The current situation was extremely unfavorable for the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy, because of the damage to the flagship's communications equipment, there was a mistake in the command of the direct guidance fleet, and the entire battle line was divided into two parts. The 7 battleships of the front part had to withstand the frenzied fire of 12 battleships of the Spanish Navy.

Commander of the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy, Mohammed. Kebal. Pasha chose to replace the flagship, which left the fleet temporarily without a command. The Spanish Navy, on the other hand, took advantage of this opportunity to frantically pour shells on the Ottoman Imperial Navy, so as to be able to sink several warships of the Ottoman Imperial Navy in the shortest possible time, so as to completely establish their superiority in this naval battle.

Under the deliberate control of the Spanish Navy, the distance between the two battle lines was getting closer and closer. By 9:45 a.m., the distance between the two sides had narrowed to 8,000 meters. At this time, the hit rate of the Spanish Navy began to skyrocket, and the hit rate of the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy also increased a lot. However, compared to the Spanish Navy, they were completely at a disadvantage.

The battleship 'Sultan', whose steering gear was damaged, became a key target. Because after losing the ability to steer, the course of the battleship 'Sultan' was almost fixed and could not be changed. This made it easier for the Spanish Navy's battleships HMS Queen and HMS Ferdinand VII to hit this formidable battleship. Despite this, the four twin 343-mm guns on the battleship 'Sultan' were still desperately counterattacking, and even hit a 343-mm shell on the battleship 'Queen'. However, this could not change the fate of the battleship 'Sultan'.

9:52 a.m. The battleship HMS Queen fired one of the most threatening salvos of the battle, with nine shells in the middle of the fire. Three hit the battleship 'Sultan'. A shell hit the bridge of the battleship 'Sultan', weighing hundreds of kilograms under the action of huge kinetic energy. Light yì tore open the armor of the bridge and exploded inside. After the shell exploded, the entire bridge was in shambles, and all the officers and men of the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy inside, including the captain of the battleship 'Sultan', were killed. Muhammad. Kebal. Pasha was fateful and left the battleship 'Queen' ahead of schedule, otherwise he would have had to die.

Another shell hit the apostorships of the battleship 'Sultan'. Not only did it blow up two secondary guns, but it also caused a bunch of shells to explode, killing more than a dozen officers and men of the navy. If this shell was a little lower, it would most likely break through the waterline and allow the battleship to enter the water.

The last shell gave the battleship 'Sultan' a fatal blow. The shell hit the stern of the battleship 'Sultan', and the steering gear at the stern of the ship was blown up in the previous explosion, affecting the nearby watertight compartments. This time, after the shell exploded, it directly tore off the armor near the stern. The sea rushed into the battleship, causing the stern to sink down.

The damage management personnel on the battleship 'Sultan' tried their best to stop the influx of seawater. With the influx of seawater more and more. Directly guided the tail of the battleship and sank into the sea. At the same time, the bow of the battleship was raised high, exposing the water.

"Click!" Huge gravity. As a result, the keel of the battleship 'Sultan' was broken. The huge warship, which weighed more than 25,000 tons, broke into two at once. Soon disappeared into the sea. Of the thousands of naval officers and sailors on the battleship, except for a few who escaped. The rest of the people were all buried at the bottom of the sea.

The battleship Sultan also became the second battleship to be sunk by the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy. Interestingly, the two battleships sunk by the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy until now were the most powerful 'Caesar. Frederick III's class battleships, the rest of the battleships, although damaged, were not in danger of sinking for the time being.

"Haha, we won, we won!" 'Queen' and 'Ferdinand VII', hit the next battleship of the enemy with fire. "Admiral Antonio, in the bridge of the battleship 'Queen', gave a shout of victory. After all, by now, two of the most powerful battleships of the Ottoman Turkish Empire had been destroyed, and the Spanish Navy had turned the tide and began to stride forward with victory.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander!" Lieutenant General Sisis was also full of joy.

Subsequently, the four battleships of the Spanish Navy, the 'Chu Tang class', began to hit the battleship 'Mohammed' of the Ottoman Turkish Navy. The battleship was originally in third place in the battle line, however, after the two battleships in front of him were sunk, he was at the forefront of the battle line. This left the hapless battleship to face the intense fire of four terrifying battleships of the Spanish Navy.

Originally, during the battle against the battleship Isabella, the triple 305mm gun on the rear deck of the battleship Mohammed was destroyed, causing the battleship to lose one-third of its firepower. Now facing four 'early Tang class' battleships, a total of 36 343 mm main guns, this makes this battleship even more unable to resist. After all, the gap between the two sides is simply too great.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The cannon rumbled, and the shells continued to fall around the battleship 'Mohammed', and the violent explosion splashed high columns of water on the sea, and these columns of water rose into the sky and landed on the battleship, drenching the decks, and many officers and men of the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy who were fighting were also drenched in the soup. However, no one can take care of this anymore, and they are already facing the test of life and death. If you can't survive this catastrophe, you will lose your life.

It was the battleship Isabella that completed the battle against the battleship Mohammed, which had always had the upper hand against the battleship Mohammed from the very beginning of the battle. The large-caliber heavy artillery shells wounded the battleship Mohammed, and the shells of the secondary guns burned the superstructure of the battleship Mohammed. In the face of the battleships 'Queen' and 'Ferdinand VII' who came to steal people's heads, the naval officers and men on the battleship 'Isabella' naturally did not want to let their gains be robbed.

At 10:07 a.m., the battleship Isabella fired another volley. In this salvo, two 343-mm shells hit the battleship 'Mohammed'. A shell hit the bow of the battleship 'Mohammed', leaving a large hole in the bow deck and killing several Ottoman Turkish naval officers and men. Another shell hit the underwater part of the battleship 'Mohammed'. The shell tore through the underwater armor of the battleship Mohammed, and after the explosion, it left a large hole of more than two meters long below the waterline of the battleship Mohammed. The sea water poured into the battleship frantically, and it was impossible to stop it. The damage management crew on the battleship 'Mohammed' made some efforts, but had to give up.

The Brandenburg-class battleship was the first class of battleships built by the German Navy, and although there were techniques and a full set of drawings obtained from the British, the design of the watertight compartment was still unreasonable. So much so that after the battleship entered too much water, the battleship tilted, and finally capsized on the sea, slowly sinking into the sea, leaving a large spiral nest on the sea.

When the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy Commander Mohammed. Kebal. When Pasha boarded the battleship 'Ankara' and regained command of the fleet, he was left with such a mess. Now there are only 10 battleships left in the fleet, and the five battleships in the first half are still under siege by the German Navy, and many battleships have been injured, which makes them in an absolute disadvantage in the next naval battle.

"O Allah! How so? Why, in such a short period of time, did the Ottoman Imperial Turkish Navy experience such a crushing defeat? "Muhammad. Kebal. Pasha can be described as wanting to cry without tears.

"Pasha, the enemy is too strong, almost every one of our battleships is wounded, and quite a few of them are still seriously wounded, if we continue to fight, we will definitely lose, I am afraid that we will lose more battleships. Otherwise, we'll retreat now. Only in this way may we be able to preserve a little strength. An Ottoman Imperial Turkish naval officer said in the air.

Muhammad. Kebal. The Pasha was silent, and there was no doubt that this time was a crushing defeat for the Ottoman Turkish Empire. As the commander of the fleet, he will pay the price for this defeat. If you don't do it, the angry Sultan Abdul. Mejid I would have ordered him to be hanged directly. So, Muhammad. Kebal. Pasha didn't want to give up like that.

"Even if we retreat, we will be pursued by the Spaniards. Many of our ships were wounded, and I am afraid that they would not have escaped the pursuit of the Spaniards. Therefore, we might as well fight to the end, and maybe there will be a chance. Another general said.

Mohammed. Kebal. Pasha nodded, it was true, if they chose to retreat now, it would be difficult for them to escape. After all, the Spaniards would not give up the opportunity to extend their gains.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to fight to the end, and although we are at a disadvantage, we are not completely out of chance. Just keep fighting, and Allah will bless us! "Muhammad. Kebal. Pasha made up his mind. (To be continued......)

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