Although the Bismarck and the Bavaria were choked enough, the Baden, which was last in line, took advantage of this opportunity to give Nevada two blows, a 15-inch shell drilled through the lower part of a secondary gun, successfully tore through the armor of the bomb lane, and then detonated the ammunition inside, a huge column of smoke rose from the side chord, and the sound of continuous explosions and metal breakings came and went. In order to avoid martyrdom, the Americans decisively filled the auxiliary gun ammunition depot with water, and before the Americans could breathe a sigh of relief, two more main gun shells hit the Nevada turret, one of which destroyed the two barrels of the No. 1 turret, while the other shell hit the front of the No. 3 turret, it stands to reason that this shell could not penetrate the armor, but the violent impact and explosion still caused some problems with the servo of the No. 3 turret. As a result, in a short period of time, the American battleship had only 3 guns left to use.

Obviously, the German fleet at this time is not suitable to continue to fight with the other side, not to mention anything else, at least deal with the loopholes first. And if Sims, after using up almost all the destroyers and torpedo boats, wants to destroy the other side with naval guns, how long will it take? Although the Bismarck was also heavily damaged...... But Nevada no longer has much combat effectiveness, and the American fleet is better than the other side, that is, the maneuverability is okay. The speed of the opposing fleet at this time is only 17 knots at most. At this time, the German fleet was licking its wounds on the side, and Sims decisively gave up the plan to continue to fight with the other side, and what he was thinking about now was how to meet up with Magifin as soon as possible to save the American fleet, after all, Tycho's Allied Mediterranean Fleet had an absolute advantage! . …。

Overall, Hipper's game did not play well this time, not so much because he lost more than the other side, but because he could not stop the convergence of the American fleet, and the promise he had given to Tycho had completely failed, and Sims shook off Hipper and began to sail southwest. The German fleet, which was being repaired, was left behind. So now the question arises, what should the German fleet do?

"To replace the flagship, I will go to the Baden. Baden and the Bavaria continue to catch up with the American fleet, and at least ensure that when the American fleet converges, we can also meet the Italians! As for the Bismarck? Immediately attack the Pennsylvania, which has lost control. After the destruction of this battleship. The Bismarck could reach the nearest Spanish port and seek refuge. After pondering for a moment, Hipper gave this order, which surprised the others, this is to continue to split the fleet, and if the fleet is not large, it will be too dangerous to dismantle it again! Now there are only two light cruisers left, how else are you going to divide them?

"The Bismarck is not only badly flooded, but also has damaged power, and it will certainly not be able to keep up with the fleet, so it is better to attack the Pennsylvania, which is also badly damaged, although the latter's firepower is okay. However, when it was impossible to maneuver, and even it was difficult to turn, it could not compete with the Bismarck, which had six 15-inch naval guns, and although the Bismarck was now at a speed of 16 knots at most, it was no problem to pursue the Pennsylvania, which was only about 10 knots. Even if you can get rid of the tugboat. Submarines can attack this giant who has broken its hamstrings! And two more battleships. Although one of them was hit by a torpedo, a mere 900-ton water ingress was not a big deal, and with strong power, they were still faster than the American Iron Tortoise. After a little rush repair, Tycho must be supported, otherwise. Tycho's fleet is in danger of being routed! In his report afterwards, Hipper explained his decision ..........

As the veteran of the Navy, Hipper's orders, although suspicious, were still carried out to the letter. On the one hand, the battleship was quickly repaired, and on the other hand, it was redeployed. The German fleet was temporarily withdrawn from the battlefield, and Sims, who was bent on joining up with Magifin, naturally did not fight to the death. "We have repelled the German fleet. The two Bismarck-class battleships have been dealt a heavy blow, the Pennsylvania has been heavily damaged, and the remaining battleships will continue to join you as planned. After seeing the German fleet give way, Sims sent this telegram, which was controversial in later generations. This telegram contains too much uncertainty, what is the criterion for the other side to be hit hard? Has it reached the point where it is impossible to fight? Does the other side still have any intention of continuing the fight? How is your own damage? How much combat power do the remaining three capital ships that came to support remain? …。

Maybe a telegram shouldn't have been too long in the first place. Perhaps some of these questions were not even answered by Sims, and he could only guess. In Majifen's reply, the situation of the Hipper's fleet was specifically mentioned, and Sims had already left the battlefield at this time, and he could only answer by saying that we could no longer see the opponent. The German fleet is indeed out of sight, but at the moment the direction of action of both sides is not a secret, and the other side still has a chance to find it. Looking at the two overly simplistic telegrams, Majifen fell into deep thought. At the moment, each of his orders leads to very different consequences, and the glory of victory and the abyss of defeat are sometimes only one step away. He was very irritated now, the Allied fast fleet was already very close to the target, and just now, the battleship Longxiang and the battleship Gneisenau, which were at the head of the team, conducted a round of test firing from 19km away! It won't take long for the other party to bite his tail, and it seems that by now, Majifen has no more choices! …。

"Damn Hipper...... Didn't he say that he would take care of the rest? How did the American fleet rush over? "At the same time that Sims and Magiffin were communicating, Hipper also informed Tycho of the situation on his side, which made Tycho, who wanted to fight a big fight, a little messy!" This guarantee is too unreliable, right? Tycho muttered to himself. If Sims comes, then the offensive and defensive momentum will be completely reversed, and his side will have a disadvantage, and now there are only two options, either fight with Majifen before the opponent's support arrives, or just leave. But obviously, if he leaves, the Hipper fleet will be besieged by the American fleet that has turned around, although Tycho is very dissatisfied with Hipper's miscalculation, but he must not let the Hipper fleet be completely annihilated! Otherwise, the Mediterranean and North Seas will really become stagnant waters! What's more, Hipper said that he would definitely rush to the battlefield to participate in this last battle, and Tycho would have no reason to flash people!

"The Americans seem to be adjusting their fleet. They began to shrink their formation and tried to change formations. At this moment, the news from the lookout made Tycho's heart tighten, and it was clear that Magifin had also received a telegram from Sims, and seemed to be planning to fight! Both sides were a little overwhelmed by the situation of the other battlefield, but now the Tycho fleet was clearly no match for him, and he needed to wait for the next five battleships to arrive before engaging them. So Tycho ordered the fleet to slow down and prepare to contain the formation ......... the opponent.

Although it took Sims nearly 5 hours to meet Magifen at the beginning, because Magifin took the initiative to move closer to him, by now, at most 2 hours, Sims should be able to meet him. So Majifen is not afraid at this time, time is on his side, the opponent's battleship formation has not yet arrived, and now there is still an advantage, when the opponent's battlefleet is in place. Sims is basically coming up soon, no matter how you look at your side, there is an advantage, of course, there is a premise here, that is, Simms's telegram is correct, and the Germans will not look for trouble again!

Both sides began to shrink their formations, waiting for the time to fight, Magiffin waited for Sims again, while Tycho was waiting for the next 5 battleships, the American fleet gave up going north and began to turn to prepare for engagement, and Tycho, who had the advantage in speed, naturally did not engage in a weak tone, but the Italian fleet deviated slightly to the southeast, and for the opponent with an advantage in speed, Magiffin could not force the opponent to fight, and in the current situation, Magiffin's highest goal was naturally to hit the opponent hard with Sims, The minimum goal was for Tycho to retreat south knowing he was invincible, while he and Sims went to find the battered German fleet and annihilate it in one fell swoop! If three Bismarck-class battleships can be destroyed, the situation at sea will be changed! The Entente will have a huge advantage! The High Seas Fleet in the North Sea will not be able to fight anymore, and the Allied Mediterranean Fleet will only be able to retreat into the Mediterranean. …………。

At this time, Majifen was also a little fluttering, this is an opportunity to make the US Navy raise its eyebrows! If the battle can be decided, then the US Navy will wash away all the previous shame! And now, both sides seem to have the intention of fighting to the death, and more importantly, the current situation seems to be in their favor!

However, the subsequent results made Majifen feel a little uneasy...... The Allied Mediterranean Fleet converged before Simms, and at this time Tycho's 12 super-dreadnoughts were all in place, and they redeployed their formation, with the Longxiang and four Caracionot-class battleships at the front, and they would fight the most formidable presence in the U.S. Navy, followed by three Huaxia foreign trade fast battleships, followed by the Austro-Hungarian Navy's only remaining super-dreadnought Loudon and three Spanish-class fast battleships. As the 4 weakest battleships in the entire fleet. The opponents they have to face are definitely not powerful! And Magifin had only 10 battleships in his hands, 2 Tennessee-class battleships and 1 Nevada-class battleship, plus 2 French Brestani-class battleships that would form the fist of the American fleet, which he would use against 5 Italian battleships. Two New York-class battleships and the USS Utah will be used against three Huaxia production foreign trade type battleships. The Seven Provinces and the Athens dreadnought of the exiled Greek Navy will be used to deal with the 4 super-dreadnoughts behind. Well, both quantitatively and qualitatively, the American fleet is much weaker, but Magiffen is confident that everything will be different when Sims arrives! …。

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