By the time Field Marshal David Beatty gave the order to break out, there were only nine capital ships left in the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet, namely the flagship battleship 'War Weariness', the battleship 'Malaya', the battleship 'Revenge', the battleship 'Sovereign', the battleship 'Royal Oak', the battleship 'Resolve', the battleship 'Ramillis', the battleship 'Iron Duke' and the battleship 'Marlborough'.

In addition to these capital ships, there were three 'Monmouth-class' cruisers, a dozen 'C-class' light cruisers, and a dozen 'R-class' destroyers. Moreover, most of the nine battleships were wounded, and some of the battleships were very seriously injured. The Chinese Navy, on the other hand, has 16 capital ships and a large number of heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers.

In such a situation, it was completely very difficult for the British Navy to successfully break through. What's more, the remaining capital ships of the British Navy were generally not fast. The 'Queen Elizabeth class' had a speed of only 24 knots, the 'Vengeance-class' battleships had a speed of only 21 knots, and the 'Iron Duke' class battleships had a speed of only 25 knots. On the other hand, in the Chinese Navy, the speed of the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships is more than 25 knots, the speed of the 'Pinghai-class' battleships has also reached 25 knots, the speed of the 'Five Emperor-class' battleships is also above 25 knots, and the speed of the 'Longfei-class' battlecruisers and the 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers is more than 27 knots.

After Marshal David Beatty's order was given, the captains of the capital ships of the Royal Navy were stunned, and then they all burst into scolding. At this time, the order to break through was issued, didn't it make them go to death? After the dissolution of the battle line, they will be more vulnerable to the siege of the Chinese navy. Moreover, those light cruisers and destroyers who escorted the capital ships, for the sake of their own lives, would definitely desperately flee. So. This order completely hastened the demise of the expeditionary fleet.

It's just that Marshal David Beatty's order has already been given, and if you want to redeem it, it is already impossible. In particular, the 'C-class' light cruisers and 'R-class' destroyers have begun to accelerate. Once out of the queue, they increase their speed to the maximum. So as to break out of the encirclement of the Chinese Navy and escape from this sea area of disaster. In particular, the destroyers of the 'R-class' are capable of reaching a maximum speed of 34 knots. Except for a few destroyers in the Chinese Navy that were able to catch up, the rest of the warships could only sigh. Therefore, the probability of escape of these small battleships is undoubtedly much higher than that of those large battleships.

At 10:18 a.m. on April 11, 4620 A.D., after Marshal David Beatty gave the order to retreat, the warships of the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet immediately turned around and tried to escape. Especially those light cruisers and destroyers. It is like an arrow from the string to the northwest and northeast. They apparently wanted to flee to India or the Straits Settlements. As long as they succeed in escaping from the pursuit of the Chinese navy, then they will undoubtedly be safe.

The actions of the Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet shocked the Chinese Navy. The battle has come to this, and they still want to escape, how is that possible! In front of the Chinese Navy, the Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet is undoubtedly like a boiled duck. How could the Chinese Navy possibly let them escape? Besides, the Chinese Navy is about to wipe out all the main fleets of the Royal Navy in this battle, if they are let go. Then this victory is not perfect. The Imperial Navy made so much effort to achieve this perfect victory. Isn't it in vain? Besides, in the face of the great strength of the Imperial Navy, how could these British escape?

"The British are still thinking about running away at this time, how is that possible? If they run away before our reinforcements arrive, we may not be able to do anything about them. But that's no longer the case. Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong, chief of staff of the Imperial Pacific Fleet, sneered.

Before the arrival of reinforcements from the Imperial Navy. Although the expeditionary force was not able to occupy an absolute advantage, with the advantage of the number of capital ships much more than the Imperial Navy, if they wanted to evacuate, the Imperial Navy really couldn't keep them. But now, the Imperial Navy has gained absolute superiority. At this time, the order to break out was given. Isn't that no different from looking for death?

"Order the ships and go into pursuit! No matter what, keep all these British capital ships! Marshal Cheng Biguang gave the order. In this battle, we must do it all. Only in this way will the Reich be able to completely pull the British out of their position as the supremacy of the seas.

In this naval battle, of the 24 battleships of the British Navy, except for the nine that have escaped so far, only the battlecruiser "Hood" and the battleship "Emperor of India" were heavily damaged and evacuated.

If the remaining 22 capital ships were eliminated, even if these two warships escaped back to Britain, they would pose no threat to China. Although there were still 'George V-class' battleships, 'Orion-class' battleships, and a large number of early dreadnoughts, they were all warships that had long since become obsolete. In front of the powerful Chinese Navy, there is simply no power to fight back.

After Marshal Cheng Biguang's order was issued, the 16 capital ships of the Imperial Navy also disbanded their battle lines and pursued the capital ships of the British Navy that had escaped. It's still morning, and it's still a long time before it gets dark. So, if the British Navy wanted to escape, it was almost unlikely. The Imperial Navy, with its absolute superiority, was able to eliminate all of these British capital ships before it got dark.

The battleship Fuxi, the flagship of the Imperial Navy, headed straight for the battleship "Warweary", the flagship of the British Navy. Although, the battleship 'War-Weary' was already accelerating at the moment, trying in vain to increase its speed to the maximum. However, in the face of the battleship 'Fuxi', which was faster than him, the battleship 'war-weary' could not escape for long at all.

The battleship "Shennong" also targeted the battleship "war-weary".

"Send a telegram to the 'Shennong' and ask them to deal with the battleship 'Malaya', and the 'war-weary' will be handed over to us to deal with." Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong ordered.

The battleship "Shennong" had no choice but to abandon the battleship "war-weary" and rush to the battleship "Malaya" instead. And the battleship 'Xuanyuan' of the Imperial Navy was originally also pursuing the battleship 'Malaya'.

Because the Imperial Navy has 16 capital ships. Therefore, except for the battleship 'Fuxi' was a separate deal against the battleship 'war-weary'. The battleship 'Shaohao' pursued the battleship 'Revenge' alone, and the rest of the capital ships were two ships pursuing one. At the same time, the lead ships of the Imperial Navy were escorted by light cruisers and destroyers. On the other hand, most of the capital ships of the British Navy, those light cruisers and destroyers, have long since disappeared, and only a very few light cruisers and destroyers have disappeared. Always follow the perimeter of the capital ship for protection. This further increased the success rate of the Imperial Navy's pursuit. After all, while the enemy's capital ships are desperately fleeing, the Imperial Navy can use light cruisers and destroyers to launch lightning strikes to force the enemy's capital ships to turn. In this case, it will create an opportunity for your own capital ships to catch up.

When the two sides faced off on the battle line, they were almost 15,000 kilometers apart. Therefore, when the Imperial Navy pursues, it must first catch up. During this period, the Imperial Navy was only able to bombard with the main guns in the bow. The opponent was able to return fire with the stern guns. This process alone takes two or three hours.

On the battleship "War Wey", the flagship of the British Navy, Marshal David Beatty's heart was very heavy when he looked at the Royal Navy expeditionary fleet. Has the Royal Navy, once powerful enough to rule all the world's seas, now come to this point? After this naval battle, the glory of the Royal Navy may no longer exist. The remaining capital ships of the Royal Navy cannot support the title of sea hegemon at all. For a long time to come, the Royal Navy will lose its supremacy at sea.

But. This is no longer something that Marshal David Beatty can consider. What he has to do is how to escape from the pursuit of the Chinese navy. Though. He also knew that after this big defeat, even if he returned to China, it was estimated that there would be no good end. The knighthood was abolished, the official position was relieved, and then the forced retirement. Sent to a military court, it's still light. If you don't do it well, even your own life will be affected.

However, for Marshal David Beatty, it is better to die than to live. As long as there is a glimmer of life. You have to stick to it.

Now, the speed of the battleship 'War Weyer' has been increased to 22 knots. This speed is close to the maximum speed at the time of design. It's just that the battleship 'War Wey' has been in service for a full seven years. After these seven years, the mechanical wear and tear that occurred was enough to offset some of the speed. Even though maintenance was carried out before departure, the performance of the battleship was severely affected after crossing more than half the world.

Of course, if the battleship 'War Wey' had been desperate to ventilate the boilers under strong pressure, the speed could have been further increased. But that state can only be maintained for two or three hours. Once this period has passed, after the boiler is scrapped, the battleship will not be able to move at all. When the time comes, it will only be able to float on the surface of the sea like an iron coffin, allowing the capital ships of the Chinese Navy to shoot.

In order to pursue the battleship "war-weary", the battleship "Fuxi" of the Imperial Navy also increased its speed to 24 knots. At the same time, the two triple 410mm guns in the bow were also constantly firing at the battleship 'War Wey'. (To be continued.) )

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