On the sea, four 'Daduhe-class' heavy cruisers and four 'Haihe-class' heavy cruisers of the 1st Heavy Cruiser Detachment of the Imperial Navy formed a battle line. Eight 'city-class' destroyers lined the line to prevent enemy lightning strikes. Rear Admiral Wei Xingfeng obviously wanted to have a dignified duel with the German Navy's reconnaissance fleet.

Eight battleships lined up with heavy cruisers in an arc on the sea, ready to seize the T-shaped and concentrate their firepower to teach the German Navy's reconnaissance fleet a lesson. It's just that the commander of the German Navy's reconnaissance fleet, Rear Admiral Leo, was not a fool, and when the reconnaissance fleet of the Chinese Navy had just turned, he understood the other party's intentions. The German naval reconnaissance fleet also immediately began to turn. At the same time, eight heavy cruisers of the 'Prussia class' were lined up in battle.

Rear Admiral Wei Xingfeng ordered the fleet to keep course and not continue to turn. After all, if you keep turning, you'll be heading southeast. In the rear of the German naval reconnaissance fleet was followed several battleships. If you continue to turn, you will be killing yourself.

The heavy cruisers of both sides lined up in two battle lines and sailed south. Destroyers and light cruisers, on the other hand, were on the side of the battle line. The distance between the battle lines of the two sides was a full fifteen kilometers. This distance was already the maximum range of the 210-mm guns of the Imperial Navy. However, it is almost impossible to concentrate the target at this range. Even with an advanced fire control system, it can't be done. The shells of the 210-mm gun were only a little more than a hundred kilograms. At this distance, the dispersion of shells will be large. You want to focus on the target, unless it's a manifestation of God.

203 mm guns of the 'Prussian-class' heavy cruisers of the German Navy. The performance and power are on par with the Imperial Navy's 210 mm guns. It's just that this 45-mm gun of 203 times caliber is in armor-piercing ability. Clearly inferior to the 50-mm guns of 210 times the caliber of the Imperial Navy.

The battle line formed by the heavy cruisers of the reconnaissance fleet of the Chinese Navy and the reconnaissance fleet of the German Navy formed two non-standard parallel lines. The reason why it is called a parallel line that is not labeled. This is because the two lines of battle are not completely parallel. The distance between them is shrinking. Whether it is Major General Wei Xingfeng or Major General Leo, they all want to close the distance to the combat distance.

At 11:52, the distance between the two sides had narrowed to 12,000 kilometers. This distance is already close to the effective range of the heavy cruisers of the Imperial Navy. So, Rear Admiral Wei Xingfeng ordered the fleet to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The heavy cruiser 'Minjiang', the flagship of the 1st heavy cruiser detachment of the 5th Fleet of the Imperial Navy, opened fire first. Test firing of three triple 210-mm guns was carried out. Five shells whizzed towards the heavy cruiser Prussia, the flagship of the German Navy's 1st Heavy Cruiser Detachment, 12,000 kilometers away. At this moment, the flagships of both sides are at the very front of the battle line. In this way, it helps the battleships in the rear to follow the movement of the flagship, which is convenient for command.

"Humph! Damn the Chinese, fire at such a distance. It's nothing more than a waste of shells. Major General Leo looked disdainful. In the training of the German Navy, they often fired at a distance of 10,000 meters. And if you want to hit the target, the distance between the two sides should be at least 8,000 meters closer. In this way, you are most sure. Therefore, Rear Admiral Leo believes that the Chinese Navy is completely wasting shells.

In less than twenty seconds, several Imperial shells fell to the surface of the sea. After the shell exploded, columns of water splashed on the surface of the sea. It's just that because of the distance, the nearest impact point is more than 100 meters away.

But. At this moment, the smile on Major General Leo's face had disappeared. At a distance of 12,000 kilometers, the Chinese Navy scored such a result in the first round of test firing. This undoubtedly shows that the level of gunnery of the Chinese Navy is much more powerful than that of the German Navy.

On the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, seaplanes that provided several jù for the shelling had already taken off. They will provide accurate numbers for the shelling.

"It seems to be a little off." Major General Wei Xingfeng said with a smile. Though. The first round of test firing did not hit the target, but he did not care.

After the heavy cruiser 'Minjiang' opened fire, seven other heavy cruisers of the fleet also opened fire in turn. Merely. Because of the distance, the results are not very good.

Two minutes later. The reorganized heavy cruiser 'Minjiang' opened fire again. This time there were only four shells. However, after correcting the number jù. The accuracy has undoubtedly improved a lot. The nearest point of impact was just over fifty meters from the German Navy's heavy cruiser 'Prussia'.

"Damn! How did they hit so accurately. Command the fleet, open fire at once. Seaplanes take off, providing the fleet with shelling parameters. Major General Leo ordered viciously. Although, he knew that at this distance, it would be almost impossible to hit a heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy. However, if they were only beaten and did not fight back, the morale of the German Navy would inevitably continue to decline. Especially since this was the first naval battle of the German Navy, it was undoubtedly necessary to maintain high morale.

However, a problem arose during this period. The seaplanes of the German Navy had just taken off when they were attacked by the seaplanes of the Reich Navy. Compared to the seaplanes of the Germans, the seaplanes of the Imperial Navy were equipped with two 12.7 mm aviation machine guns. As soon as the seaplanes of the German Navy took off, the seaplanes of the Reich Navy pounced.

"Da Da Da!" The aircraft machine gun rang out, and a barrage of bullets was fired at one of the German Navy's seaplanes, which had just taken off and was still in the climbing stage, which was immediately smashed into a fireball and fell heavily to the sea.

The rest of the German Navy's seaplanes immediately scattered and fled. And the seaplanes of the Chinese Navy are in hot pursuit. After all, if the German Navy's seaplanes can be eliminated, it will undoubtedly be able to affect the accuracy of the German Navy's shelling. This was of great benefit to the heavy cruiser detachment of the Imperial Navy to defeat the heavy cruiser detachment of the German Navy.

The seaplanes of the Chinese Navy are more powerful than those of the German Navy. At the same time, it has the upper hand, so that in this seaplane air battle, the Chinese Navy firmly occupies the advantage. One German Navy seaplane after another was shot down like a turkey.

"Shameless Chinese, how can they do this?" Major General Leo yelled. It was clear that the heavy cruisers of both sides had already formed a battle line and were ready to face off. However, the Chinese have adopted such a despicable and shameless means, which is simply too unchivalrous.

However, the scolding of the German naval officers could not change the outcome. Without the calibration of seaplanes, the shelling of the German Navy was really a waste of shells. After their shells were fired, they were so dispersed that they could not hit the enemy's heavy cruisers at all.

The Imperial Navy's heavy cruiser Chishui River was the first to form a straddle fire on enemy ships. Then the battleship began to pour fire on the enemy ship at its maximum rate of fire. Three triple 210mm guns, firing frantically. After the formation of a straddle fire, it is equivalent to having caught the enemy ship. All you need to do is fire violently. In this case, it is expected that the target will be hit soon.

At 12:08, the heavy cruiser 'Chishui River' accurately hit the enemy ship. This 'Prussian-class' heavy cruiser was the 'Anhalt'. A 210-mm gun accurately hit the foredeck of the battleship. The thin deck armor did not withstand the attack of armor-piercing shells weighing more than a hundred kilograms. After the explosion of the shell, a large hole was left in the foredeck of the heavy cruiser "Anhalt".

"General, it was the 'Anhalt' that was hit. However, there was not much damage. A staff officer reported to Major General Leo.

However, this did not put Rear Admiral Leo at ease. The gunnery of the German Navy cannot be compared with that of the Chinese Navy at all. This direct guidance zhì at this distance, the German Navy was completely at a disadvantage. If this continues, only more and more heavy cruisers of the German Navy will be hit. And the heavy cruisers of the German Navy wanted to hit the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, it seemed impossible.

"Hell! Order the fleet, continue to turn, we need to close the distance with the Chinese. In addition, send a telegram to the 3rd Battleship Detachment, we urgently need their support. Major General Leo ordered.

Only by turning and closing the distance can the German Navy increase its hit rate. However, even so, the hit rate of the Chinese Navy will definitely skyrocket. If the German naval reconnaissance fleet wants to defeat the Chinese naval reconnaissance fleet, it will undoubtedly be very difficult.

Rear Admiral Leo did not give up, because four battleships of the 'Braunschweig-class' and four battleships of the 'Wiecchersbach-class' of the 3rd battleship detachment of the German Navy's high seas fleet were approaching. As long as it can hold off the reconnaissance fleet of the Chinese Navy, it will be able to create a chance for the 3rd battleship detachment. Even if the Chinese heavy cruiser detachment was very powerful, the heavy cruiser was always unable to compete with the battleships. As soon as the 3rd battleship detachment arrived, then it was possible for them to turn the tables. Even, a huge victory.

The German Navy wanted to close the distance, and the Chinese Navy did not stop it. At a distance of 12,000 kilometers, although it is able to hit the target. But again, the hit rate is not high. And there is not much time left for the reconnaissance fleet of the 5th Fleet of the Chinese Navy. Therefore, closing the distance and providing a hit rate will also help to quickly defeat the enemy. (To be continued......)

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