1225 I Don't Want to Go On

"Boom!" The British battleship HMS Nelson was ready to attack the German battleships, and the German navy battleship fleet now only had the strength to persist. The fire and counterattack became sporadic and slow, and the entire fleet lost the vigor that it should have had in a decisive battle of battleships.

As the bridge of the battleship Admiral Raeder was hit by British artillery shells, the communication of the flagship of the German battleship fleet was interrupted for a while, and the Belarusian battleship following behind caught fire and exploded, and some parts even splashed to the following Ukraine on the battleship.

But fortunately, the battleship Admiral Raeder, the main force of the German Navy, was still firing back, and the 380mm caliber main gun shells flew towards the battleship fleet of the British Navy one after another. The shells fired by these artillery shells finally hit the smoking battleship HMS Villain, causing damage to the British battleship again.

Marshal Raeder stood on the bridge of the Imperial aircraft carrier, watching the news sent by the officer in the telegraph room about the damage to the battleship Admiral Raeder, the expression on his face was extremely ugly. It was a battleship named after him. When that battleship was in service, he was once very prominent because of the name of this battleship.

This name reflects the head of state's favor for him, and also represents his personal prestige in the navy—but now, the battleship was hit by the enemy, and it was seriously injured, which made Raeder feel shameless. Light, even extremely annoyed.

He looked at Lütjens next to him, and suddenly asked: "General Lütjens, let the aircraft carrier force seize the time to take off and attack the fleet! I order you to sink the British naval battleship squadron on the side as soon as possible! No. Let the opponent come closer!"

"Follow your orders! Your Excellency, Marshal! The carrier-based planes have loaded their bombs and are in the process of taking off in formation... In a few minutes, they will be able to fly to the British squadron and sink those damned British battleships!" What, Raeder was not in the mood to listen anymore, so Lütjens didn't say any other nonsense, just said that the carrier-based aircraft had already started to take off.

Now, all fools know that it is impossible to rely on battleship troops to win this naval battle. In order to recover the loss, we can only continue to take off the aircraft on the aircraft carrier and continue to attack the British naval fleet. So Lütjens ordered the plane to take off as soon as possible to conduct the first round of assaults on the battleship HMS Villainous and the Royal Navy squadron led by HMS Nelson.

And just when the German navy hurriedly took off the carrier-based aircraft to restore the decline in the battleship duel, good news came from the main fleet of the British navy: the HMS Ark Royal finally lost rescue due to an explosion. possible. The aircraft carrier sank slowly in the fire, with loud explosions from time to time.

What Lütjens and the German Navy don't know yet is that because the explosion came too suddenly and too fast, very few people on the Ark Royal survived.

This includes General Dudley Pound, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy and Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Atlantic Fleet. After the cautious British veteran supported the Royal Navy for a year in Canada, in this naval battle, he used sacrifices to draw a close to the end of the hegemony of the entire Royal Navy fleet.

In the huge explosion that collapsed half of the bridge and blew away a chimney, all command personnel, including the captain of the Ark Royal, were not spared. General Dudley Pound, who was unconscious, didn't even leave his last words, and he became a general who died in battle with the explosion.

The British Royal Navy Fleet, which lost its commander, had to send a telegram to General Connerson, who had successfully raided, and handed over the command of the entire battlefield to the captain of the battleship HMS Villain: "Unfortunate news: Dade General Lipond has died in the line of duty... Now you will take over the command of the battlefield. Before receiving new missions, my fleet will maintain the current route and continue to rush towards the German High Seas Fleet!"

After seeing this telegram, Connerson had no time to decline. He could only reply to the other party, in a very concise tone: "Received!" Then he issued the first order after he took over all the ships of the Royal Navy: "Continue to rush to the German Navy and use artillery to surround and annihilate the remaining ships." German fleet."

Under this order, the British navy continued to move closer to the German navy, and where the battleships exchanged fire, the fleets of both sides continued to bombard each other without any intention of retreating. The British naval battleship began to concentrate its artillery fire, aiming all its cannons at the Belarus, which was already on fire in the middle of the German naval queue.

This is a method of combat in naval battles. First sink the opponent's injured warship completely, and use the fastest speed to reduce the opponent's personnel and break the formation: this can damage the opponent's morale and minimize the opponent's strength. The British Royal Navy more than once With this tactic, the superior enemy was defeated.

There is an old saying in China that it is better to cut off one than to hurt ten fingers, and this is also true. Therefore, the battleship Belarus, which had lost its combat capability, was hit by another round of shells before it could be repaired. This round of shells hit the thickest part of the armor, and also destroyed a main gun turret on the bow.

The huge explosion completely destroyed the turret, leaving only two barrels of the three cannons, and the remaining two barrels seemed to have lost their souls, hanging on the deck without a trace of movement. After being hit this time, the battleship Belarus completely lost its combat capability, and the entire hull began to tilt slightly.

"Abandon the ship!" The captain of the battleship Belarus persisted until now, and he didn't have much courage to continue fighting. He knew that the only reason his battleship was still floating at sea was because the water had not yet reached a certain amount. In terms of combat capability, his battleship is no different from sinking.

He once sent a telegram to his flagship Admiral Raeder, asking Commander Bastian to allow him to order to abandon the ship, but before the telegram received a reply, the flagship bridge was launched by the British Navy. The shell hit. He has persisted until now, but he still hasn't been able to wait for the answer he wants, so he can only make his own decision and give the order for all personnel to abandon the ship and escape.

After this order was issued, accompanied by the explosion and fire, the sailors on the battleship Belarus began to jump out of their own battleship, and the soldiers on the other side began to use a crane to lower the lifeboat on board, and there were calls for help and cries everywhere. sound. Before the German army had finished abandoning the ship, another round of shells fell near the Belarus, killing many soldiers and hitting the sinking battleship.

"Fire! Fire! The Belarus is finished. Are we going to be the next Belarus?" On the bridge of the Ukrainian battleship, the commander desperately urged his men to fire shells as soon as possible to drive away the rushing British Royal Navy battleship. He had just been notified by the main fleet, and not far behind the German battleship fleet, the wounded British battleships Queen Elizabeth and Ramirez were coming as fast as they could—obviously, the other party had already The German battleship squadron was made into dumplings, and now it seems that at least the German battleship squadron is in danger at this moment.

"A call from the battleship Admiral Raeder! General Bastian has resumed communication!" A naval officer held a message and ran to his superior. When he heard that his commander was safe and sound, and communication was restored, the entire Ukrainian There were cheers on the bridge of the battleship.

At least they don't have to fight alone without a command. This is really rare good news for the inexperienced German navy. With the restoration of communication, the German battleship squadron began to regroup, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, which also made up for the German Navy's shortcomings in shooting training to a certain extent.

Then the German naval battleship Admiral Raeder fired a salvo again, and hit the British battleship HMS Rage, which was rushing forward. The two sides were evenly matched and began to fight each other. At the same time, thick smoke billowed from the battleship, as if the fragments of purgatory were scattered on the sea.

But on the other side, when the battleship Nelson faced the battleship Ukraine, it showed a crushing momentum. Six cannons fired almost at the same time, and two shells hit the side of the Ukraine, which made the battleship Ukraine dumb. The two main turrets on the top made General Bastian anxious and didn't know what to do.

The battle didn't last long, but for the two commanders, Bastian and Connerson, it seemed as long as half a century had passed. Every time they fired, the two of them were extremely nervous. At least they both hoped that their attack could create a miracle and turn the tide of the entire naval battle.

It is a pity that in the end, it was not the German battleships or the British battleships that turned the tide of the naval battle... It was the carrier-based aircraft unit of the German Navy that took off urgently. Although the take-off speed of the German aircraft carrier fleet was a little slower because of the fifth wave of attack aircraft returning to the voyage, these carrier-based aircraft still rushed to the battlefield before the entire German battleship was wiped out.

"Woooo..." When the roaring engine of the Stuka flew over the head of the German naval battleship, Bastian almost shed tears of excitement-he really didn't want to continue this naval battle!