Chapter 430 Encounter

Rear Admiral Benjamin, Commander of the British Navy's 2nd Battleship Squadron, is responsible for commanding three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships. What made him depressed was that his second battleship detachment originally had five powerful battleships. But now, there are only three left.

"Damn the Germans, if they hadn't resorted to despicable and shameless sneak attacks, our battleships 'Warspite' and 'Warrior' would not have been severely damaged." Major General Benjamin gritted his teeth when he thought of this. This reduced his commanding power by forty percent! Otherwise, in this naval battle, their chances of winning will be much higher.

"General, His Excellency the Chief of Staff ordered us to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible. They are suppressed by the Germans." A communications officer reported.

Major General Benjamin couldn't help frowning: "The battle has just begun, and the battlecruiser unit can't hold on anymore? The German combat effectiveness seems to be stronger than we imagined!"

"Order the ships to speed up," Rear Admiral Benjamin ordered.

Now that the battlecruisers are in trouble, this makes them have to speed up to the battlefield. If the battlecruiser formation is defeated, or if the losses are too great, they will not be able to complete the intended combat objectives.

The three 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships began to accelerate towards the battlefield. It's just that because their previous mission was to attack the rear of the German Navy's 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, they had to make a big circle. This made it take them almost an hour to arrive at the battlefield after receiving the telegram from Lieutenant General David Betty. Of course, in Major General Benjamin's view, the battlecruiser detachment led by Lieutenant General David Beatty should have no problem holding on for an hour.

Major General Benjamin believed that once the fleet he led arrived on the battlefield, the situation would definitely be reversed. He is still very confident in the "Queen Elizabeth class" battleship. The power of its 381mm main gun is not small, enough to penetrate the armor of the battlecruisers of the German Navy.

However, what Major General Benjamin didn't know was that they were not the only ones who had reinforcements. The 1st Battlecruiser Squadron of the German Navy also had reinforcements. The six battlecruisers of the 2nd Battleship Squadron of the German Navy are also on their way to the battlefield.

Lieutenant General Hipper, when they sank the British Navy's "Invincible" battlecruiser, also sent a telegram to Lieutenant General Spee, asking him to rush to the battlefield as soon as possible. Of course, Lieutenant General Hipper did not ask for help, but hoped that Lieutenant General Spey could arrive in time to block the British retreat. In this way, they will be able to eat all of these British battlecruisers in one fell swoop.

Lieutenant General Hipper was worried that once they sank more British battlecruisers, the British would be scared and flee in embarrassment. In that case, it will not be conducive to their further expansion of the results of the war.

Lieutenant General Hipper believes that once the 2nd battlecruiser detachment arrives, there will be no problem at all to encircle and annihilate the Japanese battlecruiser detachment.

"boom!"

The battlecruiser "Queen Mary" of the British Navy hit the "Prince Friedrich" of the German Navy. The 343mm main gun directly hit the No. 1 main turret of the "Prince Frederick".

"Hooray, well done!"

Lieutenant General David Beatty happened to see this scene and couldn't help cheering.

"God bless the British Empire! Kill the German warships." The other officers on the battlecruiser 'Tiger' also cheered.

However, soon their smiles froze on their faces.

Because, when the smoke cleared, the battlecruiser "Prince Frederick" of the German Navy was completely safe and sound.

"Damn, what's going on? Our shells didn't penetrate the turrets of the German warships. How is this possible?" a British naval officer exclaimed.

"God! How do you fight this?"

The expression on Lieutenant General David Betty's face also became gloomy. Even if their shells hit the target, they cannot damage it. In this case, there is no way for them to continue fighting! It won't be long before their warships will be sunk one after another.

When the "Prince Frederick" was hit, Lieutenant General Hipper was also shocked. This is their main battleship. If it is severely damaged or even sunk because of this, the consequences will be disastrous.

Although, the top brass of the German Navy knew that in a decisive battle with the British Navy, they would definitely not lose a single battleship. However, in order to deal with other potential enemies, the German Navy still hopes to lose as few warships as possible. Only in that way can the German navy continue to maintain a strong strength to deal with other enemies.

"General, the No. 1 turret of the 'Prince Friedrich' was hit, but it was not penetrated. But the huge explosion still killed the gunner inside." An officer told Lieutenant General Hipper reported.

Lieutenant General Hipper was relieved.

Immediately afterwards, ten minutes later, the German Navy's 'Von der Tann' and 'Leopold' joined forces to sink the British Royal Navy's 'Indomitable' battlecruiser, making the British Navy's The loss rose to two ships.

Of course, this is also because the 'Indomitable' battlecruiser is also one of the 'Invincible' battlecruisers, and its defense is too bad. Otherwise, it would not have been sunk so easily.

Two battlecruisers were sunk successively, making the advantage of the German Navy's 1st battlecruiser formation even greater. Lieutenant General Hipper even ordered three "Blücher-class" battlecruisers to besiege the British Navy's "New Zealand" battlecruiser in order to further expand their lead.

"God! How long will it take for General Benjamin and the others to arrive? We will soon be unable to hold on!" Lieutenant General David Betty was very anxious.

The strength of the German navy made him even more worried about the next step.

However, Lieutenant General David Betty soon knew that the reinforcements he was expecting would never come.

The 2nd Battleship Squadron of the British Navy encountered the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron of the German Navy on its way to the battlefield. Without further ado, Lieutenant General Spee immediately ordered the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron to launch a siege against the 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron of the British Navy. It is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity to use six battlecruisers to deal with the British three battleships.