The White War did not allow the pilots to take to the air, and the situation became more and more dangerous.

Just after seven o'clock, when Bai Zhizhan did not object, Li Mingbo asked the communications staff officer to move to the right front of the aircraft carrier, and the destroyer detachment in the southeast direction gave an order to prepare for battle. Next, he asked the chief engineer of the "Imperial Capital". If the boiler is overloaded, how long can it last? The implication is that when the destroyer detachment launches a surprise attack, the aircraft carrier will have to speed up to get rid of the enemy ships behind.

When Li Mingbo made these arrangements, it was already past seven o'clock.

The officers and men of the Praetorian Guard sent life jackets, and the atmosphere inside the commander's bridge was a little tense. In the last round of salvo fire, the enemy ships had already formed a straddle fire on the "Imperial Capital", and two shells fell more than 100 meters away.

By this time, the distance had been reduced to less than 17 kilometers.

Perhaps, in the next round of volleys, you will be able to hit the "Imperial Capital".

It is probably because too many shells were wasted, or it is possible that the barrel of the gun is overheated, and after the distance is shortened, the frequency of fire of the enemy ship is much reduced.

Perhaps, just for better aiming.

"Brother Li, I started to think of something suddenly."

Bai Zhizhan came out of nowhere, and scared Li Mingbo, because he hadn't called Li Mingbo that for many years.

"I wonder if all this would have happened if I hadn't drunk that sip in the first place?"

"You ask me?"

Bai Zhizhan turned his head and just looked at Li Mingbo.

"To be honest, I don't know." Li Mingbo paused slightly, and then said, "It's just that at that time, can you not drink that wine?" ”

After Li Mingbo finished speaking, Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a while before he smiled bitterly, and then shook his head.

Twenty years ago, in the lookout of the battleship "Beihe", even if he could predict the prophet, Bai Zhizhan would definitely drink that wine.

Besides, before drinking that sip of wine, Bai Zhizhan had already done something to change his fate.

What does all this have to do with that bold wine?

When Bai Zhizhan sighed, Li Mingbo grabbed the microphone placed next to him.

"Yes, what...... Wait a minute! ”

Li Mingbo didn't hang up the phone, took the microphone and walked towards the porthole in front.

Fortunately, the design was designed with the cable connecting the microphone to the base ten meters long, allowing the commander to walk around the bridge with the microphone at will.

The armor used to protect against fragmentation had fallen, obscuring all portholes, but long observation holes had been dug at the height of the armor plates.

In fact, it is a thin slit, and you have to be close to see the situation outside.

In addition, the observation hole is obscured by a piece of iron that slides up and down, and the iron plate must be raised to see through the observation hole.

This is designed to block out the light inside the bridge at night.

What happened?

Bai Zhizhan didn't ask, and walked over.

It was already getting dark, and the light coming in through the observation hole was a bit harsh.

Outside there is nothing but the sea.

Not even seabirds.

The nearest land is hundreds of kilometers away, and few seabirds fly this far to feed.

Besides, shells are constantly coming and falling on the nearby sea, and even if there are seabirds following the battleship, I am afraid that they will be scared away long ago.

"What are you looking at?"

"Report!"

The telecommunications officer suddenly appeared behind him and shouted, causing Bai Zhizhan to tremble several times in a row.

These guys are really scared to death.

Probably not wanting to be criticized, the telecommunications officer didn't say much, and handed the message to Li Mingbo, who had already turned around and was closer.

After a quick glance, Li Mingbo handed the telegram to Bai Zhizhan.

There was no explanation, and everything that should have been said was in the message.

After receiving the telegram, Bai Zhizhan was stunned for a moment, then turned around, pulled up the iron plate again, and looked out from the observation hole.

A few minutes later, Bai Zhizhan saw a few pillars of smoke in front of the left, that is, in the southwest direction.

At this time, the aircraft carrier shook violently several times.

Li Mingbo had already returned to his post, and before the vibration had stopped, he had already picked up the microphone and asked the captain what had happened.

"A near-miss, in the rear, landed less than a hundred meters from the stern."

"Is there any damage?" Bai Zhizhan's face was not good-looking at all, and if he was shot at this time, his luck would be too bad.

"I haven't found it yet, but the situation is not optimistic."

"Turn southwest, and slow down if necessary." Bai Zhizhan paused slightly, and then said, "Let the captain let go and do it, don't have any worries." Anyway, hold on for another ten minutes. Don't forget, send the message you just received to the destroyer detachment. ”

"The telegram has been sent." The communications staff officer was the first to answer.

Bai Zhizhan nodded in understanding, and then shrugged his shoulders at Li Mingbo, telling him not to be stunned there in a daze, and to hurry up and give orders.

When Li Mingbo conveyed the order to the captain, Bai Zhizhan let out a long breath.

That telegram came from the "Wuzhou".

At the same time as receiving the telegram, the lookout saw black smoke coming from the four battleships, but he could not tell where the four battleships were.

At that time, the lookout only based on experience, roughly assumed that they were four large warships with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, and the speed was not low.

As a result, when the captain called, Li Mingbo was startled and couldn't believe it at all.

Where did the Narrow Navy conjure up four large warships of 10,000 tons?

It is impossible for the large warships of the Narrow Navy to appear here at this time.

If anything, the only ones that can suddenly appear are the heavy cruisers of the Guia Fleet deployed by the Nuland Federation on the island.

However, the Nuland Federation has not yet entered the war.

Besides, if the heavy cruisers wanted to arrive in time, they would have to depart at least on the morning of the 2nd, and if they were too late, they would certainly not have been able to arrive.

After two days, it is impossible for the intelligence agencies of the empire not to notice it.

In other words, after discovering that the heavy cruiser of the Nuland Navy had left the military port meeting on the island of Guan, the naval command would certainly send a telegram warning of the White Cessation of War.

It was precisely because of this that Li Mingbo did not immediately report to Bai Zhizhan. He didn't mean to hide it, he just wanted to see it with his own eyes and let Bai Zhizhan know.

Subsequently, the telecommunications officer sent the telegram he had received.

Interestingly, the telecommunications officer could not believe that the "Wuzhou" and other four heavy cruisers had actually returned from the slaughter, and even made a miraculous appearance in front of the "Imperial Capital."

In the vast expanse of the sea, the probability of two fleets not in contact meeting by chance is lower than winning the jackpot by buying a lottery ticket.

Because he was worried that the telegram was wrong, the telecommunications officer did not dare to hand it over to Bai Zhizhan directly, but gave it to Li Mingbo, who was easy to speak.

Of course, these are just episodes.

It was indeed four heavy cruisers of the "Wushu" class.

In addition, the four light cruisers were making a detour to the rear of the enemy ships with increased speed, preparing to storm after the engagement, attacking the enemy ships with torpedoes.

In fact, when he saw those pillars of smoke, Bai Zhizhan had a feeling that he hadn't woken up, wondering if it was because he hadn't rested well in the past few days that he was in a trance, and had hallucinations similar to daydreams, and maybe even an illusory illusion imagined out of thin air.