German Eagle: Steel and Magic

Chapter 103 The Victory of the Desperadoes
With the deepening of this battle, the German fleet began to suffer battle losses one after another.

The two cruisers cooperating with an aviation mage brigade were severely damaged one after another, and thick smoke came out of the hull, but the power system was not damaged.They are still in the formation of the fleet and have not fallen behind.

"Keep up the speed, and we will be able to leave the Pas de Calais by advancing another [-] kilometers!"

Joseph stood on the bridge and yelled, although few people could hear him, Jeff frowned, looking at the situation on the sea through the telescope, it was very strange.

At present, only Frank's fighter jets in the air are intercepting, and with the torpedoes that were swept away before, this level of threat is obviously abnormal. They also have submarines, torpedo boats, and aviation wizards.

None of these powerful forces appeared, perhaps the Franks had some new conspiracy.

Just as they were thinking about it, a cruiser in front sent news that their sonar had discovered a submarine, and it was a large-scale submarine.

"Sure enough, there is an ambush. I chose to attack at the narrowest part of the fjord, really. Order the destroyers and light cruisers, use depth charges, and be sure to block the attack of the submarine!"

Lieutenant General Jeff gave the order quickly, and the herald immediately conveyed the order. The German fleet gradually began to change its formation. Destroyers with anti-submarine capabilities and some light cruisers came to the outside of the fleet.

Boom, boom, boom...

Depth charges were continuously thrown out, and at the same time, the naval guns were also aimed at the sea surface. Once a submarine surfaced, it would fire instantly.After all, any torpedo will cause serious damage to the fleet.

But at this time, the torpedo boat appeared again, not only the torpedo boat, but the Franks also dispatched small gunboats. They rushed towards the German fleet and dropped torpedoes at a relatively long distance, almost without any aiming.

This style of play was very restrained from the formation of the German fleet. Not only the outer destroyers and cruisers suffered heavy damage, but also the heavy cruisers and battleships inside the fleet were also shot one after another.

"Report loss!"

Lieutenant General Jeff looked at a cruiser that was about to sink, his face became more and more ugly.

"Currently three battleships, two heavy cruisers, seven light cruisers and five destroyers have been shot, of which two light cruisers and three destroyers have been sunk, and one heavy cruiser and one destroyer have lost power..."

The adjutant read the battle damage reported by the communication unit, and cold sweat had already formed on his head and back. It had only been less than half an hour. This kind of loss is not a good sign.

"Order the entire fleet. The warship that lost its power will sink immediately. All the crew will try to escape. The other ships will move forward at full speed and pass through the fjord as soon as possible."

Jeff's order was very decisive. At this time, the severely damaged warships had no chance of survival, and no additional force could be allocated to support them. For ships that lost power or were about to go silent, their crews had to resign themselves to their fate.

As a lieutenant general, it is enough for Jeff to get more ships and crews back to the Empire safely.

This fjord is too narrow, and the Franks who had ambushed a long time ago already had the advantage. The German side can only pass here at the premise of paying the lowest price, and they survived after passing dozens of kilometers.

Including the Franks who fought extremely fiercely, because this was their last chance. Once they entered the open waters of the North Sea, they would have no chance. They tried to keep all the Germans in the fjords.

But... the Franks seemed to be jealous, and began to die together in a self-defeating way.

The torpedo boat rushed directly to the German fleet, which was almost a life-changing method, but they didn't care, and now even the submarine rushed directly out of the water regardless of the artillery fire.

This kind of crispy submarine has one shot, and they will shoot two torpedoes before they die, no matter whether they can hit or not, this life is gone!
With this almost crazy attack method, the losses of the German fleet are further expanding. One of the heavy cruisers sank directly, and the other ships suffered varying degrees of damage.

"Don't be impulsive, hold back, just hold back! At this time, you just need to hold back and you can go."

Lieutenant General Jeff's palms were covered with sweat, and they were severely damaged, but Frank, who directly "suicided", felt even more uncomfortable.

In fact, this is exactly the case. During this more than an hour of combat, the Frankish Navy lost more than [-] torpedo boats and [-] submarines.

By the way, twelve more planes were shot down.

As the battle damage expanded, the Frankish navy's offensive gradually stopped, and the huge loss made it difficult for them to continue fighting.

"Report to the general, the front destroyer has spotted an unidentified fleet."

Joseph, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, was aroused by the adjutant's report, and quickly took out his binoculars to observe. There were indeed many blurred black spots on the sea level in the distance. It was a fleet, about ten miles away. a few kilometers.

It happened to be stuck in the position where the German fleet left the fjord.

"Go and let them ask clearly, which fleet is this?"

After the order was issued, it was quickly replied that it was the fleet of England...

As the distance between the two sides got closer, Jeff also saw clearly the size of the English fleet, which consisted of seven battleships, more than 20 cruisers, and no less than forty destroyers.

The large-scale fleet just stayed quietly at the exit of the fjord, which was to push the German fleet to a dead end.

"Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, what should we do? This..." the adjutant asked anxiously.

Jeff is thinking fast, he wants to think about what the situation is now.

England has not officially declared war on Germany. Although it is an ally of Frank, it should not offend a country for an ally.

Only in this way can it be reasonable and optimal.

England did not directly attack the German fleet, but just happened to pass by the exit of the fjord, and then began to rest for all personnel, so that even if the entire German fleet was wiped out, it was the Franks who did it.It was not easy for the German Empire to take any direct action afterwards.

"Use the public channel and tell the English people to get out of the way or we're going to crash.

Order all ships to advance at full speed, we must rush over, do not hesitate to advance at full speed!We need to scare away this group of guys with our aura, otherwise we can only wait to die in place. "

Lieutenant General Jeff gave the order, and all the warships rushed towards the English without any hesitation.

The German fleet changed its formation, and several battleships with the largest tonnage were in front, heading towards the English fleet at full speed. Even in the face of warning shots from the English fleet, it did not slow down at all.

A little hesitation now will make the English believe that they dare not kill the fish and catch them, so they will be more determined to block the exit.

It was a bet, Jeff bet that the English would not attack, that the English would avoid a head-on collision with the German warship and get out of the way.

But in the end,
……

Bet won!
The English fleet quickly made way for a passage, while the German fleet quickly rushed out.

Entering the North Sea, all the German ships burst into cheers. They finally broke through the Strait of Calais. Now they are really safe and go home!
(End of this chapter)