The sound of cannons roaring on the sea, and high water columns rushed up like a pot, and the battle was very fierce. {wx}

The "Radetsky" turned the gun and pointed the target at the battlecruiser of the "Tiger" again. Lieutenant General Cromwell issued an order on the flagship to implement the fire-game shooting plan that had been practiced before. Major Simmich, the gun commander of the "Franz Grand Official", who had already locked the target, issued all shooting instructions: target distance, orientation data and transmission signals. The "Radlitz" based on the data reported by Major Simmich, and then corrected this data based on the distance, orientation of the two ships, etc. The advantage of concentrating firepower is that it can improve the hit rate.

Two Austro-Hungarian warships opened fire at the Tiger almost at the same time. The projection of 20 large-caliber shells and 16 150mm secondary shells at a time greatly increased the probability of hitting the target. In just a few minutes, the Tiger was hit by several shells and a fire broke out on the deck. However, this battle patrol built based on the design drawings of the battleship has quite strong protection. So far, it has suffered at least 6 large-caliber shells, but it cannot cause a fatal blow to it.

However, other British battle tours do not have such good protection.

Shortly afterwards, a greater disaster occurred.

The last British fleet, the "Undevour" was hit by the "Moltch" and "Von der Tann", and began to stall suddenly, and black smoke rose from the hull. In the next minute, it was hit twice again in a row. A shell pierced its front turret. The warship calmed down and stopped on the water. About ten seconds later, the "Undevour" exploded violently from the front and back. Large balls of fire and black smoke rose into the air. With a shocking sound, broken objects splashed everywhere. When all this subsided, the "Undevour" disappeared on the water.

The deck of the "Von De Tann" was thundering, and they sank the "Dearless"!

"Report, a telegram was sent from 'Von der Tann', and the 'dead' was sunk!" In the combat room of the flagship "Lu Zuo", the communications officer reported the latest battle situation to Hippel, and his expression could not hide his excitement.

"Well..." Hippel patrolled the sea through the telescope with a suspicious look. In order to confirm the authenticity of the news, he went back and forth twice. Indeed, there were only five warships left in the British. "Good job!" said the lieutenant general calmly, lit a new cigar.

Now, he has a greater advantage.

The battle was still going on fiercely, and the Lion was shot two more guns, and its antenna was blown away. Now it could only tell Betty's orders to the Royal Princess behind him with lights, and then send the telegram. Now the Royal Princess was also on fire, so Betty could only order the entire fleet to turn left and temporarily leave the battlefield.

The distance between the two sides opened, and the gunners of both sides were shooting randomly, and no one could hit the opponent again. The artillery fire gradually stopped, and the sailors were busy extinguishing the fire on the deck, repairing the damaged parts, and preparing for the next round of battle.

The current situation is because the two fleets have been sailing south. The battleship fleet commanded by Admiral Schell is coming north 15 nautical miles south of the battle site, while Jeliko's fleet is far away 45 nautical miles north of the battlefield. The battleship team commanded by Admiral Spe is rushing southwest from about 35 nautical miles northeast of the battlefield, and he is planning to surround the rear of the Betty fleet.

Due to his wrong judgment, Jelico did not send a fast support fleet composed of three "Invincible" class battlecruisers commanded by Major General Hood. It was not until 4:05 that he realized that Betty might be in trouble, so he hurriedly sent Major General Hood to lead three "Invincible" to the battlefield first.

Betty's powerful reinforcements arrived. After 20 minutes of the fierce naval battle, four "Queen Elizabeth-class battleships led by Major General Evan Thomas finally rushed to the battlefield. The cruiser of the German Second Reconnaissance Fleet, who was responsible for the reconnaissance mission, discovered the British battleships coming from the north. Major General Potic quickly recognized those were the latest British battleships. So he quickly reported the situation to Hippel, and while casting smoke, he accelerated his escape.

Hippel noticed Betty's small movements, and ordered the fleet to turn southwest and speed up.

But he has now entered the range of British battleships.

At 4:06, at a distance of 18,000 meters, the 15-inch front main gun on the Thomas fleet flagship "Balham" battleship opened fire first.

Now it's Hippel's turn to suffer.

In the first round of volleys of the "Balham", a shell hit the tail of the "Von der Tann" at the end of the Hippel fleet. The flames sprayed from its muzzle provided excellent shelling guidance for the British. The servo of the German warship was also stuck by damaged fragments. Fortunately, the loss managers worked together to rescue them. After a few minutes, the fault was eliminated, preventing the fate of destruction.

When Betty saw the reinforcements coming, he ordered the fleet to turn and shoot back. He wanted to entangle Hippel's fleet with all his strength. The sinking of the "Undevoured" made him angry. After suffering a great loss, he even bit his opponent and never let go.

Subsequently, the Moltke was also hit by a large caliber shell, and thick black smoke was emitted from the chimney, and the deck was also on fire. All this made Betty excited, and his fleet was chasing forward desperately. But soon the Lion was hit by the Lu Zuo again. Now the entire ship was covered in thick smoke, so he had to leave the team and put out the fire first.

The Luzzo turned the gun and turned his target to the Royal Princess, and together with the Deflinger behind him, attacking the British ship No. 2. The Radetsky and the Grand Duke of Franz were fighting against Queen Mary with all their might. The British battle patrol was also fighting back with all their might and hitting the Radetsky's headquarters twice. The Seidlitz was using the only two remaining main turrets to fight against the Tiger, while the injured Moltke was fighting against the New Zealand.

The "Von der Tann" at the end of the fleet used the rear main gun to fight back at the "Balham". Although its 280mm shell also hit the "Balham" twice, it could not cause any substantial damage to the rough and thick battleship.

But "Von der Tann" was soon hit twice by the "Balham". The warship suffered a heavy blow, and the entire warship was buried in thick smoke. Now only one turret can still be used.

The arrival of Thomas fleet changed the situation on the battlefield. Facing four super battleships equipped with 15-inch main guns, Hippel had no choice but to fight back.

At 4:25, the distance between the two fleets was narrowed to 12,000 meters. However, the British were hit hard again. A volley of the Radetsky actually caused three shells to fall on the deck of the Queen Mary, and its front deck was neatly smashed into a row of large holes. The disaster came again, and then the Grand Duke of the Franz hit its front directly, and the bow of the Queen Mary rose.

The group of fire followed by a violent explosion. The fire ball grew higher and higher, like a rising mushroom. Debris flew in the air. As the flames soared into the sky, the warship was only left with a small stern on the water surface, and the propeller was still rotating in the air. Someone crawled out from the hatch and turret at the rear, but then the remaining part exploded again. The debris were swept into the air by heat waves and scattered on the sea surface.

Now, nothing is seen, only some fragments are left floating on the sea.

In the end, only 8 of the more than 1,200 officers and soldiers on the ship survived.

Thomas's warships were finally able to open fire with all their might. The Hippel fleet was in crisis. Now he had to slow down to protect the severely damaged "Von der Tann" and "Moltke" fleeing to the front. The "Sedlitz" was then severely damaged. It was fired from the "Malaya" and saw that the shells penetrated its hull one after another. However, the British's bad shell fuse still saved its life. Both shells exploded before they could penetrate the armor. Although the explosion caused great damage, it was not fatal.
Chapter completed!