Chapter 240 The Furious Betty

During the fierce battle, the seaplanes of the German Navy also scouted around the battlefield. Therefore, they were able to discover that the reinforcements of the British Navy had rushed to the battlefield at the first time. However, because the four "Iron Duke" battleships rushed to the battlefield from the north. At the same time, because the speed was too slow, it fell behind, so it was not discovered by the seaplane in time.

"British reinforcements are still here. They actually dispatched nine battlecruisers, coming from three directions. Obviously, they want to catch us all!" Lieutenant General Hipper sighed.

"It's time to come. If we don't come, we will eat all the bait. However, do the British think they can defeat us by sending only these nine battlecruisers? That would be too small for us." Lieutenant General Spei sneered.

Indeed, with the strength of the German Navy's breaking fleet, it is obviously impossible to defeat them with just nine battlecruisers. The previous naval battle has already proved everything. This is especially true when the British Navy's "Invincible-class" battlecruisers and "Indefatigable-class" battlecruisers have relatively rubbish combat effectiveness.

"Hurry up and sink the British 'King George V' and 'Ajax'. Then, have a good fight with the British battlecruisers. Let them know that their war How big is the gap between the cruisers and us." Lieutenant General Hipper was also full of confidence. Although, there were nine British battlecruisers that appeared, three more than them. However, don't forget that they also have three powerful "Derfflinger-class" battlecruisers ready to go into battle at any time.

The "Derfflinger-class" battlecruiser is a powerful battlecruiser equipped with a 380mm main gun. It not only has powerful firepower, but also has amazing defense. Facing the battlecruisers of the British Navy, they can be easily beaten.

Lieutenant General Spee also laughed, as if he had seen the scene where his own "Derfflinger-class" battlecruisers ravaged those British battlecruisers.

"Order the ships to continue shooting. In addition, report the arrival of the British reinforcements to General Scheer." Lieutenant General Spee ordered.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The six battlecruisers of the German Navy kept firing. The dense shells slammed into the two battleships of the British Navy. Such intensive firepower made the British sailors on the two battleships miserable. They kept praying to God that the shells would not hit them.

"General, General Betty told us to hold on for another half hour. They will arrive at the battlefield within half an hour." A communications officer reported to Major General Carroll.

"Half an hour? Guys, if we persist for another half an hour, we will win. At that time, we will definitely be able to kill all these Germans who are showing off their might." Major General Carroll finally breathed a sigh of relief. They would be much safer if reinforcements arrived in time. Although the current situation is very critical, it shouldn't be a big problem if you persist for half an hour.

"Long live! Long live the Royal Navy!" The officers and soldiers of the British Navy cheered. This makes them seem to have a kind of joy for the rest of their lives.

However, God always seems to like to play tricks on people. Before the joy of the officers and men of the British Navy was sold, tragedy struck.

The battleship 'Ajax', under the siege of three 'Blücher-class' battlecruisers, was in a very embarrassing situation. The hull has been hit in many places. Even though the "Blücher-class" battlecruiser is equipped with a 305mm main gun, the shells fired by the main gun with a caliber of 50 times have a strong armor-piercing ability. The armor of the "Ajax" battleship simply resists Can't stand the powerful shells.

The reason why the current battleship "Ajax" has not been seriously injured is entirely due to good luck. Otherwise, it might have been sunk long ago.

However, good luck always runs out. God can't always bless this battleship.

"Boom! Boom!"

The battlecruiser 'Von der Tann' performed mediocrely in this battle, and did not have any outstanding records. This made the naval officers and soldiers on the battleship very upset.

However, good luck seems to have come all at once.

In this round of salvo, the battlecruiser 'Von der Tann' scored a crucial hit.

A 305mm artillery shell hit the middle of the battleship 'Ajax'. The shell penetrated the armor of the battleship and hit the boiler room of the battleship. After the bomb exploded, the huge power blasted the entire boiler room into a mess. The high-temperature steam in the boiler leaked out, killing the British sailors inside in an instant. At the same time, it also greatly affected the power of the battleship. The speed of the battleship began to slow down.

"Good job!" Seeing this scene, Lieutenant General Hipper couldn't help clapping his hands.

In a fierce naval battle, once a battleship loses power, it is almost dead. This is especially true when under siege by the enemy.

The three "Blücher-class" battlecruisers took this opportunity to launch a more violent attack on the "Ajax" battleship. For a moment, shells fell like raindrops around the battleship 'Ajax'.

On the other hand, Rear Admiral Carroll on the battleship 'King George V' closed his eyes in pain. He knew that the battleship 'Ajax' was finished this time.

"God! Is the British Empire really going to lose this time?" Major General Carroll couldn't help asking such a question in his heart. You know, as the maritime hegemon, the navy of the British Empire has always been the number one in the world. But after the outbreak of this war, the Royal Navy has been suppressed by the German Navy. Although the decisive battle between the two sides has not yet begun, the Royal Navy has already lost three capital ships, and now it is about to lose the fourth ship. In contrast, the German Navy did not lose a single ship. This gap is really too big.

"boom!"

The battleship 'Ajax' was hit again, and the superstructure was already on fire. The sailors above have already begun to flee for their lives. They themselves have decided to abandon this battleship.

The battleship 'Ajax' is like a shell magnet, attracting shells from all directions.

In just a few minutes, the battleship 'Ajax' was hit more than ten times. The fragile hull could no longer hold on, and broke directly. In just five minutes, the battleship sank into the sea.

"General, I just got the news that the 'Ajax' has sunk." On the battlecruiser 'Tiger', the staff officer reported to Lieutenant General David Beatty.

"Bastards! Damn Germans, you have already sunk our four battleships. Today, you must pay with your blood!" David Betty said furiously.