Just as the King made its last attack on the Brooklyn, the battle of Jericho's fleet against Magifin's fleet was finally clear! After the second sprint, the Pluto in Jericho's fleet was completely scrapped, and its speed was reduced to only about 14 knots. And the Fury was also hit by several shells and received a moderate blow. The USS San Diego and USS Manila suffered little damage.

And the Majifen fleet suffered a lot of losses! The side chords and bridges of the two Columbia ships were badly damaged, and the firepower was reduced to about 50%, but because of the relatively large tonnage of the two ships, there was no impact on navigation. But the Olympia, which came in third, was much more unlucky! The dense rain of bullets directly beat the side chord of this battleship into a sieve, and the tail was almost submerged in the water, the navigation performance of the entire battleship was greatly reduced, and the twin 8-inch guns in the stern could not be designed for the time being, and the 6-inch guns on the side chord were destroyed 3, and the 6-pounder guns on the surface of the ship were even more beaten! The entire bridge of the battleship was struggling to support in the fire from the explosion of picric acid explosives, and it was not the fractures and collapses that occurred that made people shudder!

"It's time to find out!" Jericho looked at the struggling Magifin fleet in the distance and muttered to himself. Now Jericho has completely grasped the initiative, the Olympic is dead, if he is lucky enough, maybe he can leave a Columbia, so that the US Navy's Second Fleet will be almost beaten!

But just then, a column of smoke suddenly rising from the southwest attracted Jericho's attention! Under the two very light pillars of smoke were two small battleships that appeared on the surface of the sea. This situation made Jericho's heart tense! At this time, if the fleet that appears in this sea area is relatively large. Half of it was probably the Spanish fleet, but if there were a few scattered ships, it would have been the American fleet! It's just that I don't know the identity of the opponent!

And this situation was also discovered by Ma Jifen, who at this time really had a feeling of being in a desperate situation! And in the face of two battleships approaching at high speed, Magifen finally recognized these two battleships, which were none other than the two remaining battleships of Shelly's fleet, the USS Newark and the USS Charleston! Now the Pluto of the Spanish fleet has been heavily damaged. If these two ships join, not only will the Pluto be left behind, but perhaps the rest of Jericho's fleet will also be left behind!

At this time, Shelly saw the two fleets that had reached the endgame. A smile finally appeared on his face. "Lao Tzu finally stopped memorizing words!" Shelly muttered to himself. And the enemy at this time is none other than Jericho's fleet, which made him lose two battleships! As the saying goes, enemies are very red when they meet, and the Shelly fleet at this time is full of strength to fight the opponent!

"Contact General Yang. Report the situation and ask if the main fleet can come back to help! Jericho gave the first order with a dark face. Order, Pluto and Fury withdraw from the battle, and the USS San Diego and USS Manila prepare to attack actively! Jericho then gave a second order. Although Jericho is conservative by nature, he can still calm down and choose the most appropriate way to deal with a dangerous situation, in this case, passive defense is definitely necessary, and he can only take the initiative to attack and damage one of the opponent's fleets, or at least disrupt the opponent's plan to get a little life. Passive defense alone will definitely not work! The difference is only the difference between dying early and dying late!

Immediately after the Pluto and the Fury broke away from the battle, the two San Diego-class cruisers quickly turned and rushed towards the Columbia-class cruisers, which were also scarred. This attack is not just about attrition, so Jericho's two ships are as close to the opponent as possible, giving full play to their firepower advantage in the hope of destroying the opponent as much as possible before the opponent's reinforcements arrive! …,

And Magifen also had a premonition about Jericho's actions, so when the other party rushed over. Magiffen chose to avoid the opponent's attack as much as possible, but even so, the rain of bullets from the pavement still made Magiffen feel a lot of pressure! The two sides soon approached a distance of about 2,000 meters, and at this distance, the opponent's high-explosive shells kept sweeping on the deck of the Columbia, and the already scarred left bridge could not withstand such a fierce 8-inch and 6-inch gun attack. The supporting steel beams, which had been deformed under the scorching fire of picric acid, were even more overwhelmed at this time, and part of the bridge collapsed under the bombardment of heavy artillery, and many personnel were crushed under tons of steel before they even had time to evacuate!

Faced with this situation, the American fleet tried to rescue the two warships, and the Olympia, which had been seriously wounded, came up in an attempt to share the pressure on the flagship with its own twin main guns in the bow. But what is unexpected is that the Manila immediately gave up the pursuit of the Columbia-class, turned its head and concentrated its fire on the Olympia, which had been severely damaged and slowed down! In Jericho's heart, the Olympia's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of the Columbia, if he doesn't come up, Jericho will take the initiative to find him after repelling the Columbia!

Soon, two more shells hit the Olympia, and an 8-inch shell directly hit the underwater part of the port side of the Columbia, and the huge explosion not only blew a large hole in the hull, but even shook off a piece of the dome armor inside, and without the dome armor to block the water, a large amount of seawater poured into the cabin almost unhindered! The Olympia, which was already tilting, soon faced the possibility of water getting out of control! Another 6-inch shell allowed it to penetrate the engine room of the Columbia, cutting off a power line and causing a fire!

The situation on the battlefield quickly became one-sided, but this was only the last time Jericho had the upper hand, and the desperate Olympia sent an 8-inch shell to the Manila's rear main gun, and although the huge impact did not tear the turret protection, it still broke one of the main guns. Even more unfortunate, the blown up barrel smashed into another gun, and after the huge impact, all the Manila's backward main guns were scrapped! In the face of this sudden situation, Jericho can only think of how to retreat instead of continuing to fight!

So Jericho reluctantly gave up the attack on the American fleet and began to leave the war and join the Pluto and the Fury, but Shelly and Magiffin didn't want their opponents to leave so easily, and after Shelly caught up, Magiffin's two battleships also followed behind!

At this time, the U.S. fleet was like a group of wild wolves trailing injured prey, and the other side still had combat effectiveness, in order to reduce their own losses as much as possible, the Shelly fleet focused on the attack targets on the Pluto, the Fury and the Manila without the tail main gun!

The Pluto, which had been heavily damaged, finally couldn't hold up in the face of the attack of as many as 6 6-inch rapid-fire guns, and the raindrops of shells not only completely destroyed the entire bridge and artillery on the left side, but also tore a terrifying hole in the side of the ship! The influx of seawater made the ship's speed drop even more. The ensuing Fury was not having a good time, it was already at the end of the line, and it was a weak ship, after a long time of fighting, the combat power dropped greatly, and after encountering the 2 cruisers led by Shelly, it was natural that there was only the ability to parry and not fight back, and soon, under the accumulation of 6-inch shells, the Fury was also beaten full of fire, and a few openings were also opened at the side chord waterline, but fortunately, the dome armor part was still complete, and it was not broken down and caused a lot of water. But the situation is already precarious at this time!

The situation of the two Santiago-class cruisers was slightly better, and in the face of the Santiago-class with thick skin and strong firepower, the U.S. fleet still temporarily evaded, and only waited for the complete destruction of the battleships behind it before concentrating its firepower on attacking the Santiago-class. Eventually, the Pluto finally hoisted the flag symbolizing the shipwreck, and then left the battle column and ran to the periphery to buy time for the evacuation of friendly ships! …,

"This battleship is finished, let this guy Majifen clean up the mess, we will continue to pursue." Xie Li said energetically, at this time, he changed from yesterday's decadence, and stared at his next target with fire in his eyes, Fury! But at this moment, a sudden change occurred! At the same time that Majiffin was leading the two battleships out of the battle column, the two battleships commanded by Jericho quickly turned 120 degrees and cut diagonally in front of the Shelly fleet, this tactical move was basically a copy of the King and the Cologne! At this time, Shelly also suddenly realized the danger, and quickly evaded the right of the man, giving up the attack on the Fury.

"Damn Majifen, you have to bring two to deal with a sinking battleship!" Shelly cursed loudly, this is a wronged Majifen, although it is said that the Pluto is about to be destroyed, but in the same way, there are few guns left on the port side of the 2 battleships of the Columbia-class, although there is nothing to do on the starboard side, but the starboard side of the Pluto is also intact, and the torpedo is not brought at all. So although the Pluto is sinking, it will take a while to sink it with the few remaining 6-inch or even 4-inch cannons!

Just when Shelly cursed Magifin, and Magiffin was hesitating whether to give up attacking Pluto first, the shells of the Jericho fleet had already hit the head, and after a long artillery battle, the Jericho fleet still maintained more than 60% of the firepower, and because of the angle problem, the Charleston could not give full play to its firepower, so only the Newark alone took on the firepower of the other party!

This charge is one of Jericho's most prominent spots in this battle! The ferocious return fire immediately smashed the bow of the Newark into a sea of fire, and even two shells opened two large holes directly at the bow waterline, causing a slight head-tilt of the hull! In a short period of time, Shelly's fleet was even counter-pressed by Jericho!

Thank you for the reward of the book friend Bai Can, as well as the monthly ticket support of the book friend who reads the world and Han Jiangjiao ~~~ (to be continued) RQ