"With the assistance of the Manchurians, it should be no problem to hold on for a year!" Kumotoma of the Japanese Navy detachment received a telegram from Asada and replied with no saltiness. The bruise on his forehead because of the big fight on Aada's forced demolition of the anti-aircraft weapons on the navy warship only disappeared yesterday, and he was very disdainful of these samurai-born army officers in his heart.

Although Asada was attributed to the success of the landing operation, Major Hisamoto was a dignified officer of the Imperial Navy, and it was somewhat wrong to make meritorious service by following the army in the Japanese army, which was not compatible with the land and sea. Therefore, when they received the order to protect Asada and their retreat, although most of the crew of the detachment had already begun to look forward to the delicious food of China and the gentle girl, they subconsciously also looked forward to the battle, so that they could show off their military exploits and courage with their children and grandchildren in the future.

How many planes can Huaxia have? In addition to the fact that the army soldiers were not as elite as the navy soldiers, it was the blind command of Asada that Hisamoto really didn't know how to assess the results of the Japanese army's inability to defeat the Chinese army.

Of course, the Chinese Navy that Asada reminded Hisamoto also knew. The news that the Huaxia Navy had left its anchorages in Shanghai and Guangzhou and were heading north one after another did not need to be notified by Asada and that the Japanese Navy Headquarters would also inform Hisamoto to prevent this detachment from being blocked in the Bohai Sea by Huaxia's two battleships.

However, if the Chinese come to attack, with the support of the Japanese naval detachment at sea and the fort at Dagukou inside, the Tianjin Guard, which is guarded by the pro-Japanese Manchus, will not cut off contact with the outside world, not to mention the arrogant defeat of the Chinese Navy, but it is still no problem to hold on to the defense for a period of time, and as long as this period of time is delayed, the Japanese navy will be able to rush to support, and even those land forces can enter Jixian, and the battle situation will change greatly, and at that time, whether he succeeds or fails, he will be a hero. Jiuben himself also knows that after all, the purpose of this action is to force the Chinese people to the negotiating table, as long as he ensures that Dagu does not lose his mouth and provides those politicians with favorable negotiation conditions, he should do it.

"Why hasn't the signal come yet?" Agitatedly, Hisamoto raised his telescope again and looked at the place where smoke was rising from the distant horizon.

"Don't let those torpedo boats steal our jobs!" The deputy captain next to him was also unable to hold his breath, and encouraged beside him.

Since the monitoring station set up by the Japanese army on an uninhabited island in the Bohai Sea sent by Luda last night, it was observed that a fleet of thirteen large ships was sailing towards Dagukou, and then Luda immediately telegraphed to Tianjin Wei that the belligerent factor in Jiu's body was activated. Immediately, regardless of everyone's obstruction, we must go to sea to fight.

Of course, Hisamoto didn't want to kill himself, but fought for glory, and just hearing about the battleship with a cruiser kept Hisamoto awake at night and excited until dawn.

Completed on April 21, 1922, and launched for more than a year, Hisamoto's ship was a new Japanese cruiser that was a product of the expansion of the Japanese Navy in 1920. The combat speed of more than 30 knots, the fish **, several single-mounted guns and other configurations for water combat were completely influenced by the First World War. Although the Huaxia Navy is two battleships, it is indeed an old ship that started construction in 1907 before World War I and has a history of 20 years.

Although the standard displacement of Jiumoto's ship is only 5170 tons, which is not comparable to the Nassau class, its maximum speed is 36 knots, 7 140 mm caliber main guns, and the Nassau class is equipped with 12 280 mm main guns, but the maximum speed is only 19 knots. It was a cruiser purchased by the Qing government from Britain in 1896. Displacement 4300 tons, speed 24 knots. The ship is 129.3 meters long and equipped with two 203mm guns, which is a large circle smaller than the 162.15 meters of the main ship.

Using the Kaiqi to deal with Kumoto's ship is obviously invincible, but Kumoto's target this time is it. After the destruction of the Dingyuan-class battleship and the Nassau-class purchased from overseas and returned to China, the "Haiqi" has always been the largest warship in China, serving as the flagship many times, and it is of great significance to the Chinese Navy. And obviously Kumoto's main gun is only 140 mm, to gnaw on the armor of the Nassau-class, there is no such tooth at all, so Kumoto decided to use his speed advantage to kill the Haiqi under the noses of the two Nassau-class, if there is a chance to use torpedoes to severely damage one of the two Nassau-class, Kumoto will not hesitate to give it a try.

I have to say that Hisamoto is a crazy guy, it seems that the Japanese navy is a bunch of crazy guys, and after his plan was proposed, many people who stopped him were moved by his plan. Even a group of people went to sell the British to the Huaxia Navy, but because Dagukou fell too quickly, they didn't have time to escape, and the two torpedo boats that had hidden in the British anchorage were also dragged out of the anchorage.

For the outrageous behavior of these Japanese, the British waved their hands and shouted twice "I want to condemn!" "Although the cannons on the Japanese warships have reached Tianjinwei, Britain is still the world's largest power at the moment, and Britain and Japan are still allies at the moment, so the Japanese have not done too much.

The Chinese were once again thrown aside by the British.

At this time, where smoke rose from the distant horizon, it was the two torpedo boats that were trying the protective firepower of the Chinese fleet, preparing for Hisamoto's assault plan.

There, the rumbling explosion of the Nassau-class 150 guns could be heard for miles. "Germany is really a military power, and the guns on such an old battleship are so powerful!"

The Nassau-class had 12 5.9-inch (150 mm) SKC/16 guns, six on the port side and six on the port side, and the secondary guns were mainly used to defend against light ships such as cruisers or destroyers with weak armor in close combat.

The essential difference between this idea of main/secondary artillery and mixed caliber main guns is that in the former way, secondary guns are used for defense; In the latter way, small-caliber guns were used for the offensive. Although the secondary gun claims that the caliber is 150 mm, the actual caliber is 149.1 mm, fires 45.3 kg armor-piercing shells, has a maximum range of 19,400 meters, and a rate of fire of 4~5 rounds per minute.

In order to defend against small combat ships such as torpedo boats in naval battles, the Nassau class also installed 16 88mm guns, four each in the bow, stern, bow and stern. With a maximum range of 11,390 meters, the gun used 22-pound blasting shells with a rate of fire of 15 rounds per minute, which was more than enough to counter relatively small and agile torpedo boats.

Kumoto sent torpedo boats to test the test this time, not without purpose. According to the intelligence of the Japanese base camp, after the Nassau class returned to Huaxia, the Huaxia side overhauled it, upgraded some places, and even rumored that Huaxia even copied it. This may have been nonsense in the past, battleships are one of the largest and most complex weapons systems ever created by mankind, and in World War I, battleships were the only strategic weapons platform with long-range strike means, which is the embodiment of the strength of heavy industry in various countries. China's heavy industry has not even laid a solid foundation, and even the overhaul of an old warship like the Haiqi is sent back to the British shipyard for maintenance, how to overhaul the Nassau-class? And even such logistical support as overhaul is a problem, where can the battleship be copied.

But since the rise of White Russia in the Far East, the Russians who recovered Siberia have recovered some vitality, these Russians are very close to the Chinese, they have equipment, experience, and have built battleships, whether they will help the Chinese upgrade the Nassau-class battleships has become a pimple in the hearts of the Japanese. After all, the German navy was once so strong that it was only compared to the British, and the Nassau class was the blueprint for all their battleships, and it can be said that the German battleships in World War I were upgraded and built from the Nassau class.

"It is indeed a very smart step for the Huaxia people to upgrade based on the Nassau level, but unfortunately the empire will not give them time to develop." The violent factor in Hisamoto's heart has been hooked by the rumbling crit sound from afar, and he is becoming more and more unable to hold his breath, and he can't wait to take down the Haiqi and get the glorious feat.

Of course, before the torpedo boat tested the opponent's ability, Kumoto did not dare to move, because he wanted to know what changes the Huaxia or the Russians had made to the Nassau class, and whether its weapon system and power had been upgraded.

"It's coming, it's coming! They're coming! A communications staff officer shouted as he ran, and only one of the two torpedo boats came into view, "It's finally our turn!" Kumoto clenched his fists and shouted, "Let's go, go and kill that flagship of the Huaxia people!" ”

Hisamoto's plan had long been spread throughout the Japanese Navy detachment, and for those two battleships, it was only possible to use torpedoes with the huge guns at Dagukou, but this time the target was the opponent's flagship, or the former flagship, the Haiqi.

"4 ships? How are there only so few! Zhao Yun, who was in the back and was observing the sea, muttered.

"These are the fastest warships of the Japanese!" Timur beside him replied indifferently.

"This time, in order to pursue the speed of destroying the enemy, we also need to make a lot of sacrifices!" Zhao Yun said with some sadness for the upcoming loss.

"The Japanese Navy was trained in France, so their cruisers were after speed. Of the four warships of the Japanese, two newer cruisers were launched after the First World War, and two destroyers were slightly older, but also new, they were poorly armored and fast, all over 30 knots. They are like wolves on the prairie, and we are thick bison, they can't break our hides, but we can't keep up with them, and only when they come to attack us can we overturn them with our horns! Timur made a metaphor while comforting Zhao Yundao.