"This guy is finished!" A smile appeared on Brigadier General Nelpi's face. It was obvious that the attack just now hit the power compartment in the middle of the hull. Once a 5,000-ton light cruiser was hit by a torpedo, it would be almost dead. Because the ship was small, the reserve was insufficient. After losing power, the drainage of the warship was a problem!

"If we are lucky, we should be able to kill one!" Brigadier General Nelpie tried to find other suitable targets through the night and the smoke on the battlefield. However, at this moment, dazzling orange-yellow light spots appeared on the sea in the distance again! Subconsciously looking into the distance, Brigadier General Nelpie's heart suddenly tightened!

Just after the British Light Cruiser Team focused on the light armored cruiser Pilao, they found that the stolen Earl Spey immediately ordered two armored cruisers to aim the muzzle at the British Light Cruiser that was attacking. This was not only because of anger, but more importantly, the three British armored cruisers in the distance had been severely damaged and could not make any waves. It would be okay to chase after a while and then fight. These four light cruisers were obviously more dangerous. The distance between the two sides was not far. If they released smoke and fought for another lightning strike, it would be more troublesome!

The German fleet immediately adjusted its formation, and the destroyers originally responsible for the non-combat side crossed the two cruisers again to block the possible lightning strikes of the British. The German armored cruiser, who turned the gun, couldn't wait to tilt his revenge on the two British light cruisers! The Centaur and Kaliden at the end of the team were the first to be hit! Even the Cresey-class armored cruisers could not withstand the attack of Mainz, not to mention these light cruisers with a displacement of only about 5,000 tons.

While the British were adjusting their formation and preparing to let the destroyer release smoke to cover the light cruiser's retreat, the deadly shell had already hit the Centaur light cruiser at the back! A shell landed on the tail of the battleship. After easily penetrated the three decks, it had an intimate contact with the transmission shaft that was rotating rapidly in the lower cabin!

Boom! The rotating shaft was directly blown into two sections by the shells. One of them destroyed several cabins next to it under the action of huge inertia. With the collision and explosion, the fire quickly began to spread from the bomb, and flames and thick smoke surged out from the damaged area, making the lame battleship extremely conspicuous! After losing half of its power, the Centaur could only sail at a speed of less than 17 knots. Under the reflection of searchlights and flares, it became a target!

The light cruiser Caliden next to him was even worse! He could almost be called the fastest-sinked warship in the Shanghai battle tonight! An armor-piercing projectile shot from Prince Albert accurately hit the ammunition compartment at the lower part of the tail main gun! The waterline armor belt, which was only 3 inches thick, was almost useless in front of the armor-piercing projectile weighing 240kg. The shells easily penetrated all the defenses outside the ammunition compartment and then detonated more than a dozen tons of shells and launching medicines stored in the ammunition stock!

So, in an instant, a dazzling bright light suddenly appeared on the sea surface! The light was so bright that it even completely obscured the flares next to it with a brightness of more than 100,000 candlelight! The shock waves generated by the violent explosion then spread out! The strong airflow carried the debris of the warship and carried out an indiscriminate coverage of everything next to it. A relatively close British torpedo boat was riddled with holes and shrapnel before it could react! Then, the waves generated by the explosion suddenly pulled the ship into the sea water, and the poor torpedo boat could not float again!

As soon as the huge smoke column rose up, rushing straight into the air more than 100 meters, and then gradually condensed into a mushroom cloud as the temperature dropped. When the smoke gradually dissipated, the light cruiser Caliden could no longer be seen on the sea. In just a few seconds, the warship had completely disappeared from the world with more than 300 British Royal Navy officers and soldiers. Only the fragments scattered on the sea told people that there had been a warship here!

"Release the smoke immediately, and go to cover the destroyer, and we retreat quickly!" The light cruiser of the Caliden shocked the entire British fleet by the instant kill. At this time, Brigadier General Nelpie no longer dared to consider whether to fight again. The only thing he thought about now was to run away quickly!

With abundant power, the speed of the remaining two light cruisers increased from 25 knots to around 28 knots, and the remaining British destroyers rushed towards the German destroyer team while pulling smoke. The two British light cruisers quickly disappeared back into the vast night. After searching with searchlights, the two k8 bombers did not find any traces of each other, which made the Germans a little depressed.

"It's ready to finish." Looking at the escaped British light cruiser team, Earl Spee couldn't help but sigh. Today's battle situation was actually very good, but there was still a mistake at the last moment and a precious light cruiser was lost. However, if we only look at the exchange ratio, the German Navy still made a profit. The Centaur would definitely not be able to escape. After the Mainz armored cruiser destroyed its firepower, two German torpedo boats fired 4 torpedoes at the light cruiser. After two loud bangs, the light cruiser also broke into three sections and sank into the seabed.

After the German fleet drove away the British light cruiser, there were still two German armored cruisers on the far sea surface. Brigadier General Nelpie's attack was very meaningful. When he sunk a British light cruiser, the last armored cruiser with less severe power system could be withdrawn from the battlefield. Hog had abandoned his colleagues and sailed quickly to the north of the English Channel. By the way to the [31 Novel Network         Update Fast], Earl Spey found that the other party had entered the British coastal area, where mines must have been deployed there, so in order to avoid unnecessary losses, the Earl decided to sink the two armored cruisers and forget it!

It was no difficulty to sink two British armored cruisers. The British destroyers that were originally accompanied had also evacuated. The two armored cruisers also turned into a sea of ​​fire and had no ability to counterattack. Several destroyers went up and took away the British naval officers and soldiers who fell into the water and ended the lives of the two warships with torpedoes. When the two British armored cruisers disappeared from the sea, the entire Dover Strait returned to peace again.

The remaining British light cruisers and destroyers began to evacuate the battlefield. The Germans dispatched warships far beyond their ability to cope. Staying there would be death. Fortunately, it was the first day of evacuation tonight, and the scale was not large. Lieutenant General Martin had reminded Marshal Heg to suspend the withdrawal plan when necessary.
Chapter completed!