Chapter 1251: Bow your noble head

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"Captain, the British don't surrender! Are we going to attack them? "A communications officer wanted Brigadier General Ge Chūn Lin to report!

"Humph! Dare to be stubborn when you are dying, can those British really treat us as battle cruisers? Fire, teach me a hard lesson to those Brits! Brigadier General Gechūn Lin said coldly. Although the British Navy still has five battleships, two 'Iron Duke-class' battleships, two 'King George V-class' battleships, and one 'Giant-class' battleship, and the other 'Queen Elizabeth' battleship has basically lost its combat effectiveness, almost negligible! The British mistook the 'Han Xin-class' of the Chinese Navy for a battle cruiser, so they took Commodore Ge Chūn Lin's jǐng proclamation as a deaf ear.

"Yes, Captain!" The communications officer immediately turned around and went to give the order.

Soon, the six battle cruisers, which had already formed a battle line, began to turn their guns and aim at the British battleship at a distance of 10,000 meters. The thick 343 mm barrel, in the afterglow of the setting sun, looks so hideous!

"General, the Chinese are ready to fire at us!" On the battleship 'Marlborough', the British naval officer, who had observed the reaction of the Chinese fleet, immediately appealed to John Brown. Morality. Admiral Robeck reported!

"Humph! Those damn yellow-skinned monkeys, do you think you can defeat us with a few battlecruisers? Order the ships to prepare to return fire and let the Chinese know how powerful we are! Let them know that the Royal Navy is invincible! "John. Morality. Admiral Robbeck replied in a loud voice, he was frightened by the carrier-based aircraft unit of the Chinese Navy before, and now he is in front of the battle cruiser formation of the Chinese Navy. He seems to be about to regain his self-confidence!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "6:55 p.m. The battleship Hanshin' opened fire first. The target was none other than the battleship Marlborough, the current flagship of the British fleet. The three triple 343-mm guns opened fire at the same time, the crimson flames shone in the muzzles, and the armor-piercing projectiles weighing more than 600 kilograms were smashed into the battleship 'Marlborough' 10,000 meters away under the action of huge kinetic energy. The shells landed on the sea and exploded, splashing up a column of water that soared into the sky. After the battleship 'Hanshin' opened fire, several subsequent battleships followed suit. Among them, the battleship "Weiqing", which was immediately behind the battleship "Hanshin", was also aimed at the battleship "Marlborough", the flagship of the British fleet. It formed a flanking attack with the battleship 'Hanshin'. The Chinese Navy had six battleships ready for battle, one more than the British Navy.

The battleship 'Huo Quai' against the battleship 'Erin', the battleship 'Li Guang' against the battleship 'Ajax', the battleship 'Li Ling' against the battleship 'King George V', the battleship 'Banchao' against the battleship 'Hercules'!

Although the sun is setting and the vision is beginning to blur, the Chinese Navy, with the help of an advanced fire control system, is still very accurate. In the first round of Qi shè of the battleship 'Hanshin', the nearest point of impact was only more than 200 meters away from the battleship 'Marlborough'. The splash of water even drenched the officers and men on the starboard side of the battleship 'Marlborough'!

"Damn! Fight back! Fight back! Sink those yellow-skinned monkeys for me! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck jumped up like a cat with its tail stepped on! It was previously kicked by the carrier-based aircraft unit of the Chinese Navy. This is acceptable to him, after all, the Chinese use airplanes. This leaves them with no power to fight back. But now in a decisive battle with the Chinese's capital ships, he must not allow the British Royal Navy to lose in the capital ship duel!

"Warriors, you are the warriors of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, and there are only a few battle cruisers on the other side! Although there are more ships in number, I believe that the final victory will definitely be ours! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck loudly encouraged the British naval officers and men! In his heart, he had already regarded the 'Han Xin class' of the Chinese Navy as a battle cruiser, and thought that the final victory would definitely belong to the British Royal Navy!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The five battleships of the British Navy also began to counterattack, and they desperately threw huge shells at the Chinese fleet 10,000 meters away, in an attempt to win this capital ship duel! After all, it was already proven in the naval battles of the North Sea that battlecruisers were no match for battleships. The anti-strike ability of the battlecruiser is too weak to be compared with the battleship at all!

However, the British Navy's cousin Xiàn made John . Morality. Admiral Robeck was a little ashamed, although the British Navy had always been among the best in the world. But their current table is not comparable to that of the Chinese Navy, and the most recent impact point is nearly 400 meters away!

"Damn! Aim a little for me and don't waste shells! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck yelled with some exasperation.

"Boom!" A dazzling flash of fire rose on the bow of the battleship HMS George V of the British fleet. A 343-mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the battleship "Li Ling" hit the foredeck of the battleship "King George V". The armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 600 kilograms penetrated the deck of the battleship 'King George V,' which was only 100 seas thick, and exploded inside the battleship, blowing up in a mess. Several sailors who were on the deck were also blown away and fell into the sea without a trace!

'Damn!' What happened to the battleship George V? "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck's eyes almost burned with rage!

"General, the battleship 'King George V' reported that a large hole had been blown out of the foredeck, and the losses were not severe!" A staff officer replied.

Hearing that the battleship 'King George V' was not badly lost, John. Morality. Admiral Robeck breathed a sigh of relief!

But then he got angry again!

At 7:04 p.m., John Murphy was standing on the bridge of the battleship 'Marlborough'. Morality. Admiral Robeck only felt a sharp shake under his feet, and then his whole body flew up and fell heavily on the deck!

"Damn it!" John. Morality. Admiral Robeck cursed, he knew that the battleship 'Marlborough' had been hit!

A 343 mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the battleship 'Weiqing' hit the rear deck of the battleship 'Marlborough', hitting the No. 5 turret on the aft deck, overturning the entire No. 5 turret, and smashing the No. 4 turret on the aft deck, making the turret incapable of steering. This directly caused the battleship 'Marlborough' to lose 40% of its combat power!

The tragedy of the battleship 'Marlborough' did not end there, it was only the beginning. The battleship Marlborough, which was under siege by the battleships Hanshin and Weiqing, was undoubtedly in a much more dangerous situation than the other battleships. The Chinese fleet has always kept the distance of engagement at more than 10,000 meters, which greatly limited the combat power of the British navy. With rudimentary artillery sighting devices, it is difficult for them to hit targets moving at high speeds. And the Chinese Navy was able to ravage British warships with the help of advanced fire control systems!

At 7:07 p.m., a round of Qi shè fired from the battleship 'Hanshin' hit the battleship 'Marlborough', and two shells hit the battleship 'Marlborough' in this round of Qi shè. A shell hit the No. 3 turret of the 'Marlborough', which was located behind the chimney of the ship, and the 343 mm armor-piercing shell was directly 280 mm thick turret armor, exploding inside the turret! And at this time, there were also two 343-mm shells and a kilogram of hair shè in the breech. These shells and shells were detonated, and the battleship 'Marlborough' immediately caused seemingly more damage! The entire amidship superstructure was almost razed to the ground, and two chimneys were blown up. As a result, smoke and flames suddenly billowed from the battleship 'Marlborough'. Another shell hit the foredeck of the battleship 'Marlborough', directly blasting a large hole in the deck with a diameter of two or three meters!

"Damage management! Report the loss! "John. Morality. Admiral Robeck shouted. He never imagined that he would pay such a big price in such a short period of time after the start of the war. Although it is not clear what happened to the battleship 'Marlborough', he knows that it will certainly not be too good!

"General, the battleship has been badly damaged! The powertrain is damaged, and we are now in a stall! Please, the general had better move to other ships! "A staff officer wanted John. Morality. Admiral Robeck reported!

At this time, at the rear of the battle line of the British fleet, an earth-shattering sound suddenly broke out. The battleship Hercules, the last of the battle lines, was broken in two when there was a violent explosion. A shell hit shell No. 3 on the side of the battleship Hercules and detonated the ammunition depot under the turret. Hundreds of 305-mm shells exploded, and the violent explosion directly broke the keel of the battleship, making the battleship with a displacement of up to 23,000 tons break in two in an instant. The sea water poured into the battleship from the breach, and the battleship began to sink rapidly, and in less than a minute, the battleship, which had been broken in two, sank into the sea, and none of the more than 700 naval officers and sailors on the battleship survived!

This scene stunned the officers and men of the British fleet, and everyone couldn't believe it at all. The battle had barely begun, and the British fleet had one battleship sunk and another heavily damaged. So, is it necessary for them to continue fighting?

"Raise the white flag, stop firing, we surrender to the Chinese!" John. Morality. Admiral Robeck ordered!. )