The Hippel fleet completed its turn and began to accelerate, intending to block Thomas' fleet's retreat.

In despair, the captain of the "Malaya" ordered all the starboard secondary guns to turn to the sea to shoot, hoping to use the water curtain to cover his retreat. But soon the order lost its effect, and there were shells in "Malaya". In just a few minutes, all the starboard secondary guns of the "Malaya" were destroyed.

The starboard waterline of the Mayaya was torn a large hole of about 10 feet, and the sea water poured in quickly from here, and the entire warship fell 6 degrees to the right.

Now it finally finished the turn.

Although it was hit by more than a dozen shells, this super battleship indeed reached the peak of this era in terms of firepower, speed and protection. The "Malaya" still had a steady speed and fled wildly at a high speed of 24 knots, but it could not get rid of the pursuers behind it. The "King"-class battleship chased after it and continued to bombard it with its front main gun.

The "Malaya" was covered in flames, and a thick wall of smoke was dragged behind him and continued to run at high speed on the sea. This left the Germans helpless. It seemed that the luck was not very good. The German warship could not cause a fatal blow to this well-defended British battleship.

Now a big chase is on the sea, Betty's fleet fleeing in front, Hippel led five battle patrols to hold him tightly behind, while the "Balham" and "Warrior" stubbornly bombarded Hippel's fleet, and the "Malaya" and "War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-War-W

After an hour and a half, Betty's fleet finally got rid of the pursuit of Hippel's fleet. Now Hippel's fleet is in a melee with Thomas' fleet: "Luzzo" and "De Fringer" vs. "Balham", two Austro-Hungarian battle patrols face the "Warriors", "Sedlitz" and "Moltke" dragged behind to resist "Warwear" and "Malaya", and four "kings" chased closely behind, while Scher's main fleet was nearly 3 nautical miles behind.

The "Balham" and the "Warrior" were unafraid when facing four battle patrols. Although the two warships suffered multiple trauma, they would not be fatal. Each of their shells weighing 880 kilograms would cause heavy damage when they hit those battle patrols. Now Hippel's fleet is indeed hit hard, almost every warship is covered with scars. The bow of the "Luzzo" was torn a large hole, and the sea water continued to pour in, and the entire hull's fore deck was almost parallel to the sea. "De

The Flinger was also hit with three shells, and its speed was slightly reduced. The Radetsky now has three main turrets left to shoot. The Grand Duke of Franz is in the best condition and has only been hit once, mainly because the enemy really doesn't care about it now. The Seidlitz is the worst. The entire superstructure was almost completely destroyed, and the whole body was covered with fire. Only the Anton turret can fight back, and the whole part was continuously penetrated and the hull was seriously tilted.

The sky slowly became dimming, but Betty's heart was full of hope. Jelico's fleet would soon appear and the enemy would fall into the trap.

At most, it will be the time for him to take revenge.

However, the subsequent messages from the Invincible were completely stunned by him.

The second reconnaissance fleet commanded by Major General Potic carefully explored the way in front of Betty's fleet. Hippel was also afraid that Betty would drag into the trap. What made Hippel hoped was that the battle fleet led by Admiral Spee could soon intercept Betty's retreat. In fact, Hippel ordered Potic to search the Spee's fleet and guide him.

Near 6 o'clock, Potic discovered a British cruiser 5 nautical miles northeast, so he led the cruiser fleet to pounce. After a brief firefight, the British cruiser "Chest" was hit by more than a dozen shells in a short time, and the deck was suddenly in a mess.

The "Chester" fled to the northeast, and Potic led the fleet to chase after him. Suddenly, three huge ship shadows emerged from the foggy sea. Three "Invincible"-class battleships commanded by Major General Hood arrived.

As Betty kept changing courses while fleeing north, the fleet led by Hood had actually run past, and they are now about 10 nautical miles east of the Hippel fleet. Potic hurriedly ordered the fleet to turn and prepare to retreat. However, the British war patrol fired first, less than 7,000 meters away. The British hit the "Wisbaden" for the first time. Its boiler compartment was penetrated, and the entire warship lost its power and could only float on the water.

The German cruiser fled while casting smoke. Just as the British were thrilling, a row of main battleships suddenly appeared behind them.

The battle fleet led by Spe finally arrived at the battlefield.

Under the dim sunset, the sea was dyed with a gorgeous fiery red color. Admiral Spey, standing on the bridge of the "Bavaria", could hear the sound of cannons coming from afar. The combat flag had risen on the warship, and the entire fleet pointed the muzzle in the direction where the cannon sound came.

However, when the lookout hand on "Bavaria" discovered the enemy, the distance between the two sides was only 11,000 meters. In just less than a minute, Spee decisively issued an order to open fire. The 380mm main gun on the "Bavaria" made a thunderous roar, and the enemy could only see the firelight shining in the distance. The shells came in the air with a sharp whistling sound after about ten seconds.

"hidden!"

When the strange screams from the air sounded, some officers and old sailors immediately called others to pay attention to concealment, but the artillery shells from approaching to falling were a blink of an eye. Before more people had time to react, one artillery shell was falling like a meteorite outside the sky, and the originally calm sea surface suddenly aroused a series of water columns hundreds of meters high.

There was no shortage of calm officers on the "Invincible". Major General Hood quickly figured out the situation of the enemy. He encountered the enemy's main fleet, including a battleship with 14-inch or 15-inch main guns. The latest information was sent out on radio at the first time. Now the only thing Hood can do is to escape.

Cradock's recklessness was not Nelson's courage, and the Royal Navy did not lack courage, but they were not fools. In the face of this sudden blow, the officers moved from the external bridge to the cabin with inconsistent thickness in the shortest time, although it was inconsistent in thickness, at least with considerable defense against shrapnel. The only thing to do below is how to escape the enemy's clutches.

The 45-times-caliber 380mm main gun of the "Bavarian" class battleship may be able to tear a large piece of the weak-defense hull with just one shell, and may even be fatal in one blow.

Betty almost fainted. His current course was about to crash into the enemy's fortress. Fortunately, he ordered a change in the course in time, regardless of whether to lure the enemy or not. Escape now is the most important thing. The entire fleet turned to the north and escaped with all his strength!
Chapter completed!