Huge fireballs flew continuously towards the Caesar-class battleships that were dodging while releasing smoke. The saddest thing is the Frederick the Great, who is in second place, and he was taken care of by 2 British super dreadnoughts! Under the care of intensive picric acid shells, the former flagship of the High Seas Fleet shuttled through a storm of flames, and for a time it was not known how many shells were hit! Fireballs erupted from the hull, and the fire soon covered the entire deck, the rangefinder on the top of the mast had been shattered by the heavy gunfire, and even the individual gun mirrors on the turret were destroyed by the flames and flying shrapnel. What's even more tragic is that I don't know if it was caused by the character of the British, or for some other reason, the shell that hit the No. 2 gun mount of Frederick the Great was actually a qualified product! This shell directly penetrated the protection of the gun mount, and then plunged headlong into the ammunition lifting shaft!

But fortunately, Frederick the Great has just completed a round of lifting, the fire doors at both ends of the hoisting shaft are closed, and the violent explosion did not tear open the heavy fire door, although this turret is also useless, but at least there is no danger of explosion, but at this time the Germans don't know whether they were knocked out or scared stupid, the captain of the Frederick the Great actually ordered to fill the two turret ammunition depots in the bow with water! This also became a rare stain on the German High Seas Fleet in the Battle of Jutland! Frederick the Great's situation was very critical, and the other 3 ships of the same class also suffered heavy losses when they were attacked by superior opponents first, and in less than a quarter of an hour, 5 of the 16 turrets of the 4 Caesar-class battleships were completely lost, and the firepower was reduced to half the level!

"Why aren't they sinking?" Looking at the German fleet in the distance, which was fluttering in a rain of bullets, but it was a strong floating fleet. Jericho said with a gloomy face. He grasped this opportunity very well, but the advantage brought was only temporary, and it was difficult for the auxiliary warships in his hands to launch another assault. And if a decisive victory cannot be achieved before the Germans can slow down, then the shape of the battlefield will be reversed, you know, at this distance, the main guns of the German fleet can easily tear apart the defenses of the British battleships!

Just when Jericho concentrated the elite to launch a thunderous blow against the German 1st battleship formation, the 2nd battleship formation composed of 4 King-class battleships suddenly found that the British battleship that was fighting against him was gone after dodging the torpedo attack! The number of both sides is about the same, and you concentrate a part on attacking your opponent. Then the opponent will have an advantage in the other direction! And at this time, the German 2nd Battleship Formation took advantage of exactly this! THE KING AND THE ELECTOR BEHIND IT TACITLY AIMED 20 350MM MAIN GUNS AT THE CENTURION THAT WAS FIGHTING IN FRONT OF THE SIDE!

"God gave me the opportunity to win, and I seized it. But the opportunity did not turn into a victory, and the advantage on the field was reversed in a very short time! Jericho later recalled. The centurion, who was concentrating on attacking the Caesar4 and the King Albert, did not expect to be targeted by two giant beasts, and after the centurion successfully knocked the opponent's No. 4 turret dumb, the two turrets in his stern were hit by the opponent almost at the same time! AS UP TO 20 350MM GUNS ATTACKED AT SUCH A CLOSE RANGE AND DIRECTLY PRONOUNCED THE DEATH SENTENCE OF THE OPPONENT! The redundancy and watertightness of the British could not be compared with that of the German battleships. And the 12-inch main armor does not bring effective protection. IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, AT LEAST 8 MORE THAN 350MM HEAVY ARTILLERY SHELLS HIT THE HAPLESS CENTURION!

The entire rear of the hull was almost shattered to pieces by a dense rain of bullets. One shell destroyed the Centurion's steering gear, while another exploded a propeller shaft into two pieces! The huge amount of water inlet directly led to the rear deck of the Centurion being flooded by the sea, and the entire hull was also tilted. Seeing that it has lost control! It's almost impossible to even tow!

While the King and the Elector were happily whack-a-mole, the Frontier Governor and Prince William were also targeting the George V! Perhaps the British ran out of character, or perhaps the Germans were so lucky, that shortly after the George V was set on fire, a shell successfully penetrated the upper armor of the George V. It then smashed through the dome underneath, eventually exploding above the ammunition depot. THE VIOLENT EXPLOSION CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AMMUNITION DEPOT, AND CLUMPS OF FLAMES BEGAN TO SPREAD TO THE AMMUNITION DEPOT, THIS TIME THE BRITISH DECISIVELY ACCELERATED THE WATER INJECTION, TEMPORARILY SAVING THEIR LIVES, BUT NOT LONG AFTER, ANOTHER 350MM ARMOR-PIERCING SHELL THAT ENTERED THE REAR AUXILIARY GUN AMMUNITION DEPOT DIRECTLY IGNITED THE PROPELLANT IN IT!

The British did make some improvements to the protection, and the main gun ammunition depot defense and fire prevention measures were okay, but the secondary gun ammunition depot was still a little worse, and this shortcoming finally led to the sinking of the George V! A huge fire dragon erupted from the starboard rear side, and then a dull explosion came out of the hull, flames and smoke enveloped the entire battleship, and the sound of metal breaking and hull tearing kept piercing, and the two German battleships did not intend to let him go like this, a shell that almost hit the same position became the last straw that crushed the George V, and finally, the entire stern from the explosion point backwards was detached from the hull and sank into the rough North Sea, And the first half was also sunk to the bottom of the sea with a lot of water!

From Jericho's concentrated fire on the German 1st Battleship Detachment to the sinking of the George V, it took less than 45 minutes! Although Jericho successfully damaged 3 Caesar-class battleships, he also threw down 2 super dreadnoughts himself! The George V and the Centurion, which were of the same class as the Bold, were finally destroyed and became the first British super-dreadnought to be destroyed by the entire class in World War I! George V was directly sunk, and the Centurion was subsequently destroyed by a torpedo boat because it could not be towed. And the other super dreadnoughts were also hit and were more or less damaged.

Jericho's tactics were fine, both in terms of conception and implementation, but thanks to the poor shells of the British, the attack not only failed to bring victory to the British fleet, but put it in an extremely dangerous situation! From the beginning of the war to the present, the Jericho fleet has lost 3 capital ships. 2 Super Dreadnoughts and 1 Dreadnought! If you continue to fight, it will be really dangerous! It's been almost 2 hours since we met, so it's time for Betty to come, right? At this time, Jericho is eager to see Betty! Telegram after telegram continued until a recent shell destroyed the Iron Duke's antenna. And then Jericho ordered the flags to be sent by the other warships to send these telegrams with the same but vital content!

And what is Betty doing at this time? After destroying 2 German fast battleships and 2 other camouflaged battleships, Betty finally decided to let go of the Moltke and Goeben. On the one hand, Hipper's resolute and resolute run away at a critical moment made Betty unable to catch up at all, and on the other hand, Jericho's telegram made Betty feel very uneasy, Jericho is a calm and resourceful excellent general, even in difficult situations, he is still persevering, the fierce battle in the Caribbean in the Spanish-American War is something Betty admires, Betty's combat style is tough and decisive. But at the same time, he also knows that his character is better at fighting the wind than in the face of adversity. And now even Jericho thinks he can't hold on, so the situation should be very bad! After destroying all the German ships she could catch up, Betty sailed cleanly towards the Jericho fleet!

Betty is trying to meet up with Jericho. He would love to work with Jericho to create another Trafalgar miracle in the North Sea. The thought that today, the British fleet has the hope of annihilating the world's second largest high seas fleet, Betty is full of excitement! But at this time, a submarine launched a torpedo attack on the fleet at a distance of less than 1500 meters from the Lion. Although the attack was very unsuccessful. Moreover, the attackers also sank due to the intensive counterattack, but this made Betty's already tense nerves even more tense, so the entire fleet was also taking a zigzag route to avoid the opponent's submarines, which naturally dragged on for a long time.

Jericho's situation was getting worse and worse, and after the two Super Dreadnoughts were destroyed, Jericho had to order the remaining auxiliary warships to continue to release smoke and cover the fleet disengagement, but it was not so easy to rush to such a close distance at once. But the good thing. In the battle just now, Jericho also wounded three German super dreadnoughts. so that it lost its combat effectiveness for a short time, and during this time the Germans had only 7 super-dreadnoughts. On the other hand, in the face of the Germans' 12-inch 45L main guns, the battleship defense of the British Grand Fleet was still sufficient, the 12-inch main suit and the 3-inch dome armor behind blocked the opponent's attack, and the battle in the rear team was almost a situation where no one could help anyone. Although both sides repeatedly hit their opponents, they did not do much damage, neither the British with the shells but the Germany.

Just as Jericho was directly disengaging the fleet under the cover of smoke and torpedoes, the billowing smoke rising from the sea in the distance made the commanders of the two fleets fighting on the battlefield involuntarily solemn, "Betty's fleet is here!" Almost at the same moment, Jericho and Scheer came to the same conclusion. Scheer already knew that the grieving Hippers ended up heading for Wilhelmshaven with only two super-dreadnoughts. Now it can only be Betty, and when she sees this fleet of 9 capital ships finally appear in front of her, Scheer is also extremely nervous! When the German battleships turned their turrets to one side, the fragile rear of the turret was exposed to the enemy on the other side, which was a challenge to the German fleet in terms of firepower distribution and protection, and the opponent was much faster than itself.

"It's time to go." Scheer looked at the Jericho fleet with smoke billowing in the distance, and then looked at the oncoming Betty fleet, in this case, Scheer did not dare to fight to the death with the British Grand Fleet. What's more, although it is 2 for 3, you lose two dreadnoughts in exchange for the opponent's 2 super dreadnoughts and 1 dreadnought, no matter how you look at it, it can be regarded as earned, of course, there is a premise for this, that is, you can not lose the battleship when you leave!

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