Knowing that they are at a disadvantage, it is difficult to have a chance to turn the tables. However, the German Navy had to fight to the end, which is their sorrow. In this battle, the German Navy had already tried its best. However, the gap between the two sides was so big that they were completely at a disadvantage in the fierce battle. This is the gap in strength, not their reasons. Whether it is the performance of the warships or the quality of officers and soldiers, the German Navy was far inferior. It is indeed difficult to win to challenge the Chinese Navy at this time.

Of course, this is also the reason why the German Navy is too hasty. If they are given a few more years, they may be able to make a fundamental change. However, the Imperial Navy is not a fool, so how could it be given this time to the German Navy? Combining these factors, it undoubtedly caused the tragedy of the German Navy. Even though these German naval officers and soldiers showed great courage, they were still unable to change the situation of the war.

After the battleship "Caesar Karl the Great" was sunk, more than a dozen Chinese Navy battleships concentrated their firepower on the battleship "Caesar Frederick III", the battleship "Caesar William the Great" and the battleship "Caesar Barbarossa", which caused each of these three battleships to be besieged by five or even more enemy ships. It can be said that it was only a matter of time before these three battleships were sunk.

While the second half of the German Navy's battle line collapsed completely, the collapse of the first half also began. The battleship "Westphalia" finally could not escape. A shell fired from "Song Duzong" hit his vitals. A 356mm shell tore his bridge armor to pieces. The shell exploded inside the bridge and directly killed the officers inside, including the captain. This caused chaos in the command of the battleship "Westphalia" and even the artillery fire was interrupted. Subsequently, the "Song Duzong"

The battleship hit the target continuously. A hole was torn open on the side, causing a large amount of water inflow in the warship. The bow of the ship was also bombed out, and the sea water poured into the battleship frantically. Although the German Navy's "Nassau-class" battleship made good watertight compartments. However, because there was too much water inflow, even if these watertight compartments were made, it would be useless. In the end, the battleship "Westphalia" sank directly into the seabed. The thousands of naval officers and soldiers on the battleship, except for a few dozen people, were unable to survive.

The battleship "Westphalia" kicked off the collapse of the first half of the German Navy's battle line. After the battleship "Song Duzong" achieved results, Caesar transferred his firepower and besieged the German Navy's Nassau battleship together with the battleship "Song Lizong". This is the first ship of the German Navy's Nassau-class battleship. In the sequence of the main ships of the German Navy, the Nassau-class battleship is also a powerful battleship second only to the "Helgolan-class". However, in its implementation, it is still proved that the German Navy is still at a disadvantage in the face of the "Southern Song-class" battleship of the Chinese Navy's same level. This makes the situation of the German Navy even worse.

Originally, the battleship "Nassau" and the battleship "Song Lizong" were equally matched. However, after the battleship "Song Duzong" joined, the battleship "Nassau" was immediately at a disadvantage. Faced with the siege of two battleships of the same level, the battleship "Nassau" undoubtedly had to bear great pressure.

"Boom! Boom!" Boom, located at the front of the battle line, was also very fierce. Four Ming-class battleships fought against four Helgolan-class battleships. This represents the battle between the strongest battleships of both sides. However, from the current perspective, they are still in a state of equal strength.

The strategy of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy is to use four Ming-class battleships to drag down the four Helgolan-class battleships of the German Navy and create opportunities for the remaining battleships of all levels to defeat their opponents. After all, the Ming-class battleships, like the Helgolan-class battleships, have very strong armor defense and firepower, and other battleships of all levels are relatively weak. In this case, using other battleships to fight against such powerful battleships is undoubtedly a death.

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded on the German Navy's battleship "Oldenburg". A 381mm shell fired from the battleship "Ming Xianzong" hit the battleship "Oldenburg". And this attack cost the battleship "Oldenburg". The shortcomings of the relatively weak armor of the "Helgolan-class" battleship were fully demonstrated in this attack. This 381

The millimeter shell hit the No. 3 turret No. 3 of the "Oldenburg", which is also the one above the back-loaded turret located on the rear deck. The turret armor was not able to bounce the shell weighing more than 800 kilograms, and was directly overturned. The overturned turret No. 3 fell down and pressed on the No. 4 turret No. 4, which directly caused the two gun barrels of the No. 4 turret to bend to be pressed and bent. This made both the rear main guns of the "Oldenburg" lose their function.

The battleship "Ming Xianzong" destroyed the two turrets of the battleship "Oldenburg" with one shot, causing the battleship "Oldenburg" to lose half of its firepower. After losing half of its firepower in such a fierce battleship, the battleship "Oldenburg" will undoubtedly be at an absolute disadvantage. Although the two main guns on the front deck are still firing, they can no longer fight against the battleship "Ming Xianzong".

The captain of the battleship "Ming Xianzong" battleship was also a very bold person. After discovering this rare opportunity, he immediately ordered the battleship to turn and narrow the distance with the battleship "Oldenburg". In an attempt to further increase the hit rate. The nine 381mm main guns fought against four 381mm main guns. No matter how you look at it, the battleship "Ming Xianzong" is also in an absolute advantage!

The distance between the two sides has been narrowed from 15,000 meters to 12,000 meters, and the chance of hitting continues to rise. Although the battleship "Ming Xianzong" also suffered two shells, it did not cause much damage.

At 6:14 pm, the battleship "Ming Xianzong" launched a stunning round of volleys. Among the 9 381mm shells, two of them hit the target. One tore open the waterline armor at the tail of the battleship "Oldenburg" and tore a large hole on the side, causing the warship to infiltrate water. The other shell hit the No. 1 main gun on the front deck of the battleship "Oldenburg" and knocked off the main gun. After losing a main turret again, the battleship "Oldenburg" had only one main turret left to continue working.

After losing 75% of the firepower, the best way for the battleship "Oldenburg" battleship is to withdraw from the battleship immediately, return to the port to repair it, and continue to fight again. At this time, the battleship "Ming Xianzong" once again narrowed the distance from the battleship "Oldenburg". The distance between the two sides was narrowed from 12,000 meters to 10,000 meters. In the last round of volleys, four of the nine shells of the battleship "Ming Xianzong" hit the battleship "Oldenburg". These four shells directly took the life of the battleship "Oldenburg".

While the battleship "Oldenburg" was sunk, the battleship "Ming Xianzong" was also counterattacked by the only main turret on the battleship "Oldenburg". A shell hit the rear main gun of the battleship "Ming Xianzong". Although the shell did not tear the turret armor, the power of the huge explosion still damaged the main turret and could no longer be used. At the same time, the sailors in the turret were also killed in the violent shock wave.

The battleship "Ming Xianzong" used a main turret to exchange a "Helgolan-class" battleship of the German Navy, which was undoubtedly a very cost-effective deal. The two main turrets at the head of the battleship "Ming Xianzong" can still continue to fight. After the battleship "Oldenburg" was solved, the battleship "Ming Xianzong" began to besiege the battleship "Thuringia" with the battleship "Ming Daizong".

The sinking of the battleship "Oldenburg" gave the German Navy a fatal blow. Even the most powerful battleship "Hergolan-class" has sunk. Can they still defeat their opponents?

At this time, the battleship "Nassau" that was besieged by the Chinese Navy's "Song Lizong" battleship and the battleship "Song Duzong" battleship were also detonated by one shot, causing the battleship to be sunk.

However, the German Navy's "Germany" battleship also gave the Chinese Navy a fatal blow at almost the same time. In the previous battle, the "Song Yingzong" battleship lost a main turret. So much so that it was always at a disadvantage in the battleship with the "Germany". In this round of volleys fired from the "Germany" battleship, two hit the "Song Yingzong" battleship. Both hit the side waterline. This directly tore two big holes below the side waterline of the "Song Yingzong" battleship. The personnel were helpless and could only choose the flagship. The "Song Yingzong" battleship also became the first battleship sunk by the Imperial Navy in this naval battle.

Although the German Navy sank the battleship "Song Yingzong", it still cannot change the current situation. After the German Navy sank two battleships one after another, they have lost hope of victory. Even if General Philip and Lieutenant General Mueller do not give up, there is no way. At 6:28 pm, General Philip ordered the destroyers and light cruisers to launch a lightning strike to cover the retreat of the main force. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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