The two sides engaged in a battle at a distance of 12,000 kilometers, to be precise, the Chinese navy was unilaterally shelled, and the combined fleet could not return fire at this distance. The first round of shells was scattered about three hundred meters in front of the battleship Asahi, and Togo, who didn't care about the battle, broke out in a cold sweat, he could clearly see the huge fire coming out of the enemy's warship, how could such a distance and such a powerful artillery exist in this world?

At 7:35 on the 23rd, the second salvo of the Taishan super battleship still did not hit the combined fleet battleship, a distance of 12,000 meters, although it was within the range of the 305 mm main gun of the Asahi battleship, but Togo did not intend to fight this monster hard, although there was only one enemy ship, but he had a hunch that only this one might wipe out the fleet, and the source of this battleship was unknown, and he did not know if there were other enemy ships, so it was better to leave as soon as possible.

The six capital ships of the Combined Fleet fled at full speed, there were no other warships around the fleet, destroyers, cruisers, torpedo boats, etc. were all on the mission of pursuing the Russian fleet, and the transport ship and hospital ship were abandoned in the submarine raid battle, and now it is not known where to flee. The cannonballs stirred up huge waves and pushed the fleet to desperately leave, but the monster stuck to the fleet.

Although the third salvo still did not make a difference, something more terrifying than being hit happened, and it was still the Uchiha Saki and the Uzumaki celebrity who discovered the enemy's situation, and an unknown fleet appeared in front of the fleet, with an estimated nine capital ships (Nanhai-class 10,000-ton light cruisers) and 25 destroyers.

Moreover, the enemy fleet hoisted its flag and sent a signal: "The Pacific Fleet of China orders the Japanese Combined Fleet to surrender, otherwise it will all be sunk!" "The Uchiha and the Uzumaki celebrities, who have faithfully delivered the news, hugged each other tightly, this is the end of the United Fleet! The fear of death made these two men abandon their previous scruples, and the deep and intolerable feelings of the world finally broke out, on this high watchtower. In the sound of a huge explosion, the two good friends staged a bloody romance on the sea! (Spoof, because I hate matching male pig's feet and the like)

"Nani!" Admiral Togo, who was under great pressure, was once again crushed by this news, and neither the attack of the submarine nor the shelling of the inexplicable monster battleship broke him, because he knew that it was sent by the Russians or Anamesu, and now the news came from the fleet of the Chinese people, the sworn enemy on the opposite side. Impossible, absolutely impossible! How can China have a navy? How can there be so many submarines in Huaguo? How could China have such a huge warship and so many capital ships? How could China go to war against Japan without declaring it!?

Rear Admiral Misu's shouts never woke up Heihachiro Togo, and seeing that the pillars of the fleet were sluggish, Misu decisively took over the command. How could the navy of the Great Japanese Empire run away without a fight, the small Chinese navy must be bluffing, the whole world cannot make such a large warship, how can Huaguo? It must be some empty shelves, with cannons on them, and maybe your capital ship can be smashed with a single blow!

"Herald fleet. The warships of the Chinese Kingdom are all wooden ships, empty of their appearances, and they will be shattered in one shot! Order the whole ship to counterattack, the Asahi against the big guy, and the rest of the battleships to besiege the main fleet of Huaguo in front! The Emperor is with us, and the empire rises and falls! Misu's self-deception did work, and the confusion on the faces of the soldiers and officers of the Combined Fleet gradually disappeared and was replaced by the fanaticism peculiar to the Japanese.

Replace it with a fanatical ordinary general. Perhaps the Taishan was ordered to rush directly into the combined fleet and open fire, and the Hua fleet, which had absolute superiority, still fought against the enemy in accordance with the rules of naval warfare under the leadership of Lu Hai. This is also what Lu Liang wants to see, he doesn't need to make dangerous moves, as long as he accumulates the most powerful strength, and then pushes it flat under the leadership of the genetic general, this is the safest tactic.

Before the Tarzan fired a fourth-round salvo, the Asahi finally hit the first round of counter-attack. Unfortunately, all of them fell at a distance of 1,000 meters on the Tarzan - even well-trained Japanese gunners could not achieve every shot at a distance of 10,000 meters.

The sailors of the Tarzan, who gradually calmed down from the excitement, began to play at a normal level, and in terms of training level and soldier quality, there was a gap between the Tarzan and the Asahi, but the equipment of the Tarzan beyond the times was enough to smooth out this gap. The pinnacle of battleships, the king of dreadnoughts. The fourth salvo of the super-battleship Tarzan finally came to fruition.

The advanced nature of the Tarzan is all-round, from the displacement, main gun caliber, and armor to the gunpowder, ammunition, and steel plates, and the dreadnought alone is more than twice as powerful as the previous dreadnought, not to mention the super battleship. From Harvey nickel steel, Krupp permeable steel to surface permeability hardening steel, high-strength homogeneous steel, experienced the outbreak of science and technology in World War I and World War II, and its gap cannot be expressed only by data.

An armor-piercing shell directly hit the Asahi No. 3 main gun, which not only lifted the main gun turret into the air, but also completely destroyed the base of the main turret, but did not penetrate the armor belt at the base, but the time-delay fuse allowed the armor-piercing shell to explode inside, bringing great damage to the Asahi. The Asahi began to burn with fire, and this armor-piercing shell seemed to turn on the hit mode of the Tarzan, and the Asahi was hit again with two armor-piercing shells in the fifth salvo of the Tarzan.

At 7:43 on the 23rd, an armor-piercing projectile from the main gun of the Taishan No. 1 tore through the armor belt on the side of the Asahi, and the turbulent sea water caused the Asahi to begin to tilt to the right.

In desperation, Rear Admiral Misu ordered the Asahi to charge at full speed at the Taishan, and as long as it was closer, the Asahi could completely destroy the wooden ship of the Chinese with its main guns. The Asahi was hit twice in a row, but the power system was not damaged and it was able to move on. Misu must thank Amaterasu for his favor, and from 10,000 meters to 7,000 meters, the Tarzan fired three salvos one after another, but none of them hit the Asahi shrouded in smoke.

Finally, a shell hit the Tarzan, and a shell fired from a 305-mm gun hit the right side of the Tarzan and caused a violent explosion. The stunned Misu could see clearly that the enemy ship was not damaged at all, and the shells brought nothing but jet black.

The Asahi finally despaired, from generals to ordinary soldiers, everyone saw this scene, the Huaguo battleships were not wooden ships, they were indestructible. Even if it was as close as 7,000 meters, it was not the distance that the Asahi preferred, and between 4,000 and 5,000 yards was the best distance.

The Tarzan did not give the Asahi a chance to continue its madness, at 8:09, the ninth salvo of the Tarzan had three armor-piercing shells hit the Asahi, even the thickest waterline armor and the engine room, ammunition depot and other protective heavy armor could not block the penetration of the armor-piercing shells, and the three armor-piercing shells hit the waterline and the foredeck respectively.

Lu Hai would most like to see a hit on the ammunition depot of the enemy ship, but unfortunately this did not happen. The Asahi met the Tarzan with nine salvos before slowly sinking and sank at 8:33 on the 23rd. Among them, there are factors such as the nervousness of the Taishan sailors and the unskilled operation, but more importantly, luck.

The luck of the Asahi is like that of Japan during this time, and it is incredible! First, he challenged Huaxia, a thousand-year-old power, but he didn't expect it to be broken at the first time, and obtained huge benefits from the treaty, developing industry and military at one time, which greatly boosted Japan's ambitions. Ten years later, it began to fight with the European steamroller Tsarist Russia, and won the battle of national fortunes again with a double victory on land and at sea.

Lü Liang's Zhenguo Army would block Japan's path to national fortunes, and the first step would begin with naval battles.

The armored cruiser detachment of the Combined Fleet did not have the good luck of the Asahi, and the nine Nanhai-class light cruisers were quickly interspersed in three squadrons, and the Japanese armored cruisers not only lost their proud speed advantage, but also lost their rapid-fire gun advantage.

Not only the 203 mm main gun, but even a large number of rapid-fire guns could not capture the figure of the Nanhai class, and the hit rate was pitiful. The terrifying triple 152 mm naval guns of the Nanhai class showed the Japanese what a real rapid-fire gun was, and the surging shells slashed the line of fire and collided violently with the Japanese ships, sweeping the surface of the Japanese ships in a matter of moments.

The fire coverage of the South China Sea class made the Japanese patrol potholes, a large number of rapid-fire guns were blown up, and the personnel suffered heavy losses. The destroyer detachment of the Chinese fleet took the opportunity to maneuver quickly, and the main function of this Guangzhou-class destroyer was air defense, anti-submarine, and shore support operations. At this time, the Canton class was used as a torpedo attack platform, and the Japanese patrol was completely suppressed by the Nanhai class, so that the danger to the Canton class was minimized.

The five 127-mm high-level dual-purpose guns of the Canton class could also be used to suppress the Japanese patrols, and more than 20 destroyers were like hungry wolves, spraying fire on one side and quickly approaching the Japanese ships on the other. Each Canton-class ship could fire five heavy torpedoes at the same time, and the Chinese Navy had no intention of saving ammunition, and hundreds of torpedoes swept across the water and flew away at the scarred Japanese cruisers.

The rate of torpedoes fired by the destroyer detachment exceeded that of the submarine group by several times, and the fact that just one heavy torpedo hit the Japanese patrol could inflict heavy damage and render it incapacitated was even more cruel than that. (To be continued.) )