"What?" Lutejens exclaimed in disbelief.

"What class of battleship is the target?" Lu Teyans hurriedly asked.

On the side, the communications officer hurriedly opened the telegram and said, "According to the report of the U-96 submarine, there are two heavy cruisers, the specific model cannot be judged because of the night, and it is less than 2 nautical miles away from the Bismarck battleship, and the captain of the U-96 asks us if we will attack?" ”

Lütjans glanced at Gott. Prien, "Captain Prien, let's talk about the old things after the battle is over, and now please return to the combat duty immediately." ”

Gaote. Prion nodded and asked suspiciously, "Got it, Your Excellency Commander, is it going to start the attack phase now?" ”

Lu Teyansi shook his head and said, "The submarine must be hidden at present, all submarines should dive immediately, and this small battle will be handed over to Captain Cheng Hao to command!" ”

Cheng Hao was stunned for a moment, and then saluted the two, "I understand, don't worry." ”

When the two ships entered the waters patrolled by the British cruiser, the thick night began to loosen, revealing an eerie glimmer in the sky.

Cheng Hao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly informed Brinkmann, the captain of the Prince Eugen, to prepare for battle. The two ships were alarmed, the Bismarck closed all watertight doors, the cannon turned, and the 1,600-pound armor-piercing shell was pushed into the breech.

Doctors and stretcher bearers ran into the medical room, ready to receive the wounded. At the top of the superstructure, the rangefinder acts like a hunter, trying to catch the target at first sight. On the deck, the crew shivered against the cold wind......

Cheng Hao and Bismarck stood on the lookout post and looked into the distance, but unfortunately through the bright and dark sky, Cheng Hao found nothing, and reluctantly put down the telescope in his hand.

"Bismarck, can you perceive the enemy's current position?" Just because humans can't do it doesn't mean that the ship spirit can't do it, if it's Bismarck, then it must be okay.

Bismarck nodded, "The target is now in our 10 o'clock direction, less than 1.5 nautical miles away from us, and the two battleships are immediately within the range of the Bismarck, are you giving me the main gun?" Bismarck asked, confused.

Cheng Hao nodded and asked, "Yes, Bismarck, is the first round of salvo sure to hit the target?" ”

"Within a nautical mile, I'm 90% sure I can hit."

"Is that so...... Cheng Hao muttered to himself, and then ordered with the microphone, "I am Cheng Hao, this battle is commanded by me, order the Prinz Eugen to the left full rudder, and the Bismarck to maintain a single column, and not to fire until the target appears in sight, and then, order the operators of the four main turrets of Anton, Bruno, Caesar, and Dora to withdraw from the combat position!" That's an order! ”

Bismarck's main guns were named Anton, Bruno, Caesar, and Dora from front to back, and the main turrets were numbered A, B, C, and D in the first letters of their respective names.

"Bismarck, I'll take care of the rest." Cheng Hao finished speaking in one breath, glanced at Bismarck, and said firmly.

Slowly, the black shadow in the distance became bigger and bigger, and at this time, Cheng Hao could even see the general outline of the British heavy cruiser from the telescope.

Bismarck's four two-seat 380mm caliber guns suddenly turned to the port side without anyone controlling them, startling Andreas and the others, looking at the glazed crew, Andreas shouted "Look, all ready to reload." ”

The Bismarck was equipped with four two-pack 380mm caliber main guns, and due to the backward concept of "high-speed light bullets" in the manufacture of the gun and shells, the muzzle velocity of its ammunition was 820m/s, and the bullet velocity was higher but not higher than that of the Richelieu and Veneto classes with strong charges; However, the weight of the bullet is only 800 kilograms, resulting in a significant lack of penetration, which can be said to be a flaw in the design of the Bismarck......

It seems that after the task is completed, the Bismarck will be reformed, at least in terms of ammunition, main artillery, and air defense, Cheng Hao looked at the girl standing on the side and fell into deep thought.

At 22:28, Bismarck's first gun fired. The deck shook violently, sending 8 bombshells into the cold sky. The pungent smell of gunpowder penetrated the bridge, and waves of air rushed to the lookout post.

That's the charm of battleships......

Cheng Hao licked his lips, held the telescope in his hand, and stared at the British cruiser in the distance.

With a huge explosion, a column of fire rushed up on the bridge of a cruiser in the distance, illuminating a large area of the sea, and it was clear that a salvo from Bismarck just now hit the bridge of one of the cruisers.

At this time, a jet of water suddenly splashed around the Bismarck, the most recent one was even less than 10 meters away from the Bismarck!

It seems that the British army has also discovered our location, Cheng Hao smiled, "Order the Prince Eugen to concentrate on the cruiser that was hit, and the other one does not need to attack!" ”

"Reload now!" With one high-explosive shell after another being loaded, another salvo of Bismarck was ready.

"Fire!" Cheng Hao and the captain of the Prince Eugen, Mutter Brinkmann, shouted loudly in unison!

The four twin 203mm guns on the Prinz Eugen and the four twin 830mm guns on the Bismarck were fired together, and a huge explosion hit the British ship, apparently hitting the ammunition depot.

"The captain has managed to sink a cruiser, do you want to continue?"

Cheng Hao shook his head and said, "The prey hasn't been baited yet, how can you take the bait now, let them go first." ”

Due to the darkness of the night, Cheng Hao couldn't tell the specific models of the two cruisers at all, but for now, he only needed to kill one of the cruisers, and the other had to send a telegram to attract the main fleet of the British army.

In order to provide a safe moment for the Tirpitz. In less than half a day, the Tirpitz could join the Bismarck, and after learning that the German ship was in the Danish Channel, Johann Brown. Tovey would have sent all his forces to contain the Bismarck, so that the Tirbitz would undoubtedly be much safer.

With the current deployment of the British army, the only battlecruisers Hood and the Prince of Wales led by Vice Admiral Holland could arrive immediately, and after an ambush battle with the U-boats, Cheng Hao would join up with the Tirpitz and sail out of the Danish Channel and into the Atlantic. Under the condition of avoiding the main fleet of the British army, destroying the sea transportation routes of the British army was Cheng Hao's plan.

At this time, a cloud of black smoke rose from the stern of another British ship, like a black curtain, between the sky and the sea level, obscuring everything......

A few minutes later, the telecommunications department suddenly issued a report: the British ship was shooting and sending a telegram!

"That's it, attract the main fleet of the British army," Cheng Hao thought silently.

"Send a telegram to Gort Prienjang to send a small pack of wolves to sink the cruiser!"

At this time, the cruiser Suffolk was frightened by the sudden blow, and hurriedly asked John F. Tovey sent a telegram, and the British at this time had no idea that the German fleet had reached the Danish Strait.

In their panic, they didn't notice a small pack of wolves coming in their direction......

The fish are already starting to take the bait......