Chapter 9: On the Eve of the Decisive Battle

With the Second Fleet pursuing the enemy with all its might, the curtain will be lifted on the decisive battle of this epic naval battle that affects the nerves of the whole world! The two sides dispatched almost all the fleets they could mobilize to the Moroccan waters to provide support, and in less than three days, the waters were completely lively, and small-scale naval battles broke out almost every moment! The two sides fought so well. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Zhang Lin looked at the telegram sent by the Combined Fleet Command, and fell into deep thought, he didn't expect that just a contest with the scout troops on the opposite side would have such a big impact on the battle situation, and the main fleets of both sides rushed to support, which reminded him of the Battle of Jutland on Earth, where the two sides had a series of large-scale naval battles in a small sea area, and suffered heavy losses!

The order of the Combined Fleet Command is to cancel the operation of pursuing the enemy's aircraft carrier formation, clear other places in the sea area as soon as possible, and create favorable conditions for the decisive battle of the main fleet.

A sweeping war before the decisive battle began first, the Second Fleet turned on the radar power to the maximum, Zhang Lin's purpose is very clear, even if this will expose himself, but it can effectively attract the attention of the enemy, which is conducive to the cleaning mission of the Sixth Fleet, just when Zhang Lin was cruising in the eastern part of the Moroccan waters, an encirclement and suppression plan for the Second Fleet quietly unfolded, and the radio silence on the eve of the decisive battle made it difficult for both sides to detect effective intelligence, and it was impossible to know the intentions of the other side at all.

The North Ocean Fleet of the Aslan Empire quietly went to the eastern part of the Moroccan Sea, and then the Ninth Fleet pounced on Zhang Lin's Second Fleet from the northern part of the Moroccan Sea, and it was necessary to destroy this well-equipped navy before the decisive battle!

But what they didn't expect was that Zhang Lin would have expected that the enemy would be eager to destroy him, and their fate was already sealed when Yaslan's Ninth Fleet appeared on the radar screen of the Second Fleet.

"What is the composition of the Ninth Fleet?" Zhang Lin asked his operational staff officer.

"The Ninth Fleet consists of three light cruisers, two battle cruisers, two battleships, and four destroyers, but because the ships of the Ninth Fleet are aging and cannot use their full strength, we can easily destroy them with our strength!"

"Okay, this time, let this Ninth Fleet sacrifice the flag for us, pass on my order, get close to the Ninth Fleet with all our might, and be sure to destroy the Ninth Fleet before the support of the other fleets of Aslan arrives!" After Zhang Lin gave the order to the Second Fleet, he sent a telegram back to the headquarters of the Combined Fleet: "I expect you to surprise me!" Zhang Lin muttered!

"Enemy target appears!"

"Enemy battleships spotted!"

"Enemy cruisers spotted!"

With the radar report, the main force of the Ninth Fleet gradually appeared within the range of the Second Fleet's artillery, but Zhang Lin did not give the order to open fire, asking the fleet to continue to approach and be sure to hit the target in one fell swoop at close range.

When the two sides were twenty kilometers apart, the Ninth Fleet finally reflected and found the Second Fleet, and in the panic, the Ninth Fleet adjusted its formation and hurriedly met the enemy, while the Second Fleet was fully prepared. For a time, this sea area was filled with gunsmoke, and the sound of artillery shook the sky!

"The enemy battleship is sixteen kilometers from our army!" The radar announcement continued to sound in Zhang Lin's captain's room, and the main guns of the Edward were all aimed at the battleships of the Ninth Fleet that were approaching, "After the calculation of the shooting yuan, you can open fire!" ”

"Fire!" Twelve large-caliber armor-piercing shells whizzed away, and after less than ten seconds of flight, they accurately hit the enemy battleship, and the effective hits of two frightened the commander of the Ninth Fleet, and in less than thirty seconds another salvo of 406 caliber guns, the enemy battleship twisted its clumsy body, trying to avoid the whistling shells, but its maneuverability, it seemed in vain Another shell hit his bridge, but fortunately the shell over-penetrated and did not explode, However, the heavy cruiser of the Second Fleet with high-explosive incendiary bombs of 203 caliber roared towards the battleship, directly causing the hull to catch fire! It has a great impact on its combat effectiveness.

Twenty minutes later, the battleship Royal Princess of the Second Fleet won the first success, a salvo hit the ammunition depot of the enemy battleship, causing it to sink in a single explosion, the commander of the enemy fleet was obviously a little flustered, and the command continued to make mistakes, resulting in a straight increase in the hit rate of the Second Fleet.

As the battle entered the white heat, the two sides no longer knew how many salvos were fired, the Second Fleet's heavy cruiser Allure was hit by the main guns of the enemy's surviving battleships, the No. 1 main gun in the bow was destroyed, and the enemy destroyer still did not appear on the battlefield, and then the secondary guns of the Edward destroyed a light cruiser of the Ninth Fleet under the salvo, and the strength of the two sides was eliminated, and the Ninth Fleet fell into the fate of being completely wiped out!

At this time, the commander of the Ninth Fleet of the Aslan Empire was already mad: "We are fighting bloody battles here, why hasn't the Beiyang Fleet felt supported yet?" Tell him that if he doesn't arrive in ten minutes, the Ninth Fleet will be wiped out! "The angry commander of the Ninth Fleet can't care so much, his own fleet is about to be wiped out, and the friendly forces don't know where they are, can he not be angry?

"Report to the captain, the Edward was hit by an enemy high-explosive bomb, a fire broke out in the bow, and the damage management group has been re-controlled!" The observer at Observation Desk No. 2 reported to Zhang Lin the damage that had just been hit by a shell!

"Report to the commander that our side is about to destroy the Ninth Fleet of the Aslan Empire, and now the formation of the Ninth Fleet is completely chaotic, they can't use all their main guns, please continue to approach, be sure to destroy the enemy within ten minutes!" Zhang Lin observed the formation of the Ninth Fleet, only two cruisers and one battleship were left to hold on, and the remaining ships were all sunk!

"Order all battleships to aim at the last battleship of the enemy, and be sure to sink the target after two salvos!" Subsequently, the five battleships of the Second Fleet, with a total of sixty 406 caliber guns, aimed at the only battleship of the Ninth Fleet, which was also their flagship!

"Bang!"

The rain of bullets composed of sixty armor-piercing shells completely covered the last battleship of the Ninth Fleet, and the commander of the Ninth Fleet fell into despair after seeing the cannonballs approaching the speed of light, and there was no chance to escape at all.

The remaining cruisers did not have any chance of resistance at all, the released torpedoes were easily detected by the underwater radar of the Second Fleet, evaded in advance, and in the case of disproportionate firepower, in less than three minutes, the remaining three light cruisers were completely sunk, and the Ninth Fleet was completely removed from the history of world navies!

Later, after Zhang Lin counted the battle report, he ordered the fleet to turn off the radar and return at full speed!