"Your Excellency, Captain, it's over, we're done! The ammunition depot at the stern of the ship exploded, and the entire stern of the ship was blown up!" An officer with a Panic look on his face reported to Captain Shiyoshi Yatoya, the captain Battleship of the 'Owari'.
"Baga! Abandon the ship, abandon the ship immediately!" Captain Shiyoshi Yatoya immediately ordered.
Obviously, after suffering such a tragic trauma, the fate of 'Owari' number Battleship has been decided. No one can prevent the Battleship from sinking. Under such circumstances, abandoning the ship to save life has become the last option.
"Hi, Captain!" the officer immediately gave the order.
However, at this time, the entire 'Owari' number Battleship was already in chaos. There were sailors everywhere grabbing lifeboats or lifebuoys. Everyone is not a fool, so they naturally know that under such circumstances, the number 'Owari' Battleship is over. If we don't move quickly, they might all die here.
In fact, of the more than 1,400 people on board 'Owari' number Battleship, less than a hundred people actually managed to escape. The rest of the people sank into the sea along with the battleship.
The sinking of the Battleship 'Owari' is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Island Nation fleet. This made their disadvantage in this naval battle even more obvious.
However, while the 'Owari' number Battleship slowly sank into the sea, the Island Nation fleet was also lucky and hit the 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' number Battleship twice. One of the shells even blew up a Propeller Shaft, causing the speed of the 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' Battleship to continue to decrease. Under such circumstances, Lieutenant General Theodor Burchardi had no choice but to order the Battleship 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' to withdraw from the battle, leave the battlefield under the cover of night, and return to the Lion City naval base for repairs under the protection of a destroyer. If it continues to stay on the battlefield, the 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' Battleship whose speed has dropped will definitely become the target of Island Nation Navy's crazy Encirclement Offensive destroyer. If the Island Nation fleet seizes the opportunity and sinks it, the loss will be huge.
Anyway, even if the 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' number Battleship withdraws from the battle, there will still be six Capital Shipss of German fleet. In terms of numbers, they are already at an absolute advantage. Defeating the Island Nation fleet is even more certain.
"We must ensure the safety of the 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' number Battleship. I don't want them to have accidents!" Lieutenant General Theodor Burchardi said. After losing the 'König' number Battleship, he did not want his fleet to lose other warships. Especially since the naval battle has just begun, it is not known how long it will take before the entire war is over. No one knows how many of these Capital Ships will be left after the war is over. He even asked if there was anything left. Therefore, if you can keep one ship, then it's just one ship!
"Okay, General!" Major General Felix nodded. It's still dark, so it's undoubtedly the best opportunity to evacuate. Once daylight comes, the chances of being discovered are much higher. At that time, the Island Nation fleet can completely use submarines, destroyers or aircraft to destroy the 'Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm' Battleship.
"Order each ship to gather firepower and kill the remaining two Capital Shipss of the Island Nation people. Then we will go back and kill their other warships!" Lieutenant General Theodor Burchardi ordered.
In addition to these four Island Nation fleets, Kii-class and Battleship, there are many other warships. For example, the 'Tosa' is about to arrive on the battlefield, the 'Ise', the 'Hyuga' and the 'Mutsu' are still in hot pursuit, and the 'Fuso' and 'Yamashiro' are falling behind. Therefore, even though four Capital Shipss of the Island Nation fleet have been sunk so far. But there is still a long way to go before the Island Nation fleet is completely eliminated.
"Yes, General." Major General Felix replied.
Now is undoubtedly the best opportunity. If the remaining two ships of the Island Nation fleet, 'Kii-class' and Battleship, can also be eliminated, then German fleet will undoubtedly be able to achieve a great victory in this naval battle.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
German fleet The remaining six Capital Shipss directed all their firepower at the Battleship number 'Suruga', trying to sink this Battleship ship in the shortest possible time.
The 'Suruga' number Battleship is currently the flagship of the Island Nation fleet. When the shells fell like raindrops, Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo's face in the command tower of the 'Suruga' number Battleship was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"Baga! How could this happen?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo seemed a little unbelievable at this result. In this naval battle, their losses were so great that they were beyond his expectation.
"General, what should we do now? Although the Germany people had one Battleship sunk by us and one was severely damaged. But they still have six ships and we only have two. Six to two, we have almost no chance of winning." Captain Fukudome Shigeru also looked pale.
Although, during the battle, they also destroyed German fleet and one Battleship, and severely damaged another one. To be able to achieve such results despite being at an absolute disadvantage is undoubtedly very good.
But unfortunately, they are still at a disadvantage. And the disadvantages are becoming more and more obvious. If this continues, I'm afraid they will all be sunk before long. By then, they will be completely helpless in this naval battle.
"How long will it take for the 'Tosa' to arrive?" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo asked.
"General, the 'Tosa' number Battleship is on its way, but it will take at least half an hour." Captain Fukudome Shigeru reported.
The 'Tosa' Battleship is now the Battleship in the Island Nation fleet second only to the 'Kii-class' in speed. Now it is rushing towards the battlefield at a speed of more than 26 knots.
"However, General, even if the 'Tosa' arrives on the battlefield, I'm afraid it won't be able to change the situation. German fleet's advantage is too great." Captain Fukudome Shigeru almost lost confidence.
Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo Although he is unwilling to accept this result, it is the fact and there is no room for him not to accept it. Even if the 'Tosa' Battleship arrives on the battlefield, it will not help. German fleet has great advantages. Judging from the speed at which they sank the 'Owari' No. Battleship, I'm afraid they could sink the 'Suruga' No. Battleship in less than half an hour. In this case, all the Capital Shipss in the Island Nation fleet may be sunk before dawn.
"Send Telegram to Mr. Commander and tell him that we have failed and must retreat! Otherwise, all our Capital Ships will be lost here!" Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo made up his mind.