Iron Blood Germany: Rise of the Kaiser's Son
Chapter 737

Massacre

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"Even if the Island Nation's Capital Ships outnumbered ours, they had no way of dealing with us. So they could only think of other methods. The only thing that could threaten us was their Torpedoes! To ensure their torpedo attacks succeeded, they intended to eliminate our cruisers and destroyers first, clearing away the obstacles for their strikes!" Rear Admiral Mauff said.

Vice Admiral Spee nodded. "It seems the Island Nation people are not as doomed to be slaughtered by us as we previously imagined! Even driven into such a desperate corner, they are still thinking of ways to defeat us. It seems we truly cannot underestimate them."

"Yes, General. This time, we must severely cripple them, or even eliminate them completely. Only then will it be most advantageous to the Empire. The Empire's interests in the Pacific Ocean can then be guaranteed!" Rear Admiral Mauff said.

"Order all Capital Ships to cease bombarding the Island Nation Navy's Capital Ships. Eliminate their cruisers first! Let the Island Nation people see how we use our main guns to massacre their cruisers!" Vice Admiral Spee ordered.

"Yes, General!" Rear Admiral Mauff nodded.

The nine Battlecruisers immediately began swinging their turrets around, shifting their targets to the Island Nation Navy's Armored Cruisers, which were continuously firing on the German Expeditionary Fleet's Light Cruisers.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three triple-mounted, 50-caliber 380mm Main Gun turrets aboard the Battlecruiser Mackensen began firing at the Armored Cruiser Kasuga. Shells weighing more than a ton smashed viciously into the sea, throwing up towering columns of water.

Colonel Sakamoto Shigenori, captain of the Armored Cruiser Kasuga, was dumbfounded.

"Damn it! The Germans are using their Battlecruisers against us? Damn it, isn't this just bullying us too much?" Sakamoto Shigenori felt like crying but had no tears to shed.

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