Chapter 996 Retreat
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What happens when a hyena is bitten by a tiger? Isn't this simple? Naturally, it’s easy to die! But unfortunately, the first drop of blood in this counterattack was caused by Tegelhov! An armor-piercing projectile weighing 635kg easily tore through the outer armor of the central ammunition depot of the Hugo armored cruiser, then went all the way down and exploded directly on the upper level of the ammunition depot filled with shells! With an earth-shattering noise, a huge ball of light suddenly appeared on the sea! The rising smoke and pillars of fire could be seen clearly even from more than ten kilometers away. The doomsday-like scene instantly shocked all the combatants.
The falling debris fell like snow flakes on the sea surface covering several square kilometers, and even caused some casualties. A French destroyer nearby was even hit by a piece of shrapnel that penetrated the deck because it could not avoid it, causing damage to its power system. Two minutes later, the destroyer that was "accidentally damaged" by friendly forces was knocked into a pile of fragments by Sultan Osman I's secondary battery.
The Gambida was the second victim, and the Sudan, who had lost his target, decided to work with Teghov to quickly send this annoying guy to the bottom of the sea. After several rounds of salvos, the Gambida, whose side strings had been riddled with holes, finally capsized completely due to too much water. When the German fleet evacuated, the bottom of the ship covered with seaweed was still exposed. on the water.
The last armored cruiser, the Ferry, also did not escape the fate of sinking. After the German battleships easily eliminated the opponent's combat effectiveness, the two German destroyers angrily rushed to a place less than 500 meters away from the burning fire, and then used two torpedoes to cleanly destroy the 160-meter-long ship. The armored cruiser exploded into three pieces! When the battle reached this point, the German fleet once again regained control of the situation!
The three French battleships that were attacking Prince Eugen in the distance also noticed the situation here. In less than a quarter of an hour, the three French armored cruisers were completely eliminated by German naval guns and torpedoes. Now, there are only one Guba-class battleship and two Dandong-class battleships in the main sea area with combat effectiveness. How about beating four fast battleships? Are you thinking too much? ! Being able to run at this time is all thanks to the fact that it is night instead of day! Realizing that the situation was not good, the three French battleships had no intention of fighting the Prinz Eugen anymore, and simply turned around and ran away!
As a result, the only French battleship left in this sea area was the Guba-class battleship France, which had turned into a large torch and floated half-dead on the sea...
"Use torpedoes to get rid of this ship, and then let's go!" Looking at the pocket watch in his hand, it has been more than two hours since the war began. The French main fleet should be arriving soon, right? murmured the earl. So the two destroyers quickly approached the battleship France, which was no longer able to fight back. Along with four white traces, they crossed the water. More than ten seconds later, a loud noise came from the sea again, and the battleship France was destroyed. The huge lethality of the torpedo directly exploded into two pieces. The rear part of the hull sank into the sea first, and then the bow. When the German fleet left, part of the bow of this more than 20,000-ton battleship was still exposed unwillingly out of the water!
After gathering Prince Eugen, the Count took four fast battleships and the remaining five destroyers and sailed northeast at a speed of 24 knots. And it was less than 30 minutes after the German fleet left the battle waters. A huge fleet came over from the west, and the leader was the battleship Brestany, the flagship of the French Mediterranean Fleet. Behind him,
They were two super-dreadnought battleships of the same class and two other Guba-class battleships, as well as the Paris battleship and two Dandong-class battleships that had just withdrawn from the battlefield and came to join them.
First being tricked by a submarine, and then being attacked at night by the count with four fast battleships, the French fleet was still much stronger than the Allied Mediterranean fleet, not to mention the three Dreadnoughts, three Dreadnoughts, and three Dreadnoughts that were still relatively intact in the battle. A super-dreadnought, and two quasi-dreadnoughts. The two armored cruiser detachments and the two destroyer detachments that opened the way are enough to make the Allied Mediterranean fleet the envy of them. Look at their younger brothers, and then look at your own!
There are still 2 armored cruisers and destroyers at home. Now when we go back and add the rest at home, it will just exceed 2 digits? Maybe, anyway, the number is definitely not large. The count's order to retreat is still correct. If you don't leave, you will definitely suffer some losses. It is possible to leave one or two ships behind! After all, the Earl's fleet is definitely not in good condition.
"Let's count the losses first. Then report them to me." Vice Admiral de la Perel said with a gloomy face as he looked at the anchorage in a sea of fire in the distance. The lieutenant general was in a very, very bad mood now, and there was also a hint of fear. Yes, it was fear. He really didn't expect why the Allied Mediterranean Fleet, which had always been "honest" before, would choose to enter such an extreme battle.
My anchorage was infiltrated by a submarine, and then I was tricked. Although this is difficult to accept, it is understandable. After all, shortly after the war, a German submarine killed three British armored cruisers and 2,000 of them in one night. Many naval officers and soldiers.
But then, the whole thing suddenly changed! He really couldn't understand why the victory brought about by this sneak attack would inspire the Germans so much. ! It was like taking a stimulant, letting Earl Spey bring all four fast battleships to kill him, and he did it at night! Don't you want to die? ! If this is lost, the Allies' maritime power in the Mediterranean will become a bubble from now on. The count's determination made the lieutenant general feel weak and confused!
To be fair, Lieutenant General de la Perel has analyzed the impact of this submarine attack. The loss of a super-dreadnought has indeed made the French fleet heartbroken, but it will definitely not break the bones, nor will it change the basic principles of the Mediterranean theater. plate. After the Lieutenant General looked at it, if the German fleet wanted to take action, the difference between before the sneak attack and after the sneak attack was actually not big. If there was one less Dreadnought, the German fleet would still not be his opponent in a head-on confrontation, but with one more Dreadnought, The French fleet still could not catch up with the German fleet...
Therefore, in the view of Lieutenant General de la Perel, it is totally unreasonable for the Germans to do this! At least judging from the situation in the Mediterranean, this is more like a decision made by the other party from the top. In other words, the earl took risks under the stimulation of some external factors!
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