"Your Excellency, it's over, we're done! There was an explosion at the stern ammunition depot, and the entire stern was destroyed! An officer reported to the captain of the battleship 'Owari' Kiyoshi Yotani with a look of horror.

"Yaga! Abandon the ship, abandon the ship immediately! Daiya Kiyoshi Daisa immediately ordered.

It is clear that after such a terrible trauma, the fate of the battleship 'Owari' has already been decided. No one could prevent the battleship from sinking, and in such a situation, abandoning the ship to save life has become the last option.

"Hi, Captain!" The officer immediately gave the order.

However, at this time, the entire battleship "Owari" was already in chaos. Everywhere there were sailors snatching lifeboats or lifebuoys. Everyone is not stupid, and naturally knows that in such a situation, the battleship 'Owari' is finished. If you don't move quickly, you'll all die here.

In fact, there were more than 1,400 people on board the battleship 'Owari', and in the end, less than 100 people actually managed to escape. The rest sank into the sea with the battleship.

The sinking of the battleship 'Owari' was undoubtedly a huge blow to the fleet of the island nation. This makes their disadvantage in this naval battle even more obvious.

However, while the battleship 'Owari' slowly sank into the sea, the island fleet was also unlucky, hitting the battleship 'Elector' twice. One of the shells blew up a propeller shaft, causing the speed of the battleship 'Elector' to continue to decrease. In such a situation, Theodore? Vice Admiral Bourshadi had no choice but to order the battleship HMS Elector to withdraw from the battle, leave the battlefield under the cover of night, and return to the Lion City Naval Base for repairs under the protection of a destroyer. If it continues to stay on the battlefield, the battleship 'Elector' after its speed has dropped will definitely become the target of the destroyers of the island country's navy frantically besieging it. If the island fleet seizes the opportunity and sinks it, the loss will be great.

Anyway, even if the battleship 'Elector' was withdrawn from the battle, the German fleet would still have six capital ships. In terms of numbers, they are already in an absolute advantage. Defeating the island fleet is even more ironclad.

"Be sure to ensure the safety of the battleship 'Elector', I don't want them to have an accident!" Theodore? Lieutenant General Burchardi said. After losing the battleship 'King', he didn't want his fleet to lose any more ships. In particular, the naval war has just begun, and it is not known how much time it will take until the end of the whole war. No one knows how many of these capital ships will be left after the battle is over. Or even whether there is anything left. So, if you can keep one, it's one!

"Okay, General!" Major General Felix nodded. It is not yet dawn, and it is undoubtedly the best opportunity to evacuate. Once after dawn, the likelihood of being spotted is much higher. When the time comes, the island fleet can use submarines, destroyers, or aircraft to destroy the battleship 'Elector'.

"Order all ships, gather firepower, and kill the remaining two capital ships of the islanders. And then we'll go back and get rid of their other ships! "Theodore? Lieutenant General Bourchardi ordered.

In addition to these four Kii-class battleships, there are many other warships in the island fleet. For example, the Tosa, which was about to rush to the battlefield, the Ise, Hyuga, and Mutsu, which were still in hot pursuit, and the Fuso and Yamashiro that were lagging behind. So, even if so far four capital ships of the island nation fleet have been sunk. But there is still a very long way to go before the complete destruction of the island fleet.

"Yes, General." Major General Felix replied.

Now is undoubtedly the best opportunity, if the remaining two 'Kii-class' battleships of the island fleet can also be dealt with, then the German fleet will undoubtedly be able to win a great victory in this naval battle.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The remaining six capital ships of the German fleet aimed all their fire on the battleship "Suruga", in an attempt to sink the battleship in the shortest possible time.

And the battleship 'Suruga' is the flagship of the island nation's fleet at this moment. When the shells rained down, Vice Admiral Yoshida, who was in the command tower of the battleship Suruga, turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Yaga! How so? Lieutenant General Yoshida seemed to be in disbelief for such an outcome. In this naval battle, their losses were simply too great, to be completely unexpected.

"General, what should we do now? The Germans although one battleship was sunk by us, and one was heavily damaged. But they still have six, and we only have two. Six to two, we have almost no chance of winning. Fukuru Shigera was also pale.

Although, in the course of the battle, they also fought out one battleship of the German fleet and severely damaged one. To be able to achieve such results under an absolute disadvantage is undoubtedly very good.

But alas, they are still at a disadvantage. And the disadvantages are becoming more and more obvious. If this continues, I'm afraid it won't be long before they're all sunk. When the time comes, in this naval battle, they will be completely powerless.

"How long will it take for the Tosa to arrive?" Lieutenant General Yoshida asked.

"General, the battleship 'Tosa' is coming, but it will take at least half an hour or more." Fukuru Shigeru reported.

The battleship Tosa is now the second fastest battleship in the island fleet, second only to the Kii-class. Now it is rushing to the battlefield at a speed of more than 26 knots.

"However, Shogun, even if the 'Tosa' arrives on the battlefield, I am afraid that it will not be able to change the situation. The superiority of the German fleet was too great. "Fukuru Shigeru is almost losing confidence.

Although Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo was unwilling to accept this result, this was the case, and he could not afford not to accept it. Even if the battleship "Tosa" arrived on the battlefield, it would not help. The superiority of the German fleet was too great. Judging by the speed at which they sank the battleship Owari, I am afraid that it will not take even half an hour to sink the battleship Suruga. In this case, before dawn, these capital ships of the island country's fleet will probably be sunk.

"Send a telegram to His Excellency the Commander and tell him that we have failed and must retreat! Otherwise, our capital ships will all be lost here! "Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo made up his mind.