Another World: Naval Storm

The Foley was eventually sunk by the desperate attack of three Talen armored cruisers, and the Von der Leyen began to face the three armored cruisers alone.

According to statistics at the time, in less than 10 minutes, the Von der Tann and Von der Cassi fired no less than 15 salvos at the Endeavour, the last battle cruiser of the Sturdee fleet, and achieved multiple hits.

Leo was very satisfied with his troops' shooting skills. He encouraged Lieutenant Colonel Danyit, the gunner who was commanding the battle at the fire control station on the Von der Tann, through a megaphone, "Your artillery fire is very accurate. The faster the ship's guns fire, the better. The honor of the empire depends on you to defend it."

"I hope you will continue to work hard for the Empire and for our fallen comrades!"

This encouraged all the officers and soldiers. The long battle made them tired, and the deaths and injuries of their comrades made them sad.

Von der Tann still had two turrets left, and von der Cassie's firepower was still dense and rapid, so the benefits of the high hit rate were reflected, and the holes on the Endeavour's hull were increasing.

The Endeavour would not sit still and wait for death, and its counterattack was very fierce. A string of hail-like shells hit the Von der Cassie continuously.

Two Drake battlecruisers approached the Endeavour at a distance of 7000 meters and fired three salvos at the Endeavour.

The first round of salvos exceeded the target by 400 meters, and the second round of salvos formed a straddle. When the third round of salvos fell, a clearly visible red flame appeared on the Endeavour, and then the ship exploded violently, and the flames illuminated the entire night sky.

A shell hit the Endeavour's turret and exploded inside it. This explosion in turn detonated the ammunition depot, and part of the wreckage was blown more than a hundred meters away by the blast wave. The Endeavour broke into two and sank in a very short time. Only some wreckage from the bow and stern was exposed above the water and floated on the sea.

Looking at the bright light in the distant sky, Liam knew that another Talen warship had sunk. In his opinion, this operation had already failed beyond repair.

Now the only way for him to make the Taren people look less embarrassing internationally is to sink Leo's entire fleet.

As for who would be credited with the sinking of the Endeavour, Leo didn't care. He just wanted to quickly destroy the three armored cruisers of the Talens.

The von der Leyen was already a coffin floating on the sea. The three Talen armored cruisers knew that it was impossible to sink the von der Leyen quickly, so they aimed all their naval guns at all the buildings and turrets on the von der Leyen and opened fire.

The hull, lifeboat and flag of the Von der Leyen were mostly destroyed under the fierce attack. The caliber of the first and second level main guns of the three Talen armored cruisers increased from 3mm to 234mm without stopping. Although the Von der Leyen fought back, it could only watch its guns go silent one by one in this situation.

The sinking of the Endeavour devastated the three armored cruisers, who no longer cared about sinking the von der Leyen and began to flee.

After many battles, the Von der Tann and Von der Cassi were only able to catch up with the armored cruiser Cape Town.

In the face of the two battlecruisers, Cape Town's struggle was in vain, and the already severely damaged battleship was soon sunk.

"What should we do with the Von der Lane? General!" Dawson was reluctant to give up this battleship.

"Let it sink. It will be a shame for the navy if it is captured by the Talens!" The power system of the Von der Leyen has been damaged and its mission has ended.

"What about them?" Dawson was referring to the officers and soldiers on the Von der Leyen.

"Give them a few lifeboats! Let them surrender to the Talens. I believe the Royal Navy will not abuse them!"

The Talens have come within 20 kilometers. Leo ordered the only two remaining battlecruisers to sail towards the coastline. He hoped that the Talens fleet would give up the pursuit for fear of being stranded.

This is of course Leo's wishful thinking, but as long as there is a little hope, he wants to save at least one battleship.

However, Leo's wish will not come true. Liam really wants to see his old friend, and he will not let Leo go for both emotional and logical reasons.

According to the Talen regulations, the Royal Navy warships that were still fighting would not stop to rescue the drowning people, and Liam did not want to disperse his forces and slow down the pursuit. Fortunately, the light cruisers of the Sturdy fleet also arrived, and Liam ordered them to carry out the task of searching and rescuing personnel from both sides.

The Lion was in the lead, chasing relentlessly, while the Leo fleet was running desperately. Leo's flagship, the Von der Tann, was at the end, and it was already at its fastest speed, but it still let Liam catch up.

The two sides were less than meters apart, and Liam knew very well that the Taren warships had advantages in caliber and range.

"Old friend, here I come! Fire the Lion!"

Liam ordered to open fire. He intended to severely damage the Drake battleship outside its range and try to minimize any damage. The losses of the Talens were already heavy enough.

The dense artillery shells fired by the Lion battlecruiser immediately surrounded the Von der Tann, and the tall water columns stirred up looked like a white forest.

The Von der Tann was hit and the destroyed deck was littered with dead bodies.

"Order the Von der Cassi to disperse and break out!" Leo knew he couldn't escape.

"Captain Shiel, the commander of the Cassi, replied that they will stop the Talen fleet and buy time for the flagship!"

"Bullshit! How far can the Tann run at its speed? The speed of the Cassie is still acceptable. If he doesn't run, who will?" Dawson's message made Leo furious.

"Tell the Cassi to get out of here quickly. I will shoot him if he disobeys my order!" Under Leo's strict order, the Cassi had to adjust its direction.

Now it was Liam's turn to make a decision: to have the flagship or all of them, to divide the troops or not.

"General, what should we do?" Alex was also scratching his head.

"What's there to worry about? I only have eyes for Leo!" This was insincere. Liam still hoped to wipe out Leo's entire fleet.

He sent a battlecruiser and two armored cruisers to chase the battlecruiser Von der Cassi.

The battlecruiser Von der Tann began to block the attack with its only remaining tail gun, while the Lion, which was considered a cutting-edge battleship, was eager to make a contribution in the naval battle.

The Lion, which was charging the fastest, fired 343mm shells at the battlecruiser Von der Tann.

The only remaining rear turret of the Von der Tann was hit. The powerful shell ignited the gunpowder in the heavy artillery loader. The violent explosion killed more than one hundred people, and the thick smoke and flames rose into the sky as high as a hundred meters.

A heroic chief petty officer on the Von der Tann saved the flagship.

He held the overflow valve wheel tightly, which was red from the fire, and turned it, burning the flesh on his hands, causing him great pain. However, the great Sergeant Major Gattak reluctantly opened the valve and released seawater into the ammunition depot, thus preventing the Von der Tann from a fatal explosion.