"Captain, the stern was shelled, and the third main turret was destroyed." A staff officer reported to the captain of the heavy cruiser Shock.

"What about the rest of the world?" The captain asked expressionlessly.

"In other places, the injuries are relatively minor, and it does not affect the continuation of the fight." The staff officer replied.

"Well, order the No. 1 main turret and the No. 2 main turret to continue firing, and seize this opportunity as much as possible to inflict heavy damage on the 'Hiei' battlecruiser." The captain commanded. The loss of one main turret certainly cost the heavy cruiser the 'Sting' a third of its firepower. However, overall, such injuries are not too serious. The two main turrets on the foredeck can still fire at their maximum rate of fire and continue to strike the battlecruiser Hiei.

"Yes, Captain." The staff officer nodded, and immediately gave the order.

The two main turrets in front of the heavy cruiser 'Sting' were still firing hard, firing four salvos per minute, desperately smashing a large number of shells into the 'Hiei' battlecruiser, making the 'Hiei' battlecruiser's injuries even more serious.

On the battlecruiser 'Hiei', Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa was also thundering. The waterline armor of the battlecruiser Hiei was actually pierced by the heavy cruiser Shock. This is already a lot of damage for the battlecruiser 'Hiei'.

"Plug the hole immediately, you must not allow too much water to enter the battleship." Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osaku ordered with a dark face. If there is too much water, it will cause the ship to tilt, which will reduce the speed of the battleship. This was undoubtedly a fatal injury to the battlecruiser 'Hiei', which was on the run.

"Hi, Your Excellency. Damage management personnel are working hard to plug the leak. A staff officer reported.

At this time, two more shells hit the battlecruiser 'Hiei'. Although only the superstructure was hit. A fire was ignited. But this undoubtedly brought home the wounds of the battlecruiser Hiei once again.

"Yaga! The main guns continued to fire, and he sank the battleship of the Shina people. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa roared viciously.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The remaining three twin 45-caliber 356 mm guns of the 'Hiei' battlecruiser also continued to fire fiercely at the Imperial Navy's heavy cruiser 'Sting'. The other main turret is carrying out the dead gunners inside, and the spare gunners are ready to enter the main turret so that the main turret can continue firing.

The battle was fierce. Whether it was the battlecruiser Hiei or the heavy cruiser Shock, they were already doing their best. One side is to sink the other and then run away. On the other hand, they are fighting to suffer heavy losses and cause serious injuries to the other party. In this case, it will be beneficial for the battleships that will arrive later to sink the 'Hiei'.

The distance between the two sides soon narrowed to 10,000 meters. At this distance, both sides have improved their hit rates quite a bit. The heavy cruiser "Sting" continued to smash cannonballs on the battlecruiser "Hiei". The battlecruiser 'Hiei' was on fire, and it looked very miserable. And the battle cruiser 'Hiei' although the hit rate was much lower than that of the heavy cruiser 'Sting'. However, every hit cost the heavy cruiser "Stinging" dearly.

At 11:12 a.m., the heavy cruiser "Shocking" was once again hit by the battlecruiser "Hiei". A 356-mm shell blew up the bow of the heavy cruiser 'Stinging', affecting even the No. 1 main turret on the foredeck. Under such circumstances, the captain of the heavy cruiser "Stinging" had to give the order to abandon the ship. If it persists, there is a complete possibility that the heavy cruiser 'Stinging' will be sunk. The remaining main turret. If you want to fight the battlecruiser 'Hiei', it is simply impossible.

But. The heavy cruiser "Stinging" was certainly badly damaged. However, the situation with the battlecruiser 'Hiei' was not much better. The superstructure of the battlecruiser 'Hiei' was badly damaged and burned everywhere. In addition, because the waterline armor was penetrated, there was too much water ingress, which caused the hull of the battleship to tilt slightly. The speed of the battleship was also affected by this. The maximum speed can only be maintained at 234 knots. This made Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa, feel a great threat.

"Damn, how can this be! A heavy cruiser of the China Navy is also capable of making us pay such a big price. The speed has dropped to this point. If the main ships of the Chinese arrived, wouldn't we be able to escape? Command the damage management and put out the fire quickly. Then, with a pumping machine, all the seawater entering the ship's hull will be pumped out to restore our speed as much as possible. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osaku ordered.

"Hai, Your Excellency Osa." The officers of the Japanese Navy on the ship replied one after another.

For the evacuated heavy cruiser "Shocking", Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa did not order the pursuit. He knew that even if he chased it, he couldn't catch up. The power system of the heavy cruiser 'Stinging' was not damaged. If it is pursued, it may fall into the trap of the Chinese Navy.

However, as soon as the heavy cruiser "Sting" withdrew from the battlefield, the heavy cruiser "Youji" of the Imperial Navy entered the battlefield again, took over the heavy cruiser "Stinging" and continued to launch artillery bombardment on the "Hiei" battle cruiser.

The main guns of the heavy cruiser "Youji" are 210 mm guns of 50 times the caliber, except that the armor-piercing ability is slightly weaker than the 210 mm guns of 55 times the caliber of the heavy cruiser "Sting", the rest of the performance is not much different. In addition, the battlecruiser 'Hiei' at this time was already scarred. Therefore, the two sides actually fought on an equal footing.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three triple 50-caliber 210 mm guns of the heavy cruiser 'Youji' opened fire desperately, and each salvo would smash shells weighing more than a ton at the 'Hiei' battlecruiser. Four salvos were fired every minute, which equated to five tons of shells per minute.

This kind of firepower projection can already be regarded as very powerful.

The battlecruiser "Hiei" was beaten bitterly because of this. The entire superstructure was broken and a raging fire was ignited, as if it were a torch.

However, the power system that the Imperial Navy had been hoping to hit the battlecruiser Hiei had never been able to achieve. This made the captain of the heavy cruiser "Youji" very anxious.

"Bastard, it's almost noon, and if you don't hit the power system of the battlecruiser 'Hiei', it's too late." The '颛顼' is still a few hours away from here. If it drags on until the evening, little Japan will have to escape. When the time comes, all our efforts will be in vain. The captain thought secretly.

"Boom!" A 210-mm shell fired by the heavy cruiser "Youji" hit the command tower of the battlecruiser "Hiei". However, compared to the armor of the conning tower, which is up to 254 mm thick, the 210 mm shell is too powerful. After the shell exploded, it was not able to have much impact on the Japanese naval officers in the command tower. It's just that the violent shaking made these guys fall.

After getting up from the ground, Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa had some palpitations. Fortunately, it was a 210-mm shell that hit them. If it was a 305-mm shell or a larger shell, they would all have to go to Amaterasu.

"Your Excellency, our superstructure is badly damaged, because the battleship has been sailing at high speed, and the fire is difficult to extinguish." An officer in charge of damage management reported to Yasuhei Yoshikawa.

"I have to put out the fire, no matter what method you use. The speed of the battleship must not be reduced. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa ordered viciously. If the speed is reduced, won't it give the Chinese a chance to catch up with them?

"Hai, Your Excellency Osa." The officer had no choice but to leave.

At this time, the heavy cruiser "Youji" and the light cruiser "Niu Taurus" of the Chinese Navy were also worried about how to slow down the speed of the "Hiei" battlecruiser.

Eventually, the captain of the light cruiser "Bull Taurus" proposed that they launch a lightning strike and attack with torpedoes. If they could hit the battlecruiser Hiei, they would have suffered a heavy blow, if not if they hadn't. When the time comes, the speed will definitely come down. In this case, it is too dangerous, and when the light cruiser "Bull Taurus" is carrying out a lightning strike, it is very likely to be hit, suffer heavy damage, or even be sunk.

But is there any other way?

Subsequently, the light cruiser "Niu Taurus" rushed towards the battlecruiser "Hiei" at a maximum speed of up to 35 knots. The actions of the light cruiser "Niu Taurus" caused a high degree of vigilance on the "Hiei" battlecruiser. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa hurriedly ordered the battleship to hit the fire and fire on the light cruiser "Niu Taurus".

However, the light cruiser "Bull Taurus" was very fast, constantly shuttling in the midst of artillery fire, and the distance between the two sides was also constantly narrowing.

At 11:45 a.m., the light cruiser "Niu Taurus" approached a position more than 2,000 meters away from the "Hiei" battlecruiser and fired a torpedo. Six 533 mm heavy torpedoes were fired at the battlecruiser Hiei.

Despite the fact that the battlecruiser 'Hiei' made an emergency evasion. However, only five torpedoes were still dodged. Another torpedo hit the stern of the battlecruiser Hiei, blowing up two propellers. (To be continued.) )

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