Hippel knew very well what his order meant. He led his already scarred battlecruiser fleet to launch an assault on the British fleet in the face of the enemy's dense artillery fire, which was almost equivalent to committing suicide. In fact, the lieutenant general was ready to sacrifice himself in exchange for the entire main fleet to obtain a chance to turn around.

The Luzov raised the battle flag of full-speed assault. The entire German battlecruiser fleet seven battlecruisers launched a decisive charge against the British fleet. The entire fleet and the British battleship maintained an angle of about 60 degrees, and rushed towards the side of the battle line of the British fleet at a high speed of 23 knots.

"Oh my god, the Germans are crazy!" When the German fleet approached about 11,000 meters, the "Giant", which was in the middle of the British battle line, had seen Hippel's intentions clearly. Major General Gunter, the commander of the flagship of the 5th Battleship Detachment, exclaimed.

In addition to the "Von der Tann" and "Moltke", the German battlecruisers and two Austro-Hungarian combat patrols were equipped with 330mm naval guns, which pose a considerable threat to the battleships. Later, Major General Gunter had to order to give up the attack on the main force of the German high seas fleet, turn the guns to deal with Hippel's impact with all his might.

Lieutenant General Hippel's flagship "Luzov" took the lead and rushed to the front. There were 16 British battleships on the front. They were soon hit with multiple large-caliber shells. A 15-inch shell directly penetrated the Anna turret in the front and exploded inside. All the officers and soldiers inside the turret were killed. The fired medicine in the artillery chamber caught fire and spread to the bullet-loss bay below.

Since the German main battleship strengthened the protection of the ammunition room, thankfully these gunpowders were only burned without explosion. The damaging team urgently poured water into the two turrets to prevent the fire from expanding and detonating the ammunition. Only 5 of the 78 officers and soldiers crawled out of the bullet-dropping port at the top of the turret and were seriously burned, and the remaining 73 were either burned or drowned. At 6:46, the second 15-inch shell pierced the top cover of the Dora turret. The same tragedy happened again. Only one gunner stood near the open hatch and was thrown out by the explosion air waves. The remaining 80 officers and soldiers were killed in an instant. The poisonous gas began to seep into the firing command teleportation room, and everyone had to evacuate.

The commands in the shooting control room can only be issued by a microphone, and then transmitted to the turret by a telephone. At this time, the British fleet had already measured the distance and the shooting was more concentrated and accurate.

At this time, the seven German and Austrian battlecruisers were only 7,700 yards away from the British Giant battleship. At this distance, even the thickest armor of the "Queen Elizabeth-class battleship was as thin as paper.

At 6:47, they saw the flags rising from the flagship "Frederick the Great". The German main fleet had completed its turn and began to attack the avant-garde of the British ships. At this time, the signal flag was also raised on the "Luzov". Captain Hader commanded the flagship to take the lead in accelerating the northwest to escape the battlefield.

Just as he turned, the rear of the bridge of the "Von der Tann" was hit, and flying shrapnel pierced into the observation room, and the third gun officer and the officers and soldiers next to the rangefinder were killed immediately. The flames raged on the deck of the turret, and passed through the ventilation tube to drill into the starboard engine room, turning the cooler into a pile of garbage. The same tragedy was repeated on each German battlecruiser. At 6:53, when they determined that the main fleet had successfully turned, the first reconnaissance fleet led by Hippel had almost turned into a pile of scrap iron.

The Luzov was hit with a total of 10 15-inch shells, 3 13.5-inch shells, and 10 12-inch shells. The entire warship fire spread, the bow was blown up, and the water inflow was as many as 1,500 tons, and the fore deck was almost parallel to the sea. Seedlez scored 8 15-inch shells, 6 13.5-inch shells, 8 12-inch shells, and 1 torpedo. One turret was left, and the flames rose higher than the chimney.

The "Von De Tann" who was already covered in wounds had all its main guns destroyed and had already lost its combat capability. Its superstructure became even more terrible. Other warships were in a slightly better condition. Although they were in a mess, most of the main guns could continue to fight.

Thanks to the German designers for their excellent design, although these warships are covered in bruises, they still maintain a complete queue and their speed remains unabated.

Of course, there is a great component of luck in this.

Hippel led the battlecruiser fleet to exchange for the German fleet with his life. The main force of the high seas fleet, which had completed the steering, maintained a combat distance of about 13,000 meters with the British fleet and began to bombard each other. The Germans seemed to be at an absolute disadvantage against 17 to 28, but the second battleship detachment, located in front of the British battle line, four "George V" class and four "Orion" class battleships were too far away from the target and were actually unable to play a role.

The sound of cannons suddenly became dense on the sea. Four Kings-class battleships led by the German fleet suffered most of the British artillery fire. The flagship "King" was hit with one 15-inch shell, four 13.5-inch shells and nine 12-inch shells. Commander Major General Barnke was also injured, and Admiral Schell's flagship "Frederick the Great" also began to catch fire. The "Election Emperor" was hit with 5 15-inch and 3 13.5-inch shells, but the British's poor fuses made the 12-inch cap-piercing shells unable to pose a threat to the German battleships at all. Jelico placed the weakest defense "Berrerofon" and "Giant" battleships at the back of the battleship, and now he is starting to suffer.

Now, the High Seas Fleet can attack with all its might. Germany's "King" and "Caesar" class battleships adopted the same front and rear 3-2 joint loading four main turret layout as the Austro-Hungarian "Istria Grand Duke". When they deploy all their flank fires, 10 main guns fired together, the momentum was indeed amazing.

The sea surface was like a boiling pot, and shells fell like raindrops. More than 400 large-caliber naval guns were bombarded by the fleets of both sides. The officers and soldiers on the ship were desperately firing shells at their opponents. The warhead weighing more than half a ton roared over the sea and smashed towards the enemy's position.

The number of warships on both sides gradually increased, and the sea was filled with flames and smoke. Schell stood on the bridge of the "Frederick the Great" and was paying attention to the battle situation on the sea. The situation on the battlefield made him a little disappointed. They laid a condom for the British, but they did not expect that they would jump into each other's trap. On the sea far away, the "Berrofon" and "Hercedes" were full of fire, leaving the battlefield.

However, the defense of British battleships is much stronger than their battleship cruisers. Although they suffer heavy damage, they will not be easily sunk.

Suddenly, a huge ball of fire rose into the air behind the British battle line, and then a burst of cheers rang out on the "Frederick the Great".

"Ajinkut! Oh, my goodness!"

"Report to the general, the telegram sent back from the 'Border Governor' was sunk!" Soon after, the communications officer held a telegram in his hand and hurriedly reported to him.
Chapter completed!