After the first round of scuffle, the formation of both sides was somewhat disorganized, and the Japanese wisely temporarily distanced themselves to readjust the order of engagement, and waited for the two protective cruisers to return. After some adjustments, the Japanese drew up a sequence of engagements that Fuji and Yashima were to fight the Iowa at the same time, Asama against Bayan, Yakumo against the Parada, Nisshin against New York, and Izumo with two other protective cruisers against the remaining five American protective cruisers.

The current situation can be understood even if you think about it with your knees! If you continue to fight, the American fleet will be crushed! The only question worth considering is whether the front will begin to collapse from that section, from the USS New York, or from the protective cruisers in the back? The British, who were watching the battle, had even opened a bet! 4 out of 10 people think it's New York, 3 percent think it's Olympia, and 3 percent think it's the Americans' flagship Iowa!

And at this time, Dewey, as the commander of the fleet, suddenly gave an order that was difficult for outsiders to understand! "Pass the order, disband the fleet, and everyone flee for their lives!" As soon as Dewey finished saying this, a fishy liquid rushed up, and his throat was sweet, and Dewey's eyes were black and he almost fainted. He knew very well that when he gave this order, he and the Iowa would be in a situation from which they would never recover, and any other warship might escape, but only he and the flagship would have no chance! It's too slow. And he is the commander of the fleet, and the Japanese would love to capture themselves, right? He had only one path to choose, to sink with the ship. And whether he fell into the hands of the Japanese or not, he would always be a disgrace to the US Navy because of the defeat of this vital battle, at least that's what he thought then.

"Live and avenge all the warriors who died in battle!" When the Iowa issued its final flag, the American battleship jerked its rudder and charged toward the two Japanese second-class battleships in the distance, and then, when the order was sent to the other ships, the battle line of the American and Russian fleets began to disintegrate. I have to say that the Russians were still very interesting, and did not run away immediately after receiving the order, but chose to convey the order and then evacuate.

And after receiving this order, most of the American officers and soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, the battle for more than an hour has made their physical strength and spirit close to the limit, the fundamental reason for being able to support it is glory and courage rather than fear, the Japanese army's style has been clearly demonstrated in the Qing-Japanese War, not to mention that this fleet has thousands of blood in its hands. Americans don't think that the savage Japanese monkeys will follow any international conventions. So they can't be captured, and even if they die in battle, it's better than being captured.

And when this order was issued, in addition to the battleship Iowa that used his life to buy time for the fleet, the battleships below Bayan began to evacuate everywhere, and escape is also a science. There are two keys to running, one is to run fast enough, and the other is to run faster than your teammates.

"I'm rubbing! That's it? Looking at the scattered American and Russian fleets, the Japanese were stunned for a moment, and then figured it out. Seeing that this was originally a proper rhythm of group annihilation, now it has directly changed from a war of annihilation to a battle of defeat. Except for Iowa, the remaining warships of the U.S. and Russian fleets are all cruisers, and they are not slow at all, unlike Dingzhen in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, which can't even run, and can only stumble to the end!

The two Russian cruisers took the lead in turning, or how to say that the brothers went into battle, and everyone ran together! And Heihachiro Togo, who found out that the situation was wrong, immediately chased after Asama and Yakumo. The remaining 4 Japanese battleships suddenly found themselves chasing six targets! I was a little dazzled.

"Chase the big one first?" Shimamura looked at the New York, which had already begun to run, and the Olympia behind it, and calculated. It stands to reason that these two battleships are the strongest, and the other party will definitely not be able to beat them, so it is naturally better to chase them, but in fact this is not the case.

Even if the firepower gap between the two sides is large, the output of the pursuit battle will definitely not be comparable to the battle line, the speed of both sides is very fast, the speed change rate is also very large, and the shooting range will also be reduced, so no matter which one is caught, it will be a long process, and the opponent will not be killed without enough firepower and time.

Maybe some people say that then the two battleships will go together, then the problem is even greater, Hishin and Yakumo went together, what should I do with the remaining 2 second-class protection cruisers? Planning to 2-for-4? These two second-class protected cruisers don't talk about catching their opponents, even self-preservation is a problem! There's no way, the number of boats on your side is less than that of the other party!

Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to completely annihilate the opponent. In line with the principle of grasping the big and letting go of the small, the Nisshin took the Takasago to pursue the New York and Olympia, while the Izumo took another protective cruiser to catch the other four protective cruisers.

When the two fleets disbanded and went to pursue their respective targets, the battleship Iowa also ushered in his last moments, Iowa was indeed strong! Although he was only the first American far coastal defense battleship, his fierce firepower and heavy armor allowed his hardware strength to counterattack the opposite Fuji, but at this time, in the face of two Japanese second-class battleships and a group of piranha-like torpedo boats, the Iowa could not make any waves even if it had great ability. The 6-inch 4-inch secondary guns had already been destroyed, and most of the 8-inch second-class guns had also been destroyed.

Under the cover of Fuji and Yashima's fire, eight Japanese torpedo boats launched a final assault on the most formidable American warship, and the remaining 6-pounder guns frantically tilted the rain of bullets in an attempt to drive these deadly assassins with sharp blades away, while the remaining two 12-inch guns continued to spit shells at the Japanese fleet in the distance. But soon, the Japanese proved all this in vain.

While the Americans were cheering that they had just destroyed 2 torpedo boats, another 3 torpedo boats entered the attack position and fired 5 100-inch torpedoes from a distance of 1000 to 700 meters! Two minutes later, two violent explosions were heard simultaneously in the middle of the Iowa hull and in the stern! Countless fragments were thrown into the air by the water column and air waves generated by the explosion, and this was only the beginning, the torpedo that hit the stern of the hull even penetrated the underwater defenses of the tail main turret, and one after another fire snakes rushed into the ammunition depot in the tail and ignited the remaining propellant packs and ammunition!

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