The aircraft carrier fleet was completely destroyed, and at this time, Commander John Tovey realized that he was facing the embarrassment of not being able to advance and retreat.

The Royal Navy, which has no air supremacy, is now in an extremely unfavorable situation.

John. Would love to choose retreat, but he knew it was the worst option. It's just dawn, and there's at least ten hours left before it gets dark. It is entirely possible for an opponent with an air carrier to rely on the speed of the aircraft to repeatedly bombard his fleet several rounds with air strikes. In the course of this wave of attacks, he has experienced the power of the JU87C dive bomber firsthand. Being bitten by the enemy at such a close distance, if he only cares about running away, then his fleet will only be eaten by the opponent's air force little by little in the process of escaping.

If you can't escape, you can only fight.

What is hateful is that the old battleship in his hand is nearly ten knots worse than the opponent's speed, and he is facing the embarrassment of not being able to catch up and run away. John. Commander Tovey now finally experienced first-hand the pain of Cunningham at the Battle of Bergen.

"If only the war had broken out a year later! If only the George V class had been launched earlier! It would be nice if those three high-speed battle cruisers were still there this time last year."

While commanding the capital fleet to charge in the direction of the German capital ships on its own initiative, Johann . In Commander Tovey's heart, there were many "ifs" in a row. He finally experienced the pain of Cunningham during the Battle of Bergen, the bitter fruit of the speed of the main battleship far inferior to the opponent, and the initiative of the battle completely controlled by the opponent, and he finally tasted it himself.

After the bombardment, the reconnaissance fleet of the Royal Navy on the outside had already seen the traces of the German fleet, and the two demon battleships had appeared in the sea area about 40 kilometers away from the capital ships, and a small number of frigates in the avant-garde position were firing at each other at a distance of more than ten kilometers from the British frigates.

Sighted German ships showing traces. Commander John Tou immediately ordered the capital ships to fire at full speed and rush towards the German fleet.

The bombing of JU87 has made him understand that he cannot retreat, and only by fighting with all his strength can there be hope. A large number of bombers have taken off from shore-based airfields on the nearest islands in the Norwegian Sea to come to support. It will be there in 40 minutes at most. His fleet consisted of six battleships, six against two, and it was purely naval artillery dueling, and theoretically the Royal Navy had the absolute upper hand.

The only problem is that the adversary aircraft carriers. This kind of assassin hiding in the distance, the previous wave of bombardment through Guò, has shown its great threat. In the absence of air supremacy guarantees, John . Tovey was tempted to retreat, but he knew very well that he was a battleship with a maximum speed of twenty-three knots. It is impossible to run into the protective circle of the fighters of the land-based airfield of this side before dark, and only a desperate battle can have a glimmer of life.

John. Tovey ordered the Z-shaped flag to be raised on the flagship, and at the same time issued a clear order to the whole fleet: the fate of the empire, fight here.

As the Nelson's whistle sounded, the Nelson took the lead, followed by the Courage, Maia, Royal Oak, Ramillis, and Resolve, and the six battleships charged at the German fleet that was exposed.

John. Tovey's command can be described as full of tragedy, but his opponent does not leave him a chance to "tragic" at all.

The six capital British battleships had just shown a gesture of charge. The German battleships in the distance immediately turned around and closed the distance.

Compared to the British ships. The German fleet consisted of only two 40,000-ton ships, and with the exception of two pocket battleships of less than 13,000 tons, the rest were converted to nimble light oceans and destroyers. Coupled with the fact that their overall speed was above thirty knots, they could go as they pleased, and by the time John Tovey's battleship was still thirty-four thousand kilometers away, all the German ships had turned around. Turn around and go.

At 7:50 a.m., when the six British ships watched in frustration as the German fleet began to extend the distance by virtue of its speed advantage, the air defense sirens sounded again.

Dive bombers from the second wave of two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers once again overhead.

A full twenty-four JU87Cs were carrying 700 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs. Fly over the head of the Nar, dive, drop bombs.

The goal of the Germans was clear: first of all, to scrap the combat power of the flagship Nelson, the strongest battleship.

The next five minutes can be called a battle "without any artistic beauty".

Twenty-four fly-like JU87Cs screamed and approached, dived, and dropped twenty armor-piercing bombs on the Nelson like hens. Dive bombers from the second wave of two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers once again overhead.

A full twenty-four JU87Cs, carrying 700 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs, flew over the head of the Nar, dived, and dropped bombs.

The goal of the Germans was clear: first of all, to scrap the combat power of the flagship Nelson, the strongest battleship.

The next five minutes can be called a battle "without any artistic beauty".

Twenty-four fly-like JU87Cs screamed and approached, dived, and dropped twenty armor-piercing bombs on the Nelson like hens. Dive bombers from the second wave of two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers once again overhead.

A full twenty-four JU87Cs, carrying 700 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs, flew over the head of the Nar, dived, and dropped bombs.

The goal of the Germans was clear: first of all, to scrap the combat power of the flagship Nelson, the strongest battleship.

The next five minutes can be called a battle "without any artistic beauty".

Twenty-four fly-like JU87Cs screamed and approached, dived, and dropped twenty armor-piercing bombs on the Nelson like hens. Dive bombers from the second wave of two Zeppelin-class aircraft carriers once again overhead.

A full twenty-four JU87Cs, carrying 700 kilograms of armor-piercing bombs, flew over the head of the Nar, dived, and dropped bombs.

The goal of the Germans was clear: first of all, to scrap the combat power of the flagship Nelson, the strongest battleship.

The next five minutes can be called a battle "without any artistic beauty".

Twenty-four fly-like JU87Cs screamed and approached, dived, and dropped twenty armor-piercing bombs on the Nelson like hens

Twenty-four fly-like JU87Cs screamed and approached, diving, hens laying eggs at the Nelson and dropping twenty armor-piercing bombs on the Nelson screaming and approaching, diving, hens laying eggs and dropping twenty armor-piercing bombs on the Nelson. (To be continued......)