Chapter 362: Heavy Damage to the Combined Fleet

"Buzz~!" The shrill siren sounded suddenly, and it sounded like a death knell to Youdi Zhiyun.

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the Huaxia Fleet found in the sea ahead should be the Third Detachment of the North Sea Fleet stationed in the Ryukyus." A naval officer ran up to Youji Zhiyun and reported loudly.

Youdi Zhiyun hurriedly raised the telescope and looked into the distance, only to see that a large number of black spots appeared on the sea in the distance, and there were twelve warships carefully, "Bagaya Road!" The main force of the Ryukyu fleet is here! "The Japanese know the Third Fleet, which the Japanese are used to calling the Ryukyu Fleet, so to speak. Even if the distance is still far away, and you can only barely see the fleet on the opposite side, you can even point to these large and small black dots and call out the names of these warships.

"Duck immediately and try to avoid engaging the Huaxia Navy as much as possible." Youdi Zhiyun said almost instinctively.

"But Your Excellency Commander, the fleet of the Huaxia people is in the way of our return to the military port, and unless we don't return to Sasebo, we won't be able to avoid it at all." The adjutant couldn't help but remind.

"Baga Ya Road!" Youdi Zhiyun was also anxious for a while before he thought of this question, glaring at the fleet in the distance, a trace of ruthlessness flashed on Youdi Zhiyun's face, "Go ahead!" Amaterasu willing, our great Japanese empire will win! Seeing that this battle could not be avoided, you had no choice but to face it head-on.

In the command room of the battleship USS Ryukyu, the flagship of the Third Fleet of the North Sea Fleet, Rear Admiral Cui Haipeng, commander of the fleet, held a telescope and looked at the Japanese fleet opposite, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a sneer, "I'm finally back, I've been waiting for you here for a long time!" Order the fleet to move forward at full speed and meet the blow to these little devils! ”

"Yes!" The adjutant replied loudly, and then turned to deliver the order.

Cui Haipeng then said loudly, "I tell you that the first and second fleets have already set off, if they arrive." Let's not talk about eating meat, I'm afraid we won't even be able to share much broth. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, everyone cheers me up, and as soon as the war starts, I will fight to the death, and how much meat I can eat depends on this experience! Got it! ”

"Understood!" Everyone in the command room shouted in unison.

The fleets of the two sides approached quickly, and soon the distance between the two sides was shortened to a distance of 6,000 meters, and Cui Haipeng immediately ordered, "The main gun is aimed at the Japanese flagship Mikasa, and hit me hard!" ”

With Cui Haipeng's order. The flagship USS Ryukyu was the first to open fire on the Japanese fleet. With a piercing whistling sound, the cannonball cut a perfect arc through the air and landed accurately towards the Japanese fleet. But unexpectedly, this shell did not hit Mikasa, but accurately hit the cruiser Hashidate not far behind Mikasa, which can be said to be crooked! In the violent explosion, the decrepit Hashidate could not withstand the bombardment of the 343-mm main gun at all, and directly ignited a fire.

"Holy! That's fine, too! Cui Haipeng couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "How did his grandmother beat this." That's too much! But it's better! Good start, good sign! Now aim for Mikasa and hit me hard! ”

The first shot hit, and the Ryukyu command room couldn't help but burst into cheers. Although it is crooked! But after all, the Japanese warships that hit, the morale of the Imperial Navy officers and men was naturally greatly boosted.

And the Japanese fleet, on the other hand. The morale that was originally low was even more low, and all the little devils were thinking now that Amaterasu had completely abandoned them.

"Baga Ya Road!" Youdi Zhiyun couldn't help but scolded loudly, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Your Excellency, Commander. Let's shoot too! At this time, the adjutant couldn't help but ask.

"Waiting! Now the opposing fleet has not yet entered our best range! Wait until you're 5,000 meters away before firing! Youdi Zhiyun said fiercely, although Youdi Zhiyun was already angry at this time, but he had not completely lost his mind. Knowing that the firepower of his fleet was relatively weak, it could not be compared with the Ryukyu at all, so he could only wait for it to get closer before firing the gun.

Fortunately, with the speed of the fleets of both sides, the distance was shortened to less than five thousand meters in a few minutes. Youdi Zhiyun immediately ordered artillery to return fire, and the two sides immediately began an artillery battle.

In order to gain a favorable attack position, Cui Haipeng resolutely ordered a large turn in front of the enemy, the famous "U" turn.

After completing the "U" turn in 16 minutes, the Third Squadron gradually adopted the tactic of seizing the T-shaped head to pass through the Japanese fleet and attack the Japanese vanguard battleships. During the turn of the Third Fleet, two destroyers were damaged by the Japanese fleet and temporarily withdrew from the combat sequence. However, after completing the turn, the Third Squadron gradually seized the initiative on the battlefield by taking advantage of its high speed and rate of fire, as well as the power of artillery and ammunition. Mikasa, the flagship of the Japanese fleet, came under concentrated heavy fire from the Third Fleet.

The battle lasted less than twenty minutes, and the rudder of the Mikasa was broken, the warship lost control, and the commander of the Combined Fleet, Yuji Shinoyoshi, was seriously wounded. The Mikasa, whose entire superstructure had been destroyed, burst into flames, and the hull began to tilt and sink as it looked.

"Good! Well done! One more shot! Be sure to sink it! Cui Haipeng shouted excitedly.

The Mikasa, which was injured by Yan Zhan, originally wanted to take the opportunity to get out of the battlefield, but at this time, the warship had lost control, and the power system was damaged Yan Zhan, and the speed had dropped significantly, even if he wanted to run, he couldn't run. Within five minutes, three more large-caliber heavy artillery shells landed on Mikasa, sending Mikasa directly to the bottom of the sea.

The sinking of the Mikasa was undoubtedly worse for the Japanese fleet, but the third squadron did not let the Japanese fleet go, and in the next two hours of naval battle. Ten of the main warships of the Japanese fleet were sunk one after another, and three of them were secretly attacked and sunk by submarines in the process of escaping. Soon after the two sides fought, the three submarines belonging to the Third Squadron arrived on the battlefield and threw themselves into battle. Like ghosts, they were always cruising beside the Japanese fleet, rushing to deliver a fatal blow to the Japanese warships at every opportunity.

When night finally fell, the naval battle came to an end, and almost all the main warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet were sunk, leaving only a few cruisers and destroyers to escape back to Sasebo Naval Port. After this heavy loss, the Japanese Combined Fleet was already in name only. (To be continued......)

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