Before joining the war, the British had a total of 32 main battleships, and 5 first-generation Super Fearless, 2 Dreadnoughts and 1 Revenge-class battleship were sunk during the battle! In other words, there are only 24 warships left in the entire British fleet! And these 24 warships are not all able to be put into battle now! Because the remaining surviving warships in the large fleet are also in a very bad situation!

You should know that at the beginning, the Bavarians dealt with the first generation of the British, and half of the 10 first generations of the most fearless battles have been lost. In addition to their good luck, the remaining half can survive. The reason is that they are skillful in filling the ammunition depots is that they have been skilled in watering the ammunition depots... Once the turret or gun mount is penetrated by previous battles, they will definitely abandon the ammunition in the ammunition depot without hesitation. After the problem of ammunition detonation is gone, it will be more difficult to break through with shells alone. For example, the Tiger battlecruiser in history, and the people who have been infected with more than one dozen shells, will they also be alive?

However, being able to survive does not mean that there is still much combat power left! In fact, the other five British Super Fearless ships have no combat power! Even the last five Super Fearless ships can only add up to 25 main guns! Not even 70% of the firepower! As for the remaining five Dreadnoughts, their situation is better. After all, at the beginning, they fought with more and less, and they were facing the weakest warships in the German fleet. But after all, they were just fearless... and they were still in the back, so it took time to catch up!

What about the fleet that Jericho and Thomas can invest in on the front line now? The six Queens and the Furious are the absolute main forces, but the Duke of York was a bit badly beaten by the Moltke. Among the three Revenge-class battleships, the Revenge, which was mainly taken care of by bombers, actually has little firepower, and can only be considered to be staying in the battle line to share the pressure on the other side. As for the Tiger and the other three first-generation battle cruisers? Well, don't expect them to cause much damage to the Bavarians, and they are the kind of person that the other party can accidentally lose in seconds... and in terms of number, one less than the Germans... So, this tm is embarrassed!

"General, if the subsequent fleet cannot arrive within half an hour, or if the Germans move faster than us, we have no chance of winning." Lieutenant General Bernie walked up and whispered to Jericho. To be honest, this battle almost refreshed Lieutenant General Bernie's understanding of naval battle. If someone now tells him that the navy is a kind of military that can lose war in one day, then he will definitely spit his saliva on the other's face!

"Nonsense! The navy is a military that may determine the fate of a country within 4 hours!" Lieutenant General Bernie really didn't expect his fleet to die so much under the attack of the Germans! How long has it been to fight? It's only two hours!

"What do you mean?" Jericho walked to a corner calmly, and Lieutenant General Bernie followed closely. Then Jericho said to Lieutenant General Bernie with a complicated expression.

"I can feel that the large fleet is dying... Our hope for victory has become very slim. Even if we can rely on the fleet's strength to block the Germans' strong attack, how can we be when the German carrier-based aircraft are ready again? Betty has few planes." Lieutenant General Bernie took a deep breath and said, "And the Spee fleet is on the way here!"

"Then let Betty go first. After releasing the remaining aircraft, keep some of its own air defense purposes, and then evacuate from the battlefield, do not go south, and go east directly, so that you can quickly escape from the combat range of German bombers. The target of the Spee fleet is us and will not intercept Betty's fleet." After taking a deep breath, Jericho finally made up his mind and issued the first order to retreat in this war.

The core force of an aircraft carrier is the carrier-based aircraft above. If the carrier-based aircraft is exhausted, what is the use of staying on the battlefield? So, instead of doing this, it is better to let them evacuate first...

"What about the other fleets?" asked Lieutenant General Bernie.

"The Queens are our last trump card. Even though we lose this war, they are still our last reliance after the war. The rest depends on the situation." Jericho said.

"What about the revenge level?" asked Lieutenant General Bernie.

"It is best if you can run away," said Jericho. Jericho's words have shown his attitude. Queen-class battleships must be kept as much as possible, while other battleships can be sacrificed when necessary! Unfortunately, Ruprecht also thought so...

"Look at them! Ensure that each Queen has at least one Bavarian-class battleship responsible! The first generation of British fearlessness can be temporarily put on." Looking at the British fleet in the distance, Ruprecht ordered!

The battle lines of both sides were re-adjusted, and the two almost parallel battle lines continued to move towards the southwest defense line. On these two battle lines, the German fleet had a huge advantage. In the distance, the Grand Fleet and other battleships that temporarily withdrew from the battle lines began to recover and reorganize. Of course, they could not return to the battlefield for the time being! The most elite fleets of Germany and Britain finally collided together!

Before the battle between the most elite fleets of both sides, Jericho and others realized that the fleet in their hands was not enough to resist the German fleet, so they placed their hopes on the subsequent fleets to keep up quickly. So, the British needed to delay time, so they wanted to increase the distance a little. After all, even the Revenge-class battleships could be killed in seconds, so the Queen was even more so! (The British did not know that they were shot in the water.) However, the Germans were not stupid. The Bavarian-class armor protection was stronger than the Queen, so they could withstand closer strikes! The British fleet was dragged down by the Revenge-class, so their speed was slower than the German fleet! At this time, the light cruisers and destroyers in the High Seas Fleet also launched an attack!

At this moment, the main force of the High Seas Fleet was fully fired again! The destroyers responsible for releasing the offensive smoke took the lead, followed by a large number of large destroyers. The light cruiser unfolded on both sides to avoid the blockage of smoke to attack the British auxiliary warships. Behind the front line composed of large destroyers and light cruisers was a large number of medium-sized destroyers and ocean torpedo boats. More than 30 various auxiliary warships formed a ladder attack formation. Behind these destroyers, 15 battleships of the High Seas Fleet were also constantly adjusting their routes and approaching the British fleet quickly! Accompanied by the roar of artillery like thunder, the fleets of both sides fought together again!
Chapter completed!