On 3 July, the torpedo boats went out on patrol as usual, but the personnel on the patrol ships were very vigilant and checked all suspicious objects on the sea.

At 10:36 a.m., a dozen small black dots suddenly appeared in the northeast direction, and when they saw these black spots, the torpedo boat immediately observed them with high-powered telescopes.

In the telescope, I soon saw more than a dozen tall warships, all of which were flying a national flag and fluttering in the sea breeze.

"Report to Command, Report to Command...... Our ship found this warship in the open sea......"

"Please report the quantity."

"Seven battleships, eight destroyers, and ten torpedo boats......"

Xia Jun heard the report of the torpedo boat at the command headquarters, and immediately took a cool breath, saying that it was a big battle, and the Second Fleet was almost all dispatched.

Then he ordered the patrolling torpedo boats: "Return to the harbor immediately." ”

"Yes."

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The sirens soon sounded in the harbor, and seven submarines were quickly launched, including the U-XXI submarine, which was not yet fully familiar.

Although not fully familiar, the way of doing things has not changed drastically from VIIB, and the officers and men of the Navy soon have initial combat capability.

And it is safer to fight with the U-XXI submarine, because the submarine does not have to stick the periscope out of the sea to find the target, and the underwater speed is surprisingly fast.

The 500 mercenaries hired by Xia Jun also entered the combat post immediately after the alarm sounded.

Outside the harbor, the Second Fleet of the Navy, which was heading toward Ningde Harbor, was shocked to receive a telegram from Itsukushima five days ago.

They didn't expect that the two warships had an accident and were accidentally sunk by the submarine of the Chinese people, but it was indeed unexpected that the Chinese people had submarines.

The sinking of two second-class cruisers made the navy extremely angry.

For this reason, the Navy mobilized the Second Fleet and sent the Second Fleet to Ningde to retaliate against the Fujian Autonomous Government.

The Second Fleet dispatched three capital ships, Izumo, Azuma, and Yakumo of the Second Sentai Fleet, and four outdated cruisers of the Fourth Sentai Sentai, Naniwa, Takachiho, Akashi, and Tsushima, as well as eight destroyers of the Second Sentai Squadron, including "Congyun", "Baiyun", "Asahun", "Asagio", and "Hatsushio", as well as 10 torpedo boats.

When the Second Fleet approached Ningde Harbor, it soon discovered that there were a large number of mines at the entrance of the harbor, and the Second Fleet first sent torpedo boats to clear the mines.

The fleet came to a halt outside the harbor, but it didn't matter, as soon as they stopped, they would face the consequences of disaster......

Xia Jun had already run to the commanding heights at the entrance of the harbor, and there were a few mercenaries on the side, and a few people with high-powered binoculars were hiding behind the mountain bag to observe those warships.

"Boss, which one are you going to hit?" The mercenary on the side asked Xia Jun.

Xia Jun looked in the binoculars, pointed to the largest Izumo, and said, "Give me the biggest one." ”

"Okay." The mercenary on the side nodded, and then took out his measuring tool to measure the coordinates of the location of the Izumo in front of him.

"Report Battery 1, target coordinates 1260, 5268, target standing still."

"Report Battery 2, target coordinates 1260, 5268, target standing still."

The mercenaries began to use radio stations to contact the batteries, and the coordinates of the harbor and the harbor had been demarcated by these mercenaries, and the coordinates were accurate to the thousands. The observer in front reports the coordinates of the target, as well as the direction and speed to the battery, and the battery can strike at it.

"Battery 1 is ready, please confirm the target."

"The target is not moving."

"Battery 2 is ready, please confirm the target."

"The target is not moving."

"Launch ......"

"Launch ......"

Two fires, the ten huge cannons in the Shangkeng Fort and the Nanmen Mountain Fort were fired with a loud bang, and the huge cannonballs shot out like meteorites.

On this day, the sun was in the sky, there was good weather, the seagulls were flying leisurely between the sea and the sky, the sea breeze was blowing slowly, and the sailors of the Second Fleet were not in the mood to appreciate it, but stared at the sea very carefully.

These sailors knew that the people of China had submarines, and they did not want to be torpedoed into the sky, so they lowered their heads and looked at the sea for a while, but did not pay attention to their heads.

"Babble......

A sharp whistling sound suddenly came from the air, and when many sailors heard this sound, they couldn't help but raise their heads to look at the sky in confusion, and then their pupils suddenly contracted.

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......"

One by one, huge shells fell from the sky, hitting the deck of the Izumo with great precision, and the Izumo was instantly smashed into a sea of fire.

The thin deck protection could not stop such a huge shell, and the shell penetrated the deck directly, burrowing into the interior and exploding, causing the deck on the Izumo to be lifted and flown everywhere.

The cannon with a caliber of more than 400mm is absolutely unique in this era, and the largest batch of naval guns in this book is almost 300mm.

At this time, I saw a cannonball hit directly on the Izumo's battery, and the entire battery was directly cut off, and the cannonball was ejected dozens of meters away.

There were even some debris shooting everywhere, and the ferocious explosion startled Xia Jun, and he quickly shrank his head down, shouting: "This place is so dangerous!" I knew I should dig a permanent fortification here......"

"Boss, you'd better not expose your tracks, or it's really dangerous here." The mercenary on the side reminded him, poking his head out to see the effects of the explosion.

The Izumo had already been hit by five shells, the entire deck was blown beyond recognition, and the ship was on fire, but there were still five more ......

"Bang ......"

At this time, only a violent impact was heard, and a cannonball pierced the thick steel plate directly from the bridge position and burrowed into the interior of the Izumo.

"Boom ......"

A violent explosion rang out, and the Izumo seemed to be leaking from all sides, and flames erupted from around the hole where the cannonball had been drilled, like a fire-breathing monster.

Shell after shell, and by the time the tenth shell landed on the Izumo, the Izumo had already been blown into a pile of broken copper and iron, accompanied by ferocious flames.

The Sailors on the Izumo had already been almost killed, and there was no way to put out the fire in such a serious hull.

"Report battery No. 1 and stop shelling this target, which is seriously on fire."

"Report to battery No. 2 and stop shelling this target, which is seriously on fire."

"Please specify the next target."

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