The violent explosion point was less than four or five meters away from the stern of the Mississippi, even if it was a huge battleship, this explosion from the bottom of the water, the amazing energy, still made the entire battleship pause as if it had been hit hard at the moment of the explosion, as the huge column of water gushed up from under the water, the tail of the battleship Mississippi, which had a draft of 7.49 meters, was lifted by at least four or five meters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Mississippi strikes a mine on the tail!" The watchpost officer shouted excitedly, attracting the attention of everyone on the Ryukyu.

Wu Hongyuan is naturally no exception, you must know that the battle that lasted for more than an hour had completely exceeded the tactical arrangements of delaying the US detachment in advance, and this battle was so exciting, the solidity of the American Iron Tortoise still surprised him, and he had already knocked out more than 60 rounds of ammunition for salvos, and the frustration of never being able to expand the results of the battle was undoubtedly an eternal pain in the commander's chest......

"Stop the evacuation, maintain the salvo...... Keep your distance and keep watching the Mississippi in condition! He immediately corrected the order without hesitation, looked up at the sky that had sloped west to the sea level, night was coming, and there was a night battle around the island, although he had also exercised, but the surrounding sea conditions were very complicated, and it was not the result of stealing chickens and rice.

Almost at the same time, the two American destroyers adjacent to the USS Mississippi turned at full speed, and at the same time, the guns of various calibers on the destroyers shelled like crazy towards the sea......

"General, the submarine track was discovered...... Diving fast! Almost at the same time, news came from the lookout.

Wu Hongyuan turned his binoculars and looked in the direction in which the US ship fired, and in a large area of mist, he could not see anything clearly from such a distance, but the battle situation was already very clear, and his own submarines cruising nearby had a very keen grasp of the fighter plane in the fierce battle just now, giving the Yankees a big surprise.

Judging from the position of the Americans' shelling point at this moment, this submarine is also unusually wonderful, making full use of the favorable opportunity of the Mississippi deck being covered by itself, lurking next to the opponent's course, and sending out torpedoes at a distance of less than seven or eight hundred meters.

The two destroyers on the other side were obviously blocked by the battleship USS Mississippi, so they failed to be alert to the killing machine that was close at hand, and waited until the USS Mississippi was hit by a torpedo, only then did they realize that the Chinese submarine was diving at full speed!

"Keep your distance...... Support the submarine at once, shell the destroyer! Wu Hongyuan's eyes were staring at the battleship USS Mississippi that was emitting billowing black smoke on his buttocks, but the new order had been issued, although he didn't know that it was the submarine of the fleet that made this wonderful blow, but there is no doubt that the most important thing now is to protect the safety of friendly ships, as for how to engage the Yankees in the future, there is no hurry!

Boom Boom Boom ...... Boom......

At the same time, the destroyer Sanming, which had been flanking the Ryukyus before, had accelerated forward, and the purpose was naturally very clear, that is, to provide artillery support to the evacuated friendly forces, and the destroyer's 150mm short tube could not carry out accurate shelling at a visual distance of 10,000 meters, and the distance must be narrowed.

Several school projectiles roared up and landed around the two American destroyers, but the Americans were obviously unwilling to let the Chinese submarine evacuate like this, in terms of speed, the destroyer with a speed of more than 30 knots, the submarine with less than 10 knots under the water was completely exploded, as long as it chased the position, this is the offshore waters, the water depth is up to 100 meters, and when the time comes, a series of depth charges will be thrown down, without direct hits, and the huge water pressure is enough to flatten the nearby submarines.

The American destroyer did not stop pursuing, which immediately made the Ryukyu burst into battle enthusiasm, and in less than 20 seconds, the second round and a half salvo had not hesitated to fire again, followed by 10 seconds later, the third round and a half salvo were fired again, and 9 seconds later, the fourth round and a half salvo were fired again...... The advantage of the triple main gun is a unique advantage for the rapid completion of school firing.

A series of shells whizzed past and smashed near the US ship, the nearest of which was less than 200 meters away from the destroyer Champlein, but this still failed to stop the US ship from continuing to pursue the Chinese submarine that had submerged underwater.

If he were in the position of the commander of the American destroyer at this moment, he would not hesitate to make the same decision, if he wanted to delay or repel the actions of the American destroyer, there were not many options in front of him, and the long-range shelling of a battleship with a slower speed and larger size than himself was absolutely different from the bombardment of a destroyer with flexible maneuverability.

Moreover, the opponent's current tactical purpose is very clear, which is to maneuver to the position at full speed...... Only accurate artillery bombardment is the only way to make the other side really retreat, and to achieve a rapid and precise strike, there is no doubt that the distance is to close the distance! However, the battleship USS Mississippi, which had just been shot at the moment, was not destroyed, and after being torpedoed in the butt, the American Iron Tortoise quickly returned to sailing.

If the battleship USS Mississippi goes crazy and turns around and comes back to chase the submarine, there is no doubt that in the face of the opponent's artillery, to ensure the safety of the USS Ryukyu, it must continue to distance itself, not get closer, otherwise, the Yankees will have a chance bomb at that time, and the USS Ryukyu really knows if it can be carried down! But now you have to make a decision!

"Did the Mississippi change course?" Thinking of this, Wu Hongyuan immediately turned his head to the lookout officer and asked.

"General, the USS Mississippi has not been observed changing course!"

kao…… The commander of the US ship is really good-tempered, this news made Wu Hongyuan a little surprised, but also a little more confused, but this imminent decision naturally did not hesitate, "Turn the rudder 15 degrees, move forward at full speed, and don't stop the shelling!" Feel free to report on the Mississippi! ”

Boom Boom Boom ...... Boom Boom Boom ...... The nine guns on the Ryukyu were raised high, and once again violently spat out the flames that soared into the sky!

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At the same time, on the battleship Mississippi, Commodore Stehr had no place to send his stomach, and he used the gun pipe to reason with the Chinese before, but he did not expect that the big pipe could not do the small pipe, but fortunately, although he was beaten all over the head, he did not hurt his muscles and bones, the only problem was that the superstructure of the battleship Mississippi was killed and injured many people because of too many bullets.

He was about to go back to the Grand Fleet to smash the other party, but he didn't expect to kill a Chinese submarine in the middle of the way, and he actually squatted on his own way to bury the pit early, and the Mississippi didn't care about being flattened by the Ryukyu before relying on thick skin and rough flesh, but he had been very careful to sail in the Z shape to avoid possible torpedo attacks, but among the several torpedoes fired by the other side, one still hit the stern.

This 510mm long-range torpedo destroyed the armor of the battleship near 2 meters below the tail waterline, blowing up a huge gap of more than 5 meters, and at the same time of the explosion, 4 watertight compartments in the tail of the battleship were destroyed, and at least 7 watertight compartments were damaged to varying degrees, resulting in the direct result that the tail of the battleship was flooded with more than 500 tons of water within a few minutes after the explosion.

The damage management team was urgently plugging the leak in the watertight compartment with a broken tail, so this torpedo did not cause fatal damage to the hull of the battleship Mississippi, and although the hundreds of tons of water could not be discharged, as long as the other watertight compartments were filled with water, the battleship could be kept balanced, and at most a little speed was lost.

What made Stehl angry now was the damage to the tail rudder caused by the torpedo explosion, the torpedo hit was close to the main rudder of the battleship Mississippi, and the explosion directly stuck the tail rudder, and the engineer officer reported to him that it was impossible to repair it on the surface...... Of course, the mighty battleship USS Mississippi would not have had only one rudder!

However, the auxiliary rudder designed by the American shipyard is more concerned with assisting the main rudder to adjust the deviation caused by the tail propeller pushing the water flow to impact the rudder, although the three auxiliary rudder side by side with the main rudder can be adjusted separately, but in the case of the main rudder being stuck, the huge side-by-side tail rudder directly becomes a decoration.

Now there are only two options given to Commodore Stehl, to stop the ship in place...... In that case, the Chinese destroyers would only need to put a few torpedoes far away after dark, and everyone on the battleship USS Mississippi would have to be fed with fish! Or move on...... At this moment, the course of the battleship is pointing to Guam, which is the target of this Grand Fleet's attack.

But the battleship hit the island? This kind of attack is inevitably too stupid, but it seems that Brigadier Stelle only has this choice, otherwise he will be sunk in the sea sooner or later, after all, the water depth in the sea area is now more than 100 meters, and the masts of the Mississippi will be dozens of meters underwater! If you can get the help of the Grand Fleet after docking, you may be able to get out of the current crisis!

Therefore, the battleship USS Mississippi, in full view of everyone, completely ignored the submarine that had just opened its own chrysanthemum, and ignored the two destroyers that were preparing to attack the Chinese submarine, but continued to sail in the southeast direction without looking back!

Seeing that the flagship had no intention of turning back, the two American destroyers, under the threat of continuous shelling, saw two Chinese warships rushing towards them, and finally after firing a few rounds of artillery fire, they no longer pursued the Chinese submarines, but turned around and chased the Mississippi!

Wu Hongyuan immediately sent a telegram to the Zhuzhou, Yiyang, and the repaired Nanping destroyer behind the palace, the battle has changed radically, and it seems that the original plan needs to make some minor adjustments! (To be continued.) )