'Caesar. The battleship Frederick III was an unlucky battleship, however, he was not the most unlucky. In fact, the eight battleships of the German Navy, located in the second half of the battle line, were all unlucky battleships. Besieged by enemies twice their size, they are not in a good position. 'Caesar. After the battleship Frederick III suffered two shells in succession, the battleship had already suffered a lot of damage.

'Caesar. At one point, the captain of the battleship Frederick III asked to withdraw from the battle. Although, 'Caesar. The battleship Frederick III was able to continue fighting. However, the captain was clearly already frightened. If you continue to fight, you will most likely be completely sunk. Therefore, the heart retreats. Admiral Philip, however, rejected his request to retreat, demanding 'Caesar. The battleship Frederick III' was nailed to the battle line. After all, standing in the shoes of Admiral Philip, if 'Caesar. The retreat of the battleship Frederick III would have led to the complete collapse of the second half of the battle line. When the time comes, they will use eight battleships against sixteen battleships of the enemy, and they will be at a disadvantage.

No order was given to retreat,' Caesar. Frederick III's battleship was able to continue the battle only with wounds. Perhaps it was the loss of a main turret that led to the 'Caesar. In the ensuing battle, the battleship Frederick III was completely out of shape, and remained under passive attack, causing no damage to the enemy at all.

At the very end of the battle line were the four 'Eastern Han class' battleships of the Imperial Navy. As a battleship that had been in service since the last world war, the 'Eastern Han class' battleship was undoubtedly the oldest battleship in the Imperial Navy. When it was first built, its 305 mm main gun. It represented great power, making it the most powerful battleship of its time. But. Now these 'Eastern Han class' battleships have become the weakest battleships in the 5th Fleet. But. Fortunately, the 5th Fleet now has an absolute advantage, and the four 'Eastern Han-class' battleships only need to besiege the two 'Brandenburg-class' battleships of the German Navy at the very end of the battle line.

The Brandenburg-class battleships, as the first class battleships of the German Navy, also had many flaws. Armed with a 305-mm gun, it is 45 times the caliber. The 'Eastern Han class' battleships were replaced with more powerful 305mm guns of 50 times the caliber. Therefore, in terms of armor-piercing ability, the main guns of the 'Eastern Han class' battleships were far above those of the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships. Even in a one-on-one battle, the 'Brandenburg class' did not have the upper hand. What's more, now it's two to one, and the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships are even more at a disadvantage.

At too far away, the armor-piercing shells weighing more than 300 kg of the 305-mm gun seemed too 'floating'. The shells were scattered somewhat miserably and could not hit the target at all. Therefore, after the battle began, the four 'Eastern Han class' battleships took the initiative to close the distance between them and the enemy ships to enhance the accuracy of their shelling. This makes the battle lines of both sides not a regular straight line.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The battleship 'Emperor Hanshun' of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy fired another volley. Although they had managed to form a cross shot ten minutes earlier, they caught the opponent. However, after ten minutes, at least ten volleys have been played. But still failed to hit the opponent. This made the captain of the 'Emperor Han Shun' very unhappy. The hundreds of naval officers and sailors on the battleship were also holding their breath in their hearts. However, in this round of volleys, they were finally able to vent this breath.

A 305-mm shell. Accurately hit the battleship 'Wools' of the German Navy. The battleship, which was hoisted at the very end of the battle line, was hit by a shot in the front main gun. The main gun of 50 times the caliber, which showed good armor-piercing performance. The shells easily penetrated the armor of the front main gun. Explode inside. To make matters worse, the main turret was exactly reloading shells. Three 305-mm shells were lifted from the ammunition depot, in addition. There were also hundreds of kilograms of propellant inside the turret.

After the shell exploded, three 305-mm shells and hundreds of kilograms of propellant were detonated. This directly caused a huge fireball to appear in the bow of the battleship 'Wools'. The entire main turret was blown away, and it also affected the main turret behind it. And, that's not the deadliest of all. In a panic, the German Navy sailors forgot to put down the fire door of the ammunition depot, so that the fire spread to the ammunition depot. It was only at this time that the Germans discovered the crisis. They wanted to fill the ammunition depot with water. However, it was already too late. Hundreds of 305-mm shells stored in the ammunition depot were killed. The great power directly blew up the first half of the battleship 'Wools'. After the explosion, you can see that the entire battleship seems to have been bitten by a monster, and the entire front half is gone, as if it were a dead fish lying on the surface of the sea. The sea water frantically poured into the battleship, causing the battleship to sink into the sea in less than half a minute. Of the more than 700 officers and men on board the battleship, none survived.

The battleship 'Emperor Han Shun' solved the target with a single shot, which greatly boosted the morale of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy. Although, it was only a 'Brandenburg-class' battleship that was sunk. However, this is undoubtedly a good start. Now, the gap between the capital ships of the two sides has become 28 to 19, and the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy has the advantage of nine ships.

"Your Excellency, the battleship 'Wools' has been sunk." Lieutenant General Müller reported to Admiral Philip with a pale face.

Admiral Philip closed his eyes in pain, and the last thing he wanted to see happened. The situation developed in the most unfavorable direction for the German Navy's high seas fleet. In the second half of the battle line, I am afraid that it will soon collapse.

The 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy was already celebrating Caesar's victory. After sinking a battleship of the German Navy, the Reich Navy would have an even greater advantage. The battleships 'Emperor Shun of Han' and the battleships 'Emperor Heng of Han', which were at the end of the battle line, poured their firepower on the battleship 'Wiesenburg' of the German Navy, forming the tragedy of four 'Eastern Han class' battleships hitting the firepower against one 'Brandenburg-class' battleship.

Although the battleship "Wissenburg" showed great courage and hit the battleship "Emperor of the Han Dynasty" of the Chinese Navy twice, the battleship "Emperor of the Han Dynasty" lost a main turret, and at the same time, a large hole was opened in the side side and a lot of water entered.

However, under the concentrated fire of the four 'Eastern Han class' battleships, the battleship 'Wissenburg' seemed to be in a storm. Almost every minute, several dozen 305-mm shells flew towards him. No matter how lucky he was, he couldn't avoid being hit. In just five minutes, the battleship 'Wisenburg' received six 305-mm shells. The bow, bridge, amidships, and stern of the ship all ate the shells. Moreover, the injuries are not light.

The shells that finally put an end to the battleship "Wisenburg" came from the battleship "Emperor Hanan". In this round of salvo, two 305-mm shells hit the battleship 'Wissenburg'. A shell hit the stern of the 'Wisenburg', directly cutting off the small half of the stern, not only the steering gear was blown off, but also the propeller was blown away by two, making the battleship not only unable to turn, but also the speed of Caesar dropped sharply. Another shell hit the underwater part of the Wissenburg's side side, tearing through the armor and blowing a gap. This directly caused the battleship Caesar of the 'Wisenburg' to enter the water. Soon, the battleship sank into the sea, leaving a huge whirling socket on the surface of the sea, engulfing everything around it. The German naval officers and sailors on the battleship also did not survive.

The second battleship of the German Navy sank, which further widened the gap between the two sides. The ratio of capital ships on the battlefield has risen to twenty-eight to eighteen. The Chinese Navy is ahead by a full ten.

In the second half of the battle line, the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy against six battleships of the German Navy with sixteen battleships. It can be said that it is in an absolute advantage. And the battle in the first half was also very fierce. To a certain extent, the fierce battle in the first half represents the victory or defeat of this naval battle. Because, the first half of the battle line is concentrated on the latest battleships of both sides, and if you can play well and sink these battleships, even if all the battleships on the second half of the battle line are lost, it doesn't matter.

It's just that, judging from the current situation, the two sides are simply evenly matched in the fight in the first half of the battle line.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the battleship 'Ming Xuanzong', the flagship of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, three 381-mm main guns let out an earth-shattering roar. Shells weighing more than 800 kilograms roared towards the battleship Helgoland, the flagship of the German Navy. Shells exploded around the battleship 'Helgoland', splashing columns of water into the sky.

"It seems that our luck is really a little worse, we have already fired more than 20 salvos, and not a single shell has been able to hit the target." Vice Admiral Luo Yuhu, commander of the 1st battleship detachment, said helplessly.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a huge explosion came, and everyone only felt a violent shake under their feet, and countless officers and generals fell to the ground, even the commander of the fleet, Admiral Lu Haipeng.

"Report the loss!" Lieutenant General Luo Yuhu shouted loudly, this is a flagship, if it is fatally damaged, it will undoubtedly have a great impact on the next naval battle. (To be continued......)

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