Chapter 866: Can’t Leave!

In less than half an hour, 3 British light cruisers and 7 destroyers were engaged. The German High Seas Fleet headquarters had never fought such a happy battle. This could be regarded as a small tribute to the heroes in the Battle of Helgeland Firth. However this is just the beginning.

"Have you hit?" It has been eight minutes since the battle started, and the German fleet has not yet scored a hit. This makes the prince feel a little dissatisfied. Although there are objective reasons that can explain everything, for example, the British fleet is facing away from the sun, and the opponent has released There was smoke, and it was turning at high speed with a large speed change rate. But think about the historical Battle of Jutland. At 15:48, the mast of Lütsov's ship raised the "shelling begins" signal. Three minutes later, Lütsov fired two shells. Entering the Lion's secondary gun gallery, Moltke also hit the opponent's front deck a minute later. Even with the British fleet in a bad position, the Queen Mary opened the scoring on ten minutes. Of course, at this time, the fleets of both sides were almost parallel, and there was no smoke interference. When the war started, the distance between the two sides was only 15,400 meters, and later it was even closer to 11,800 meters. However, this result still made the prince a little dissatisfied. The British fleet in the distance began to turn. The first one to pass was the Lion. The Lion turned around, the Queen Mary behind followed, and the Tiger also turned around! The final Grand Princess is completed! Fleet maneuver completed! Prepare to speed up your evacuation! When I saw that the last battlecruiser had successfully passed the most dangerous stage and slowed down to turn, the speed of the entire fleet at this time was about 23 knots. Betty finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the acceleration was added to the rendezvous with the Moore fleet and the Jerram fleet, then a counterattack was possible. Betty's pride and his ambition did not allow him to be defeated like this. Absolutely not! "I know that scoundrel Hipper! I beat his little brother in front of him back then, how can I back down now? (Battle of Helgeland Bay)" Betty thought in her mind. At this time, the light cruiser formation in front of Betty could already see the clear silhouette of the Moore fleet rushing in from the north. At this moment, a 15-inch artillery shell flew from nowhere. It hit the deck of the Queen Mary! A huge pillar of fire shot into the sky, and the impact of the impact threw a large amount of deck fragments and wreckage into the air. The 850kg shell went all the way down, successfully tore open the deck and dome armor, and then hit the side of the steam turbine room. Unfortunately, it was a dud... But even so, this "solid iron lump" weighing several hundred kilograms still destroyed the condenser of the left main engine of the Queen Mary! What was even more surprising to the British was that when the shells and condensers shattered into countless pieces at the same time, the violent impact even caused damage to the bottom of the battleship. A large amount of seawater poured in from the gaps, gradually filling the entire ship. Steam engine room on the left! "The Queen Mary can't go..." When Betty saw the billowing smoke coming from the side of the battleship Queen Mary behind her and the signal flag hung on the mast, Betty had at least two thoughts in her mind. One hundred thousand alpacas swarmed past! This is so unlucky! "General, what should we do?" The officer next to him said with a trembling voice. Drops of cold sweat fell from his head. Although there were loud noises outside from time to time. But at this time, the bridge of the Lion was eerily quiet, and everyone was waiting for Betty to make up her mind. Hamlet once said that survival or destruction is a question worth thinking about. Now, Betty is also facing such a choice. To throw or not to throw is a question worth thinking about... Although Betty is still not sure about the composition of the opponent's fleet, she can be sure that this is definitely a fast fleet. It may not be able to catch up with the lions and tigers, but it will be no problem to throw the queens away.

And now the speed of the Queen Mary is decreasing. It would be good if it can finally maintain 20 knots. If the Queen Mary is thrown away, the other three battlecruisers can hope to escape. If they are not thrown away, it will be 4 against 7!

"The destroyer released a smoke screen." It took a full minute for Betty to squeeze out these few words from between her teeth. People who are familiar with him knew that he was hesitating and hesitating! Even a little scared! "Let the Queen Mary be repaired immediately." "Your Excellency, Commander, the Queen Mary was directly hit by the main gun. The entire condenser has been destroyed, and half a meter of water has accumulated in the left engine room!" An officer said loudly. "Let the Queen Mary be repaired! Immediately! Immediately! He will definitely be able to repair it!" Betty's voice was not loud, but it had unquestionable pressure. "We move closer to the Moore fleet, and let Lieutenant General Jerram get closer to me at all costs. Contact Major General Hood, we need support." "The British have released a smoke screen again. They seem to be running away? Scheer said in a very calm tone after looking at the British battlecruiser formation that was once again shrouded in smoke. "It may also be that they are delaying. They don't want to give up the battlecruiser." The prince thought for a while and said. If you want to run, just accelerate directly. If you run at a high speed of 28 knots, you will rush out very quickly even if you set off a smoke screen, which is of very limited significance. After all, it is impossible for Smokescreen to keep up with the battleship at a speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour. If you can keep up, it’s the demon mist of the old demon from Montenegro... So at this time, the fundamental reason why Betty released the smoke screen again was to delay time! The prince has a very good grasp of Betty's psychology. He has encountered too many dilemmas like this. For example, when you were playing VS World of Warcraft in your previous life, you were playing a red-dot monster and then got three copies of 80 people. The orc troops captured you from behind, and your 60 people did not return to the city. The three heroes Kodo, Poison Flying Dragon, Big Headhunter, Big G, and Wolf Cavalry are all there. If the person caught in the wolf's net is a spider, then throw it away... But what if the one caught is an ice dragon? If you are a little irrational at this time, you can turn around and fight, and then you will probably go straight to GG. At this time, Betty was also very entangled. A light cruiser formation went up, and three of the four ships were lost. This is a bit miserable, but it doesn't matter, the British Empire doesn't care. How much does a light cruiser cost? But around £400,000. But if a battle cruiser, especially the most cutting-edge battle cruiser, is lost like this, the British Empire's Grand Fleet will not be very heartbroken... But Betty couldn't stand it. Because, in order to correct this tragic situation, Betty would have to bear at least 60% of the blame for leaving other battleships without authorization. This alone would make him choke! And this matter is more serious than the signal transmission error in the historical naval battle of Dogger Sandbank, because there is almost no room for excuse. The third update is here~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~!