At 9:14 a.m. on August 23, 4621, the main fleets of the Chinese and Japanese navies encountered again in the East China Sea. The three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy and one battleship 'Jinghai' have already formed a battle line. The 'Three Emperor-class' battleships were in front, and the 'Jinghai' battleship was behind.

Admiral Liu Guanxiong had already given an order to the captains of the capital ships, asking them to do their best to attack the Japanese capital ships in the next duel. In particular, the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships must give full play to their own advantages and strive to achieve results as soon as possible. In this way, the Imperial Navy will be able to win the war more easily. The battleship 'Yasukai' was asked to hold back as much as possible a capital ship of the Japanese Navy. This is not to look down on the 'Jinghai' battleship, but there is indeed a big gap between the 'Jinghai' battleship and the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. Not only is the number of main guns one less, but the main guns are also 45 times the caliber. The main guns of the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships are all 50 times the caliber. In addition, in terms of defensive strength, the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships are also stronger than the 'Jinghai' battleships. In terms of fire control system, although the 'Jinghai' was later upgraded, there was still a certain gap compared with the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships.

Admiral Isamu Takeshita, commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, also gave orders to the captains of the capital ships. In particular, the commander of the battleship 'Omi,' which was at the end of the battle line, was even more requested by Admiral Isamu Takeshita to sink the battleship 'Jinghai' in the shortest possible time after the war began, and then cooperate with the battleship 'Suruga' to besiege the Chinese Navy's battleship 'Xuanyuan'. If the battleship 'Xuanyuan' can be sunk, then the Japanese Navy will have absolute superiority.

And the same with the Chinese Navy. The Japanese Navy also knew that the battleship Yasukai was their only chance to break the deadlock. Therefore, the focus of the attack was on the battleship 'Jinghai'. The 'Jinghai' battleship was armed with four twin 45-caliber 410-mm guns, while the 'Omi' battleship was equipped with five twin 45-caliber 410-mm guns. One more main gun is undoubtedly equivalent to more powerful firepower.

The remaining three heavy cruisers, 11 light cruisers and 22 destroyers of the Japanese Navy, protected four 'Kii-class' battleships. On the side of the Imperial Navy. It was seven heavy cruisers, 14 light cruisers and 22 destroyers covering four capital ships. The Chinese Navy has a numerical advantage in heavy cruisers and light cruisers. In terms of capital ships, the two sides are comparable.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the life and death of the Great Japanese Empire is in this battle! I hope that the monarchs will fight to the death to defend the Japanese Empire. Admiral Isamu Takeshita sent a telegram to the ships of the Combined Fleet, hoping to boost their morale. After all, because heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers were defeated by the Chinese Navy. This gave morale to the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy. Inevitably, it was affected.

"The Great Japanese Empire is onboard! Combined Fleet onboard! The officers and men of the Japanese Navy shouted slogans loudly, as if their morale had been greatly boosted. However, their morale is nothing more than forcible stimulation. If the results of the next naval battle are delayed, or even put in a disadvantageous position, I am afraid that morale will drop rapidly.

On the other side, Admiral Liu Guanxiong, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Imperial Navy. A pre-war mobilization was also carried out, he claimed. Whether Japan can be destroyed or not depends on this battle. Soldiers, you must use your life.

"Destroy Japan! Long live the Empire! "The officers and men of the Imperial Navy are also high-spirited and morale-high.

At 9:23 a.m., the main fleets of both sides began to turn at the same time. Because. Both sides know that with the speed of everyone's capital ships almost the same, it is almost impossible to seize a favorable position. In that case, a lot of time will be wasted. It is not easy to directly enter the confrontation of the capital ship, and directly use the naval guns to decide the victory.

The Japanese Navy feared that the rest of the capital ships of the Chinese Navy were coming, and they had limited time. If the Chinese Navy cannot be defeated as soon as possible, the Japanese Navy will be in an extremely disadvantageous position once the other battleships of the Chinese Navy, such as those of the 'Five Emperors' class, return. Although, the Chinese Navy's 'Five Emperor-class' battleships are equipped with 381 mm guns. However, even the 381 mm guns were able to pose a lethal threat to the Kii-class battleships.

The Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy also does not want to let go of this excellent opportunity. It was not easy to force the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet out of the Sasebo military port. If you let them go, you'll be in trouble. Although, these 'Kii-class' battleships of the Japanese Navy can no longer change the comparison of naval strength between China and Japan. However, if I used these capital ships to attack the logistics supply lines of the Imperial Expeditionary Force, the consequences would be much more serious. Therefore, it would undoubtedly be best if the four Kii-class battleships of the Japanese Navy could be eliminated in this battle.

Under such circumstances, the main fleets of China and Japan had a tacit understanding, and after turning around, they were constantly narrowing the distance between the two sides. At the same time, the main guns between the capital ships were also turning, and the shells were already loaded, waiting for the order to open the guns.

As for the light ships of both sides, they remained on the other side of the battle line, waiting for the opportunity to attack. However, the Japanese Navy still had so many light ships left, especially the 11 light cruisers and 22 destroyers, which posed a great threat to the capital ships of the Imperial Navy.

Therefore, before the capital ships of the two sides began to face off, Admiral Liu Guanxiong ordered that seven heavy cruisers and seven 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers, as well as the 3rd destroyer formation of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet, go around to the other side of the Japanese Navy's battle line and prepare to strike at the Japanese Navy's light ships. It would be great if the Japanese Navy's light ships could be wiped out.

Seven heavy cruisers, seven light cruisers and six destroyers of the Imperial Navy began to accelerate out of formation, went around in a circle, and went straight to the right of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy.

"Yaga! Heavy cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese came. What are we going to do? Yudai Takeshita's brows furrowed tightly. There is no doubt that the light ships cruising on the right side of the battle line will be the target of the cruisers and destroyers of the China Navy.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you can ignore them for the time being. We still have three heavy cruisers to continue the battle, so that the three heavy cruisers, on the right side, form a line of defense against the attack of the China. At the same time, it remained within the range of the naval guns of our capital ships. In this way, we will undoubtedly be able to save our warships to the greatest extent. Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada suggested.

Admiral Isamu Takeshita hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded. Although, such a tactic seems a bit aggrieved. At the same time, it will also make the Japanese Navy suffer certain losses. However, there is no way around it. Now, find a way to deal with the capital ships of the Chinese Navy, this is the most important thing. As long as they can sink and manage the capital ships of the navy, then they will be able to win this naval battle. Others, completely imaginary.

At 9:43 a.m., the distance between the two battle lines of the two sides had narrowed to about 18,000 kilometers. This distance, albeit a little far. However, for the 410-mm gun, it was already within the effective firing range. In particular, the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships, with the cooperation of the most advanced sighting equipment and fire control system, were able to obtain high hits at this distance.

"Fire!" With the order of the gunner commander of the battleship Fuxi, the three triple guns of the battleship Fuxi with 50 times the caliber of 410 mm began to be test-fired. Five 410-mm shells, weighing more than a ton, whizzed towards the battleship Kii in the distance.

The battleships "Shennong" and "Xuanyuan" also followed suit and began shelling the battleships "Owari" and "Suruga" of the Japanese Navy. Only the battleship "Jinghai" remained silent and did not open fire. For the battleship 'Jinghai', this engagement distance was a bit too far. However, if it can be dragged on, it will not do the battleship Jinghai any harm. It would have been better if we had waited until the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships had suffered heavy damage or even sunk before joining the battle. Of course, this is unlikely. The Japanese Navy will not blindly be beaten passively.

"Damn! The people of China opened fire at such a distance. Could it be that they are sure to hit us at this distance? General Takeshita's heart suddenly tightened.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The shells fell into the sea and exploded, splashing up columns of water that rushed to the sky. However, the first round of test firing did not seem to be so good. The most recent impact point was 500 meters away.

"Humph! The people of China are nothing more than a bluff. Seeing this situation, Vice Admiral Keisuke Okada, chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, said disdainfully.

However, the next moment, the smile on his face disappeared cleanly.

In the second round of test firing, the four 410-millimeter shells fired by the Chinese Navy's battleship 'Fuxi' had the closest impact point to a distance of 300 meters.

In the third round of test firing, the most recent impact point was only more than 200 meters. It can be seen that the test launch of the battleship 'Fuxi' of the Imperial Navy has been getting better and better every time, and perhaps it will not be long before it will be able to form a straddle launch. (To be continued.) )

PS: The eleventh update is here, brothers, are there still monthly passes and rewards?