"Boom!" the British battleship Nelson was ready to fire on the German battleships, and the German naval battleship fleet was now left with only the strength to hold on. Returning fire became sporadic and slow, and the entire fleet lost the sharpness that a battleship should have in a decisive battle.

As the battleship Marshal Raeder was hit by a British shell near the bridge, the flagship communications of the German battleship fleet were interrupted for a time, and the battleship Belous, which was following behind, caught fire and exploded, and some parts even splashed onto the battleship Ukraine that was closely behind.

Thankfully, the battleship Marshal Raeder, the main force of the German Navy, was still firing back, and the 380 mm caliber main gun shells flew one after another towards the British Navy's battleship fleet. The shells fired from these guns eventually hit the already smoking battleship Villain, once again causing damage to the British battleship.

Field Marshal Raeder stood on the bridge of the aircraft carrier Reich, looking at the news from the officer on the other side of the telegraph room about the damage of the battleship Marshal Raeder, and the expression on his face was extremely incomprehensible. It was a battleship named after him, and when that battleship was in service, he was once distinguished by the name of the battleship.

The name was a sign of the Führer's affection for him, and of his personal prestige in the navy - but now the battleship had been hit by the enemy, and had been badly wounded, made Raeder feel disgraced and even annoyed.

He looked at Lütjans beside him, and suddenly asked: "General Lütjans, let the aircraft carrier force hurry up and take off the attack aircraft group! I order you must sink the British Navy battleship detachment on the flank as soon as possible! You can't let the other side get closer!"

"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal! The carrier-based aircraft has already hung up its bombs and is in the process of taking off in formation...... In a few minutes, they'll be flying towards the British detachment and sinking those damn British battleships!" Knowing what to explain, Raeder wasn't in the mood to listen any longer, so Lütjans didn't say anything else, just that the carrier-based planes had already begun to take off.

Now, fools know that this naval battle, won by relying on battleship forces, is unlikely. In order to recover the losses, it was necessary to continue to take off the aircraft on the aircraft carrier and continue to attack the British naval fleet. So Lütjans ordered the planes to take off as soon as possible and carry out the first round of assault on the British Royal Navy detachment led by the battleship Villain and the battleship Nelson.

And just when the German Navy hurriedly took off carrier-based aircraft to save the decline in the battleship duel, the main fleet of the British Navy came with good news: the aircraft carrier Ark Royal finally lost the possibility of rescue because of the explosion. The aircraft carrier slowly sank in the midst of the fire, and from time to time there were loud explosions.

What Lütjans and the German Navy don't know yet is that because the explosion came so suddenly and too quickly, very few people on board the Ark Royal survived, including the Commander-in-Chief of the British Royal Navy and the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Atlantic Fleet, Admiral Dudley Pound. After a year of struggling to prop up the Royal Navy in Canada, the cautious British veteran ended the hegemony of the entire Royal Navy fleet with his sacrifice in this naval battle.

In the huge explosion that destroyed half of the bridge and blew up a chimney, all the command staff, including the captain of the Ark Royal, were not spared. The unconscious General Dudley Pound did not even leave his last words, and became a dead general with the explosion.

The British Royal Navy fleet, having lost its commander, had no choice but to send a telegram to Admiral Conason, who had already made a successful raid, handing over command of the entire battlefield to the captain of the battleship Villain: "Unfortunate news: Admiral Dudley Pound has been killed...... Now that you take over the command of the battlefield, our fleet will maintain its current course and continue to rush towards the German High Seas Fleet until a new mission is received!"

After seeing the telegram, Connathan didn't have time to excuse himself. He could only reply to the other party in a very concise tone: "Roger!" and then he gave his first order after taking over all the ships of the Royal Navy: "Continue to advance towards the German Navy and encircle the remaining German ships with artillery." ”

Under this order, the British navy continued to move closer to the German navy, and where the battleships exchanged fire, the two fleets continued to shell each other without the slightest intention of retreating. The British naval battleships began to concentrate their artillery fire, aiming all their artillery at the Belorate, which was already on fire in the middle of the German naval formation.

This is a method of warfare in naval warfare, which is to sink the enemy's wounded ships and reduce the opponent's strength as quickly as possible: this can break the opponent's morale and reduce the opponent's forces as much as possible, and the British Royal Navy has used this tactic on more than one occasion to defeat the superior enemy forces.

There is an old saying in China that it is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers, and this is also the truth. So the battleship Belous, which had lost its combat capability, was hit by another round of shells before it had time to rush to repair. The shells hit the thickest part of the armor and destroyed the main gun turret in the bow.

The massive explosion completely destroyed the turret, and only two of the barrels of the three cannons remained, and the remaining two seemed to have no souls, hanging on the deck without a trace of movement. With this hit, the battleship Belouse also completely lost its combat capability, and the entire hull began to tilt slightly.

"Abandon the ship!" the captain of the battleship Belouse held out until now, and did not have much courage to continue fighting. The only reason he knew that his warship was still floating at sea was because the water had not yet reached a certain number. And in terms of combat capabilities, his battleship is no different from sinking.

He had sent a telegram to his flagship, the Admiral Raeder, asking Commander Bastian for permission to give him the order to abandon the ship, but before the telegram could be replied, the bridge of the flagship was hit by shells fired by the British Navy. Until now, he still hasn't been able to wait for the answer he wants, and he can only make his own decisions and give the order for all personnel to abandon the ship and escape.

After this order was given, accompanied by explosions and fires, the sailors on the battleship Belouse began to jump away from their ships, and the soldiers on the other side began to lower the lifeboats on board with cranes, and there were cries for help and cries everywhere. And when the Germans did not complete the abandonment of the ship, another round of shells fell near the Belorussia, killing many soldiers and hitting the sinking battleship.

"Fire, fire, fire! The Belorussia is finished, are we going to be the next Belorussia?" On the bridge of the battleship Ukraine, the commander desperately urged his men to fire shells as soon as possible to drive away the British Royal Navy battleship that was rushing over. He had just received an announcement from the main fleet, and not far behind the German battleship fleet, the wounded British battleships Queen Elizabeth and Ramirez were approaching as fast as they could -- it was clear that the other side had already dumpled the German battleship fleet, and now it seemed that at least the German battleship fleet was at least unlucky at this moment.

"The battleship Marshal Raeder is calling! Admiral Bastian has restored communications!" a naval officer ran to his superiors with a telegram, and the entire bridge of the battleship Ukraine cheered when he heard that his commander was safe and sound and communications were restored.

At least they don't have to fight on their own without command. This was really good news for the inexperienced German Navy. With the restoration of communications, the German battleship detachment began to regain its strength, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, which also made up for the shortcomings of the German Navy in shooting training to a certain extent.

Then the German battleship Marshal Raeder fired another salvo and hit the British battleship Villain, which was rushing ahead, and the two sides were evenly matched and began to fight each other, the shells hit the hull of the ship, the sound of explosions and the flames rolled incessantly, and the two battleships emitted billowing smoke at the same time, as if the fragments of purgatory were scattered on the sea.

However, on the other side, the battleship Nelson faced the battleship Ukraine, and it played a crushing momentum, 6 cannons fired almost at the same time, and two shells hit the side of the Ukraine, dumbing the two main turrets on the battleship Ukraine at once, making General Bastian anxious and did not know what to do.

The battle didn't last long, but for the two commanders, Bastian and Conason, it seemed like half a century had passed. Each firing made the two men nervous, and at least they hoped that their attack would work a miracle and turn the tide of the entire naval battle.

Unfortunately, in the end, it was not the German battleships that turned the tide of the naval battle, nor the British battleships...... It was the carrier-based aircraft unit of the German Navy that took off urgently. Although the German aircraft carrier fleet was a little slower to take off the planes due to the return of the fifth wave of attack aircraft, these carrier-based aircraft still reached the battlefield before the German battleships were completely destroyed.

"Woo ......" When the roaring engine Stuka flew over the head of the German battleship, Bastian almost shed tears of excitement - this naval battle, he really didn't want to go on!