"Boom! Boom!" A violent explosion sounded on the battleship of the Triumph. At the same time, the violent shaking caused many people to fall to the ground, making their heads bleeding. Some naval soldiers, who had no time to fix their positions, were thrown directly into the sea. Everyone knew that the battleship of the Triumph was hit again, or was hit twice in a row.

"Report the loss!" the captain shouted loudly inside the bridge.

One minute later, the officer in charge of the damage management reported to the captain: "Captain, the fore deck was hit, and a main gun was lost! The rear deck was hit, and a transmission shaft was blown off and could not be repaired. The speed of the warship will further decrease!"

After hearing these losses, the captain of the battleship "Triumph" suddenly looked like earth. The battleship "Triumph" was propelled by two-axis, and a transmission shaft was blown off, which would directly cause the battleship's speed to drop below 10 knots. If it was normal, this was not a problem. After driving back to the base, the transmission shaft could be replaced. But now, this is on the sea with fire. If the speed drops, it is equivalent to seeking death!

Originally, during the high-speed navigation, the accuracy of the shelling will be greatly affected by the bumps of the warships. However, once the speed drops, the accuracy of the shelling will be greatly increased.

It can be said that the "Triumph" is doomed this time.

"General, the 'Triumph' report that the warship was severely damaged, a main gun was damaged, and a transmission shaft was blown off, and the speed of the warship will continue to decline!".

"I understand!". In fact, he didn't know what to do now. The battleship "Triumph" was hit hard, which undoubtedly added to the insult to the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.

After the speed of the "Triumph" decreased, it was still besieged by four "Qin-class" battleships of the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet. Moreover, due to the slower and slower speed, the hit rate of the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet was getting higher and higher.

In the next ten minutes, three shells hit the battleship "Triumph". After eating so many shells, the battleship "Triumph" could no longer hold on. The keel of the warship was broken into two pieces. The entire warship sank to the bottom of the sea in less than two minutes. None of the hundreds of British naval officers and soldiers on the warship lived.

After the battleship "Triumph" was sunk, the flagship "Agamemnon" of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet was also under the test of life and death. The four "Western Han-class" battleships of the Imperial Navy were equipped with a total of forty 280 mm main guns. Under such fierce artillery fire, even if the battleship "Agamemnon" was lucky, it would not last long.

At 2:43 pm, two 280mm shells hit the battleship "Agamemnon" at the same time. One shell hit the bow of the battleship "Agamemnon" and exploded a big hole at the bow. Fortunately, this big hole was on the waterline. Otherwise, the battleship "Agamemnon" would be in terrible. The second shell hit the rear deck of the battleship "Agamemnon" and directly lifted the rear main gun away.

At 2:52, the battleship "Agamemnon" was once again hit by two shells. These two shells caused a raging fire to ignite the superstructure of the battleship "Agamemnon".

The deadly shell was fired by the battleship "Hanwendi" of the Imperial Navy. The shells did not hit the waterline below the bow of the warship "Agamemnon", and a big hole was blown under the waterline. The sea water rushed into the battleship "Agamemnon", causing the bow of the warship to sink continuously. The stern of the ship was lifted out of the water.

However, a few minutes later, the warship broke down. Then the warship quickly sank into the bottom of the sea.

. However, they still couldn't escape. What awaited them was the imperial prisoner-of-war camp.

After the battleships of the Agamemnon and the Triumph battleships were sunk, eight battleships of the Imperial Navy joined the siege of several remaining "Nelson-class" warships and "Orlando-class" warships of the British Navy. Originally, several warships of the British Navy were at a disadvantage under the siege of the Imperial Navy and the Spanish Navy and suffered heavy losses. After the battleships of the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet joined in, they were at a completely disadvantage. The "Nelson-class" warships and "Orlando-class" warships could not withstand the attack of 280mm armor-piercing shells. Often one shell was enough to severely damage a "Nelson-class" warship or "Orlando-class" warships.

Two hours later, the naval battle ended. Except for two Nelson-class warships and two Orlando-class warships that chose to surrender, the rest of the warships were all sunk. The Imperial Navy 1st Fleet only had two "East Zhou-class" warships and "Western Zhou-class" warships that were slightly injured. The Imperial Navy 1st Fleet won a great victory in this naval battle.

When the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet was wiped out, the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet and the Spanish Navy met. The Spanish Navy commander General San Miguel boarded the battleship "Han Gaozu", the flagship of the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet.

Admiral San Miguel expressed his sincere gratitude to the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet. If the Imperial Navy had not arrived in time, the Spanish Navy might have suffered even heavier losses. In addition, Admiral San Miguel also praised the powerful "Western Han-class" battleships of the Imperial Navy. Five twin-mounted 280mm main guns undoubtedly represent strong firepower. Admiral San Miguel made up his mind that after returning to the country, he would suggest to the Navy Minister Duke Aguilera to buy such a powerful battleship from the Chinese. In that case, the strength of the Spanish Navy will take off again.

The news that the Imperial Navy had completely wiped out the Mediterranean Fleet of the British Navy was reported to the country as soon as possible. Soon, countries around the world also learned about the news. This caused an uproar all over the world.

"Your Majesty, after half a day of fierce fighting, the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy has wiped out the British Navy Mediterranean Fleet. The Imperial Navy only had two "East Zhou-class" warships and "Western Zhou-class" warships, which were slightly injured, which did not affect the battle. However, the Spanish Navy suffered a lot of losses, losing one "Qin-class" battleship, three "East Zhou-class" battleships and two "Western Zhou-class" battleships. At present, the Mediterranean is under the control of the Imperial Navy!" General Sun Hao, Chief of Staff, reported to the Imperial Emperor.

"Well! With the strength of the Imperial Navy's 1st Fleet, it would be just a small test against the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet." Long Yufei nodded. He had never doubted the victory of the 1st Fleet. If the 1st Fleet was defeated, it would be huge news. Besides, the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy was still the Mediterranean Fleet that was weakened by the Spanish Navy, so the 1st Fleet of the Imperial Navy would have no reason to lose.

"Since the Spaniards have lost so many warships, give all the captured British warships to the Spaniards, which is also a reward for them!" Long Yufei said. After all, it is impossible to achieve such great results without the Spanish holding back the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet. Besides, the Spaniards have to give them some sweetness after such a huge loss!

"Yes, your majesty!" Admiral Sun Hao nodded. He did not feel distressed to give the two captured "Nelson-class" warships and two "Orlando-class" warships to the Spanish Navy. After all, the Imperial Navy has no longer looked down on such warships.

"Although the Mediterranean Fleet was destroyed, Gibraltar was still in the hands of the British. Give the Spaniards a suggestion to take advantage of this rare opportunity to knock down Gibraltar and completely remove this nail!" Long Yufei said.

Gibraltar has always been in the hands of the British, and this is like a thorn in the throat for the empire. If this nail can be removed, then the Mediterranean can be considered completely controlled by the empire. After all, if the empire wants to provide support for European allies in the future, it will almost have to pass this route.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will contact Spain!" Admiral Sun Hao nodded.

When the Spanish Navy Minister Duke Aguilera officially reported good news to Queen Isabella II and a group of ministers, the Spanish Navy and the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy cooperated to wipe out the British Navy Mediterranean Fleet, everyone cheered.

"God bless us, we finally defeated the British, and the glory of Spain will soon appear again!" Queen Isabella II said excitedly.

Although this battle was mainly due to the Chinese Navy, the Spanish believed that they had also contributed. For this reason, they also lost so many advanced warships. When China took the initiative to hand over the captured two "Nelson-class" warships and two "Orlando-class" warships to the Spanish Navy, this made Spain more satisfied. After all, after losing six main battleships, the Spanish Navy's strength weakened a lot. When they obtained these four warships, although they could not compare with their heyday, they at least recovered a lot of strength.

Subsequently, the Chinese Empire proposed to regain Gibraltar, which received a warm response from Spain. No one hoped to regain Gibraltar more than the Spanish! (To be continued)

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