Rise of the Overlord

Chapter 80
Xu Zhenjie didn't know that the target he finally chose to attack was the flagship of the Second Expeditionary Fleet of the Sharad Navy. After the No. 18 torpedo boat released the remaining three 533mm steam gas torpedoes, it hurried to the battleship of the Independent Fleet. The column retreated.

In the end, only ten torpedo boats, including torpedo boat No. 18, safely retreated behind the battleship column of the Independent Fleet. Five-sixths of the sixty torpedo boats that attacked were destroyed by the naval guns of the Sharad Navy.

However, the results of the [-] torpedo boats of the Independent Fleet were quite brilliant. They sank a dreadnought battleship, a former dreadnought battleship, five ironclad battleships, two large armored cruisers and a medium-sized battleship in the Sharad Navy. The armored cruiser also seriously injured many battleships of the Sharad Navy, and even the flagship of the Sharad Navy's Second Expeditionary Fleet, the Ares, was hit by two torpedoes.

On the bridge of the Ares, the flagship of the Second Expeditionary Fleet of the Sharad Navy, Captain Rofeye reported to Commander Genishui with a mournful face: "Commander, you have to transfer to other battleships. The water has basically been controlled, but more than 1000 tons of seawater have entered the hull, and the hull is currently tilted to the left. In order to maintain balance, about 2000 tons of water must be injected into the right cabin. With more than 8 tons of seawater, the Zhanshen may not even be able to reach a speed of [-] knots."

Commander Genis' face was very gloomy at this time. So far, the Sharad Navy has sunk two super dreadnought battleships, four dreadnought battleships, five former dreadnought battleships, thirteen ironclad battleships, Six large armored cruisers, as for medium armored cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats, the number of losses is even more alarming.

Even the remaining warships of the Sharad Navy have suffered serious injuries. For example, among the seven super dreadnought battleships, three of them have been far away from the battle line of the Sharad Navy due to serious injuries, and the God of War has to evacuate the battle line as soon as possible. , otherwise, according to the speed of the Zhanshen, which is less than 8 knots, it is likely to become a living target.

"Put down a motorboat for me, and I will continue to command the battle on the Knight. The Ares immediately withdraws from the battle line and joins the other injured battleships temporarily!"

The captain of the God of War, Luo Feiye, hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Commander, the loss of our Sharad navy in this naval battle is already very large, but the baron fleet on the opposite side has not been sunk. A few capital ships, if we continue to fight like this, our Second Expeditionary Fleet may be wiped out, not to mention whether we can win in the end."

Commander Genis smiled wryly, "If we retreat now, then our previous losses will be in vain, and what about the seriously injured battleship?"

In fact, Johnny also had the intention of retreating in his heart, but he had lost the naval battle in the Yanmen Strait before. If he also lost this naval battle, even if he was the confidant of Emperor Herris of the Sharad Empire, Emperor Herris would not He would easily spare him. After all, the Royal Navy of Sharad lost too much in the naval battle, not to mention two super dreadnought battleships were sunk.

At this moment, an officer hurried over to Commander Genis and Captain Rofeyer, "Commander, Captain, the commander of the Gisk Navy, sent a telegram!"

Janice took a look at the telegram, shook his head sadly and said, "The Jisk Navy can't stand it any longer. Gorjay sent a telegram, hoping that the combined fleet of the three navies can retreat."

The Jisk Navy sent a total of [-] dreadnought battleships, [-] former dreadnought battleships, [-] ironclad battleships, [-] large armored cruisers, [-] small armored cruisers, [-] light cruisers, [-] Destroyers and sixty torpedo boats.

Now there are less than one-third of the warships left in the entire Jisk Navy, and they can still maintain their combat effectiveness. The rest of the warships were either sunk or seriously injured. He didn't want to bury the entire Jisk Navy in this naval battle, and looking at the current situation of the naval battle, Gorjay didn't think that the combined fleet of the three navies still had hope of winning.

After Janis finished speaking, he handed the telegram in his hand to the captain of the God of War, Luo Feiye, who took it and read it quickly, then pondered for a while and said: "Commander, with the Jisk Navy's Send a telegram, we can also have an explanation to the Admiralty, this naval battle is because the Jisk Navy can't hold on, so the combined fleet of the three navies can't completely defeat the fleet under Su Yi's command!"

Genis sighed and said, "Then send a telegram to Mihailo of the Orenza Navy and ask what the Orenza Navy means!"

After a pause, Janice said softly again: "Rofeye, you have to remember that battleships can be rebuilt when they are gone, but if there are no people, everything will be gone."

Luo Feiye nodded sadly and said: "Commander, I understand what you mean, I hope I can still serve under your command in the future!"

Johnny shrugged and said, "Maybe after this naval battle, my military career will be over."

In this naval battle, the Orenza Navy invested a total of 36 dreadnought battleships, 36 former dreadnought battleships, [-] ironclad battleships, [-] large armored cruisers, [-] small armored cruisers, [-] light cruisers, [-] destroyers and sixty torpedo boats.

At this time, although the situation of the Orenza Navy is stronger than that of the Jisk Navy, eleven battleships and dozens of other types of warships have been sunk, and many battleships have been seriously injured, so they received a Genisa report. After the incoming telegram, the Minister of the Navy Mihailo, who was the commander of the entire Orenza Navy, immediately telegraphed back, expressing his agreement.

At [-]:[-] noon, the remaining warships of the three navies of Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza began to release smoke, and then the battleships of the three navies continued to bombard the battleships of the independent fleet while turning their bows. Attempts to retreat to the west began.

Wang Chengliang, the commander of the independent fleet, saw that the combined fleet of the three navies was about to escape. While he was relieved, he immediately ordered the warships that maintained their combat effectiveness to start chasing the combined fleet of the three navies to maximize the results of the battle.

Wang Chengliang knew that apart from ironclad ships, as long as an enemy battleship was captured, the Creator would reward his commander with a battleship.

This naval battle has been fought so far, and the Independent Fleet has sunk three battlecruisers, one dreadnought battleship, three former dreadnought battleships and five ironclad battleships. Wang Chengliang hopes to capture some more battleships from the navies of the three countries to make up for the loss of the independent fleet. loss.

Su Yi, who had been waiting for news at the Anbo Port Wharf, learned that the combined fleet of the three navies was going to escape, and couldn't help shouting excitedly, and then laughed loudly and said to the second princess Ouyang Qian: "Your Highness, the independent fleet has won the battle. !The navies of Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza couldn't bear the huge losses, and have already begun to retreat, and the independent fleet is preparing to pursue it!"

The second princess, Ouyang Qian, asked in disbelief: "General Su, is this a victory? Did your fleet really defeat the combined fleet of the three navies of Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza?"

Su Yi rubbed his hands together with a smile and said: "If Her Royal Highness the Second Princess has nothing to do, you can stay at the pier, maybe it won't take long before you can see the warships of the Three Kingdoms captured by the independent fleet in the port of Anbo Port Already!"

The second princess Ouyang Qian nodded immediately and said: "I will continue to stay at the pier, by the way, is your fleet suffering a big loss?"

The smile on Su Yi's face disappeared immediately, "At present, twelve capital ships of the Independent Fleet have been sunk. Counting the sunk warships of other types, the loss is close to a hundred. The surviving warships are almost one hundred. With only one injury, the entire independent fleet has tens of thousands of officers and soldiers killed and missing, but the losses of the three navies of Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza are at least several times that of the independent fleet!"

Then a cold light flashed in Su Yi's eyes, "Furthermore, it is not so easy for the navies of Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza to escape. The independent fleet will definitely make them pay a heavier price!"

Indeed, as Su Yi said, it is not so easy for the remaining warships of the Sharad, Jisk, and Orenza navies to retreat. After all, many battleships in the three navies were seriously injured, and the maximum speed dropped to a few knots. .

If the battleships of the three navies who still maintain their combat effectiveness can retreat together with the seriously injured battleships, those seriously injured battleships still have hope to escape. However, the commanders of the three navies, under the pursuit of the independent fleet, coincidentally The nations abandoned their heavily wounded battleships.

On the bridge of the super dreadnought battleship of the Ares of the Sharad Navy, Ahip, the first officer of the Ares, smiled wryly and said to Captain Rofey: "Captain, in order to restore the balance of the hull, we have moved a few times to the right. A thousand tons of seawater was injected into the cabin, and now the speed of the Ares is only a little over 7 knots, and it is almost impossible to escape."

Captain Luo Feiye was holding a telegram in his hand at this time, with an expression of relief on his face, "We don't have to run away, Commander Genis has already issued orders to surrender to the seriously injured warships." Order, the war on our Ares is over."

At this time, Commander Genis had already boarded the super dreadnought battleship Knight of the Sharad Navy.

"Captain, we... really want to surrender to Su Yi's warship?"

Luo Feiye said bitterly: "What else can I do if I don't surrender? Are you willing to sink to the bottom of the sea with the God of War?"

At [-]:[-] p.m., the super dreadnought battleship HMS Ares of the Sharad Navy was the first to raise the white flag, and then extinguished the boiler on the ship.

Not long after the white flag was raised on the God of War, the other three seriously injured super dreadnought battleships of the Sharad Navy, as well as a seriously injured dreadnought battleship, two former dreadnought battleships, three iron-clad battleships and a large armored cruiser, also rose one after another. The white flag was raised.

(End of this chapter)