All sixteen Capital Ships of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy had been sunk in this battle. Although quite a few small and medium warships remained, without their Capital Ships, those vessels no longer posed much of a threat to the German Navy.
"General, we've won again!" Lieutenant General Richter Fiers said excitedly.
Admiral Hipper nodded, appearing quite calm. After all, with such an overwhelming advantage, if the German Navy Combined Fleet still could not win this battle, then the German Navy's commanders would be utterly incompetent.
"Order the fleet to deal with the Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's small and medium warships! Persuade them to surrender or sink them wherever possible!" Admiral Hipper ordered.
Though those smaller vessels no longer posed much of a threat, allowing them to escape would still create considerable danger for Germany. This was especially true if those warships specialized in attacking Germany's overseas trade routes. Therefore, persuading them to surrender or sinking them was the best course of action.
"Yes, General!" Lieutenant General Richter Fiers immediately went to issue the orders.
The German Navy then launched attacks against the Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's small and medium warships. Although the Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy still had quite a number of such vessels remaining, and they were all fast Light Cruisers and destroyers, the Austro-Hungarian vessels of the same types were still inferior to the German Navy's Light Cruisers and destroyers in both speed and firepower.
What was more, the German Navy's Battlecruisers were fast enough to catch the Austro-Hungarian Empire Navy's Light Cruisers. Thus, there was virtually no suspense in this battle.
The German Navy's calls for surrender also proved highly effective. With all their own Capital Ships already sunk, even a fool knew that defeat was certain. Especially since even their Fleet Commander had been killed in battle, along with