Chapter 978: All Sinking

With the sinking of four 'Combined Forces-class' battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the Austro-Hungarian Navy was at an increasing disadvantage in naval warfare. The combined fleet of the German Navy still has one capital ship. But the Austro-Hungarian Navy had only one capital ship. The superiority of the combined fleet of the German Navy, expanded to.

"Reassign the target of the strike!" Admiral Hipperl ordered.

"Yes, General!"

Now that the German navy has an absolute advantage, what they have to do next is to further expand this advantage, and then defeat the Austro-Hungarian navy in one fell swoop and eliminate them all.

After the redistribution of targets, it became that the battleships "Caesar" and "Frederick the Great" of the German Navy were one-on-one with the battleships "Austro-Hungarian" and "Franz?" of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Except for the battleship Joseph I, the rest became two capital ships of the German Navy and one of the capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

Originally, the performance of the capital ships of the German Navy was much stronger than that of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. Now the Austro-Hungarian Navy is under siege. This makes it difficult for them to escape the fate of being defeated no matter how hard they try. Unless there is a miracle, or else they will lose this time.

"General, now our situation is even more dangerous!" An Austro-Hungarian admiral said.

Anton? Admiral House nodded: "The advantage of the Germans is too great!" It is worthy of the German Navy, which was able to defeat the previous world's number one power. Compared to them, we are like toddlers, and the gap is just too big. Perhaps, we should not have provoked the Germans in the first place, and we should not have given them an excuse to go to war. In that case, there wouldn't be everything we have now. However, it's too late to say that. Our country has been destroyed, so we have to fight the Germans to the end. ”

Indeed, now Anton? Admiral House knew that he would be defeated, and there was no chance of victory. However, even so, he hopes to be able to fight to the end, even if the whole army is annihilated, he will die a heroic death.

"Yes, General." The general nodded, he understood Anton? Admiral House's meaning.

Perhaps, among the officers and men of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, there are people who do not want to die. However, most people still have the determination and courage to fight to the death.

The fierce battle continued, and the Austro-Hungarian navy was completely at a disadvantage.

, the battleship 'Ferdinand I' of the Austro-Hungarian Navy was hit. The German Navy's 'Brandenburg-class' battlecruisers were armed with meter guns. Even the armor of the battleship 'Ferdinand I' was considered a later generation, but it still couldn't withstand the shells of the meter. After the armor was torn apart, the shells exploded. More than a meter below the waterline of the battleship 'Ferdinand I', a large hole was blown out. And that was just the beginning, and ten minutes later, the hapless battleship was hit again. Hit by a series of cannonballs, the battleship 'Ferdinand I' finally couldn't hold on and soon sank into the sea.

After the sinking of the battleship Ferdinand I, the battleship Karl I soon followed in his footsteps. The battleship "Karl I", which was hit by a total of rice shells, was completely battered. Unless God came, the battleship would have sunk. In the end, the battleship was indeed sunk.

It was the battleships that were purchased from Germany that behaved a little better. Although, these battleships are all second-hand battleships. However, the performance was still very good, even a little better than the battleships built by Austria-Hungary itself. However, this time they encountered the more powerful German Navy's cutting-edge battleships, so these battleships were eventually sunk.

However, when it came time to sink these battleships, the officers and men of the German Navy did not feel good about it. After all, these battleships once belonged to the glorious German Navy. In the last world war, they made a great contribution to the German Navy's defeat of the British Royal Navy.

Now, of course, on the battlefield, both sides are enemies. The officers and men of the German Navy still had to obey the order to sink these warships.

Prior to this, Admiral Hipper had sent a telegram to the Austro-Hungarian navy, giving them a chance to surrender. Admiral Hipper assured that if they surrendered, all the officers and men of the Austro-Hungarian Navy would be treated as they were. Waiting for the war to end, they can all return to their hometowns.

But, Anton? Admiral House, however, rejected Admiral Hipper's offer. His reply was simple, just a few words, that is, for the sake of glory, determined to fight to the death.

In such a situation, the combined fleet of the German Navy, of course, will not be persuaded anymore. Since the opponent is bent on death, let it be as they wish. In this way, it is also respect for them.

In the case of the combined fleet of the German Navy attacking with all its might, the remnants of the fleet of the Austro-Hungarian Navy could not hold out for long.

At zero o'clock, the battleship 'Francis I' was sunk.

Six minutes later, the battleship 'Joseph II' was sunk.

In the minute, the battleship 'Leopold II' was sunk.

The sinking of five capital ships in succession left the Austro-Hungarian Navy with only seven battleships. Although, the counterattack of these battleships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy before their death also caused the capital ships of the German Navy's combined fleet to be hit many times. However, due to the strong defense, the capital ship of the German Navy's combined fleet suffered only minor injuries. And not really under mortal threat.

The only seven capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy are still fighting the last trapped beasts. But, again, this could no longer change the outcome of the naval battle.

In one minute, the battleship "Austro-Hungarian Monarch", the flagship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, was sunk. Anton? Admiral House refused to board the lifeboat, instead choosing to sink to the icy bottom of the sea with his own flagship.

Anton? Admiral House's actions were also an incentive to other officers and men of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. This makes them even if they are at an absolute disadvantage, but they still choose to fight to the death.

Of course, for these diehards, the combined fleet of the German Navy will not let them go. As a result, all the capital ships of the Austro-Hungarian Navy were sunk in this battle.

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