The regrouped German fleet immediately turned into Moltke and Goeben at the front, followed by 4 Caesar-class battleships. The two sides are almost opposite each other. After completing the turn, Hippel suddenly led the Moltke and Goeben to a sharp acceleration, and under the cover of torpedo boats and smoke screens, quickly rushed towards the British fleet, leaving behind the four Caesar-class battleships. At this time, because of the impact of the Lütsov and the Saidritz, the British fleet was unable to concentrate enough firepower to stop the two battleships at the first time.

"It's going to be desperate!" Thomas said as he looked at the two German war cruisers that were sailing at 27 knots and passing by his side as if they were flying. The two fleets were almost opposite each other, with a relative speed of almost 50 knots! Under the cover of smoke and torpedo boats, two German fast battleships quickly passed under the guns of the 3 Queen-class ships, and when the Baliem and the War-Weary were put into battle, Thomas's team was finally freed, and Thomas, who commanded 6 battleships, found that the two Moltke-class fast battleships had begun to attack the two battle cruisers in the tail of the British fleet, and the 4 Caesar-class battleships were also aimed at the Queen!

The sinking of the two super dreadnoughts is a foregone conclusion, and now if Hipper wants to get back to his roots, he can only find the weak ships in the British fleet, 4 rough-skinned Caesar-class to block the Queen-class, and then take the time to take out the two earliest British battle cruisers, the Invincible and the Indomitable! As for the Tiger, Hipper doesn't have any ideas for the time being, on the one hand, the Tiger itself is relatively solid, and on the other hand, he doesn't know how long the 4 Caesars can last. Although the German fleet in the back was the main goal from the beginning, on the one hand, it was to ensure the distance from the British fleet as much as possible. On the other hand, smoke is constantly being released to interfere with the shelling of the opposing side. But I can't hold it after a long time!

At this time, Hipper's distractions were all left behind, and the other fleets were fighting for such an opportunity for themselves, and the officers and men even used their lives to delay every minute and every second! And now. He's got to get some money's worth! The distance between the two sides is rapidly approaching. LESS THAN 14 KM AWAY, THE PORT SIDE OF THE MOLTKE-CLASS FAST BATTLESHIP SPEWED OUT HOT FIREBALLS, AND A 350MM HEAVY ARMOR-PIERCING SHELL FLEW OUT OF THE GUN CHAMBER WITH THE VIBRATION OF THE HULL AND FLEW TOWARDS THE TWO BATTLESHIPS IN THE DISTANCE. Tens of seconds later, huge columns of water surrounded the two British earliest battle cruisers. In order to maintain the formation, the two battleships had to continue to move against the German battleships, and the experience of the Sino-Russian war taught them that leaving the battle column without permission while being taken care of by the other side was tantamount to seeking death. The two British War Cruisers then began to counterattack, with 16 12-inch 45L guns firing shells.

"Support the Invincible and Indomitable!" Three Queen-class ships are firing at four Caesar-class, and they can't get out. The only remaining Fisher super-dreadnought cruiser began to attack the Moltke at the stern of the team, and in the third half-salvo, a shell hit the side of the Moltke. ALTHOUGH THE DISTANCE IS ONLY 12KM. However, due to the angle, the shell did not penetrate the broadside armor, but the huge impact tore a huge armor plate off the hull.

"The objective remains the same, concentrate fire on the Invincible." Feeling the shaking of the hull, Hipper glanced at the bullet and said calmly. Plans are in people, and things are in heaven, and Hipper has done his best, so it depends on himself to destroy the two dreadnoughts first. I was seriously injured by the Tiger first!

The firepower of the two Moltke-class ships was maximized, and the fastest time was to complete a firing cycle in almost 20 seconds. WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE DISTANCE, THE GERMANS EVEN GAVE UP HALF A SALVO, AND AFTER FORMING A STRADDLE SHOT, THEY DIRECTLY ADOPTED THE METHOD OF FULL SALVO, AND AT THE PEAK MOMENT, MOLTKE ACTUALLY FIRED AS MANY AS 24 350MM SHELLS AT THE OPPONENT IN A MINUTE! The weight is close to 15 tons! Under such intensive fire attack. The two British battle cruisers, which had been in service for 10 years, finally couldn't hold out!

A series of explosions continued to come from the Invincible, and the British couldn't even tell the design interval of the other side, and the shells fell almost like rain, and the barrage covered the entire battleship. ALMOST AT THE SAME TIME, THE NO. 1 TURRET IN THE BOW OF THE INVINCIBLE AND THE NO. 2 TURRET ON THE SIDE WERE HIT AT THE SAME TIME, LIKE A HAMMER SMASHING AN EGG, THE POWERFUL 350MM SHELL BLEW THE MAIN TURRET APART, AND TWO FIRE DRAGONS WITH A HEIGHT OF MORE THAN 20 METERS ROSE INTO THE AIR, AND HEAVY POISONOUS SMOKE AND FLAMES BEGAN TO SPREAD ON THE SURFACE OF THE SHIP. Although the British quickly filled the ammunition depot under the damaged turret, this did not change the inevitable sinking of the battleship.

THREE 350MM SHELLS ALMOST ALL WENT INTO THE POWER COMPARTMENT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HULL. Under the action of explosives, tons of shrapnel flew wantonly in the power compartment, almost all the boilers were destroyed in the metal frenzy, the successive explosions and the diffuse high-pressure and high-temperature steam turned the entire compartment into a hell, no one could escape from it, the damage of the entire battleship was out of control, even if he was still floating on the water, but a large amount of water ingress and loss of power, and the runaway fire was enough to make it sink.

It has to be said that the British still made great progress in damage management, and still let the battleship float on the water even when the power was almost completely lost and the turret was named one by one. Although only temporarily. In just fifteen minutes, the Moltke had already sentenced the poor battleship to death. Moltke then turned to aim at the Tiger, while the Goeburn continued to attack the Indefatigable!

Although the Moltke has rough skin and thick flesh, the Tiger after changing the shells can also be called sharp! If the two sides go head-to-head, Mao Qi still has a little advantage, but after letting the opponent play for nearly 10 minutes, Mao Zi is also scarred. A series of explosions came from the stern of the ship, and the No. 4 turret was pierced by an armor-piercing shell, and although the fire did not spread to the ammunition depot due to good fire protection, the violent explosion still destroyed the two main guns. Part of the flue in the middle of the hull was destroyed, and the honeycomb armor held back large pieces of debris, but a small amount of debris still led to the destruction of some pipes. In the face of the Tiger, which was in full swing, the Moltke was already exhausted.

Rumble! Suddenly, a column of smoke hundreds of meters high rose from the rear of the British fleet, accompanied by a pillar of fire that soared into the sky, and a loud sound resounded throughout the battlefield. The air flow fluctuations, which are almost visible to the naked eye, quickly spread out in all directions! At the first time, both the British and the Germans knew that the Indomitable was finished! A 350MM armor-piercing shell pierced through the main equipment of the Indomitable, and then tore through the dome armor outside the ammunition depot, and plunged headlong into the ammunition depot under the No. 1 shell, and the violent explosion completely destroyed the old battle cruiser, and the entire bow of the ship was torn to pieces by the huge energy. Then the entire hull thrust into the sea like a sword. The huge whirlpool created by the sinking carried even the surrounding British officers and soldiers who had already jumped into the sea to the bottom of the sea.

"Next is the Tiger, order the Goburn and our ship to gather the Fire Tiger together!" Looking at the destruction of two British battle cruisers in a row in just twenty minutes, the captain of the Moltke excitedly ordered that as long as these two battleships were given another 20 minutes, the Tiger would at least be severely damaged!

"Let's go, it's dangerous to stay any longer!" Hipper looked at the four Caesar-class battleships behind him that were constantly surrounded by explosions and water columns, and said with a heartache. Although the rear team did not send a telegram asking for reinforcements, Hipper knew that their situation must not be good, and the Caesar, which was at the head of the team, was taken care of by the Malaya of the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, and the 15-inch bullets fired by eight 15-inch guns hit the Caesar like a heavy hammer. Suddenly, Hipper's position on the Caesar's No. 2 turret suddenly flashed red, and then the entire turret seemed to jump with a violent explosion, there was no doubt that the blow just now had caused the Caesar to lose one turret. The violent explosion even reached the No. 1 turret, and the flying shrapnel shattered the gun mirror of the No. 1 turret to pieces.

In the nearly half-hour-long firefight, the Caesar-class battleship's table xiàn can be described as sad, in the case of 4 to 3, the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship told the Germans with practical actions, caliber is justice! Bullet weight is king! THE GERMAN 635KG 350MM ARMOR-PIERCING BULLET LEFT A MAXIMUM OF ONE PIT IN THE QUEENS' ARMOR, OR CAUSED A SMALL DISLOCATION OF THE ARMOR PLATES. And the shells of the queens were at least 200 KG heavier than the Germans. Even if the huge kinetic energy cannot penetrate the armor, the strong impact force will still cause the entire armor to fall off or displace a large area, and if it hits the turret, even if it cannot be destroyed, the turret will be violently shaken and cause disability or other damage.

Although there was a smoke screen, because of the headwind, the smoke was quickly blown away by the sea breeze, and the effect was not ideal. Although it was hit hard again and again, the excellent protection of German battleships still made the vast majority of battleships in danger, although they did not have the power to fight back, but there would be no big danger in a short time, except for one battleship, that is, the third ship of the Caesar-class Catherine, a 15-inch heavy bomb exploded after penetrating the main armor, although there was a layer of dome armor behind the main armor, but it was still penetrated by several large fragments, and the flying shrapnel directly cut off several steam pipes, This slowed down the ship by at least 4 knots! At this moment, in order to protect the seriously injured Catherine, the remaining three Caesar-class ships must slow down and cover the breakthrough of friendly ships.

"The enemy's 15-inch guns slammed on our ships again and again, and each hit made the battleship shake like a tuning fork. As long as one shell hits a suitable position, it will lead to very severe consequences, the Catherine's power compartment was damaged, and it will not be able to retreat at full speed for at least half an hour, although we deliberately keep our distance, but the opponent's 15-inch guns can still pose a great threat to us. The turret armor was vulnerable to the attack, and the sidechord main was barely able to withstand the attack with the help of the dome armor. Thankfully, Moltke and Goeben finally settled their opponents. A German officer who served on the Caesar recorded the thrilling battle in this way.

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the tip~~~. (To be continued......)