At 2:25, the Chinese Navy's 6 'Hanxin-class, fast battleships caught up with the ● Navy's No. 2 Battlecruiser Detachment and launched an attack on the U.S. Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment at a distance of 10,000 meters!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "'Han Xin, the battleship opened fire first, the muzzles of the three triple 343-mm guns shone with orange flames, and nine armor-piercing shells weighing more than six hundred kilograms whistled towards the US Navy's battlecruiser South Dakota.

Ten seconds later, the shell exploded as it fell into the sea, splashing a column of water that soared into the sky. The first time Qi shè, the nearest impact point was less than 200 meters away from the target, and if you make some adjustments, you may be able to hit the target!

After the battleship Han Shin opened fire, the five subsequent battleships also selected their respective targets and began shelling one after another!

"Damn! Fight back! Major General Henry's face turned green. The accuracy of the Chinese navy's naval guns completely exceeded his expectations, and the first time Qi shè was able to hit such a result, if this continues, I am afraid that it will not be long before they will be hit.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Six U.S. Navy battlecruisers immediately returned fire. It's just that the fire control equipment on the US Navy's battle cruisers is still relatively rudimentary, and it can't be compared with the Chinese Navy at all, and at a distance of 10,000 meters, their nearest impact point is three or four hundred meters away. The shells they fired had no other effect than to blow up columns of water on the surface of the sea!

At this time, the battle situation on the sea was 'Han Xin, 'South Dakota, 'Wei Qing, 'Indiana, 'Huo Quai, 'Montana, 'Li Guang, 'North Carolina, 'Li Ling, 'Maine, 'Ban Chao, 'Washington, '!

And the heavy cruiser formations and forward formations of the Chinese Navy began to attack the cruiser formations of the US Navy and the QYG ship-by-ship formations of the British fleet. When the 2nd Battle Cruiser Formation of the US Navy was unable to take care of them, they were only slaughtered by the heavy cruiser formation and forward formation of the Chinese Navy!

"Boom!" At 12:31 p.m., the battleship Wei Qing achieved its first result in the naval battle, and in the third round, a 343 mm armor-piercing projectile hit the battlecruiser Indiana. The armor-piercing projectile, weighing more than six hundred kilograms, hit the starboard side of the Indiana, blowing off a millimeter secondary gun and leaving a large hole in the starboard side. If the explosion had been a few meters down, the battlecruiser Indiana would have been miserable.

The battle was very fierce, and the six Hanshin-class, fast battleships of the Chinese Navy rained shells on the six battlecruisers of the 2nd Battle Cruiser Detachment of the U.S. Navy at a speed of 1.5 minutes. Shells continued to explode around the battlecruisers of the US Navy, and after the splashed water jets fell, the decks of these battleships were wet, and at the same time, the hearts of the officers and men of the US Navy became colder and more worried!

"Boom! Rumble! "At 12:38 p.m., the battleship Montana, the battlecruiser Montana, hit the target with nine shells this time. A shell hit the 'Montana, the No. 4 main turret on the aft deck of the battlecruiser. The turret armor, which was only 178 mm thick, could not withstand the bombardment of 343 mm armor-piercing shells at all, and the light ones were torn apart. After the shell exploded, the entire turret No. 4 was overturned. Fortunately, there were no shells or shè medicine in the turret at the moment, otherwise, the loss of the battlecruiser Montana would have been even greater. Another shell hit the bridge of the battlecruiser Montana.

Only the 254 mm rear bridge armor could not withstand the 343 mm armor-piercing shells, and the shells lightly tore through the armor of the bridge under the action of huge kinetic energy and exploded inside the bridge. After the shell exploded, dozens of officers, including the captain, were killed. For a time, it was hit hard

'Montana, the battlecruiser has lost its command, and although the remaining three twin 305mm guns are still able to continue firing, they are not as effective as they should be!

"General, 'Montana, the Ship has been badly damaged! The No. 4 turret was destroyed, the bridge was hit, and a large number of officers, including the captain, were killed, and now the chief engineer is directing the battle! "A staff officer reported to Major General Henry!

"Send a telegram to 'Montana, let them keep fighting! No unauthorized retreat without an order! In addition, send a telegram to His Excellency the Commander, the Chinese' Hanshin-class, the battle cruisers are too strong ・ we are difficult to resist, we need reinforcements! Major General Henry said anxiously. Only ten minutes after the battle began, one of the battleships of the U.S. Navy's No. 1 Cruiser Detachment had been severely damaged, and if it went on like this, they probably wouldn't be able to resist it at all! It's been a long time!!

A few minutes later, the staff officer replied to Rear Admiral Henry, informing him that the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment was approaching the battlefield. However, because the distance is too far, there is still more than half an hour before we can reach the battlefield! William. Admiral Benson hoped that the 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment would hold out until reinforcements arrived! As for William. The main force of the combined fleet of the United States and the British Navy, led by Admiral Benson himself, will take longer to reach the battlefield! After all, the speed of a battleship was much slower than that of a battlecruiser. What's more, there are still many relatively old battleships in the U.S. Navy with low speeds, which seriously delays the speed of the U.S. Navy.

"Hell! Half an hour? The artillery fire of the Chinese is so fierce, can we withstand half an hour? Major General Henry roared. Although half an hour is a very short time, now that the Chinese Navy's shelling is getting more and more accurate, it is very difficult to say whether it will last for half an hour. By the time the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment arrived, the 6 battlecruisers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment had already been heavily damaged or sunk by the Chinese Navy! In addition, Rear Admiral Henry did not think that the 4 Colorado class of the 1st Battleship Detachment would be of much use. Maybe it's not an opponent of the Chinese Navy either!

"Boom!" At 12:43, a round of the battleship hit the target, and a 343-mm armor-piercing shell hit the foredeck of the battlecruiser Washington.

'Washington, the deck armor of the battlecruiser was only 64 mm, and in the face of armor-piercing shells weighing more than 600 kilograms, it was completely like paper paste. The armor-piercing projectile lightly pierced the deck armor of the battlecruiser Washington, exploding inside the battleship. Tremendous power, directly in

'Washington, the battlecruiser left a large crater several meters in diameter on the foredeck. And, it doesn't seem to be over yet. Ten seconds later, the battlecruiser 'Washington, burst into an earth-shattering explosion. The entire capital of the ship was shattered in the explosion. At the same time, icy sea water poured from the bow into the battlecruiser Washington, causing the bow to sink into the sea. The rest of the battleship soon saw 'Washington, the battlecruiser's bow sank into the sea and continued to sink while the stern was lifted out of the water. In just two minutes, the battlecruiser with a displacement of up to 20,000 tons sank into the sea!

"Damn, what the hell is going on?" Rear Admiral Henry's eyes widened, and he looked at the 'Washington, that huge whirlpool left on the surface of the sea after the battlecruiser sank!'

"General, it should be the shell that pierced the foredeck of the battlecruiser Washington and pierced the ammunition depot under the main gun at the same time. The hundreds of shells and artillery battles inside completely destroyed the 'Washington, the US! "An officer analyzed. ' Washington, the luck of the battlecruiser was undoubtedly declining, and it was actually sunk under such circumstances, and even the battleship that sank his 'Banchao, was very unexpected. This is the first time that the battleship hit the target in a few rounds, but it sank the target unexpectedly!

'Washington, none of the 800 U.S. Navy officers and sailors on the battlecruiser managed to escape, and all of them accompanied the battlecruiser Washington, sleeping on the icy bottom of the sea!

"Haha! Well done! Sink a Yankee battlecruiser! "This is the first capital ship of the Chinese Navy to sink in this naval battle!" Washington, the battlecruiser was sunk, which boosted the morale of the Chinese Navy. 'Ban Chao, the battleship is sinking

'Washington, after the battlecruiser, immediately turned the muzzle of the gun and began to besiege the battlecruiser Maine, with the battleship Li Ling!

A battle cruiser was sunk, which made the situation of the 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment of the US Navy even more dangerous. However, they also continue to fight back. If they don't fight back and sit back, they will definitely be killed in the end!

12:46 a.m. A huge orange-red fireball rose from the main turret on the foredeck of the battleship. The Chinese Navy's Hanxin-class, the three-seater twin main gun of the fast battleship adopts a knapsack design with two front and one back. 'Indiana, the battlecruiser fired that armor-piercing shell hit turret No. 2 directly.

"Haha! Hit! Finally hit those yellow-skinned monkeys! "Rear Admiral Henry passed through the telescope, and just happened to see the appearance of the battleship Wei Qing, which had been hit, and shouted excitedly. Although only one shell hits the target, if you are lucky, you can also hit the target hard!