"Che!" The white steam steeped and hissed. A high-temperature and high-pressure blazing steam light wave suddenly shot out from the left engine compartment of the British Orion battleship. As the temperature in the cabin increased sharply, the speed of the main transmission shaft connected to it suddenly decreased; after a short while, the entire steel shaft completely stopped rotating in a burst of sore noise from the steam turbine in front.

In the commander's tower above the deck, Captain Gauter listened to the report sent back by the damage management department with anxiety. After another 19 hours of continuous operation, the third Parsons steam turbine on the warship finally could no longer hold on to the sick body, and declared a strike under the widespread distortion and cracking of the turbine blades. Now, the entire warship can only rely on a remaining No. 2 steam turbine to provide power. A dozen kilometers away from the northeast, the German fleet, which could not be seen at first sight, was chasing him!

The fire roared and the valve deflected. Under the control of the British sailors, the Orion incorporated all the main steam generated by six of the 18 boilers into the No. 2 turbine; however, since the main steam turbine of this turbine has also undergone severe displacement deformation, the theoretical output of 9,000 horsepower can only guarantee the actual shaft power of 7,000 horsepower. At this output power, the Orion's speed can only be maintained at a maximum of 13.5 knots, which suddenly fell behind in the array of the large fleet. After receiving the fault telegram from the Orion, Jelico on the Trafalga suddenly felt a sudden slap in his heart. The result he was most reluctant to face was finally here!

Before the Grand Fleet operated, Jelico had already known that the Orion, which had returned from the expedition and had a failure in the engine, was no longer suitable for participating in this head-on loss duel. However, because the strength of the large fleet in his hand was too short, the absence of any main ship would cause immeasurable consequences; under the temptation of the 10 343mm heavy artillery he equipped, Jelico, who always pursued the concentrated use of the fleet, gritted his teeth and put this super fearless into the expedition camp of the Grand Fleet. Considering the special situation of this ship, Jelico not only ordered him to hand over the flagship of the Second Battleship to the Ireland, but also stuffed it to the last position of the large fleet behind the Dauntless, so that it could pick up a soft persimmon and give full play to the powerful power of the artillery.

However, what Jelico did not expect was that the Orion ship was in a state of rain. Before the battle started, half of the aircraft of the giant ship stopped due to failure; and after being patrolled by the 283mm L42 toothpick cannon that was patrolled by the German decisive battle, its main engine strike was even more uncontrollable. You must know that even the ironclad ship started construction thirty years ago had a speed of more than 13.5 knots, and at this speed, this warship was almost impossible to escape the pursuit of the German fleet!

Unexpectedly, Jelicogo heard a counselor advise him: "General, the Orion has been severely stalled; even if it immediately turns to the right and leaves the battlefield, it is difficult to have a chance to escape back to the port. Should we choose the fleet to turn left and start a decisive battle with the Germans again?"

Jelico slowly spoke: "If the large fleet sets its front left again to rescue Orion, who will protect the safety of the large fleet? We have already exploded inexplicably, and the other battleship has overturned and sunk in a very short period of time due to excessive water inflows. I really can't let this fleet continue to fight against the Germans, and then lose more main ships! The order will allow Orion to turn right immediately and get out of the battle, and Lord Nelson in the rear will follow up quickly. We cannot waste any moment of time in retreat!"

Hearing Jelico's order, the British officers present couldn't help but feel a strong sense of unwillingness and grief. Letting the Orion, which had only 13.5 knots, escape alone was equivalent to abandoning the brothers of the robe who were still fighting side by side with him the moment before. They had almost no reason to survive under the pursuing German muzzles. However, if they turned around and covered up, the favorable escape situation created by the destroyer fleet without hesitation will be gone; once it is too big

If the fleet was completely entangled by the German high seas fleet and launched a new round of desperate attacks, then judging from the previous situation of British battleships constantly exploding, the local large fleet would have suffered a heavier blow. The British staff officers all knew very well that if one or two warships exploded, they could be blamed for the accidental phenomenon of the other party's character explosion, then five consecutive battleships except Dabang were set off. There must be a problem with the British warship itself!

The artillery fire was red and the light was shining. The fleets of both sides fought for more than twenty minutes. The Germans seemed to be afraid that the Orion, who had fled the battlefield alone, would escape from the Heavens. In fact, a whole battleship squad turned the guns and fired fiercely at it. Although the Orion flashed left and right, it was still constantly hit by the concentrated fire of the four battleships on the other side. After a while, the flames of hundreds of meters high soared into the sky were ignited on the body of the warship. Under the whistling sea breeze, it was as terrifying as a demon twisting in the air.

At the same time, the front dreadnoughts behind the British battleship were also struggling to move forward in a staggering towering water column. Without the care of his elder brother, these cannon fodder warships had no idea at all. They could only use their strength to keep up with the pace of the main fleet ahead and flee at full speed without looking back. However, because the speed of the front dreadnoughts was quite innately inferior to that of the dreadnoughts, they could not escape the juniors of the dreadnoughts under the conditions of each inlet. After a period of time, the German warships were not only not thrown away, but instead brought the distance closer. Almost every second, British sailors were killed and injured in artillery fire.

"Boom!" Thunder sounded, and the waves surged. A rolling wave of water suddenly danced in front of the bow of the USS Trafalga. Jelico grabbed the telescope with a angrily angrily, but saw that the battle cruisers of the German reconnaissance fleet were in gloom and were hanging more than ten kilometers away to bombard his warships. A shell angrily hit the tail of the battleship of the USS Ajax, stirring up the rushing sea of ​​fire. Seeing these murderers who slaughtered their fast fleet and killed Betty in the sea, Jelico burst into anger and suddenly shouted: "Send George V to give priority to the First Battleship Fleet to solve these despicable sneak attackers!"

With Jelico's order issued, a colorful ripples of fire suddenly burst out in front of the British ship; the 343mm shells roared and thunder broke through the sky like thunder. Although the Bold had sunk, the other British warships were also seriously injured in the battle with the German Caesar-class; but compared with the German reconnaissance fleet that had experienced consecutive bloody battles, the situation of the British First Battle Fleet was undoubtedly much better. After a moment of battle, they pushed the German reconnaissance fleet into a disadvantage; the German war patrol was surrounded by water columns, and countless tsunamis and waves swept towards its deck.

At 15:41, the battleship George V scored the most effective hit of the British fleet after the end of the Moritz battle patrol. An armor-piercing bomb roared like a meteorite, which hit the commander tower of the Deflinger! Although the shell could not penetrate its 350mm hardened armor, the violent blunt collision and violent thunder exploded caused a large area of ​​the internal armor wall to shatter; countless steel fragments were shot in it, and all German officers, including Hippel, fell into a pool of blood. The medical soldiers and the damage control team endured the destruction of high temperature flames and toxic smoke, dragged the fleet commander and chief staff officer out of the pile of dead people; however, both were seriously injured and unconscious, and the entire fleet was immediately in a state of interruption of command!

The artillery fire was rumbled and the flames were as bright as a rainbow. The confrontation was undoubtedly the British fleet. After a short while, the only turret of Catherine, Luzov, was blown up by a 343mm shell. The water press and the rotating mechanism were damaged, and the main gun fire was completely extinguished. Von der Tinn and Seidlitz were also hit one after another, and the flames that had been suppressed were burning again. As the armor-piercing bombs were about to be exhausted, the German reconnaissance fleet turned left and left the battlefield under the leadership of De Fringer, and their mission was finally declared.

On the main battlefield behind, the rough-skinned German battleships once again dominated the battlefield. The British Sixth Battleship Detachment, which had been pressing against four Bismarck-class decisive battleship patrols, is now shaking under the heavy artillery of the German dreadnought; its thin dome armor of 25mm, 203mm shell-mounted shells, and 229mm cannon mount protection cannot be the capital for its survival on the battle line. Although Jeliko repeatedly used his usual tricks to make the cannon fodder destroyer launch a torpedo attack aimed at changing the course of the German fleet, his own thin skin design can only delay and cannot change its destiny.

At 15:58, the 18,800-ton Bolerofon-class 4 ship Cyclops sank in a big explosion; twenty minutes later, its ship Gorgon of the same class was completely destroyed and became a beast with limbs that had lost its limbs. They could only be slaughtered by the German fleet on the spot. Orion was even more devastated under the bombardment of the opponent's artillery fire, and the entire ship ignited a devastating surging flame. Although the German battleship was also severely damaged and stormed, and the fire was spurted around, they were able to release smoke and retreat calmly under the cover of the torpedo boats!

The only thing that made Jelico overjoyed was that his cannon fodder destroyer, the "Jicar" cannon fodder destroyer that was dispersed in a dog fight, accidentally discovered the German battleship Pomerania, which was staggering back from the battlefield. The Jalico used two torpedoes to sink the German battleship that could not be avoided, which saved the last face of the British battleship fleet, which was completely defeated in the decisive battle.

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Chapter completed!