"Woo" Countless giant cannon shells tore through the sky, and the sharp and mournful whistling of the cannonballs made the entire sea area instantly become like a ghost crying wolf.

Off the coast of Chittagong, the Chinese and Western combined fleets gave the order to shell almost simultaneously when the other side entered the effective range of the main guns.

It is impossible for the capital ship of the all-heavy navy to fire all the main guns in a salvo, because the huge recoil force is not something that the hull can withstand, and the salvo is actually in order, even if it is a few seconds apart. And the first to fire a cannon from each warship must be the best gunner on the warship, and the subsequent shelling, even if it is only a few seconds apart, will be greatly affected by the shock of the warship and the ups and downs of the waves.

In the first round of artillery bombardment on both sides, hundreds of huge artillery shells bombarded each other, and the instantaneous violent explosions and the mist in the sky caused by the shelling almost enveloped their respective fleets.

The duel of the giant ship cannon is a collision of steel, a hellish test, if there is no iron will, the first round of artillery bombardment can destroy the enemy's spirit and disintegrate the enemy's fighting spirit.

The battleship "Queen Elizabeth" became the temporary flagship of the Chinese Navy, on which a radio communication system was also installed.

In the war, the flagship was naturally the enemy's primary target, and in the first round of shelling, the battleship "Queen Elizabeth" was hit by two huge artillery shells, and one hit the key armor protection position on the side of the warship, and a huge crater appeared, causing some damage. Another shell hit the bow of the warship, blowing half of the warship's bow away, stirring up shrapnel and steel parts, leaving the deck in shambles, and dozens of naval officers and men killed and wounded.

Li Haijun and Sa Zhenbing were deaf from the explosion of the giant cannon, and shouted: "Quick, check the damage, treat the wounded." "Gesturing at the same time. In this era of giant ships and artillery duels, many times in the war, speech is even more inaudible, and can only be judged by gestures and flags.

As far as Li Haijun could see. Saw two of their battlecruisers hit by shelling. The turret of one of the foredecks had already been lifted off in its entirety, one of the side sides had been heavily damaged, and the warship began to tilt. He knew that many shells were going towards the three "Jiangsu-class" pocket battleships on the Chinese side, because the great powers also knew. Only these three warships on the Chinese side can release a "super torpedo". However, [as soon as the shelling begins. The three warships sped up and avoided the shelling.

In just one round of shelling, two capital ships were heavily damaged. The flagship was also injured.

Li Haijun's face was a little ugly, and he looked at the enemy's fleet, which was also full of fire, and was obviously hit by several huge cannon shells, and immediately shouted: "Keep moving forward and hurry up the loading." ”

Sa Zhenbing's face was a little hideous, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The giant ship duel is very good." We have an old bone, and we can coincide with this grand event, and we will die without regrets. His thoughts are almost the voice of the old Beiyang Navy, and almost all of these experienced old navies have served as captains and have passed the sixtieth birthday for many years. Previously, China's navy had been difficult to develop, and it was insulted and incomprehensible, and it could be said that life was worse than death. In recent years, the navy in Li Bufan's era has developed rapidly, washed away the shame, and made great achievements, and has long had no other desire, in order to keep the honor of the navy, died on the battlefield, and can also smile Jiuquan.

Under such momentum, the Chinese Navy is still in high spirits.

However, the U.S. Navy was almost a complete industrial fleet, and even though there were naval battles in the Spanish-American War, the U.S. Navy was almost ten times more powerful than the Spanish Navy at that time, and that kind of naval battle was almost crushing. During World War I, when the United States entered the war, the Allied navy was almost incapacitated, and the strongest German navy was blocked in the port of Hamburg after the Battle of Jutland. For this reason, the U.S. Navy has almost no experience in major wars.

In the first round of shelling, the US capital ship fleet was hit by five shells by the Chinese side, one of which hit the foredeck of the flagship, and almost the entire deck and even the turret were lifted off, and the flesh and blood of the US Navy officers and men on the deck were flying, and half of their bodies were thrown to the lookout of the command cabin to hang.

Panetta was almost as soft as a puddle of mud, but fortunately Miller had held him up, otherwise the face would have been lost. However, such a tragic scene still made many US Navy staff officers and officers vomit on the spot, and any heroism and romance have long been thrown out of the clouds.

Panetta stared blankly at the empty foredeck, at the stumps and severed arms of the warship, his whole brain went blank, and the whole person unconsciously muttered: "Is this war?" Is this the duel of the damn knightly cannon of the knightly giant? Fuck the knights. ”

Miller's whole ears were buzzing, and he could only see Panetta's mouth open and closed, and he couldn't hear what he was saying, but from the other party's face and expression, he could judge that this general, who had never fought a naval battle, was only afraid that his spirit was on the verge of collapse, and he tried to reach his ear and shouted: "Commander, attack, we must attack!" ”

Panetta's face was like dirt, and he heard Miller's shouting, and immediately shouted, "Damn, this battle can't go on like this, we have to distance ourselves." ”

Miller's face changed drastically, and he immediately pulled out his pistol and put it on Panetta's head and shouted, "Don't retreat." Your Excellency, Commander, you must understand that in such a situation, if you retreat, the entire fleet will collapse. If you look at the battlefield, our losses are not small, but the enemy's losses are just as huge. ”

Panetta looked at Miller incredulously, never dreaming that the other party would dare to put a gun to his head, and immediately said angrily: "General Miller, what do you want to do?" ”

Miller roared with a hideous face: "I just want to win this naval battle, only by defeating the enemy can we live." If the morale of the fleet collapses, we will face hunting and slaughter by the Chinese Navy. Even if you are lucky enough to escape, do you think the court-martial will let you go? It's all death, why can't you die more heroically. He put away his pistol, for he saw that Panetta had calmed down from his initial panic, and though he still seemed frightened and cowardly, he was not in a state of confusion.

Panetta gritted his teeth and said, "General Miller, you remember for me, just because you pointed a gun at the commander, it is enough to send you to a court-martial." He swept his eyes over East Bengal in the distance, and found that the coalition planes were retreating on a large scale, and most of the Chinese fighters were also withdrawing from the air battlefield, but hundreds of fighters were in pursuit, and not only the retreating coalition planes were shot down by the Chinese pursuing planes. This situation made his face turn pale, "What's going on?" ”

Miller's face was ugly, but he immediately said: "Don't panic, this is the fleet running out of fuel, and it will return to the battlefield immediately after returning to refuel." Now that there is not a single plane in the air, it is the best time for a fair showdown in our Navy. ”

Panetta gritted his teeth and roared, "Attack! ”

The two huge fleets continued to shell, as the distance narrowed, even the secondary guns also entered the effective range, and it was a rain of bullets, but the hit rate of the shelling was far less accurate than the first round, and there were constantly warships hit by the shelling and broke out violent explosions, the warships caught fire, and countless shells hit the water, stirring up a column of water that soared into the sky; There was a fire on a warship, pumping water to extinguish the fire with a water cannon; There are also warships that have been injured and flooded, and they use pumping machines to frantically pump water outward

As the Combined Fleet gradually entered a combat state, the weakness of the Chinese Navy's hasty construction and expansion of the army was gradually exposed, and although the Chinese fought bravely, the hit rate of the artillery bombardment was far lower than that of the other side. If the US Navy has an artillery hit rate of between 2-3%, then the Chinese Navy has an artillery hit rate of only 1-2%.

Li Haijun's face was ugly, and Sa Zhenbing's face was even more cloudy.

Li Haijun said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, the gunners of the navy are the most difficult to train, and the artillery of the army may have been qualified in half a year, but the gunners of the navy are required to hit moving targets while moving, and the calculation of ballistics is countless times more difficult, and the experience of the gunners will also be extremely important, which definitely requires a long time of accumulation." ”

Sa Zhenbing gritted his teeth and said, "Commander, what should I do then?" If this continues, it will be impossible for us to win, let alone that the opponent's capital ships will outnumber us by 50%. ”

Li Haijun sneered: "The commander-in-chief and I have long considered this, no matter what, we will win this battle." After a pause, he said loudly, "I order: all warships with damaged concentration should rush to the shallows and run aground for artillery bombardment!" ”

Sa Zhenbing breathed a sigh of relief, he had already guessed that this was the case in the previous conversation with Li Haijun, otherwise Li Haijun would not have kept emphasizing that East Bengal would definitely be under the control of our army. Only by ensuring that East Bengal is under our control can we ensure that these stranded warships remain in our possession.

If the warship runs aground, it is equivalent to turning the warship into an immobile steel battery, just like a fortress battery, without the impact fluctuations of water waves, and there is no need to calculate its own speed, only calculate the enemy's speed, which makes the hit rate of the artillery increase countless times, almost equivalent to using the fortress battery against the enemy's fleet.

Seeing this, Panetta and Miller almost vomited blood, and the Chinese side ran aground with wounded warships and shelled them, and the hit rate directly increased from more than 1% to more than 20%, especially the several wounded battle cruisers stranded by the Chinese side, the main guns were simply fortress batteries, and several capital ships in a row were heavily damaged by the other side.

However, this trick can be used by the Chinese side, but they can't, and if their warships are also stranded and shot, it will eventually be equivalent to sending warships to China.

"Despicable!" Panetta gritted his teeth, watching his fleet continue to be hit, shot and fired, and said to Miller, "Damn, you can't fight like this, or the whole fleet will be doomed." ”

Miller said sharply: "Your Excellency, the million-strong army of the Xia Fei Front is waiting for our fleet to provide them with artillery support, do you want to ignore the lives and deaths of millions of allied soldiers?" Can you afford it? Even if you run out, you have to keep attacking! (To be continued......)