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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 371: The Overlord of the Far East Sea

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    Although the heavy cruiser "Tianjin" was severely damaged, it withdrew from the battle line.  However, the addition of the 'Nanjing', 'Guangzhou', 'Changsha', 'Kulun' and 'Dihua' has caused a fundamental change in the situation on the battlefield, which has become ten to five.

    On the battleship ¡®Empress of India¡¯, Lieutenant General Philmantle¡¯s face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.  Although, he changed his tactics and focused on the "Tianjin" and "Shanghai", and successfully damaged the "Tianjin" and forced it to withdraw from the battle.  However, this not only did not change the situation of the British Far East Fleet, but made their situation even more dangerous.  Although the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers are not as armored as battleships, they are full of firepower and pose a huge threat to the British Navy's "Sovereign Class" battleships.  Now facing a two-on-one situation, the British Far East Fleet is very passive!

    "Boom!" At one o'clock in the afternoon, the battleship "China" fired the most threatening blow.  A 305mm shell hit the amidships of the 'Empress of India'.  The chimney on the "Empress of India" was blown down.  Thick smoke filled the surroundings of the "Empress of India", and the toxic gas could not be discharged, killing many sailors.  At the same time, the power of the 'Empress of India' also began to decline sharply.  Once it loses power, it will undoubtedly become a living target in this fierce naval battle. In addition to surrendering, the only option is to be sunk.

    ¡°General, the ¡®Empress of India¡¯ has been severely damaged, please transfer to the ¡®Lamiyi¡¯ immediately!¡± the adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel David, said nervously.  As a flagship, the 'Empress of India' has always been a magnet for shells, and it is even more so now.  The Chinese Navy will definitely take this opportunity to sink the 'Empress of India'.

    Lieutenant General Philmantle hesitated for a moment, a trace of humiliation flashed in his eyes, and finally nodded.

    ¡°If that doesn¡¯t work, abandon the ship!¡± Lieutenant General Philemantle said to the captain, then boarded the traffic boat and left the ¡®Empress of India¡¯.  Although he was very reluctant to admit it, the fact was that the 'Queen of India' was basically hopeless.  Not only the 'Empress of India', but the entire British Far East Fleet was almost hopeless.

    "Haha! Well done, sink the British flagship completely!" Deng Shichang ordered excitedly on the battleship "Zhonghua".  Although the naval battle has progressed to this point, the Chinese Navy's home fleet has completely established its advantage and is not far from victory.  The British Navy's Far East Fleet only has 5 battleships left to support itself. If one is sunk, one less battleship will be lost!

    "Don't worry, Commander! It's up to us!" said Commodore Hai Zhengsheng, the captain of the "Zhonghua".  Previously, the 'Zhonghua' seemed to be out of luck and had not achieved much success.  As a captain, he also felt great pressure.  Now, I can finally feel proud.  Although the "Empress of India" has not lost its combat effectiveness, after losing power, it will inevitably become a piece of fat on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered.

    "Boom!" At 1:15 in the afternoon, when Lieutenant General Philmantel had just boarded the 'Lamiyi', the 'China' hit the 'Empress of India' again, and the shells hit the 'Empress of India' at a 45-degree angle.  The slope penetrated the armor under the rear main gun of the 'Empress of India' and penetrated the ammunition magazine located under the main gun.  Dozens of shells were all detonated, and in the violent explosion, the entire stern of the 'Queen of India' was blown up.  Subsequently, a large amount of seawater poured into the "Empress of India" from this part. Damage control was already helpless in the face of such damage.  As more and more seawater poured in, the bow of the 'Queen of India' was raised high, and in less than two minutes, it sank into the sea with the bow facing upwards.

    "Empress of India" was sunk, and the Chinese Navy suddenly cheered.  The current British Navy only has the HMS Lamy, the HMS Repulse, the HMS Resolution and the HMS Royal Oak.  Their opponents also had four powerful battleships and 6 heavy cruisers that were no weaker than their battleships.

    Although, the ¡®Lamiyi¡¯ raised the flagship flag immediately.  However, this could no longer restore the morale of the British naval soldiers.  In the beginning, even though we faced disadvantages.  However, the soldiers are still willing to fight for the glory of the British Navy.  But now, knowing that they are destined to lose, it is somewhat impossible for them to continue fighting desperately.

    At 1:36 pm, the battleship "Royal Oak" was hit by the heavy cruiser "Shanghai".  A 305mm main gun shell hit the starboard side of the Royal Oak near the waterline.  The high-speed shells easily tore through the Royal Oak's armor, blasting a two-meter hole.  The damage control team of the Royal Oak immediately carried out damage control.  However, a two-meter-long hole is not so easy to plug.  HugeThe water pressure cannot be resisted by humans.

    As a last resort, the Royal Oak had to close the watertight doors of some cabins on the starboard side.  At this time, hundreds of tons of seawater poured into the battleship "Royal Oak", which caused the battleship "Royal Oak" to tilt 15 degrees to the right.  In order to balance the ship, the captain of the battleship Royal Oak ordered water to be poured into the port side to help balance the ship.  However, what he did caused the speed of the Royal Oak to drop from 15 knots to 8 knots.  And this is completely fatal to the 'Royal Oak' which is under siege.

    At two o'clock in the afternoon, the "Dihua" hit the "Royal Oak".  A 305mm naval gun shell blew away a 152mm single gun on the starboard side of the Royal Oak.  At the same time, a two-meter-long hole was once again torn near the waterline.  This time, turbulent seawater poured in, causing the Royal Oak to begin to tilt again.  Now, thousands of tons of seawater have been poured into the battleship 'Royal Oak', and this amount is still rising sharply.  The hull began to tilt slowly. There is no doubt that this battleship will flip to the right in the next few minutes.  The British soldiers above didn't care about anything else and ran for their lives.  However, out of hundreds of people, no more than fifty managed to escape, and the rest, including the captain, all sank into the sea.

    The sinking of the battleship 'Royal Oak' further worsened the situation faced by the British Navy's Far East Fleet. Each of the remaining three battleships was injured.  And their opponents, whose number is more than three times theirs, almost all have very strong combat effectiveness.  Moreover, the battle between cruisers and destroyers has also been decided, and the British Navy's Far East Fleet is still completely defeated.  Except for a few destroyers surrounding the three battleships, the remaining cruisers or destroyers were either sunk, surrendered or escaped.

    "General, what should we do now?" Lieutenant Colonel David asked in the bridge of the battleship "Lamiyi".  There is no doubt that the current British Far East Fleet has no chance.  The Chinese Navy used their powerful battleships to severely beat the world's maritime hegemon.  Moreover, unless Britain dispatched its main fleet from Europe to move eastward, they would have no hope of regaining their position.  Although the remaining three battleships were still firing, they were no longer accurate.  The proud British naval soldier was already very frightened.

    "Alas! Order each ship to break out of the encirclement on its own! The fate of each ship will be controlled by the captain himself!" Lieutenant General Philmantle said looking very tired.

    Soon, Lieutenant General Philmantle¡¯s order was issued.  The remaining three battleships and destroyers began to break out to the west. Each battleship chose a different direction.

    "Want to run away? It's not that easy! Order the ships to pursue, and we must destroy all these British warships!" Deng Shichang issued the order to pursue, and now, victory is in sight.

    The maximum speed of the 'Sovereign-class' battleship is only 17 knots. After the fierce battle, the damaged 'Lamiy', 'Counterattack' and 'Resolution' can only reach less than 15 knots.  How can this speed escape the pursuit of the Chinese naval fleet?  When the Chinese Navy's "Zhonghua-class" battleships and heavy cruisers launched a pursuit at a speed of more than 18 knots, the soldiers of the British Far East Fleet were desperate.

    At 2:30 in the afternoon, the battleship "Resolution" was sunk during the siege of as many as four heavy cruisers. Of the hundreds of British naval soldiers on the battleship, only a few dozen people escaped.

    At 2:45 p.m., the battleship "Repulse" raised the white flag despite being severely damaged.  However, when the Chinese navy stopped shelling and prepared to take over the battleship, the British sailors above opened the sea valve and sank the battleship into the sea.  The angry Chinese navy soldiers rammed and sank several lifeboats launched by the "Retaliatory", causing most of the hundreds of soldiers on the "Retaliatory" to fall into the sea and drown.  This later caused strong protests from the British side.

    The last battleship of the British Navy's Far East Fleet, the HMS Lamie, surrendered at 3:20 pm.  However, the Chinese navy warned them with flags that if they dared to open the sea valve, their life safety would not be guaranteed.  In the end, hundreds of British naval officers and soldiers, including Vice Admiral Philemantle, were all captured.

    At this time, the battle between the Chinese Navy¡¯s Home Fleet and the British Navy¡¯s Far East Fleet came to an end.  Since then, no naval force in the entire Far East can anymore compete with the Chinese Navy.  The Chinese Navy has become the overlord of the entire Far East and even the Pacific Ocean!

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