The inch main gun was pointed to the port side, and the target was the enemy's capital ship Column Pilot Ship, located north-northeast of the ship, at a distance of 20,000 yards, heading southwest, and was confirmed to be a Thunderbolt-class battle cruiser.

The Scott-style rangefinder on the top of the mast had already measured the relevant data, and the firing control room under the control tower calculated the firing elements based on the data provided by the observation posts, including the rangefinder, and then transmitted them to the turrets in real time. When all the four huge twin turrets reported "ready for convenience", the gunnery chief located in the masttop measurement and control room pressed the "full salvo" button at the right time, and in an instant, eight shining and dazzling cannon flames sprayed far away from the port side, reflecting a large area of sea on the side of the gunwale. The immediate shock wave suddenly pressed the surface of the sea closest to the cannon flame into a smooth circular depression, and before the orange cannon flame was replaced by a large puff of gray-yellow gunsmoke, the depression of the sea surface was filled in by the surrounding sea water in the blink of an eye, and the originally smooth round surface stirred up white foam - of course, this was only a flash in the pan, and it was not fundamentally different from the terrifying fifty or sixty-meter-high water columns that rose from around the "Thunder" 20,000 yards away half a minute later.

The roots of the water column are yellowish-green, which is obviously one of the characteristics of the picric acid explosives loaded in the shells, and today the British have had enough of the pain caused by this shell, the overly sensitive nature of picric acid often causes the armor-piercing shells to explode before penetrating the enemy's armor, and the British gunners have witnessed the repeated fires of enemy ships, but they can often maintain the frequency of fire without slowing down, and it is inevitable that their confidence will be shaken and their morale will be frustrated.

Even so, in the previous battleline battles lined up to shoot, including the "Queen Elizabeth", 4 of the world's top warships equipped with 15-inch main guns have shown their due value, among which the "Revenge" has severely damaged at least one Thunder-class battlecruiser, the "Queen Elizabeth" has confirmed to sink one Thunder-class, the "Gang Yong" has severely damaged or sunk one Thunder-class, and the "Barham" has severely damaged or sunk one Beiyue-class battleship, and among the ships, except for the "Balham" that was previously hit by a Chinese aviation torpedo Outside of it, the damage suffered is not enough to affect the basic combat effectiveness.

Now that the "Barham" was in the leading position of the capital ship column, the 315-inch main gun battleship behind the palace, together with the 13.5-inch main gun battleship "Thundering", which had slowed down the speed of the capital ship column, led the "Queen Elizabeth", "Brave" and "Thundering" from the southwest course to the easterly course in turn, and crossed the front of the pursuing East Asian Army's capital ship column.

All the 8I-class destroyers of Colonel Windland's 10th Destroyer Fleet, which had not fired a single shot in the previous light force engagement, also joined this seemingly suicidal battle because of the timely retraction, and Colonel Winterland, who was riding on the "Impermanence", ordered the whole team to deploy side by side, and at full speed, it attacked the main ships of the East Asian Army from west to east at a speed of 30 knots.

The bridge of the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

"We're going to be gone...... The glory of God...... Shine forever on ......"

Lieutenant Colonel Kanter held his binoculars flat in both hands, looking at the enemy ships and water columns 20,000 yards away, and wondered what he was thinking.

Betty glanced back at him, "Praying?" ”

"It's kind of ......"

Kante didn't dare look Betty in the eye.

Betty turned her head unconcernedly. Putting his back on the ground and closing his fingers one by one.

"Even my share of the land. May I? ”

Kante's face flared. Nodding his head vigorously: "Of course...... No problem. ”

Napoleon said. Don't wake up this sleeping lion. Maybe he's ...... to the ground."

Betty held up her binoculars. The corners of his mouth slid over an unintentional wry smile.

"But since it is awake and gnawing everywhere, it must be slaughtered, and there has never been a victory without a price—for the sake of Great Britain, for the glory of God, our sacrifice is worth it, and it will surely shine for all eternity."

……

The "Pinghai," the general flagship of the East Asian Army, which had just been watched by a cluster of rushing water, had already pointed its two front main turrets at the "Gangyong," which was 20,000 yards south-southwest of the ship, and had just opened a test firing of four groups, and the two rear main turrets had already been turned to the extreme position on the starboard side, but due to the position of the enemy and us, they could not be used for the time being.

Inside the bridge, the chief of staff, Major General Ye Fei, was anxious again, gritted his teeth and leaned into Sa Zhenbing's ear: "The enemy is in front, and our firepower advantage cannot be brought into play, so immediately turn to the southeast to fight!" ”

Sa Zhenbing's eyes narrowed, his fingers flicked lightly on the armrest of the chair, and he shook his head slightly: "Order, turn right for 2 compass points in turn, and take the west-southwest course." ”

Ye Fei was still a little confused: "This ...... Isn't this a head-to-head battle that goes into the anti-course? In this way, although it can also exert some firepower, the relative speed of the two sides is too large, and it will pass at once, which is not easy to calibrate, and there is not enough firepower time......"

Sa Zhenbing sneered: "This is just to drag our outcast, and it is fooled to turn into the same voyage battle, you can see it carefully, there are only 4 big ships in front, and the other ships are still retreating to the southwest, and if we go east, it will be the opposite, just so that the enemy's main force has the opportunity to drag until dark." ”

Ye Fei just nodded, and suddenly found something from the telescope.

"I see...... Wait, look over there, in the direction of 3 bells, enemy destroyers...... Destroyer 8 is heading straight at me! If you turn to the west-southwest, you will be rushing towards the enemy destroyer. ”

Sa Zhenbing said indifferently: "It's okay, let the standby Expulsion Team 1 come out to fight." Now is the opportunity, since the other party does not hesitate to use the best warships as outcasts, then take the opportunity to separate their main force from the outcast, first give the main force a fatal blow, and then slowly hunt the outcast. ”

Ye Fei looked up at the sky that was getting darker, and he still looked uneasy: "The sunset time in this sea area is 1745 minutes to 50 minutes, I'm afraid we don't have so much time to bypass the enemy's rear troops before dark, and then catch up with the main force to deliver a fatal blow." ”

Sa Zhenbing's eyebrows tightened, and he raised his voice slightly: "Do you want me to let go of the enemy's main force, concentrate on dealing with the outcasts, and let Jericho's attempt succeed?" ”

Ye Fei straightened his chest and did not back down: "I think that destroying the strongest enemy in the near future is more conducive to follow-up operations, anyway, the remaining ships can't outrun us, and when it is dawn, we still have a chance." ”

"After dawn, we have to face the enemy's shore-based aviation without cover, and you and I don't know how many combat aircraft the other side still has available, so I can't take this risk, if we can't confirm before dawn that the injured mobile unit and the aircraft carrier have time to return to the battlefield, we will have to retreat to the open sea. In the same way, you and I don't know which of the gods or the Buddha is more effective, so I won't let the capital ships fight at night with their luck—"

Sa Zhenbing said this in one breath, paused for a long time, supported his arms with his elbows, crossed his hands in front of his chest, and said in a slow tone: "Before the enemy's lightning strike forces can launch a large-scale assault again, a decisive victory must be achieved. ”