Chapter 819: Life and Death by Heaven (Asking for a Monthly Pass)

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three triple 410 mm guns of the Imperial Navy's battleship 'Xuanyuan' are roaring, and under the action of the ******'s fierce burning, the huge kinetic energy pushes the shells weighing more than a ton, and slams towards the battleship 'Barham'. In previous naval battles. The battleship 'Regulus' has already hit the battleship 'Barham' three times. However, the battleship 'Balham' seemed to have had a better fortune, and none of the three shells were able to hit the battleship 'Balham' in the vital points.

However, after the battleship 'Shaohao' joined the attack on the battleship 'Balham' and quickly made a hit, the officers and men of the battleship 'Xuanyuan' became nervous. They were not able to sink the battleship 'Barham' for so long. If the battleship 'Xuanyuan' robbed the head of the people, it would be a bit too embarrassing, right?

Fortunately, the battleship 'Xuanyuan' did not always go unlucky. In this round of volleys, the battleship 'Barham' was finally hit again. And it was a stroke of luck, and three shells hit the opponent. Originally, the battleship 'Barham' was scarred, and this time it was hit by three shells at the same time, which can be said to have killed him.

A shell hit the command tower of the battleship 'Barham'. The armor of the conning tower, which was up to 330 mm thick, also failed to withstand 410 mm shells. After the shell tore through the armor, all the officers inside, including the captain, were blown up into a blur, and the dead could no longer die.

Another shell hit the bow of the battleship 'Barham', blowing up half of the small bow in a mess. At the same time, seawater poured into the battleship from the breach.

The last shell was a large hole in the side of the battleship 'Barham'. From this large mouth, sea water poured into the battleship. Severe trauma in both places. Fatal damage has already been done to the battleship 'Barham'. Because the captain and other officers were killed, the command of the battleship also fell into chaos. Loss control was very untimely, and when the damage management personnel started to plug the loophole, they found that the loophole could not be plugged. As a result, some of the crew wanted to abandon the ship and run away, while others wanted to hold on.

Arguably. If there had been no external intervention, it would have been only a matter of time before the battleship 'Barham' sank.

However, at this time, the battleship 'Shaohao' also fired a salvo. During this salvo, a 381 mm shell hit the D turret on the aft deck of the 'Barham'. The 330 mm turret armor did not withstand the shell, which drilled directly into the turret and exploded. What's even worse is that there are still two 381-mm shells in the barrel at this moment. And thousands of kilograms of ******. These shells, along with the ******, produced a martyrdom. The tremendous power directly blew up the stern of the battleship 'Barham'. Even the ammunition depot under the turret was detonated. In the violent explosion, the stern of the battleship 'Barham' was directly shattered. Subsequently, the battleship sank to the bottom of the sea in less than two minutes.

It stands to reason that the sinking of the battleship 'Barham' is something for the Imperial Navy to be happy about. However, the battleships 'Xuanyuan' and 'Shaohao'. They all insisted that this was their own result. For this result, the two battleships even brought down the lawsuit to the Minister of the Navy, Marshal Sa Zhenbing. Ultimately. Marshal Sa Zhenbing ruled that this result was half for one person, and this ended the conflict.

The battleships "Queen Elizabeth" and "Barham" were sunk one after another, leaving the British Navy with only ten capital ships. The superiority of the Chinese Navy in terms of the number of capital ships has been further expanded. The remaining capital ships of the British Navy, under siege by the Imperial Navy. It can be described as full of dangers, and there is a danger of being sunk at any time.

After sinking the battleship "Barham", the battleships "Xuanyuan" and "Shaohao" of the Imperial Navy both targeted the battleship "Warrior", which was originally located behind the battleship "Barham". The battleship "Zhuan" of the Imperial Navy was originally shelling this battleship. After the battleships 'Xuanyuan' and 'Shaohao' joined in. It directly caused the battleship "Warrior" to fall into an extreme predicament.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The three battleships, a total of 9 410 mm guns and 18 381 mm guns, launched a fierce shelling, and shells rained down around the battleship "Warrior". Columns of water splashed up from the sea, and after the water fell, the hull of the battleship 'Warrior' was wet. Faced with the fierce siege of three battleships, the battleship 'Warrior' was like a girl who was powerless to resist the ravages of a strong man.

At 9:54 a.m., the battleship "Zhuan" hit a 381-mm shell of the battleship "Warrior".

Two minutes later, the battleship 'Xuanyuan' also hit a 410-mm shell from the battleship 'Warrior'.

At 9:59, the battleship "Shaohao" also hit a 381-mm shell of the battleship "Warrior".

In just a few minutes, the battleship 'Warrior' had already received three large-caliber heavy artillery shells. This caused the battleship to suffer heavy losses. Of the four twin 381-mm guns, two were destroyed, losing half of their firepower. A hole was also blown out near the waterline on the port side, and damage crews are working hard to plug the hole.

Under the siege of the three formidable battleships of the Chinese Navy, the battleship 'Warrior' has almost lost the ability to fight back. It can be said that it is only a matter of time before it is sunk.

Just as dangerous as the battleship Warrior was the new flagship of the Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet, the battleship Warweary. After being jointly bombarded by the battleships 'Fuxi' and 'Shennong' of the Chinese Navy, the battleship 'War-Wey' has been hit many times. The hull with a displacement of more than 27,000 tons has long been scarred. After all, the hull of the battleship 'War-Wey' was a circle smaller than the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. From a distance, it looked like two big fat men were beating a thin man who couldn't help but be windy. The tragic fate of the battleship 'War Weary' can be imagined.

In the command tower of the battleship 'War Wey', Marshal David Beatty's face was pale, and he only felt cold, as if he were enveloped in the icy waters of the North Sea.

Now the expeditionary fleet has no hope. In the face of the siege of the Chinese Navy, the end of the expeditionary fleet can almost be said to be doomed.

The main ships of the Chinese Navy not only have an advantage in quantity, but also occupy an absolute advantage in quality. The expeditionary fleet was already at a complete disadvantage. It is foreseeable that as the warships of the expeditionary fleet are sunk one after another, the advantage occupied by the Chinese navy will also increase. In the end, the Chinese Navy will sink all the capital ships of the British Navy and win the naval battle cleanly.

Admiral Charles Marden, chief of staff of the expeditionary fleet, was silent, and he had never expected this naval battle to be fought like this. With such a strong combat power of the expeditionary fleet, even if it cannot completely defeat the Chinese navy, but remain undefeated, then there should be no problem. But who knows, they were greeted with a fiasco.

General Charles Madden knew that the reason for this was not only the command error of Marshal David Beatty, but also the difference in strength between the two sides. The British Empire, which has been the hegemon of the seas for hundreds of years, has developed a habit of being complacent and empty-eyed. So much so that while the navies of other countries are developing rapidly, the British navy is still indulging in its former glory. This naval battle undoubtedly gave the British a slap in the face and woke them up from their former glory. It's just that the price this time is a little too great. The Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet has assembled the main force of the entire Royal Navy Navy! If the expeditionary fleet were to be destroyed, the Royal Navy would lose all its main forces and fall from the world's top first-class navy to a second-rate navy overnight.

Although, the Royal Navy still has more than a dozen capital ships. However, those capital ships are all old ships that have been in service for more than ten years, and they are basically 305 mm guns, and only a few are 343 mm guns. With that bit of strength, not to mention fighting for maritime supremacy, I am afraid that it will be very difficult to maintain one's own overseas interests.

It is foreseeable that after this naval battle, the Royal Navy will usher in the darkest time.

"Marshal, what shall we do now? There are still ten capital ships, do you want to continue fighting? General Charles Madden asked.

"What? If we don't fight, are we going to surrender to the Chinese? If you want me to surrender to those yellow-skinned monkeys, it's absolutely impossible. I definitely can't. Marshal David Beatty gritted his teeth with a look of rage.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

At this time, the battleship "Warrior", which was besieged by the Chinese Navy, received a fatal blow, and in the violent explosion, the entire battleship was broken in two and soon sank into the sea.

The sinking of the battleship 'Warrior' undoubtedly made the situation of the Royal Navy even worse.

General Charles Madden did not say much, but quietly looked at Marshal David Beatty, waiting for him to make a final decision.

Marshal David Beatty gritted his teeth, and then gave the final order: "Each ship will break out on its own, and the breakthrough will find its own way to return to India, the Straits Settlements, or the British mainland." May God bless you all! (To be continued.) )

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