"Damn, the Germans focused their attacks on our 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers!" General Ijiin Goro couldn't help but scold.

"Fight back! Your Excellency, we must fight back. Major General Gentaro Yamashita said anxiously.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The capital ships of the combined fleet of the island nation's navy also immediately launched a counterattack. However, with the exception of the 356 mm guns of the three 'King Kong-class' battle cruisers, the 305 mm guns of the rest of the capital ships posed no threat to the battle cruisers of the German Navy at all.

The fierce artillery battle between the two sides once again began. It's just that, as before, the combined fleet of the German Navy, which has a small number of capital ships, still firmly occupies the advantage. On the contrary, the combined fleet of island nations, which has a relatively large number of capital ships, has fallen into the situation of being passively beaten.

"Boom!"

A shell fired from the battlecruiser "Prince Frederick" hit the battlecruiser "King Kong". The shell hit the aft deck of the battleship 'King Kong'. The fragile deck armor was easily pierced by heavy shells. The shells exploded inside the battleship, and the huge force not only blew up several cabins, but also broke one of the propeller shafts. This directly caused the speed of the battlecruiser "King Kong" to begin to drop sharply.

"Your Excellency Commander, the situation of the 'King Kong' is very bad, please transfer immediately!" Gentaro Yamashita said anxiously to General Goro Ijiin.

Admiral Goro Ijiin nodded, the battle cruiser "Kongo" was damaged and its speed decreased, which meant that this battle cruiser would never return to Tokyo Bay. This is the flagship of the Combined Fleet! But unfortunately, now there is still only the fate of being sunk.

"Yamashita Army, you go to the 'Hiei', and I go to the 'Hanoi'." The Kongo could no longer escape, but the Hiei and Kirishima were able to escape. Our losses are already big enough to be able to afford any more. The Hiei and Kirishima must escape! General Ijiin Goro said with a serious face.

"But, General, I'm ......," Major General Gentaro Yamashita stopped talking. He was afraid that after he escaped back, he would inevitably commit suicide in the end.

"Alas! I'll send a telegram to Yashiro-kun. All the responsibilities are on me. Yamashita-kun, you have personally experienced this naval battle, and you should know how powerful the Germans are. I hope that when you return, you will be able to take on a more important position, and in the future, lead the Imperial Navy and defeat the Germans in one fell swoop! In that case, it can be regarded as avenging me and the warriors of the island nation who died in this naval battle! General Goro Ijiin said.

Since General Goro Ijiin has already said this, can Major General Gentaro Yamashita say more?

"Your Excellency, Commander, if you are lucky enough not to die this time, you will definitely take the defeat of the German Navy as your lifelong goal in the future. In his humble lifetime, he will definitely do everything to defeat the German Navy! Major General Gentaro Yamashita assured Admiral Goro Ijiin.

General Ijiin Goro nodded with satisfaction: "Yamashita-kun, I believe you will succeed!" ”

Admiral Goro Ijiin and Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita left the battlecruiser "Kongo" in a transport boat. Admiral Goro Ijiin went to the battleship 'Kawachi', where he raised the flagship flag and continued to direct the battle. Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita went to the battlecruiser Hiei in an attempt to escape the battlefield and return to Tokyo Bay with the two ships, Hiei and Kirishima.

The Hiei and Kirishima are the latest battle cruisers in the island navy, and if the speed is increased to the maximum, it is enough to soar to 27 knots. That way, they would soon be able to escape back to Tokyo Bay. It was not impossible to escape the pursuit of the German expeditionary fleet. As for the rest of the former dreadnoughts, of course, they will be lost. But if we can keep the two 'King Kong-class' battle cruisers, this is already very lucky for the island navy.

The Hiei and Kirishima began to accelerate, but bad luck also struck.

A 380-mm shell fired from the battlecruiser "Lützov" hit the stern of the battleship "Hiei", blowing off the steering gear and at the same time blowing off a propeller. As a result, the speed of the battlecruiser Hiei also dropped sharply. At the same time, the ability to steer is lost. In the fierce naval battle, after receiving such trauma, it is naturally impossible for anything good to end.

The battlecruiser Kirishima was also unlucky, with two 343-mm shells hitting in a salvo fired by the battlecruiser Seydlitz. A shell broke one of the chimneys of the battlecruiser Kirishima and prevented the toxic smoke from being discharged. The sailors in the boiler room were poisoned a lot. At the same time, the speed of the battleship was inevitably affected. Another shell pierced the armor of the command tower, killing all the officers, including the captain. This immediately plunged the command of the battlecruiser Kirishima into chaos.

Senior Admiral Goro Ijiin, who had just boarded the battleship "Kawachi", and Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita, who had just boarded the battlecruiser "Hiei", were dumbfounded.

They had just tried to let the Hiei and Kirishima escape, but in the blink of an eye, the two battlecruisers were as badly damaged as the Kongo battlecruiser. This makes their plan impossible to realize at all!

"Yaga! How so? How could we be so unlucky? "General Goro Ijiin was furious, and it seemed that he couldn't accept such a thing at all.

"Your Excellency Commander, General Yamashita asks for instructions, what should I do next?" A communications officer asked.

Admiral Goro Ijiin hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Let Yamashita-kun take a destroyer and withdraw to Tokyo Bay!" ”

Since it is impossible to bring back the two battle cruisers "Hiei" and "Kirishima", let's let Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita go back. If the warship is gone, it can be rebuilt or bought, and if the people are gone, it will be an irreparable loss.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram.

After receiving the order, Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita did not hesitate and once again went to a destroyer in a transport boat. He knew that his role in staying alive was far greater than his death in this naval battle. Therefore, he must listen to the orders of General Goro Ijiin and live well!