Li Xiu was right. No matter how fast a warship is, it can never outrun an airplane. What's more, there is Kunpeng watching in the sky.

According to the directions sent by Kunpeng, shortly after arriving at the sea area, the fighter planes searched for the remaining British warships, including the Royal Navy flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Seeing the big thing below, the torpedo bombers swooped down like sharks that smelled blood.

The first unlucky one was the battleship St. John. After the huge hull was hit by three torpedoes, its speed had dropped to only ten knots.

Soon the St. John separated from the large force, and the St. John staggered away from the anti-aircraft fire network.

Soon, it came under attack from two torpedo bombers.

Two torpedoes hit its port and starboard sides, and the St. John could no longer hold on. At 9:35 a.m., the captain of the St. John announced that he had abandoned the ship.

The St. John sank slowly with billowing smoke, and all the torpedo bombers ignored it.

Soon, they discovered a larger and more eye-catching target. The British Royal Navy flagship, HMS Queen Elizabeth.

As the flagship of the Royal Navy, it is protected in the middle of a ring of battleships.

The Daming torpedo bombers didn't seem to be in a hurry. They were like peeling an onion, gnawing at the battleships surrounding the Queen Elizabeth layer by layer.

First, the cruiser USS Saint Anthony and two destroyers on the left were attacked by air.

Under air strikes, the three warships were quickly hit and burst into flames.

Queen Elizabeth's flank exposed!

Four torpedo bombers were lined up in a row, and the wings of the planes almost hit each other.

Almost at the same time, they released the torpedoes hanging from the lower belly of the aircraft. Four torpedoes with four water lines fired towards the Queen Elizabeth.

The Queen Elizabeth, even if the steering gear was broken off, would never be able to dodge these four torpedoes side by side.

"Set the collision alarm!" The captain shouted in horror when he saw four water lines coming side by side.

Everyone on the ship, including George Clooney and Franz Conan Doyle.

The torpedo hit the front port side of the ship, causing a huge earthquake throughout the battleship. Franz.\nConan Doyle was unlucky. He failed to grab the armrest and fell to the ground. His head hit the table, causing a big bruise.

Kouzi.

Blood instantly filled his eyes!

Before the old guy's screams could end, the second torpedo hit the Queen Elizabeth in the middle.

The hull shook violently again, and Franz on the ground.\nConan Doyle was forcibly ejected.

His body hit the leg of the table next to him, and the old guy screamed and fainted.

Two of the four torpedoes hit, and these two torpedoes caused a large amount of water to enter the left side of the Queen Elizabeth.

"Close the watertight compartment on the starboard side and fill it with water to ballast it." Just when the hull was just tilting, the captain ordered the watertight compartment to be filled with water and ballast it.

Queen Elizabeth's good captain was indeed very skillful. As soon as the battleship tilted, it was rebalanced by the injection of water and ballast.

A large amount of seawater can be injected into the ballast, and the result is that the speed of the Queen Elizabeth is greatly reduced.

George.\nClooney faces a tough choice.

That is..., we have to sacrifice the speed of the entire fleet to help the Queen Elizabeth.

Or, abandon the Queen Elizabeth and let the entire fleet escape back to England at full speed.

"Commander, it's better for us to unite together and protect the flagship and return to England.

Without our Queen Elizabeth, other ships cannot match the speed of airplanes.

Rather than abandoning the Queen Elizabeth like this, it is better to unite and fight, fight and retreat, and perhaps return to Portsmouth."

Franz.\nConan Doyle loudly suggested to George.\nClooney.

Everyone looked at George.\nClooney.

They knew in their hearts that this would be an order that decided their fate.

As long as George Clooney orders other ships to ignore them and continue moving forward, it will basically spell the death of the Queen Elizabeth.

"George!

Even if you want the Queen Elizabeth to tow the Ming aircraft behind, they still can't get back to Portsmouth.

Only by uniting together and using all weapons for air defense can we have a chance to go back." Franz.\nConan Doyle saw George.\nClooney was hesitant, fearing that he would take that life-threatening suggestion.

"All ships slowed down and formed a tighter formation to form a defense and control network against the Ming Dynasty fighter jets.

Let them know that the Royal Navy of the British Empire is not a coward. We dare to declare war on them, and we dare to fight them."

George.\nClooney shouted loudly.

"Yes!" All the officers became excited and stood at attention and saluted George Clooney.

This order gave them temporary safety and hope of survival.

The Ming Air Force once again sank the cruiser San Antonio, which had just fallen behind, as well as the two unlucky destroyers.

The three battleships began to sink with billowing smoke.

Only ten minutes after the Ming Dynasty fighter jets left, a second batch of fighter jets flew over.

Due to George Clooney's order, British Royal Navy warships escorted the staggering Queen Elizabeth back to port.

Attacks by Ming fighter planes became more and more frequent, and more and more warships were sunk.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, there was only one lone battleship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, left on the sea.

The pride of the Royal Navy now sails like an old man who has suffered a stroke.

The last batch of torpedo bombers flew over, and they rushed to drop torpedoes.

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Old Rothschild had lunch and took a nap as a habit.

"Sir, sir!" the servant called Old Rothschild very carefully.

"What's the matter?" Old Rothschild was very angry when he got up. He looked at the servant dissatisfied.

"Sir, the Prime Minister is here." The servant carefully reported to old Rothschild.

"Prime Minister? What is he here for?" Old Rothschild was stunned. He did not expect that the Prime Minister would suddenly come over.

Something big must have happened!

Old Rothschild quickly got dressed and came to the living room to meet with the Prime Minister.

"Rothschild, something big happened. Our Royal Navy fleet was sunk by Ming fighter planes."

Prime Minister Winston saw Rothschild and said eagerly.

"Sinked? Which one, the St. Anthony or the St. George?" Rothschild was a little surprised.

The Prime Minister is the Minister of the Navy, and he knows the British Navy very well.

Just sinking two warships doesn't seem like a big deal. It's just two warships. The British Empire can afford to lose it.

"all!

All the warships of the Royal Navy were sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Gibraltar." Winston's words were filled with tears.

"What? Everything sank?" Old Rothschild was stunned on the spot.

"The Queen Elizabeth was the last to sink, at 13:18 this afternoon!"

Winston said sadly.

This fleet was the last hope of the British Royal Navy. Unexpectedly, in just a few hours, it was bombed by the Ming Navy and no one was left.

The last telegram sent showed that they did not even see the Ming Navy ship.

"Didn't you say that the Ming Navy was stuck in the Mediterranean Sea and couldn't get out?" Old Rothschild didn't believe that this was actually true.

"They all sank. I don't know where the plane came from. Anyway, our fleet is finished.

Gibraltar is completely surrounded, and now we can only watch the Gibraltar garrison being wiped out." Winston sat helplessly on the sofa, pushed away the tea brought by the servant, and pointed at the whiskey.

Seeing old Rothschild nodding, the servant walked over and poured a glass of whiskey for Winston.

"This is too bad. If the Ming Dynasty fleet enters the Atlantic Ocean, it will be even worse. The British mainland will be attacked." Old Rothschild said.

"Yes! That's why I came to you, we need to send the queen to America.

You know, the British Empire also had dominions in North America.

Her Majesty the Queen is still their nominal monarch.

I know that you have great power in North America, and we need your help so that the Queen can have her own territory when she arrives in North America. At least Quebec must belong to us.

After all, France has surrendered and confiscating their assets is a matter of complete gain and no harm." Winston took a sip of whiskey and told the old Rothschild the reason.

"We agree with this. After all, you want Quebec, not somewhere in the United States.

But now once Her Majesty the Queen leaves, panic will immediately spread throughout London.

By that time, cross-sea airship fares will be sky-high, and tickets will also be difficult to obtain."
To be continued...