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"General, by now we have lost 5 battleships and 4 battlecruisers. Among them, the battleship "East Prussia" was sunk, the battleship "Thuringia" was sunk, the battleship "West**" was heavily damaged, the battleship "Bremen" was heavily damaged, and the battleship "Crown Prince" was heavily damaged. The battlecruiser "Lützov" sank, the battlecruiser "Hindenburg" sank, the battlecruiser "Moltke" was heavily damaged, and the battlecruiser "Scharnhorst" was heavily damaged. The battlecruiser 'De Fringel' has also been withdrawn from the battle. Now we have only 24 battleships left to continue the operation! Admiral Schmidt looked at Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer, his eyes full of anxiety. In less than an hour before the main forces of the two sides duel, the German Navy had already paid a heavy price.

"What about our enemies?" Reinhart. Admiral Scheer asked.

"The British Navy lost nine battleships in the course of the main duel. Among them, the battleship 'Aginkot' was sunk, the battleship 'Avant-garde' was sunk, and the battleship 'Ireland' was sunk. The battleship 'Magnificent' was heavily damaged, the battleship 'Collingwood' was heavily damaged, the battleship 'Reckless' was heavily damaged, the battleship 'Iron Duke' was heavily damaged, the battleship 'Benbauer' was heavily damaged, and the battleship 'Barham' was heavily damaged. However, the British Navy had 31 more battleships that continued to fight. 7 more than us! Admiral Schmidt said. The British Navy had 7 more battleships, which was already able to play a decisive role in naval battles.

Reinhart. Admiral Scheer looked at the fleets of the two countries, which were still firing frantically, and didn't know what to think about anymore. From the beginning of the naval battle to the present, although the German navy had tried its best, its own losses were heavy, although slightly smaller than those of the British navy. However, the desired goal was not achieved. If the British Navy could not be defeated this time, the German Navy would no longer have a chance to fight the British Navy. At that time, the remaining warships of the German Navy will become a surviving fleet that survives on the shore fortifications of military ports. More importantly, the dilemma facing Germany cannot be solved, which will have a very serious impact on Germany's future strategy.

"Keep firing! Sink the battleships of the Germans and let them know that the ruler of the world's oceans is the British. Britain is the hegemon of the seas, not only now, but also in the future! "On the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth', the commander of the British Navy's Home Fleet, John . Admiral Jericho said excitedly. Though. Now the losses of the British Navy were slightly greater than those of the German Navy. But overall, the British Navy still had an absolute upper hand in the war. In particular, the addition of five 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships to the command has completely changed the current situation of the war. John. Admiral Jericho seemed to have seen that the Goddess of Victory had lifted her skirt towards the British Navy.

"Boom!" An explosion sounded, and an orange-red fireball erupted on the foredeck of the battleship "Catherine" of the German Navy. A 343-mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the British Navy battleship "Sovereign" hit the battleship "Catherine". The 343-mm armor-piercing projectile is full of power. Even because the British Navy's armor-piercing shells did not use delayed fuses, the shells weighing nearly a ton still easily smashed through the deck armor of the battleship Catherine under the action of great kinetic energy. Even more severely, the shell exploded and ignited a raging fire. Now that the sky was getting darker, the fire on the deck of the battleship Catherine seemed to point the line of defense to the other battleships of the British Navy, and the battleship of the Monarch was adjoining it. They turned their guns and pointed at the battleship Catherine. Suddenly, the battleship 'Catherine' became the object of siege by the British Navy and became a magnet for shells.

Within five minutes of the conductor. The battleship Catherine was fiercely besieged by five British battleships, and in these salvos, at least six or seven shells hit the battleship Catherine, all of which were 343 mm armor-piercing shells. Even the battleship Catherine was very well armoured. But in such a situation, it is impossible to resist at all. In the superstructure was blown up. The bridge was hit, a large hole had been blown out of the waterline, and the battleship 'Catherine' finally sank to the bottom of the sea. Of the more than 1,000 naval officers and sailors on the ship, except for a very few who managed to escape, the rest sank to the bottom of the sea with the warship.

The battleship 'Catherine' sank command, and the British Navy's numerical superiority was further expanded. The British Navy often concentrated several battleships to lay siege to one of the German Navy's battleships. Although it was getting darker and darker, the British Navy's tactics were still effective in ensuring their hits, which caused great casualties to the German fleet, which was at a serious numerical disadvantage.

By 8 p.m., the German Navy had once again taken a heavy toll on the German navy. The 'Frontier Governor' of the 'King-class' battleships was heavily damaged and had to withdraw from the battle early. The battleship "Regent Louitpold" of the "Caesar-class" battleships was directly sunk. The "Hamburg" of the "Nassau-class" battleships was sunk. The "Saar" of the battleships of the 'Helgoland class' was heavily damaged and withdrew from the battle.

The counterattack of the German fleet also cost the British fleet a certain price, but on the whole, in the case of an absolute disadvantage, the counterattack of the German Navy was not very effective. After paying the price of sinking or battering several battleships, the German Navy only caused the British Navy's battleship 'Marlborough' to be severely damaged, the battleship 'Emperor of India' to be sunk, the battleship 'War Weyware' to be severely damaged, and the 'Neptune' to be sunk. The German Navy now continued to be able to fight only 19 battleships, while the British Navy had 27 more. The number of battleships in the German Navy was only two-thirds that of the British Navy. Under such circumstances, the victory of the British Navy in this naval battle was almost a foregone conclusion. What's more, the British Navy still has a backhand. This time, the German Navy was doomed to be powerless!

"General! We can't keep fighting. Our losses were very heavy. The morale of the troops is also low, and if we continue to fight, we will all be sunk. We should retreat immediately, save our strength, and leave the German Navy with the strength to rise again! Admiral Schmidt said simply. Not only Rear Admiral Schmidt, but also the commanders of several other battleship detachments of the German High Seas Fleet sent telegrams one after another, requesting Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer ordered a retreat. Although, these generals also knew that if they chose to retreat, the German Navy would never have the opportunity to challenge the British Navy again. But it's better than being sunk altogether! The British Navy was much more deeply rooted than the German Navy, and battleships were sunk or damaged and quickly rebuilt. And Germany is not going to do it, the war that is now in full swing has exhausted Germany's national strength, and Germany simply does not have the strength to build new battleships. For example, the 'Bavaria-class' battleships are already the last battleships of the German Navy, while the British Navy has 'Revenge-class' battleships in addition to the 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, which is the gap between the two countries!

Even though the German sailors were very heroic, they were not willing to give up their lives in vain in such a battle with no victory in sight. If these battleships were able to return to the German port, with the addition of those battered battleships and battlecruisers, the main forces of the German Navy would have been preserved. In the future, you can revisit the opportunity to fight the British Navy. If all the capital is used up now, then there will really be no hope for the German Navy again!

Reinhart. Admiral Scheer hesitated slightly, but finally agreed to retreat. After all, in this decisive battle, he had done his best, and the German Navy had done its best. The reason for this result is entirely because the British Navy was too exchanged, and they actually built the 'Queen Elizabeth class' battleship, while Germany always thought that the 'Queen Elizabeth class' battleship was still on the slipway. If it weren't for these 'Queen Elizabeth' battleships suddenly joining the battlefield, perhaps the German Navy would have defeated the British Navy long ago. Previously, the German High Seas Fleet reconnaissance detachment led by Vice Admiral Hipper had wiped out almost all of the British Navy's battleship squadrons. But now, the reconnaissance detachment of the German Navy was almost crippled, and the battleships were also suffering heavy losses, and they were completely incapable of challenging the British Navy.

"Order the eighth, tenth and eleventh destroyer detachments to launch a lightning strike on the British Navy! The battleship detachment made a 40-degree turn to the left and prepared to return! "Reinhardt. Admiral Scheer ordered. It was already eight o'clock in the evening, and the night had already darkened, and although it was not that I couldn't see my fingers, I could only see a vague shadow too far away. If you control the lights immediately after closing the distance, it is very possible to get away from the pursuit of the enemy. What's more, dozens of destroyers of the three destroyer detachments launched lightning strikes at night, even if they could not cause much damage to the enemy, they were able to cause some chaos. These times were also enough for the German Navy to retreat.

"Order the destroyers and light cruisers to go up and take out the destroyers of the Germans! The capital ship took care to avoid torpedoes. Also, to William. Admiral Benson sent a telegram. The Germans have retreated, it's up to them next, please be sure to intercept the Germans! "John. Admiral Jericho ordered, and at this moment, his face was completely victorious!