"Order the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships to rush to the north of the target's area, the 'Pinghai-class' battleships and the 'Yanhuang' battleships to the south of the target, and the remaining three 'Zhonghua-class' battleships to hold due east. Four 'Zodiac-class improved' heavy cruisers headed due west. This time, these two 'prestige-class' battlecruisers must be dealt with. Marshal Cheng Biguang ordered.

Before the decisive battle between the Chinese Navy and the British Navy, the two 'prestige-class' battlecruisers of the British were like fat to the mouth, and the Imperial Navy naturally had no reason to give up. What's more, if these two 'prestige-class' battle cruisers can be eliminated, the number of capital ships of the British fleet will drop to 16. The threat that could be posed to the Imperial Navy would be further reduced.

The Imperial Navy encircled and annihilated the 'Prestige-class' battle cruisers with 9 capital ships and 4 heavy cruisers. In the east, south, and north directions, all were the main battleships of the Imperial Navy. Even the four 'Zodiac-class improved' heavy cruisers in the West are not easy to deal with. These four improved 'Zodiac class' heavy cruisers belong to the last four of the twelve 'Zodiac class' improved versions. The displacement has reached 14,000 tons, and the armament is still three triple 210 mm guns, but the power and defense have been strengthened, and the maximum speed has reached 33 knots.

Although, the British Navy's 'Prestige-class' battlecruisers' 381 mm guns were able to easily penetrate the armor of the 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers. But in the same way, the 50 times caliber 210 mm guns of the 'Zodiac-class improved' heavy cruisers can also pose a mortal threat to the 'Prestige-class' battlecruisers. After all, the rest of the armor of the 'prestige' class battlecruisers was under 179 mm, except for the turret armor of 229 mm and the conning tower armor of up to 254 mm thick. Armor of the 'Zodiac-class Improved' heavy cruiser. It can easily tear through these weak armors, inflicting fatal damage on them. It can be said that the British Navy's battle cruisers' construction idea of 'thin skin and big stuffing' made the British Navy far behind the Empire. While the speed and firepower of a battleship are important, defense is even more important. The Americans attached great importance to the defense of their battleships, because almost all of their battleships had low speeds. But the firepower and armor are very strong.

The Imperial Navy moved swiftly and, according to the report of the destroyer C-3, launched an encirclement of the intended target. The four 'Zodiac-class improved' heavy cruisers needed to make a detour, so the speed was directly increased to thirty knots. According to the plan, in an hour, they could launch an attack on the two 'prestige' battlecruisers of the British Navy.

As the minutes ticked by, the sky grew brighter. As the sun leaps above the sea level, the dense fog on the surface of the sea begins to gradually dissipate under the sun's rays.

The battlecruiser "Prestige" and the battlecruiser "Repulse Bay". Sailing northeastward. As the fog cleared, they had already made their way.

"General, Your Excellency the Marshal has sent a telegram asking how long it will take us to arrive." A communications officer handed the telegram to Brigadier General Thomas. Because he was lost, he did not join the main fleet, and Marshal David Beatty sent a telegram of reprimand, one after another, scolding Commodore Thomas.

"Tell Your Excellency the Marshal. In three hours at most, we will be able to arrive. Brigadier General Thomas said through gritted teeth.

"Yes. Checkmate. The communications officer nodded, and immediately went to call back.

Thomas looked at the sea in the distance, and the fog was gradually lifting, which allowed them to quickly identify their direction and then speed to meet the main fleet. However, Brigadier General Thomas's heart did not feel tight. Will there be a fleet of the Chinese Navy in this vicinity? Especially after the fog has cleared. Visibility will be greatly improved. Maybe you will encounter the fleet of the Chinese Navy.

Brigadier General Thomas, however, immediately burst into laughter. Even if it encounters the Chinese Navy, it is not a big deal. The Prestige-class battlecruisers reached a top speed of 31.5 knots, and with the advantage of speed, they could easily shake off the pursuit of the Chinese Navy. in the Chinese Navy. With the exception of heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers, there were simply no capital ships that could catch up with them. As for the heavy cruisers, light cruisers, and destroyers, although they were able to catch up, would they be able to withstand the 381mm guns of the 'Prestige' battlecruisers? That is clearly unrealistic. Even though the Prestige-class battlecruisers only had three triple 381mm guns, they could still easily tear those enemies to shreds. The reason why the battlecruiser appeared was because the British wanted to build a battleship that battleships could fight but could not catch up, and cruisers could catch up but could not beat, so as to protect the British sea transportation lines and attack the enemy's sea transportation lines.

It was at this time that the lookout of the battlecruiser 'Prestige' suddenly noticed that there seemed to be several huge shadows not far to the north. It was obscured by a thick fog. Now, as the fog cleared, the shadows took on their true faces. It was clearly a couple of huge battleships. The flags hoisted on the battleships already indicate their identity.

"Whew!" A terrible siren sounded suddenly. The lookout was the first to warn.

"What's going on?" Brigadier General Thomas's face changed dramatically and asked loudly.

"General, we encountered a Chinese battleship, just north of us." A staff officer reported.

Brigadier General Thomas immediately grabbed his binoculars and rushed to the window. Through the telescope, he quickly found his target.

"Oh God! Battleships of the Chinese. Or a terrifying 'Three Emperor-class' battleship. How did we come across them? Brigadier General Thomas's face turned pale. For the British, the strength of the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy has long been well understood. Therefore, this time there is a war with the Chinese Navy, and many British naval officers are a little worried in their hearts. Of all the capital ships of the British Navy, none could withstand the 50 times caliber 410 mm guns of the Chinese 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. Even those heavily armored battleships, or the mighty 'Admiral-class' battlecruisers, let alone the 'Prestige-class' battlecruisers.

"Order the fleet to speed up! Flee now! Brigadier General Thomas commanded loudly. Almost without thinking, he gave the order to flee. Unless the brain is caught in the door, otherwise a fool will use a 'prestige-class' battlecruiser against a 'Three Emperor-class' battleship.

"General, our east, south and west sides, at the same time there are Chinese battleships at the head." A staff officer reported in horror.

"What?" Brigadier General Thomas jumped straight up. If he only encountered the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy, he might have been able to escape with the advantage of speed. However, the presence of Chinese warships on all sides undoubtedly indicates that they have fallen into the encirclement of the Chinese. No matter how fast the 'prestige-class' battlecruisers were, it would be impossible to escape from such an encirclement. What's more, a large number of light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy can also use lightning strikes to directly cut off their escape routes.

"Bastard, keep up the speed and get ready to fight. As soon as you have the opportunity, you immediately rush out of the encirclement and escape. Also, send a telegram to the marshal that we are surrounded by the Chinese Navy and need their support! Brigadier General Thomas ordered. Now, the only way to ask for help is to ask the main fleet. If the main fleet arrives in time, they may be able to escape with their lives. But if the main fleet can't come to the rescue, then they're probably dead. This made Brigadier General Thomas very frightened and helpless.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

At this time, the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships had already begun test launches. Three triple mounted 50 times caliber 410 mm guns fired at half of the main guns.

Shells weighing more than a ton, whizzed towards the two 'prestige-class' battlecruisers of the British Navy. The shell fell into the sea and exploded, splashing up a column of water that was hundreds of meters long.

Although it was the first round of test launches, the nearest impact point was less than 100 meters away from the 'prestige-class' battlecruisers. Seeing this, Brigadier Thomas's face turned green.

The construction of the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships was the period from the end of the World War to the post-war period. The Chinese Empire took this opportunity to acquire a large amount of advanced technology from the Germans. The sighting equipment and fire control system used in the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships can be said to be the most advanced among all the capital ships of the Chinese Navy, and they are definitely the first-class in the world. Therefore, the accuracy of the shelling of the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships is very accurate.

The three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships all launched test firings, and shells continued to rain down on the battlecruiser 'Prestige' and the battlecruiser 'Repulse Bay'. The impact point is also constantly approaching with the rounds of test firing. Predictably, they were hit, and it was only a matter of time.

"Damn! What should I do now? Brigadier General Thomas scolded. Now, his fleet can be said to be completely in a desperate situation, and there is a threat of being solved by the Chinese Navy at any time.

"Order all main guns to fire!" Brigadier General Thomas ordered. Although the enemy is strong, they can't just take a beating and not fight back, right? (To be continued.) )

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