On the surface of the Bohai Sea, which was shrouded in darkness and darkness, the Japanese Navy's task force, on the premise of not having sufficient anti-submarine power, was beaten by countless underwater killers and had no power to fight back, several cruisers with a smaller displacement exploded and sank one after another, while the warships with a relatively large displacement were relying on their huge hulls and dense water compartments to support themselves, but the attacks of the invisible enemy seemed to be becoming more and more fierce, and soon the out-of-control Japanese ships were rampage in the formation, and finally collided with the battleship "Kirishima," which could not be evaded.

The light cruiser had been torpedoed, and the hull was constantly flooded, and after loading the behemoth of the "Kirishima", the powerful and violent impact force aggravated the tearing of the wound, and the watertight hatch inside was also deformed and ineffective, and the drainage pump could no longer keep up with the rhythm of the rushing seawater, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.

Because if they don't hurry up and flee at this moment, the whirlpool brought up by the huge hull sinking into the sea will sweep them all into the bottomless water.

Fleet Commander Kanji Kato put down the binoculars, his brows furrowed tightly into a Sichuan character, for this kind of scene, he has never experienced in his naval career, and it is also impossible to draw a reasonable explanation in his experience, how can a main fleet dominated by battleships be defeated by a fleet without artillery giant ships, the captain of the "6 O" on the side, Yamamoto Isoroku, also gradually calmed down, this rear admiral belongs to the new generation of the Japanese Navy and the naval aviation school figures, strongly advocates naval aviation, and spares no effort in the exhibition of aircraft carriers.

Isoroku Yamamoto even scolded the cabinet ministers for the sake of differences in the Navy's policies, and dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, which shows that the power of the military in the government cabinet has swelled to the point of no return.

Originally, Rear Admiral Yamamoto went down the path of naval aviation that he adhered to, vigorously developing aircraft carriers, and in this era he became the captain of the "Akagi" aircraft carrier, and gradually stepped into the pinnacle of his military circles, and even established his pillar-like status in the Japanese Navy.

However, in this life, because of a certain big man of the naval staff headquarters, he became the captain of the "6 Ao" battleship by mistake, in fact, this is a rare honor for a rear admiral in the navy, after all, the "6 Ao" battleship is the most advanced and powerful representative of the Imperial Japanese Navy in this era, and the second ship of the Nagato-class battleship known as the manhood of battleships.

If Rear Admiral Yamamoto had continued on this road of big ships and huge guns, it was hard to guarantee that he would not have been promoted all the way to the rank of admiral, but this assumption would have come to an abrupt end on this dark night in the Bohai Sea in China.

Of course, neither Yamamoto Isoroku nor Kanji Kato knew that this moment was very close.

Fleet Commander Admiral Kanji Kato became very entangled in the face of this chaotic situation, after all, he was the admiral of the old battle array, he did not enter a state of rage like Yamamoto Fifty-six, starting from the heavy defeat of the fleet, but has been hovering between fighting and withdrawing, if fighting, they do not have enough effective combat weapons that can stop submarines, and in the face of this kind of killer lurking in the dark sea, they have a sense of no way to speak, and even be at a disadvantage, and lose more surface ships, But if he retreated, this act would in itself be an insult to the Imperial Navy, a defeat that neither he nor the entire navy could afford.

Because the task force he led was not only for escort, but also undertook the task of showing off his might to China and even the world, and when Yokosuka set sail, the Imperial Minister personally presided over the sailing ceremony, and a large number of citizens and dignitaries from all over the country participated.

Yamamoto Isoroku behind Kanji Kato thought of a relatively simple idea, either lock onto the submarine under the surface of the sea and hit it hard, or if it was difficult to attack, quickly withdraw from the battlefield to avoid further losses.

But the only thing he had to worry about was that the 11th Division of the 6th Army was distributed on two "King Kong" class battlecruisers and the "6 O" battleship, and the Navy's wolf bèi was watched by the 6th Army all the way, and he couldn't help but be a little frustrated, but Yamamoto, who had always only focused on practical gains, quickly passed this hurdle.

"Your Excellency, please order a retreat."

It's not that Yamamoto Isoroku doesn't understand Kato's inner struggle, but if he hesitates any longer, I'm afraid the loss will intensify.

Kanji Kato nodded helplessly.

"Okay, withdraw the troops."

However, when the order to retreat immediately was given, and it was not until the sun rose high above the sea that Kanji Kato and Yamamoto Isoroku appeared, and this was only the beginning of the desperate journey of their task force, of course, it was a few hours later, and until this moment they were still unaware of the danger that was getting closer and the problem was getting more and more serious.

The radio waves flew out under the surface of the Bohai Sea, and the wolves that had spread all over the Bohai Sea in advance were gathering in the direction of the task force, this was their first large-scale hunting trip, and their teeth that had been sharpened for ten years were already extremely sharp, and they couldn't wait to try the blood of the Japanese devils.

The task force did not return the same way, but continued to follow the original course, heading towards Shandong, because in Kato Kanji's impression, submarines had extremely poor endurance and extremely limited weapons and ammunition, and as long as they ran out of ammunition, they could naturally get rid of these annoying blood-sucking flies.

But after the task force formation opened the distance, Kato Kanji realized that his idea might be too wishful thinking, the so-called distance is to order the ships not to follow the flagship closely in the confusion, have a high degree of freedom, and advance to the navigation target.

The sound of the explosion still did not stop, and from time to time there was a fire that exploded from the darkness, and with each explosion, Kato Kanji's heart tightened, whether it was sunk or not, this large-caliber torpedo would cause no less damage to the battleship than the shells of a Nagato-class battleship.

"The 'Kirishima' is no longer working, the steering gear is damaged, and it is no longer possible to maintain course."

Yamamoto's voice reached the ears of Kanji Kato, who looked in the direction of the "Kirishima" with a telescope, and sure enough, in the faint light of the fire, the huge hull began to circle desperately on the sea.

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