"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The Mediterranean is still full of gunfire and smoke. The sea is full of floating planks or sailors who have fallen into the water. Some of these sailors were dead, cold corpses. Some are still alive, holding lifebuoys or planks waiting for rescue. However, before the naval battle is completely over, I am afraid that no one will have the energy to rescue them at all.

Now the naval battle has entered the final moment, and the fleet of the Spanish Navy is carrying out the final lore against the Ottoman Imperial Navy, trying to sink all the warships of the Ottoman Imperial Navy. After all, they have already won this naval battle, and it is time to further expand the results.

The battleship 'Izmir' of the Imperial Ottoman Turkish Navy was besieged by two Spanish naval battleships, and heavy artillery fire swept away him. The battleship Izmir, which had already lost less than 10 knots due to damage to the power compartment, could not escape the attack of the Spanish Navy. If there are no accidents, the final fate of the battleship will be to be sunk.

"Boom!" A fireball rose from the bow of the battleship 'Izmir', the main turret in the bow was shot, the turret armor was directly torn apart, and the entire main turret was destroyed. Fortunately, there were no shells or propellants in the main turret at the moment, and the iron door of the ammunition depot was closed. Otherwise, the battleship will pay heavy losses. It's just that at this moment, the fate of the battleship 'Izmir' is almost impossible to change. Not surprisingly, soon he would be sunk by the battleships of the Spanish Navy.

It was at this time that the white flag was raised on the battleship 'Izmir'. The captain of the ship is in front of life and death. In the end, the choice was made. Although, it was a shame to surrender to the Spaniards. It will even lead his family to be affected. But he didn't want to go to Allah at this time. So. Choosing to surrender became the only way.

The surrender of the battleship 'Izmir' was accepted by the Spanish Navy, and the marines who accompanied the ship boarded the battleship in small boats and took control of the key posts on the battleship to ensure that the battleship was fully controlled. Although, the battleship 'Izmir' was damaged and was still an old-fashioned 'Western Han-class' battleship. But the Spanish navy was not picky, and they did not lose a single battleship in this naval battle. This means that after the war, their naval tonnage will be second only to the Chinese Empire, becoming the second largest naval power in the world. Of course, even an old-fashioned battleship like the 'Western Han class'. It was also extremely powerful after the war. In the absence of any other naval power, the Spanish navy only had to fight pirates. Battleships like the 'Western Han class' battleships are fully usable. Of course, it can also save a lot of money for the purchase of ships.

The battleship 'Izmir' was not the only battleship to surrender to the Spanish Navy. With defeat assured, many of the Ottoman Turkish Admirals made such a choice. After all, if the battle continues, they don't have any chance of winning. When they wait, they will also sink to the icy bottom of the sea. Therefore, these generals chose to surrender one after another. That's the case. At least he was able to save his life. As for the honor of the Ottoman Turkish Empire and the like, for the time being they will not be taken into account.

While the battleships of both sides were engaged in a decisive battle, heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers of both sides were also engaged in fierce battles. With the exception of a small number of battleships that remained to protect the battleships, the rest of the battleships fought fiercely on the vast seas. Battles between cruisers and destroyers. Often more tragic than the battles between battleships. Even though the caliber of the main guns of cruisers and destroyers was not comparable to that of battleships, the armor of cruisers and destroyers was thinner. Not even at all. The distance of the battle is also closer, in the event of a fierce exchange of fire between the two sides. It's more like the infantry fighting a white-knuckle battle.

The Spanish Navy's heavy cruisers were the 'Yangtze River-class' heavy cruisers purchased from the Chinese Empire, while the light cruisers were mainly 'Trotto-class' cruisers and 'Trotto-class Improved' cruisers. The destroyers are the 'Tiangang-class' destroyers and the 'Tiangang-class' improved destroyers. The Ottoman Turkish Empire had a wide variety of cruisers and destroyers, including the 'Tempering-class' light cruisers and 'Tiangang-class' destroyers purchased from the Chinese Empire, as well as the 'Hamburg-class' light cruisers and 'Kiel-class' destroyers purchased from the Germans. The heavy cruisers were the German 'Prussian-class' heavy cruisers. This is a kind of heavy cruiser designed by the German Navy for the 'Yangtze River-class' heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, and the battleship is named after many states of the German Empire, and its performance is very powerful. It is on par with the Chinese Navy's 'Yangtze River-class' heavy cruisers. However, if compared with the improved "Songhuajiang-class" heavy cruisers of the "Yangtze River-class" heavy cruisers, it is a little behind. Not to mention the next class of heavy cruisers that the Imperial Navy is now building that are even more powerful than the 'Songhuajiang-class' heavy cruisers.

In the fierce battle between the cruiser and the destroyer, the warships of both sides paid a great price. They were hit hard or even sunk. However, with the advantage of numbers and performance, the Spanish Navy still has an absolute advantage in the battle between cruisers and destroyers. In this naval battle, it can be said that the Ottoman Turkish Empire lost very completely.

By the time two o'clock in the afternoon passed, the naval battle had already ended. Of the 13 battleships of the Imperial Ottoman Turkish Navy, 9 were sunk, and the other four surrendered to the Spanish Navy. However, the four battleships that surrendered were only two 'Qin-class' battleships and two 'Western Han-class' battleships. The rest of the 'Brandenburg-class' battleships and 'Caesar'. The Frederick III-class battleships were all sunk. This made the commander of the Spanish Navy, Admiral Antonio, very regretful.

On the cruiser and destroyer side, quite a few were sunk. However, the 'Prussian-class' heavy cruisers purchased from Germany by the Ottoman Empire were either sunk or fled. As a result, the Chinese Empire's original desire to use the hands of the Spaniards to study this heavy cruiser to see if it would pose a threat to the Imperial Navy was also frustrated.

However, fortunately, the Spanish navy won the naval battle at a small cost this time, and successfully gained control of the entire Mediterranean, which allowed the imperial army to be transported to Europe by sea, so as to gain a complete foothold in Europe. In this case, it would have been impossible for the Germans to sweep through Western Europe before the Reich reinforcements arrived.

Although the Imperial Ottoman Turkish Navy still had a number of warships left, including two 'Prussian-class' heavy cruisers. However, the battle had already scared the Ottoman Turkish Empire into fear. Almost all of their remaining warships were cowered in the Sea of Marmara, not daring to go to sea to fight again, until they were captured by the Peace Alliance after the war was over. It can be said that it was the naval battle of Tongguò that completely defeated the Ottoman Turkish Imperial Navy, so that they did nothing in this world war.

The Spanish Navy also paid a lot of money for its victory. Of the 12 capital ships, 6 were heavily damaged, and the remaining six were lightly damaged and largely unscathed. The heavy cruiser also suffered heavy damage to two, but none were sunk. The light cruisers and destroyers sank more than a dozen ships, and more than 3,000 people were killed in the entire naval battle. Of course, such losses were nothing compared to the Ottoman Turkish Navy.

Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Sultan Abdul. Majid I walked around the study in frustration, trying to calm himself down, but found that he couldn't. Even though the lunch brought by the waiter was set aside, it had become cold, but he didn't take a bite. Now Abdul. Mejid I didn't have the heart to pay attention to any of this. He was anxiously awaiting the outcome of the naval battle. At the time of the encounter between the Ottoman Turkish Navy and the Spanish Navy, a telegram had been sent to the country. After the battle began, no telegrams were sent back. Abdul. Mejid I knew that the Ottoman Turkish navy was engaged in a fierce battle with the Spaniards.

Abdul. Mejid I hoped for victory for the Ottoman Turkish Navy, and this was the result of his strong insistence in building a fleet. Originally, the Ottoman Turkish Empire had never been a maritime power. The ministers focused their energies on the development and construction of the army. However, Abdul. Mejid I believed that for the Ottoman Empire to become a world power, it had to have both a strong navy and an army. Therefore, he single-handedly promoted the construction of the navy, so that the Ottoman Turkish Empire successively purchased six powerful battleships and a number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers from the German Empire, making the Ottoman Turkish Empire Navy in tonnage has become a powerful navy second only to the Chinese Empire and Germany.

Ali. Pasha's figure appeared outside the study.

"Come in, is there any news of a naval battle?" Abdul. Mejid I asked.

"Your Majesty, the naval battle is over. We failed. Mohammed. Kebal. The Pasha was killed in battle, losing all the battleships and most of the heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers, and the main force of the navy was gone. "Ali. Pasha said.

"What?" Abdul. Mejid I's eyes went dark, and he fainted. (To be continued......)

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