On the battleship of the flagship "Helgoland" of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet, the fleet commander General Philip, Lieutenant General Mueller, Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mueller, and British adviser Sir Thomas Simmondes, were not very good-looking.↖, the battle situation was indeed moving towards the most unfavorable direction for Germany. The 3rd Battleship Detachment still did not persist until the main force arrived. The main force of the Chinese fleet also arrived at this time, which undoubtedly put the German Navy in a huge disadvantage. The silence of the four "Brunswick-class" battleships, coupled with the sinking of three "Vichersbach-class" battleships, one severely damaged, causing the German Navy's High Seas Fleet to lose eight backbone forces.

"Mr. Commander, what should we do now? It's twenty to twenty-eight now, and we don't have the advantage at all." Lieutenant General Mueller said with a ugly face. In any case, the Chinese Navy will need eight more new battleships. It is probably difficult for the German Navy to gain an advantage.

"Now, we have no other choice. May God bless us!" said Admiral Philip. The battle situation has reached this point, which is certainly not good for the German Navy. But do they still have room to retreat now? After losing eight new battleships, German Emperor William I will definitely not bypass them. After all, this is a warship that Germany has spent a lot of national strength to build.

"Order the teams to prepare for battle. The decisive battle with the Chinese will begin." Admiral Philip ordered. Although the German Navy was at a disadvantage, he hoped to get back the disadvantage in the decisive battle. The Chinese Navy's 5th Fleet had eight more battleships than them. But if the German Navy had better luck, it would not be impossible to win.

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander." Lieutenant General Mueller nodded.

At the same time, on the battleship "Ming Xuanzong" flagship, the flagship of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy, the fleet commander General Lu Haipeng is also deploying for the next battle. The showdown between more than 40 main battleships on both sides is undoubtedly the largest showdown since the establishment of the Imperial Navy.

Of course, it is incomparable to the Sail Age. The third-class battleships at that time were considered main battleships. At that time, each naval power had dozens or hundreds of main battleships. Now, it was already quite difficult for the Empire to maintain these dozens of main battleships. After solving the German Navy, the scale of the main battleships of the Imperial Navy would be much smaller to save military expenses. In addition, this is probably the last decisive battle for the main battleships. In the future, the Imperial Navy's development center will be used on aircraft carriers. This will make the Imperial Navy always at the forefront of the world.

"It seems that the Germans do not plan to retreat. Then, let's fight to the end with them. The Imperial Navy will not be afraid of them." General Lu Haipeng said. Since the establishment of the Imperial Navy, it has defeated one strong man after another. The German Navy will be the last opponent of the Imperial Navy, and the Imperial Navy will use practical actions to prove who is the real sea overlord on this planet.

"Yes, now we have the advantage. How could the Imperial Navy be intimidated by these Germans? Only when the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road will the Imperial Navy be the real winner." General Ye Feng, chief of staff of the fleet, also said.

As for Lieutenant General Luo Yuhu, the commander of the 1st Battleship Detachment, he has already gone to command the fleet. In this decisive battle, his four Ming-class battleships were finally useful. Like the four Germans' Helgolan-class battleships, this is the ultimate power of both sides.

The German Navy now has 20 main battleships, while the Imperial Navy's 5th Fleet has 28. If it is arranged in battle lines, it will undoubtedly form an extremely long battle line. However, the commanders of both sides obviously realized that this will be the last decisive battle. Therefore, everyone hopes to end the war in a decisive formation. Therefore, when the remaining 20 main battleships of the German Navy lined up in battle lines, the 28 battleships of the Imperial Navy also lined up into a battle line of more than ten kilometers.

Both battle lines sailing north. They are not completely parallel. Because the distance between the two sides is constantly approaching.

The German Navy is at the forefront of the battle line, four "Helgolan-class" battleships, followed by four "Nassau-class" battleships, four "Delgori-class" battleships, four "Caesar Frederick III" battleships and four "Brandenburg-class" battleships.

The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy was led by four Ming-class battleships. Next were four "Southern Song-class" battleships, four "Northern Song-class" battleships, four "Late Tang-class" battleships, four "Mid-Tang-class" battleships, four "Early Tang-class" battleships and four "Eastern Han-class" battleships.

The two long battle lines rolled on the sea like two giant dragons, and looked extremely spectacular when they looked in the sky. Before the main forces of the two sides exchanged fire, the seaplanes of both sides were already in exchange for fire. Everyone knew that when the battleships bombarded each other, the party who obtained the seaplane shooting would have a huge advantage. Therefore, if the opponent's seaplane was first solved, they would undoubtedly be able to dominate the next battlefield.

The German Navy's seaplanes were not equipped with weapons at all. In other words, there were no other weapons except for the pilots who had self-defense pistols. So much so that when the Chinese Navy's seaplanes were constantly ejected bullets, the German Navy's seaplanes could only escape in a panic. Because their speed and maneuverability were far inferior to those of the Imperial Navy's seaplanes. This directly gave the battlefield a one-sided trend. The German Navy's seaplanes were almost beaten into turkeys, one after another, and the sky was completely dominated by the Chinese Navy's seaplanes.

"It seems that in this regard, there is indeed a big gap between us and the Chinese. In current naval battles, battleships are still the protagonists. However, in the future, I am afraid that those planes flying in the sky will be the real protagonists. But unfortunately, in this regard, we are once again behind the Chinese." Admiral Philip put down the telescope in his hand and said with regret.

"Hiss Commander? How can those gadgets be compared with the steel giant ships? I don't believe they will become the masters of naval warfare in the future." Lieutenant General Mueller smiled, obviously disagreeing with General Philip's statement. This small plane made of wood and skin is like a toy. It is obviously unlikely to sink a steel giant ship worth tens of thousands of tons.

British naval adviser Thomas Simmondes showed a deep thought expression on his face. However, neither Germany nor Britain would have any chance to challenge the Chinese Empire's maritime hegemony. If the German Navy loses this time, the future ocean will still be dominated by the Chinese, which will last for hundreds of years.

The one-sided defeat of the seaplane greatly affected the morale of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet. In addition, the previous defeat of the 3rd Battleship Detachment made many officers and soldiers of the German Navy's High Seas Fleet realize the current crisis. Can we defeat the Chinese Navy with eight main battleships missing? This is obviously unlikely.

"For the glory of the German Empire, fight to the end!" Soon, Admiral Philip issued such an order to every German naval warship.

"Fight to the end for Germany!" Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers of the German Navy's high seas fleet made such an roar. This caused a little recovery in morale that had originally declined.

As the distance between the two battle lines became closer, the decisive battle at sea was approaching. The 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy began to allocate targets for strikes. Because the number of main ships of the 5th Fleet was eight more, they were able to siege the German Navy's battleships with their superior forces, and they could have a greater advantage in the decisive battle.

The four Ming-class battleships of the Chinese Navy fought against the four Helgolan-class battleships of the German Navy, and adopted a one-to-one approach. The four Southern Song-class battleships fought against the four Nassau-class battleships of the German Navy, and the four Northern Song-class battleships fought against the four German-class battleships of the German Navy, and the same one-to-one approach. Next, the four Late Tang-class battleships of the Imperial Navy, four Mid-Tang-class battleships, and four Early Tang-class battleships of the Imperial Navy.

The battleships and four Eastern Han-class battleships besieged four "Caesar Frederick III" battleships and four "Brandenburg-class" battleships of the German Navy, adopting a two-for-one approach. In this way, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy has a huge advantage in the second half of the battle line. After a decisive victory in the second half of the battle line, these battleships gradually support the battleships in the front, thus winning this victory for the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy.

Of course, after the naval battle begins, the first three-class battleships will have to compete with the German Navy one-on-one. However, the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy is not afraid. After all, in terms of the performance of battleships of the same level, the Imperial Navy's battleships are not inferior to the German Navy, and are even slightly stronger. The quality of officers and soldiers is also stronger than that of the Imperial Navy. After all, the German Navy has only developed in recent years. The Imperial Navy has been the maritime overlord for several years.

"Looking for a way to destroy the twelve battleships of the Chinese in the front half of the battle line first, so that we can reverse the situation. God bless us!" General Philip ordered. He hoped to destroy the front three-level battleships of the Chinese Navy in one-on-one situation during the battle, so that the German Navy can get back to its disadvantages. But is this possible? (To be continued...)
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