In the afterglow of the remnant sun, this sea seems to be dyed with blood.

The two fleets approached, and in an instant the entire sea area was shrouded in gunfire and smoke, and countless shells stirred up a column of water in the sky, and the explosion of the shells hit was brilliant and terrible.

Admiral Matt and Miller were thrown off the ground by the massive impact and slammed into the iron wall of the command module, both wounded, but were rescued by the rescue.

Miller had blood on his forehead, struggled to get up, and tried to check the warship, but the situation filled him with despair, the warship was already seriously tilted, the opponent's 750 caliber torpedo hit the weak position underwater, and the battleship was lucky that it was not immediately blown off and the keel sank.

"Boat! And what about our capital ships? And what about our 10,000-ton armored cruisers? Admiral Matt also got up and looked around, and what he could see was that many of the 10,000-ton cruisers had disappeared, and several capital ships were slowly sinking.

This situation made Admiral Matt, a famous British admiral who experienced the Battle of Jutland, almost collapsed, even in the kind of tragic duel of giant ships and cannons of that year, there was no such situation, and as soon as the war began, almost all the 10,000-ton giant ships were destroyed in an instant. Such a situation is so devastating that it is simply a myth.

"It's over!" Admiral Matt spurted out a mouthful of blood, and he didn't know if it was bruised by the flung or vomited blood from being so angry. At this moment, his face was dead and gray, and his eyes had lost their brightness, as if he had fallen into an ice cave. As an admiral, he knew very well how terrible such a situation was to the morale of the fleet, and even his heart was full of despair, let alone ordinary naval officers and men?

Just over half an hour. The capital ships and large ships of the entire fleet were destroyed, is it possible to win such a war?

Miller gritted his teeth and said, "Commander, now that the 'War Weathiness' is about to sink, we must immediately transfer to other warships and command the battle." ”

Admiral Matt seemed to be numb and laughed miserably: "Miller, do you think there is any hope for this battle?" ”

Miller said loudly: "Commander, no one can imagine that the Chinese have such a secret weapon, but I believe that they definitely do not have many such weapons." The Chinese navy is nothing more than a bunch of baby navy that has just been formed for a long time, as long as we try to fight back. Even if you can't win. It can definitely hit hard. ”

At this moment, Miller's heart was extremely remorseful, he had noticed a large section of deck vacated in front and back on the Chinese pocket battleship, relying on the intuition of a soldier. Be aware of the dangers. But he never imagined that there was such a big killer installed there-a torpedo that would turn and track. He hated himself even more for being so scared stupid. This kind of torpedo is not actually impossible to deal with or dodge. But now it's too late.

Why didn't Miller understand the tactics of the Chinese? The Chinese want to use this secret weapon to destroy the capital ships and large warships of the combined fleet in one fell swoop, and without the main gun attack of these large warships, then the combined fleet will hardly have the ability to threaten the capital ships of the opposing side. And so it goes. The Chinese Navy is already almost invincible.

But is there really no chance of winning? Of course not, torpedoes can sink any warship. With a lucky shell hitting below the water line, it is also possible to sink the capital ship.

Admiral Matt heard Miller's persuasion, and his eyes finally had a glimmer of light.

Miller said anxiously: "Commander, we must fight, even at the cost of the total annihilation, and inflict heavy losses on the Chinese." If we cannot destroy the Chinese warships in large numbers, then the Chinese will gain sea supremacy, and it will be a great disaster. ”

Admiral Matt finally came back to his senses and gritted his teeth, "Miller, you're right. The Chinese do not have many warships, and their ship-building capabilities are not strong, even if their warships are advanced, they will lose their sea dominance if they do not have the number. We must give full play to the invincible naval spirit of the British Empire - we must fight every enemy! Fight with them! ”

The reinvigorated Admiral Matt, with the help of Miller and some of the remaining staff officers, quickly abandoned the ship, got on a transport boat, transferred to a 5,000-ton warship, the cruiser Goddess of Light, and raised the command flag.

However, the Royal Navy has a tradition of fighting against the enemy, and that does not mean that other countries are the same, this is a combined fleet. The French Navy was already frightened by the Chinese attack, and more than a dozen capital ships and large warships were destroyed in a short period of time, leaving the French Navy officers and men completely depressed and fleeing one after another.

"The French of the place!" When Admiral Matt saw this, he almost vomited blood. He did not have much hope for the French Navy, the escape of the warship was secondary, and the important thing was that the blow to morale of such an act was incomparable.

Miller said contemptuously: "Commander, the cowardly Frenchman will be nailed to the pillar of shame forever, but we, like knights, will fight until the last moment." ”

Admiral Matt looked at Miller's determined expression, nodded and said in a deep voice: "Telegraph to the Admiralty that our combined fleet encountered the Chinese Navy and was hit by the opponent's secret weapon, the super torpedo that can track and attack, and the capital ship and large warship were completely lost. But the Royal Navy of the British Empire, which is alive and fighting, will fight the enemy to the end, and will do everything to destroy the enemy's warships, so that they will be drastically reduced in number and unable to gain sea supremacy. The sea is the best place for my navy soldiers, England please don't cry for me, long live the Royal Navy of the British Empire! ”

"Commander!" When Miller heard this, he already understood Admiral Matt's decision that this sea area would be the place where he would be buried.

Admiral Matt's face suddenly turned ruddy, his eyes shone with an astonishing light, and he shouted with full anger: "Fight the flag - fight to the end!" ”

Miller looked at this battlefield, a large number of Chinese warships had formed a combat column, and the continuous spray of artillery fire showed that their firepower was in full swing, and the British Navy's fleet was shrouded in the water column stirred up by the opponent's artillery fire and shells. At this moment, the Chinese Navy far surpasses them, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

"Fight to the end!" ――

"England, please don't cry for me"

The British Admiralty read this line from the telegram tremblingly, and sat down on the couch.

The officers and staff officers of the Admiralty all took off their military hats gloomily, in the military of the Western world, surrender is allowed in the desperate situation, and what Admiral Matt meant by sending such a message, everyone knew it.

The tragic Royal Navy anthem sounded at the Admiralty to see off the brave men of the British Royal Navy.

"What's going on? What's going on? At the Prime Minister's House in Downing Street, MacDonald heard the tragic singing, and a bad feeling made him flustered and couldn't help but roar.

Baldwin and Churchill entered the office with a telegram in hand, looking sad and silent.

MacDonald's eyes widened, he actually saw tears on Baldwin and Churchill's faces, what made these politicians actually leave crocodile tears, which made him almost crazy, shouting: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Churchill shouted uncontrollably: "The Combined Fleet is under attack by the Chinese Navy, they have a secret weapon, Admiral Matt sent a farewell message." He once served as the Secretary of the Navy of the British Royal Navy, and he has a particularly deep affection for the British Royal Navy, and the British Royal Navy is the pillar of the British Empire.

Without the Royal Navy, Britain would have fallen into decline, and it would be harder than any blow to Britain.

"How is that possible? How can it be? MacDonald popped into his office chair and lost his soul.

As Prime Minister, he certainly knows what that means? At the beginning, the Combined Fleet in the South China Sea dispatched the British Royal Navy's home fleet and more than a third of its forces, but it was completely annihilated by the Chinese Air Force. Now this time gradually Indian Ocean Fleet, Britain has almost exhausted its strength, because this is the entire Western world and the Chinese war, for which the warships retained by Britain are only one percent of the original Royal Navy. If this fleet is also destroyed, the consequences are unimaginable, and the size of Britain's navy may become third-rate, so how can it maintain the glorious title of the world's first maritime power? How to secure colonies all over the world?

It was an absolute catastrophe, an unprecedented catastrophe for the British Empire.

And he, MacDonald, will be the executioner who ended the glorious era of the British Empire, forever nailed to the pillar of shame in British history.

MacDonald trembled and took the telegram and read it word by word, each word striking at him like a thunderbolt from the blue, making him feel hopeless and terrified. At this moment he felt that he had been beaten into hell, and how ridiculous he seemed as the prime minister, he was simply a clown.

Wrong! If the naval battle is still going on, it means that it has not been defeated, so there is still hope for him.

MacDonald jumped up like an electric shock and shouted: "We have not yet lost, the fleet is still fighting, our Royal Navy of the British Empire is invincible, and we will definitely achieve the final victory." ”

Baldwin sighed and said, "The fleet has been attacked, the capital ships and large ships have been lost, and the main guns of the remaining warships cannot inflict a fatal blow on the capital ships of the Chinese Navy. And we are also numerically disadvantaged. ”

MacDonald roared, "Weak? We have more than a hundred warships, how can we be numerically weak? ”

Churchill said: "Some of the warships were protecting the troop carriers, and the French had run away. ”

"Ran away!?" MacDonald's eyes widened and he yelled in disbelief, "Run? How could it be that it ran away? The French ran away at this juncture? At this moment, his anger erupted like a volcano, and he wanted to destroy the world and break the French into pieces.

Baldwin and Churchill were equally angry, they did not abandon France in the world war, but now the French have abandoned them.

"Contact the French government now!" (To be continued......)