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Text Chapter 1,250 Forced to Surrender!

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    A formation composed of a 'Hanxin-class fast battleship, six 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers, a 'Ningbo-class light cruiser, and six 'Fuqing-class destroyers' chased north at a speed of 25 knots.  The British fleet's battleship 'Hercules' has a top speed of only 21 knots. In addition, their battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' was severely damaged and its speed was also greatly affected.  Therefore, the British fleet can maintain a speed of 5 knots or even lower at most.  Even if the British fleet has left two hours early, it will only take a few hours for the Chinese navy to catch up with them. The prerequisite is that the direction must be correct!

    In the bridge of the battleship Han Xin, Brigadier General Ge Chunlin was looking at the chart.  According to U.S. Navy reports, the British fleet's retreat direction was northwest.  Commodore Ge Chunlin believed that the British fleet probably wanted to cooperate with the battleship Queen Elizabeth that had retreated before, and then return to the UK across the Atlantic!

    "Hmph! British guys, let's see how you can run away this time? You can't run away!" Brigadier General Ge Chunlin said confidently while looking at the chart.  The British fleet consisted of 6 battleships, 'Edinburgh class', heavy cruisers, 16 light cruisers and 18 destroyers.  After the naval battle began, there was no remnant of the British fleet.  Except for the fact that the British Navy's qyg destroyer formation was sunk two destroyers during the battle, and the flagship battleship Queen Elizabeth was destroyed by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft force at the beginning of the war, there were no other attacks.  loss.  This is also a huge fleet. If this fleet can be destroyed or forced to surrender in this battle, it will be very beneficial for China to send troops to Europe in the future, defeat Britain, and completely win the world war!

    "Captain, the flagship is calling! The United States has contacted the USS Alabama and the USS Arizona, which they retreated early. Those two battleships did not know that the US fleet had surrendered to us. They had already surrendered to the Americans.  reported their position. They are currently in the sea fifty kilometers to the west of us. The British fleet was with us an hour ago.

    ¡®The battleship Queen Elizabeth has reunited and is probably sailing northeast!  Now the flagship has dispatched seaplanes for reconnaissance.  We will be contacted as soon as we receive the news.  "

    ¡®¡®Han Xin, a communications officer on the battleship reported to Commodore Ge Chunlin!

    "Well! I understand. Adjust the direction and sail northeast!" Brigadier General Ge Chunlin said.  With this clue, their pursuit of the British fleet will be much easier.  Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to accurately find the traces of the British fleet in the vast Atlantic Ocean.  In addition, although it will be dark in more than an hour, the take-off and landing of the seaplane is very simple and will not be greatly affected.  Moreover, the speed of seaplanes is much faster than that of battleships. If seaplanes are deployed, the British fleet will be unable to fly!

    The fleet adjusted its direction and pursued toward the northeast.  Although the speed of 25 knots is a bit difficult for the fleet, it is not a big problem.  Whether it is the 'Han Xin class, fast battleship or the 'Jiang He class, heavy cruiser', the maximum speed is more than 28 knots. Although it cannot cruise at high speed all the time, it is not difficult to chase the enemy at a speed of 25 knots in a short period of time!

    Half an hour later, the flagship battleship Tang Gaozu sent another telegram. The telegram stated that a seaplane had discovered traces of the British army and notified the pursuit fleet of its location!

    Brigadier General Ge Chunlin immediately lay down on the chart to find the specific location of the British fleet.  It turned out that the British fleet was less than thirty kilometers away from them, which made Commodore Ge Chunlin very excited!

    "Adjust navigation and continue the pursuit! Also send a telegram to the commander, requesting seaplanes to continue monitoring the British. We will catch up with the British within an hour and a half!" Brigadier General Ge Chunlin said excitedly.  As for the fact that it would get dark in more than an hour or two, he didn't care.  As long as they can catch up with the British fleet, they won't be able to escape.  At worst, after dawn the next day, the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese aircraft carrier formation will launch an attack on the British fleet and kill them completely!

    Thirty kilometers northeast of the pursuit fleet dispatched by the Chinese Navy, a fleet is sailing deep into the Atlantic Ocean.  However, the speed of the fleet is not very fast, and there is a huge warship that drags down the speed of the fleet.  This battleship is the battleship Queen Elizabeth, which was severely damaged by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft force.  This battleship has been severely damaged. Although the fire on the battleship has been extinguished now, due to the entry of hundreds of tons of seawater and the tilt of the hull, the battleship's speed has dropped a lot, and it can only sail at a speed of 12 knots.  .  This greatly hindered the fleet.

    But the British fleet has no idea of ????giving up on this battleship. After all, this is already the most powerful battleship in the British Navy.  After the Battle of Sicily, the British Navy's "Elizabeth"The King class is the only battleship left.  Before the Revenge-class battleship entered service, the British Navy had to rely on this battleship to support the scene!

    On board the battleship Marlborough, British Admiral John.  Germany.  Robeck's expression was gloomy and uncertain.  The British Navy joined the decisive battle against China this time to revive the glory of the Royal Navy.  But I didn't expect that I would still be defeated in the end.  Fortunately, the losses to the British fleet were not significant. Apart from two destroyers being sunk, only the battleship Queen Elizabeth was severely damaged.

    However, the repair can be completed by just lying on the slipway for a few months.  Being able to preserve the main combat power of the British fleet has allowed John.  Germany.  Admiral Robeck is very satisfied!  Of course, this is far from what he expected to defeat the Chinese Navy.  But now, I am very lucky to be able to escape!

    "Where did the Chinese plane take off from? According to the Americans, the entire western Atlantic Ocean is under their control, and it is impossible for a Chinese airport to appear! So, where did the Chinese plane take off?  Where did it take off from?" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback was puzzled.  If the Chinese aircraft had not appeared, the US-British naval combined fleet might not have failed this time, but would have achieved a brilliant victory!

    "Could it be that the Chinese moved the plane onto the ship and then took off from the ship? But doesn't a plane need a long runway to take off? How could there be such a long runway on the ship?" John.  have to.  Admiral Robek shook his head, unable to believe his own reasoning!

    "General, plane! Found a Chinese plane!" At this time, the anxious voice of a junior officer woke John up.  Germany.  Meditations of Admiral Roebuck.

    "What? How come the Chinese plane is here?" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roebuck was shocked.  He grabbed the binoculars and rushed out of the bridge. However, when he saw clearly that the plane looked like a seaplane with no attack power, the tension on his face did not dissipate!

    "Damn it, this is a Chinese reconnaissance plane, we have been exposed! Order the fleet to speed up immediately!" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback ordered.  However, due to the drag of the battleship Queen Elizabeth, their maximum speed was only 5 knots.  John.  Germany.  Admiral Robek only hoped that Night could lead General down quickly. In this case, they might be able to escape.  Otherwise, they will be dead!  After experiencing this naval battle, he has deeply understood the power of the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft force!  Such a large combined fleet quickly failed under the attack of the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft force.  If the Chinese navy's carrier-based aircraft units come after them, they will be doomed!

    John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback hopes that the pursuing Chinese are still far away from them, so that they will have enough time to escape!  However, the ideal is full and the reality is indeed backbone!

    In the evening, at 6:45 pm, the British fleet¡¯s lookout spotted the Chinese fleet coming from the southwest and immediately issued a warning!

    A shrill siren sounded over the British fleet, and a large number of British naval officers and soldiers rushed out of the cabin and entered a state of combat readiness!

    "General, we discovered the Chinese fleet, which consists of six battleships, six heavy cruisers, and 10 light cruisers and destroyers!" A staff officer asked John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback reported!

    "Six battleships? What models are they?" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback asked.

    ¡°Judging from the appearance, it is the Chinese ¡®Hanxin-class battlecruiser!¡± the staff officer reported!

    "'Han Xin class, battlecruiser? Huh! Do the Chinese think they can defeat us with just a few battlecruisers? It has been proven in the North Sea Battle that although battlecruisers are fast, they are no match for battleships.  !" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback said disdainfully!

    Soon, the communications officer entered the bridge again and asked John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback reported: "General, the Chinese fleet is very fast and is now rapidly shortening the distance between us! They sent us a message through the semaphore, asking us to surrender to them! Otherwise, they will  Sink us!"

    "Haha! What a joke, just these few battlecruisers? No, the Chinese want to delay time and wait for the follow-up battleships or aircraft!" John.  Germany.  Admiral Roback guessed.  He didn't pay attention to the Chinese Navy's several Hanxin-class battleships at all, and he was even more dismissive of the Chinese fleet's request for their surrender!
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