Hipper walked very unwillingly, quite unwillingly. I came out to fight by myself, not to let the other party run around by myself! Back then, this was just a matter of face, and in this case, I had to endure it if I was unwilling. Stay in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood. But this time, Hipper's luck seems to have come home, and it seems that it is not easy to even run this time! Although it was only a short period of ten minutes, at this moment Hipper keenly felt that the speed of the other party's fleet was faster than his own, even if both sides mentioned the maximum speed, the speed of Blucher and von der Tannen was still the lowest among all the capital ships. If everything goes according to the ideal scenario, the distance between the two sides will gradually close. If the British's 4 super dreadnought cruisers were more daring, then the speed gap between the two sides could be stretched to 2 to 3 knots, and they would soon be able to catch up!

If it were under normal circumstances, with an early warning from the avant-garde fleet, Hipper would not have appeared in the other party's field of vision at all, and after receiving the telegram, he would have directly pulled it. No matter how bad it is, as long as the weather is good, you can find the target in time. But the fog was a bit heavy this morning, and when the other party was found, the distance between the two sides was already very close, and in this case, Hipper was not sure to carry the other party's shells all the way back! Therefore, Hipper knew that if he couldn't hurt Betty, he wouldn't be able to walk safely, and Scheer's main fleet didn't come out, so it was almost impossible to wait for follow-up support!

"The fleet turns 110 degrees, and we go back the other way!" Hippert ordered. Prior to that, the German fleet headed in a southeasterly direction, and so turned. The course has become south-west! Almost in the opposite direction of Betty's pursuit. Under the cover of the smoke screen, Betty naturally couldn't see Hipper's movements clearly, but Betty's fleet was still chasing southwest, and the speed was not slow! It's a bit like an antelope on the American prairie dodging a cheetah. Shake off the cheetah with the advantage of speed by making sharp turns. Betty's fleet is fast, but stronger. But because of the large number of battleships, the steering flexibility and the time required are much longer than Hipper's fleet, plus the time required for the formation of light cruisers, the adjustment time of the entire large fleet will be longer!

What's more, Betty is still unclear about Hipper's movements!

"What about people?" Betty muttered to herself as she looked at the empty sea ahead of her from the Tiger. The distance between the two sides just now was only a dozen kilometers, right? How is it gone in the blink of an eye? Betty said in her heart. At this time, he has a bit of a feeling like a cheetah thrown away by an antelope, and the fat in his mouth is gone! That's when it happened. The man-made smoke gradually cleared under the sea breeze, and the British soldiers at the lookout post saw several vague figures rapidly departing in the southwest direction of their own. But at the first time, no one thought that this was the German fleet.

Betty's main fleet was quite good, but a reconnaissance cruiser formation on the right flank went through a direct test of life and death, and 4 British light cruisers scattered in search of traces of the German fleet. Suddenly. On their left chord appeared several huge guys. The two sides are so close to each other and sail almost oppositely! The relative speed is up to about 40 knots! The British light cruiser also gave an identification signal, but they were responded to by a dense rain of bullets! Hipper, who was holding his breath, did not hesitate to throw a series of shells, including 6-inch, 88MM guns, 12-inch, and even 14-inch!

This hapless British light cruiser made it to the list of the fastest ships to sink since the beginning of the war! A 14-inch shell from the Moltke smashed directly through several decks of the British light cruiser before exploding at the bottom of the ship. The violent shock wave flew around with shrapnel and sparks, unfortunately. Shrapnel destroyed the next door to an ammunition depot in the amidships, and then the flying flames ignited the propellant packs stored inside. With a loud bang, the entire battleship looked like a long knife that had been broken in the middle. The energy generated after the explosion spilled a large number of debris into the air, and many of the debris even landed on the deck of the Goeben with a crashing sound! In just 2 minutes, a light cruiser with a displacement of more than 4,000 tons turned into a pile of scrap metal!

However, the loud explosion also allowed Betty to discover the other party's location. So, the fleet, under Betty's command, quickly turned around and pursued the Hipper fleet. At the same time, the light cruiser formations accompanying the left and right also followed the fleet to turn, and the entire fleet drew a huge arc on the sea surface. At this time, the distance between the two sides is actually not far, and the fleets of both sides are within the range of each other's naval guns, but it is obvious that if Betty continues to sail, or moves slower, the two sides will quickly distance themselves in almost opposite directions, and the result is that the two sides are getting farther and farther away, and it will not be easy for Betty to bite Hipperle again!

It is actually taboo to carry out large-scale maneuvers such as steering within the strike range of the opponent's naval guns, for example, Xu Jie's plane Togo Heihachiro's pre-battle turn in the Battle of Tsushima is actually very dangerous, and the most successful success is not so much the decisiveness of Togo Heihachiro, but the poor level of the Russians! At this time, Betty blatantly turned within the opponent's strike range in order to chase Hipper, who was fleeing away. It's a pity that he doesn't have the luck of Togo, and the other party is not a soft persimmon like the Russian fleet!

"Here's your chance!" Looking at the British fleet that was turning in the distance, a sneer appeared on the corner of Hipper's mouth. That's the opportunity he was waiting for. The German fleet turned again and drew a crossbar in front of the British fleet again! However, this is not a standard T-shaped horizontal head, and the four capital ships are not in a straight line, but they are a little staggered from each other, and there is a relatively good window of firepower!

At this time, Hipper did get the first move, and the position was also very good, so it can be said that he had a double advantage in time and position. But Hipperer also knew that the opponent would change this passive situation and re-pull out of the line within 10 minutes! No matter how powerful Hipper's fleet is, he is not sure how to take the British fleet in about 10 minutes, and if he really has such ability, Hipper will not have to run!

Seeing that the German fleet turned again and had a tendency to grab the T-shaped crosshead, Betty noticed something unusual at this time. However, it is obviously too late to correct it at this time. Some of the battleships behind have just finished turning, and some have not yet turned. If you take the lead and turn again, the formation will definitely be chaotic. But if you continue to sail in the same direction. The distance between the two sides is small, and their flagship may be beaten!

In fact, as Betty expected, soon the guns of the four German fast battleships were overwhelming, although the angle was very bad, but the Moltke and Von der Thanen in the middle of the queue could still concentrate their fire on the Lion that turned again, and the speed of the battleship when turning was not very fast, and when it turned, it would be difficult for its own firepower to play. In the course of a few minutes. Betty can be said to have only parried and has no power to fight back. What happened to Hipper's fleet was repeated in Betty's at this moment, but the only difference was that the Tiger was not as sturdy as the Moltke!

At this time, after a series of entanglements between the two sides. Although the course has changed greatly, the distance between them has not widened, but has come a lot closer. The straight-line distance between the Moltke and the Tiger is only 12KM! At such a distance, there was absolutely no reason for a German battleship to attack a battleship that had been greatly reduced in speed due to steering. The Moltke's second salvo formed a crash. Then in the fourth round and a half volley, Betty finally tasted the opponent's heavy punch!

A 13.8-inch shell streaked across the sky like a meteor and slammed headlong into the Tiger's front main turret, which was spewing tongues of fire. With a violent crash and the sound of metal tearing, the 11-inch armor on the front of the No. 1 turret was torn apart. THE SHELL THEN PENETRATED THE TURRET AND SWEPT ACROSS THE GUN EMPLACEMENT, DIRECTLY KNOCKING OUT THE TAIL OF A 343MM GUN. Numerous metal fragments were then repeatedly ejected throughout the turret. The artillery crew will be directly delayed! But thankfully, the shell didn't explode! However, the propellant detonated by the shrapnel burned violently, and a flash of fire mixed with a column of smoke rose from the bow of the Tiger.

However, the Tiger's tragic journey was clearly not over, and then two more 12-inch shells hit Betty's flagship. One of the shells was deflected off by the 11-inch armor on the side of the ship due to an angle. However, although it failed to penetrate, the huge impact of the shell still caused a large piece of armor to be misplaced. A large amount of seawater began to pour in through the crevices. However, another shell hit the ship's amidships, destroying not only the hut where the signal flag was stored, but also the flying shrapnel and the exposed antenna.

I have to say that Betty's choice of the Tiger is a very far-sighted thing, in the British battle cruiser lineage, the Invincible and other 4 battleships are imitation of the Longxu-class battle cruisers. IT ONLY HAS AN 8-INCH MAIN OUTFIT, BUT THERE IS A 100MM DOME ARMOR IN THE BACK. The Lion, Princess Celestia and Queen Mary are first-class and have a 9-inch main outfit and thinner dome armor. As for the Tiger, it is 11 inches of inclined armor on the side, and the dome armor inside is only anti-shrapnel. This time, though, the Tiger was more successful in its defense.

In the face of a dense rain of bullets, Betty didn't have the guts to bet on whether the Germans had more powerful shells or the Tiger had stronger armor! So Betty ordered the Tiger to continue to avoid the rain of bullets, and at the same time planned to order the remaining battleships to continue the pursuit! AND JUST BEFORE THE TIGER LEFT, A 350MM HEAVY ARTILLERY SHELL HIT THE UNPROTECTED ZONE IN THE STERN OF THE TIGER AND PASSED THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE, LEAVING 2 LARGE HOLES IN THE SIDE CHORD, ONE OF WHICH WAS STILL AT THE WATERLINE!

Betty didn't know that her own warships were no longer able to transmit signals, and according to the usual standard tactics, the ships behind should follow the flagship, and now Betty didn't want to say that he would hand over command. You can't even give the signal to quit the battle! And it was at this time that the qualities of the British Royal Navy were fully demonstrated. The Lion, who was in the second battle position, soon noticed the Tiger's movements.

"Vice Admiral Betty is no longer able to command the fleet, all the battleships are temporarily under my command, and the ships will follow our ships to continue the attack!" Colonel Charron, the captain of the Lion, ordered. After a brief hesitation, the subsequent warships expressed their willingness to obey orders, although Betty was no longer able to command the fleet. However, the other British battleships continued to maneuver and followed.

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