In the flash, the bow of the Katsuragi seemed to be lifted up by a god, and it was high above the water, pointing diagonally at the night sky at a large angle.

Thousands of tons of seawater formed a steep cliff that towered tens of meters from below, holding most of the hull fiercely. If time stood still in this moment, it would be a beautiful picture.

It's a pity that this scene only existed for a moment, and it was completely destroyed by the terrifying force that followed!

The all-out bombardment of more than 100 kilograms of high-explosive ammunition turned the soft droplets of water into pervasive bullets, and the wooden bow in front of it was easily torn to pieces by the force of the rage! So much so that when the hull of the "Katsuragi" was raised to the maximum angle, the solid structure was completely disintegrated from the inside out!

Hundreds of tons of wood fragments, various steel nails and riveted parts, human flesh and blood in the middle, broken steel plates, and tattered artillery became several sections of mast .......

All kinds of sundries, in a short time in milliseconds, the whole into zero, the goddess scattered upwards, to both sides, backwards, to the fullest!

The kinetic energy destructive power imparted by the high explosive charge was too abundant, and thousands of fragments under the cover of these lights swept in a fan shape, and the two masts and chimneys in the rear were broken and shattered! The force that clings to the deck and rages almost clears a single obstruction, and it is clumped into a mess, scraping fiercely into the sea behind it.

Waiting for the flash to turn into a thick column of water more than 100 meters high, he angrily pointed at the sky and towered. The dazzling light turned into a crimson boiling tumbling fire, sweeping hundreds of tons of ignited, melted, and burned fragments, reflecting the surface of the sea in a radius of more than ten miles.

The hull of the ship that was squeezed back hard by the waves. Distorted and deformed under absolute superior power. From the keel to every plank. They all screamed before they collapsed, and then they fell apart!

The "Katsuragi" is equivalent to a 90-degree collision between the hull weighing more than 1,000 tons and the giant wall formed by the detonation force of more than 6,000 kilometers per second at a speed of 12 knots! As a result, the entire wooden-hulled hull collapsed.

By the time the low waves dragged the hull back to plane, a third of the hull had completely disappeared. The remaining half is squeaking and screaming and shattering!

As for how many people are left alive on board? That's a number that I can't count for a while.

On the X201 boat, Yang Hao's eyes lit up. Exclaim: "Spectacular! It's so spectacular! Ten times more awesome than what you see in movies! This is the power of an authentic bomb! But it's a bit of a pity that it's a bunch of wood that is fried. ”

Jiao Hai didn't know what to say. It's also a cruiser with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons! What else are you not satisfied with?

There were all kinds of unreliable nonsense in his mouth, but Yang Hao didn't forget to use the camera and video camera to capture all the scenes without pulling them all. These are all first-hand precious materials that cannot be copied.

In front of the Japanese column, countless burning fragments flew into the air and scattered hundreds of meters or even miles. Some of them are falling on the flagship "Matsushima".

Ito was first shocked by the flash of light outside the window, and then a piece of wood from two of them slammed into the window of the command tower. The large flying sparks, like fireworks in a festival, are extraordinarily brilliant. It's also particularly shocking!

Shimamura was the first to rush out to understand the situation and soon returned. Report with a gloomy face: "Your Excellency! Katsuragi may have touched a mine or been torpedoed! The destruction is too complete to be saved. ”

It couldn't have been a torpedo attack. Along the way, all the ships watched and looked around. It can be guaranteed that at a distance of 10 kilometers, as long as there is a suspicious figure, clues will be found. Tonight is a rare time when there is no fog, and everyone can see it very clearly.

Then there are only mines.

"Laying mines in such a place? How can it be? What kind of person would go crazy like that? That is to be unanimously condemned by all countries! ”

Masato thought it was incredible. If the other side blocks the port with mines, this is understandable and can be achieved. But to spread it on the waterway, it's too mad!

You must know that in Asia in this era, there is no such thing as the high seas at all. Whether it was the Qing Dynasty, Japan, or the ports of Goryeo, the great powers basically entered as much as they wanted. Japanese warships could walk around from south to north, not to mention the two sides of the Yellow Sea.

In this case, the safe shipping lanes along the coastline are shared by ships of almost all countries. In order to fight a war, they will indiscriminately release mines, and it is better to say that they blow up the right people. If Britain, France, the United States, Germany and Russia are blown up, it will be called lively!

There is also a mine that will drift around in a very disorderly manner on the surface of the sea where the current is constantly changing. If you anchor, you have to make sure that the water depth is right...... Due to various conditions, it can be said that this approach has basically no probability of success.

But just outside of their knowledge, this kind of thing actually happened!

Shimamura said, "Nothing is impossible. Haven't we had any strange things happen lately? In my opinion, all ships should be warned right away to be careful of mines! There's definitely not just one here! ”

Ito Yuhyung was very decisive and waved his hand vigorously: "Report immediately!" Don't worry about hiding your tracks, all searchlights are used. Such destructive power, our warships could not withstand. ”

"Hay!"

The flickering light signal soon spread across the battleships. The generator-bearers turned on their high-brightness searchlights, and the snow-bright pillars of light began to scan the sea.

In this way, the fleet, which was originally controlled by lights, was completely visible from the darkness.

Yang Hao couldn't see every boat clearly without radar, and he couldn't help scratching with his hands, just wanting to control the ship's guns to smash them.

Jiao Hai glanced at him and reminded: "We don't have a lot of shells, there is no way to sink the other party for sure, and it doesn't make much sense to simply injure them." However, they will probably find the mine soon. ”

Yang Hao's eyes lit up: "Just about to find out!" It would be even more ideal if the ship to be salvaged was made of steel! ”

There is no such thing as demagnetization of ships in these years. As long as it is sailing for a long time, the hull of the ship will inevitably produce a certain strength of magnetic field. This is as obvious to a sensor mine as a firefly in the night. Once at the appropriate distance. They will be lured by moths to fight the fire. Fight for it!

Could it be a mine attack?

The two gunboats, "Atago" and "Chokai", immediately accelerated from the rear to the front, bravely shouldering the heavy task of demining for the two main squads.

In just a few minutes, the cruiser "Tenryu", the second in the fleet, was the first to discover a suspicious target! A mine, swaying with the waves, approached from its left front, and the black one-meter-diameter iron lump looked particularly mad!

The most terrible thing is that this mine is only about 100 meters away from their battleship, and they don't dare to detonate it with machine gun strafing!

Follow. Chiyoda and Itsukushima, who were in the back, also saw their respective targets! This means that they are already in a minefield!

At this moment, the Japanese officers and men up and down the fleet were shocked into a cold sweat! If it weren't for quick reflexes, who knows who would be killed next?

No matter how much Ito Youheng has the style of a general, he can't be calm at the moment. He sternly ordered the ships to be cautious, slow down, and destroy this terrible threat first!

Three mines have been found, and they are all not far from the battleship! What does this mean. The timing of the other party's arrangement was too accurate. It can be said that they must have known the time when this fleet would arrive. Then estimate the direction and speed of the ocean currents to ensure that the mines can float here...... How much effort must have gone into this?

Such an enemy is terrible.

The scary is yet to come. The "Tenryu" in front locked onto the mines with searchlights, allowing the battleships in the rear to avoid them. The other two were treated the same way - they couldn't clear the mines.

Yang Hao, who was hiding in the dark and watching the excitement, did not allow them to cross so easily, and when he saw that several light ships in the rear were inserting in the front, and multiple lights locked in one direction, he knew that the mine had been discovered. He rubbed his hands with some regret and sighed, "Detonate one!" ”

Jiao Hai pressed lightly on the fire console, and there was a loud "boom", and the mine closest to the "Tianlong" exploded without warning!

The surging explosion lifted the sea surface of the narrow area into a mountain of thousands of tons of seawater condensation, and the great water pressure was instantly transmitted to the side of the hull. The "Celestial Dragon" seemed to have been hit the ribs by a heavy hammer, and involuntarily tilted to the left, and the right side shell made a creepy cracking sound!

"Ahhh The hull is broken! It's flooded! ”

The sailors of the lower compartment let out a scream of terror! The top one wasn't much better, as there were many pieces of steel that pierced the hull from the side like armor-piercing bullets, wantonly destroying the narrow area. Everywhere you go, flesh and blood fly!

At this moment, the surrounding Japanese ships were frightened!

What the hell they encountered! If you touch it, it will explode, and if you don't touch it, it will explode. Such an unstable dìng thing is simply more excessive than Shimose fire-medicine! Why didn't the guys who researched, manufactured, and arranged themselves blow up?

Ito couldn't sit still.

This time, he saw with his own eyes that the "Draco" was almost overturned by the explosion, and it was still unknown how much damage it caused. With such ferocious power, his own flagship will definitely not be able to bear it. Still that far away...... He jerked his head to look at the two that seemed to be closer.

"Keep all battleships away from mines at once! The farther away the better! Hurry up, hurry up! ”

He gave a quick order without stopping, but it was still a step too late. Yang Hao's side has already detonated the other two!

"Boom! Bang! ”

The earth-shattering loud noise deafed the ears of the Japanese troops in the entire fleet. Two terrifying shock waves, one on the left and one on the right, formed a staggered killing force around their battleship!

The two crests and huge waves slapped fiercely on the hull of "Chiyoda" and "Itsukushima" respectively, and countless pieces smashed the hull with a bang! (To be continued......)

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