On the sea, dozens of warships of the Chinese Empire and the German Empire were fighting. To be exact, it was the heavy cruisers of the reconnaissance fleet of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy that were bombarding the heavy cruisers of the reconnaissance fleet of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet. The number of heavy cruisers on both sides was eight. However, in the battle, it was the Chinese Navy that firmly held the upper hand.

"Boom! Rumble! Suddenly, two loud explosions rang out. I saw that a heavy cruiser of the German Navy burst into flames.

"Haha! Well done. Send a telegram to the 'Weihe', they did a good job! Keep up the good work, completely sink the German warships, and let them know how good we are. "On the flagship 'Minjiang' heavy cruiser, fleet commander Wei Xingfeng shouted excitedly.

The explosion just now was the heavy cruiser 'Weihe' in a salvo, and two shells hit the German Navy's heavy cruiser 'Württemberg'. The armor of the heavy cruiser was not as thick as that of the battleship, so much so that more than a hundred kilograms of shells pierced its armor lightly. One of the two shells hit the apostle of the 'Württemberg', and a chimney was blown off. Another shell hit the main gun tower No. 1 in the bow of the Württemberg. The fragile turret armor was directly torn apart, and the shells exploded inside, killing not only all the German sailors inside the turret, but also the main gun.

Luckily, if it weren't for the fact that the main gun had just been fired and there were no shells or propellants in the turret, this shell alone would have killed the Württemberg.

But even so, after these two shells, the 'Württemberg' was seriously damaged. After the chimney was blown up. Not only does it prevent toxic gases from being discharged, but it also permeates the boiler compartment. The sailors inside were poisoned quite a bit. It also greatly affected the power of the battleship, and the speed began to drop significantly. The former main gun was destroyed. It also cost the battleship a quarter of its firepower.

"General, the Württemberg requests to be evacuated from the battlefield." On board the flagship of the heavy cruiser detachment of the German Navy "Prussia", a communications officer reported to Rear Admiral Leo.

"Hell, get out of the fight? The order 'Württemberg' continued the operation. "Rear Admiral Leo refused the request of the heavy cruiser 'Württemberg'. After all, although the 'Württemberg' has suffered heavy losses, it still has a lot of combat strength left, and it can continue to fight. If the heavy cruiser 'Württemberg' retreated, it would undoubtedly put the German Navy at a disadvantage. That's why Rear Admiral Leo rejected Württemberg's request.

In this battle. The German Navy was already at a clear disadvantage. If a heavy cruiser retreated, the battlefield would be eight to seven, and the disadvantage of the German Navy would be even more obvious.

However, Rear Admiral Leo refused to retreat from the 'Württemberg', which undoubtedly made the 'Württemberg' desperate! Just after Rear Admiral Léo's order was given, the heavy cruiser Württemberg was hit again. The heavy cruiser 'Weihe' fired the most stunning salvo of the naval battle. Of the nine 210-mm shells, three hit the Württemberg.

A shell exploded on the aft deck of the Württemberg, leaving a large hole directly in the aft deck. More than a dozen sailors on deck were also killed. Another shell hit the bridge of the Württemberg. The fragile bridge armor was torn apart. The shells drilled straight into it. After the explosion, more than a dozen officers, including the captain, were killed. The last shell, and the deadliest one. The shell hit the 'Württemberg' near the waterline on the right side of the ship'. A large hole was blown out, and the sea water frantically poured into the battleship.

After being hit so hard. The Württemberg must be shortly dead. The damage management personnel tried to plug the loopholes, but they were in vain. As more and more water entered the water, the heavy cruiser 'Württemberg' capsized directly on the sea. Soon. The battleship sank into the rough North Sea, leaving a huge whirlpool on the surface.

Major General Leo looked at this qiē dumbfounded. He didn't expect his order to send the 'Württemberg' directly to death. If he had agreed to the evacuation of the Württemberg, perhaps there would have been no such thing. Merely. It's useless to regret it, the 'Württemberg' has sunk. As a result, the heavy cruisers of the German Navy began to be at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. The heavy cruiser "Weihe" could turn its guns and besiege the heavy cruiser "Stuttgart" of the German Navy together with the "Yihe" behind. The Stuttgart, which was under siege by two heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, was suddenly in crisis. It seems that it is only a matter of time before they are constantly hit by the shells of the Chinese Navy, severely damaged and even sunk. The situation on the battlefield became even more unfavorable for the German Navy.

"Well done! Brothers, keep up the good work! Rear Admiral Wei Xingfeng had a smile on his face, and he seemed to have seen the heavy cruiser detachment of the German Navy crippled by him. Of course, Rear Admiral Wei Xingfeng wanted to completely annihilate the heavy cruiser detachment of the German Navy, which was unlikely. After all, a detachment of battleships was coming. If the other party arrives, Major General Wei Xingfeng will have to retreat. Otherwise, the heavy cruiser was often killed by a single shot under the guns of the battleship.

As time passed, the fighting between the two sides became more and more intense. The Chinese Navy has a seaplane calibration and a fire control system that is better than that of the German Navy. This makes the Chinese Navy have a great advantage in the counter-shooting. The warships of the German Navy were constantly hit by bullets and caught fire, and some of them were directly damaged.

On the contrary, the losses on the side of the Chinese Navy are much smaller. Although several battleships were hit, they were only minor injuries.

At 12:30, the distance between the two sides has narrowed to 10,000 meters. At this time, the German navy wanted to further shorten the distance between the two sides. However, it did not succeed. The Chinese Navy deliberately began to turn around, keeping the distance of engagement at 10,000 meters. This is the optimal engagement distance for heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. If you get closer, the accuracy of shelling in the place will also increase significantly. At 10,000 meters, the Germans did not have a high hit rate. In this way, the Chinese Navy can firmly occupy the advantage.

"Boom!" A loud bang sounded, and the bow of the heavy cruiser at the end of the battle line of the Chinese Navy was surrounded by firelight.

A shell hit the bow turret of the heavy cruiser 'Tuojiang'. The turret armor was torn apart, and the shells exploded inside. At this time, shells had just been lifted from the ammunition depot. So, it was a complete tragedy. The shells were detonated, and the two main guns in the bow of the heavy cruiser 'Tuojiang' were destroyed. At the same time, the hull was also affected by Yan zhòng.

"General, the 'Tuojiang' has been severely damaged and requests to evacuate." A staff officer reported to Major General Wei Xingfeng.

"Permission to evacuate." Major General Wei Xingfeng nodded. Anyway, now that the Chinese Navy has the upper hand, even if the 'Tuojiang' is withdrawn, it will not affect the overall situation.

In the previous fierce battle, in addition to the "Württemberg" that the Chinese Navy initially killed, the heavy cruiser "Anhalt" of the German Navy was also heavily damaged, and finally had to withdraw from the battle. The heavy cruiser "Munich" of the German Navy was also directly sunk, and the heavy cruiser "Düsseldorf" was also heavily damaged and withdrew from the battle.

This means that the German Navy has already sunk two ships and damaged two ships in the previous battle. Now there are only four ships left to continue the operation. On the other hand, in the Chinese Navy, only the 'Tuojiang' was heavily damaged and withdrew from the battle. The rest of the ships were only slightly damaged at best. In this battle, the Chinese Navy has completely gained the upper hand.

"Damn, how long will it take for the 3rd Battleship Detachment to arrive?" Major General Leo said through gritted teeth.

"General, the 3rd Battleship Detachment still has half an hour to go into battle. They need to go around to the front of the Chinese and block them. The staff officer reported.

"Bastard!" Major General Leo slammed his fist on the table. The Chinese Navy's artillery fire was so fierce that if he had to hold out for another half an hour, he doubted how much of his battleship detachment would be left in the end.

"Send a telegram to the 3rd battleship detachment, and we will almost be unable to support it." Major General Leo ordered.

"Yes, General!" The staff officer nodded.

Subsequently, Rear Admiral Leo ordered a detachment of destroyers to carry out a torpedo attack on the Chinese Navy, hoping to reverse the situation.

Eight Kiel-class Improved destroyers rushed at high speed towards the Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser detachment, which forced the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers to abandon their attack on the German Navy's heavy cruisers and instead rain their guns on these destroyers. Whether it is the main gun or the secondary gun, all of them are firing at the maximum rate of fire. Although these destroyers were not large, if they were hit by the enemy's torpedoes, the heavy cruisers would have only one way to die.

The destroyers of the German Navy were like small sailing ships shuttling through a storm, and they could capsize if they were not careful.

Eight destroyers of the German Navy were constantly hit, several of which were sunk or heavily damaged before they could reach the range of the torpedoes, and in the end only two destroyers successfully launched torpedoes.

However, the Chinese Navy disbanded the formation at this time and avoided these torpedoes.

This took a lot of time, and by the time the heavy cruiser detachment of the Chinese Navy was successfully regrouped, huge columns of smoke had already appeared on the southern sea.

"Has the fish been baited? Order the fleet, turn at once, and prepare to evacuate! Rear Admiral Wei Xingfeng immediately ordered the fleet to retreat, and there was no plan to fight any further. (To be continued......)

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