,000 tons, the battleship Wyoming was armed with five twin 50x caliber 305 mm guns. At the same time, the maximum speed was maintained at 21 knots. This made the battleship 'Wyoming' relatively weakly defended.

The waterline armor was only 279 mm, the turret armor was 305 mm, and the conning tower armor was 279 mm. Such armor thickness is undoubtedly relatively weak. Even the 'Blucher-class' battle cruisers of the German Navy could not compare.

Of course, this is mainly due to the fact that the 'Wyoming-class' battleships belonged to the early construction battleships of the US Navy. All aspects of performance are not mature. Starting with the 'Nevada-class' battleships, the U.S. Navy emphasized defense and enhanced the survivability of warships in naval battles.

In this salvo from the battleship Leopold, two shells hit the battleship Wyoming. A shell hit the foredeck of the battleship 'Wyoming', blowing a large hole directly in the deck. At the same time, it caused the burning of the internal compartment. Another shell hit the command tower of the battleship Wyoming. 279 mm thick armor, which was directly torn apart. The shells exploded inside the command tower, slaughtering all the officers, including the captain.

"Well done!" Admiral Lübeck couldn't help but applaud loudly. There's nothing like hitting an enemy ship to boost your morale. After the battlecruiser "Leopold" hit the British battleship "Wyoming", the morale that had been declining not only stopped the downward trend, but also began to rise.

"General, the enemy's 'Wyoming-class' battleships and even 'New York-class' battleships are significantly inferior in defense than the 'Nevada-class' battleships. We can completely spare the 'Nevada-class' battleships and focus our attacks on the 'New York-class' and 'Wyoming-class'. In this way, it will also be easier to sink enemy ships. A staff officer suggested.

Admiral Lübeck was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Very good, this is undoubtedly a good idea." Redistribute strike targets. The Leopold attacks the Arkansas. 'Feng? Morality? HMS Tann attacks USS Wyoming. The Blücher attacks the Texas. After dealing with these poorly defended warships, we will deal with the British 'Nevada class'. ”

In this case, it would be equivalent to hitting the three battleships behind the line of battle against the American troops. Of course, this method made it much more likely that the Germans would sink the battleships of the British fleet. But again, because of the serious numerical inferiority, the British fleet "Nevada", "Oklahoma" and "New York" could fire at the German naval ships without interference.

Unless the German fleet was able to severely damage or sink the Arkansas, Wyoming, and Texas in the shortest possible time, the situation would only become more and more unfavorable for the German fleet.

When he saw that the German fleet had changed the target of the shelling, the corners of Vice Admiral Martin's mouth turned up slightly.

"Humph! Did the Germans want to deal with weakly defended battleships first? They're too whimsical! Order the 'Oklahoma' and 'New York', to besiege the German 'Blucher' with us, sink it! Lieutenant General Martin ordered.

In this case, with the addition of the battleship "Texas", the British fleet concentrated four battleships to besiege the battleship "Blucher". Moreover, the firepower of these four battleships is very high, and they are all powerful battleships equipped with ten 356mm guns. It was equivalent to forty 356-mm guns besieging the battleship 'Blucher' each time. This greatly increased the likelihood of the battleship Blücher being sunk.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Shells continued to fall around the battlecruiser 'Blucher'. Although they were not hit, the columns of water splashed high above the sea put great pressure on the officers and men on the battleship.

Everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before they are hit. Even if their defense is not weak, it is really difficult to defend against shells from 356 mm guns.

Major General Lübeck didn't say a word, in fact, he was also gambling. If they were able to preemptively inflict heavy damage on the three battleships behind the battle line of the British fleet. Then, they still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. It's like they've been hit, badly wounded, or even sunk. Then, it will be difficult for them to win this naval battle. It's just that Major General Lübeck also knows that if you want to win, it is very difficult and the odds are very small.

"Damn the British, wait until our main fleet arrives, and you'll be in good hands!" Major General Lübeck swore secretly in his heart.