Another World: Naval Storm

Chapter 122 Fierce Battle

"Organize damage control and make every effort to repair it!" Captain Smith, captain of the Tiger battlecruiser, forced himself to steady himself, grabbed Lieutenant Colonel Fantasy beside him and gave the order.

Lieutenant Colonel Fantasy endured the dizziness in his head and crawled towards the bow of the ship.

"General! The Queen Mary and Tiger have sent out signals. They have suffered heavy damage. Let us provide support!" Alex rushed into the command tower of the Lion and shouted loudly, pointing in the direction of the two ships.

"Waste!" Liam, who was observing the battle situation, smashed the high-power telescope hard on the steel plate of the command tower, and the broken lens rolled in front of his leather boots.

"Order the Queen Mary and Tiger to hold on. The Lion and Royal Princess will go up to support. The Monarch, Conqueror, and Thor will all join the battle line as soon as possible!" Liam took a deep breath. "This is a battle that concerns the face of the Royal Navy. Everyone must move forward bravely!"

The Tiger battlecruiser suffered heavy damage. The port waterline armor belt was hit by a 280mm armor-piercing shell, which penetrated one boiler room and three sealed compartments. Three boilers and one generator set were flooded and paralyzed.

The Tiger battlecruiser took on about 450 tons of water. At this time, the damage control team was working hard to pump out water and repair the ship to ensure that the battleship would not capsize, but the maximum speed was still reduced to 20 knots. This was still a conservative estimate in the short term. The longer the time dragged on, the slower the Tiger's speed would be.

"What does Vice Admiral Liam mean?" Colonel Smith knew that in a fierce naval battle, a reduction in speed meant a decrease in the chance of survival.

"Keep fighting, we must destroy the Leo fleet here!"

"What are you standing there for? Vice Admiral Liam said we should fight to the death, and no one in the Royal Navy is afraid of death! Everyone who can move, go to the gun positions and fight back!" The deputy captain, navigator, and many staff officers in the Tiger battlecruiser command room ran to the deck under the reprimand of Captain Colonel Smith.

On the other side, the counterattacks from the battlecruisers Moltke, Queen Mary and Tiger caused the Moltke to sway left and right, causing Leo, who was standing unsteadily, to suffer a forehead injury, with blood staining his shirt red.

"General, you are injured!" Dawson hurriedly supported Leo, and the staff officer next to him quickly looked for gauze and medicine.

"What are the Talens doing?"

"They kept firing back. The Tiger's speed was obviously reduced! The Queen Mary's counterattack intensity was also reduced, but they entangled us and could not gain distance."

"It seems that Liam would rather trade with us than let me stay!"

"The battlecruisers Moltke, von der Bella, and Seydlitz are in good condition, but I'm afraid the battlecruisers Brod can't hold on!"

"We have to fight though. We have the advantage in formation now. If he wants to fight to the death, I will accompany him!" Leo pretended to be unrestrained and free and easy. "See? The Royal Navy is still very passionate, and has a bit of the style that dominated the oceans in the past! Order the fleet to advance westward at the highest speed. Moltke and von der Bella will fire freely. Seydlitz and Broad will serve as the rear team to cover and support and bombard the Lion!"

The Broad participated in the battle line as a battlecruiser, but because it was at the end of the formation, it received the least damage. However, everyone on the ship knew that if their Broad was targeted by the battlecruiser and concentrated fire, they would be eaten by the fish.

"Today is the most glorious day of my life. May God bless Drake and the Navy!" Captain Manwen of the Broad prayed silently.

The artillery fire of the Moltke and Tiger battlecruisers remained fierce, and they were getting closer and closer to the Queen Mary and Tiger battlecruisers.

The wounded Queen Mary and Tiger battlecruiser were undoubtedly sick tigers, and the Broad armored cruiser took the opportunity to stroke their whiskers, and more and more shells hit them.

"Colonel, you still have a chance to evacuate!" Lieutenant Colonel Fantasy persuaded.

"Hmph, I lost the Royal Navy's powerful battlecruiser. How can I have the face to return to my homeland? The Tiger battlecruiser is my coffin. Let's buy more time for Liam!" It was also to atone for his sins. It was his fault that his Tiger and Queen Mary were out of touch with the main fleet.

The captain of the Queen Mary had the same idea. The two of them blocked the direction of Leo's fleet and fought back with the remaining artillery fire.

The efforts of Queen Mary and Tiger had paid off. They held the Von der Bella back. Without getting rid of them, the Von der Bella could not move forward. Two 2mm shells had already hit the hull of the Von der Bella, dealing a heavy blow to it.

"We can't let the Von der Bella fight alone! Go help it!" Captain Manvin of the Broad made the decision to use the Broad's 210mm naval gun, which was shorter than the battlecruiser, to rescue the Von der Bella.

Leo could clearly see the changes on the battlefield from a God's perspective. He ignored the Broad and was now going to face Liam head-on.

Moltke and Seydlitz shuttled through the artillery fire. A 343mm armor-piercing shell from the Lion hit the midship of the Moltke battlecruiser. The explosion destroyed a twin 280mm main gun and two secondary guns. The main gun's firepower was directly reduced by one-fifth, and the collateral damage destroyed most of the No. 1 chimney.

"Dawson, you personally lead the damage control team to concentrate on the midship and inject water into the damaged turret ammunition depot!" Leo felt more at ease handing this life-threatening task to Dawson. Didn't he see that the staff officers and the damage control team leader in the command room were now at a loss.

"Yes, I'll go right away!" Dawson calmly called the damage control captain to go out with him.

"Dawson?..." Leo called him before leaving.

"What is it, General?"

"Come back alive!" Leo said with his back turned, without looking directly at Dawson.

Dawson smiled and didn't answer, striding out of the threshold.

The naval battle continued. At 18:55, three dreadnoughts, the Monarch, the Thor and the Conqueror, joined the battle.

"When two enemies meet on a narrow road, the bravest will win! Drake Navy, move forward!"

Leo's flagship Moltke and the battlecruiser Seydlitz attacked Liam's battlecruiser Lion. The battlecruiser Royal Princess and the dreadnought Monarch followed the Lion to fight. The dreadnoughts Thor and Conqueror went to rescue the Queen Mary and Tiger according to Liam's instructions.

The battlecruisers Moltke and Seydlitz formed a 45-degree angle with the four battlecruisers of Liam's First Battlecruiser Fleet that were coming towards them. Moltke and Seydlitz were finally able to use all their broadside firepower, using 18 main guns (one turret of Moltke was damaged) to fight against the First Battlecruiser Fleet, which had only 12 bow main guns available.

"Alex, I made a fatal mistake! I shouldn't have divided my troops!" Liam hit herself on the head in frustration.

At 18:51, a terrifying alarm sounded from the battlecruiser Moltke's buzzer. Leo and the officers and soldiers on the ship opened their mouths or covered their ears at the same time, waiting for the impact of the Talen battleship's shells. Pairs of hateful eyes stared in the direction of the Talen fleet.