"Quick, fire, sink those light cruisers and destroyers." On the battleship Helgoland, the flagship of the German Navy, Admiral Philip looked anxious. More than a dozen light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy, like knights galloping on the sea, quickly attacked the battleships of the German Navy. Despite the heavy fire of the German Navy, these light cruisers and destroyers shuttled through the rain of bullets like petrels in a storm.

Coupled with the night situation, visibility was restricted, and the hit rate of the battleships of the German Navy, plummeted. The threat to the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy is much smaller.

"Good, well done. Rush up, then fire a torpedo. "On the battleship 'Ming Xuanzong', the flagship of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, Admiral Lu Haipeng, the commander of the fleet, shouted excitedly. It would be great if several battleships of the German Navy could be killed with lightning strikes.

A light cruiser of the Imperial Navy's 'Provincial Capital class', evading German artillery fire all the way, rushed to a distance of less than two kilometers from the German Navy's battleship 'Pomerne'. After releasing six torpedoes, he made a quick turn and drew a large arc on the surface of the sea before quickly evacuating. In the process, the light cruiser came under intensive fire. However, fortunately, they all avoided the shells of the enemy's main guns, and were only hit by a few secondary shells.

A terrible siren sounded on the battleship 'Pomerne', and the whole ship began to fight against lightning strikes. The huge battleship was like a bison, rampaging across the sea, swaying left and right. I want to avoid the torpedo that is coming at a high speed in a fan shape.

The battleship 'Pomerne' was not badly lucky, and he dodged all six torpedoes. This time. The German naval officers and sailors on the battleship breathed a sigh of relief. But. The other warships of the German Navy did not have this good luck.

The battleship "Silesia" was unfortunately hit by a 533-mm heavy torpedo in the bow, and dozens of kilograms of high explosives exploded, tearing a large hole in the waterline of the bow of the "Silesia". Although, the German Navy immediately closed the watertight compartments. However, the waterline in the bow of the ship was lowered a lot, which affected the speed of the battleship. In the beginning, the speed of the battleship was able to maintain more than eighteen knots, but now. The speed of the battleship had to be reduced to sixteen knots. This is still in the case of boiler overload, if the boiler returns to normal level, the speed may be further reduced.

The battleship 'Silesia' was not the only battleship in the German Navy that was torpedoed, and the battleship 'Osterfrisland', one of the remaining three 'Helgoland-class' battleships, was also hit aside. However, the 'Helgolland-class' battleship was much larger and had better mine protection, and this torpedo caused only a small problem for the battleship 'Osterfrisland'.

And the light cruiser formations and destroyer formations of the Imperial Navy. In this lightning strike, two ships were sunk and three were heavily damaged. Such losses are indeed unsatisfactory compared to the results achieved. But. The tasks of the light cruiser and destroyer formations have been completed. They succeeded in holding back the remaining German ships and allowing the Imperial Navy's 1st and 2nd battleship divisions to catch up. In a situation where the speed was already lower than that of the Chinese Navy, and now another battleship was damaged. At this moment, the German Navy has no other choice but to fight the Chinese Navy to the end.

"Order the fleet to form a battle line. Finally, let's fight to the death with the Chinese! Admiral Philip's face was as gloomy as water. He knew that the Chinese navy had caught up. It was no longer possible for the German Navy to escape.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Mueller nodded. His heart was also bitter, and now it seems that the German Navy's High Seas Fleet is very likely to be wiped out in this battle!

"Gentlemen, we have not yet reached the final moment. Although, the enemy is strong. However, in night battles, the enemy's advanced fire control system could not take advantage of it. Maybe we'll have a chance to beat them. "Thomas. Sir Simmonds said.

In the fierce battle in the afternoon, the Chinese Navy successfully defeated the German Navy's High Seas Fleet by virtue of a series of measures such as superior fire control systems and seaplanes, and made the High Seas Fleet pay an extremely heavy price. It's night, though. The Chinese seaplanes could no longer provide artillery fire for the fleet, and the sighting system was too poor to show its performance. In this case, the German Navy will undoubtedly have a great hope of recovering its inferiority. Of course, the key thing is that you need God's blessing to do so. Otherwise, it would undoubtedly be very difficult for the German Navy to defeat the opposing side when the number of battleships was at a disadvantage.

"Order the ships and seize the last opportunity to crush the Chinese. As long as we can succeed, we still have a chance. Admiral Philip also had a glimmer of hope in his heart. As Thomas. Sir Simmonds analyzed. The German Navy was not without any advantages. If they could successfully defeat the battleships of the Chinese Navy that were catching up, the German Navy might be able to turn defeat into victory. After all, these warships that caught up were the most elite battleships of the Chinese Navy. Solve them, and the main forces of the Chinese Navy are eliminated.

However, if the German Navy wants to reverse the situation, it will undoubtedly be very difficult. Among other things, they now have only nine battleships left, and the formation that the Chinese Navy is catching up with, there are 11 more battleships, two more than the German Navy.

The battle lines of the two sides began to close the distance, and the visibility at night was too low, so the engagement was much closer. This also leads to the fact that if you are hit, the consequences will be very serious.

The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy began to allocate firepower to strike targets. The battleship "Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty" fought against the battleship "Helgoland", the battleship "Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty" fought against the battleship "Osterfrisland", the battleship "Ming Dynastyzong" fought against the battleship "Thuringia", the battleship "Ming Xianzong" fought against the battleship "Rhineland", the battleship "Song Lizong" fought against the battleship "Posen", the battleship "Song Duzong" fought against the battleship "Deutsch", the battleship "Gongdi Song" fought against the battleship "Hanover", the battleship "Duanzong Song" and the battleship The battleship Song Shenzong besieged the battleship Bomerne, and the battleship Song Zhezong and the battleship Song Huizong besieged the battleship Silesia.

Judging by such a comparison, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy undoubtedly has the advantage. The battleships "Pomerne" and "Silesia" of the German Navy were under siege. In addition, the German Navy's battleship "Rhineland" was also at a disadvantage, and his opponent was the "Ming Xianzong" battleship No. 4 of the "Ming class" battleship of the Chinese Navy. After the battleship "Oldenburg" was sunk, the battleship "Rhineland" was only able to fight against the big man of the battleship "Ming Xianzong" with a weak body.

The distance between the two sides was close to 15,000 kilometers, but neither the Chinese nor the German navy opened fire. At this distance, it is impossible to accurately calculate the distance and position of the two sides, let alone hit each other.

It was not until it entered a distance of 13,000 kilometers that the Imperial Navy's battleship 'Ming Xuanzong' began to be designed. Three triple 381 mm guns launched an artillery attack on the battleship Helgoland of the German Navy. Orange-red flames shone in the muzzle of the cannon, and shells weighing more than 800 kilograms roared towards distant targets.

After the battleship 'Ming Xuanzong' opened fire, the remaining ten battleships also began to fire. Because of the low visibility, this time the Imperial Navy battleships did not use a half-main gun salvo to conduct a test firing, but instead fired a concentrated fire in order to hit the opponent with a huge amount of projection. Under the night sky, it is indeed very difficult to hit a battleship more than 10,000 meters away. At this time, there was no such thing as a fire control radar, and everything could only be done with human eyes.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense explosions sounded on the surface of the sea, splashing columns of water into the sky. It's just that this round of shelling and the dispersal of shells are a bit miserable. There was not even a single point of impact within two hundred meters, let alone hitting the opposing battleship.

"Shoot back!" The commander of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, Admiral Philip, also gave the order. Fighting in this environment, more depends on the luck of both sides. Admiral Philip did not believe that the luck of the German Navy had always been so bad.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The four twin 381-mm guns of the German Navy's battleship 'Helgoland' were the first to fire. Subsequently, the remaining eight battleships also opened fire. Shells whizzed towards the battleships of the Chinese Navy.

The rumbling sound of artillery resounded throughout the North Sea. Under the light of the moon, the two sides launched a fierce fight. This sea area is boiling again.

It's just that the hit rates on both sides are miserable. The projectile deviated very much, and it was undoubtedly very difficult to hit the target in such a situation.

However, the distance between the battle lines of the two sides is also shrinking. This is not the will of one party, but the unanimity of both parties. In the case of poor visibility, the only way to improve the accuracy of the battle is to shorten the distance of the engagement. (To be continued......)

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