Bad Luck (Bonus Chapter for 3,200 Votes)

"Damn it, the Germans have focused their attacks on our Kongo-class battlecruisers!" Admiral Ijūin Gorō cursed.

"Return fire! Commander, we have to return fire!" Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō said anxiously.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet's Capital Ships immediately launched their counterattack. However, apart from the 356mm Main Guns of the three Kongo-class battlecruisers, the 305mm Main Guns of the other Capital Ships posed no threat whatsoever to the German Navy's battlecruisers.

The fierce Artillery Battle between the two sides erupted once more. Yet just as before, the German Navy Combined Fleet, with fewer Capital Ships, still held a firm advantage. The Island Nation Combined Fleet, despite having more Capital Ships, had instead fallen into the passive position of taking blows.

Boom!

A shell fired from the battlecruiser SMS Friedrich der Grosse struck the battlecruiser Kongo. The shell hit Kongo's After Deck. Its flimsy deck armor was effortlessly pierced by the heavy shell. The shell exploded inside the warship, and its immense power not only destroyed several compartments but also snapped one Propeller Shaft. This directly caused Kongo's speed to plummet.

"Commander, Kongo's situation is very bad. Please transfer immediately!" Yamashita Gentarō said anxiously to Admiral Ijūin Gorō.

Admiral Ijūin Gorō nodded. Kongo had been damaged and had lost speed, which meant this battlecruiser would never make it back to Tokyo Bay. This was the Combined Fleet's flagship! But unfortunately, it was now doomed to be sunk.

"Yamashita, go to Hiei. I'll go to Hanoi. Kongo cannot escape anymore, but Hiei and Kirishima can still make it back. Our losses are already great enough; we cannot suffer any more. Hiei and Kirishima must escape!" Admiral Ijūin Gorō said solemnly.

"But, Admiral, I..." Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō hesitated, unable to continue. He feared that even if he escaped