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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "After the cruiser 'Xia Qi' opened fire, another 11 battleships of the 5th Fleet also opened fire. The 12 'Summer-class' cruisers of the 5th Fleet faced the 12 battleships in front of the 1st Squadron of the British Navy. The remaining four warships were handed over to the 1st Fleet of the Xinhua Navy. The 1st Fleet has 9 warships left at the moment, which occupies an absolute advantage. For a time, the shape of the battlefield was reversed, and the navy of the Xinhua State began to gain the upper hand.

"Order the 2nd and 3rd teams to defeat their opponents as best they can and rush to reinforce us." Major General Allen tried to calm himself down. Now the only chance is up to Team 2 and Team 3. If they can quickly defeat the 2nd and 3rd Fleets of the Xinhua Navy, and rush to besiege the 1st and 5th Fleets of the Xinhua Navy together with the 1st Squadron, then the British Navy will still have a chance to win. Otherwise, the British Navy will taste the defeat it has not experienced for a long time in this far-reaching naval battle.

"Yes, General." The communications officer on the battleship Apollo hurriedly contacted the 2nd and 3rd teams.

It's just that the arrival of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy greatly excited all the officers and men of the 2nd Fleet and the 3rd Fleet. Commodore Xu Hai and Commodore Liu Xu, the commanders of the fleet, both ordered to hold off the British Navy and give the 1st and 5th Fleets a chance to defeat the 1st Fleet of the British Navy. For a time, the key to the battle was focused on time. Both sides want to defeat their opponents as best they can in order to establish an advantage on the battlefield.

"Boom! "Boom" The cruiser 'Shaokang' of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy. A third salvo of this naval battle was played. The first two volleys failed to hit the target. This time, it was the first of its kind for the 5th Fleet. In this round of volleys. A 155-mm shell and a 105-mm shell simultaneously hit the battleship 'Nayard' of the British Navy.

Among them, 105-mm shells hit the port deck of the battleship 'Nayad', destroying two 3.7-inch cannons and detonating several shells on the deck at the same time. For a time, a raging fire broke out on the port side of the battleship 'Nayad'. And the 155-mm shell hit the foredeck of the battleship 'Nayad', exploding near the bow. The 155-mm shell weighed 42 kg with a charge of 12 kg. Heavy shells under the action of huge kinetic energy. The light yì pierced the deck in the bow of the ship and exploded inside the battleship. The power of 12 kilograms of smokeless gunpowder was so amazing that it blew up the capital of the battleship 'Nayad'. From afar. It was as if the bow of the battleship 'Nayad' had been bitten off by a monster. Sea water poured into the battleship from the bow of the Nayad. Such damage cannot be repaired at all. The captain immediately ordered the ship to be abandoned. However, within two minutes, the battleship sank into the sea with its bow facing down and its stern facing upwards. Nearly two hundred sailors on the battleship. Except for a very small number of people. They all sank into the sea with the battleship, leaving only a huge whirlpool on the surface of the sea.

"General, the battleship 'Nayad' has been sunk." The communications officer immediately reported the news to Major General Allen.

"Bastard!" Major General Allen cursed in a low voice. The powerful firepower of this new type of steam warship of the Xinhua Navy was vividly displayed in the battle, which made Rear Admiral Allen feel a deep crisis.

Unlike the annoyed Rear Admiral Allen, Commodore Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, burst out laughing when he saw the sinking of the Nayad. The 5th Fleet joined the battle and sank a British Navy battleship in just a few minutes. This is undoubtedly a good sign!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The cruiser 'Shaokang' got off to a good start, and the other warships also stepped up. Want to sink the opponent's warship and build up merit. However, at this moment, the distance of the battle is still more than three thousand meters. It's not so easy to hit enemy ships one after another.

"Commander, do we want to shorten the distance of engagement. If we can shorten the engagement distance to two thousand meters, then our hit rate will be much higher. "The gunner on the cruiser 'Xia Qi' said.

Lu Haipeng pondered, if the engagement distance is shortened, the hit rate of the 5th Fleet will increase, this is for sure. However, the hit rate of the British Navy will certainly also increase exponentially. It's just that, unlike the British Navy's 'Apollo class', the 'Xia-class' cruisers have a thicker skin. As the first steam warship of the Xinhua Navy, the 'Xia-class' cruiser was not an all-steel battleship, but was covered with steel plates up to 20 mm thick in important locations such as the fore and aft decks, engine rooms and bridges. And even then, it is much more powerful than an unprotected wooden cruiser.

"Order the fleet to begin turning, shortening the distance of engagement." After a slight hesitation, Brigadier General Lu Haipeng gave the order to turn around. Anyway, the defense and firepower of the 'Xia-class' cruisers are much stronger, and even if they fight hard, the 5th Fleet will definitely not suffer. The two sides fought hard, and it must be the British Navy that can't stand it at that time.

The 5th Fleet took the initiative to close the engagement distance, much to the surprise of the British Navy. You must know that after the battle began, they tried every possible means to shorten the combat distance, so that the firepower advantage of the British Navy's 'Apollo-class' warships could be brought into play. However, the Xinhua Navy has not allowed them to succeed. The Xinhua Navy took the initiative to shorten the combat distance, which made Rear Admiral Allen vigilant.

"General, the Xinhua Navy must be relying on its firepower superiority to inflict more damage on us. We cannot let them succeed. Lieutenant Colonel James said. In the past, they had scolded the Xinhua Navy for its shamelessness. But now, they have to do the same. Only in this way will it be possible for the British Navy to reduce its losses.

"Nope! Since those yellow-skinned monkeys want to find death, then we will fulfill them. Their firepower is strong, but we're not vegetarians either. At the same distance, our guns could still crush or sink them. Also, after closing the distance, our soldiers must have played better than those yellow-skinned monkeys. Major General Allen said stubbornly. Although this will plunge the British Navy into a crisis, there is also a glimmer of opportunity in the crisis. If we can seize this opportunity, we may be able to turn defeat into victory.

"Yes, General!" Brigadier General James nodded. He knew Major General Allen's intentions, but he felt that he was taking a risk. However, Major General Allen was the commander, and on the battlefield he had the final say.

"Haha, Lu Haipeng, this kid, wants to bully people with thick skin and thick flesh. This time, some of the British people suffered. Seeing the intentions of the 5th Fleet, Rear Admiral Wei Yong burst out laughing.

The crisis of the Xinhua Navy has been completely resolved, and the pressure on his shoulders has disappeared. Although the Xinhua Navy suffered heavy losses this time, if it could defeat the British Navy and inflict heavy damage or even destroy the main force of the British Navy, it would still be a great victory. You know, the British Navy is different from other navies, they are the supremacy of the sea. Defeating them will undoubtedly further enhance the status of the Xinhua Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "As the two sides get closer and closer, the impact point is also getting closer, and the hit rate is also increasing.

"Boom!" In a salvo fired by the cruiser Taikang, two 155-mm shells hit the target, and the tremendous power of the two 155-mm shells immediately made the battleship named 'Rainbow' pay a heavy price. The keel of the battleship was blown off, and the entire battleship was broken in two, and then it quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

"Bastard!" The loss of two battleships in succession made Rear Admiral Allen furious.

"Boom!" Finally, the salvo fired by the 'Apollo' battleship hit the 'Xia Qi', the flagship of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy. This was a 3.7-inch naval gun on the port side of the battleship 'Apollo', which hit the foredeck of the 'Xia Qi'. However, when the smoke and dust of the explosion cleared, Rear Admiral Allen found that nothing had happened to the Xia Qi. The two 155mm guns on the foredeck of the battleship 'Xia Qi' continued to shell after a few minutes of silence, and this result made him unbelievable.

In fact, the cruiser 'Xia Qi' was not without damage at all. The gunners on the foredeck, who were busy, paid a heavy price. The steel plates on the deck withstood the shelling of the British troops. However, shrapnel was fired in all directions, and several gunners were killed. The rest were also hurt by Yan zhòng. Fortunately, the reserve gunners replaced the wounded gunners in time, allowing the two 155mm guns on the foredeck to continue firing. Open naval guns, lacking protection for gunner's doors. It's just that the closed turret is too heavy for the 'Xia-class' cruisers to install at all. Long Yufei planned to use a closed turret on an all-steel battleship.

"Boom! Rumble! "After the cruiser 'Xia Qi' was hit, Commodore Lu Haipeng felt a little embarrassed and severely reprimanded the gunners of the 'Xia Qi'. The gunners of the 'Xia Qi', who were ashamed and brave, then took revenge.

In this salvo, two of the 12 shells fired by the cruiser Xia Qi hit the battleship Apollo, one 155 mm shell and one 75 mm shell. However, neither of these shells was able to hit the vital point of the battleship "Apollo" and failed to sink the flagship of the British Navy, but it made the battleship incapacitated. (To be continued......)