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    Although the German navy severely damaged four battleships of the American Far Flying Group in just twenty minutes and forced them to withdraw from the battle, they did not sink these battleships.  At the same time, the timely appearance of the British Navy also forced the German Navy to give up its attack on the American Expeditionary Fleet and instead deal with the more powerful British Navy.  Otherwise, the main force of the German Navy will not be able to escape its current predicament.

    "General, what should we do next? The British are blocked in the northeast. If we don't turn, we will face the superior firepower of the British Navy in five minutes!" Admiral Schmidt asked worriedly.  More than twenty battleships of the British fleet are already in the northeast, successfully seizing the T prefix. If the German fleet continues to maintain its course, it will be hit by the superior firepower of the British fleet.  The intensive artillery fire from more than twenty battleships will easily destroy any battleship in the German Navy.

    "Turn, turn 30 degrees to the left! Drive the Americans away! Prepare to fight the British!" Reinhardt.  Admiral Scheer ordered.  The British Navy already had a numerical advantage, and now it was intercepted in front of the German Navy. It was no longer possible for the German Navy to get rid of the British Navy.  Moreover, the British Navy was determined to eliminate the main force of the German Navy this time, otherwise it would not have deployed so many back-ups.

    "Yes, General!" General Schmidt nodded.  Although the current situation is very unfavorable for the German Navy, as German naval soldiers, they will not give up so easily.

    The battle line of the German fleet began to turn, and at the same time, intensive artillery fire once again poured into the American expeditionary fleet.  Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. East Coast Fleet William.  Admiral Benson immediately ordered the American Expeditionary Fleet to turn around.  In just twenty minutes, four battleships were severely damaged, which made William.  Admiral Benson was very distressed. Now that the British have arrived, there is no need for the American Expeditionary Fleet to continue to support here.

    The American Expeditionary Fleet quickly withdrew, but the British Navy accelerated its approach.  When the distance between the two sides was less than 10,000 meters, the fierce exchange of fire began again.  The white moonlight shines on the sea, and the visibility is not as good as during the day, but the huge figure of the battleship stretches like a hill on the sea. Although it is a little blurry, it is still the best target.

    At this moment, only 18 battleships of the German Navy continued to fight. During the brief exchange of fire with the American fleet, the battleship "Rhineland" was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle.  In the fierce battle at that time, both sides of the war had no extra energy to pay attention to these severely damaged warships. This allowed the Rhineland to drag the seriously injured hull under the protection of two destroyers and with the cover of night.  get away.

    At this moment, the British Navy still has 28 battleships.  In addition, the remaining battleships of the US Navy obviously will not sit idly by.  The British and American navies jointly commanded and already had a decisive advantage.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The naval officers and soldiers of both sides, who had been fighting fiercely for most of the day, tried their best to throw the cannonballs at each other, praying to hit the enemy.  Of course, it¡¯s because I can¡¯t see clearly.  Compared with that in the afternoon, the current hit rate has once again dropped a lot.  But the terrible situation faced by the German Navy has not changed much.  The American fleet joined the British Navy's battle line command, and most of the German Navy's battleships were attacked by two opponents.  This put the German navy at a complete disadvantage in naval battles.

    "Boom!" An orange-red fireball shined on the bow deck of the British Navy's battleship "Conqueror," which quickly pointed the direction for other battleships of the German Navy.

    Although the British sailors on the battleship "Conqueror" extinguished the fire in just a few minutes, the battleship "Conqueror" was still hit by a dense hail of bullets within these minutes.  Not only was the superstructure blown up, the bridge was also hit, and all the officers, including the captain, were slaughtered.  At the same time, three of the five twin-mounted 343mm main guns were also destroyed, and the firepower dropped by 60%.  In this case, the Conqueror, whose command was in disarray, had to withdraw from the battle.

    After successfully damaging a British Navy battleship, the morale of the German Navy was greatly boosted.  Although, the fierce fighting for most of the day has made the navy officers and soldiers very tired.  But everyone still gritted their teeth and persisted.

    At 9:18 pm, the German Navy once again hit the British Navy's battleship "Monarch".  An armor-piercing shell struck Sovereign's side armor and exploded near the waterline.  Turbulent seawater poured into the battleship "Monarch." In just two minutes, more than a thousand tons of seawater poured into the hull, causing the hull of the battleship "Monarch" to begin to tilt.  The design of the watertight compartments of the British Navy's battleships is unreasonable. This makes it impossible for the battleships to close the watertight doors in time to prevent the intrusion of seawater after a leak occurs.

    ? ?The British naval officers on board the Sovereign tried their best to plug the leak and drain the water.  However, this is all in vain.  Within a few minutes, the 'Monarch' capsized, and the entire battleship slowly sank into the sea, leaving a huge swirl on the sea.  None of the 52 naval officers and soldiers on the battleship successfully escaped.

    ? Continuously severely damaging a battleship of the British Navy and sinking a battleship, this made the German Navy seem to see the possibility of a miracle.  If God is really on their side, it may be possible to reverse the situation.  Reinhardt.  Admiral Scheer immediately ordered the fleet to make persistent efforts to win this naval battle for the German Empire.

    However, God does not seem to favor the German Navy.  After the British Navy lost two battleships in a row, bad luck also befell the German Navy.

    At 9:22 pm, the German Navy's Friedrich der Grosse was hit continuously, and the entire superstructure burned.  This is so obvious under the night sky, and it has become a key target of the British Navy.  In the next five minutes, more than ten battleships launched multiple salvos at the battleship 'Frederick the Great'.  More than NO armor-piercing shells hit the battleship.  Even though the armor of the 'Frederick the Great' was very thick, it could not withstand it under such circumstances.

    With damage to many parts of the hull, and a fatal blow to the keel, the 'Frederick the Great' broke into two pieces and sank to the bottom of the sea in less than thirty seconds.  Of the more than a thousand German naval officers and soldiers on board, except for a few who survived, the rest sank with the battleship into the icy North Sea.

    After the battleship "Friedrich der Grosse" was sunk, the "Oldenburg" followed suit again.  The Oldenburg, which was besieged by three British Navy battleships, was already scarred, and two of its four twin 5mm main guns were destroyed.  At the same time, a small piece of the ship's bow was cut off.  The most terrible thing is that the place where it was hit was below the waterline. Cold seawater poured into the Oldenburg through the loophole at the bow of the ship. As more and more seawater poured in, the ship  The bow began to sink, but the stern of the ship rose upwards and was lifted out of the water.  Finally, the entire battleship sank into the sea with the bow down and the stern up.  Of the more than 800 naval officers and soldiers on the battleship, less than 100 successfully escaped.

    Two battleships were sunk in succession, which further weakened the combat power of the German Navy. On the contrary, the advantages of the British Navy and the United States Navy became more and more obvious after joining forces.  The German navy is already at an absolute disadvantage.

    At 9:31 pm, the German battleship Hesse was sunk.

    At 9:40 pm, the German battleship Bayer was severely damaged and had to withdraw from the battle.  However, when it exited the battle, it was besieged by the British Navy's destroyer squadron, and was eventually hit by two torpedoes and sank to the bottom of the sea.

    At 9:48 pm, the British Navy's battleship Centurion was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle.

    At 9:52 pm, the USS Oklahoma was severely damaged and withdrew from the battle.

    At 9:58 pm, the German battleship Osterfriesland was sunk.

    At this time, the German Navy only had 13 battleships left to continue fighting.  But the enemy still has 28 ships, which is more than twice the number of the German Navy.

    Reinhardt.  Admiral Scheer's face was full of despair.  At this point in the naval battle, he knew that it was impossible for the German navy to make a comeback.  This naval battle ended with a disastrous defeat for the German navy.  Although the German Navy still has a dozen battleships, no one knows how many of these battleships will be left until the end of the battle.  The British Navy would never let go of this opportunity to drive out the German Navy.

    At this time, a large dark cloud appeared in the sky, the moon was obscured by the clouds, and the visibility on the sea dropped again.

    "Retreat! Retreat immediately!" Reinhardt.  Admiral Scheer no longer cared about continuing the fierce battle with the British navy, and immediately took advantage of this rare opportunity to issue a retreat order.  Now that there is cover of night, the possibility of the German Navy getting rid of the British Navy is much greater.  Although this naval battle failed and the German Navy's dream of challenging the British Navy's maritime supremacy was shattered, at least it was able to retain part of the main force of the German Navy, leaving hope for the German Navy to rise again.

    "Hell! Pursue! Can't let the Germans escape!" John.  Admiral Jellicoe cursed secretly and immediately issued an order to the fleet.  Although many battleships of the German Navy were sunk, the remaining dozen or so battleships will still become a serious problem for the British Navy!
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