"Boom-boom-boom-boom-" The shells fired by the second round of the main guns of the 15 super dreadnoughts of the Imperial Chinese Navy once again fell around the battle line of the Combined Expeditionary Fleet, while the second round of main gun shells of the five Orion-class super dreadnoughts of the British Navy and the four New York-class super dreadnoughts of the United Navy's New York-class super dreadnought battleships had not yet been fired.

Whether it is a provincial-level super dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Chinese Navy or a general-class super dreadnought battleship, the rate of fire of the main guns surpasses the super dreadnought battleships manufactured by the British Navy and the US Navy.

This round of the main artillery shells of the super dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire still did not hit any of the main battleships of the navies of the four countries of Britain, the United States, Germany and France, but there were still other types of warships of the navies of the four countries that were hit by these giant shells, and even a British Navy ironclad battleship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons was directly hit by a 406 mm armor-piercing projectile The waterline armor was directly hit, and an ammunition compartment of the ironclad battleship was detonated, in a shocking explosion. The ironclad battleship of the British Navy quickly disappeared into the sea, and none of the British naval officers and men on the warship successfully escaped, and none of the other warships of the four navies that were hit by the huge shells were spared, and all of them were sunk.

Soon after, the second round of main gun salvos of the 9 super dreadnought battleships of the United Expeditionary Fleet finally went out, and at this time, the third round of main gun salvos of the main guns of the 15 super dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy also came out, and the main guns of the super dreadnought battleships of the United Expeditionary Fleet hit 2 rounds of guns, and the super dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy of China were already able to fire 3 rounds of guns.

After a salvo of the main guns of the 5 waves of super dreadnought battleships combined by the combined fleets of both sides, the main gun shells of both sides finally hit the opponent's battleship. 1 Admiral-class super dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Chinese Navy was hit by 1 343-mm shell, which landed on the deck. It was blocked by the turret of a 105 mm secondary gun, although the turret of this secondary gun was directly blown up. One anti-aircraft gun and one anti-aircraft machine gun were also destroyed, but they prevented the Admiral-class super dreadnought from taking further damage.

1 British Navy's Orion-class super dreadnought battleship was also hit by a 343-mm armor-piercing projectile from the Imperial Chinese Navy, which pierced through the deck armor and exploded inside the hull of the British Navy's super dreadnought.

Although the Royal Navy of the Chinese Imperial Navy Super Dreadnought battleship fired 3 rounds of main gun shells. None of the main battleships of the Joint Expeditionary Fleet were sunk, but the main battleships of the Combined Expeditionary Fleet were not delayed in sinking, and the carrier-based aircraft of the Royal Navy of the Chinese Empire continued to bomb the Combined Expeditionary Fleet, wave after wave.

The skies over the Joint Expeditionary Fleet have not stopped since they were once again patronized by the carrier-based aircraft of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the nine Emperor-class aircraft carriers were in accordance with Sun Xitao's orders. The constant release of carrier-based aircraft laden with ammunition and the recovery of carrier-based aircraft without aerial bombs or aerial torpedoes formed a cycle that kept the Joint Expeditionary Fleet in the skies. More than 200 carrier-based aircraft are maintained at all times.

In the bridge of the Orion-class super dreadnought battleship Orion, the flagship of the British Navy, Commander Bridget saw the second salvo of his own super dreadnought, and finally hit one of the opponent's super dreadnought battleships. It doesn't seem to have done much damage, but it's a promising start. Finally causing damage to the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, Bridget couldn't help but shed tears.

How difficult it is. For this artillery, the Combined Expeditionary Fleet has sunk dozens of battleships, and these battleships are not those very backward ironclad battleships, they are all super dreadnought battleships, dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships, in addition to the main battleships, dozens of warships have also been sunk, and the losses can be described as extremely tragic.

Now that she can finally hit the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, Bridget really feels like crying.

Captain Ray McCal, who was standing beside Bridget, saw through the telescope a fire from a super dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and couldn't help but shout with joy: "Hit!" We hit! Commander, we can finally inflict damage on the Super Dreadnought Battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, so we are not far from sinking the Super Dreadnought Battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy! ”

Bridget knew very well in his heart that the situation of this naval battle was already very unfavorable to the Combined Expeditionary Fleet, and now it was necessary to eliminate the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy that could carry fighters as soon as possible, or defeat the battle line of the opposing Imperial Chinese Navy as soon as possible, in order to reverse the current unfavorable situation of the war.

Bridget thought for a while and said: "Order our 5 super dreadnought battleships of the British Navy and the 3 super dreadnought battleships of the US Navy not to stop the salvo of the main guns, and order the battle line of our British, American, German and French navies to close the distance with the battle line of the Chinese Imperial Navy as soon as possible, and now our two fleets are in accordance with the ' We can let the eight super dreadnought battleships continue to maintain this direction, while the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of the four navies can change to the direction of the 'T' vertical line in order to get close to the battle line of the Imperial Chinese Navy as soon as possible, and then make a 'U' shape to form a 'T' shape with the battle line of the Chinese Imperial Navy as soon as possible. ”

Remekar understood Bridget's meaning, which was to ask the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of the British, American, German, and French navies to aim their bows in the direction of the battleline of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and then get close to the range of the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships, and then turn the bow of the ship, line up in the battle line, and launch a confrontation against the battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

Ray Makar hesitated for a moment and said: "In that case, our dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of the four countries of Britain, the United States, Germany and France, when they are approaching the battle line of the Chinese Empire. There will definitely be very large losses, after all, at that time, it was the battle line with the bow facing the Imperial Chinese Navy. It was not possible to give full play to the main gun fire of the battleship, and the main guns of the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of our 4 navies entered the effective range of the battleline of the Imperial Chinese Navy. It also means that the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of our four navies are closer to those super dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy. ”

Bridget sighed and said: "We must put our dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships into effective range as soon as possible, otherwise our dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships can only withstand the shells of the super dreadnought battleships of the Chinese Imperial Navy on the one hand, and the aerial bombs that continue to fall in the sky on the other, and the super dreadnought battleships of our British, American, German and French navies are now only 8, which is nearly half less than the super dreadnought battleships of the Chinese Imperial Navy, and the rate of fire is not as good as the other party, so the bombardment continues, It is very dangerous for our super dreadnought battleship, which is the most powerful in combat, so we must let the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of the four navies of Britain, the United States, Germany and France join the battleship bombardment as soon as possible. It's worth paying some price for this, and besides, without the bow facing the battleline of the Imperial Chinese Navy, the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of our 4 navies will be able to exert all their firepower? Now the main guns of our dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships can't hit the opponent's battle line! ”

Remecal immediately nodded and said, "Commander, I will immediately have someone give us all the dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships of the navies of the four navies of Britain, the United States, Germany and France to convey your orders." ”

Bridget pondered for a moment and said, "In addition, in my own name, I will send a telegram to Admiral François, commander of the French naval fleet, and Admiral Tesium, commander of the German naval fleet, respectively, to explain to them what I mean. ”

The flagships of the French Navy Fleet Commander François and the German Navy Fleet Commander Tessime were both dreadnought battleships. According to Bridget's tactics that he was going to change, the flagship where the two of them were located would also charge the battle line of the Imperial Chinese Navy, in order to get close to the battle line of the Imperial Chinese Navy. Put the main gun of their flagship into effective range.

In this way, the flagships of the French naval fleet commander François and the German naval fleet commander Tessim are much more likely to encounter danger. If the two commanders didn't agree to take the risk, Bridget's tactics that had been thinking about for a long time would be meaningless. However, Bridget believes that François and Tessim are both sensible people, and they are well aware of the current situation of the entire Combined Expeditionary Fleet. Should agree with Bridget's new tactics.

Ray Makar asked, "Commander, General Sampson, commander of the U.S. Navy fleet, send a telegram in your name or not." ”

Bridget turned his head to look at the USS New York, the flagship of the U.S. Navy, which was emitting a few wisps of smoke on his own battle line, and sighed and said: "Send a telegram to General Sampson to explain the importance of this tactic, the Americans are suffering very heavy losses now, don't let General Sampson have any other ideas." ”

In the bridge of the Helgoland-class dreadnought battleship Helgoland, the flagship of the German Navy, after receiving Bridget's telegram, Tsim, the commander of the German naval fleet, sighed to Tolebad, the captain of the Helgoland, and said: "Order our German Navy's dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships to immediately turn their bows, accelerate in the direction of the Chinese Imperial Navy's battle line, and after entering the range of the main guns, turn the bow to the north to form a battle line and launch the main artillery bombardment of the battleships of the Chinese Imperial Navy!" ”

Tolebad frowned and said: "In that case, all the main battleships, including the flagship of our German Navy, will face the main gun bombardment of those super dreadnought battleships of the Chinese Imperial Navy, and the danger has increased a lot, Commander, the main battleships of our German Navy have suffered very large losses!" ”

Tessim said helplessly: "The situation of our entire joint expeditionary fleet is already very unfavorable, the fighters of the Chinese Empire in the sky have not stopped bombing, Bridget's new tactics are also a way to turn the tide of the war, in order to achieve the final victory of this naval battle, the adventure of our German Navy is worth it." ”

In the bridge of the Provence-class dreadnought battleship Radiance, the flagship of the French Navy, François, the commander of the French naval fleet, smiled helplessly after receiving Bridget's telegram.

The captain of the Radiance, Rizaram, also saw the telegram sent by Bridget, and he also said to François with a wry smile: "Commander, according to General Bridget's new tactics, our French Navy's dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships will definitely suffer greater losses, even our flagship is likely to be hit by the main guns of the Chinese Imperial Navy's super dreadnought battleships when it is close to the battle line of the Imperial Chinese Navy, in that case, our Brilliant will be in danger." ”

François looked at the sinking 1 French Navy fast protection cruiser not far away, this warship was sunk by the Chinese Imperial fighters in the sky, turned his head and said to Rizaram: "Because of those Chinese Imperial fighters in the sky, the situation of our entire joint expeditionary fleet is already very unfavorable, according to General Bridget's new tactics, we may be able to turn the tide of the war, our French Navy has suffered very heavy losses, if we can't win the final victory in the naval battle, I really don't have the face to return to France!" Order all the dreadnoughts and all-steel battleships of our French Navy to immediately turn around and rush in the direction of the battleline of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and after entering the effective firing range, then form a new battle line with the dreadnoughts and all-steel battleships of other countries to bombard the battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy. ”

On the bridge of the New York-class super-dreadnought battleship of the U.S. Navy, Sampson, the commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, received Bridget's telegram and handed it to the captain of the New York, Everderson, with a blank face.

After a quick look, Everderson sighed and asked, "Commander, what are we going to do?" ”

Sampson looked at the positions of the New York that were hit by aerial bombs, and said helplessly: "Our US Navy Atlantic Fleet has suffered very heavy losses now, and at this time, we have no way to retreat, let our Atlantic Fleet's dreadnought battleships and all-steel battleships be executed according to General Bridget's new tactics!" (To be continued.) )