On the battleship Helgoland, the flagship of the German High Seas Fleet, the fleet commander, Admiral Philip, the chief of staff, Vice Admiral Müller, and the British adviser Thomas Murray. Sir Simmonds, his face is not very good-looking. The tide of the war turned out to be the most unfavorable for Germany. The 3rd Battleship Detachment still did not hold out until the arrival of the main forces. And the main forces of the Chinese fleet also arrived at this time, which undoubtedly put the German Navy at a huge disadvantage. The silence of four 'Braunschweig-class' battleships, combined with the sinking of three 'Wichelsbach-class' battleships, and the heavy damage of one, deprived the German Navy's high seas fleet of eight stalwarts.

"Your Excellency, what shall we do now? Now it's twenty to twenty-eight, and we don't have an advantage at all. Lieutenant General Muller said with an ugly face. In any case, the Chinese Navy will have eight more cutting-edge battleships. It may be difficult for the German Navy to gain an advantage.

"Right now, we have no other choice. May God bless us! Admiral Philip said. The situation of the war had reached this point, which was certainly not good for the German Navy. But is there room for them to back down now? Having lost eight cutting-edge battleships, Kaiser Wilhelm I would certainly not have bypassed them. After all, this is a battleship that Germany spent a lot of national strength to build.

"Order the detachments, prepare for battle. Our decisive battle with the Chinese is about to begin. Admiral Philip ordered. Although the German navy was at a disadvantage, he hoped to recover it in a decisive battle. The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy has eight more battleships than them. But if the German Navy had been a little luckier, it was not impossible to achieve victory.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Mueller nodded.

Meanwhile. On the battleship Ming Xuanzong, the flagship of the Chinese Navy's 5th Fleet, Admiral Lu Haipeng, commander of the fleet, is also making arrangements for the next operation. A duel of more than forty capital ships on both sides. This was undoubtedly the largest duel since the establishment of the Imperial Navy.

Of course, it can't be compared to the era of sails. At that time, the third-class battleships were all capital ships. At that time, the various naval powers had dozens or hundreds of capital ships. Right now. It is already quite difficult for the empire to maintain these dozens of capital ships. After the German Navy is settled, the size of the main fleet of the Imperial Navy will be reduced a lot to save military costs. In addition, this is estimated to be the last decisive battle of the capital ship. In the future, the development focus of the Imperial Navy will be on aircraft carriers. This has enabled the Imperial Navy to always be at the forefront of the world.

"It seems that the Germans are not going to retreat. So, let's fight them to the end. The Imperial Navy will not be afraid of them. Admiral Lu Haipeng said. Since the establishment of the Imperial Navy. One strong man after another has been defeated. The German Navy will be the last opponent of the Reich Navy, and the Reich Navy will prove with practical actions who is the real sea supremacy on this planet.

"yes, it's all over now. How could the Imperial Navy be intimidated by these Germans? When the brave wins, the Imperial Navy will be the real winner. Admiral Ye Feng, chief of staff of the fleet, also said.

As for Vice Admiral Luo Yuhu, commander of the 1st battleship detachment, he had already gone to command the fleet. In this decisive battle, his four 'Ming-class' battleships were finally able to come in handy. Like the four 'Helgolan-class' battleships of the Germans, this is the ultimate strength of both sides.

The German Navy now had 20 capital ships, compared to 28 in the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy. If you line up in battle. There will undoubtedly be an extremely long battle line. However, the commanders of both sides apparently realized that this would be the final decisive battle. Therefore, everyone hopes to be able to end the war in a decisive formation. Therefore. When the remaining 20 capital ships of the German Navy were lined up in a battle line, the 28 battleships of the Imperial Navy were also lined up in a battle line that was more than ten kilometers long.

Both lines of battle sailed northward. It's not exactly parallel. Because the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer.

At the head of the battle line were four 'Helgoland-class' battleships, followed by four 'Nassau-class' battleships. Four 'German-class' battleships, four 'Caesar'. Frederick III class battleships and four 'Brandenburg class' battleships.

The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy is headed by four 'Ming-class' battleships. Next were four 'Southern Song Dynasty-class' battleships, four 'Northern Song Dynasty-class' battleships, four 'Late Tang-class' battleships, four 'Middle Tang-class' battleships, four 'Early Tang-class' battleships and four 'Eastern Han-class' battleships.

The two long battle lines rolled on the surface of the sea like two giant dragons, and when viewed from the sky, they looked extremely spectacular. Before the exchange of fire between the main forces of both sides, the seaplanes of both sides were already exchanging fire. It was clear to everyone that in the event of a mutual bombardment of battleships, the side that received a seaplane calibration would have a huge advantage. Therefore, if you take the other side's seaplane first, you will undoubtedly be able to dominate the next battlefield.

The seaplanes of the German Navy, which were not armed at all. Or rather, there are simply no other weapons than pistols for which the pilot has for self-defense. So much so that in the face of the Chinese Navy's seaplanes' aviation machine guns constantly spraying bullets, the German Navy's seaplanes could only flee in embarrassment. Because both speed and maneuverability were far inferior to the seaplanes of the Imperial Navy. This directly made the battlefield one-sided. The German Navy's seaplanes were almost beaten into turkeys, one after the other were shot down, and the sky was completely dominated by the Chinese Navy's seaplanes.

"It seems that in this regard, the gap between us and the Chinese is indeed very large. In the current naval battle, the battleship is still the protagonist. However, in the future, I am afraid that those planes flying in the sky will be the real protagonists. But unfortunately, in this regard, we are once again lagging behind the Chinese. Admiral Philip put down the binoculars in his hand and said with a sad face.

"Your Excellency, Commander? How can those gadgets compare to steel megaships? I don't believe they'll be the masters of naval warfare in the future. Lieutenant General Müller smiled, clearly disagreeing with Admiral Philip's statement. This kind of small plane made of wood and skin, like a toy, wants to sink tens of thousands of tons of steel giants, which is obviously unlikely.

And British naval adviser Thomas. Simmonds had a thoughtful look on his face. However, neither Germany nor Britain clearly had any more chance of challenging the maritime supremacy of the Chinese Empire. If the German Navy loses this time, the future sea will still be dominated by the Chinese, which will last for hundreds of years.

The one-sided defeat of the seaplanes greatly affected the morale of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet. Coupled with the previous fiasco of the 3rd Battleship Detachment, many officers and men of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet realized the current crisis. Will it be possible to defeat the Chinese Navy with eight capital ships missing? This is obviously unlikely.

"For the glory of the German Empire, fight to the death!" Soon, Admiral Philip gave such an order to every warship of the German Navy.

"For the sake of Germany, fight to the death!" Tens of thousands of officers and men of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet let out such an angry roar. This made the morale that had fallen a little bit higher.

As the distance between the two battle lines became closer, so did the decisive battle at sea. The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy began to allocate targets for attack. Because the number of capital ships of the 5th Fleet was eight more ships. Therefore, they were able to besiege the battleships of the German Navy with superior forces, and in the decisive battle, they were able to occupy a greater advantage.

The four 'Ming-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy played against the four 'Helgoland-class' battleships of the German Navy on a one-to-one basis. Four 'Southern Song Dynasty-class' battleships against the four 'Nassau-class' battleships of the German Navy, and four 'Northern Song-class' battleships against the four 'Deutsch-class' battleships of the German Navy, also in a one-on-one manner. Next, the four 'Late Tang class' battleships, four 'Middle Tang class' battleships, four 'Early Tang class' battleships and four 'Eastern Han class' battleships of the Imperial Navy besieged the four 'Caesars' of the German Navy. Frederick III-class battleships and four 'Brandenburg-class' battleships, in a two-on-one fashion. In this way, in the second half of the battle line, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy had a huge advantage. After a decisive victory in the second half of the battle line, these battleships gradually supported the battleships in front, thus winning this victory for the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy.

Of course, after the start of the naval battle, the battleships of the third rank in front had to engage in a one-on-one duel with the German Navy. However, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy was not afraid. After all, in terms of the performance of battleships of the same class, the battleships of the Reich Navy were not inferior to the German Navy, and even slightly stronger. And the quality of the officers and men is also a little stronger than the Imperial Navy. After all, the German Navy has only been developed for several years. And the Imperial Navy has been the supremacy of the seas for several years.

"Find a way to destroy the twelve battleships of the Chinese in the first half of the battle line first, so that we can reverse the situation." God bless us! Admiral Philip ordered. He hoped to be able to destroy the first three battleships of the Chinese Navy in a one-on-one situation in a confrontation, so that the German Navy would be able to recover its inferiority. But, is this possible? (To be continued......)

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