The Chinese light cruisers and destroyers, who had been fighting for a while, naturally did not want to let these enemies slip away, but their firepower was insufficient after all, and the eight Legend-class battle cruisers were still beyond their reach, and the speed of the American auxiliary ships, especially the destroyers, was quite fast, and as a result, only 3 American light cruisers and 2 American destroyers were killed, and most of the enemy ships (in terms of numbers) managed to escape (but the losses of the Chinese side were greatly reduced by this, except for one destroyer that was heavily damaged and forced to withdraw from the battle, There are no more big losses. Pen % Fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info) ......

And the more important reason is that the American battleships have finally arrived, and now that the main course has been served, the Chinese Eastern Expeditionary Fleet naturally does not care so much about the snacks before the meal.

Since the eight Legend-level battle cruisers were divided into two units, Yang Yonglin took some time to regroup the queue, and when the battle started again, it was already 1 o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, the commanders and fighters of the Chinese Eastern Expeditionary Fleet had already eaten lunch, and they were full of physical strength and high morale, while the US troops were under tremendous psychological pressure because they could not grasp the initiative and did not know when the enemy would attack.

However, the Chinese Navy will not show mercy to this subordinate, under the command of Yang Yonglin, eight Legend-class battle cruisers lined up in a single column of several kilometers, with a speed of more than 25 knots to quickly detour back to the flank of the main fleet of the United States, with the roar of the flagship Xuanyuan's front main gun, this world-renowned naval battle finally entered the climax!

Vice Admiral William Soden Sims knew before the battle that the slow speed of his own battleships would be difficult to prevent the other side from seizing the T-shaped cross, and that there were too many 16 battleships, and if they were lined up in a single column, the queue would be extremely long, and it would be difficult for the battleships in the rear to have a chance to exert their firepower, so that the enemy's tactics of grabbing the T-shirt would win a greater advantage.

Therefore, Vice Admiral William Soden Sims decisively discharged the formation of three columns, so that even if the enemy seized the T-shaped cross, most of the American warships would be able to open fire, and the loss was only the firepower of the rear main gun and the side secondary guns, and it is worth mentioning that 11 of the 16 American battleships adopted a diamond-shaped layout, and even if these warships were facing the enemy vertically, only one rear main turret could not be used.

Moreover, the three columns correspond to three models, and if necessary, they can be easily separated into three independent columns, which is more flexible to use. Of course, when it really comes to that point, it means that the battle has been decided, and the U.S. fleet is going to pursue or prepare to escape......

"It seems that the commander of the enemy is not stupid!" , Yang Yonglin couldn't help but praise the formation of the U.S. army, such a formation seemed to him to be like a hedgehog curled up as difficult to swallow, "I hope the U.S. military is not familiar enough with this cold formation, and something goes wrong with it, otherwise it is really difficult to deal with." ”

However, Yang Yonglin's expectation obviously could not come true, as early as after the United States abandoned the battle cruisers, the Admiralty had already realized the consequences of the loss of speed, and specially practiced the formation of two columns and three columns, if it were not so, how could Vice Admiral William Soden Sims dare to use it rashly in such a decisive naval battle?

However, due to the advantage of fire control, the Chinese naval guns are still superior in effective range, after the previous small test against the US war patrol, this time the distance has just been shortened to within 20,000 meters, the Xuanyuan battle cruiser immediately opened fire for calibration, compared with the previous battle, the average was two more rounds, calculated to consume more than 30 shells.

At such a distance, the hit rate of the American naval guns was very dismal, but Vice Admiral William Soden Sims still decisively ordered to return fire immediately, he thought very clearly, because the speed gap between the two sides is too large, it is impossible to close the distance between the two sides, in this case, wave shooting is better than no shooting, even if the shot is not accurate, it can also exert pressure on the enemy, affecting their rate of fire and accuracy, not to mention that this distance is not far enough to absolutely miss, maybe lucky, you can also have a shot into the soul!

However, what Vice Admiral Sims did not expect was that after only ten minutes of long-range bombardment between the two sides, the Chinese fleet changed its strategy and began to turn around as a whole and approached, which made Vice Admiral Sims somewhat puzzled, but it did not affect his great joy.

In the previous ten minutes of shelling, the Chinese side did not fail to hit the enemy ship with large-caliber shells, but it did not achieve any obvious killing effect, and even the billowing smoke that should have been seen after the explosion showed that it had not been able to penetrate the armor of the US battleship at all, so what should be done? Naturally, it could only be to shorten the distance to improve the penetration depth of the naval guns, and Yang Yonglin finally felt how much difference the battleship's defense was from the battlecruiser.

Because the US Navy has done a very good job of secrecy, the Chinese Navy has never been able to find out the exact thickness of the armor of its various capital ships, and in addition, the historical line has also changed, Li Hui no longer dares to use his own foresight to pass off as the intelligence of Xia Kedao, so that the Chinese Navy has the nature of a blind man touching an elephant in its pre-war analysis and deduction, and it is no wonder that it will encounter such an embarrassment today. However, it is precisely because we have long known that there will be such a possibility, so there are many plans prepared, and if one tactic does not work, we will change another, and there is always a suitable one, although the Chinese Navy is not sure of the lower limit of the performance of US ships, but because the industrial and technological level cannot be kept secret, the upper limit can be estimated more accurately, even if they can really be strong to that extent, the Chinese Navy can still win the war, but it requires a greater price......

However, what Yang Yonglin didn't know was that even at an ultra-long distance of 20,000 meters, the main guns of the Legend-class battlecruisers could penetrate the main armor of American battleships, even the most advanced South Carolina-class battleships, and the reason why they did not receive obvious results after several hits before. In fact, most of the shells fell on the deck because of the long distance, and although the overall design level of the US Navy was not as good as that of the British, it was the first among the Western powers to begin to pay attention to horizontal armor, so it was natural to restrain the Chinese side's long-range artillery tactics...... (To be continued.) )