The Ming-class battleship is the latest battleship of the Imperial Navy. Although four of the Ming-class battleships have been put into service, the subsequent four will not be able to be put into service until the second half of the year. As for the more powerful "Imperial-class" battleship, it will take until next year. The Ming-Chun-zong battleship, as the flagship of the 5th Fleet, is undoubtedly a spiritual symbol of the entire fleet. If it is sunk, the consequences can be imagined.

"Reported that the stern of the ship was bombarded by a 381mm main gun, which did not cause much damage!" a staff officer reported.

General Lu Haipeng and others were relieved. As long as it did not affect the battle, there would be no big deal. The "Ming-class" battleship with thick skin was hit by several 381mm main guns. As long as it was not a key part, there would still be no problem.

"Damn it, order each turret to beat me hard!" Lieutenant General Luo Yuhu said viciously. The battleship "Ming Xuanzong" had not yet hit the opponent's flagship "Hergolan" battleship, but was hit by someone else. In his opinion, this was a shame!

When the battleship "Ming Xuanzong" was shot, everyone on the battleship "Helgolan" of the German Navy's flagship cheered. Everyone knows that the crisis the German Navy is facing now is very difficult to reverse the situation. However, if the enemy's flagship can be sunk, it may cause chaos in the enemy's command, and then rely on the strength of the "Helgolan-class" battleship, they will directly sink the opponent's main ship, thereby reversing the situation.

However, when the smoke of gunpowder spread out, the battleship "Ming Xuanzong" did not have any major damage at all, and the three 381mm main turrets were still pouring out shells frantically. This undoubtedly made the German Navy stunned.

"Order the turrets and keep working hard. We have hit an enemy shell. As long as we hit a few more shells on the other side, we can sink the other side!" General Philip said loudly, in order to cheer up the officers and soldiers on his side.

"Yes, Commander!" everyone else replied. Hit the Chinese Navy's flagship. This gave them a glimmer of hope.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The three triple-mounted 381mm main turrets of the battleship "Ming Xuanzong" and the four double-mounted 381mm main turrets of the battleship "Hergolan" are fired wildly. In terms of the number of main guns, there is naturally one more gate for the Ming Xuanzong. However, from the perspective of firepower delivery, the gap between the two sides is actually not big. In addition, the dual-mounted main guns perform slightly better in the spread of shells. It can be said that the combat power of both sides is completely comparable. However, because the battleship "Hergolan" has an additional main turret.

The ship is longer and the armor is relatively weak. In terms of defense, it is naturally impossible to compare with the battleship "Ming Xuanzong". In terms of fire control systems, the Chinese Navy's battleship has more advantages. What's more, the Chinese Navy's battleship can also get seaplane shooting, while the German Navy's battleships do not have this treatment, which naturally makes the Chinese Navy's battleships easier to hit the target. In a relatively far-reaching situation, if the German Navy's warships want to hit the target, they can only rely on the gunner's experience and luck.

"Boom! Boom!" Two huge explosions came one after another, attracting everyone's attention. I saw a raging fire on the battleship "Westphalia" ranked sixth in the battle line of the German Navy, and the entire battleship was shrouded in smoke. In the battleship "Song Duzong" of the Imperial Navy hit him. Moreover, in just one round of volleys, two shells hit almost at the same time.

The battleship Westfaron. A shell hit the ship of the battleship Westfaron and knocked off two secondary guns. The other shell hit the main mast of the battleship Westfaron and smashed the range-finding equipment on it. This directly caused the fire control system of the battleship Westfaron to lose its effect. It has become a luxury to hit the enemy at a position of 15,000 meters.

Next, the battleship "Song Duzong" entered the stage of killing dogs. "Westphalia" was destroyed by the fire control system, and it could no longer pose a threat to him, which allowed the battleship "Song Duzong" to pour out firepower at will and completely gain the upper hand.

"Damn it, why is this happening?" Admiral Philip's face looked very ugly. Originally, Caesar had collapsed in the second half of the German Navy's battle line. Now, it seems that it is the first half of the battle line again. If the battleship "Westphalia" is sunk, then the Chinese Navy will be able to free up the battleships in the first half of the battle line. The situation has become even more unfavorable to the German Navy.

At this time, in the second half of the German Navy's battle line, the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy had completely gained an advantage. After the battleship "Wools" and the battleship "Wesenburg" were sunk, the battleship "Election Emperor" and the battleship "Brandenburg" became the targets of besieged, and they were besieged by eight enemy battleships. The two battleships were shot countless times in a very short period of time. In the end, the battleship "Election Emperor" was severely damaged and lost all its firepower, and had to withdraw from the battle. This was because he was lucky.

OK, there is no reason for the power system to be damaged. Otherwise, his fate would be very tragic. The battleship "Brandenburg" was a little less lucky. A 343mm shell fired from the battleship "Zhongzong of Tang" damaged his boiler, causing the speed of the battleship to be greatly affected. During the siege, he could not escape and was eventually sunk alive. So far, the number of main ships of the two sides has increased to 28 to 16. The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy has already occupied an absolute advantage.

Three of the German Navy's "Brandenburg-class" battleships were sunk, and one was severely damaged. This made the four "Caiser Frederick III-class" battleships in the second half have to withstand the siege of the Chinese Navy's sixteen battleships. Originally, their situation was very bad. Now, under the siege of the enemy four times that of their own, they are even more dangerous.

The battleship "Caesar. Emperor Carl's Great" was the first to fail to support it. During the siege, the unlucky battleship was hit by twelve 343mm shells in less than ten minutes. Almost every minute, shells hit him. Although these shells failed to hit the vital point. However, the structure of the hull was severely damaged by more than ten consecutive shots. In the end, the keel broke, causing the battleship to break into two pieces and sank into the seabed.

At this time, it can almost be seen that the German Navy is not far from failure. After all other battleships of the German Navy were resolved, even if there were several powerful "Helgolan-class" battleships left, it would be impossible to change the overall situation.

On the battleship of the German Navy's flagship, the German Navy's flagship, the views were divided between General Philip, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mueller, and Sir Thomas Simmondes.

"Commander, from the current situation, we have failed. There are only 15 battleships left, which is almost half the time when the high seas fleet went out to sea. Only the battleships of the "Election Emperor" and the "Videin" battleships were severely damaged and successfully evacuated. Other battleships were sunk, and the losses were too great. If we continue to fight, our losses would be greater. Therefore, I suggest retreating immediately, ending this battle, and looking for opportunities again after the subsequent "King-class" battleships are put into service. At that time, the battleships of the "Election Emperor" and the battleships of the "Election Emperor" can be almost repaired, and we still have 21 battleships." Sir Thomas Simmondes said. After all, in this case, the strength of the German Navy cannot be underestimated.

"No, Lord Jazz, we have no other choice, we must fight to the end. Although we are losing a lot now, neither our First Battleship Squadron nor the Second Battleship Squadron have suffered much loss yet. Our main force is still there. If we retreat now, we will undoubtedly end the opportunity to reverse the situation completely." Lieutenant General Mueller firmly opposed the retreat.

"If we continue to fight, we will die and we will not have any chance to turn the tables." Sir Thomas Simmondes insisted. Obviously, he no longer sees any hope.

"Even if we withdraw our country, we will not have any chance. After our 'King-class' battleships are in service, the Chinese's 'Ming-level' battleships will definitely be in service. At that time, we will face more Chinese battleships. In particular, the main force of the Chinese 1st Fleet will be dispatched to Europe. By that time, our gap will be even greater." Lieutenant General Mueller said.

Sir Thomassi Simmondes was speechless. He also knew that once the main force of the Chinese Navy's 1st Fleet was also sent to Europe, the German Navy's chances would undoubtedly be smaller.

"His Excellency Commander, we have no other choice now. The situation on the land battlefield is becoming increasingly unfavorable. If the navy cannot open up the situation, it will be difficult for us to win this war." Lieutenant General Mueller said.

Admiral Philip nodded. Indeed, the situation facing Germany is very unoptimistic. If the navy fails again, it will have an immeasurable impact on Germany.

"Order all ships and fight to the end!" General Philip issued the order. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!

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