Chapter 1,123 Blücher’s Last Battle 3

Chapter 1123 Blücher’s Last Battle 3

Two 12-inch shells hit the poor light cruiser almost at the same time. One shell shattered the chimney and half of the bridge behind the Linxian, while the other shell directly hit the stern of the Linxian. A cross-piercing shell weighing more than 400 kilograms directly blew the tail steering gear compartment into pieces and left a large hole measuring more than ten square meters at the waterline!

Then this guy was like a hyena with its backbone removed, and could only spin around on the sea. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the light cruiser Wiesbaden rushed up and faced each other at a distance of 3,000 meters. The Linxian, which was unable to be controlled, fired three torpedoes in one breath! A few minutes later, with a loud noise, the British light cruiser seemed to be lifted up from the sea by a pair of big hands, and then broke into two pieces in the middle under a violent explosion! Then the broken ship fell heavily into the water. Half a minute later, except for some remaining debris, there was no trace of the Linxian on the sea.

The other British light cruiser reacted quickly enough. When the Blücher attacked the Linxian, it decisively pulled out the smoke and quickly moved away under the cover of the two destroyers. Although it was attacked by the Wiesbaden before leaving, One 6-inch gun was disabled, but overall we evacuated safely.

"Hold the grass!" Now Thomas's mood can be described as a dog. The battle that he originally thought should be crushed lasted for so long, but in the end the Germans bit back, although a light cruiser was nothing. But Thomas can't afford to lose this person! Now, Thomas has even thought about cutting the Blücher into slices! Thomas believed that this was an insult to their own tactics by the Germans-only focusing on the battleships and throwing aside the escort battleships...

The two Queen-class battleships came back again with many followers! And this time, Thomas didn't give the other party a chance! In fact, after successive battles, the smoke canisters on the two German battleships had been exhausted and it was impossible to provide cover. The other two Queen-class fast battleships had also arrived on the scene.

"We are about to usher in the last moment. Our fate has been determined, but the sacrifice is not worthless. One day, the High Seas Fleet will break out of the shackles set by the British!" In the last moments of the Blücher, Hull Captain House said.

The two sides re-entered the battle line stage. The artillery of the two Queen-class battleships was fierce and accurate. Although the German battlecruiser relied on its thick armor to block the opponent's attacks again and again, it could not change the final result.

The armored belts at the bow and stern of the battleship were penetrated many times. The Blücher, which had already taken in thousands of tons of water, received no less than 2,000 tons of seawater. Nearly 4,000 tons of seawater caused half of the battleship's side to be close to the sea. The lowest is less than 1 meter!

But even so, before the last turret was destroyed, the Blücher still stubbornly fired one shell after another at the British battleship in the distance.

Although these 12-inch shells were not powerful enough, they still damaged Malaya's No. 3 turret. and left several bullet holes in the bow.

Of course, the most effective hit was the shell that hit the command tower of the Queen Elizabeth. Although this shell failed to penetrate the thick armor, the violent impact caused the back plate behind the armor to break, and countless fragments A strafing shot was fired at the British naval officers and soldiers in the cabin. Two British officers died as a result, and more than a dozen people were injured. Thomas was not spared. A piece of shrapnel almost penetrated Thomas's lungs and pierced his body. Because of this piece of shrapnel, the command of Thomas' fleet was temporarily suspended. Caught in chaos.

"Kill the Blücher! Send a message to Major General Moore and tell him everything here. After we solve the trouble here, hand over the command to Moore!" Thomas said before passing out.

When Warspite and the Balem arrived, the battle had come to an end. When the last gun was destroyed, Blücher raised the abandon flag. One side of the hull almost turned over, and the hull covered with barnacles and other attachments was exposed to the sun. The earliest battlecruiser of the German Navy began to capsize, with scars, flames and billowing smoke all over its body. Gradually sinking into the sea.

After Colonel Hullhouse made sure that everyone had moved, he sat quietly in his original position. After rejecting the help of the British, he looked to the southeast without saying a word, where Mao Zedong was. The approximate location of the odd number. "So far in the war, no captain of a German battleship has been sent to the altar of the God of War, so let me be the first." A few minutes later, the bow of the Blücher sank violently. , and then the entire hull quickly rowed into the depths of the seabed. The waves splashed when it sank were dozens of meters high, and the huge vortex formed when it sank into the sea almost sucked the two lifeboats next to it into the seabed! Half an hour before Blücher sank, the light cruiser Wiesbaden was also sent to the bottom of the sea by a torpedo.

"They are real warriors. Even in the most difficult and doomed times, they persisted until the end. They fought until the last moment. Even as enemies, we must show full respect and admiration for such generals. ." A British naval officer wrote in his diary after the war. The sinking of the two warships resulted in the deaths of more than 900 people, and about 480 people were captured. They were the survivors who abandoned the ship at the last moment. Many people think that the war is over, but in fact, another war is unfolding at least 200 kilometers away from here!

At this time, Rear Admiral Gunter, commanding the two Queen Elizabeth-class battleships Warrior and Reputation, began to search for the Moltke battlecruiser according to Thomas's order. Fortunately, a V1500 long-range patrol aircraft discovered the German battlecruiser. But unfortunately, the two Queen-class battleships were located northwest of the Moltke and were in pursuit, and the opponent's speed seemed to be faster than theirs...

"If our predictions are correct, then their course should be the Skagerrak Strait." Major General Gunter said.

"If this is the case, we have to hurry up, otherwise, we will let Moore and the others deal with it." An officer next to him said easily. The Moore fleet is guarding the Skagerrak Strait. This is no secret within the British fleet. Now everyone, including General Gunter, wants to know. Once the Germans discover that a powerful British fleet is guarding here, what will they do? How frustrating it would be!

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