"Damn it! What's the situation?" At this time, the British commander who replaced Brigadier General Sinclair immediately felt like he was a dog. The situation was obviously great and was reversed in an instant. At this time, facing such a situation, the experienced British naval officers also hesitated. After all, the firepower of the three German destroyers on the opposite side was really strong. In terms of output alone, the Ceres class light cruiser really had no advantage. Before 3v3 had an advantage, what about now? Cardiff was sunk, and Ceres was started to be beaten up and was in a bad state, while Coventry was still far away. This situation was embarrassing...

Just as the British were hesitating, Major Franco seized the opportunity and released the smoke again, and at the same time let the destroyer cover, and began to flee to the depths of the night. At this time, the firefighting that occurred in the distance attracted the attention of the light cruiser fleet again! Earl Spey took action! And this time, the intensity of the firefighting between the two sides was far greater than the previous battle! Compared with the largest battle tonight, the previous battle was just a joke!

When the British Light Cruiser Detachment and Major Franck's large destroyer detachment were fighting, the battlefield situation changed rapidly, especially when the final stage of the fight was reached and the USS Cardiff light cruiser was accidentally destroyed, too much radio exchange was conducted between the British Light Cruiser Detachment and Major General Harris' armored cruiser detachment, and such frequent contacts naturally attracted the attention of Earl Spey, who was hiding beside him. Compared with the British, the Earl was really calm. When Major Franck's fleet was attacked, the two armored cruisers and two light cruisers under Earl Spey did not take action. He gave the major arbitrary right to attack the aircraft and could directly call them away if necessary.

You can say that the Count's methods are too iron-blooded, but no matter what, this time, the Count's waiting was rewarded. A signal source that frequently emitted news suddenly appeared just west of the Count's fleet. After speculation, if nothing unexpected happens, there is at least a light cruiser team there!

"Prepare to do it!" With the order of the Count, a destroyer team and a torpedo boat team were deployed in front of the main fleet. The Mainz armored cruiser and Prince Albert armored cruiser followed closely, while the other two light cruisers followed one after another. At the same time, more than a dozen torpedo boats were also deployed separately on both sides of the fleet. Although the Mainz-class armored cruiser is almost the bottom among the German naval main battleships, it is also the main ship after all, and it is impossible to directly output like the destroyer. If destroyer-level warships are just confused when they meet, then the main ships will be different. The distance between the real night battles is more than 5,000 meters!

Several destroyers first rushed towards the target in the distance. The German destroyer was originally preparing to launch flares and then used searchlights to determine the other party's ship type. As a result, the K-aircraft group in the sky once again helped the German fleet fighting on the sea! After a row of flares were dropped, Major General Harris' flagship Cresey was first exposed to the strong light!

"It's a large warship! We encounter the enemy's main battleship!" The figure of Cresey in the distance appeared in the 4-meter rangefinder of the Mainz armored cruiser. The black line in the rangefinder pressed on the middle of the hull of the British armored cruiser. In the absence of sufficient light, the fire control personnel on Mainz could not determine the other party's ship shape. They could only obtain an approximate image and an estimated length. So, the rest was all due to guessing!

"Kill him! Order the destroyer team to launch flares and there must be warships behind the other side! Let's have a meeting first, let Prince Albert target another one and keep a close eye on them!" The Count immediately ordered. When facing the sudden appearance of the opponent, the Count was very calm because he knew that there were currently few British fearless ships left in front of the British, and the warships above the Fearless War are still in Forth Bay. Almost all the warships that can appear in front of him are not opponents of Mainz-class armored cruisers. If these warships can be severely damaged, then tonight, the British sea power in the English Channel should have been almost cleared?

"Damn it, kill those destroyers!" Major General Harris ordered loudly. When the destroyer in the distance used a searchlight to cover the USS Cresey's armored cruiser, Harris instinctively felt the danger. He realized that there should be German main ships hidden in the nearby waters. After all, the British K-type bomber had exposed the location of the USS Cresey. If there were only torpedo boats, they would not use searchlights, because this would expose the location of the torpedo boats. Now, the only reason for the other party to use searchlights is to provide better lighting for the main ships hidden in the distance!

The 6-inch run and 12-pound anti-lightning gun on the side of the Cresey were firing wildly. The flames of the cannons were connected together, forming a series of fire rings that expanded outwardly. The violent rain of bullets and explosions made the nearby waters boil as if boiling. A German torpedo boat could not dodge and was smashed into pieces by the fierce side firepower of the 15,000-ton warship.

The Cresey felt the danger hidden in the surrounding sea. It vented its anger around like a mad bear, and began to maneuver and avoid it. The German destroyer was under its nose, and the main battleship might be hidden only a few thousand meters away from it! In the night battle, all distances were drawn closer, and perhaps the shells of the German main battleship would fall on its head in the next moment!

The British destroyers accompanied by the armored cruiser detachment rushed up like a pack of wolves. At the same time, the German destroyers also rushed out of the night to intercept. The destroyers on both sides once again formed a flock at sea. At this time, the real decisive force of this naval battle, the Mainz-class armored cruiser, also locked in the opponent with the help of flares and searchlights. The rangefinder at the top of the mast has accurately reported the distance and azimuth of the British cruiser in the distance. Four huge dual-mounted 254mm heavy artillery aimed at the British cruiser who was searching for nearby waters under the guidance of the fire control system.

5400 meters! The eight main guns of the Mainz armored cruiser fired the first round of volleys tonight! The thick and long gun barrels were almost parallel to sea level. With the issuance of attack orders, the eight guns spewed out huge fireballs at the same time. The shells roared toward the British armored cruiser in the distance at a speed of more than 800 meters per second. In the night, the flames when the battleships fired volleys were like cutting through the night. In the eyes of the British, a shining spot suddenly appeared in the darkness in the distance!
Chapter completed!