The sea water poured into the hull of the battlecruiser Haruna. After the small half of the stern was blown away, it was impossible to plug the hole. Even if the watertight compartment is closed, it will not help.

In addition, the captain and other high-ranking officers were killed, and the battle cruiser "Haruna" fell into a situation where the dragon was leaderless. Some of the officers and men on the battleship planned to abandon the ship and escape, while others hoped to do their best to save the battleship. This led to confusion on the battleship.

As more and more sea water poured into the battleship, the stern of the battlecruiser Haruna continued to sink and the bow was lifted out of the water.

"Click, click!" A few crunch sounds were heard. I saw that the battlecruiser 'Haruna' with its bow raised high suddenly broke into two. After the break, the bow of the ship slammed into the water, and the sailors on the deck were thrown directly into the sea and disappeared.

The battleship Haruna, which had been broken in two, sank into the sea in less than two minutes, leaving a huge whirlpool on the surface of the sea, and swept all the sailors who had escaped from the battleship with great difficulty to the bottom of the sea.

As the third ship of the "Kongo-class" battlecruisers, the "Haruna" battlecruiser was undoubtedly one of the most powerful warships of the Japanese Navy. But now, this mighty battleship was sunk so easily. This was undoubtedly a great shock to the officers and men of the Japanese Navy.

'Yaga!' How is it possible that the Haruna's was sunk? "Major General Naoe Nakano is a little lost. Even if the Japanese naval battle patrol formation fell into disadvantage, he did not think that the battleship would be sunk just over an hour after the battle began.

"General, what should we do now? We still have three capital ships, will we be able to defeat the China? Matsuoka Shuzo's face was full of worry. Now the balance of strength between the two sides has become three to four. The Japanese Navy was already at a complete disadvantage.

"Do you want to retreat?" Major General Naoe Nakano thought secretly. If we retreat now with all our might, we may be able to keep the remaining three battlecruisers. But. In this battle, they still lost one battle cruiser and five light cruisers, and even if they returned to China, he, the commander of the battle patrol formation, would probably be directly tried by a military court. This made Major General Naoe Nakano very unwilling.

"No, we haven't lost yet, we still have a chance. Amaterasu will bless us! We will definitely be able to defeat the people of China. Major General Naoe Nakano said through gritted teeth. He didn't want to admit defeat. It's about expecting a miracle to happen. If a miracle happens, it may be able to turn the tide. Of course, this is just the subjective opinion of Major General Naoe Nakano.

"Order all ships to fight to the death, and be sure to sink the warships of the Chinese people." Major General Naoe Nakano said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, General." Matsuoka Shuzo nodded. However, he is not as optimistic as Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano about defeating the Chinese navy. Although, he also considered the 'Kongo-class' battlecruiser to be a formidable battleship. But. The fly in the ointment is that the defense is too poor. This is so that in the battle with the battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy, it is completely at a disadvantage.

While the Japanese Navy was in shock, the Imperial Navy was already celebrating its victory. After the battlecruiser Ryuyao took out the Japanese Navy's battlecruiser Haruna, the Imperial Navy's superiority was further expanded.

"Let the battlecruiser 'Longyao' cooperate with the battlecruiser 'Longhui' and deal with the battlecruiser Kirishima in Little Japan first." Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong ordered. The battlecruiser "Longhui" did not take advantage of the battle with the battlecruiser "Kirishima" and lost one main gun.

"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately went and gave the order.

The battlecruiser 'Long Yao' turned its guns. Cooperate with the battlecruiser "Longhui" and flank the battlecruiser "Kirishima". The battlecruiser Kirishima had a faint upper hand. Now it's at a complete disadvantage.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The battlecruiser 'King Kong', the four twin 356-mm guns burst out with a roar, and orange-red flames flashed in the muzzles. Heavy shells whistled towards the Imperial Navy's battlecruiser 'Longfei'. The sharp whistling sound seemed to break people's tinnitus.

"Boom!" There was a loud bang, and there seemed to be a violent shaking under his feet. Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong and others did not stand firm. Suddenly fell to the ground.

"Oops, hit." Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong secretly screamed in his heart. As soon as he got up from the ground, he asked loudly about the damage.

"Where was it hit? How's it going? Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong asked.

"General, the port side was hit, and one of the secondary guns was blown up. There were casualties. The damage management is organizing fire extinguishing. The captain reported to him.

Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong breathed a sigh of relief. Although the defensive power of the 'Ryufei-class' battle cruisers was amazing, the Japanese Navy's 356-mm guns were equally powerful. If the waterline armor is hit, it will still be easily torn apart.

"Fight back! Counterattack! Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong ordered. Although, now the Imperial Navy has gained the upper hand. However, there was still some way to go before victory, and it was necessary to constantly hit the Japanese Navy's warships and sink them one by one. In this way, the victory can be completely established.

"Yes, General." The captain of the battlecruiser 'Longfei' nodded.

In fact, without the order of Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong, the counterattack of the battlecruiser 'Longfei' had already begun.

Just three minutes later, the battlecruiser 'Longfei' was still in color. A 343-mm shell hit the bow of the battlecruiser "King Kong", blowing a large hole in the foredeck, and several compartments in the bow were blown up in a mess, igniting a raging fire.

The fiercest part of the battle was the siege of the "Kirishima" battlecruiser by the two "Ryuyao-class" battlecruisers of the Imperial Navy.

At 10:52 a.m., the battlecruiser Kirishima hit the battlecruiser Ryuhui again, blowing a hole in the side of the battlecruiser Ryuhui. The sea frantically poured into the battlecruiser 'Longhui'. After the damage management personnel failed to plug the leak, they had to close the nearby watertight cabin. Although there was no threat of sinking the battleship, it caused the battleship to tilt to a certain extent.

However, five minutes later, the counterattack of the battlecruiser "Longhui" made the battlecruiser "Kirishima" taste the bitterness. A 305-mm shell fired by the battlecruiser "Longhui" hit the third chimney of the battlecruiser "Kirishima", directly blowing up this chimney. The collapsed chimney not only blew up the superstructure, but also affected the rangefinder. In addition, because the chimney was blown up, the toxic smoke in the boiler room could not be discharged, and many Japanese sailors inside were poisoned. The speed of the battlecruiser Kirishima was also affected and began to decline continuously.

"Good opportunity, send a telegram to the 'Long Yao' and 'Long Hui', and seize this opportunity to take out the 'Kirishima'. When the time comes, we'll win. Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong ordered.

The attacks of the battlecruisers "Longyao" and "Longhui" became more and more intense, and the "Kirishima" battlecruiser was in danger. Shells continued to fall around it, splashing columns of water into the sky, and temporarily destroying the battleships.

"Boom!"

A blaze erupted in the bow of the battlecruiser Kirishima. This was a 305-mm shell fired from the battlecruiser "Ryuyao", which successfully hit the battlecruiser "Kirishima". The shells easily tore through the deck armor and exploded inside. However, it did not cause fatal damage to the Kirishima.

At 11:02, the battlecruiser "Ryuyao" hit the battlecruiser "Kirishima" again. This time it was a 305-mm shell that hit the side of the Kirishima . Only 203 mm of waterline armor simply could not withstand powerful 305 mm shells. The waterline armor was torn apart, and the sea water poured into the battleship frantically.

Although, the damage management personnel of the battlecruiser "Kirishima" fought hard and finally plugged the loophole. However, the Kirishima is already in a very dangerous situation.

Ten minutes later, the battlecruiser "Longhui" hit the battlecruiser "Kirishima" again. Moreover, this blow is completely a blow of revenge. In this round of salvo, two shells hit the Kirishima. One exploded in the stern of the Kirishima and overturned the No. 4 main gun turret on the stern deck. Another shell hit the side of the Kirishima again. The loophole that was finally plugged has cracked again. Moreover, the opening is getting bigger and bigger.

This made the flooding of the battlecruiser Kirishima very serious. The hull of the battleship also gradually tilted.

The captain of the battlecruiser Kirishima Rokuro Kamaya ordered the damage control personnel to do their best to save the battleship. However, after the efforts of the damage management personnel, they still could not save the battleship.

Five minutes later, the battlecruiser Kirishima had already tilted at an angle of thirty degrees. As a last resort, Kamaya Rokuro Osa had to order the ship to be abandoned. The sailors on the battleship evacuated the battleship after opening the sea valve. However, even so, of the 1,360 crew members on the battleship, less than 500 managed to escape, and the rest sank to the bottom of the sea, including Kamaya Rokuro Daisa. Of course, Kamaya Rokuro Osa gave up the chance to escape by himself and chose to sink with the ship.

The sinking of the battlecruiser Kirishima made the Japanese Navy in fact in a crushing defeat. Even if you continue to struggle, it will only be a trapped beast. (To be continued.) )

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