"Everyone, be careful!"

With Kuroshima yelling, the officers and soldiers in the commander's bridge, including Takano, came back to their senses suddenly.

At first, when the captain reported that the lookout found that there was an anomaly in the west, to be precise, south-west, upward, that suspected to be the gun muzzle flash of the capital ship, all the personnel in the commander's bridge froze, and Kuroshima still suspected that there was a problem with his ears or that he had auditory hallucinations.

His first instinct was to grab the microphone and ask the captain in the bridge of the sailing ship.

However, before the captain could give an answer, there was a sharp sound of breaking the air in the air.

That's the sound of cannonballs coming this way!

The sound was heard before the shells fell, indicating that the shells were already slow, from which it could be inferred that the enemy ships were firing from a great distance.

At least fifteen kilometers away, maybe even farther.

Fire at such a distance!?

Kuroshima was shocked.

It's just that something even more shocking happened right away.

At the same time as he shouted loudly, a dull explosion came from all directions.

Yes, it did come from all sides.

Listen, it seems that the "Gate" is surrounded by one explosion after another, or that it is right in the very center of the big explosion, and has been engulfed by the explosion.

How can it be!?

As a veteran staff officer, Kuroshima has a wealth of experience in actual combat, and when he hears the explosion, he knows that the enemy ship has formed a cross-fire on the "Gate."

"Gate" was in the area covered by the shelling of enemy ships.

Theoretically, the enemy ships did not need to adjust their aiming points, as long as they kept firing at the "Gate" according to the changes in the relative positions of the two sides.

Maybe the next salvo will hit the "Gate"!

At least fifteen kilometers away, still at night, the first firing was fired at the "Gate", and this accuracy rate was too frightening.

Shocked, Kuroshima grabbed the microphone again and called the captain.

"Got it."

After listening for a while, and finally answering, Kuroshima put down the microphone.

"Commander ......"

When Takano turned around, Kuroshima struggled to control his emotions and tell what he had just heard and what the captain had reported.

At the beginning, the two enemy ships fired a second salvo.

Because the lookout had already prepared, he could see very clearly this time that it was two enemy ships, with a total of three triple main gun turrets in the front and back.

That's right, it's the "Xuhai"-class fast battleship of the Liangxia Navy!

Crucially, the measured distance is about 20 kilometers.

Because the enemy ship fired a powerful 400-mm armor-piercing projectile, it must be a battleship, so the results of the lookout's proportional calculation will not deviate much.

Twenty kilometers!

How did those two battleships discover the "Gate"?

After Takano went into combat mode, the "Daimon" implemented strict lighting control and used radio to communicate with nearby warships.

Crucially, the "Gate" is hidden under the clouds.

Not to mention the eyes of a person, even the eyes of a cat, in the dark night when you can't see your fingers, you will definitely not be able to see a battleship twenty kilometers away.

Also, how do you aim at it?

Even if you can see that in the optical rangefinder, the battleship is actually a gray dark spot, and there is no way to accurately measure the distance.

Even in daylight, twenty kilometers of battle is a long way off.

According to the normal engagement procedure, by observing the relative position of the projectile impact point and the battleship, the aiming point is adjusted one by one until a straddle is formed against the enemy ship.

It can be seen that in long-range artillery battles, there is no such thing as "aiming at enemy ships" at all.

At this moment, the phone in front of Kuroshima rang.

"Okay...... Got it......"

After answering twice, Kuroshima didn't put down the microphone, but looked at Takano.

It was at this moment that the creepy sound came again. Immediately after, an explosion sounded.

Although it was not hit by the shells, the "Damin" was still within the range of the shelling, and two shells landed significantly closer.

Perhaps, the next shelling, will hit the "Gate".

"Approach the enemy ship at full speed, and assign the target of engagement after confirming the course of the enemy ship." Takano paused slightly, and then continued: "First of all, use the main gun in the bow direction to fire back, and try to be as accurate as possible." Turn immediately after the distance is shortened, and no instructions are required. ”

"But ......"

was glared at fiercely by Takano, and Kuroshima didn't continue.

He had wanted to tell Takano that firing would expose the Damin. It's just that looking at it now, the enemy ships were able to continuously form a straddle shot at the "Gate", relying on more than luck.

The "Gate" has been targeted.

So, is there still any need to worry about exposure?

When Kuroshima went to give the order, Takano sighed to himself, and then called a telecommunications officer over and gave him a low command.

It was not a matter of urgency, it was to send a telegram to the "Luo" by the telecommunications officer.

In the event that the "Gate" was badly damaged and lost its command capacity, the "Luo" was to serve as the flagship and continue to command the battle.

In this case, the captain of the "Luo" acted as the commander.

Actually, this is standard engagement procedure.

Don't look at Gao Ye's calmness, but his heart is also rolling.

It was absolutely not luck that the two "Asahimi" class ships opened fire from 20 kilometers away, and the first round of shelling formed a straddle fire on the "Damin".

This also proves a previous guess by Takano.

Liang Xiajun did find some kind of way to improve the ability to fight at night, but it was not carrot and cod liver oil, and it had nothing to do with enhancing the night vision of the personnel, but a technical means that had nothing to do with the personal quality of the personnel, to be precise, some kind of technical equipment.

An advanced device that is different from the traditional optical rangefinder!

If this is the case, there will be no suspense in this naval battle.

It's just that, in front of Takaya, there is no option to "retreat".

They were two fast battleships of the Treaty type, with a top speed of 29 knots and a range of more than 10,000 nautical miles, making them one of the strongest battleships today.

In addition, the four battleships of the second main force have not yet been withdrawn!

Takano now ordered a retreat, and with the appropriate tactics, such as having the accompanying light cruisers and destroyers charge the two enemy ships, and buying half an hour, the two "Daimin" class ships would be able to disengage from the enemy ships. The problem was that the four battleships of the second main force would definitely not escape.

Besides, who is he!?

Takaya, the legendary commander of the Sagashi Navy, a war hero favored by Amaterasu, and an undefeated military god who commanded the Sagashi fleet to sweep the four seas.

On the battlefield, will the legendary commander escape?

In a two-on-two situation, not only can you not escape, but you also have to rush up to defeat the enemy to be qualified to be a war hero!

The strength is evenly matched, if you can't defeat the opponent, can you still call the invincible military god?

To put it mildly, if Takano ordered a retreat at this time, then the best place for him to belong would be to apologize before returning to the Sagi homeland.

Hundreds of thousands of officers and men of the Narrow-Minded Navy, and even 80 million narrow-minded people, pinned all their hopes on him.

From the moment he became the commander of the permanent fleet, Takano no longer fought only for himself, but for all those who followed him!

It can be seen that Takaya's only option is to fight to the death with two fast battleships.

When he decided to come to the Watcher's Strait, Takano had already made up his mind to die, and he didn't think that he would be able to return to Sagi alive.