As a well-known "treaty faction" figure who served as the president of the Imperial Japanese Naval University, Vice Admiral Takasu was indeed a man who knew the times and knew how to measure things, and his perennial civilian work had cultivated a steady style of work.

But Takasu Shiro was, after all, a traditionally educated naval officer, and his beliefs did not allow him to hold back in the face of external pressure.

The temporarily organized "Fifth Fleet" commanded by Takasu was all transferred from the "First Fleet" and accounted for almost 60 percent of the "First Fleet" troops. The elite of the Imperial Japanese Navy cultivated in the Showa era gathered here, and the so-called proud soldiers and fierce generals refer to nothing more than these.

Since the Russo-Japanese Battle of Tsushima, the Japanese Combined Fleet had never faced a foreign navy in such a face-to-face confrontation, so whether it was for the sake of face or the task shouldered, the Takasu Fleet had to maintain the honor of the Imperial Navy in front of the French.

"What the hell is the Second Eviction Team doing? Rear Admiral Tataro Fujita, commander of the 3rd Mine Combat Team, angrily pushed away the lookout and held on to the high-powered telescope.

"The 1st Mine Squadron is launching an assault on the right flank of the Fleet of the Armed Forces!" The team staff officer reported loudly.

This time, the ten destroyers that sailed with the fleet turned out to be from three units.

The first is the four [Blowing Snow]-class destroyers belonging to the 20th Destroyer Group of the 3rd Mine Combat Group (Destroyer Fleet), [Sky Mist], [Morning Mist], [Sunset Mist], and [Narrow Mist].

The second is the four [Bailu] class ships belonging to the Second Destroyer Team of the First Mine Combat Team, because the appearance of the two after improvement is very similar, and the result is that the French fleet mistakenly identified them as the [Early Spring] class, these four destroyers are [Murayu], [Xili], [Spring Rain] and [May Rain].

The last two destroyers belonged to the 19th Destroyer Group, and they were the two [Fukiyuki]-class destroyers [Shikinami] and [Ayana] who were responsible for escorting the aircraft carrier [Ryuchi]. Also included in the fleet were the Kawauchi, the flagship of the 3rd Mine Squadron, and the Abukuma, the flagship of the 1st Mine Squadron.

At that time, visiting abroad was considered a fat gap in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and this time there was more meaning of declaring martial power, which was a very face-saving thing, so it was necessary to consider carefully in the selection of personnel, at least to make the following feel that this bowl of water was even.

As a result, the commanders of the two mine combat teams were all selected, and they also performed their own duties in the distribution of command power, and the well water did not interfere with the river water. So now Fujita can only command the four destroyers under him, and he has no right to interfere with how the second destroyer group acts.

"The French destroyer fleet is turning, direction 230, speed thirty knots, and is approaching the sixth squadron at high speed." The lookout on the mast shouted loudly.

"Stop them!" Fujita ordered.

"Tolicasi... "Captain Nagamune Yojiro Naval Osa hurriedly gave the order to turn.

"Yo Solo (alright)" the helmsman replied loudly as he hit the steering wheel.

"Signal! Turn left and head 210. Fujita then gave the order.

"Signal! Turn left and head to 210! The signal was echoed loudly, and then the turn signal flag was hoisted on the mast of the Kawauchi.

The four destroyers of the 20th Destroyer Squadron followed closely behind the flagship Kawauchi and began to turn to the left.

When the 20th Destroyer began to turn, the 4 [Bailu] class of the 2nd Destroyer had already launched a simulated lightning strike against the French Far East Fleet.

Because the opponent's hole cards were already known, this aggressive action of the Japanese destroyer did not cause an overreaction of the French fleet, but really scared Takasu into a cold sweat. The flagship Kongo hurriedly called through semaphorics and radios, and finally recalled the second destroyer team that had almost escaped into the array, and the commander, Major General Omori Sentaro, was destined to be the head of the line for his reckless actions when he returned.

The main force of the French Far East Fleet, at a distance of 30,000 meters from the Japanese fleet, carried out a Togo-style enemy front turn, and at the same time as the whole turned, the seven capital ships smoothly changed the formation into a column. The French officers and men showed the standard that a European power should have, and the overall turning of the fleet was so beautiful that the Japanese officers and men who witnessed it had to applaud it.

"Yanxi, the training of the navy of the country is very good, and it is indeed a rare good opponent." Takasu threw the towel that wiped his sweat to the lieutenant beside him.

"The enemy destroyers are approaching, and the Twentieth Destroyer is catching up." The staff officer brought cold tea.

"Don't worry about them, Fujita he knows what to do." Takasu took the glass and took a big sip of it.

The two [Furutaka]-class heavy cruisers [Kagu] and [Furutaka] of the Sixth Sentai of the Imperial Japanese Navy were first-class heavy cruisers built during the Taisho period, originally loaded with six 200-mm single-mounted guns, and after being modernized and converted in the thirties, they were replaced with three 203-mm twin turrets, which became the main heavy cruisers of the First Fleet of the Combined Fleet.

The two heavy cruisers, which were on the right flank of the fleet, had already launched four rounds of simulated shelling at the French Dunkirk.

In fact, there is still a big gap between this kind of simulation training and actual combat, for example, there is no need to raise ammunition from the bottom ammunition depot, but only let the sailors repeatedly reload the training shells in the turret, and for safety reasons, the turret is not allowed to turn to the target.

In contrast, the most realistic is the top of the shelling command post and the azimuth disk, they are completely in accordance with the actual combat mode, the calculation of the target azimuth distance, and then the firing command post will convert the data is entered into the mechanized ballistic computer, after calculation, and finally transmitted to the artillery parameter dial of each turret through the cable.

The operational staff officers had already predicted that the drill would certainly be regarded by the leaders of the Military Command Department as a test to test the training level of each unit, and perhaps it would even affect the formulation of the next naval strategy.

"Two hits! Enemy Dunkirk, big break! There was an impassioned report over the loudspeaker.

"Onboard!" There was a cheer from the first turret of the Gagu.

"Don't stop, red deer! Go ahead, reload! Think of this as a real fight! Lieutenant Sasaki, the turret commander, shouted and cursed.

"Hah! Lieutenant Lord! The crowd responded loudly, unloading the brass cartridges and training warheads from the breech.

"They seem to be having a good time." Major General Corinne scratched his temples and picked up a cup of coffee from the orderly's tray.

"They were demonstrating to us, and the maneuvering of the destroyers just now was completely simulating a torpedo attack." Colonel Armand picked up the delicate silver-plated milk jug and added some Spanish condensed milk to his coffee.

"Aren't we doing the same thing? This is a great opportunity for us to get to know the Imperial Japanese Navy, such as the [Kongo] and [Haruna] that have already been identified, as their first-class capital ships. After the Japanese modernized the four [Kongo]-class battleships, we have never known their specific performance. ”

"They didn't show their real skills, I spent three years in Japan and got to know these Japanese guys." Colonel Falment took a sip of his coffee.

"At least we can get some good pictures." Corinni said with a smile.

"Look, the Reckless is starting to sprint." A staff officer exclaimed from the side, and immediately drew everyone's eyes to the window.

The Reckless is the fourth ship of the large destroyer of the Utopians, and after the separation from the Mediterranean Fleet, this destroyer reverted to its 11th port.

This 3,300-ton large destroyer, adhering to the French Navy's tradition of shipbuilding, is faster, bigger and stronger than its British and Italian counterparts, and finally came up with this model, in fact, in addition to being unarmoured, she should be regarded as a light cruiser from any point of view.

This destroyer is currently the highest speed holder of any navy in the world, and no one has been able to break the record even after half a century.

Eight hours of continuous high-speed sailing, with an average speed of forty knots and a maximum speed of forty-five knots, was a frenzied speed at the time, which meant that if this thing was rushed at full speed, ordinary torpedoes could not catch up.

Instead of forming a group with the six Tempest-class destroyers, the Reckless was mixed in with several colonial cruisers, and when the fleet had finished turning and was running alongside the Japanese fleet, the Reckless suddenly burst out of the line and began to sprint forward with full horsepower.

Verse 32... Verse XXXIV.... Verse 38... The bow cleaved through the crystal clear waters of South Asia, and the French destroyer raced forward like a wild dog on the loose.

"Thirty-nine verses! Dead country! (Awesome)" A staff officer on the [Abukuma] held the earpiece and loudly reported the speed measured by the azimuth disk.

"She's still accelerating, forty knots!" A staff officer on the bridge of the Haruna was stunned as he looked at the stopwatch in his hand.

"Forty-two verses, the people of the country are not lying, this is really a formidable warship."

"The difference in power is too big."

"Let's go and find out how powerful the [Fantasy] class is!"

"Red deer, don't destroy your morale, that thing will run faster." The fleet staff officers on the flagship [King Kong] have already made a mess.

"Forty-three!" When the final data came out, Takasu couldn't help but get up from his seat.

"Is this the real strength of Europe's old powers?" The fleet commander muttered as he gripped the back of his chair.

Just when the bridge of the flagship suddenly fell into an eerie silence, a loud roar suddenly sounded in the direction of the starboard side of the battleship.

"It's [Guying]! [Ancient Eagle] has exploded! Outside the porthole, the screams of the lookouts from the lookout behind the bridge could be heard.

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