"Boom! Boom!"
German Expeditionary Fleet's Battlecruiser was firing fiercely, and the shells roared towards Island Nation Navy's Protected Cruiser. At this moment, Island Nation Navy and Protected Cruiser seemed to have become frightened birds. They had no courage to confront Battlecruiser of German Navy and fled in all directions.
This also makes German Expeditionary Fleet's battle line no longer sustainable. Each Battleship had to spread out and pursue the Protected Cruiser of Island Nation Navy.
Protected Cruiser has a displacement of only three to four thousand tons, which is only a fraction of Battlecruiser. How can it possibly compete with Battlecruiser? Facing the pursuit of German Navy and Battlecruiser, they seemed to have no other choice but to escape.
Of course, even if they were to escape, it would be difficult for these Protected Cruiser to escape. Because, in front of German Navy's Battlecruiser, their speed undoubtedly seemed too slow.
"Boom!"
A 380mm Shell launched from the 'Derfflinger' No. Battlecruiser exploded on the side of the 'Tsushima' No. Protected Cruiser. The place where the explosion occurred was less than ten meters away from the number 'Tsushima' number Protected Cruiser.
Although the shell did not directly hit the 'Tsushima' number Protected Cruiser, the damage caused to the 'Tsushima' number Protected Cruiser was not small at all.
After the shell exploded underwater, the huge pressure generated surged in all directions, instantly creating large holes in the underwater hull of the 'Tsushima' No. Protected Cruiser. Sea water began to pour into the battleship crazily.
The sinking resistance of a Protected Cruiser with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons is naturally much inferior to those of those huge warships. This caused the ship Protected Cruiser to sink directly because of this near-missile bomb.
The other Island Nation Navy's Light Cruiser are also struggling to hold on under the attack of German Navy's Battlecruiser. Unable to fight or run, all they could do was to pray that the Germany people's shells would not hit them. Apart from this, there is no other way.
"Boom!" A 343mm Shell hit the "Kasagi" number Protected Cruiser. The entire stern of the ship was in the explosion and was blown to pieces. Not only did the battleship's speed begin to decrease, but it also lost its ability to turn. At the same time, the seawater rushing into the battleship was causing the tail of the battleship to continue to sink, and it was about to sink into the sea.
In front of the Battlecruiser of German Navy, these Protected Cruiser of Island Nation Navy are almost powerless to fight back. Their 152mm main gun can only destroy some superstructures at most. However, these Battlecruiser, 380mm Shell and 343mm Shell can easily injure them severely, or even directly kill them.
'Akashi' Light Cruiser suffered the most miserable fate, being hit in the ammunition depot. The violent explosion almost tore the entire 'Akashi' number Protected Cruiser into pieces. All the more than 300 lives Island Nation Navy on the battleship were killed.
The command tower of the 'Otowa' No. Protected Cruiser was penetrated by a 380mm bullet, killing all the officers including the captain. The entire bridge was blown up. Then, a 380mm Shell blew a big hole in its car insurance, killing the Protected Cruiser.
'Chikuma' number Protected Cruiser also ended badly. First, a 343mm Shell hit the boiler room, causing the high-pressure steam in the boiler to leak and directly scalding the sailors inside to death. Then two 343mm Shell hit the port side of the battleship almost simultaneously, blasting a big hole in the bow and amidships. With an injury like this, so-called loss control is of no use at all. The captain directly gave the order to abandon the ship.
Immediately afterwards, the two sister ships of the 'Chikuma', the Protected Cruiser, the 'Yahagi', the Protected Cruiser and the 'Hirado Z' number Protected Cruiser was also sunk by 'Goeben' number Battlecruiser and 'Hindenburg' number Battlecruiser.
This caused Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet to lose more than half of Protected Cruiser in a short period of time. It can be seen that under the massacre of German Navy's Battlecruiser, these Protected Cruiser had almost no other fate besides being sunk.
On the 'Kongo' number Battlecruiser, Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō gritted his teeth and reported the loss of Island Nation Navy to Admiral Ijūin Gorō. At this time, the three 'Kongo-class' Battlecruiser were still chasing German Navy's Battlecruiser Squadron.
"Your Excellency Commander, we can't go on like this. If we let the Germany people massacre us anymore, our Protected Cruiser will all be lost!" Rear Admiral Yamashita Gentarō said with red eyes.
Admiral Ijūin Gorō nodded, but unfortunately, they are still chasing German Navy, but it is difficult to catch up. Under such circumstances, even if they wanted to lend a helping hand, it would be difficult for them to do so!
"Command those Protected Cruiser to move closer to us! In this case, we may be able to lure the Germany people over. Then, launch a lightning strike!" Admiral Ijūin Gorō ordered.
At this time, he still pinned his hope on the destroyer's lightning strike, hoping that the lightning strike would be effective and defeat German Expeditionary Fleet in one fell swoop.
After the order was issued, the remaining six Protected Cruisers of the fleeing Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet had no choice but to turn around and go to join the flagship. In the process, he was once again hit by Battlecruiser Squadron from German Expeditionary Fleet. 'Soya' number Protected Cruiser and 'Suma' number Protected Cruiser were sunk. The number of Protected Cruisers sunk by Island Nation Navy's Combined Fleet increased to nine, leaving only four ships.
Such a loss made Admiral Ijūin Gorō's heart feel like it was bleeding. He knew very well that after Island Nation Navy experienced this loss, if he wanted to recover, he didn't know how long it would take. And, the battle is still going on! Maybe, by the end of the battle, they would have lost more warships.
"Lightning strike! Order the destroyer formation to launch a lightning strike immediately. All destroyers, all attack, sink the Battlecruiser of the Germany people, that is victory!" Admiral Ijūin Gorō gave the order with a ferocious face.
Now Admiral Ijūin Gorō sees lightning strikes as his only chance. If the lightning strike fails, then Island Nation Navy will definitely lose this time.
More than thirty Island Nation Navy destroyers began to accelerate and rushed German Navy's Battlecruiser Squadron. Although the enemy is very strong, these Island Nation Navy officers and soldiers are not afraid at all. They only want to defeat the enemy, even if they are loyal to the country, they will not hesitate.