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While the naval battle of the Ionian Sea was raging, both the light cruisers from the Austro-Hungarian Navy and the light cruisers of the French Navy reported the situation on the battlefield to their respective naval commands. As one of the great powers on the Mediterranean coast, they are also very concerned about the decisive battle between the Chinese Navy and the Italian Navy, which will be directly related to the future interests of various countries in the Mediterranean.

Italy, as one of the parties involved, attaches great importance to this. Although Vittorio. Emmanuele III had great confidence in the Italian navy, but after learning that the naval battle had begun, he had been uneasy, he was looking forward to the specific news of the naval battle, but he was afraid that it would not be a good news, and this tangled mood made him tormented. Italian Prime Minister Giovanni. Giolitti was also very concerned about this naval battle, Italy had just joined the Entente and could not afford a defeat. If the navy suffers a crushing defeat, it will be a huge blow to Italy and will cast a shadow over Italy's future.

While the naval battle was still raging, Vittorio. Emmanuele III finally couldn't hold back and sent a telegram to Admiral Bohini asking what was the outcome of the naval battle. However, the end result was difficult for him to accept.

"General, His Majesty the King has called and asked about the shape of the battle situation, how should we reply?" A communications officer asked. The capital ship of the Italian Navy was between 'Leonardo. Reach. The battleship Finc' had just been sunk when it received the Vittorio . The telegram sent by Emmanuele III caught them off guard.

"What else? Reply truthfully! Admiral Bohini didn't think much about it and said directly.

"But, in that case......," said the communications officer, with some concern. They all know that Vittorio. Emmanuele III was expecting a victory. If the telegram received was that the Italian navy was in absolute inferiority, they would have to bear the wrath of His Majesty. Although the power of the king of the Kingdom of Italy was already severely limited by the government. Far less than the German emperor or the dictatorial emperor of the East, but the wrath of His Majesty the king will still make people tremble.

"Don't think about anything else, even if we lie, His Majesty will know the truth!" Admiral Bohini said. He wanted to deceive Vittorio. Emmanuele III. But if the final result of the naval battle was a crushing defeat for the Italian navy, then his lies would have been exposed. When the time comes, he is afraid that he will be punished severely.

"Yes. Checkmate! "The communications officer nodded and directly put 'Leonardo. Reach. The news of the sinking of the battleship Vinci' was reported to King Vittorio. Emmanuele III and Prime Minister Giovanni. Jolietti.

Very, Vittorio. Emmanuele III sent another telegram. In the telegram, Vittorio. Emmanuele III reprimanded the navy, especially Admiral Bohini, in harsh terms, believing that he was in poor command. Only then did the advanced battleship of the Italian Navy be sunk. And, Vittorio. Emmanuele III also warned Admiral Bohinie that the Italian navy must be allowed to win the naval battle, otherwise he would be court-martialed.

After seeing this harshly worded telegram, Bohini could only smile wryly. The current shape is very bad for the Italian Navy. The Italian Navy had 5 battleships left, while the Chinese Navy had 8 more. Moreover. It was difficult for the Italian Navy to hit the battleships of the Chinese Navy, and the battleships of the Chinese Navy, although not very high, were very close to the battleships of the Italian Navy, and what they lacked seemed to be just some luck. In other words, the battleships of the Italian Navy could be hit at any moment.

At 12:25 p.m., the battleship "Prince Fusu" was hit by the battleship "Count Cavour", and a 305-mm gun hit the bow of the battleship "Prince Fusu". A piece of the bow of the ship was cut off, but the place where it was hit was above the waterline, otherwise, the battleship 'Prince Fusu' would have suffered heavy damage.

Five minutes later, the battleship 'Prince Fusu' avenged itself. A 305-mm armor-piercing shot from the battleship "Prince Fusu" hit the apostle of the battleship "Count Cavour", and after the cannon exploded, the front chimney was blown up. After the chimney collapsed. Smashed the main gun in the amidships. At the same time, under the thick smoke, the speed of the battleship 'Count Cavour' also decreased. After a chimney was destroyed, the toxic gases in the boiler were discharged in time. It spread throughout the boiler room, poisoning a lot of the Italian naval soldiers inside, and the rest escaped in time. But the consequence of this was that the battleship 'Count Cavour' was getting slower and slower.

"Haha! Order the destroyer formation to launch a lightning strike on the 'Count Cavour' and take out this battleship! "On the battleship 'Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty', Admiral Li Haitao, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, gave the order. Although the battleship was powerful, when it lost its speed, it became the best target for lightning strikes. Once hit by a heavy torpedo, only two or three torpedoes are needed to sink a hill-like battleship, and if a key part is hit, even a heavy torpedo is needed to reimburse a battleship.

After the order was given, six destroyers of the Indian Ocean Fleet crossed the line from the right side of the battle line and rushed towards the battleship "Count Cavour". At this moment, the Count of Cavour was getting slower and slower, lagging behind the entire battle line. In addition, two light cruisers also rushed up, which were to provide fire cover for 6 destroyers.

"General, the destroyer formation of the Chinese, they are going to launch a lightning strike on the 'Count Cavour'!" The actions of the Chinese Navy did not hide from the Italian Navy, and they quickly discovered the intentions of the Chinese Navy.

"Bastard! Keep the Count of Cavour! Admiral Bohini ordered. Although the 'Count Cavour' was so badly damaged that it could not even continue the operation, Admiral Bohini also hoped that the battleship would be able to return safely to the Taranto naval base. It's just that now it seems that the Chinese will not let go of this battleship.

Several light cruisers and destroyers of the Italian Navy came out from behind the battle line and sailed to the right side of the 'Count Cavour', trying to fend off the light cruisers and destroyers stationed in the Chinese Navy.

The light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy are very fast, and the distance of 12,000 kilometers is only about ten minutes for a destroyer sprinting at a high speed of 28 knots. After being blocked by the light cruisers and destroyers of the Italian Navy, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy opened fire quickly. The light cruisers and destroyers of the Italian Navy are all old-fashioned warships, not only inferior in speed to the light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy, but also greatly inferior in firepower.

The battle between the light cruiser and the destroyer was fierce, and very often the battleship was hit and caught on fire, or even sunk. But in general, it is always the Chinese Navy that has the upper hand.

In the course of the fierce battle, the three destroyers bypassed the interception of the Italian Navy and struck less than a thousand meters from the 'Count Cavour', and launched a lightning strike. Three destroyers, each fired two torpedoes, and six torpedoes fanned out at high speed towards the 'Count Cavour'. After firing the torpedo, the three destroyers turned at a high speed and drew an arc on the sea. While escaping from the secondary artillery fire of the battleship 'Count Cavour', reload the torpedo and prepare for the next round of attacks. In front of the battleships, the destroyers were very small, but they were like assassins, and they could deal a very fatal blow to the enemy.

The officers and men of the Italian Navy on the battleship "Count Cavour" also felt the coming crisis, and the secondary guns and rapid-fire guns on the right side had already opened fire in a ping-pong manner, and their target was not the three destroyers of the Chinese Navy who had fled, but the six torpedoes. A distance of a thousand meters takes only a little more than a minute for a heavy torpedo with a speed of up to 30 knots. Although the Italian sailors on board the 'Count Cavour' fired heavily, these attacks were not much of a threat to torpedoes traveling at high speed underwater, and unless a miracle happened, it would have been difficult for the cannon to destroy the torpedo underwater.

After losing speed, the battleship 'Count Cavour' was able to effectively evade, and could only watch as the torpedo got closer and closer, and finally crashed into the hull.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "With three loud bangs, three of the six torpedoes hit the battleship 'Count Cavour', one of them hit the bow of the ship, and the other two hit the aside. Under the fire of three heavy torpedoes, the battleship 'Count Cavour' was lifted out of the water in a violent explosion and then fell violently. In the explosion, the hull of the ship was broken into three parts. In less than half a minute, the battleship 'Count Cavour' sank to the bottom of the sea, becoming the second battleship of the Italian Navy to be sunk in this naval battle. At this moment, the damage inflicted by the Italian Navy on the Chinese Navy was minimal, only the battleship 'Prince Fusu' was slightly damaged, and the battleship 'Zhongnan' ate a gun and lost a main turret, but it did not affect the continuation of the battle.

Now, fools know that the Italian Navy, having lost two battleships, is already at an absolute disadvantage, and it is only a matter of time before it is defeated! To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the www.biquge.info of Biquge (qidian.to vote for recommendation votes, monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m.qidian. )，