On the other hand, the battle line composed of eight "Nelson-class" warships was on the right side of the battle line of the Chinese Navy's 5th Fleet, and was preparing to attack the Chinese Navy on both sides with the main fleet. + However, at this moment, the battle line composed of the main fleet of the British Navy had collapsed. Of the ten battleships, four were sunk, four were severely damaged, and only two had certain combat power. However, compared with the eight battleships that could almost be considered as the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, which was almost unscathed, the British Navy was at an absolute disadvantage.

The British Navy's "Nelson" warship is the flagship of the new battle line. British Rear Admiral Alexander Milne serves as the commander. Although the battleship commanded is only the "Nelson-class" warship. However, Major General Alexander Milne is still full of confidence. The main fleet has already dragged the firepower of the Chinese Navy's battleships. All he has to do is lead the fleet and use 210mm artillery to bombard the Chinese battleships fiercely. Even if the 210mm main gun is not enough to sink the Chinese battleships, only by destroying all their superstructures, the war will be won.

"Send a telegram to the commander, we have already reached the intended target and can launch an attack!" Major General Alexander Milne was full of energy.

"Yes, general!" A communication officer hurriedly sent a telegram. However, they did not receive a response. The main fleet at this moment was already in chaos. The sudden blow caused heavy losses to the main fleet of the British Navy. Their combat effectiveness was almost blank. If the Chinese Navy continued to launch an attack, all these battleships could be destroyed.

Major General Alexander Milne was waiting for the reply from Commander General George Satrus. However, he had not waited for a long time, which made him a little anxious. He couldn't help but order the communication officer to contact the flagship again. After all, there are still some problems in telegram communication now and it is not very reliable. If you encounter extreme weather, you will be more likely to lose contact.

The British Navy's flagship "Colingwood" battleship, because it entered more than 200 tons of sea water, the battleship tilted to the right. The captain asked the fleet commander General George Satrus to leave the "Colingwood" battleship to go to other relatively safe warships, or to the "Orlando-class" battleship. However, this was rejected by Admiral George Satrus.

"His Excellency Commander, General Alexander Milne, sent a telegram to ask you for your next action!" said Lieutenant General Thomas Maitland, Chief of Staff of the Fleet. His expression was very bitter. He originally thought that he could siege the main fleet of the Chinese Navy with Major General Alexander Milne, and thus win. But he did not expect that this would be the result.

"We have failed. If we continue to fight, we will only lose more warships. Let Major General Alexander Milne lead the fleet to retreat to Britain! His fleet is the last combat power of the Royal Navy!" said Admiral George Satrus. Although the "Nelson-class" warship cannot be compared with the battleships, when all the battleships were sunk or damaged, the "Nelson-class" warship has become the most powerful warship of the British Navy.

Lieutenant General Thomas Maitland nodded, they failed. It is still necessary to leave a little blood for the Royal Navy.

"Okay, Commander!"

"General, the telegram sent by the flagship!" The communication officer on the battleship "Nelson" handed over a telegram to Major General Alexander Milne with a complicated expression.

"Yes!" Major General Alexander Milne took the telegram and saw it, his face changed drastically.

"Damn it, what's going on? Is there an error in the telegram translation?" Major General Alexander Milne was furious. He never expected that the fleet commander actually asked him to lead the fleet back to Britain, or to escape back to Britain.

"General, the telegram was not translated incorrectly!" the communication officer replied quickly. How could such an error occur at such a critical moment?

"Send a telegram to the flagship again to confirm!" Major General Alexander Milne said gritting his teeth. He didn't believe that it would be such an order. How could the powerful Royal Navy's main fleet be defeated in such a short time? God must be joking with him.

You should know that when he led eight "Nelson-class" warships to detour, the main force of the fleet was still fighting fiercely with the Chinese Navy.

"Yes, General!" The communication officer had no choice but to contact the flagship again.

However, the final result is still the same. The main fleet has been severely damaged. Four of the ten battleships were sunk, and four were severely damaged. Only two have a certain combat effectiveness. Fleet Commander General George Satrus asked Major General Alexander Milne to lead the fleet to escape the battlefield and return to Britain.

"God! How could this happen? How could the Royal Navy become like this?" Major General Alexander Milne could not believe that the battle had such a turning point in just half an hour. The Royal Navy, which had a great chance of winning, actually lost all the main battleships. However, the facts were right in front of us.

"General, what should we do now?" asked the captain of the warship "Nelson". The colonel officer, whose face was a little pale, obviously had not recovered from the attack. After all, the powerful main fleet suffered a crushing defeat in a very short time, which made everyone unable to believe. This means that the fate of the Royal Navy seemed to have been decided.

"According to the orders of the fleet commander, turn immediately and leave the battlefield!" Major General Alexander Milne gritted his teeth and ordered. He knew that since he had been defeated, it was the most important thing to try his best to escape the battlefield and preserve more strength for the British Navy. Of course, it is still unknown whether he can escape successfully. The Chinese Navy will definitely not let them go so easily.

"Yes, General!" The captain of the warship "Nelson" nodded.

A few minutes later, the fleet of eight Nelson-class warships began to turn, sailing northwest, preparing to escape the battlefield, and returned to the British mainland after leaving the Chinese Navy.

However, their movements have always been under the observation of the Chinese Navy. The main fleet of the British Navy has become a turtle in the jar, and it is even more impossible for these "Nelson-class" warships to escape.

"Commander, if the British eight Nelson-class warships are about to escape, we have to send a fleet to pursue them immediately! Although the performance of the Nelson-class warships is not very good, the displacement of 7,500 tons is not small!" said Lieutenant General Ye Feng, chief of staff of the fleet. There is no doubt that these eight Nelson-class warships are also the result of the main ships second only to the British Navy. Letting these Nelson-class warships slip away is tantamount to making the results achieved by the Imperial Navy less perfect.

"Let the cruiser formation and destroyer formation stay here to monitor the British Navy. If their light battleships want to escape, sink them. If their battleships want to escape, follow them. If necessary, sink them! As for the main battleships, go and chase the British's 'Nelson-class' battleships!" Lieutenant General Lu Haipeng ordered.

If cruisers and destroyers are used to launch lightning strikes on the British Navy's "Nelson-class" warships, if there is any damage, the loss is unnecessary. On the contrary, if battleships are used to chase, the naval guns of the Imperial Navy's battleships can easily destroy the British Navy's "Nelson-class" warships. At the same time, the thick armor of the main battleship can also withstand the artillery fire of the British Navy's "Nelson-class" warships.

"Okay, Commander!" Lieutenant General Ye Feng nodded.

Soon, the four "Western Han-class" battleships and four "Qin-class" battleships of the Imperial Navy began to accelerate and chase the eight "Nelson-class" battleships of the British Navy. The fleet's speed increased to 15 knots. The maximum speed of the British Navy's "Nelson-class" battleships was only 15 knots. Their current escape speed was only 12 knots, which was three knots lower than the main fleet of the Imperial Navy.

In addition, the Imperial Navy also sent a small fleet of four "Tiangang-class improved" destroyers to chase after it at a speed of 20 knots and go to monitor the British Navy so as not to escape.

After the main force of the Imperial Navy left, the remaining cruisers and destroyers surrounded the British Navy like sharks. Although the British Navy still has eight "Orlando-class" battleships, and more than twenty "Pearl-class" cruisers. In addition, there are several "Southampton-class" light cruisers. In terms of number, it is not less than the cruisers and destroyers left by the Imperial Navy.

However, the previous naval battles have proved that the British Navy's "Orlando-class" warships and "Southampton-class" light cruisers are no match for the Chinese Navy's cruisers and destroyers at all. As for the old "Pearl-class" cruisers, they are even more negligible.

"His Excellency Commander, the Chinese main fleet is going to chase Major General Alexander Milne!" Lieutenant General Thomas Maitland, Chief of Staff of the Fleet, reported anxiously.

"Damn, those yellow-skinned monkeys want to kill us! They want to annihilate all the British Royal Navy!" Admiral George Satrus's face turned pale. This time, the Chinese Navy obviously did not intend to give the British Navy a chance. Once these warships with certain combat power were sunk, the British Navy would never have a chance to turn over again. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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