"So what do we do now? If we let them get together, we're going to be caught between two sides, and there's no guarantee that we're going to win. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" said the first mate with some concern.

"Their tactics were very good and they just cracked our speed advantage. However, it also gave us the opportunity to break through. In any case, our battleships have superior firepower superiority over the opponent, and there is still a great certainty that we will defeat the opponent. Order the fleet to turn, withdraw from the battlefield, and then implement a large encirclement. If they want a decisive battle, then we will fulfill them! Wang Hongliang ordered.

The Huaxia Navy quickly began to turn around, heading towards the first detachment composed of four battleships of the American Navy. According to the distance between the two sides, after more than ten minutes, the two sides will pass each other. And the distance between the two sides, under the deliberate control of the Huaxia Navy, has been maintained at about 10 kilometers.

The second squadron, composed of four other US Navy battleships, immediately turned around and attempted to bypass from the flank and attack the flank of the Huaxia fleet. However, the speed of the Huaxia Navy has been maintained at about 26 knots, which makes it difficult for the second squadron composed of the United States Combined Fleet to catch up.

"Aim at the enemy's flagship, the USS Connecticut, and fire a salvo at maximum speed to take out their flagship." Wang Hongliang ordered.

When the two battle lines staggered, the two battleships and two battle cruisers of the Huaxia Navy aimed their main guns at the battleship Connecticut.

Ten minutes later, when the distance between the two sides was about 20,000 meters, the Huaxia Navy opened fire.

"Boom! Rumble! "Dense shells, piercing the sky, emitting a sharp whistling, smashed into the Connecticut. The two battleships and two battlecruisers of the Huaxia Navy began to pour shells at the battleship Connecticut at a rate of one salvo per minute. Columns of water rose around the battleship USS Connecticut, and the water splashed down, drenching the deck of the battleship USS Connecticut. The battleship USS Connecticut, with a displacement of more than 16,000 tons, is in danger of sinking at any time like a boat in a storm.

"Fight back! Fight back for me! Sink those yellow-skinned monkey ships! Inside the bridge of the battleship USS Connecticut, Admiral Anderson roared frantically. At this moment, he finally felt the power of the opponent's naval guns, even if he had participated in a lot of naval battles in his life, it was the first time he had faced such a dangerous situation.

"Boom! Rumble! "Four battleships, four battle cruisers, and two cruisers of the First Detachment of the Combined Fleet Navy also opened fire. Began to pour shells on the battleship Warrior of the Chinese Navy. However, at a distance of 20,000 meters, the accuracy is very low, and if you want to hit a local battleship, you can only pray to God for blessing.

Two battle lines, quickly staggered through. In the process, all the guns of the first detachment of the First Fleet of the Chinese Navy fired four salvos at the battleship Connecticut. However, the battleship Connecticut seemed to have had very good luck, and the four salvos were more than 200 shells in total. None of them hit the battleship USS Connecticut. And the two salvos fired by the US Navy also did not even touch a single hair of the battleship Warrior.

The second detachment aimed all its main guns at the battleship Chilsage and opened fire with all its might, and the shells slammed down on the battleship Kirshaji as if it were raining.

The battleship Chilsage was the last in the battle line of the Second Detachment of the United States Navy. After the two battle lines quickly staggered, seizing the last opportunity, the Huaxia Navy put the target of the attack on the battleship of the Mi Army at the end.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! One battleship, two battlecruisers, four cruisers, and dozens of main guns, all aimed at the battleship Chilshaji, seize this last chance. Pour fire on each other.

Up to now, the US Navy has not yet figured out the difference between the battleships of the Huaxia Navy and the battle cruisers, and they all regard the battle cruisers of the Huaxia Navy as battleships. Seeing that there were so many battleships on the other side, the officers and men of the United States Navy were somewhat frightened, especially the 380mm main gun, before the fire was fired, some of the officers and soldiers of the United States had already developed a fearful mentality in their hearts.

"Aim at the flagship of the Warrior in Huaxia and fire." On the battleship USS Connecticut, Admiral Anderson gave the order. The battleship Connecticut was unscathed in the confrontation just now, which made him very satisfied. However, his own warships were not able to hit the warships of the Huaxia Navy, which made Admiral Anderson a little disappointed.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Four battleships and more than 10 battle cruisers of the First Squadron of the Chinese Navy opened fierce fire on the battleship Warrior of the Chinese Navy. Although they were about 20,000 meters apart, some shells still fell in the sea next to the battleship Warrior.

The columns of water that fell into the sea were like small waterfalls, but a lot of the sea water fell on the deck of the battleship Warrior, and the deck of the Warrior was drenched.

Rumble! In the sixth salvo of the Chinese Navy's flagship of the battleship USS Connecticut, a 380-mm shell fired by the Huashan battlecruiser accurately hit the starboard side of the battleship USS Connecticut. However, the location of the explosion of this shell was above the waterline, although it destroyed three secondary guns and killed dozens of American naval soldiers, but it failed to cause fatal damage to the battleship USS Connecticut.

After the flagship was hit by a shell, Admiral Anderson's face turned black and nervous.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Dense shells, once again, whizzed towards the battleship USS Connecticut.

The hundreds of meters of naval soldiers on the entire battleship of the Connecticut had their hearts raised to their throats, and they kept praying to God that they would not be hit.

This time, the battleship USS Connecticut was no longer so lucky, two shells hit the battleship USS Connecticut. A shell, which hit the bow of the battleship USS Connecticut, blew a large hole in the bow deck. Another shell hit the stern of the battleship USS Connecticut, tipping the stern gun onto the deck.

However, the doom of the battleship USS Connecticut did not end there! In the final salvo, a 380-mm armor-piercing shell from the flagship of the USS Warrior pierced the starboard waterline armor of the battleship USS Connecticut, tearing open a hole more than two meters wide.

The turbulent sea water poured into the battleship Connecticut, and the rescuers on the battleship Connecticut immediately began to rescue. After all the efforts, the loophole was finally plugged. But at this moment, the battleship Connecticut has already entered the water by several hundred tons, and the hull has been slightly tilted. In order to maintain balance, the captain of the battleship USS Connecticut ordered to fill the port side with water.

In this way, although the balance of the battleship was restored, after seven or eight hundred tons of seawater were added, the speed of the battleship Connecticut dropped directly to 12 knots.

Just as Admiral Anderson was about to replace the flagship, a 380mm shell hit the chimney of the battleship Connecticut again, and the smoke flush was blown up with a violent explosion.

At this time, there was a loud bang! The good fortune of the Huaxia fleet was over at this point, and a 305mm shell from the Maine battleship of the first detachment of the United States fell on the deck of the Warrior, killing several sailors at that time.

Seeing that the flagship was shot, Wang Hongliang was very worried about Sun Hao's situation.

"Commander-in-Chief, I suggest that you leave the flagship at once, take a battle cruiser and leave the battlefield." Wang Hongliang ran to Sun Hao's side and said solemnly.

"Huh! It's okay, me hard. ”

In the end, Sun Hao did not leave the flagship. Sun Hao knew that on the surface, it seemed that the First Fleet was in the upper hand and its morale was high, but none of these officers and men had experienced actual combat, and once they suffered some setbacks, the First Fleet would face a catastrophe. Sitting in the flagship by himself, even if he didn't exert any combat power, he could be inspiring, so Sun Hao insisted on not leaving.