Chapter 2118 The Struggle of the Weak One

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The rangefinder at the top of the mast of the battleship slowly turned to the German battleship firing in the distance. Against the background of the night, the fire of the battleship salvo was so conspicuous, relying on the light when firing and the data of the type of the German battleship, the United Kingdom The battleship quickly calculated the distance and azimuth between the two sides. With the Dreyer fire control system automatically completing the settlement of the data and transmitting it to each gun position, the British have completed the final preparations before firing. A round of new armor-piercing bullets and tons of propellant packages were sent to the turret by the bomb feeder. Inside, after a few months, the British battleship's heavy guns are once again aimed at the enemy!

The auxiliary battleships of the British fleet moved equally quickly. Under the leadership of the two light cruisers serving as destroyer leaders, the two destroyer squadrons have already aimed at the weak points of the German fleet and are ready to attack! Now, all Thomas wants to do is to get closer to the opponent!

"There seems to be something in front?" At this time, a German seventh destroyer squadron that had just completed a lightning strike was returning from the front line. They made a circle from the east and prepared to replace the destroyer that was originally located in front of the main fleet. The latter's torpedoes Not launched yet. However, just as they were retreating, the large destroyer S119, the leader of the destroyer at the head of the team, discovered something in the night directly in front of him!

"Long forecastle! Look at this captain, it seems to be a light cruiser!" When the two sides approached to about 1200 meters, destroyer S119 finally confirmed the identity of the other party! ——Definitely not one of us! If it is a destroyer, then the destroyer S119 may still hesitate, but now, when it is determined that the opponent's ship is a light cruiser, then there is no need to think about everything! There are only two light cruisers in my own fleet, and the positions are clear, so it must be the British light cruiser that sneaked over now!

If it was a reckless person, then the shells would have been embarrassing by now, and if it was a more sensible person, then the main fleet must be notified before the attack! However, the destroyer S119 chose the third way. He first sent an early warning telegram to the main fleet. He was considered qualified by this step, but then, the leader of the destroyer sent another order to his colleagues, Ten seconds later, several destroyers at the tail of the team began to sail eastward and gradually hid in the night!

Later, Thomas felt what it means to fall short! Just when the British fleet had sent the main gun shells weighing hundreds of kilograms into the barrel, the leading German destroyer suddenly turned sharply in front of the British fleet, and at the same time pulled out puffs of black smoke!

"Hold the grass!" Looking at the German battleship that quickly disappeared into the smoke, Thomas seemed to have thousands of things called alpacas running past in his heart! Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the German fleet knows something! At the last moment of his raid, there were mistakes, but this kind of mistake was not fatal, because the destroyer could turn quickly, but the capital ship took time to turn, and in a hurry, the smoke released by the German destroyer was very problematic and would be quickly blown away by the sea breeze Yes, and this is what Thomas considered at the beginning. Although there was a mistake, it doesn't matter! Thomas comforted himself like this!

The fire control officers of the four British capital ships immediately took countermeasures. They adjusted the parameters a little, and then decisively issued a firing order! At this time, the distance between the battleships of the two sides was between meters, and the British battleship almost leveled the main gun, which made the hit projection area of ​​the battleship very large!

Accompanied by violent vibrations, the first salvo of the British fleet began! Forty large-caliber cannons fired at the same time, and clusters of orange flames gushed out from the thick and long muzzles, and the huge shock wave caused layers of waves on the sea. The muzzle flame instantly illuminated the entire British fleet,

The orange flames revealed undoubtedly the most powerful presence of the British Navy in this sea area!

Hundreds of kilograms of armor-piercing projectiles flew towards the distant German fleet at a speed of more than 750 meters per second. After only a dozen seconds, the four battleships in the entire German fleet were covered by dense water columns! In this round of close-range attacks, the British fleet performed very well, with 4 capital ships and three warships forming a straddle!

"The fleet evades quickly! Release the smoke, and we evacuate westward!" Looking at the dazzling flames in the distance and feeling the boiling sea water next to the fleet, Earl Spey ordered decisively. When the British dreadnought fleet appeared in front of him, Earl Spey relaxed instead. Sometimes, waiting for a crisis is more disturbing than facing it! The sudden appearance of the Thomas Fleet was indeed a disaster for Earl Spey, but at the same time, the Earl knew very well that the Thomas Fleet was just a praying mantis catching cicadas!

"Send a report to His Royal Highness, just say, I hope our losses and sacrifices can be exchanged for the beginning of the destruction of the British fleet! We will try our best to hold the British fleet!" Earl Spey said loudly. That's right, Earl Spey is not thinking about how to evacuate his fleet from the battlefield, but to entangle the opponent so that Thomas' fleet cannot evacuate! As long as they can survive the night, as long as the British fleet has not withdrawn to the safe area, then once the sun shines on the North Sea again, it will be the death of the British fleet!

Earl Spey is not afraid of sacrifice. Now, both the Grand Fleet and the High Seas Fleet are at a critical point. Both sides are very careful about the use of power in their hands. If you want to seize an opportunity to severely injure your opponent, then first of all, you must Be prepared to pay the price! And for victory, even if the price is his life, the earl will never hesitate! At this time, a calm, wise and sacrificial person is the most terrifying commander!

Therefore, in the face of the sudden blow from the British, Earl Spey did not choose to flee to the east, but turned to the west and sailed towards the depths of the Strait of Dover! However, when caught off guard, the German fleet first had to complete a 180-degree turn under the crazy British naval gun attack! At this time, the quality of the German High Seas Fleet is also fully reflected. Unlike in the past when the fleet turned, the leading warship turned first, and then the remaining warships turned in turn. The five capital ships of the German fleet turned at the same time, completing the first battle in a very short time The process of changing the ship to the tail ship, and the tail ship to the lead ship!

But even so, in the 45-second salvo of the British, the German fleet still paid a heavy price in the process of turning! The battleship Kaiser is the closest to the British flagship HMS Daring! When the opponent fired the first round of salvo, a straddle shot had already been formed. Although he tried his best to release the smoke and began to speed up the turn, but when the boldness fired the fourth round of salvo, this poor former dreadnought battleship was still shot. !

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