At about ten o'clock in the morning on April 1, 1539, in the bridge of the Brave, the flagship of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, the temporary commander of the expeditionary fleet, Genich, asked the commander of the Second Fleet, Naniko, "Did you find anything about the reconnaissance ship that was dispatched?" ”

At this time, the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet had come to the coast of Boting Town of the Han and Tang Empires, and at about 5 o'clock this morning, the reconnaissance ship sent by the expeditionary fleet found several warships suspected to be the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

However, due to the dense fog on the sea at that time, the dense visibility was very low, and the warships suspected to be the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet quickly disappeared.

Even the reconnaissance ships of the expeditionary fleet were not sure whether these warships found were from the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

Second Fleet Commander Naniko shook his head, "Still haven't found anything, but it's only about 70 nautical miles from High Snail Island.

The warships I found in the morning should be the warships of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires. ”

The temporary commander of the expeditionary fleet, Zenich, pondered for a moment and said, "If I were the commander of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires, I would probably choose the battlefield near Gaosnail Island.

Unless it was the army of the three feudal towns of the Han and Tang Empires who took the initiative to abandon Gaoluo Island.

Let the fleets continue to maintain the battle formation, maybe today is the day of the decisive battle between the expeditionary fleet of our imperial royal navy and the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang empires! ”

As soon as Zenich's words fell, the captain of the Brave, Sashenka, ran over with a telegram, "The main force of the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires has been discovered!" ”

Zenich snatched the telegram from Sashenka's hand at once, and after reading it quickly, he raised his head and said in a deep voice: "You can send a telegram to the Governor's Palace."

The Imperial Royal Navy Expeditionary Fleet has found the main force of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires! ”

At half past twelve o'clock in the afternoon, two large fleets met in the sea area about 100 kilometers south of Gaosnail Island.

When the battleship formations of the two sides were 14,000 meters apart, the 28 Brave class all-main gun battleships and 30 Black Prince-class all-main gun battleships of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet first launched a salvo against the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet with 45 times the caliber 360 mm main guns.

Immediately, the nine Fuso-class battleships of the Fuso-class all-main gun of the third formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, the 22 Nevada-class all-main gun battleships of the fourth formation, and the 10 New Mexico-class battleships of the fifth formation also fired back with 356-millimeter guns of 45 times the caliber.

At a distance of 14,000 meters, the two sides only have 360 mm naval guns and 356 mm naval guns, which can pose a greater threat to the other side.

However, as the battleship formations of the two sides got closer and closer, the other battleships and battlecruisers of the two fleets also joined in the confrontation.

In order to meet the expeditionary fleet of the Golden Lion Empire, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet can be said to be elite, and the nine main formations have gathered a total of 92 battleships with full main guns, 37 battlecruisers, 14 all-steel battleships, 49 large armored cruisers, 72 light cruisers, 100 destroyers and 4 submarines.

And the expeditionary fleet of the Golden Lion Empire was attacked by two god-level dragons.

A total of 89 battleships, 3 battlecruisers, 68 all-steel battleships, 80 large armored cruisers, 160 light cruisers, and 191 destroyers were able to participate in this decisive battle at sea, of which 24 warships were still wounded.

The two sides of this naval battle, one side is to defend the country and the other is to take revenge, and the battle can be said to have entered the white heat from the beginning.

In the Ghost No. 1 submarine, Zhang Donghua, the commander of the 58th team of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, was very nervous, even to the point of dry mouth, but on the surface, Zhang Donghua was very calm.

He knew that at this time, as the commander of 4 "Phantom" class submarines and the captain of the Ghost 1 submarine, he must not show his cowardice.

Today is the first time that the Ghost No. 1 submarine and three other "Phantom" class submarines have participated in actual combat, and as a result, they have encountered such a big scene.

Because there were too many warships on both sides, the shells continued to fall into the sea and explode like raindrops, which brought a very big threat to the four "Ghost" class submarines sneaking under the sea surface.

The Ghost III submarine has now lost contact and was probably destroyed by a shell that fell into the sea.

"Has Ghost Three been contacted?" Zhang Donghua asked in a deep voice to the first deputy Sun Bo.

First mate Sun Bo said a little gloomily: "Captain, Ghost No. 3 still hasn't responded, I'm afraid...... There is less bad luck. ”

Zhang Donghua was silent for a moment, "No need to contact Ghost No. 3 again."

Ascend to 5 meters above the sea, raise the periscope again, and I'll see where we are. ”

When the Ghost No. 1 submarine rose from more than 30 meters below the sea surface to about 5 meters from the sea surface, the periscope of the Ghost No. 1 submarine was immediately raised.

The periscope of the "Phantom" class submarine is only more than 5 meters, so this position is basically the limit of using the periscope.

After the periscope was raised, Zhang Donghua looked through the periscope, and his face couldn't help but get excited, "We ran to the queue of the opponent's battleships!"

Quick, fill the No. 1 and No. 2 torpedo tubes with water! Tilt the bow 10 degrees to the left! ”

With Zhang Donghua's order, the officers and men inside the Ghost No. 1 submarine immediately became busy.

"Captain, the bow has been 10 degrees to the left!

Torpedo tubes No. 1 and No. 2 were also filled with water! The first deputy Sun Bo reported to Zhang Donghua with a sweaty face.

Zhang Donghua felt that his excited hands were trembling a little, he clenched his fists and waved fiercely, "No. 1 and No. 2 torpedoes are launched!" ”

"Tom-tom-"

Two 450-mm torpedoes, after being fired from the torpedo tubes, quickly drilled into the sea and rushed towards a Valian-class battleship of the Golden Lion Imperial Navy.

The torpedo used by the "Phantom" class submarine is a steam gas torpedo, and during operation, the tail of the torpedo will expel gas, forming a white wave on the sea surface.

This Golden Lion Imperial Navy's Brave-class all-main gun battleship, named Renxin, is located on the second line of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet, and in front of the Renxin, there are dozens of battleships in the first line of battle.

Since the two sides had been engaged in bombardment for nearly two hours at this time, the smoke released by the chimneys and naval guns did not make the entire battlefield look good.

The officers and men on the battleship Renxin, with all main guns, did not find these two torpedoes until the Renxin was hit by two 450-mm torpedoes.

Seeing that the 2 torpedoes had hit the battleship about 500 meters away, Zhang Donghua couldn't help but shout excitedly: "Hit!" All hits! ”

When the first mate Sun Bo heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Captain, do you need to use the sword?" ”

Zhang Donghua looked through the periscope at the two extra holes in the battleship's waterline, shook his head and said, "It's okay to be seriously injured."

As long as it is seriously injured, the speed of the ship will definitely be greatly affected, so let our battleship make up for it!

The 450 mm torpedoes equipped with the 'Ghost' class are still not powerful enough, and even if the remaining six torpedoes are hit on this battleship, they may not be able to sink it.

Put away the periscope, let's change the target to fight! ”

On the bridge of the Brave, the flagship of the Second Fleet of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, the Interim Commander of the Expeditionary Fleet, Genich, asked with an incredulous expression: "The Renxin has been torpedoed?"

What a joke, how could the Renxin be torpedoed!

None of the other side's warships approached our battle line, not to mention that the Renxin was still on the second battle line. ”

The commander of the Second Fleet, Naniko, said with a wry smile: "Vice Admiral Genich, I also hope that this incident is not true.

However, the Renxin did suffer a torpedo attack, and at the position of the waterline armor, two small holes were blown open, and the Renxin was trying its best to save itself. ”

"So where did the torpedo come from, did it come from under the sea......

As the Temporary Commander of the Expeditionary Fleet, Genich, spoke, his face suddenly changed, "I heard that the Silver Wolf Empire seems to have developed a warship that can sail underwater, called a submarine.

Will the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires also have submarines, and they will be submarines that can launch torpedoes. ”

The Second Fleet Commander's expression became solemn, "If the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires is really equipped with submarines that can launch torpedoes, our expeditionary fleet will be in big trouble." ”

"Not good! There are torpedoes! Inside the bridge of the Brave, an officer suddenly shouted in horror.

However, before the two men could react, the port side of the Brave was hit by two torpedoes.

Even more unexpectedly, a moment later, two more torpedoes hit the port side of the Valian.

It turned out that the Ghost 2 submarine and the Ghost 4 submarine that had sneaked into the two battle lines of the Golden Lion Empire Expeditionary Fleet, without knowing each other, chose the first target of attack as the battleship Brave's full main gun.

And at this time, the Ghost 2 submarine and the Ghost 4 submarine were less than 100 meters apart.

The two 450-mm torpedoes of the Ghost II submarine hit the battleship Brave with all the main guns first, and the two 450-mm torpedoes of the Ghost IV submarine formed a patch after more than ten seconds.

Miraculously, a 450mm torpedo fired by the Ghost IV submarine drilled directly into a gap that had been blown up, detonating an ammunition compartment of the battleship Brave's full main guns.

"Boom-boom-"

In a continuous and violent explosion, the battleship Brave with a full load displacement of 30,600 tons was blown into two and quickly sank to the sea.

In the end, only 15 of the nearly 1,100 lion officers and soldiers on the battleship with all main guns of the Brave were rescued.

But the Interim Commander of the Expeditionary Fleet, Genich, and the Commander of the Second Fleet, Naniko, were not on the list of 15 people rescued.