Imperial Overlord

The Hood is still within the attack range of the German navy, and it is no joke if she gets hit a few times while the ship is at rest.

Taking a step forward, the damage control commander intends to take the lead and rush to the bridge to see if there is any real commander alive.

Turning off unnecessary energy waste can save a lot of power, which can be used in many ways. For example, the electricity needed for emergency repairs, and other things.

The current Hood, with only a few boilers left in the stern and a damaged turbine, is barely keeping the battleship running.

Battleship is a product of modern technology, it is more sophisticated and complex than any kind of battleship before mankind. Lighting, ventilation, and the work of auxiliary equipment all require electricity to maintain.

Maintaining the air circulation of the entire cabin on the upper and lower floors of the warship relies on electricity and a complex ventilation system. Once the power is completely interrupted, the consequences are definitely quite serious.

In addition, emergency repairs and other auxiliary equipment use electricity. In this case, interruption of electricity will cause the Hood to lose its self-repair ability and slowly sink.

In itself, the damage to the hull of the battleship Hood was not serious, and the leakage was only a few compartments that were submerged. Most of the leaks have been controlled, but the hull is slightly tilted.

It's just that the location of the leaking cabin is too embarrassing. Once the power room is completely submerged in water, the Hood will soon become a piece of driftwood floating on the sea because of the loss of power.

Even without the shelling of the German warships, the complete loss of power in such harsh sea conditions with waves as high as walls is definitely not good news.

Everything must be repaired by Hood. Of course, maintaining motivation to leave this dangerous sea area is the premise of this so-called everything.

In fact, what really saved the battlecruiser Hood was the decision of the Germans. Lütjens shook as the light appeared in the eastern part of the sky.

Lütjens was uneasy by wasting too much time nearby with the German fleet.

You know, in any case, no matter how well the German fleet fought against an enemy squadron, it would not change the fact that the overall strength of the German navy was inferior to that of the British navy.

Therefore, Lütjens was worried that if his fleet did not get out of the battle immediately, he would be surrounded by the British fleet after dawn.

At that time, his numerical advantage will no longer exist, and the enemy can use his strength advantage to gather and destroy his fleet.

This concern grew as the sky began to brighten, and eventually overwhelmed his desire to sink the battlecruiser USS Hood.

"Keep the course and sail! We have to get rid of the enemy's siege, we can't waste any more time!" Lütjens looked at the fish maw white in the sky, and ordered with some regret.

Compared to annihilating a British squadron, saving his own fleet is what Lütjens is most interested in.

Because of this, in his eyes, letting go of a Royal Navy battleship was just "pity" or "regret".

At the tactical level, a commander with such a mindset may be a spiritual loser who has lost his convictions because of the strong shock of the enemy.

But Lütjens' choice is undoubtedly what Li Le, the fake Yuan in the back, wants to see most. What he needs is a commander who can judge the situation, not a lunatic with only a heart.

The German fleet came out to engage in guerrilla warfare and break-through warfare, not a decisive battle with the British navy. Therefore, in the eyes of a latecomer Li Le, sinking the British warship was not the main purpose either.

Being able to avoid the opponent's main force, then grab the opponent's most vulnerable place to fight, and then retreat quietly, is the effect Li Le most wants.

Lütjens's cautiousness, unconsciously, was cooperating with Li Le's plan. The German fleet retreated at this time, without the slightest slack.

The sea conditions were still very bad, and as estimated by John Tovey, heavy clouds in the sky blocked the light of the sunrise.

If the two battlecruisers of the British search fleet could hold out until this moment, the German battleships would indeed be illuminated by the dim light of the sky, with nowhere to hide.

Regrettably, one of the two British warships was sunk, the other was badly wounded, and was out of combat. So the German battleship ushered in the dawn calmly.

On the rough seas, the aircraft carrier Zeppelin swayed for a whole night. At dawn, Hines found that his aircraft carrier was still useless.

The waves were so strong that they shook the deck. In this case, the plane barely takes off, and 80% of it will crash into the sea.

And the clouds in the sky, which are as dense as quilts, have begun to drizzle. It seems that in the next few days, the star aircraft carrier Zeppelin in the German naval fleet will only be able to play soy sauce under the cover of other warships.

The battleships of the German Navy have lowered their sailings to 2o knots in order to maintain their fleet formation in the surf and stabilize the sailing attitude of the battleships.

A few minutes later, the heavily wounded HMS Hood of the British Navy also saw the gray sky light up.

The flames on the bridge were still not completely extinguished. Some soldiers rushed into the bridge with water cannons and dragged out some bodies near the hatch.

Some of the corpses were burnt to black, and some fragments of officers' clothing were still visible. But no one found the body of General John Tovey.

"Sir! What are we going to do next?" A sergeant walked over to the damage control commander and asked with a sad face.

The sky lit up, but all the sailors on the Hood who had experienced this battle did not feel the light at all.

Their world still seemed to be shrouded in a gloom, and this gloom turned out to be the German Navy they once dismissed.

Even in the era of the High Seas Fleet, the British navy had never been so afraid of the German navy. But now, the Germans have won the naval battle with one-fifth or even one-seventh of the British fleet...

Letting the sea slap against the side of the ship, a young British navy covered his face and sobbed softly.

In the past hour, they have endured a battle that could be described as cataclysmic. Their comrades sank into the deep with the battlecruiser Reputation, and after being hit, they narrowly escaped death.

Just as everyone was silently cleaning up the broken parts on the battleship and packing up the equipment destroyed by the fire, another fleet appeared on the sea level.

The interceptor fleet commanded by Somerville finally arrived at the battle area at 7:02 in the morning.

When the battleship Sovereign saw the tragic USS Hood, Somerville, standing on the bridge, couldn't believe his eyes.

A day ago, he had seen this battleship, but now it has changed beyond recognition, becoming a battleship that can only float on the sea.

"My God..." Somerville sounded softly sentimental, then turned his head and said, "Let the battleship Barham go up and help! Pay attention to the surrounding sea, and be careful of the German submarines!"

The battleship USS Nelson finally did not escape the disaster. The battleship that lost power and was seriously flooded was not able to be repaired and sank at around 4 am.

The British Home Fleet, which had lost the battleship HMS Nelson, had not been able to reach the nearby waters at this time. They had been on the road so long that they were too late.

After the successive losses of the Nelson and the Reputation, the German fleet in Somerville was once again missing.

Moreover, this time, the British navy no longer had any intercepting power to stop the German fleet from rushing towards Brest. The six British battleships in the Atlantic have now been left behind by the German fleet.

Among the high-flying battlecruisers, the Reputation sank and the Hood was seriously injured. Except for the Repulse, which was still able to fight, the Royal Navy had no warships that could catch up with the German fleet...

Looking at the battlecruiser USS Hood, barely floating above the waves, Somerville sighed and even if the Repulse was still there, what could it do?

Yeah, what else can be done? This time the Germans entered the Atlantic from the Denmark Strait, and the British fleet could not stop them. Now the place has been changed to Brest, a French port that is more suitable for sailing. It is conceivable how the future will be.

During the First World War, the Americans pulled the Germans and kept the explosive pack of Germany, but also lost a lot of blood to the United Kingdom.

The rise of the world nationalist revolution~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is aimed at the old-fashioned world hegemon, the British Empire. The colony's crumbling old overlord can barely maintain a navy that still looks strong on the surface.

Although, at the beginning of the war, Britain had 13 battleships and 7 aircraft carriers, the lack of funds made such a numerical advantage seem so ridiculous.

Eighty percent of the 13 battleships were built during World War I, and the rest were treaty-type battleships, with terrible performance.

As for aircraft carriers, the old ones will not be mentioned. Although there are many new ones, there is no embarrassment of carrier-based aircraft, which makes the use of aircraft carriers a huge discount.

The British Royal Navy, which saved money and used old battleships, finally tasted the bitter fruit that it had brewed over the years.

This scene made Somerville feel an inexplicable shame. Six battleships and several aircraft carriers were chasing and blocking them, and they let the opponent slip away calmly under his own eyes.

"We really embarrassed the ancestors of the British Empire." Somerville found a chair lonely and sat down, smiled wryly and shook his head: "This is the first time the mainland has been attacked on a large scale, and the first time the navy has let the enemy play tricks... …”