The Imperial Navy's light cruisers "Kuimu Wolf", "Lou Jingou" and "Stomach Pheasant" attacked the Japanese Navy's 1st destroyer formation. Although the Japanese Navy's No. 1 destroyer formation consisted of six 'Muzuki-class' destroyers, even if these two destroyers were tied together, the tonnage was barely comparable to that of a 'White Tiger-class' light cruiser of the Imperial Navy. As for the firepower, it is even more incomparable. Even with three to six, the three light cruisers of the Imperial Navy had an overwhelming advantage.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The Imperial Navy's light cruiser 'Kuigiwolf', with three triple 155-mm guns, launched a heavy shelling of the Japanese Navy's destroyer 'Rutsuki', and six 105-mm secondary guns and six 88-mm rapid-fire guns on the side also launched heavy shelling. As for the secondary guns and rapid-fire guns on the other side, they launched shelling of the destroyer Yayoi of the Japanese Navy.

The Japanese Navy's destroyers "Kiritsuki" and "Yayoi" also launched fierce counterattacks, and four 120-mm guns also frantically poured fire on the "Kuimu Wolf" light cruiser. It's just that the two sides are not a heavyweight enemy at all, so much so that the destroyers "Rutsuki" and "Yayoi" were suppressed from the very beginning of the battle.

155-mm shells, which had fatal damage to the destroyers of the Japanese Navy. The destroyer, which is almost naked, has no armor at all, and the hull can be easily torn apart and easily sunk. As for the 120-mm guns of the destroyers of the Japanese Navy, they posed a certain threat to the superstructure of the destroyers of the 'White Tiger class' of the Imperial Navy. However, even if the superstructure is beaten into a sieve, but the key parts protected by the armor are not damaged, the combat effectiveness of the battleship will not be reduced much. After the superstructure was damaged, it was only necessary to wait until after the war to return to the shipyard to repair it. It will soon be renovated.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two consecutive 155-mm shells exploded on the destroyer Ruyue, and the destroyer Ruyue, which was sailing rapidly, appeared with two large holes in the hull as if it had been smashed twice by a giant with a heavy hammer. At the same time, a series of 105-mm shells and 88-mm shells hit the 'Ruyue', causing the 'Ruyue' to be hit and ignited. It's almost just the beginning of the fight. The destroyer Ruyue was hit head-on and was beaten in a very mess.

On the other hand, the destroyer Yayoi was taken care of by the six 105-mm secondary guns and six 88-mm rapid-fire guns of the light cruiser "Kui Muwolf", and was also beaten without the slightest ability to fight back. Even with one enemy and two enemies, the 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers of the Imperial Navy still showed extremely strong combat effectiveness. If the Japanese Navy wanted to destroy the seven 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers of the Imperial Navy, it would be impossible at all.

On the Japanese Navy's light cruiser Isuzu, Ishiwatari Takesho Osa was terrified, and he did not expect the battle to evolve into the way it is now. Whether it's their light cruisers or destroyers. All were completely suppressed by the light cruiser formations of the Chinese Navy. The other destroyer group was attacked by the destroyer group of the Chinese Navy and was in a situation of imminent defeat.

"The telegram asked, when will our heavy cruiser formation be able to arrive? If they don't come again, we'll all be sunk. Ishiwatari Takesho Daisa yelled loudly.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The communications corps hurriedly went to send a telegram.

At this time, the light cruiser "Abukuma" in the distance exploded violently, and the hull of the ship was directly broken into two at the time of the explosion. In less than two minutes followed. The light cruiser sank into the sea. The light cruiser 'Ahuizone' that fought against it was only slightly injured. The superstructure was blasted out of several holes, though. But in general, it did not affect the rest of the battle.

After dealing with the light cruiser "Abukuma", the light cruiser "Sam Azuru" turned around and began to besiege the light cruiser "Kiri" with the light cruiser "Biyueu". Originally, under the blow of the Imperial Navy's light cruiser 'Biyuewu', the light cruiser 'Onifury' could not withstand it. Now, there is one more light cruiser, the Ahuizotl. Isn't that going to kill the Devil's Fury?

"Your Excellency Dazuo, the heavy cruiser formation is calling, and it will take them another half an hour to reach the battlefield. Takasashi Ando said that if he really couldn't resist the attack of the Shina people, he could lead the formation to sail north. Get closer to him. The communications soldier said.

Ishiwatari Takesho Daisa hesitated for a moment, and then nodded: "Send a telegram to the ships, let them turn around immediately, and move closer to the heavy cruiser formation." ”

Ishiwatari Takesho Osa obviously knew the strength of the Chinese Navy this time, and they originally wanted to eat a cruiser formation of the Chinese Navy, but they themselves suffered heavy losses. Both light cruisers and destroyers lost a lot. Although, such losses for the mighty combined fleet have not yet reached the point of breaking the bones. However, this has made the decisive battle that the Japanese Navy's combined fleet is looking forward to become more variable.

On the orders of Takesho Ishiwaki Daisa, the remnants of the Japanese Navy of three light cruisers and several destroyers wanted to evacuate. But how could the light cruiser formations of the Imperial Navy let go of this opportunity? The Japanese Navy's 'Muzuki-class' destroyers can fly to a top speed of 36 knots, but they are only one section faster than the Imperial Navy's 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers. It takes an hour to pull a distance of one section, which is nothing at all. Because, in an hour, the Imperial Navy's 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers were enough to sink the 'Moon-class' destroyers many times.

As for the remaining three 'Nagara-class' light cruisers, they could not escape. The speed of the 'Nagara-class' light cruisers, which was originally inferior to the 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers of the Imperial Navy, was now heavily damaged, and it was even more impossible to escape the pursuit of the Imperial Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two 155-millimeter shells hit the destroyer Ruyue in succession, directly causing the badly damaged destroyer to disintegrate in the sea. The keel broke, countless holes were punched out of the hull, and sea water poured into the battleship in a frenzy. Such an injury is simply fatal. As a result, the destroyer Ruyue quickly sank into the sea, leaving only a large number of broken planks and overboard sailors on the surface.

"Aim your fire on another Japanese destroyer. Japanese reinforcements are coming, and we need to sink as many Japanese naval ships as possible before their reinforcements arrive. "Colonel Yang Qingzhen, the captain and formation commander of the light cruiser 'Kuimu Wolf', ordered. The number of light warships of the Imperial Navy was originally inferior to that of the Japanese Navy. However, after this encounter, the number of light warships on both sides would change radically, and the Imperial Navy would in turn suppress the Japanese Navy. In this way, in the next duel battle, the Imperial Navy will have a greater advantage. It is not a problem to defeat the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy and gain sea supremacy over Japan's coastal waters.

After sinking the light cruiser "Kiratsuki", the light cruiser "Kuimu Wolf" of the Imperial Navy poured fire on the destroyer "Yayoi". Immediately, the destroyer, which was panicked and wanted to escape, was shrouded in a rain of bullets.

The Japanese Navy's light cruiser "Ghost Fury" was not able to hold out for long in the face of the siege of the Imperial Navy's light cruisers "Samsuzuru" and "Biyueu". A continuous stream of shells fell on its hull like raindrops. Explosions were everywhere, causing the hull of the light cruiser 'Onifury' to suffer heavy damage quickly. In such a situation, it is almost impossible to escape from the siege of two light cruisers of the Chinese Navy.

The siege lasted less than ten minutes, and the light cruiser 'Onifuro' sank due to severe flooding, which was already the fourth light cruiser to be sunk by the Japanese Navy.

After sinking the light cruiser "Devil's Fury", the light cruiser "Biyuewu" increased its horsepower and pursued the light cruiser "Isuzu". The light cruiser "Sam Azusa" set its sights on the light cruiser "Natori". If these two light cruisers, which had already suffered minor injuries, could be dealt with, then the Japanese Navy's 1st Light Cruiser Formation would have been wiped out.

In another battlefield, the battle between the 1st Destroyer Formation of the Imperial Navy and the 2nd Destroyer Formation of the Japanese Navy is also coming to an end. The Imperial Navy's 'D-class' destroyers already had a great advantage over the Japanese Navy's 'Muzuki-class' destroyers. In the ensuing battles, this advantage was constantly expanded.

By the time the commander of the formation gave the order to retreat, two of the six 'Muyue-class' destroyers in the formation had already been sunk, and most of the remaining four were also wounded. Of these, two were also in very serious condition.

Even though the Muyue-class destroyers could reach a maximum speed of 36 knots, the two badly damaged destroyers still failed to escape and were sunk by the Imperial Navy's D-class destroyers. In the entire formation, only two destroyers escaped the pursuit of the Chinese Navy.

On the battlefield of light cruisers, the new flagship of the Japanese Navy's 1st light cruiser formation, the light cruiser "Isuzu", still could not hold out until the heavy cruiser formation arrived and was sunk. The acting commander of the formation, Takesho Ishiwatari, also sank into the sea with the battleship.

As for the other light cruiser 'Natori' in the formation, it sank less than five minutes later than the 'Isuzu'. (To be continued.) )

PS: The fifth update is here, ask for a monthly pass and a reward!