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"Commander, the 'Qin II' has sunk, and none of the more than 600 brothers on it have survived, all of them are dead!" Vice Admiral Zhao Hongcai, Chief of Staff of the Pacific Fleet, reported to the commander General Gao Yihai!

"Dog-day Yankees, we'll settle this account with them sooner or later!" Lieutenant General Gao Yihai gritted his teeth and said. He came to expand the results of the war, but he did not expect to sink a battleship of the American fleet and severely damage one, but the battleship 'Qin II' sank because of this. Although, in terms of numbers, the Chinese Navy seems to have taken advantage, this result is not what Gao Yihai wants to see.

The battleships 'Emperor Guangwu' and 'Qin III', escorted by several heavy and light cruisers and destroyers, accelerated to 20 knots and headed north. The battle cruiser 'Wang Qian' opened the way with several light cruisers and destroyers. Behind, the 2nd battleship formation and the 4th battleship formation of the American fleet were in hot pursuit. After sinking the battleship 'Qin II', the 1st battleship formation of the American fleet also caught up. However, the speed of the American fleet is relatively slow, which makes the distance between the two sides grow, and it is almost impossible to catch up with the Chinese fleet!

After sinking the battleship 'Qin II', Admiral William Benson's somewhat gloomy mood finally improved a lot, though. The fleet lost two battleships, and one was heavily damaged, but finally sank the battleships of the Chinese Navy. The American fleet still has 11 battleships capable of continuing operations, while the Chinese fleet has only two left, and the American fleet still has a decisive advantage!

"Sink the remaining two Chinese battleships as well, then we will win!" Admiral William Benson thought secretly. In this way, two battleships were sunk, and three battleships of the Chinese Navy were sunk at the cost of one heavy damage, and they would also be able to make a difference to the country!

"Send a telegram to the 2nd and 4th battleship formations. Once you want to catch up with the Chinese, leave them all! Admiral William Benson ordered.

"General, the 2nd battleship formation is calling, the speed of the Chinese fleet is very fast, and the distance between them and the Chinese fleet is gradually widening. I'm afraid I can't catch up with the Chinese! "A staff officer reported to Admiral William Benson!

"No, absolutely not, we can't let these yellow-skinned monkeys run away like this! Tell them, no matter what method is used, we must intercept the Chinese, we still have 11 battleships, as long as we intercept them. We've won! Admiral William Benson insisted.

"General, now there is only one way, we can attack the Chinese with heavy cruisers or light cruisers, buying time for the battleships behind. As long as the heavy cruiser is able to drag the Chinese. Our battleship formations will be able to arrive in time to launch an attack on the Chinese battleships! "A staff officer built yì Dao!

"Okay, that's it!" Admiral William Benson hesitated slightly, and immediately agreed to this proposal. Though. This would have caused heavy losses to the heavy cruiser fleets of the American fleet, but only if the Chinese fleet could be retained. And to eliminate, then a qiē is worth it!

Soon, Admiral William Benson's order reached the fleet ahead. Immediately after receiving the order, the American fleet ordered the heavy cruisers to launch an attack on the Chinese fleet. In the U.S. fleet, there were only 10 heavy cruisers, but in the previous naval battles, the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' had been sunk by the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian', and two more had been heavily damaged and had withdrawn from the battlefield. The 2nd and 4th battleship formations of the American fleet were only able to use four heavy cruisers.

Although, this order is very dangerous for these four heavy cruisers, even nine deaths. But they also had no choice but to accept the order! After all, the Chinese Navy's battleships "Guangwu Emperor" and "Qin III" still have strong combat effectiveness, not to mention that there are several Chinese Navy's 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers surrounding these two battleships. Four heavy cruisers of the American fleet rushed up, most likely to send them to their deaths!

At 9:20 a.m., the heavy cruisers of the American fleet "Boston", "Concord", "Hartford" and "Providence" accelerated to 25 knots and rushed towards the Chinese fleet. At this time, the speed of the Chinese fleet remained at about 20 knots. The distance between the two sides is only about twenty kilometers, and at this speed, in just two hours, the heavy cruisers of the American fleet will be able to catch up with the Chinese fleet!

"Commander, the heavy cruisers of the Americans are speeding up and catching up, should we speed up?" Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai asked. The maximum speed of the 'Qin-class' battleships was 24 knots, and now it is only 20 knots, which is far from reaching the limit.

"No, you don't! It's just four heavy cruisers, and we can eat them up quickly! Send a telegram to the 'Wang Qian', and after an hour, lead 6 heavy cruisers to intercept these four American heavy cruisers and eat them as much as possible! Lieutenant General Gao Yihai said. The U.S. fleet sent four heavy cruisers to kill it, and it was completely looking for death. Of course, the Chinese fleet will not let go of this piece of fat that is about to come to the mouth!

At 11:20 a.m., the four heavy cruisers of the American fleet were already 10,000 meters closer to the Chinese fleet!

Although, at this distance, the battleship 'Emperor Guangwu' and the battleship 'Qin III' were already ready to shoot, it was just that these two battleships seemed to turn a blind eye to the four heavy cruisers of the American fleet. The battleship was sailing at a high speed of more than twenty knots, and the hull was shaking all the time, and it was impossible to hit a target at a distance of 10,000 meters in such a situation. Therefore, the Chinese fleet will not waste shells either!

"Order the fleet to turn 15 degrees to the right, go around and throw off the heavy cruisers of the Americans!" Wang Jian and six other heavy cruisers caught up with the heavy cruisers and taught the American heavy cruisers a lesson! "General Gao Yihai ordered!

The Chinese fleet immediately turned around and continued to widen the distance between it and the American heavy cruisers. At the same time, the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian' and the other six heavy cruisers all turned around and killed the four heavy cruisers of the American fleet!

"Damn, the Chinese battlecruisers and heavy cruisers have come to kill, what should we do now?" The captain of the heavy cruiser 'Boston' was stunned. The fierce battle between the heavy cruisers of the two sides was still vivid in his mind. In a one-on-one situation, the 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers are no match for the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers, let alone the current four-to-seven, and there is a more powerful battlecruiser in the Chinese fleet.

"Right full rudder, turn, and merge with the battleship!" The captain of the heavy cruiser "Concord" gave the order to run away at the first time, and increased the maximum speed to 26 knots, which is also the limit of the "Philadelphia-class" heavy cruiser. The other three heavy cruisers also learned the same and turned and fled. At this time, it is the most important thing to save your own life first, and as for the task of intercepting the Chinese fleet, to hell with it!

It's just that the four heavy cruisers of the American fleet want to escape, but it is unlikely. The Chinese Navy's 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers are capable of reaching a maximum speed of 30 knots. After the heavy cruisers of the American fleet began to turn, the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy immediately began to accelerate and catch up. The battlecruiser 'Wang Qian' also increased its speed to a maximum of 26 knots!

Half an hour later, six heavy cruisers of the Chinese fleet intercepted four heavy cruisers of the American fleet, and a fierce exchange of fire ensued. The heavy cruisers of the American fleet called for help from the battleships behind them and launched a counterattack. It's just that at this time, they are already far away from the battleships of the American fleet behind, and they will have to wait at least an hour before the battleships behind can catch up!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three triple 210-mm main guns of the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers of the Chinese fleet opened fire quickly, and at a distance of 10,000 meters, they launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the heavy cruisers of the American fleet!

At 12:12, the heavy cruiser 'Boston' was hit, and a 210-mm armor-piercing shell tore through the armor on the front deck of the heavy cruiser, leaving a large hole in the foredeck!

At 12:21, the heavy cruiser "Concord" hit the opponent "Huaihe" heavy cruiser, but this shell only blew up one of the secondary guns of the "Huaihe". However, the fierce counterattack of the "Huaihe" made the heavy cruiser "Concord" suffer a lot, and the superstructure was hit by the "Huaihe" many times, igniting a raging fire.

At 12:25, the battle cruiser 'Wang Qian' also joined the battle group and besieged the heavy cruiser 'Concord' together with the 'Huaihe'. Five minutes later, the second salvo of the battlecruiser "Wang Qian", a 305 mm main gun shell hit the bow of the heavy cruiser "Concord" again, the entire capital of the ship was cut off, and a large amount of seawater poured into the heavy cruiser "Concord" from the gap, causing the bow to sink quickly into the sea. Three minutes later, the heavy cruiser with a displacement of about 10,000 tons sank into the sea with its bow down!

At this time, the battleship formations of the American fleet were belated. After the arrival of the battleship formation of the American fleet, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese fleet had immediately withdrawn and continued their rapid voyage north. And after the American fleet paid the price of a heavy cruiser being sunk and a heavy cruiser being heavily damaged, it did not dare to use heavy cruisers to intercept the Chinese fleet anymore, and could only watch the Chinese fleet withdraw safely!