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At 12:25, Britain, France, and Italy communicated intensively to discuss countermeasures. The opponent's submarines had already caught up. They could not fight hard and had to retreat slowly.

In addition, they also allocated their energy to rescue their own sailors on the sunken ship.

Nanhua's submarine surfaced and accelerated to catch up. It was still more than ten nautical miles away from the position of the front row ship.

Ou Haiwa breathed in the fresh air while lamenting that there was still a lot of room for improvement in this submarine.

Just for this speed alone, we have to think of a way, otherwise in this naval battle, the submarine will become the key to restricting the ratio of losses between the enemy and ourselves.

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Almost all the submarine forces of the Austro-Hungarian Navy were dispatched, and the ships of the Allied Powers became lambs to be slaughtered.

The sea was full of traces of torpedo launches, and Allied warships tried to avoid them.

However, ships travel at different speeds, and it is not always possible to avoid them in time.

"Boom~~"

The splashing water makes people feel extremely desperate.

Britain, France and Italy were all praying for Nanhua's submarines to arrive quickly, and the Austro-Hungarian navy was also constantly firing artillery shells against Allied ships.

The navies of the three Allied Powers had no choice but to resist.

At 12:30, "Rumble~~" the sound of cannons resounded across the sky, and all the sounds in the entire sea area were suppressed by these three cannons.

The three cannons of the "Saint Stephen" fired loudly, and this time, by coincidence, they directly hit the front deck of the "Justice".

Dozens of soldiers on the deck who were nervously preparing for battle were all killed by this blow.

The hull of the "Justice" also shook due to this critical hit, and the other three French pre-dreadnought-class battleships took the opportunity to attack the "Saint-Estevan".

A dreadnought ship like the "St. Stephen" has thick armor and high defense, so it is naturally not afraid of bombardment by the front dreadnought ship.

They continued to fire at the "Justice", and soon a big hole was blown out of the hull of the "Justice". Sea water poured in, and French soldiers ran around and shouted, intending to block the gap.

The French "Democracy" was also hit by a bullet from the giant ship, but it was only hit at the stern. Although it had a hole, it was not seriously damaged.

The British "Bristol", the Italian "Acerbi" and several destroyers were all hit and damaged and may sink at any time.

The entire sea area was filled with shells, and the sea area was filled with smoke and slowly tipping ship hulls, and the sky was filled with smoke.

Ships continued to be hit, and sailors continued to cry.

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When Ou Haiwa arrived with the submarine force, she dived without saying a word.

Entering below the surface, Nanhua's submarine force once again found home.

Through the dual positioning of periscope and sonar, a 457mm torpedo was launched at an enemy battlecruiser "Archduke Karl IV".

Amidst the rumble, a large hole was blown into the battle cruiser's cabin, and it sank very quickly.

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Nanhua has a large number of submarines. After diving and releasing torpedoes, torpedo water lines traveling in different directions immediately appeared under the water in the battle waters.

Although these water lines can be discovered by sailors on enemy ships, they are difficult to avoid when there are many ships on the sea, and ship collisions are often prone to occur.

The Austro-Hungarian Navy cruiser "Helgoland" directly collided with its own destroyer "Tatra" because it avoided a torpedo and did not pay attention.

The "Tatra" was directly knocked over, and a large hole was dented in the hull.

The "Heligoland" was also damaged by torpedoes that followed, and its waterline armor was broken. The bottom was seriously flooded, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.

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With the arrival of the Nanhua submarine, the suppressed situation of the Allied Powers was instantly reversed.

The German submarines also panicked. They encountered their nemesis on the bottom of the sea.

There are many ships in this area, and German submarines dare not dive rashly. Once they dive, it is easy to misunderstand the position of their own ships. Nanhua's submarines dived at will without worrying about hitting reefs or friendly ships.

The German submarine commander was anxious, but Nanhua's submarines were constantly harvesting their own ships, and they had no way to deal with the enemy.

In desperation, the Germans notified the Austro-Hungarian friendly forces, who retreated first.

The Austro-Hungarian navy secretly cursed the Germans, "Your submarines are easy to evacuate, but how can we evacuate our ships on the water?"
Submarines accompanied them, and there were many ships to deal with.

However, the order to retreat still had to be issued, and the "St. Stephen" was the first to retreat.

This Dreadnought-class battleship was launched in 1916. At present, it is still a brand-new giant ship.

Unfortunately, it was targeted by Nanhua's submarine, and the "chichi" torpedo water line was exposed on the water.

The sailor responsible for observing the torpedoes shouted anxiously: "Torpedoes, torpedoes, be careful to avoid them!"

The "St. Stephen" made an emergency evasion, but unfortunately they forgot that there were forty submarines under this sea area.

After radio contact, two more submarines fired torpedoes at the giant ship.

"Boom~"

Under the violent splash, the hull of the 2-ton giant ship tilted, and then a large hole opened in the cabin of the giant ship. The dreadnought ship achieved the achievement of being sunk by a torpedo ahead of schedule.

The sailors on the ship howled and ran, but they could not hide the despair on their faces.

"Oh my God, we're going to die!"

"God, what should I do?"

"Help, I don't want to die!"

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At 13:55, the Nanhua submarine directly dominated this sea area. With the withdrawal of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, the "Otranto Offensive" came to an end.

Both sides lost a total of 22 surface ships in this battle. Among them, the Austro-Hungarian Navy suffered the most heavy losses, losing 1 dreadnought, 2 cruisers, and 8 destroyers.

The Allies lost one Dreadnought-class battleship, four cruisers, and five destroyers.

There are three submarines, all belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Navy.

Countries began to clean up the mess. The "St. Stephen" has not completely sunk yet. It can be repaired as long as it is towed back to the port in time.

All countries want this Dreadnought-class ship, so all parties can't argue.

Ou Haiwa waved her hand directly, "We don't want it, you three can fight for it.

But let’s make an agreement first, don’t even think about asking for the next one if you take it this time. "

As soon as Ou Haiwa said this, the Italians were the first to speak, "Our Italian navy is the weakest. Give us this ship first."

Britain and France also nodded, and the next step was to try to save some cruisers and destroyers.

Countries began to allocate salvaged ships, and Nanhua finally received a cruiser "Helgoland".

The damage to this ship was very serious and it would take a lot of time to repair it, but it was always nice to get a trophy.

After the naval battle, it is basically no longer difficult to capture the Antivalian port.

Because the Austro-Hungarian navy has completely withdrawn, the blocking measures at the Antivali port can be solved with some effort.

Nanhua's "Sanfeng" battle cruiser and several cruisers were ordered to come and occupy the Antivali port.

On May 5, the port of Antivali became Nanhua's station.

Ou Haiwa directly informed the military headquarters to let the European Expeditionary Force waiting in Dar es Salaam set off as soon as possible.

The naval battle on the European side has come to an end for the time being, and the next step is a tough battle. (End of chapter)