"Well done, the next round of salvo will kill the Japanese flagship." Seeing that his own artillery bombardment had once again hit the battleship 'Katori', Admiral Sa Zhen shouted with joy.

Judging by the current situation, there is no doubt that the Imperial Navy sank all these battleships of the Japanese. It can be said that in this naval battle, it is already obvious that the Chinese Navy will win the final victory at a small price.

At this time, the lookout on the mast sounded the alarm.

Soon, the communications officer reported to Admiral Sa Zhenbing: "Commander, the Japanese light cruisers and destroyers are rushing towards us. ”

"What? It's a little Japan, it turns out that they fought such an idea. Order all ships to be prepared for lightning strikes. Our light cruisers and destroyers, at once provided protection for the capital ships. Admiral Sa Zhenbing's expression also became serious. Seeing that the Imperial Navy is about to win, at the last critical moment, can it capsize in the gutter!

The Imperial Navy's seven 'Northern Seven' light cruisers and eight 'B-class' destroyers were constantly guarding the perimeter of the battle line in order to protect against lightning strikes from Japanese light warships. Now, it's finally ready to work.

Having received the order, these light cruisers and destroyers, immediately out of the gap between the battle lines, sailed into the left side of the battle line, providing the battleships with protection from lightning strikes.

The destroyers of the Japanese Navy, although with a displacement of only a few hundred tons. However, the speed is very fast, and the maximum speed can generally reach more than 30 knots. Especially knowing that they had already failed, these Japanese warships could be said to have launched a decisive attack. Therefore, every destroyer, regardless of the life of the boiler, directly launched a charge at maximum speed.

The light cruisers of the Japanese Navy were basically old ships and were slower. The maximum speed is only 20 knots. Moreover, after the battle until now, there are not many light cruisers left of the Japanese Navy. They followed the destroyers from a distance and charged the battle lines of the Imperial Navy.

The light cruisers of the Imperial Navy gave near-close protection to the four capital ships on the battle line. With the exception of the battlecruiser Longhui, which was at the end of the battle line, each capital ship was protected by two light cruisers of the Northern Seven Provinces. And those eight 'Class B' destroyers. He bravely rushed out and fought with the destroyers of the Japanese Navy.

"Send a telegram to the lightning strike formation, since little Japan wants to launch a lightning strike on us, then we can't make them feel good." Admiral Sa Zhen Bing ordered. Nine more 'Class A' destroyers remained on the periphery of the battlefield in the lightning strike formation. In the previous battle, they had not been able to intervene. Now, too, it's time for them to play to their strength.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Dense artillery fire sounded on the sea, and the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy were firing at the destroyers of the Japanese Navy with the heaviest firepower. The destroyers of the Japanese Navy, although they were poorly armed. But it was armed with two 450-mm torpedo tubes. It was also able to pose a great threat to the battleships of the Imperial Navy. Although, the battleships of the Imperial Navy had thicker waterline armor and also had a special anti-mine design. But if you are hit, you will at least be seriously injured. It's the best thing to be able to get hit without getting hit.

"Faster, faster. As long as it rushed to a point of one and a half kilometers from the battleship of the China, it was possible to release the torpedo. Captain Yoshio Otani, the captain of the Japanese Navy's destroyer Hakuro, gritted his teeth.

Two 450-mm torpedoes were already ready in the two torpedo tubes in the bow of the destroyer Bailu. But. The torpedoes used by the Japanese Navy could not be compared with the torpedoes of the Imperial Navy. If you want to hit the target. It's best to get within 1.5 kilometers. However, under the tight blockade of the light warships of the Imperial Navy, it was more difficult for the destroyers of the Japanese Navy to get closer to a distance of 1.5 kilometers than to reach the sky.

Although the destroyer 'Bailu' was racing at a speed of 30 knots, he was hit by the powerful fire of the light cruiser 'Suiyuan' of the Imperial Navy. The light cruiser 'Suiyuan' had two twin 155-mm guns and four 105-mm rapid-fire guns on the side of the cruiser. Four 88-mm rapid-fire guns were firing at him. Dense shells loomed over like a storm of steel. In just two minutes, the destroyer 'Bailu' was hit by several shells in succession. For the destroyer Bailu, which has a displacement of only a few hundred tons, even 105-mm shells and 88-mm shells can pose a lethal threat to it.

"Boom!" The destroyer 'White Dew' suddenly burst into flames. After being hit several times in a row. A 155-mm shell fired from the light cruiser 'Suiyuan' accurately hit him. This shell directly sank the heavily damaged destroyer 'Bailu'.

"No!" With a deep sense of unwillingness, Captain Yoshio Ohtani sank into the sea with the battleship.

The destroyers of the Japanese Navy rushed forward one after another towards the battle line of the Imperial Navy, but they were met by heavy fire from the capital ships, light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy. The Japanese Navy wanted to sink the Imperial Navy's capital ships, and the Imperial Navy desperately wanted to protect them.

The battle was very fierce. Although, the caliber of the guns of these light battleships is relatively small, and they will not have the terrifying firepower of the main guns of battleships. However, compared to the huge battleships, the defenses of these light battleships were very weak, and even small-caliber shells could hit them all over the place.

One destroyer after another of the Japanese Navy was hit, or even directly torn to pieces. However, the remaining destroyers were still unwilling to attack.

At the same time, the main guns of several capital ships of the Imperial Navy were still firing at the battleships of the Japanese Navy. Hitting those destroyers with the main guns of a battleship really feels like hitting mosquitoes with cannons. It would be nice to leave those light battleships in the hands of the secondary guns. main guns, it is better to continue firing at the battleships of the Japanese Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

In this round of salvo fire, the battleship "Longteng" of the Imperial Navy hit the battleship "Katori" with two shells in succession. A shell blew up one of the masts of the battleship 'Katori'. The collapsed mast directly crushed the superstructure of the battleship Katori. Another shell hit the stern of the Katori, damaging not only the steering gear, but also the small half of the stern. This directly caused irreparable wounds to the battleship 'Katori' again.

The sea rushed into the battleship frantically, causing the tail of the battleship to sink into the sea, and the bow of the ship to rise high.

"Your Excellency Commander, the battleship has been heavily damaged, please move immediately." Mano Sajiro Osa pleaded.

"No need!" Ijiin Goro Osaku shook his head stubbornly. If the war is like this, even if he escapes back to China, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive. In this case, it is better to sink with the ship. In this case, you may be able to become a hero.

"Click!"

At this time, there was a crisp sound on the keel of the battleship Katori. Because the stern of the ship sank, and after the bow rose and lifted out of the water, the huge gravity made the keel of the battleship unbearable, and it was directly cut in two.

Subsequently, the flagship of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, which was quickly sunk into the water. The commander of the Combined Fleet, Admiral Goro Ijiin, also sank to the bottom of the sea along with the battleship.

The flagship was sunk, which had a huge impact on the morale of the Japanese Navy.

The two remaining battleships, the battleship 'Shikishima' and the battleship 'Fuji', were also hit by heavy fire from the four capital ships of the Imperial Navy. They also ended up holding out and sinking in less than half an hour. Of the 12 battleships of the Japanese Navy, except for the battleship 'Zhoufang', which withdrew from the battlefield ahead of schedule because of heavy damage, the remaining 11 were sunk.

After the sinking of the capital ship, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Japanese Navy continued to fight. They wanted to inflict heavy damage on the capital ships of the Imperial Navy by means of lightning strikes. If you can sink one or two, that's all it would be great.

It's just that, under the protection of the light warships of the Imperial Navy, they simply did not have a chance. Often before it can rush within the effective firing range of the torpedo, it is sunk.

However, even then, a handful of destroyers fired torpedoes. However, it was evaded by the capital ships of the Imperial Navy. Especially after sinking the battleships of the Japanese Navy, the capital ships of the Imperial Navy increased their speed to more than twenty knots. At such speeds, the Japanese Navy's torpedoes had to get closer if they wanted to hit their targets.

And the battleships of the Imperial Navy, will they give the light cruisers and destroyers of the Japanese Navy this chance?

This is obviously impossible. Light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy, laid siege to the light cruisers and destroyers of the Japanese Navy. Those destroyers with small tonnage could not withstand the blows of the destroyers of the Imperial Navy at all. As for the old light cruisers, they are even less of an adversary.

During this period, these light warships of the Japanese Navy did not fail to think of escaping. However, the light warships of the Japanese Navy were far inferior to the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy. They simply could not escape, and the final result was that they were overtaken by the light cruisers and destroyers of the Imperial Navy, and then sunk.

However, the Japanese are indeed tenacious and not afraid of death. Several times it was a desperate situation, and no one took the initiative to surrender. (To be continued.) )

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