When the Battle of Dragon Whale Island entered the mode of night battle, the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet also joined the battlefield.

At this time, the navy of the Golden Lion Empire and the navy of the Red Tiger Empire already had submarines, but this time the navies of the two countries did not send submarines to join this joint escort fleet.

In addition, the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy have increased their investment in anti-submarine technology because of their fear of the submarine forces of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, and now the anti-submarine technology of the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy have been greatly improved, and they have even developed sound detection devices for detecting underwater targets, which can also be called sonar.

The light cruisers and destroyers of the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy are basically equipped with sonar, and they are also equipped with a large number of depth charges.

As a result, the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet did not achieve much success in attacking the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy of the Joint Escort Fleet, and on the contrary, it suffered considerable losses.

However, the navy of the Black Bear Empire did not attach importance to submarines, a new warship, and not only did not invest in the development of submarines, but also did not develop sonar that could search for submarines underwater, and only equipped some light cruisers and destroyers with some depth charges.

This allowed the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet to launch a hunting feast on the bottom of the sea against the Black Bear Navy in a night battle.

Inside a "Phantom 3" class submarine numbered 88, Zhang Donghua, commander of the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, held a telegram in his hand and said to Sun Bo, the captain of the No. 88 submarine: "Sure enough, as we expected, the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy, which are equipped with sonar, are no longer something that our submarine formation can easily attack.

Send a telegram to the first and second teams and ask them to retreat!

If you continue to fight hard, both the first and second teams will have to lose. ”

At present, the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet has a total of four teams, of which the first team and the second team are equipped with a total of 7 "Phantom" class submarines and 68 "Phantom 2" class submarines.

The third and fourth teams of the submarine formation are all the latest "Ghost 3" class submarines.

Zhang Tiefeng, the chief designer of the submarine at the Ganyang Shipyard, after listening to some of Zhou Rui's opinions, designed the "Ghost 3" class submarine, with a full load displacement of 1,080 tons on the water and 1,270 tons under the water.

It is equipped with 10 diesel engines, the maximum speed on the water is 17 knots, the maximum underwater speed is 11 knots, the maximum depth is 180 meters, it is equipped with 4 500 mm torpedo tubes, which can carry 20 torpedoes, and the crew is 38 people.

The Phantom-3 class submarines are also equipped with sonar and are also equipped with submarine snorkel devices that can extend the range.

The sonar and submarine snorkel devices were developed through the ideas provided by Zhou Rui.

As soon as Zhang Donghua's words fell, Sun Ke, the chief officer of the No. 88 submarine, shouted: "Zhang Zhi, captain, a big guy has been found ahead!" ”

When Zhang Donghua heard this, he said directly to the captain Sun Bo: "You go and send a report to the first and second teams first, and I will take over your command!" ”

When Captain Sun Bo heard this, he couldn't help muttering in his heart: I finally encountered such a big battle, and it seems that I, the captain, can only fight.

Zhang Donghua quickly walked to the position of the periscope, and through the periscope, Zhang Donghua saw that about four or five hundred meters away, there was a huge ship of nearly 200 meters, which was constantly tilting its fire in the direction of the first battle group of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

Although the sky had already darkened, due to some warships on fire around him, Zhang Donghua immediately recognized that this giant ship was either an all-main gun battleship or a battle cruiser, and it was really a big guy!

"The bow is 15 degrees to the right! Torpedo tubes No. 1 and No. 2 were immediately filled with water! Zhang Donghua ordered loudly.

After Zhang Donghua's order was issued, the officers and men in the No. 88 submarine immediately became busy.

Soon the first mate Sun Ke reported to Zhang Donghua: "Zhang Zhi, the bow of the ship has completed 15 degrees to the right!"

Torpedo tubes No. 1 and No. 2 are ready to be launched after being filled with water! ”

"Torpedo No. 1 and No. 2 launched!" Zhang Donghua did not hesitate to give the order to attack.

"Tom-tom-"

After two 500-mm steam gas torpedoes were fired from the torpedo tubes, they quickly burrowed into the sea, formed two white waves, and rushed towards the huge ship four or five hundred meters away.

This giant ship is the Black Bear Empire's Royal Navy Magma all-main gun battleship, the Magma belongs to the Spitfire-class all-main gun battleship, and it is the latest full-main gun battleship of the Black Bear Empire.

The Spitfire-class full-main gun battleship has a full load displacement of 37,800 tons, a maximum speed of 21 knots, and is equipped with five twin 45-caliber 380 mm guns.

Under the cover of night, two 500-mm steam gas torpedoes all hit the port side armor of the Magma battleship, opening two large holes.

Although the Magma battleship did not sink immediately, the turbulent sea water quickly poured into the body of the Magma from the two large holes, and soon caused the Magma to tilt.

The No. 88 submarine of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet then made up two more swords and fired two 500 mm steam gas torpedoes at the Magma battleship with all main guns, and all of them hit the target, increasing the large hole in the port side armor of the Magma all-main gun battleship to four.

About 20 minutes later, the battleship Magma, which was heavily flooded, flipped on its side and disappeared completely from the surface of the sea shortly after.

Submarine No. 88 then launched an attack on the Black Bear Empire's 1 Statue-class battleship, 1 Regret-class battleship, 1 Speedy battlecruiser, and 1 large armored cruiser.

In the end, all 3 battleships and 1 battlecruiser were sunk, but one of the Statue-class battleships with all main guns was sunk after being damaged by submarine No. 88, and then hit the ammunition compartment by a 381 mm shell, thus sinking after being killed.

The fourth squadron of the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet was not transferred to the coast of the Turkish Barbarian Empire, and the submarine squadrons participating in the night battle tonight were only the first, second, and third squadrons.

The third squadron of the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet participated in tonight's night battle with a total of 48 "Phantom 3" class submarines, and the results achieved were quite brilliant.

At the cost of its own loss of 14 "Phantom 3" class submarines, it sank 16 all-main gun battleships, 13 Sea King-class battlecruisers, 9 all-steel battleships, 8 large armored cruisers, 12 light cruisers and 7 destroyers of the Black Bear Navy, and also seriously damaged dozens of Black Bear Navy warships.

Even the Black Bear Navy's flagship Spitfire, the battleship with full main guns, was sunk by a torpedo fired by a "Phantom 3" class submarine.

Before the Spitfire battleship sank, Jert, commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Black Bear Empire, and the captain of the Spitfire, Vecchido, and more than 500 bear officers and men of the Spitfire were safely transferred to a large armored cruiser.

Under the joint attack of the submarine formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet and the first battle group, by four o'clock in the morning on January 24, 1545, the Black Bear Navy, which had suffered extremely heavy losses, could no longer hold on.

Jert looked at the few pieces of paper that the Spitfire Captain Vecchido was holding in his hand, and asked with a solemn expression, "How many warships do we have left that can continue the war?" ”

The captain of the Spitfire, Vichido, said with a wry smile: "Commander, the fight is really bad.

As of 10 minutes, there are only 6 Spitfire-class battleships, 22 Idol-class battleships, 2 Regret-class battleships, 4 Restraint-class battleships, and 14 Aquaman-class battlecruisers left, and they can continue to fight.

In addition, 9 all-steel battleships, 14 large armored cruisers, 39 light cruisers and 53 destroyers could also continue operations.

There are about dozens of warships that have been seriously injured and have lost their combat effectiveness, and other warships ...... It's all sunk. ”

You must know that the warships of the Black Bear Navy that joined the joint escort fleet this time are still very strong, with 120 battleships with full main guns, 60 battlecruisers, 50 all-steel battleships, 50 large armored cruisers, 140 light cruisers, and 180 destroyers.

But in less than a day and a night, the Black Bear Navy had already lost almost two-thirds of its strength, which was simply unacceptable to Commander Jerter.

"I didn't expect that we would suffer such a big loss in front of those small submarines.

After returning home, I will definitely suggest that the Admiralty develop our own submarines of the Black Bear Empire, as well as sonar to search for submarines under the surface. Jert said with some gloom.

"Commander, what do we do next?

Even with the warships sent by the Golden Lion and Red Tiger navies to support us, it will be difficult for us to resist the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet on the opposite side. ”

Commander Jert suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "If the navies of the Golden Lion and Red Tiger could send more light cruisers and destroyers equipped with sonar to support us just now, then we would not have been beaten so badly."

Since they are unkind, then don't blame me for not being righteous.

Vecchido, convey my order, and the whole army immediately retreats back and leaves this sea of war! ”

The captain of the Spitfire, Vecchido, was not surprised by the retreat order given by Commander Jert.

Just now, the Admiralty of the Black Bear Empire sent a secret telegram to Commander Jert, asking Commander Jert to act according to the situation on the battlefield and not to destroy all the hundreds of warships that the Black Bear Navy had joined the joint escort fleet.

And the Admiralty of the Black Bear Empire also made it clear on the telegram that this was also what Denisot, the Governor of the Black Bear Empire, meant.

"Commander, do you need to inform the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy?"

"No, we'll just retreat.

Send a telegram to the Golden Lion Navy and the Red Tiger Navy, General Kuzir of the Golden Lion Empire, and General Jestu of the Red Tiger Empire, must ask our Black Bear Navy to continue to insist.

But if we persist any longer, all this bit of our Black Bear Navy will be wiped out. ”

By the time the Black Bear Navy began to retreat, the sky was already slightly bright.

The third battle group of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet found that the Black Bear Navy was about to run, so it ignored the Black Bear Navy and rushed directly towards the battle group of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire.

The performance of the Golden Lion Navy in the Battle of Longjing Island far exceeded the previous battles between the Golden Lion Navy and the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

By the time the Black Bear Navy retreated, the Golden Lion Navy had already inflicted heavy losses on the First Battle Group of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet and the two main fleets of the Liang Yan Navy.

Of course, the losses of the Golden Lion Navy itself were not small, having already sunk 46 battleships with full main guns, 21 battlecruisers, 37 all-steel battleships, 45 large armored cruisers, 89 light cruisers and 106 destroyers.

In the bridge of the Dragon Lion, the flagship of the Golden Lion Navy, the commander of the First Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, Kuzier, slammed the iron table in front of him, "These cowards!

There are at least more than 50 capital ships left in the Black Bear Navy, and it is completely possible to continue to hold on!

If the Black Bear Navy can hold out until our Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire defeats the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet and the Liang Yan Navy on the opposite side, then in this naval battle, our joint escort fleet will win! ”

The captain of the Dragon Lion, Greed, said with a wry smile: "Commander, what now?"

The Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, which was fighting against the Black Bear Navy, had already rushed towards us. ”

"What else can I do! Inform us to go down, and we will withdraw too! ”

"Huh? Commander, once we retreat at this time, then ......"

Before the captain of the Dragon and Lion could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Commander Kuzir, "Those warships fighting against the Black Bear Navy should be the main force of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet."

If we don't retreat quickly, we may not be able to leave! ”

"Commander, do you need to inform General Jestu of the Red Tiger Empire?"

"It's okay to tell me, but even if we don't tell us, presumably the Red Tiger Navy won't hold on."

Kuzir guessed accurately, and when the commander of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Red Tiger Empire, Jestu, learned that the Black Bear Navy had retreated, he knew that this naval battle could not be fought any further.

Before the telegram from the Golden Lion Navy arrived, Jestu gave the Red Tiger Navy an order to retreat.

In the bridge of the Fuxing all-main gun battleship, the flagship of the first formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, Song Limin, who had a bandage on his head, found that the remaining warships of the Golden Lion Navy had begun to turn around and retreat, and excitedly raised his arms and shouted: "Win!" We won! ”

In the battle with the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, the first battle group of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet paid a very heavy price, and even the Fuxing all-main gun battleship where Song Limin was located was also seriously wounded, and now only 5 of the 10 356 mm main guns can continue to fire.

Song Limin's head was also hit when the Fuxing all-main gun battleship was hit, and his head was bleeding.

Liang Baozhong, the captain of the Fuxing, also said excitedly: "Song Zhi, the Golden Lion Navy is going to escape!" Do we have to chase it next? ”

"Chase! Must chase!

Send a telegram to the four formation commanders of the third battle group, asking the third battle group to cooperate with the four main formations of our first battle group to pursue the Golden Lion Navy! ”