The battle between the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy and the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy had already been decided, and in just over an hour of firefighting, the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy paid the price of three battleships being sunk and one battleship being heavily damaged and withdrawing from the battlefield. Among the remaining four battleships, all of them were wounded, and the wounded of the battleship "Lorraine" was still very serious, and if the fighting continued, there would undoubtedly be only one result, that is, all of them were sunk by the Chinese Navy.

On the contrary, the eight battleships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy were only slightly injured and were not in serious trouble. Even the most seriously injured battleship 'Song Yingzong' only lost one main turret, and the remaining two main guns could still continue to fire.

In fact, the strength of the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy was originally stronger than the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy. The 'Southern Song Dynasty-class' and 'Northern Song-class' battleships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy are much more powerful than the 'Braunschweig-class' battleships and 'Wicchersbach-class' battleships of the German Navy. According to the plan of the German Navy, the 'Nassau-class' battleships and 'German-class' battleships should be used against the 'Southern Song Dynasty-class' and 'Northern Song Song-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy.

Although, the total number of capital ships of the German Navy reached 28, three sank, and the cost of one heavy damage, for the overall strength of the German Navy, it did not hurt the bones. But if the remaining four battleships of the 3rd battleship detachment of the German Navy were also destroyed, then the losses of the German Navy would have been great. When the time comes, the gap between them and the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy will be even greater. Want to defeat the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy. It is even more delusional to temporarily win sea supremacy in the North Sea and the eastern Atlantic.

In such a situation. In order to preserve strength, ordering a retreat is undoubtedly a better choice. After Lieutenant General Hepburn gave the order to retreat. The four 'Braunschweig-class' battleships began to turn. However, the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy was unable to catch up at the first time because of the obstruction of light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy.

On the sea, one after another of the German Navy's 'Hamburg-class Improved' light cruisers and 'Kiel-class Improved' destroyers quickly rushed towards the Chinese Navy's No. 2 Battleship Detachment. They were all at maximum speed in order to be able to close the distance between the two sides and then strike with lightning. These light cruisers and destroyers are like warriors who look at death as if they were at home. However, the torpedoes they carried were formidable weapons capable of threatening the battleships of the Chinese Navy. For this. The warships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy had to aim all their fire at these light cruisers and destroyers. Otherwise, if you get close to these light cruisers and destroyers, you will be in big trouble.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The main and secondary guns of the battleship, as well as some rapid-fire guns, were all aimed at the light cruisers and destroyers that were coming at high speed. One shell after another whistled and flew towards these light warships, sending out a barrage of barrages. The light cruisers and destroyers escorting the 2nd battleship detachment were also the first to kill, blocking the front of the battleships and firing at the German light cruisers and destroyers with the guns of the battleships.

"Boom!" An unlucky 'Kiel-class Improved' destroyer was hit by a 356-mm main gun shell. Battleships with a displacement of one thousand eighteen hundred tons. It simply can't withstand a huge cannon shell of this caliber. After the shell exploded, the destroyer was immediately torn apart.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "A light cruiser of the 'Hamburg-class Improved' that rushed to the front was attacked by concentrated fire from the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Imperial Navy, although his luck was better. No main artillery shells hit him. However, the secondary artillery shells that poured like a torrential rain still made him suffer. 155-mm secondary guns and 105-mm secondary guns for light cruisers and destroyers. It was enough to inflict fatal damage on a light cruiser. Soon, the superstructure of the 'Hamburg-class Improved' light cruiser was beaten into a flare.

In the face of heavy bombardment from the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the Imperial Navy. Many of the light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy were disposed of before they even came within launch range. The attack of more than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers really went into the launch distance. There are only a handful of two or three of them. The light cruisers and destroyers fired torpedoes at a distance of two thousand meters and then turned sharply to escape. However, this exposed their side to the side of the Imperial Navy, which was hit hard by the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Imperial Navy. Soon, the light cruisers and destroyers were sent to the bottom of the sea.

And the more than a dozen torpedoes they fired did not have much impact on the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Imperial Navy. Immediately after the discovery of the torpedo, the 2nd battleship detachment disbanded the formation and evaded the torpedo. The speed of each battleship increased, which made it difficult for German torpedoes to hit their targets. In the end, all the German torpedoes missed, and not a single one hit.

Of course, the sacrifice of light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy was not useless. At least, because of their blocking, it was already difficult for the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Imperial Navy to catch up with the remaining battleships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy.

"Humph! Ordered the fleet to speed up the pursuit. These guys, do you think they can escape? The old Wang guy of the 3rd Battleship Detachment is probably already blocking their way. Speed up to catch up, and maybe even take an extra sip of soup. Lieutenant General Liu Ziqian ordered.

While the 2nd Battleship Detachment and the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy were fighting fiercely, the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy never showed up. Obviously, they were betting on the back of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy. The German Navy wanted to escape, didn't this happen to hit their hands? Of course, Vice Admiral Liu Ziqian will not let go of this opportunity to send all the warships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy to the bottom of the sea. Although the 2nd Battleship Detachment has already achieved four victories, who would think that it has more victories? After all, there were only 28 battleships in the German Navy!

On the battleship 'Braunschweig', the flagship of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy. Lieutenant General Hepburn was listening to the report with a grim face. The dozen or so light cruisers and destroyers they sent out to launch lightning strikes had all been sunk. Moreover, the lightning strike was initiated, and no effect was achieved. Such a result dealt another heavy blow to Lieutenant General Hepburn. If the Lightning Strike Formation can achieve good results, maybe he still has a chance to turn the tables. However, the lightning strike formation did not achieve any results, which undoubtedly made him completely lose the opportunity to turn around!

"Order the fleet, start turning, get out of here, and join the main fleet. In addition, it was reported to the commander that the 3rd battleship detachment suffered heavy losses. The strength of the Chinese navy has far exceeded our expectations. Your Excellency the Commander, please think of a countermeasure. Lieutenant General Hepburn ordered.

"Yes, General." A staff officer nodded.

This battle made Lieutenant General Hepburn recognize the reality. With an equal number of battleships on both sides, the German Navy suffered such a crushing defeat. This undoubtedly shows that the gap between the German Navy and the Chinese Navy is still very large. Before the war, countless German naval commanders were elated, believing that this would be a great opportunity for Germany to dominate the seas. At the beginning, after defeating Britain, the maritime hegemon, the Chinese gained maritime supremacy. Now it was the turn of the German Navy.

It's a pity that the Chinese navy seems to be too powerful, even stronger than the original Britain. And the challenge launched by the German Navy to the Chinese Navy this time is very likely to end in failure. Before the start of the war, almost no admirals of the German Navy would have thought so. However, at least two of the senior admirals of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet now think so. One was Vice Admiral Hepburn, commander of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the High Seas Fleet, and the other was Rear Admiral Leo, commander of the 1st Heavy Cruiser Detachment. It was only after they fought with the Chinese Navy that they realized the huge gap between the two sides. It's just that I realize this now, and it seems to be over.

Germany has reached the point where it is difficult to ride a tiger, and the German Navy's high seas fleet is the only way for Germany to break the deadlock, for which they can only fight to the end. Lieutenant General Hepburn and others could only pray to God that they would be able to win. This shows how desperate they are at the moment.

"Whew!"

Suddenly, the terrible siren sounded again. Lieutenant General Hepburn was suddenly shocked, could it be that he had discovered the enemy again?

Subsequently, the staff officer reported that a large fleet had been spotted in the southeast, approaching them at high speed. Now, the identity of the other party has been determined, which is another battleship detachment of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy.

Suddenly, Lieutenant General Hepburn's face turned pale. There was actually another detachment of battleships, which was still blocking the path of their retreat. This is obviously going to kill them!

"Immediately send a telegram to the commander that we are besieged by the Chinese and ask for reinforcements. No, let the commander decide for himself. Lieutenant General Hepburn said. Originally, he wanted to ask for reinforcements. But then it occurred to him that when the main fleet came, his battleship detachment should be wiped out. And the high seas fleet, which has lost a battleship detachment, has to confront the powerful 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, and the consequences can be imagined. (To be continued......)

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