At 8:20, the Northeast Naval Fleet and the United States-Italy Combined Naval Fleet were moving in the direction of the "eight" shape, approaching a distance of 6,000 meters, and the eleventh round of main guns of the Northeast Naval Fleet fired a salvo at the enemy ships.

"Boom-boom-boom-" Most of the shells fell into the sea and exploded, splashing waves more than ten meters high. But quite a few shells also landed on the warships of the Italian Navy and the warships of the US Navy.

The Italian Navy's all-steel battleship Alfonso in the U.S. Navy battle line, because it sank the Second Fleet's Flying Lion ironclad battleship, was taken care of by the remaining 13 ironclad battleships of the Second Fleet, and according to the order of Jiang Chen, the commander of the Second Fleet, the Sky Bear, the Sky Tiger, the Sky Aquila, the Sky Wolf, the Sky Fox and the Sky Leopard, and the six ironclad battleships concentrated their firepower on the Alfonso.

Originally, because at the beginning of the war, the Alfonso was seriously damaged by a submarine sneak attack, and the speed was only 15 knots, and the distance was already close to within 6,000 meters, making it easier for the gunners of the Northeast Navy to aim. In this round of shelling, at least 5 shells from the main gun of 305 mm hit the Alfonso.

The deadliest 1 305 mm main gun shell directly penetrated the 76 mm armor of the Alfonso's deck, penetrated several layers of steel plates in succession, and penetrated into the Alfonso's power compartment before exploding, detonating all six of the Alfonso's boilers at once, not only catching fire, but also blowing open the hatch of the Alfonso's original closed inlet cabin, and seawater began to pour into the Alfonso again.

Another 305-mm main gun shell landed a few meters away from the Alfonso into the sea, causing a near-miss. The force of the shell explosion caused the sea to expand rapidly, tearing a 5 or 6 meter hole in the waterline armor beneath the Alfonso.

The Italian captain of the Alfonso saw that the influx of water could no longer be stopped, and the sinking of the Alfonso could not be saved. So an order was immediately issued to let the Italian naval officers and sailors of the Alfonso abandon ship and escape, but at this moment, the fire on the Alfonso burned to an ammunition compartment, and the fire detonated dozens of 305 mm rounds in the ammunition compartment, and after a violent explosion, the Queen Margaret-class all-steel battleship Alfonso with a full load displacement of 14,974 tons. It broke open and sank into the sea in less than 3 minutes, and the Italian naval officers and sailors aboard the Alfonso. Although the captain had given the order to abandon the ship, they had no time to escape, and 820 Italian naval officers and men, including the captain of the Alfonso, sank to the bottom of the sea with the warship.

The Alfonso became the fourth warship to sink in the Italian Navy's Second Expeditionary Fleet.

This salvo of the main guns of the Second Fleet of the Northeast Navy also sent the USS Massachusetts, an all-steel battleship of the US Navy, to the bottom of the sea.

The USS Massachusetts at the beginning of the war. It was blown up 1 twin cannon with 35 times the caliber of 330 mm and 1 double gun with 35 times the caliber of 203 mm. In several rounds of artillery battles, one of the Massachusetts's twin 35-caliber 203 mm secondary guns was blown up, leaving the Massachusetts with only half of its firepower, and the warship was also hit and ignited, leaving half a life.

This round of shelling of the Massachusetts was directly penetrated by a 305-mm main gun shell that pierced the 456-mm waterline armor, and the power of the shell's explosion inside the hull detonated an ammunition compartment of the Massachusetts, leaving the Massachusetts with only half a life left. Lost the last half life, and sank to the bottom of the sea in less than 5 minutes. It became the sixth warship of the U.S. Navy.

The doom of the hapless US Navy was not over, and the lead ship of the Olympia-class protective cruiser, which had been cruising behind the US Navy battle line to prevent a sneak attack by submarines, was hit by a 305-mm shell that was crooked by the ironclad battleship.

The 305-mm main gun shell directly penetrated the Olympia's weak 37-mm deck armor and penetrated several layers of iron plates inside the Olympia, exploding at the bottom of the Olympia's hull. The force of the shell explosion blew up the bottom of the Olympia at once, and it didn't take long for the fast protection cruiser with a displacement of 5800 tons to sink into the sea. The USS Olympia became the seventh warship of the U.S. Navy.

The commander in the main gun turret on the Flying Fox, a lieutenant of the Northeast Navy, because when the cannon was fired just now, a wave came over and made the Flying Fox shake a little, and the double-mounted 40 times caliber 305 mm main gun under his command was crooked, and when he felt a little depressed, he suddenly found that one of the main guns hit a crooked shell, which hit a protective cruiser at least nearly 800 meters away from the US Navy's battle line, and it seemed that this US Navy protective cruiser was not saved. The lieutenant of the Northeast Navy happily shouted to the soldiers in the turret: "Brothers, fight well!" We sank 1 US ** ship, hahaha, I didn't expect us to be so lucky, the shells were crooked, and we could sink 1 warship! ”

Commander of the US Navy's Asian Detachment, George? Dewey, looking at the U.S. Navy's Asian Detachment, which was left with only four all-steel battleships left, the USS Indiana, the USS Illinois, the USS Labamawey, and the USS Sconstar, and one fast-protection cruiser USS Baltimore, couldn't help but cry out in pain: "God! We in the United States really shouldn't meddle in the Philippines! ”

Commodore Henrytt, the captain of the USS Indiana, also said in despair at this time: "Oh God! The strength of the fleet under the command of that Far Eastern military strongman Lin Daxin is too strong! Not to mention the performance of warships, it can be seen from the hit rate that the officers and men alone are much stronger than our US Navy and the Italian Navy. Commander, what do we do now? ”

The US ** ships that have sunk one after another have made George? Dewey was a little frightened, so he gritted his teeth and said: "If our US Navy continues to face 13 ironclad battleships that are not inferior to all-steel battleships, our Asian detachment can only be wiped out in the end!" We immediately moved closer to the second line of battle of the Italian Navy and sought Italian support! ”

Pause, George? Dewey continued: "In addition, I would like to consult with the commander of the Italian fleet, Roberte, that the situation in this naval battle is already very unfavorable for our two navies. Isn't it time for us to consider retreating! ”

Henrytel opened his mouth to say something, but did not say it, if the American fleet moved closer to the Italian fleet. Then the battle line of the US ** ship will be caught, and the enemy's 13 ironclad battleships will have no containment, and they can be inserted from the bottom of the "eight" shape to seize the T-shape, and even cut horizontally to the other side of the battleline of the Italian fleet, so that the Italian naval fleet will be exposed to the enemy.

But now the preservation of the remaining warships of the US Navy is the most important thing, so Henry Tel did not say anything. Just follow Commander George? Dewey's order sent a flag to the other US ships to move closer to the Italian fleet.

Jiang Chen, commander of the Second Fleet of the Northeast Navy, was glad that the warships of his fleet had sunk two more all-steel battleships. He was also lucky enough to sink one of the protective cruisers of the United States Navy, when he suddenly found that the remaining warships of the American fleet, which had been moving in the direction of his own fleet, had all accelerated and sailed behind the second line of battle of the Italian Navy.

Jiang Chen shouted with great joy: "The Americans can't bear it!" Fast! Start with the Flying Bear. All the warships of the Second Fleet were inserted under the battle line of the combined U.S.-Italian naval fleet. Grab the T-word! ”

Then the 13 ironclad battleships began to turn their bows and began to accelerate to seize the T-head below.

In the eleventh round of main gun salvo of the Northeast Navy, not only the Second Fleet achieved results, but the Queen Margaret-class all-steel battleship Angelo on the first battle line of the Italian Navy was hit by a 305 mm main gun shell of the Shenyang of the Northeast Navy that penetrated the 203 mm waterline armor and exploded in the hull, detonating 3 boilers, causing the Angelo to ignite a fire, and the fire was not small. It won't be extinguished for a while. Commander Roberte had no choice but to order the Angelo to break away from the battle line first and extinguish the fire on the ship. Return to the battle line and continue the battle.

The Queen Margaret-class all-steel battleship Deqiao was hit by a 240-mm main gun shell from the Northeast Navy's Yide that hit the turret of a twin 40-caliber 305-mm main gun, causing Dejo to lose half of its main gun firepower.

The eleventh round of shelling by warships of the Italian Navy also yielded results.

The large fast armored cruiser Xingye of the Third Fleet of the Northeast Navy was pierced by the 305 mm main gun shells of the Queen Margaret-class all-steel battleship Dante, the only one on the second battle line of the Italian fleet, which penetrated the 228 mm waterline armor, and the shells exploded in an ammunition compartment of the Xingye, detonating dozens of 210 mm shells in the ammunition compartment, and the warship, which was captured by the Navy of the Naval Academy in the battle of Jinzhou Bay with the Japanese Combined Fleet, and was renovated at the Dalian Shipyard last year. It was blown up in two, and soon disappeared into the sea. Of the 560 Northeast Navy officers and men on the Xingye, less than 100 escaped, and the other more than 460 Northeast Navy officers and men, including the captain, were all killed.

The large fast armored cruiser Xingye became the third warship to be sunk by the Northeast Navy.

Jiang Hui, commander of the Third Fleet, saw that not many officers and men of the Xingye had escaped, and his face suddenly turned gloomy, and this was already the second warship sunk by the Third Fleet.

The all-steel battleship Xuande of the First Fleet of the Northeast Navy was pierced through the deck armor by a 305-mm main gun shell from the Queen Elena of the Italian Navy, and after the shell exploded inside the hull of the Xuande, it ignited more than a dozen crew cabins of the Xuande, so that the Xuande ignited a skyrocketing fire, and the commander of the First Fleet, Sun Xitao, immediately ordered the Xuande to withdraw from the battle line and extinguish the fire first.

There are already 2 German all-steel battleships on the battle line of the First Fleet of the Northeast Navy who have withdrawn from the battle line and retreated to the back to extinguish the fire, and there are still 8 all-steel battleships on the battle line of the First Fleet, and the Silvio and Valero on the first battle line of the Italian fleet have sunk, and the seriously injured Khima has just returned to the battle line, but the Angelo, which was on fire, has withdrawn from the battle line, making the first battle line of the Italian fleet still have 7 all-steel battleships.

The battle line of the First Fleet of the Northeast Navy and the first battle line of the Italian Fleet are still comparable in strength, and if the two sides only have these two battle lines, then the victory or defeat is still unknown.

However, when the US Navy gave up containing the remaining 13 ironclad battleships of the Second Fleet of the Northeast Navy, so that the 13 ironclad battleships could be inserted from under the second battle line of the Italian fleet and seize the T-shaped prefix, the initiative in naval warfare fell into the hands of the Northeast Navy.

Lin Daxin saw that the remnants of the American fleet had abandoned the battle line and given way to the channel, and the 13 ironclad battleships of the Second Fleet began to cut under the second battle line of the Italians. That's great! The Americans coaxed, victory is not far from us! ”

Although Lin Daxin always thought that his Northeast Navy would definitely defeat the US-Italy Combined Fleet, in the face of the US-Italy Combined Fleet of 20 all-steel battleships, Lin Daxin was not worried that it would be, but he always kept the pressure in his heart and did not show it at all.

Lin Daxin is not worried that his three fleets of the Northeast Navy will fail, because he knows that the combat effectiveness of the 14 modified ironclad battleships is no weaker than that of all-steel battleships, so that with the addition of 10 all-steel battleships of the First Fleet, it is equivalent to concentrating 24 all-steel battleships at once, plus Lin Daxin's two killer submarines, the Bayonet and the Sharp Knife, Lin Daxin has the confidence that the final victory must belong to his Northeast Navy.

However, Lin Daxin was worried that in this large-scale naval battle, his Northeast Navy strength would be damaged, no matter how he said it, the 20 all-steel battleships of the US-Italy Combined Fleet were not given in vain, and if they wanted to defeat the US-Italian Combined Fleet, they would definitely pay a big price.

However, Lin Daxin's enemy is not only the fleet of the United States and Italy, Lin Daxin's Northeast Navy also has to face the fierce Russian Navy, the frantically expanding Japanese Combined Fleet, and the British Royal Navy, which has always been hostile to the Northeast Navy.

If Lin Daxin's Northeast Navy suffered heavy losses in this large-scale naval battle, the above countries might pounce on it and bite the wound of the Northeast Navy again.

Now that Lin Daxin saw that the U.S. Navy finally couldn't stand it and gave way to the waterway, he immediately knew that in this naval battle, the Northeast Navy had won the battle, and the price paid would not be too much, it must be within the acceptable range of himself. (To be continued......)