Chapter 119: Hooked
www.biquge.info As the Lance Empire's patrol fleet began to counterattack, the commander of the Empire's patrol fleet smiled: "God really help me, this time it's time for the Lance Empire's heartache again!" ”
And the same is true of the patrol fleet of the Reims Empire, with the battlecruiser Reagan and two heavy cruisers in the back, such a good opportunity, you can't let your subordinates leave so easily, the ideas of the two sides coincide, and they each have ghosts!
But the development of the war situation was beyond everyone's expectations, the warships of the Aslan Empire's patrol fleet were all wounded, and the Reims Empire was better than them, which caused the balance of the war to quickly tilt to the side of the Reims Empire, although the Aslan Empire's patrol fleet had a slight advantage in numbers!
However, it was not so easy to distinguish the winner and loser, although the patrol fleet of the Aslan Empire was at a disadvantage, but thinking that there were still two battleships in the rear to support, all the sailors were as high as fighting blood, but this state did not last long, when the battle reached thirty-five minutes, the patrol fleet of the Reims Empire concentrated superior firepower and took the lead in sinking a destroyer patrolled by the Aslan Empire, due to the violent explosion, none of the sailors on the destroyer escaped, As your own battleship slowly sinks into the blue sea!
After sinking a destroyer first, the morale of the sailors of the Reims Empire patrol fleet was greatly boosted, and they were superior to the Aslan Empire's fleet in several main gun shots, which made the unfavorable situation of the Aslan Empire patrol fleet even worse!
More unfavorable conditions for the Aslan Empire appeared, the Reagan battlecruiser and two heavy cruisers quickly supported the battlefield, at a distance of twenty-five kilometers, the three hundred and fifty mm main guns of the Reagan battlecruiser were the first to fire, and the splashing water column around reminded the commander of the Yaslan Empire's patrol fleet that the Reims Empire had another large warship to join the battlefield, which surprised the commander of the Aslan Empire's patrol fleet: "What is the situation, watch the tower, report the situation!" ”
"Commander, the Reagan Battlecruiser of the Reims Empire has been spotted at twenty-five kilometers, followed by two warships of unknown type, and they are rushing towards us at great speed!" The report of the observation tower made the commander of the patrol fleet of the Aslan Empire very excited, this is enough, the fish has been hooked, and it is a big fish, now it is time to fish!
"Order the fleet to retreat at full speed, send a telegram to our battleships, and request rapid support!" The Arath Empire patrol fleet immediately began to withdraw from the battle, this Lance Empire fleet is very unhappy, after all, one battle cruiser and two heavy cruisers have been dispatched, and I am sorry for not leaving them with anything to leave these three battleships!
Then the fleet of the Reims Empire followed at full speed, and just as they were about to completely wipe out the patrol fleet of the Aslan Empire, the detection radar sounded a piercing alarm: "Enemy target found!" ”
The addition of the battlecruiser Reagan made it the flagship of this fleet, and the captain was Edward Moqi, this guy is a megalomaniac, because he is a member of the Edward family, otherwise how could he be a rear admiral and become the commander of a battle cruiser at a young age, Edward Moqi asked the observation tower: "Do you see clearly what kind of battleship the enemy target is?" ”
"Commander, we haven't observed it for the time being, the enemy is blocking our view with smoke screen protection!"
"Maybe it's the enemy's delaying tactic, let's follow, I'd like to see what their warship is?" This wrong decision almost caused devastating damage to the Lance Empire, and if it weren't for Zhang Lin's timely rescue, the main fleet of the Lance Empire might have all been wiped out here!
As the Reims Imperial fleet advanced, the battleships hidden behind the smokehouse finally appeared, "Enemy battleships found, enemy cruisers found!" The report of the observation tower surprised Edward Moqi: "Are you mistaken, how can it be a battleship, this is impossible!" "Edward Moqi doesn't believe the Tower's report at all!
"Commander, we read that right, two battleships plus three heavy cruisers!" Edward Moqi was not convinced by the affirmation of the observation tower, and he personally observed it with the observation mirror in the control tower, and the results of the observation made him very difficult to accept, sure enough, two battleships and three heavy cruisers, which made his arrogant heart difficult to accept!
But he's not stupid, throughout the history of naval battles, battlecruisers meet battleships all end in sinking, no exceptions! Although the battlecruiser can be comparable to the battleship in firepower, but the armor protection of the battleship is much better than that of the battlecruiser, in order to pursue maneuver and firepower, the battlecruiser sacrifices a lot of armor protection, in essence, the firepower of the battlecruiser is still insufficient compared to the battleship, this is the sadness of the battlecruiser, the essence of their design is to be able to easily hunt the cruiser, to be able to run faster than the battleship, not to fight with the battleship on the high seas!
Thinking of this, Edward Moqi had a retreat in his heart, any meritorious promotion is nonsense, those guys in the command just don't like themselves, let themselves be sent to death, such a big fire pit for themselves to jump, after going back, he will definitely not let go of these guys, although Edward Moqi cursed the command of the Lance Empire countless times in his heart, but he still decided to withdraw from the battle immediately, because fighting is to die, such an obvious thing a fool will not do, not to mention that he thinks he is very smart, Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a major general at a young age!
But now it is impossible to evacuate the battle, the Aslan Empire sent two battleships and three heavy cruisers, for this moment, how could it be possible for Edward Moqi to evacuate the battle so easily, seeing that the fleet of the Reims Empire was scattered, the two battleships of the Aslan Empire immediately led the fleet to form a sharp knife and began to assault, no one can easily let go of such a good opportunity, not to mention that the difference in strength between the two sides is so large, this is obviously a merit delivered in vain, don't do it in vain!
Then the four 380 mm main guns in front of the battleship of the Aslan Empire began to fire, the target was directly aimed at the battlecruiser Reagan, the two battleships opened fire one after another, and the huge water column began to splash around the Reagan, which made Edward Moqi's heart sink, it seems that the enemy does not want to withdraw from the battle so easily: "The rear main gun returned fire, ordered the destroyer to release torpedoes, interfered with the enemy's advance route, and released smoke screen protection!" ”
Although Edward Moqi was arrogant, the order was still not wrong, but his luck was a little not good, when the main gun of the Aslan Imperial battleship was fired for the fourth time, an armor-piercing shell pierced the aft hangar of the Reagan battlecruiser, and the hull shook so much that Edward Moqi realized that he had been shot: "Report the damage?" ”
"The aft hangar was penetrated, two water reconnaissance aircraft were damaged, the catapult device of the stern seaplane was destroyed, and thirty-two sailors died!"
"!" Edward Moqi slapped the table heavily: "How long do we have to withdraw from the firing range of the enemy's main guns?" ”
"Commander, at this rate, we need another forty minutes to get out of the range of the enemy's main guns, our speed is currently thirty knots, and the enemy is twenty-five knots, now we are twenty-three kilometers away from the enemy, the main guns of the enemy's battleships are three hundred and eighty mm guns, the range should be more than thirty-five kilometers, counting the unexpected, we need forty minutes to evacuate safely!"
Edward Moqi is very confused now, he has been in the enemy's artillery at present, if he doesn't think about it, he will definitely be in danger, and he must ask for support: "How long are we from the port of Louise?" ”
The operational staff officer on the Reagan looked at the map: "We are still a hundred kilometers from the harbor of Louis!" ”
"Send a telegram to the headquarters immediately and request support!" Edward Moqi said!
"Commander, it will take at least two hours for reinforcements to arrive, and it is difficult for us to hold out for so long!" There was a splash of water around the battlecruiser Reagan, and although it was not hit again, the personnel on the Reagan did not think that they could withdraw from the battle safely, and now the water was far away from quenching their thirst, and the situation was critical!
"I can't manage so much, and if I can't hold on, I have to persevere!" To put it bluntly, Edward Moqi is a playboy, and he hasn't enjoyed enough of this fancy world, he is simply unacceptable to this situation, and has lost his composure, and once this is the case in the war, defeat is at hand, originally according to the mobility of the Reagan, at a distance of more than 20 kilometers, it is difficult for the two battleships to penetrate the armor of the key position of the Reagan, but the military commander has panicked, the performance of the sailors can be imagined, the work on the ship is a mess, and it is difficult for the Reagan battlecruiser to make effective evasive actionsJust as Edward Moqi was studying how to break through on the map, the Reagan ship made another violent vibration, and all the personnel in the entire control tower fell to the ground, very embarrassed!
"Commander, the deck armor has been punctured, the No. 6 boiler has been damaged, and the power has dropped by one-sixth, and it is expected to be repaired in fifteen minutes!" This damage management report completely confused Edward Moqi, the drop in power means that the battlecruiser Reagan cannot get out of the battle as soon as possible, and it may be caught up by the battleships of the Aslan Empire behind, in the battle, a minute can decide the outcome of the battle, let alone fifteen minutes, which is very dangerous for the Reagan!
But the disaster is not alone, Edward has not woken up from the panic just now, the Cambridge of the Reagan was hit by a cannonball again, and the shaking of the hull made Edward Moqi's face worse and worse!
"Commander, Cambridge was hit by two bullets, a fire broke out, four empty guns were destroyed, Cambridge cables were destroyed, and the fire control radar of the main gun in front lost power and temporarily lost its effectiveness!" This time it was hit by a 203 mm caliber high-explosive shell of the heavy cruiser behind, which caused a fire, but the destruction of the fire control radar in the front did not affect the shooting of the main guns behind, which was not bad news for the Reagan, but this made Edward Moqi understand that if he was shot again, he would probably not be able to go back, and he must calm down and deal with any unexpected situation behind!