The British's luck against the sky seemed to end at this moment, and at least one huge explosion occurred on the Reputation, which overwhelmed the sound of the waves and the sound of artillery.

It echoed in the sky, silenced all around. The flames that soared into the sky rolled and rose, as if they were about to continue into the sky.

This explosion caused parts on the reputation to splash everywhere, metal twisted and collapsed, and steel plates torn apart. It seemed that the heavy armor could not stop the spread of combustion at all.

The Reputation is over, and this is the voice in the hearts of all the people on the Hood battlecruiser who saw the explosion. They just confirmed this from this explosion.

"Send a telegram to the Reputation immediately! Confirm the loss of the warship! Quick! Quick!" Standing on his command position, John Tovey spoke weakly and ordered his men to contact Reputation quickly.

He really hoped that he could get an echo, but in fact the telegram he sent was like a muddy bull entering the sea, and no answer was received at all.

The huge explosion was so fierce that it suddenly shocked most of the people on the warship. Everyone was lifted up high by the vibration of the explosion, and then fell heavily to the ground.

After the warship finally recovered, some soldiers and their officers who could barely get up on the Reputation Unit found that the warship under their feet had been seriously tilted.

The captain didn't need to order the ship to abandon it, and the warship had lost its balance. The speed of its sinking was calculated in seconds, and the sea water poured into the broken compartment and filled these places in an instant.

Even the German Navy was shocked by the huge explosion. They saw the dazzling flame on the dark sea.

The sailors on the battleship Tirbitz even sighed, saying that he had never seen such a tragic explosion.

Yes, tragic! In the dark night, the adjective of tragic can be accurately chosen by the fireworks formed by the explosion, which can fully illustrate how shocking the explosion is.

In fact, the flame illuminated the sky and also illuminated the battlecruiser of the Hood hundreds of meters away.

The flames soared into the sky, and the bow turret of the Battleship of the Reputation battleship was hit by a shell Tilbitz had just shot.

This shell was originally aimed at the rear of the burning fire of the Prestige, but the accuracy was indeed somewhat deviated.

But this deviation made the shell hit the B turret of the Battlecruiser of the Reputation Battlecruiser and penetrated the armor there.

The armor-piercing bomb that penetrated suddenly detonated the loaded launching medicine, and then the launching medicine exploded in front of the unclosed blast, and the armor-piercing bomb also detonated.

Then, the explosion of shells and launching drugs destroyed the compartment and detonated another cannon and its launching drugs.

Perhaps it is because there is no closed isolation door that should be closed, or perhaps it is because the explosion destroyed the closed hatch door. In short, the hatch door that should have played an isolation role did not play its due role.

Then the fire suddenly spread into the ammunition compartment under the turret, igniting all the main gun shells stored inside and the launching medicine in another ammunition compartment.

The huge explosion, including the launching medicine, suddenly broke the fragile battleship of the Reputation, and the huge explosion caused the thousand-ton B turret to fly up.

Because it is the turret B, the explosion location is not far from the bridge. The energy of the explosion affects the bridge and the turret A. It takes only a moment to explode.

So, just when everyone thought that the explosion of the Reputation was enough to destroy the warship and it must have been sinking, the second explosion sounded again.

In an instant, the second explosion allowed everyone to see clearly the current situation of the Reputation Number. The bow of the explosion had completely scattered, leaving only a short head, which had fallen on the sea.

The bridge of the Reputation was submerged in the fire and could not be seen clearly. However, from the rear, the warship had undergone severe rolling, and it only took a few minutes to float on the water surface.

Sure enough, the huge light formed by the explosion had not disappeared. Under everyone's gaze, this battle cruiser with a very beautiful appearance fell head-on in the water.

The sea water made the huge flames on its bridge extinguish in an instant, but at this time, the reputation number that had been broken into two pieces, and everyone is actually very clear about the ending.

Even if there are people who fall into the water on this warship, it is estimated that someone will have to wait two or three hours before someone will come to rescue them. As for the poor people to freeze to death, the water temperature in the Atlantic Ocean will only take 20 minutes.

Of course, the nearest battlecruiser Hood would not turn back to rescue the fallen waterers, and of course, the German warship would not have such thoughts.

By the time other British Navy warships arrived, they probably could only salvage the bodies floating on the sea.

Of course, it is also possible that even the bodies are not needed to be salvaged - because the Reputation Sinks too quickly and suddenly, and it is estimated that only a few soldiers can escape the vortex of the sinking warships.

The explosion of Reputation made John Tovey, who was standing on the battlecruiser of the Hood, feel unprecedented pressure. He has now lost a warship. If a German warship cannot be left behind, he will be a complete loser in this naval battle.

Therefore, although the commander of the British Navy's search fleet began to order the distance to be widened at this time, he had no intention of retreating.

The battlefield was changing rapidly. When the Hood battlecruiser turned, the German battleship Bismarck was also fine-tuning the route.

Lütjens was frightened by the precise shooting of the British Navy. He planned to save his battleship as much as possible instead of fighting an unnecessary war of attrition with the enemy.

Therefore, Lütjens ordered the battleship Bismarck, whose speed had reached nearly 28 knots, to start decelerating north by 10 degrees with his own fleet.

He hopes to be able to distance himself from the opponent and use slight turns to interfere with the enemy's aim.

On the other hand, he had asked the damage managers of the warship to repair the damaged cranes and places where the fire was caught as quickly as possible.

If the warship can be restored, it can hide in the darkness before dawn arrives to avoid being hit by the British warship again.

If the opponent loses the target Bismarck battleship and instead attacks other battleships, you need to re-tune your aim and the hit accuracy will be immediately cleared.

"Just leave like this?" In his mind, Lütjens was struggling fiercely. He knew that if he fled with a warship at this time, he might never be able to get rid of the curse of fearing the British Navy.

While standing there hesitating, Lindman, the captain of the USS Bismarck battleship beside him, suddenly issued his own combat order.

"Let the battleship adjust the shooting angle after turning! After being ready, carry out the next volley!" Linderman did not cancel Lütjens's order, but after Lütjens' order, he added his own order.

During the turn, he ordered his warship to continue to fire, which was much more conscientious compared to the order issued by Lütjens just now.

Lütjens heard this order, looked at the dark sea in the distance, and finally nodded without denying the fire order this time.

At least, in his heart, he was unwilling to leave in such a mess with the humiliation of escaping from the battle.

And even less willing to escape in such a shame than him were the fledgling colonel commander of the German Navy, the captain of the Bismarck battleship, and Lindermann.

Just now, just after the German warship Tirbitz used a precise shell to kill the Battlecruiser of the Reputation in the distance, Linderman felt something seemed to be burning in his body.

The German Navy must escape with its tail between its legs? The German Navy will never be able to defeat the British Navy. He Lindermann is not convinced! He Lindermann is not convinced even if he dies in the Atlantic Ocean!

He was dissatisfied, so he had to fire the gun after turning! He did not intend to escape, but was preparing to distance himself and disrupt the opponent's firepower and continue to fire the gun and fight!

Even though he lost Jutland, the German Navy still used the rainbow action to tell the people of the world that they still had the last trace of passion! Now the passion has not cooled, at least it has not completely cooled down!

Hiding in the night, letting other warships stand in front, and like the aircraft carrier Zeppelin behind him, he is a turtle that Lindman might as well die!

When the battleship Bismarck was built, it was known as the most defensive battleship. Bismarck, who was carrying small cannons in a large ship, was proud of the only defense left besides the speed.

How could the warship that should have protected all its comrades behind and used its own armor to resist the enemy's firepower to huddle behind?

Cowardice is even more intolerable than sinking. How can the commander be a soft boy on a warship named after the Iron-blooded Prime Minister?

"Prepare to shoot a salvo!" Lütjens suddenly laughed, his smile on his face was so bright: "I will stand here until the moment of victory comes!"

At this moment, he made up his mind that if the Bismarck was hit and forced to slow down, he would accompany the old prime minister to sink in this cold sea.

"Report! Sir! Turret A is ready!" The officer in charge of artillery shouted loudly: "Turt B is ready!"

"The turret y is ready! The turret x can open fire!" Finally, he stood there solemnly, waiting for the next order.

"Let's fire!" Lütjens looked at Lindemann, who was raising his chin and squinted, and solemnly said a brief and clear command.

"Boom!" After the Bismarck turned, he shot his own new volley.

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Chapter completed!