"Commander, the 'Tang Xuanzong', 'Tang Wenzong' and 'Emperor Han An' have been escorted by two light cruisers and four destroyers and have returned to the military port. What do we do next? Admiral Ye Feng, chief of staff of the fleet, asked. Although, the fleet escaped the lightning strikes of the German Navy, the remaining nine capital ships of the German Navy had already escaped.

"Order the fleet, chase to the east. The Germans had nine battleships left, and all of them were cutting-edge battleships, and they had to find a way to sink them as much as possible. Otherwise, it will always be a threat to the Empire. Admiral Lu Haipeng said.

After the Imperial Navy gained supremacy of the North Sea, a large number of transport ships would arrive in Western Europe. If the battleships of the German Navy were to leave port at this time and launch an attack on the transports of the Imperial Navy, it would be troublesome. Once the German Navy focused on breaking the diplomatic battle, I am afraid that the Imperial Navy would have to devote more forces to escort the ship. Therefore, it is undoubtedly the best way to destroy the battleships of the German Navy at this time. The more you sink now, the less stress you will have in the future.

"Order the 5th Battleship Detachment and let them prepare to intercept the German Navy." Admiral Lu Haipeng said. At the time of the decisive battle between the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy and the High Seas Fleet of the German Navy, neither of the 5th battleship detachments came forward. After all, at that time, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy already had the absolute upper hand, and whether the 5th Battleship Detachment participated in the battle or not did not affect the situation of the war. On the contrary, if they appeared, they would inevitably scare the German Navy away. So, the 5th battleship detachment remained hidden in the shadows.

Right now. The German Navy tried to flee rampantly, then the role of the 5th battleship detachment could be brought into play. If they can intercept the German Navy. And if he strikes a fatal blow to the German Navy, it will undoubtedly completely damage the German Navy.

"Yes, Commander." Admiral Ye Feng nodded. The 5th Battleship Detachment had four 'Ming-class' battleships. Although the number is small, the combat effectiveness is quite strong. You must know that in a sense, the performance of the newly commissioned 'Ming-class' battleships is better than that of the 'Ming-class' battleships. This is also to strengthen the strength of the 5th Fleet. That's why the first batch of 'Ming Reform' battleships were all assigned to the 5th Fleet. In order to defeat the German Navy's High Seas Fleet in one fell swoop in a naval battle and win sea supremacy.

The German Navy at the moment. It was already more than twenty kilometers from the main forces of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy. Although, it doesn't seem like it's a long way off. However, if you want to catch up with each other, it is very difficult. This was especially true when the speed of the 5th Battleship Detachment and the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the 4th Fleet of the Imperial Navy was generally low. This makes it even more difficult.

"Old leaves. I intend to have the 3rd and 4th battleship detachments grouped separately. The 1st and 2nd battleship detachments pursued the German Navy at high speed. What do you think? Admiral Lu Haipeng asked. In this way, the 1st and 2nd battleship detachments were not dragged down by the speed of the old battleships.

"Commander, even if the 1st Battleship Detachment and the 2nd Battleship Detachment were formed separately, it would be difficult for us to catch up with the German Navy. They were more than twenty kilometers away from us, and it would be dark in two hours at most. Admiral Ye Feng frowned.

"Don't be afraid of this, if it's dark, it's a big deal to fight at night. In addition, we can take advantage of the maneuver to launch lightning strikes against the navy with light cruisers and destroyers. The Germans lost most of their light cruisers and destroyers. There's not much left. At this time, it was also time for our light cruisers and destroyers to come into play. Admiral Lu Haipeng said with a smile.

"The Commander's approach is good. With the strength of the 1st and 2nd battleship detachments, it was quite possible to defeat the remaining battleships of the German Navy. What's more, the 5th Battleship Detachment was also rushing to intercept the German Navy. We still have the absolute advantage. Vice Admiral Luo Yuhu, commander of the 1st Battleship Detachment, also said.

Admiral Ye Feng nodded, if analyzed in this way, the Imperial Navy is indeed invincible. What's more, if it could catch up and annihilate the remaining battleships of the German Navy in one fell swoop, the Imperial Navy would undoubtedly be able to achieve a brilliant victory.

Although, the record of sinking sixteen battleships of the German Navy and inflicting heavy damage on two is brilliant enough. But who wouldn't want more results? Especially when the Imperial Navy had such an opportunity, no one wanted to give it up.

"Alright, Commander, just do as you say!" Admiral Ye Feng nodded.

Immediately, Admiral Lu Haipeng issued a new order. The 1st Battleship Detachment and the 2nd Battleship Detachment formed a new formation and quickly pursued the German Navy. And the 3rd and 4th battleship detachments, in pursuit, were in pursuit.

At this moment, the four 'Ming-class' battleships of the 1st Battleship Detachment still have full combat strength, and the 2nd Battleship Detachment still has seven battleships. The battleship 'Song Yingzong' has unfortunately sunk. Even so, the 1st and 2nd battleship detachments combined had eleven battleships. The strength is stronger than the remaining warships of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet. In particular, there were only three 'Helgoland-class' battleships left in the German Navy. There are 5 more ships in the 5th fleet of the Imperial Navy. If you count the four 'Mingkai-class' battleships of the 5th Battleship Detachment, which did not join the battlefield, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy undoubtedly has an absolute advantage.

After completing the new formation, the 1st and 2nd Battleship Detachments of the Imperial Navy quickly pursued the German Navy at a speed of twenty knots. As for the 3rd and 4th battleship detachments, the speed was only fifteen knots. The main thing is that the speed of the 'Eastern Han class' battleships is too slow, which seriously slows down the speed of the fleet.

At the same time, the German navy fled at a rate of no more than seventeen or eighteen knots. This makes the distance between the two sides continue to shorten. If the Reich Navy had used destroyers and light cruisers to launch lightning strikes to slow down the German Navy, it would undoubtedly have been able to further reduce the distance between the two sides.

Little by little, the sun gradually sank into the sea. When the afterglow of the setting sun faded, the visibility on the sea became dim. Fortunately, a crescent moon appeared in the sky, so that the sea did not lose sight of the five fingers. However, fighting in such visibility, the hit rate will obviously not be as high as during the day.

While the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy was rejoicing in the sun, the German Navy's High Seas Fleet was already scolding. If there was no moon at night, perhaps they could have escaped calmly under the cover of night. However, the appearance of the moon frustrated their wishes.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese fleet is rapidly approaching us. They were very fast, two or three knots faster than us. Lieutenant General Muller said.

"It seems that the performance of the Chinese warships is also very good. In terms of speed, it also surpassed us. Admiral Philip said.

"Can we increase the speed of the fleet again?" Admiral Philip asked?

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid this will be difficult. The speed of the Helgolan-class battleships was also able to increase by two or three knots. However, the 'Nassau-class' and 'German-class' battleships were much slower. What's more, if we speed up, the Chinese will definitely speed up as well. "Thomas. Sir Simmonds said.

Admiral Philip's face became very ugly. He had no hope of winning the naval battle. Now, he just wanted to get as many boys back to Germany as possible and keep more ships for Germany. However, the Chinese are desperately chasing, which is undoubtedly to completely wipe out the German Navy's high seas fleet!

By 8 o'clock in the evening, the distance between the two sides had narrowed to 10 kilometers. It's just that this is not the best time to open fire. Admiral Lu Haipeng gave the order for the light cruiser formation and the destroyer formation to launch a lightning strike. He did not ask to hit the battleships of the German Navy with torpedoes, as long as they dodged the torpedoes and then slowed down, and this was enough. At that time, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy will be able to catch up with them.

After Admiral Lu Haipeng's order was given, eight 'provincial capital-class' light cruisers and eight 'city-class' destroyers quickly pursued the German naval formation. The speed of each battleship was increased to more than twenty-eight knots.

"Damn, the Chinese light cruisers and destroyers caught up. Be prepared for lightning strikes. Admiral Philip shouted loudly.

The remaining nine battleships of the German Navy immediately dispersed, and if they were lined up in a neat battle line at this time, it would undoubtedly be looking for death.

In less than half an hour, the light cruiser formations and destroyer formations of the Chinese Navy caught up. The escort light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy also met them, ready to drag the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy and create time for the retreat of the main forces.

It's just that the light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy lost most of them in the previous naval battles, and the remaining light cruisers and destroyers are too few in number. In addition, there is a huge gap in the performance of the warships of the two sides, and the speed of the light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy simply cannot catch up with the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy.

Sixteen light cruisers and destroyers rushed at high speed towards the capital ships of the German Navy. At the same time, the main and secondary guns of the main forces of the German Navy also began a frenzied shelling. (To be continued......)

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