Of the six Majestic-class battleships, two had completely lost their combat effectiveness, and one gave the signal that "this ship has been heavily damaged and will withdraw from the battle sequence", and the British soldiers and officers who put on it abandoned the battleship and boarded the dinghy, ready to wait for the rescue of other warships.

The First Squadron, which approached three St. Vincent-class battleships, came under heavy fire from these three British battleships.

The shells falling everywhere, and the shells that exploded on the side of the battleship also fully showed that the British Navy was not easy to mess with.

The 343 mm main gun was still a little weaker, and a shell landed on the port side of the No. 112 ship, blasting a big hole in the defensive armor, and the wooden structure inside was also burning, but it was immediately extinguished by the damage management system on the warship.

Only two soldiers close to this place were wounded, and this attack also gave the British sailors a lot of confidence, at least to show that the opposing warship was not invincible.

The three battleships of the first team also quickly launched a counterattack, and the distance between the two sides had narrowed to only six thousand meters at this moment.

At this distance, the Dreadnought 1st class battleship had an extremely high hit rate.

The main and secondary guns fired almost simultaneously, and a dense range of shells fell on the three British battleships.

The first shell hit the battleship St. Vincent, and in an instant, the upper bridge was pierced, and the shell pierced the bridge deck on the third floor, exploding at the rear of the conning tower.

Fortunately, the explosion did not penetrate the conning tower, but the huge seismic force of the explosion caused everyone in the conning tower to be knocked to the ground, and they were dizzy, if it weren't for the armor of the conning tower blocking most of the force of the explosion oscillation, I'm afraid it wouldn't be a headache.

David wasn't much better, his head hit the ground, and blood spilled from his ears and nose.

After the others staggered to their feet, they found that David had fainted, and he looked very dangerous, most likely suffering a severe concussion, and even the possibility of internal organ damage could not be ruled out.

The people in the vicinity hurriedly called the medical corps, and when someone tried to give the result, they were lucky to find that the radio equipment was working properly.

The other two warships also showed signs of being shot, and the situation was not very optimistic.

The Collingwood's main turret on the starboard side was blown open, and the entire turret was lifted into the sea, even the tall chimney behind the turret was crooked, and the fire was burning at the turret position.

The ship could not turn to the right, otherwise the sea water would focus directly on the interior of the ship through the gap in the starboard turret.

For a St. Vincent-class battleship with six turrets, the loss of one turret was nothing, but the firepower of one turret on the starboard side was missing.

However, on the whole, the combat effectiveness is still there, and it has not been seriously damaged.

The Avant-garde, on the other hand, is much better, with no damage to the turret and main structures, while the St. Vincent is a bit of an eye-catcher.

The bridge had been blown open, a chimney had been poured, and it was even possible to damage the steam engine, and the speed of the battleship had been reduced to only fifteen knots.

However, at this time, the captains of the three battleships also gave the order to bombard at the same time, and ordered the battleships to approach the enemy ships at full speed.

The main guns of both sides never stopped at all, and under the desperate counterattack of the three British battleships, the three battleships of the first team also suffered wounds to varying degrees.

The main thing was that the damage caused by the secondary guns on these three British battleships was actually not serious.

On the other hand, on the three St. Vincent-class battleships, the injuries became more and more serious, and after 20 minutes of engagement, the battleship St. Vincent also gave a signal to withdraw from the battle, and the officers and men on the ships began to evacuate.

Naturally, the first team did not attack this battleship as a target, this is the rule of naval warfare, although it is not mandatory to abide by it, but there is no need to attack a battleship that is no longer a threat.

The ships that the British withdrew from the battle were all scuttled without exception, because the enemy's main battleships were still basically intact, and they could only let the battleships sink and could not be left to the enemy.

At this time, the other three Majestic-class battleships, after being directly sunk one, the remaining two also withdrew from the battle one after another, and a large number of British sailors, in small boats, watched the ***** while rescuing their comrades who fell into the water.

It's just that in the face of the six dreadnought first-class battleships, the remaining Collingwood and the Avantgarde all seem so powerless.

However, with the shame of surrendering last time, this time the British sailors on the two battleships did not choose to surrender, but continued to fight under the disadvantage in the first battle.

However, the miracle did not happen, and when the strength reached the point where it could be crushed, no matter how hard the British sailors tried, it would be useless.

Fifteen minutes later, the Collingwood, one of the two ships, had its eyes tilted, and the bridge was almost touching the water, and the captain ordered all the warships to be abandoned.

The Avant-garde was no better, the whole battleship was full of burning fires, and the steering system was interrupted, burning and sinking while circling the sea.

An hour later, the Indian Ocean Fleet began to assemble here and began to rescue the captives at sea.

Now on the sea, there is no British ship to be found, and there are still many British floating on the sea, and those British who are in small boats cannot escape from this place.

What's more, there were all the battleships of the Indian Ocean Fleet gathered around, and when the battleships approached, all the British took the initiative to surrender.

It was uncomfortable to soak in the sea, and it was not comfortable to crowd the boat, and the British sailors who were rescued on the battleship were all consciously squatting on the deck, holding their heads in their hands.

Among them, a small number of British sailors have surrendered for the first time, and when they set foot on the deck of the Red Police battleship again, the bitterness in their hearts can be imagined.

When David woke up, he found himself lying on the deck of an enemy battleship, looking at a group of colleagues around him, and his head ached again, and then he fainted again.

In the dark sea, several supply ships came, and after taking away the prisoners from these warships one by one, the fleet continued to advance.

In the dark, many British sailors also found that many ships appeared in the rear of the fleet, not warships, but more like those large merchant ships, and there were already smart British people who thought of troop carriers.

However, they could not do anything now, and the far-sighted British hoped in their hearts that those armies were ready for the attack.

The fleet was attacked, and the war alarm had been sent to India as soon as possible, but what the British did not know was that India had not received this telegram at all, and the telegram signal had already been intercepted by the electronic ship.