On the battleship 'Alsace', the new flagship of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Hepburn's face was very ugly, and he had already seen with his telescope that eight huge battleships were approaching his battleship detachment at high speed. As a senior officer of the German Navy, he had a deep understanding of the appearance of the battleships of all classes of the Chinese Navy. Therefore, those battleships were recognized almost immediately.

"Four 'Late Tang class' battleships, four 'Middle Tang class' battleships. Hell, I'm afraid I'm going to be doomed this time. Lieutenant General Hepburn cursed in his heart. In fact, the 'Braunschweig-class' battleships and the 'Wichelsbach-class' battleships are the ones that rival the 'Late Tang-class' and 'Sino-Tang-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy. However, in the previous naval battles, he faced the 'Southern Song Dynasty-class' battleships and 'Northern Song Dynasty-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy. The difference in strength cost the 3rd battleship detachment heavy losses.

If the 3rd Battleship Detachment was still in its prime, Vice Admiral Hepburn was not afraid to fight his opponent. However, now there were only 3 battleships left in the 4th battleship detachment, and almost every one of them was wounded. If you want to beat your opponent 1-2, it is simply impossible. In particular, there are 8 battleships of the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Navy in the rear, which are coming with great momentum.

It can be said that there is a chase behind and a blockade in front of the pursuers, and once it is caught up, the 3rd battleship detachment will be completely finished.

"Order the fleet, turn to the right!" Lieutenant General Hepburn gave the order. Although, if you turn to the right, you will inevitably face off with the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy. Though. This is dangerous, but it avoids being flanked by two squadrons of battleships of the Chinese Navy. Lieutenant General Hepburn. I hope my luck is good enough. In this case, it may be possible to escape from the pursuit of the Chinese navy.

"General. A telegram from His Excellency the Commander. "A communications officer handed a telegram to Lieutenant General Hepburn.

Vice Admiral Hepburn took the telegram and read it, and the content of the telegram was that Admiral Philip had asked him to quickly join the main fleet. The main fleet is rapidly approaching. Admiral Philip hoped that Vice Admiral Hepburn would be able to hold back the 2nd and 3rd battleship detachments of the Chinese Navy and create an opportunity for the main fleet to annihilate them. However, Lieutenant General Hepburn scoffed at Admiral Philip's plan. If he hadn't fought the Chinese navy, he might have endorsed such a plan. But now, he doesn't agree at all. In Vice Admiral Hepburn's view, the gap between the navies of the two sides was enormous. Vice Admiral Philip wanted to encircle and annihilate the 2nd and 3rd battleship detachments of the Chinese Navy, which was more difficult than ascending to the sky. Maybe. Before the main fleet arrived, his 3rd Battleship Detachment was completely annihilated. What's more, he could guess that the main fleet of the Chinese Navy was also coming quickly. At that time, it will be a battle between the main fleets of both sides. And the high seas fleet, which has suffered heavy losses, certainly does not have much chance of winning. If he could, Vice Admiral Hepburn naturally hoped that the main forces of the High Seas Fleet would be preserved. But now it seems that this is simply impossible. Everything has to serve the current situation. The German Navy had to fight a decisive battle with the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy.

Less than twenty kilometers from the 3rd battleship detachment of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet. On the battleship 'Tang Zhaozong', the flagship of the 5th Battleship Detachment of the 3rd Fleet of the Imperial Navy. The commander of the detachment, Lieutenant General Wang Bin, had a smile on his face. The 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy had been severely damaged by the 2nd Battleship Detachment, not only was half of the battleships missing, but most of the remaining four battleships were damaged, and there was not much combat strength left. And this. Undoubtedly, it gave his 3rd Battleship Detachment a chance to beat the water dogs!

"Order the ships, get ready for battle. This time, we were going to get rid of the 3rd battleship detachment of the Germans in one fell swoop. None of them could be left to the 2nd Battleship Detachment. They have already sunk four battleships of the opposing side, the rest. It's time for us to win. "Lieutenant General Wang Bin obviously wants to eat alone. Vice Admiral Liu Ziqian's 2nd Battleship Detachment dealt with all the 'Wichersbach-class' battleships, and all the battleships left for him were 'Braunschweig-class' battleships. Obviously. His results will be even greater!

Eight battleships of the 5th Battleship Detachment of the 3rd Fleet of the Imperial Navy, lined up in a battle line, plunged diagonally towards the German Navy. If the German Navy did not turn, then they would have crashed headlong into the battle line where the 3rd battleship was fighting. Thus, helping the 3rd Battleship Detachment to win a perfect T-prefix. Of course, if the German Navy had turned, then they would inevitably have been caught up by the 5th Battleship Detachment of the 2nd Fleet of the Imperial Navy. At that time, the German Navy was still a dead end.

This was undoubtedly a difficult choice for Vice Admiral Hepburn, commander of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy. It can be said that the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy has reached an existential critical juncture.

The distance between the fleets of the two sides is constantly narrowing, and the main guns of the eight battleships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy have begun to slowly turn and aim at the remaining four battleships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the German Navy.

Lieutenant General Hepburn gave the order to turn slightly to the left. In this case, the course of his fleet becomes eastward. Vice Admiral Hepburn didn't want his ship to crash into the Chinese Navy's battle line. Even if he were to fight on the battle lines, his fleet would still not have any chance. However, at least it gave him a fair chance to hit the other side. Maybe you can deal some damage to your opponent as well.

"Want to put up a tough fight? Well, I'll satisfy you. Vice Admiral Wang Bin also immediately ordered the fleet to turn, and the routes of the two sides began to slowly form parallel lines. And the distance between the two sides is also constantly narrowing.

By 3:22 p.m., the distance between the two sides had been reduced to 18,000 kilometers. At this time, the battleship "Tang Zhaozong", the flagship of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the Imperial Navy, was the first to conduct a test launch. Five of the three triple 356-mm guns began firing.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Orange-red flames shone in the muzzle, and shells weighing hundreds of kilograms flew into the distance with a whistling sound.

Subsequently, other warships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment also carried out test firing. For a time, the sound of artillery on the sea rumbled. After a short silence in the fierce naval battle, it began again.

On the bridge of the battleship 'Alsace', Vice Admiral Hepburn's face was gloomy as if he could drip water. Both detachments of the Chinese Navy that he encountered were test-fired at a distance of 18,000 kilometers. The distance of 15,000 kilometers is almost the best strike distance for the opponent. On the other hand, the German Navy, at a distance of 15,000 meters, if it wants to hit the other side, it basically has to rely on Meng, or rely on God to bless. With such a big gap, it is undoubtedly unlikely that the German Navy wants to defeat the Chinese Navy.

"Alas! It seems that our gap is still too big! It is obviously unrealistic to want to rise up and challenge the Chinese navy in just a few years. It's a pity that after this defeat, Germany should no longer have the opportunity to challenge the Chinese Navy! Lieutenant General Hepburn thought with some dismay. Under such circumstances, he naturally did not think that the German Navy still had a chance to turn around.

The final decisive battle between the 5th Battleship Detachment of the 3rd Fleet of the Imperial Navy and the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the High Seas Fleet of the German Navy began. With eight intact battleships, uh, the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, it can be said that the battle has the upper hand at the beginning!

Eight battleships, the distribution of firepower was carried out. The battleships 'Tang Zhaozong' and 'Tang Aidi' against the battleships 'Braunschweig'. The battleships "King Tang De" and "King Tang Xiang" against the battleship "Alsace". The battleships 'Tang Xianzong' and 'Tang Muzong' against the battleships 'Hesse'. The battleships 'Tang Jingzong' and 'Tang Wenzong' dealt with the battleships 'Lorraine'.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The sound of artillery on the sea shook the sky, and the eight battleships of the 3rd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy began to conduct test firing. And the four battleships of the German Navy, were silent. The previous battle with the 2nd Battleship Detachment of the Chinese Navy had already made it clear to them that firing at this distance was nothing more than a waste of shells. What's more, now there are not many shells left on every battleship of the German Navy, and instead of wasting shells, it is better to save them and wait until the distance between the two sides is closer, and then give the enemy a fatal blow.

The distance between the two sides is constantly narrowing, and the impact point of the shells fired by the battleships of the Chinese Navy is getting closer and closer.

At 3:32 a.m., the Chinese Navy's battleship Tang Xianzong caught the target battleship Hesse in this round of test firing, forming a straddle firing. Subsequently, the battleship "Tang Xianzong" began to concentrate the design of fire, and nine 343-mm guns began to fire at the maximum rate of fire. Dense shells exploded columns of water around the battleship 'Hesse'.

Although the main gun of the battleship 'Tang Xianzong' was only 343 mm caliber, once it hit, it could still bring big trouble to the battleship 'Hesse'.

A few minutes later, the battleship "Tang Wenzong" also formed a straddle fire on the German Navy's battleship "Lorraine" and caught the opponent. The battleship 'Tang Wenzong' also began to fire intensively. The situation became more and more unfavorable for the German Navy. (To be continued......)

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