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The formation of six 'Hanxin-class' fast battleships, six 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers, four 'Ningbo-class' light cruisers, and six 'Fuqing-class' destroyers pursued north at a speed of 25 knots. The British fleet's battleship Hercules had a top speed of only 21 knots, and their battleship Queen Elizabeth had been severely damaged, and its speed was greatly affected. Thus, the British fleet was able to maintain a speed of up to 15 knots or even lower. Even if the British fleet had already left two hours early, it would only take a few hours for the Chinese navy to catch up with them, provided that the direction was correct!

Inside the bridge of the battleship 'Hanshin', Commodore Katsu Chūn Lin was looking at the charts. According to the report of the US Navy, the direction of the retreat of the British fleet was northwest. Brigadier Admiral Katsun Lin believed that the British fleet probably wanted to cooperate with the battleship "Queen Elizabeth", which had retreated earlier, and then cross the Atlantic to return to Britain!

"Humph! British, how are you going to run this time? You can't run! Brigadier General Gechūn Lin said confidently as he looked at the chart. The British fleet consisted of 6 battleships, 8 heavy cruisers of the 'Edinburgh class', 16 light cruisers and 18 destroyers. After the start of the naval battle, there were no remnants of the British fleet at all. With the exception of the British Navy's 9th Destroyer Formation, which sank two destroyers during the battle, and the flagship battleship "Queen Elizabeth", which was destroyed by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft at the beginning of the war, no other losses were suffered. This is also a large fleet. If you can destroy or force this fleet to surrender in this battle. For rì after China sent troops to Europe. It is also very advantageous to defeat Britain and win the world war completely!

"Captain, the flagship is calling! The American side contacted the battleships "Alabama" and "Arizona", which they had withdrawn ahead of schedule, and the two battleships did not know that the American fleet had surrendered to us, and they had reported their location to the Americans. At the moment they are in the sea fifty kilometers west of us. And the British fleet had joined the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' an hour earlier, and it is estimated that it is sailing in a northeasterly direction! Now the flagship has sent seaplanes to reconnoitre. You'll be in touch as soon as you receive the message. "A communications officer aboard the battleship 'Hanshin' reported to Commodore Gechūn Lin!

"Hmmm! I got it, adjust the direction and sail northeast! Brigadier General Ge Chūn Lin said. After having this clue. Their pursuit of the British fleet would have been much easier. Otherwise, in the vast Atlantic, it would be almost impossible to find the exact trace of the British fleet. In addition, although it is still more than an hour before it gets dark, the take-off and landing of seaplanes is very simple and will not be affected too much. And the speed of seaplanes is also much faster than that of battleships, and if there are seaplanes out of the army, it will be difficult for the British fleet to fly!

The fleet adjusted its direction and pursued it to the northeast. A speed of 25 knots is for the fleet. It's a bit of a struggle, but it's not much of a problem. Whether it's a 'Hanshin-class' fast battleship or a 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruiser. The maximum speed is above 28 knots, and although it is not possible to cruise at high speed all the time, it is not difficult to pursue the enemy at a speed of 25 knots in a short time!

Half an hour later, the flagship battleship 'Tang Gaozu' sent a telegram again, saying that a seaplane had discovered the traces of the British ** team and informed the pursuing fleet of its location!

Brigadier General Gechūn Lin immediately lay on the charts to find the exact location of the British fleet. It turned out that the British fleet was less than thirty kilometers away from them, much to the excitement of Commodore Katsun Lin!

"Adjust your sailing and keep the pursuit! In addition, a telegram was sent to the commander requesting that the seaplanes continue to spy on the British, and we will catch up with the British in an hour and a half! Brigadier General Gechūn Lin said excitedly. As for the fact that it would be dark in an hour or two, he didn't care. As long as they can catch up with the British fleet, they don't want to run. It's a big deal to wait until after dawn the next day, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese aircraft carrier group will attack the British fleet again and completely kill them!

Thirty kilometers northeast of the pursuit fleet sent by the Chinese Navy, a fleet is sailing into the depths of the Atlantic. It's just that the speed of the fleet is not very fast, and there is a huge battleship in it that drags down the speed of the fleet. This battleship was the battleship "Queen Elizabeth", which was heavily damaged by the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy. The battleship was heavily damaged, and although the fire on the battleship has now been extinguished, the speed of the battleship has dropped a lot due to the entry of several hundred tons of seawater, coupled with the fact that the hull is somewhat tilted, and now it is only able to sail at a speed of 12 knots. This greatly dragged down the fleet. However, the British fleet did not abandon the idea of this battleship, after all, this is already the most powerful battleship of the British Navy now. After the Battle of Sicily, there was only one such queen Elizabeth-class battleship left in the British Navy. Before the 'Revenge-class' battleship was commissioned, the British Navy had to rely on this battleship to support the scene!

On the battleship 'Marlborough', the British Admiral John Murphy was joined by the British Admiral John Brown. Morality. Robeck's face is uncertain. The British Navy's participation in the decisive battle against China this time was aimed at reviving the majesty of the British Royal Navy. But I didn't expect that in the end, I was still defeated. Fortunately, the losses of the British fleet were not significant, except for two destroyers that were sunk, only the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" was heavily damaged. However, it only takes a few months of lying on the slipway to complete the restoration. was able to save the main combat power of the British fleet, which has allowed John . Morality. Admiral Robeck was very satisfied! Of course, this is a big gap from his expectation of defeating the Chinese Navy. But now, I'm glad I was able to escape!

"Where exactly did the Chinese planes take off from? According to the Americans, the entire western Atlantic Sea is under their control, and there can be no Chinese airfields! So, where did the Chinese planes take off? "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck was puzzled. If it were not for the appearance of Chinese aircraft, this time the combined fleet of the US and British navies might not have failed, but would have won a brilliant victory!

"Could it be that the Chinese moved the plane to the ship and then took off from the ship? But doesn't the take-off of an airplane require a long runway? How could there be such a long runway on a ship? "John. Get. Admiral Robeck shook his head, a little unable to believe his reasoning!

"General, planes! Discover a Chinese plane! At this time, the anxious voice of a junior officer woke John. Morality. Admiral Robeck's musings.

"What? How could the planes of the Chinese be here? "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck was taken aback. Grabbing the binoculars, he rushed out of the bridge, but when he saw clearly that the plane was just a seaplane with no offensive power, the tension on his face did not dissipate!

"Damn, this is a Chinese reconnaissance plane, we have already exposed! Order the fleet to speed up immediately! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck ordered. However, because of the drag of the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth', their maximum speed was only 15 knots. John. Morality. Admiral Robeck only hoped that the night would be able to bring the generals down quickly, so that they might be able to escape. Otherwise, they're dead! After experiencing this naval battle, he has deeply understood the power of the carrier-based aircraft force of the Chinese Navy! Such a large combined fleet quickly failed under the blows of the carrier-based aircraft forces of the Chinese Navy. If the carrier-based aircraft units of the Chinese Navy come after them, then they are finished!

John. Morality. Admiral Robeck wanted the pursuing Chinese to be far away from them, so that they would have enough time to escape! However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is indeed backbone!

In the evening, at 6:45 p.m., the lookout of the British fleet spotted the Chinese fleet approaching from the southwest and immediately showed jǐng!

The poignant sound of jǐng resounded in the sky above the British fleet, and a large number of British naval officers and men rushed out of the cabin and entered a state of combat readiness!

"General, the fleet of the Chinese was discovered, with a total of six capital ships, 6 heavy cruisers, and 10 light cruisers and destroyers!" A staff officer paid a letter to John. Morality. Admiral Robeck reported!

"Six capital ships? What model is it? "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck asked.

"Judging from the appearance, it is the 'Hanshin-class' battle cruiser of the Chinese!" The staff officer reported!

"'Hanshin-class' battlecruisers? Hum! Do the Chinese think that with a few battle cruisers they will be able to defeat us? It has long been proven in the naval battles of the North Sea that battlecruisers, although they are fast, are not at all opponents of battleships! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck said disdainfully!

Soon, the communications officer once again entered the bridge and asked John Murphy to make a statement. Morality. Admiral Robeck reported: "General, the Chinese fleet is very fast, and it is now rapidly reducing the distance between our two sides!" They sent us a message in guò asking us to surrender to them! Otherwise, they will sink us! ”

"Haha! Jokes, just with these few battlecruisers? No, the Chinese want to stall for time and wait for subsequent warships or planes! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck guessed. He didn't take the Chinese Navy's several 'Hanxin-class' battleships in his eyes at all, and he didn't care about the Chinese fleet's demand for them to surrender! (To be continued......)