But unexpectedly, it was not the Fury that sank first on this battlefield, but the auxiliary cruiser B3! An 8-inch high-explosive shell penetrated the hull plate of the B3 auxiliary cruiser and hit the elevator full of ammunition, and then the highly flammable picric acid charge ignited the shells and propellant packs on the elevator, followed by a loud bang, a yellow cargo ball tore one side of the ship to pieces and rushed into the air, and the tongue of fire flew directly to the ammunition depot along the bomb delivery channel, and the temporarily modified merchant ship did not have such a thing as a fire door at all, so when the tongue of fire ignited the nitrocellulose propellant in the ammunition depot, The solution of this ship was already doomed, accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, a huge column of water rose into the air, and the scattered debris swept across the deck of an auxiliary cruiser lined up behind, and then, this auxiliary cruiser completely disappeared from the sea with hundreds of US Navy officers and sailors in just 1 minute!

Along with this auxiliary cruiser, the Fury also sank to the bottom of the sea due to excessive water ingress into the hull, which was the second battleship lost by the Spanish Navy in this war, but it was not the last. Under the attack of one first-class armored cruiser and two second-class protection cruisers, although the Taifeng had a high speed, although it had fierce firepower, and although it had relatively perfect protection, the huge gap between the modified ship and the regular warship still made this warship of more than 13,000 tons unable to hold out to the arrival of Yang Yonglin. The crumbling side chords and the crumbling mast foreshadowed the ship's eventual demise. There is no chance. The battleship, which had been set on fire at the beginning, quickly followed in the footsteps of the Fury, turning into a pile of floating torches on the surface of the sea, and then slowly sinking into the sea.

And the war has come to this point, the two sides have entered the endgame, Yang Yonglin still has 3 battleships under his command, Majifen has 3 cruisers and 4 auxiliary ships in his hands, but they are divided into two groups, and the last battleship of Shelly's fleet has withdrawn from the battle because of serious injuries, and he is watching the battlefield from a distance while extinguishing the fire. The sea was filled with gunsmoke, debris and flames, and the sea breeze mixed with the smell of blood and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke poured up, and Yang Yonglin coughed. Then he smiled, although the fleet suffered heavy losses, but in the closing stage, Yang Yonglin was confident that he could win the battle.

At the same time, Majifen suddenly realized the crisis he was facing! Stay and fight? Yang Yonglin can choose to attack the auxiliary cruiser or his own team, no matter which fleet, in the attack of three warships with a total tonnage of up to 25,000 tons, it will quickly lose combat effectiveness, and the auxiliary cruiser naturally needless to say, even the two second-class cruisers behind him were also traumatized in the battle just now, of which the Newark could only stagger away at a speed of 15 knots. It was not that Majifen did not think about immediately leading the fleet to retreat and leaving these 4 auxiliary cruisers, but if he went on his own, what would General Simpson, who did not know the winner in the distance? If Yang Yonglin chooses to support Cervila, then it is worth considering how many ships the American battleship formation can go back. Therefore, Majifen had no choice but to rush up and fight desperately with his opponent, at least until the battleship formation withdrew, he could not go!

And just when Ma Jifen made up his mind to rush up to prepare for the decisive battle, Siper's words also made Yang Yonglin's expression change greatly, and the content was very simple: "General, our main artillery shell stock is less than 30%. Hearing this, Yang Yonglin tightened up, and the shells were gone, what else is this fighting? Looking at the American fleet rushing in the distance, Yang Yonglin decided to hold on for a little longer, at least until Sevila's side got rid of the opponent. So, because of common considerations, Yang Yonglin and Ma Jifen resolutely rushed to the battlefield when they were in extremely bad state!

In the distance, the Simpsons fleet and the Sevela fleet also fell into a stalemate after a long fight, and Scheer regrouped with Sevila after successfully defusing the opponent's flanking attack, between the shock of the 13-inch guns of the two American battleships, Scheer's two mounted cruisers did not dare to get too close to the opponent, and after a period of emergency repairs, the two American battleships that were heavily damaged in the front row also re-stabilized. In the course of the ensuing engagement, one of the turrets of the Okundo in Scheer was hit by a 13-inch gun, but it still did not penetrate, but the massive impact still broke two gun barrels. As a result, the Okundo was deprived of a third of its firepower. And in order to cover this battleship that has been created, Sevela had to let Princess Maria and Okendo change positions.

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In addition, there are always 2 cruisers in the back, and Sevela does not dare to attack easily with the fleet, it is true that the two American battleships have been damaged, but at the same time, the situation on their side is equally worrying. Many secondary guns were destroyed, and several main guns were lost, and if this continues, I am afraid that when it comes to the endgame, the opponent's cruiser will be powerful! People have torpedoes!

After a period of hesitation, the Simpsons absolutely did not need to fight this battle at the moment, and the situation on Majifen's side was not good, so the rational choice was to move closer to Magifin's fleet. And during this time, Yang Yonglin took the remaining three warships and Majifen for the most difficult fight, Yang Yonglin's fleet with insufficient ammunition sank an auxiliary cruiser after the Newark and New York were heavily damaged, and then had to choose to evacuate, the current ammunition is less than 15%, and it is meaningless to fight again, this battle Majifen can be described as a big profit with 3 for 8. His goal has been achieved, and there is no need to dwell on it anymore.

In this way, the American fleet and the Spanish fleet were separated quite tacitly, and the six-hour battle made both sides extremely tired! The consumption of ammunition, the damage of the battleships, and the casualties of the personnel made both sides unable to fight again, and in the afternoon sun, the fleets of the two sides were reorganized, and Majifen looked at the remaining 7 Spanish fleets in the distance, and sighed helplessly, he did not have much hope for the war now. After this battle, the U.S. fleet no longer had enough auxiliary warships, and two battleships were also damaged, although they could continue to fight after a short repair, but their combat effectiveness would still be greatly reduced.

At the same time, Yang Yonglin was more satisfied in his heart, although the Santiago was lost due to lightning strikes, but on the whole, the main body of the Spanish fleet was still there, even if it was subject to the conditions and time constraints of the port of Santiago and could not fully recover its combat effectiveness, but the strength of the two fleets was further reduced, and the cruisers of the American fleet were almost lost. This prepares for the next lightning battle, the US Navy camel has already been hit quite hard, and now as long as Yang Yonglin puts another straw on it, then this huge camel may fall to the ground with a bang. And this war will also end. It's time to go back, Yang Yonglin looked at the far east and said in a low voice. There is his homeland and his brothers who live and die together.

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