"Sir, the Admiralty is in an emergency. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Zhang Cheng, who had fallen asleep, was woken up by the phone, and after putting down the phone, he softly comforted Xu Xuan, who was woken up, and then got up, put on his clothes and left the bedroom.

"What's the matter?" After coming to the living room, Zhang Cheng saw Xiao Hongbao waiting there with a telegram in his hand, and asked suspiciously.

The Navy's recent operations have been going well, and there are no signs of anything special on the battlefield. Why is there such an urgent telegram coming?

A bad feeling flashed in Zhang Cheng's heart. Sure enough, when Xiao Hongbao handed the telegram in his hand to Zhang Cheng's hand, he saw that it was roughly written that the Ryukyu Islands attack force was suddenly attacked by the Japanese Navy battleship formation at the anchorage of the Kerama Waterway, and the two sides were fighting fiercely at this moment. Zhang Cheng's heart suddenly tightened.

After bowing his head and muttering for a moment, Zhang Cheng raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Go to the Navy Headquarters!" ”

At this time, although it was already late at night, the Daming Navy Headquarters was still brightly lit. Countless officers came and went, and everyone looked serious.

"Your Excellency? What are you doing here? "In the large war room of the main building of the Navy Headquarters, a large group of generals with golden light on their shoulders are staring at the map and constantly discussing. Marshal Li Han, who pursed the corners of his mouth and did not speak, frowned slightly when he heard the sound of the gate being pushed open suddenly, and looked at the gate with displeasure, but was surprised to see Zhang Cheng actually walk in.

"It's already so late......" Li Han, who stepped forward to greet him, was interrupted by Zhang Cheng waving his hand before he could finish speaking, "Your Excellency Marshal, now is not the time to talk about this, please tell me the situation on the front line now." ”

"It's about eleven o'clock in the evening." Li Han paused slightly, and then opened his mouth to introduce the situation on the front line to Zhang Cheng: "A patrol fleet of the Navy encountered a surprise attack about thirty nautical miles off the sea at the southern entrance of the Kerama Waterway......

"Shelling !!" Chen Ahu's desperate howl made the young He Qinian's whole person blind.

I listened to the eerie sound of a heavy train passing through a cave at high speed overhead, and watched as a large number of heavy shells fell into the surrounding water, stirring up a huge column of water higher than the lookout post I was in. He Qinian felt that his ears were suddenly buzzing, and he couldn't hear anything. The body was also uncontrollable, leaning on the railing and trembling desperately, but I couldn't move! The shadow of death has never been so close as it has ever been.

Looking at Chen Ahu, who was holding his collar with both hands, desperately opening his mouth in front of him, constantly opening and closing his mouth, He Qinian, who was crying in his voice, shouted, "What are you talking about?!" I can't hear you!! ”

"Bang Bang!" Chen Ahu pulled the young He Qinian up, raised his big hand like a fan, and slapped him a few times. He Qinian, who was bleeding from the corners of his mouth, shook his head vigorously, the buzzing sound in his ears gradually dissipated, and he was finally able to hear Chen Ahu's words.

"Take the phone! Convey the coordinates and information I said! Fast!! The kind non-commissioned officer in the past is now like a beast ready to choose people to devour, roaring in He Qinian's ears.

"Uh-oh." Raising his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, He Qinian hurriedly got up and threw himself on the partition, picked up the phone and shouted loudly, "Hey, hey? Bridge! Bridge! ”

Sirens blared aloud aboard the destroyer Jianli, and the sailors hurried to their posts. In the bridge, the captain of the ship, Lieutenant Colonel Xu Guodong, personally controlled his battleship with a calm face, constantly shuttling forward in the rain of bullets. The guns on the Jianli were also firing rapidly in front at maximum rate of fire.

"The Yangxin has been hit!" The first mate's roar made everyone's eyes turn to the left side of the ship, and the destroyer of the same class, Yangxin, located on the port side of the Jianli, suddenly burst into a huge fire, and the entire battleship was reflected red!

Looking at the continuous flames rising on the sea in the distance ahead, it was the enemy fleet that was firing fiercely. I watched the dense rain of orange-red bullets that pierced the sky like a meteor and flew towards me. Xu Guodong pursed the corners of his lips and ordered in a deep voice, "Pressurize the boiler and go overspeeding." The torpedo compartment is ready for a lightning strike! ”

Although after sending back the warning of enemy attacks, the fleet did not reply to new orders. However, as a member of the Ming Navy, which dominates the world, the four patrol destroyers all began to accelerate their decisive charge towards the enemy without hesitation.

The creed of the Ming Navy is to fight when you encounter the enemy! No matter how strong the enemy's strength is, the Ming Navy will never flee without an order! This is the real reason why the Ming Navy has been able to run rampant in the world for hundreds of years!

The three Ming destroyers all began to pressurize the boilers frantically. Originally, this would never have been allowed in peacetime. Because it can damage the power system, it is very dangerous, and if it is pressurized at high intensity for a long time, it may cause an explosion! It's just that at this moment, all these concerns can be thrown away.

All of them are high-achieving students who have studied in various academies of the Navy. The captains and officers of each ship could all see that the enemy fleet on the opposite side was extremely powerful, and it was definitely not something that their three destroyers could fight against.

Judging by the falling shells, at least four or more capital ships were present in the opposite fleet. As for the other cruisers, destroyers, and so on, there are too many to count!

"Yo Xi!" Seeing that another Daming destroyer was hit and caught fire in the intensive shelling, on the bridge of the King Kong, which was the lead ship of the entire fleet, Vice Admiral Kondo Nobutake, chief of staff of the First Fleet, clenched his fists hard. The staff officers beside him cheered.

As time went on, it became more and more difficult for the Japanese Navy to sink the Ming Navy's warships. It's rare to see such a good opportunity for a fight like today.

Vice Admiral Takasu Shiro, commander of the First Fleet, was not so happy. However, the slightly upturned corners of his mouth also showed that he must be in a good mood at this time.

Before the rise of the aircraft carrier faction, all countries in the world were big ships and giant artillery factions. Larger artillery, stronger armor, and more displacement were the pursuits of the previous navy.

Due to the lack of military spending, the Japanese Navy was unable to continue to build more new warships. Therefore, they have very strict requirements for the improvement of the combat effectiveness of the battleship and the training of the soldiers. The brutal training caused a large number of casualties every year, and the Japanese Navy has always been indifferent to these casualties in order to improve its combat effectiveness.

The Japanese input was not without effect. Their training has greatly increased their combat effectiveness. In particular, the Japanese army's intensified night combat training greatly improved their ability to fight at night. Especially those watchmen who have been eating cod liver oil for a long time are all night owls.

Although the same as the Japanese navy, the level of night warfare of the Ming navy was not as high as that of the Japanese. Because it is impossible for the Ming Navy to let the soldiers give away their lives for training. In this situation, which seemed to have the advantage of the Japanese, the Ming navy adopted another way to change the balance of power between the two sides.

Under Zhang Cheng's continuous supervision, the scientific research team led by Bai Kaijun finally developed the first generation of fire control radar for the Ming Navy. The advent of this radar has fundamentally changed the outcome of naval warfare, which was originally determined by training and luck and the density of artillery fire.

Although the first-generation fire control radar still has many minor problems, the use effect in adverse weather conditions is not particularly good. However, the emergence of this new equipment technology is a revolutionary breakthrough for the navy.

The Japanese Navy, with the assistance of the Americans, also added radars. However, these are just primitive models of sea detection or air defense early warning radars. They did not use a fire control radar that could uniformly command the entire ship to shell distant targets.

And the Daming Navy only added this new equipment to the new provincial capital-class battleships, and the old super dreadnoughts did not have it. The use of such radar requires the support of an entire system. The Ming Navy would rather modify the design of the new ship than make a major overhaul of the old ship. Because they have the money and the strength to build new warships.

The Jianli and another destroyer, the Baokang, which had been hit by multiple small-caliber shells, increased their speed to the extreme. Like two sharp swords, they slashed towards the Japanese fleet.

The Navy's so-called small-caliber artillery is at least 105 mm or more, and it will also cause serious damage when hit on the hull of a battleship. If it weren't for their strong armor, they would have been sunk long ago.

The Baokang was hit by several shells, and it was already advancing like a torch. And as the distance decreased, the artillery fire of the Japanese fleet became more intense.

Two wounded destroyers weaved left and right in a column of water like a huge forest, trying their best to get close to the enemy fleet. They didn't even think about being able to leave the battlefield now, they just wanted to get closer, closer!

The closer you are, the better the chance of a torpedo hit!

The Japanese Navy was not stupid, they naturally saw the intentions of these two destroyers. In the entire pilot fleet, the main guns, secondary guns, and even high-level dual-purpose anti-aircraft guns began to pour fire on the sea, and the surrounding waters of the two destroyers were like boiling hot pots!

After being hit by a 155mm armor-piercing bullet again, the power system of the Baokang could no longer bear it. The Baokang quickly fired its own torpedo and began to turn to prepare to withdraw from the battlefield.

In this situation, it is basically impossible to successfully retreat. Before the turn of the Baokang was completed, several 105-mm and 155-mm shells fell on the battleship again. Then a 203 mm armor-piercing projectile from a heavy cruiser pierced the armor of the Baokang and exploded in the boiler compartment, completely destroying the battleship.

"The Baokang exploded!" Chen Ahu clutched the binoculars and shouted loudly.

"The Baokang exploded!" He Qinian, who grabbed the phone, quickly spread the news to the bridge where he was killed and injured because he was swept by a single piece. (To be continued.) )