Chapter 455： to break out

In the waters off the east of Scotland, the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy of the British Empire and the High Seas Fleet of the German Empire are engaged in the largest naval battle in human history. There were more than 200 ships invested by the two sides, and more than 100,000 officers and soldiers participated in the battle. Giant ships made of steel collided crazily in this sea area.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Those huge steel warships are firing crazily, and heavy cannons are smashing at each other, trying to sink the opponent's warship. The shells hit the water, splashing jets of water into the sky.

The situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable to the British Navy. Although the Royal Navy's large fleet has increased its speed to the highest, it is still being hit non-stop under the siege of 24 battleships in the two battle lines of the German Navy.

Especially those battleships behind the battle line are under siege by many capital ships of the German Navy, and the situation is quite difficult.

The battleships "Canada" and "Hercules" of the British Navy are such unlucky ones. The battleships 'Prince Regent' of the German Navy, the battleships 'Nassau', the battleships 'West**', the battleships 'Rhineland', the battleships 'Person', and three ' The siege of the Mackensen-class battlecruisers and the Lützow-class battlecruisers. This is undoubtedly a disaster for these two battleships!

The battleship 'Canada' is also a foreign trade battleship, with a full load displacement of more than 32,000 tons, and is equipped with five twin 356mm main guns. Such firepower is undoubtedly very powerful. However, like other foreign trade warships, the armor of the "Canada" battleship is very weak. The armor thickness of the waterline main armor belt is only 228 mm, the armor of the turret is only 254 mm, and the armor of the conning tower is only 280 mm. Such a defense is undoubtedly vulnerable to the main guns of the battleships of the German Navy. This is undoubtedly a typical British battleship, with heavy firepower and light defense.

The "Hercules" battleship is the second ship of the "Giant" battleship of the British Navy. The thickness is only 280 mm, and the armor on the front of the turret and the conning tower is also only 280 mm.

The battleships 'Canada' and 'Hercules', with such weak defenses, can imagine the difficulty of persevering under the siege of the capital ships of the German Navy.

"God! What should we do? The Germans have gathered so many battleships to besiege us!" The captain of the battleship 'Canada' was about to turn green. Seeing those shells constantly falling around his battleship, this is undoubtedly a great psychological test.

"Boom!"

There was a loud noise, and the battleship 'Canada' shook violently. Fortunately, the captain immediately grabbed the table fixed in the conning tower, otherwise, the whole person would have fallen to the ground. However, his face at this moment has turned pale. He knew that his warship was hit.

"Report! We were hit by a German 380 mm round. The entire stern was knocked out." A staff officer reported.

"Asshole, do damage control immediately!" the captain shouted loudly. 380mm shells! This was a fatal blow to the weakly armored battleship "Canada".

However, before the captain's roar fell, the 'Canada' was hit again. Shells fired from the battlecruisers "Mackensen" and "Prince Frederick" of the German Navy hit the hapless battleship almost simultaneously. Two 380mm artillery shells directly penetrated the hull of the battleship 'Canada' and exploded inside the battleship. The huge power blew up all the internal cabins. What's more terrible is that a shell broke the keel of the battleship 'Canada'.

This immediately caused the battleship 'Canada' to suffer fatal damage. Soon, with a 'click', the keel of the battleship 'Canada' broke. This directly caused the battleship "Canada" to be broken into two pieces. In less than two minutes, the battleship sank into the sea. None of the more than 1,100 officers and soldiers on the battleship survived.

After the battleship 'Canada' was sunk, the battleship 'Hercules', which was at the rear of the battle line, was immediately besieged by several battleships of the German Navy. This made the battleship "Hercules" unable to last long under the siege. In less than ten minutes, the battleship 'Hercules' was hit many times, and the entire battleship was on fire. At the same time, there are loopholes everywhere, causing a large amount of water to enter the battleship. Soon, the battleship 'Hercules' followed in the footsteps of the battleship 'Canada' and sank into the sea.

Two battleships were sunk in succession, making the situation of the Royal Navy even worse.

In the current Royal Navy, there are only four "Revenge-class" battleships left, one "King George V" battleship and three "Orion-class" battleships. Moreover, these battleships are also in danger under the siege of the superior battleships of the German Navy.

"Your Excellency, the current situation is even more unfavorable to us. The battleships 'Canada' and 'Hercules' were sunk, and we only have eight battleships left. And our enemy has three more battleships." The sixteen battleships are more than four times as many as ours. I’m afraid it’s impossible to persist until night.” Lieutenant General David Betty’s face was so pale that there was no trace of blood, and the whole person seemed to be It's like having a serious illness.

John? Admiral Jellicoe nodded. Even though it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, it was only a few hours before it got dark. However, these few hours are undoubtedly difficult for the Royal Navy. The capital ships of the German Navy will continue to fire during this period of time. They simply can't last that long.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we are always under the attack of the Germans. There is no way. We must find a way to break through the encirclement of the Germans. Only in this way can we escape." David Betty Zhong Will continue to say.

"You mean, use small and medium-sized warships to launch lightning strikes?" Admiral John Jellicoe said.

"Yes, Commander, this is the only way. Only in this way can we break through!" David Betty looked determined.

General John Jellicoe thought for a while, and finally nodded.