Over the South China Sea, the German Navy battleship formation was on patrol. One massive warship after another guarded the two aircraft carriers at the center. While the aircraft carriers Aries and Taurus had dispatched large numbers of carrier-based aircraft to attack the Island Nation Navy's 1st Carrier Squadron, the battleship formation was responsible for air defense.
For the battleship formation, whether it was the Island Nation Navy's Capital Ship Squadron or its aircraft carrier squadron, both were far too distant from them now. Thus, in the current naval battle, they could only stand by as spectators.
Fortunately, in last night's battle, they had sunk two battleships from the Island Nation Navy's Capital Ship Squadron. That was already a very good result. If the aircraft carrier formation could achieve even greater results in today's battle, then the German Navy would have this naval battle in the bag.
On the battlecruiser Blücher, officers and sailors were repairing the areas hit by shellfire. During last night's battle, the battlecruiser Blücher had also taken several shells. Although none of the hits had struck vital areas, they had still caused some damage. From the outside, several large holes had been blasted into the battlecruiser Blücher, leaving her looking rather bedraggled.
For now, the sailors could only carry out basic repairs. Many of the other wounds would require a return to a shipyard dock for proper repairs. Fortunately, they were all minor, nonfatal injuries, so they would not take much time to fix.
On the bridge, Lieutenant General Otto Schniewindt and Major General Abraham, the chief of staff, were drinking coffee. The battle had now been handed over to the Carrier-based Aircraft Unit, so they only needed to watch. For the two men who had just gone through a major battle, this was undoubtedly an