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"General, Lieutenant Betty is calling!" On the battleship 'Iron Duke', a communications officer handed the telegram to John. Admiral Jericho.

After reading the telegram, John. Admiral Jericho frowned immediately. As commander of the Royal Navy's Home Fleet, he gave the order. Lieutenant General Betty dared to disobey his orders, which disgusted him greatly. However, if you put yourself in Davy's shoes. Thinking about it from Lieutenant General Betty's point of view, he can still understand. After all, if it were him, I am afraid that he would not let go of the current opportunity. David. Vice Admiral Betty's battle cruiser squadron had already lost four battleships, but it had only severely damaged one German navy battlecruiser, a result that would have made the guys at home very dissatisfied. When the time comes, Davy. Lieutenant General Betty will definitely be dealt with, and if he doesn't do well, he will be court-martialed.

"Perhaps, according to Davy. There was no problem with Vice Admiral Betty's plan, and if the German battle cruiser detachment could be wiped out, it would also be able to deal a severe blow to the arrogance of the Germans. "John. Admiral Jericho said. Now, the losses of the British Navy are greater than those of the German Navy, and he, the commander of the fleet, cannot get out of it. If he can turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop, this is also an extremely rare opportunity for him.

After making up his mind, John. Admiral Jericho ordered the course to be adjusted and hastened towards the area of the war. At the same time, an order was given to the detachment of 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, which were used as a secret weapon, to speed up to keep up. Although, judging by the intelligence obtained by the British Admiralty. The main forces of the High Seas Fleet of the German Navy did not leave the port. But John. Admiral Jericho always felt that this would not be the case. The Germans would not give up this opportunity for a decisive battle with the British navy. Especially at a time when the German Navy thought it had a great advantage.

At this moment, David. The British Navy's battle cruiser detachment under Vice Admiral Betty was struggling to support the attack of the German High Seas Fleet reconnaissance detachment led by Vice Admiral Hipper. The sea was filled with gunsmoke and the sound of artillery shook the sky. Columns of water rose from the surface of the sea and then fell to the surface of the sea as if it were raining.

Now the tide of the war has become very unfavorable for the British fleet, and the German Navy has clearly gained the upper hand. Having gained numerical superiority, the German Navy has adjusted the distribution of firepower. The 'De Fringer' and 'Lützov' attacked the already badly wounded 'Lion', the 'Hindenburg' against the 'Royal Princess', and the 'Goeben' against the 'Tiger'. 'Moltke' against 'Invincible', 'von. Morality. The Tann against the Indomitable and the Scharnhorst against the Indomitable.

The Battlecruiser Lion was the lead ship of the British Navy's Lion-class battlecruisers and the flagship of the British Navy's battle cruiser fleet. After the naval battle began, the battlecruiser was frequently hit by the flagship of the German Navy's reconnaissance detachment, the "De Fringel", and not only one of the main turrets was destroyed, but the superstructure seemed to be plowed again. It is already a miracle that we have been able to hold on to this and continue to fire. However, the Lion's good fortune was destined to come to an end. When both the 'De Fringer' and the 'Lützov' turned their fire on it, it was destined to no longer hold out.

4:38 p.m. The battlecruiser "Lützov" hit the stern of the "Lion", the small half of the stern was cut off, and the propeller and tail rudder behind the stern were gone. At the same time, sea water poured into the battleship from the gap in the stern.

"General. The Lion's is finished. The stern was cut off, and now seawater is pouring into the hull. The captain of the Lion begs to abandon the ship! "The communications officer said to David Murphy. Lieutenant General Betty reported.

"Agree to abandon the ship!" David. Lieutenant General Betty's eyes were red. HMS Lion was his flagship, and he was full of affection for the British Navy's best performing battlecruiser. Merely. He didn't expect that in this naval battle, the 'Lion' would end like this. Naval battles were brutal. This is especially true for the current British Navy.

David. After Vice Admiral Betty agreed to abandon the Lion, the thousands of sailors on it immediately moved. By this time, the bow of the ship had been lifted from the water as a large amount of seawater poured into the Lion. It didn't take long for the battlecruiser 'Lion' to sink into the icy North Sea with its bow facing up. Only half of the sailors on the battleship escaped, and the rest were also buried at the bottom of the sea, including the captain of the Lion.

Immediately after the sinking of the Lion, Vice Admiral Hipper ordered the De Fringel, Lützov and Hindenburg to strike fire against the Royal Princess, the current flagship of the British Navy's battle cruiser detachment. These three battlecruisers were the most powerful battlecruisers of the German Navy, and although the 'Royal Princess' was also the most powerful battlecruiser of the British Navy, it was still difficult to stand alone under the attack of three powerful opponents.

"Boom!" A ball of fire rose from the bow of the battlecruiser 'Goeben'. The violent explosion blew the entire bow of the battlecruiser 'Goburn' to pieces. The officers and men of the German Navy were all stunned. Since the beginning of the naval battle, the "Goeben" has made no small feats, and has severely damaged the battlecruiser "Australia" of the British Navy.

What is surprising is that it was the battlecruiser "Tiger", which had been poor since the beginning of the war, that hit the battlecruiser "Goben", and as an improved version of the "Lion-class" battlecruiser, the overall performance of the "Tiger" battlecruiser was even stronger. However, since the beginning of the war, the battle cruiser's appearance has been very bad, and it has been repeatedly hit by the battleships of the German Navy. If it weren't for the thicker skin of the battlecruiser Tiger, it might have been heavily damaged or sunk long ago. And now, with the British Navy at an absolute disadvantage, the battlecruiser "Tiger" seems to be beginning to play normally.

In this salvo, a 343-mm armor-piercing shell hit the front main turret of the Goburn. The battlecruiser 'Goeben' was the second ship of the 'Moltke-class' battlecruisers. With a displacement of up to 25,000 tons, although the caliber of the main gun is 280 mm, it has 5 twin main guns, and the firepower is very strong. At the same time, the German Navy has always focused on the survivability of its ships, and the Goeben has horizontal armor up to 270 mm thick and turret armor up to 150 mm thick. However, even though the British Navy's naval guns lagged behind the German Navy, the 343 mm armor-piercing shells were still able to penetrate the turret of the Goeben with ease.

The turret layout of the Goeben is based on two main turrets on the foredeck and is a piggyback design. In the No. 1 main turret was hit, and the turret armor was penetrated, the shells exploded inside the turret, and the entire turret was destroyed. This is not even stricter, at the time of the hit, the chambers of the No. 1 turret and the No. 2 turret behind it were already loaded with shells and propellants, and were preparing to fire. As a result, this was a catastrophic blow to the Goeben. The shells in the bore were detonated, and 4 280-mm shells with hundreds of kilograms of propellant instantly killed the battlecruiser. The entire bow of the ship was blown apart, and the sea water poured quickly into the hull from the bow.

In less than half a minute, the battlecruiser 'Goeben' had sunk into the North Sea with its bow downward, and none of the 1,186 sailors on the battleship survived, which was also the first capital ship of the German Navy to be sunk in this naval battle.

After the sinking of the Goeben, the morale of the British fleet recovered. Although, now they are still at a numerical disadvantage, they have seen hope. If God were on their side, they might not have had a chance to regain their inferiority.

"The sinking of the Goeben' made Vice Admiral Hipper also very distressed, the number of capital ships of the German Navy was originally less than that of the British Navy, and the sinking of any capital ship was very strict for the German Navy. Lieutenant General Hipper ordered the 'Hindenburg' to deal with the 'Tiger', and the 'D'Verblinger' and 'Lützov' to continue to deal with the 'Royal Princess'.

In the next hour, although the naval battle was still very fierce, the results were far less than the previous hour. At 5 p.m., the British Navy sent the German Navy's von . Morality. The battlecruiser Tann' was sent to the bottom of the sea. Fifteen minutes later, however, the German Navy sank the British Navy's battlecruiser Invincible. British Rear Admiral Hood was killed on the spot.

At half past five in the afternoon, a large cloud of smoke appeared on the sea to the west, like a moving dark cloud. The light cruiser "Strasbourg" of the German fleet reported the appearance of the main force of the British Navy's home fleet twelve nautical miles to the west.

Upon receiving the report, Vice Admiral Hipper immediately ordered the fleet to speed up to the 23rd knot, disengage from contact with the British fleet, and turn to retreat eastward. At the same time, also to Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer reported on the appearance of the main fleet of the British Navy, making the main forces of the High Seas Fleet combat-ready.

David. Vice Admiral Betty also received the news of the arrival of the main fleet, and the reconnaissance detachment of the German Navy wanted to escape, but of course he would not agree. In this fierce naval battle, he lost six battle cruisers, four of which were sunk. David. Vice Admiral Betty immediately ordered the remaining four battleships of the British Navy's battle cruiser squadron to pursue at full speed.