The main force of the Royal Navy's expeditionary fleet is rapidly moving south. Field Marshal David Beatty stood on the bridge of the battlecruiser 'Hood' and looked south at the meeting of the sea and the sky. He seemed to have heard the rumbling of cannon from the south.

"Hopefully Brigadier Thomas will hold out and say, let's get there." Marshal David Betty muttered. Of course, he also knew that this was almost unlikely. In the face of the fierce attack of the main fleet of the Chinese Navy, how could two thin-skinned 'prestige-class' battle cruisers hold out for so long? Unless it is a manifestation of God.

At this moment, General Charles Marden approached, holding a telegram in his hand.

"Chief of Staff, is that bad news?" Marshal David Betty asked.

Admiral Charles Madden nodded: "Yes, Your Excellency Marshal. The battlecruiser 'Prestige' was sunk at 6:52 this morning. Five minutes later, the battlecruiser 'Repulse Bay' was also sunk. Commodore Thomas, along with the battleship, sank to the bottom of the sea. ”

"Damn yellow-skinned monkey!" Marshal David Betty couldn't help but curse. The continuous blows made him more and more delayed for the Chinese.

"Marshal, our 4th destroyer formation, has already made contact with the destroyers of the Chinese. It is expected that in another hour, we will encounter their main fleet. However, I need to confirm again, are we really going to fight a naval battle with the Chinese? General Charles Madden asked.

There is no doubt that after the sinking of the two 'Prestige-class' battlecruisers, only 16 capital ships remained in the British Navy, including two 'Admiral-class' battlecruisers, five 'Revenge-class' battlecruisers, five 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships and four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships. The Chinese Navy still has 21 capital ships. The number of capital ships is five more than that of the expeditionary fleet. What's more, the Chinese Navy still has terrifying battleships like the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships. The odds of the expeditionary fleet are really not big!

Field Marshal David Betty took a deep breath. After hearing two ships; When the 'Prestige' battlecruisers were sunk, he did hesitate. But then, he was firm again.

"Chief of Staff. I don't think we're going to be bad luck all the time, are we? The Chinese have been lucky for a long time in this naval battle. Lady Luck can't always be on their side, right? Although two 'prestige-class' battlecruisers were lost. But we still have 16 capital ships in our hands. Against the main fleet of the Chinese, we still have a great advantage. Marshal David Beatty said.

"However, don't forget that the Chinese also have a detachment with more than a dozen capital ships. If they do, we'll be hard to resist. General Charles Madden said.

"Definitely. So, we only have one chance. If we can inflict heavy damage on their main fleet before their detachment arrives, our chances of victory are very good. As for the threat of their detachment. Immediately after our encounter with their main fleet, we turned to the northwest. In this case, their detachment wants to catch up, and there is no two or three hours, that ship is impossible. In that time, we should have already laid the winning game. "Marshal David Beatty looked confident. Or rather, he was completely caught up in his own imagination.

"All right, Your Excellency Marshal. Hopefully our program will be successful. Otherwise, we'll all go to hell. General Charles Madden said. If it fails. Not only them, but the entire Royal Navy and the entire British Empire had to fall into hell.

The expeditionary fleet of the Royal Navy, which continued to sail south. In the process, they have already begun to adjust their formation and prepare for battle. 16 capital ships. A long line of battle was formed. Two 'Admiral-class' battlecruisers were at the front, followed by five 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships, five 'Revenge-class' battleships, and four 'Iron Duke-class' battleships. On the perimeter of the battle line were cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy.

Such a lineup. It's very powerful. Except for the three great powers of Britain, the United States and China, the rest of the world cannot come up with such a powerful navy at all. And that's not all the power of the Royal Navy. It can be seen how deep the heritage of the Royal Navy is.

At the same time, the main fleet of the Chinese Navy completed combat readiness. Nine battleships, lined up in a battle line. Three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships were in front, two 'Pinghai-class' battleships were in the center, and four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were behind. Although, the number of capital ships was almost half less than that of the British expeditionary fleet. But the main fleet of the Chinese Navy is not worried. In the battle just now, it has been fully proved how powerful the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships are.

Moreover, they only needed to insist that the detachment of the Imperial Navy arrive, and the tide of the battle could be completely reversed. The Royal Navy will suffer heavy losses under the attack of the Imperial Navy. And the Chinese Navy will win this naval battle in one fell swoop.

"Marshal, the 3rd Destroyer Detachment has made contact with the destroyers of the British. However, the other party immediately retreated. Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong reported.

"Well, it seems that the decisive battle is about to begin, order everyone, get into your own work. Send a telegram to General Li He and ask them to speed up their approach to us. Marshal Cheng Biguang ordered.

"Yes, Marshal." Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong nodded.

"Also, let our heavy cruisers, fight alone. The heavy cruisers of the British have already been dealt with, and now they have those cruisers of the first rank, although there are ten. But in terms of performance, it simply cannot be compared with our heavy cruisers. If the heavy cruiser formations were able to finish off their first class cruisers and deal a heavy blow to their light cruisers and destroyers. Then, we may not be able to repeat the victories of General Lee and He. Marshal Cheng Biguang said.

Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong was stunned for a moment, and then nodded: "This is indeed a feasible way." In addition to the capital ships and ten first-class cruisers of the 'Monmouth class', only about thirty light cruisers remained in the main fleet of the British. And there are only about 27 destroyers left. On these auxiliary warships, they are simply inferior to us. If you can hit them harder. When the time comes, our light cruisers and destroyers can also launch a lightning strike. If we can inflict heavy damage on the British, it will be easier for us to win. ”

The Imperial Navy's 'Zodiac-class' improved heavy cruisers were much more powerful than the British Navy's 'Monmouth-class' first-class cruisers. The 'Monmouth class' class cruiser had a displacement of 9,800 tons, but a speed of only 23 knots, and its main guns were two twin 152-mm naval guns and ten 152-mm naval guns. There were also 10 76-mm secondary guns and 3 47-mm rapid-fire guns, as well as two 450-mm torpedo tubes.

As a battleship built twenty years ago, the 'Monmouth-class' first-class cruiser may have been quite good at that time. However, today, twenty years later, it can only be regarded as an old warship. If it weren't for the fact that the British Navy did not have enough heavy cruisers, they would not have been used to make up the numbers. And the consequence of putting these old warships on the battlefield is probably to let them die.

With the continuous loss of time, the distance between the main fleet of the Chinese Navy and the main fleet of the British Navy has also been shortening. At 7:28 a.m., the capital ships of the Imperial Navy and the capital ships of the British Navy discovered each other almost at the same time. And so, a terrible siren sounded.

"Prepare for battle!"

The officers and men of the Chinese Navy and the British Navy all ran to combat posts. The main gun began to turn, pointing at the opposing side.

"Order the fleet to turn!" David Beatty gave the order to turn. If it continues to the south, it will undoubtedly further shorten the distance with the detachment of the Chinese Navy. In this case, they will soon be flanked by the Chinese navy.

The British fleet drew an arc on the sea and headed northwest.

On the battleship 'Fuxi' of the Imperial Navy, a smile hung on the corner of Marshal Cheng Biguang's mouth.

"Order the fleet, follow the turn. At the same time, shorten the distance between us and them. In addition, send a telegram to General Lee to inform them of the news of our turn. Marshal Cheng Biguang ordered.

"Yes, Marshal." Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong nodded.

When the British Navy turned, if the Chinese Navy maintained its previous course, it would have crashed into the British battle line. That's definitely what the British could only dream of. The British Navy, which occupied a superior position, was to fire at the ships in front of the Imperial Navy's battle line. Even though, the front ones are all 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. However, no matter how strong the defense of the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships is, it is estimated that they will not be able to withstand this continuous and fierce shelling.

When the Chinese navy also began to turn, the two sides were already on a similar parallel course. Perhaps, both sides know that this duel is inevitable, and there is no need to waste time to seize the so-called advantageous position. Therefore, under the deliberate actions of both sides, the distance between the battle lines of the two sides is also constantly shortening.

"Nineteen thousand meters!"

"Eighteen thousand meters!"

……

"Fifteen thousand kilometers!"

"Fire!"

When the distance between the two sides was still 15,000 kilometers, Marshal Cheng Biguang gave the order to open fire. The battlecruiser "Fuxi" first began test firing. (To be continued.) )

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