"Well done, we've already dealt with eight armored cruisers and nine protective cruisers for the islanders. Combined with the five capital ships that were killed earlier, this is already a great victory! Rear Admiral Maugf, Chief of Staff of the German Expeditionary Fleet, had a smile on his face.

"Yes! The total tonnage of the warships of the island countries that we killed is already more than 100,000 tons. Over the past few hundred years, this has been a big win. Still, the battle continues. We'll sink more island ships in the future! Lieutenant General Shi Pei said confidently.

There are still 14 capital ships in the combined fleet of the island country's navy that have not been killed, if they are allowed to escape, how can Vice Admiral Shi Pei rest assured? Although, except for the remaining three 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers, the rest of the capital ships are just old former dreadnoughts. However, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat! At times like this, there's no need to pick and choose.

Originally, Vice Admiral Spee wanted to get rid of all the cruisers of the island navy, and then deal with the capital ships of the combined fleet. However, there was no way to do anything more about the remaining four protective cruisers. Because, the lightning strike of the combined fleet of the Navy of the island nation has already begun. More than thirty destroyers, unrelenting, launched an attack on the expeditionary fleet.

"Attention ships, prepare to guard against lightning strikes from the islanders! It's their last resort, and if they resist, we'll win! Lieutenant General Spee commanded loudly.

The light cruisers and destroyers of the expeditionary fleet also took action. They were divided into several units and surrounded the battlecruisers, providing them with protection. The destroyers of the island navy are nothing more than small warships of three or four hundred tons. Not to mention the 150-mm guns of cruisers, even the 88-mm guns of destroyers are capable of posing a mortal threat to them.

Although, the total tonnage of the more than 30 destroyers of the island country's navy is only more than 10,000 tons, which is less than half of a battle cruiser. But every officer and soldier of the expeditionary fleet was ready for battle, as if facing a great enemy. They knew perfectly well that these destroyers were not terrible, what was terrible was the torpedoes they carried. Even a 450-mm medium torpedo was enough to inflict fatal damage on the battlecruisers of the expeditionary fleet.

Everyone was clinging to their posts, and all the cannons were aimed at those destroyers of the island navy. Whether it is a large-caliber main gun, a 150 mm secondary gun, or a 120 mm rapid-fire gun and an 88 mm rapid-fire gun, they are all ready to fire. Everyone knows very well that these destroyers of island countries must not be allowed to get close to their capital ships, otherwise, the consequences will be serious. Those destroyers and cruisers were even ready to use their hulls to block torpedoes for the capital ships.

This kind of thing happens a lot in naval battles. Compared to capital ships, cruisers and destroyers are undoubtedly much cheaper. Even if it was lost, it would not have any effect on the German Navy. If a capital ship is lost, the combat strength of the German Navy will be greatly affected. So, the loss of destroyers and cruisers, undoubtedly, is much more cost-effective.

"Fire!"

At the command of the chief gunner, the three triple 380mm guns of the battlecruiser 'Mackensen' opened fire.

Heavy shells roared and smashed into the destroyers of the island nation that were rapidly pounced.

It's just that it is clearly not a good idea to use the main guns of battlecruisers against these destroyers. Although large-caliber guns were capable of tearing these destroyers to shreds with a single shot. However, it is obviously not easy to hit such a small target.

The 150-mm secondary guns and 120-mm rapid-fire guns on the side of the battleship, as well as the 88-mm rapid-fire guns, also began firing. Every piece of artillery. They were all firing heavily in an attempt to sink the destroyer of the island nation's navy before it could launch a torpedo. In this way, your capital ship will be truly safe.

With the exception of the battlecruiser 'Mackensen', the rest of the battlecruisers also opened fire. For a while, the sound of artillery on the sea surface became more intensive, as if it were thunder.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The battlecruiser "Mackensen" and the two destroyers and one light cruiser responsible for protecting the battlecruiser "Mackensen" were all firing heavily. Perhaps because the battlecruiser "Mackensen" was the flagship of the German expeditionary fleet, they were attacked by four "kamikaze-class" destroyers.

Dense shells fell into the sea and splashed up columns of water that soared into the sky. However, the four 'kamikaze-class' destroyers were like arrows from the string, passing through the rain of bullets.

"Boom!"

A 150-mm shell hit the bow of the destroyer "First Frost". For a destroyer with a displacement of only 450 tons, the power of 150 mm shells is also very amazing. A large hole was blown out of the bow, and the entire destroyer was stunned. Immediately, a raging fire broke out.

But even so, the captain of the destroyer, Captain Yabu Zhengyi, still ordered to continue the attack.

"A little faster, just rush to a distance of 1,500 meters, and we will release the torpedo!" Captain Xue Zhengyi yelled.

In order to speed things up, the boilers of the destroyer "First Frost" have been ventilated under strong pressure, which allows the destroyer, which has been in service for ten years, to speed up to 30 knots. Of course, this speed cannot be sustained for too long, otherwise the boiler will be scrapped.

But even so, no one cares. Even if the boiler is scrapped, rush to the enemy's capital ship, then fire a torpedo and sink the target with a torpedo.

The captain of a destroyer of the combined fleet of the navy of almost every island nation has such a mind. In order to defeat the German expeditionary fleet, they could even not care about their lives at all. It's all about being able to win.

"Boom!"

A 380-mm shell hit the destroyer "First Frost". The tremendous power instantly reduced the destroyer to pieces. The captain of the ship, Captain Yabu Zhengyi, was killed before he could complete it.

The destruction of the destroyer "First Frost" did not frighten the rest of the island destroyers, but only aroused their ferocity even more, allowing them to continue their attacks.

The destroyers 'Kamikaze', 'Yayoi' and 'Kiratsuki' are still charging. Charge against the enemy's heavy artillery fire.

"Boom!"

A 150-millimeter shell pierced the command tower of the destroyer Kamikaze, killing the captain of the ship, Captain Yoshikuan Hayashi and other officers. However, the destroyer, as if it was not commanded, was still charging.