On the stern cold platform of the Schanehorst, the lookout whistle was wearing a thick cold-proof coat, a scarf, earmuffs and leather gloves, staring at the sea with all concentration. ∈♀

In the horizon, the sea and the sky are the same color, dark and unclear, and the visibility is only about six or seven nautical miles.

Looking at the port side, he raised his telescope, and a faint shadow appeared in the eyepiece, and dazzling fire burst out from time to time near the shadow.

The news of the discovery of an enemy ship in the left front quickly reached Colonel Hoffmann on the bridge.

Finally, he caught it. If Admiral Hippel and Luzov had not been guided all the way, it would be difficult to catch a high-speed warship on this dark ocean surface, as if it were to let a camel pass through the eye of the needle.

The first compassion instrument of the Schanehorst immediately started working. The four 283mm main guns raised their muzzles and turned to the port side, and instantly sprayed out four orange-red fireballs.

Balls of smoke rose from the deck, and when the cold wind blew, they scattered over the bow of the ship.

On the port side of the Schánhorst, flames flashed out from the head of the ship Gneesenau, and thunderous cannon sounded.

Eight 283mm armor-piercing bombs instantly flew across the sea, and tall water columns exploded around the Reputation.

Shields flew into the sky with sea water and scattered onto the deck.

Colonel Martin looked at the splashing foam and searched the fan-shaped area on the starboard side.

More than ten seconds later, the blurred figure of Shane's two ships finally appeared in his telescope.

After all, Colonel Martin's heart was still caught up.

After asking the local fleet headquarters, Colonel Martin received a message that despaired him, except for the four light ships. There was no friendly ship in this area.

Did these two enemy ships fall from the sky? Why did they suddenly appear here?

Using the exclusion method, Colonel Martin filtered out the names of German warships and quickly remembered the names of these two interceptors.

The Schánhorst and the Gneisenau did not participate in the previous naval battle, and they did not expect that they would appear here. Is the good luck of the Reputation ending here?

The Reputation is a master ship that entered service in 1916. After two modernization modifications, the maximum speed has been reduced to 28 knots.

The speed of the Shane two ships can exceed 30 knots. Admiral Hippel, who is tracking himself behind, is also a high-speed battleship with a speed of more than 30 knots. The slowest armored ship is also similar to that of the Reputation, and it takes more than three hours of pursuit. The Reputation did not throw it away.

I'm afraid I'm in a doom this time!

After staying silent for a few seconds, Colonel Martin gritted his teeth and said, "Notify the four warships that enemy reinforcements will arrive, and the original plan will be cancelled so that they can quickly stay away from the battlefield.

The headquarters was notified that our ship was besieged by four German warships and was in the final battle.

Notify the young men to cheer up and fight the enemy to the end."

Colonel Martin's order was quickly conveyed to the British mainland, with four friendly warships and every corner of the Destiny.

Six fifteen-inch main guns and fifteen four-inch secondary guns kept spewing out flames, and the Reputation immediately turned into a moving fire launcher.

The flash of the muzzle of the Reputation. It indicates the coordinates and the movement trajectory of the Reputation to the four German warships.

The Reputation Row turned the bow and fled northeast, and the Shann ships also turned northeast. They drove in parallel with the Reputation Row approximately seven or eight nautical miles southeast of the Reputation Row.

The Destiny ship was the heavy cruiser of Admiral Hippel, and the northwest was the Luzov, which was about five nautical miles away from it.

A crazy shot was shot, and a loud bang rang out from the front of the bridge, and the flames drew Colonel Martin's eyes.

Turret No. 1 caught fire, and within a few minutes, the thick smoke and fire quickly emerged from the gap in the turret and surrounded the front of the bridge.

The sea water poured into the turret from the bullet holes, and then invaded the ammunition compartment below the turret. The ammunition operator and the gunner drilled into the ammunition compartment, and quickly transported the dry ammunition approaching by the flames, briskly attacked by the flames.

The team members of the damage management then joined the ranks of disaster relief. After artificially pouring water into the ammunition warehouse, the fire was quickly controlled, but the No. 1 turret lost its combat effectiveness and the firepower of the reputation number was sharply reduced.

Under the strong control of survival, Colonel Martin was not discouraged. He commanded the Prestige and retreated, allowing the warship to turn left and right, and bombarded the German warship with the first No. 2 turret and the main gun of the ship.

The four-inch secondary guns on both sides opened fire together, pouring the armor-piercing shells onto the German ship.

The stubborn resistance of the Degree had an effect. The Schanehorst was hit with two fifteen-inch shells, the mainmast was blown off, and the stern radar was destroyed.

Colonel Hoffman did not stop chasing, and then used a 283mm shell to tear open the deck in front of the main gun at the tail of the Reputation. The flames that exploded burned the superstructure, making Reputation a more eye-catching target.

The Gneisenau also pursued and fought relentlessly, hitting the reputation one after another.

The smoke exhaust device of the No. 2 turret No. 2 was destroyed, and the gunshot position was filled with smoke, so the gunner could not continue to shoot.

Five four-inch secondary guns were blown away one after another. Wherever shrapnel passed, the gunners were killed and injured, corpses were everywhere, and the deck was stained with blood.

A 283mm armor-piercing bomb drilled into the No. 1 boiler cabin from the upper part of the water pipe and broke a steam pipe.

The boiling steam rushed into the cabin, naked and sweaty boiler soldiers were scalded and howled, screaming and roaring out of the cabin that turned into a steamer.

The pressure in the boiler dropped, and the reputation slowed down to twenty-five knots, and then to fifteen knots.

Under Colonel Martin's strict order, the electromechanical chief rushed into the cabin with the rolling heat waves, and worked with his assistants to block the steam pipe torn by shrapnel. The speed of the reputation began to rise again and soon resumed its speed.

However, at this time, the reputation name had been beaten and covered in bruises.

The superstructure on the deck was blown up beyond recognition.

The deck was covered in blood, with casualties and soldiers, broken limbs and broken arms everywhere, and countless scratches splashed from shrapnel.

In the cabin, the crew's food, bedding, books and photos were scattered everywhere, making the world apocalypse.

"The left rudder!" Colonel Martin yelled, and the Reputation slowly turned left, turned to the north, and the four German warships then turned to continue chasing.

With its advantage in speed, the Shann ships gradually overtook the starboard side of the Reputation, and have a tendency to surround the Reputation.

At the critical moment, two slim and short figures rushed out of the waves, facing the fire of the starboard secondary gun of the Schanehorst, approaching about 2,500 yards on the starboard side of the Schanehorst. The head of the ship shot twelve torpedoes in a row.

The Volunteer and the Prowler destroyers did not follow Colonel Martin's advice and rushed to the battlefield in time to fire the "first shot" of rescue.

Colonel Hoffman urgently ordered the rudder to turn, successfully avoiding the harassment of the torpedoes, but was shocked and sweated.

The Gneisenau also made emergency evasion actions.

In a brief blockade, the distance between the Reputation and Shane ships was once again widened.

The angry deputy gunners used 150mm shells to fight back against the arrogant enemy, and the masters were not willing to fall behind.

The Prowler destroyer immediately hit seven or eight shells in a row, sank into the sea with thick smoke and fire.

The Volunteer Swinged and disappeared into the surging waves.

After circling around and reloading the torpedo, the Volunteer rushed toward the Schonhorst again to release the torpedo.

On the Schanehorst, the gunners, who were ready to attack, quickly smashed the 150mm, 105mm, 40mm and 20mm shells at the assassin.

The 20mm Gatling machine gun was the first to hit the Volunteer, and countless bullet holes were dug out on the hull, followed by the 40mm anti-aircraft gun.

When the 105mm anti-aircraft gun and 150mm secondary gun shells landed on the Volunteer, the Volunteer had turned into a fireboat and rushed towards the Schonhorst.

The Schanehorst avoided six torpedoes and avoided the Volunteer that launched a desperate collision, but the distance from the Reputation was even further away, reaching out of sight.

Fortunately, the flames ignited on the Reputational to guide the main gun of the Schonhorst did not lose its target.

The two ships of Shane fired a volley, tearing open its seaplane hangar, and the superstructure and lower deck were also shot and caught fire.

Reputation turned into a hell of fire, flames rushed out of the gaps in the steel plates, and the entire battleship was shrouded in thick smoke and fire.

Admiral Hippel arrived late, but he fired a fatal blow.

Four torpedoes hid under the water and rushed towards the Reputation. One of them was just under the starboard bridge. A white column of water soared into the sky. The splashing sea water rolled onto the deck. The Reputation could not help but tremble violently.

The cold sea water poured into the cabin from the torpedo explosion, mercilessly submerging the crew who had no time to escape, and then rushed straight to the bottom pole like a flood, tilting the Prestige to starboard.

Colonel Martin saw the windshield of the bridge being shattered, and the splashed glass scratched his cheeks.

Looking around, the No. 2 turret on the bow of the ship was also hit, and thick smoke rolled into the air.

Colonel Martin wiped off the blood from his face and turned on the loudspeaker.

"People should take care of it, wear life jackets and abandon the boat!"

As soon as they finished speaking, three torpedo explosions sounded one after another on the starboard side. Colonel Martin was caught off guard and rolled to the ground with his staff around him again. Before they could get up, a 283mm shell penetrated into the bridge from the right, and the flames engulfed all life in the bridge.

After being hit by four torpedoes in a row, the Reputation Crawled northward in the sea at a speed of less than five knots, the starboard railing was soaked in water, and the bow of the ship sank into the sea, slowly twisting and sinking towards the bottom of the sea.

The surviving officers and soldiers climbed onto the main deck with a biting cold wind, but were ruthlessly thrown into the sea by the tilted deck. Then they struggled in the sea water where Han Che was heart-to-heart, desperately trying to escape the burning oil traces that were undulating and the whirlpool area that was about to appear.

Five or six minutes later, the ship "Shankhorst" was lifted up, and the propeller was lifted high out of the water, and "marching" in the depths of the ocean was unstoppable.
Chapter completed!