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Chapter 534 Crisis

The wind was howling, the waves were surging, and a black cloud swept quickly from the far side of the sky, and the storm was about to come. On the battle cruiser Luzov, which was loaded with a displacement of 27,500, Milao looked at the magnificent battleship gradually emerging from the distance, and was shocked and full of unbelievable expressions.

Four hours ago, as always, he ordered the launch of a seaplane shortly after the dawn came, so as to start a new day of hunting. However, just an hour later, a telegram was sent from the flagship Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet Fleet, saying that the British fast fleet had appeared 200 nautical miles northeast, causing him to hurry to help. He felt that the High Seas Fleet needed his own battle group, Milau immediately took back the plane that was conducting reconnaissance deep in the Atlantic Ocean and rushed to the target sea area at a speed of 22 knots. However, what he thought about was that the main force of the British Fleet, which had been searching for before, would appear in front of him like a magic weapon from the sky! Because of the gathering of black clouds in the Atlantic Ocean in winter, even the coal smoke during the sailing of the other fleet was well covered up, completely caught himself off guard!

Looking around, the opponent's masts and chimneys formed a dense jungle, with the number of warships at least 5 times that of him. The remaining essence of the Royal Navy in the Battle of the North Sea was gathered here, and its purpose was obvious. If the main force of the High Seas Fleet was here, he would naturally be unafraid of this battle. However, with the meager strength of his current squadron, he was even more unable to stop the enemy's iron cavalry from moving forward than the gangster who was a mantis armed chariot!

"Quick. Report the situation here to Frederick the Great immediately. The fleet is full of rudder and escapes from this area at full speed!" Milao shouted loudly to the staff officers who were still stunned by the place next to him. The officers woke up as if they were dreaming, and immediately dispersed after realizing their mission. The shrill alarm began to resound over the entire fleet, decks, cabins, stairs, and aisles were filled with sailors running wildly. The only thing that made Milao feel that there was still a glimmer of hope was that in order to rush to the battlefield in time, his fleet was driving rapidly at a speed far beyond the cruise, and the load of the power boiler was in a very high state: in this way, he no longer had to wait for the lengthy acceleration process. He could directly evacuate.

With Milau's order issued, the German fleet began to turn the rudder at full speed, and the bow of the ship stirred a large splash of waves. The sub-gun gunners in the inner circle below the forecastle even had the strong illusion that the sea was directly hitting their faces. Almost all German officers and soldiers were crossing their chests. They hoped that the British fleet's artillery fire would remain silent as usual; however, the other party did not give any mercy to these old enemies in the Battle of the North Sea, and the Luzov began to turn the rudder for less than two minutes!

"Boom!" Hundreds of large-caliber shells crashed into the sea like meteorites. The waves burst and danced, and the water columns rolled into the sky. The originally calm sea surface immediately seemed to be boiling. Countless waves that flew and disintegrating were like waterfalls, whistling heavily on the decks and bridges of two German battle patrols. Several sailors were immediately swept into the sea by the waves, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Feeling the cold water mist coming to face. Every German sailor who was standing at his post no longer had his usual comfort, and he felt awe-inspiring in his heart!

On the wide bridge, only an old man in British school uniform held the railing tightly, avoiding the aftermath of the water waves that were rushing down. It was Lieutenant Colonel Eckman, the captain of the Sherax, who had been captured before. Seeing the large fleet lined up in rows in front of him, the excitement on his face had reached its peak, and suddenly cheered like crazy, which attracted all the German soldiers around him to glare and look at him. He turned his head and looked at the Chongjia Division.

Major General Milao, who was protected by the tower, laughed with pride and said with a smug hurriedly: "Silly Germans, do you know why I would reveal the information about the busy Morenson route to you? It is to lure you into this southern waters and accept the righteous execution of the Royal Navy! The fair and kind God, these vicious pirates, finally killed countless British warriors for them and received the punishment they deserved!..."

"Tie this damn British man and throw it into the bottom cabin of the warship!" Hearing the ridicule and scolding faintly from outside the commander's tower, Milao, annoyed, said loudly to the people beside him. After a while, several strong German sailors immediately appeared beside Ekman with ropes; however, before they could take action, a harsh whistle came again, and a flash of light, violent vibration and thunderous explosion filled his feet and ears!

The water column collapsed and the waves gushed. A 343mm shell hit the stern of the Luzov. The aerial reconnaissance device, including the seaplane and the boom, was blown to pieces, and several German sailors fell into a pool of blood. The rear deck burst and rolled, and the flames soared into the sky. Fortunately, the warship steer was still intact. Seeing this, Ekman was extremely happy and laughed loudly: "Do you know why I didn't leave this ship, just to see with your own eyes the shameful end of you German pirates being blown into minced meat sauce! Let's all go to Shura Hell to confess!"

The British battleship fleet slashed the waves and moved forward rapidly on the sea at a speed of more than 20 knots. A series of brilliant lights that looked like fire dragons soared into the sky angrily burst out from the cold and dark muzzles in the deafening roar, blowing through the sea and air dozens of meters ahead; hundreds of kilograms of artillery shells roared wildly, whistling down with an unstoppable momentum, rolling up numerous huge waves, and making awe-inspiring sound. Although the British fleet's lineup in the North Sea Battle was far better than the present, it was with the German warships at that time.

In the fight against one, the projection per unit area is far from comparable to the current situation of the two battle patrols in this episode. Under Jelico's command, the firepower distribution of the British fleet was extremely orderly, and it did not appear at all when the more was fighting less, and it often faced the difficult situation of the bombing point of the ship: after a short while, the Luzov and Blüchel were covered by countless water columns; the surging sea waves that rolled up in less than 10 seconds made every German sailor feel like they were in a doomsday scene.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The hull shook violently, and the flames surged into the sky; in just two minutes, the Luzov was hit by five large-caliber shells. Under the huge power of the fierce blast, the non-core cabin parts of the warship instantly looked like mud and paper, and were rubbed unshape by a pair of invisible big hands: the deck burst and rolled, the bridge collapsed and shattered, and the German soldiers struggled to move forward in the flame passage filled with poisonous smoke, and the number of people swallowed by high temperature and poisonous gas was growing sharply at a terrifying speed. Although the four 350mm heavy artillery at the tail of its ship were fighting back with all their might, it seemed so weak in the face of the overwhelming artillery fire of the British fleet.

"Che..." The medicine jar screamed, and Huang Yan danced. Milao ordered the smoke screen to be released and turned the rudder again to avoid the opponent's artillery fire. The fleet, which was so dangerous, finally got a moment of breathing. Although the escape postures of his two ships against the enemy, ensured that the main armor was absolutely indestructible due to the increase in incident angle, it also greatly increased the area of ​​the warship being bombed compared to the horizontal battle (the shells of the main battleships fell parabola during the battle, which was essentially different from the flat shooting of the tank gun); if this continues, his two main battleships will have to be explained here in less than a quarter of an hour!

"General, what should we do now?" In the commander tower of the Luzov, a staff member with a bandage wrapped in his arms turned his eyes to Milao and asked anxiously. If he just fled like this, although the British battleships would not be able to catch up with their own steps, they had a large number of destroyers to rely on: as long as the British destroyers catch up and launch a few waves of torpedo attacks, even if they cannot get a hit, they can force the German battle patrol to make a large-scale turn maneuver, and thus be included in the strike range by the British battle fleet again. After so long going out to sea, the maximum speed of the two battleships has dropped to 24 knots; while the opponent's destroyers have been replenishing their energy for a long time, and they rushed up to launch the torpedo for a little more than an hour!

Looking at his subordinates' anxious faces with expectation, Milau suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind and said slowly: "There is no other way. Now all we can do is to use Anton House's retreat."

The artillery fire roared and the light burst, and the red and white cross flag of St. George was waving in the wind, shaking. On the bridge of the battleship Trafalga, there was a scene of cheering like a tide. Every time a red purple orange-red fireball burst out on the German warship in the distance, there was a burst of cathartic and angry cheers in the commander tower. Later, the entire commander tower was submerged in an excited and roaring ocean, and everyone looked at the thin and solemn figure in the center of Angli with admiration and awe: It was under his plan that the Royal Navy was able to swing this heavy punch and slam. After this battle, which German warship dared to go to the Atlantic Ocean to cause trouble?

"The Germans actually released so much smoke. Do they still want to reproduce the escape from House in the Mediterranean? Unfortunately, the number of auxiliary warships in our hands is not proportional at all. What can you rely on to deter the direct impact of the destroyer group?" Jelico put down the telescope in his hand, and a hint of killing in his plain words. "Tell me that the main fleet will keep the current navigation situation unchanged, and all destroyers except the 5th Squadron will attack immediately. God's favor has given me such an excellent opportunity, so these Germans will not want to live out of this Atlantic again!" (To be continued. (.))
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