"Order the 'Akitsuzu' to speed up and intercept the enemy's cruiser." Takachiho' and 'Naniwa', moving at full speed, ready to provide fire support to the 'Akitsuzu'. Sail at top speed, be sure to sink the enemy ship! "The commander of the 1st Guerrilla Group of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Kawagen Yao Daisa, ordered." The cruiser "Akitsuzu" was the fastest battleship in the Japanese Combined Fleet, with a maximum speed of 26 knots. The speed of the Yoshino was not low, reaching a maximum speed of 22. 5 knots. The "Takachiho" and the "Naniwa" were only knotted, but the firepower of these two battleships was more powerful, and after the "Akitsuzu" and "Yoshino" intercepted the enemy ships, the firepower superiority of these two battleships could be fully brought into play. Four to one, Heyuan wants one to think that his own odds of winning are very large.

Thick smoke billowed from the chimneys of the "Akitsushu" and "Yoshino," and the two battleships rushed toward the "Leshan" with maximum horsepower, quickly leaving the other two behind. The speed of the "Qiujinzhou" was the fastest, like a wild horse, galloping on the sea, and quickly rushed towards the "Leshan". At this moment, the distance between the two sides is 12,000 kilometers. The directions are almost in the opposite direction.

"Humph! These little devils, do you want to bully more and less? Turn left 0 degrees. Accelerated to 26 knots. Naval artillery is ready to give these little Japan our strength. Li Deming, captain of the "Leshan," immediately gave an order. The 12 boilers of the "Leshan" input strong steam into two vertical 4-cylinder reciprocating steam engines, with 5,000 horsepower. As a result, the speed of the "Leshan" rose sharply. The two twin 55-mm guns in the bow and stern of the ship also began to turn, aiming at the rapidly approaching Japanese battleship.

"Want to run? Turn right 0 degrees! On the "Yoshino", as soon as Kawagen found out that the "Leshan" had begun to turn the rudder, he immediately gave the order. Prepare to take this opportunity to quickly approach the "Leshan" and close the combat distance.

At 0:20, the course of both sides changed to sailing to the northwest, however, under the deliberate control of the "Leshan". The distance between the two sides is still about 10,000 meters. Although the "Akitsuzu" and "Yoshino" tried to close the distance, they were unable to do so. Because the speed of the "Leshan" is increasing dramatically, even the "Yoshino", which has increased its speed to the extreme, is gradually unable to keep up. The only one who can keep up is the "Akitsuzu". For the speed of the "Leshan", Kawagen was very shocked, and the intelligence that Japan had obtained was that Kawanishi had built a battleship on his own. It's only 20 verses. But now he knows that this is a deliberate concealment of strength by the western Sichuan side. But. He didn't have the heart to care about that, so he hurriedly ordered the "Gao Qiansui" and "Naniwa" to join in the encirclement and interception of the "Leshan".

"Fire!" At 0:25, the "Leshan" opened fire first. After the number of calculations made by the fire control system, the gun commander gave the order to open the gun.

"Boom! Two shelling sounds, like muffled thunder, sounded like thunder, and the two twin 55-mm naval guns on the "Leshan" let out an angry roar. Four shells smashed fiercely at the "Akitsuzu" 10,000 meters away.

"Humph! Shooting from such a distance, these people from western Sichuan really haven't been on the battlefield! Burn the wind. After closing the distance, let them see the real artillery battle at sea! The captain of the "Akitsuzu", Hikoyuki Uemura Nakasa smiled disdainfully.

Half a minute later, four shells smashed into the sea more than 300 meters away from the "Akitsuzu," and exploded into a column of water.

"Are the people of western Sichuan frying fish?" The officers and men of the Japanese Navy, when they came to such a scene, laughed one after another.

"Adjust the direction of the shelling. Brightness up! The gun officer on the "Leshan" was adjusted according to the point of impact.

Two minutes later, the "Leshan" opened fire again. This time. The "Akitsuzu" still did not hit, but the impact point was only 200 meters away from the "Akitsuzu".

Within 10 minutes of the end of the day, the "Leshan" again carried out three rounds of shelling, but still did not hit the "Akitsuzu," but the Japanese Navy could not laugh. Because the "Leshan" was already getting closer and closer to the "Akitsuzu" at the point of impact, the most recent one was only 50 meters away from the "Akitsuzu," and the splash even poured a cold on several Japanese naval soldiers on the "Akitsuzu."

"Hell, how is this possible? With a distance of 10,000 meters, it is a coincidence that they can play with such a high accuracy rate, or is it the real strength of the people of western Sichuan? Isn't it said that this navy has been in force for less than two years? The commander of the "Akitsuzu" Uemura Hikoyuki looked shocked, and he was equally shocked by all the Japanese naval officers and men of the first class of Kawagen. However, they prefer to believe that this is just a complete coincidence that the blind cat of the West Sichuan Navy met a dead mouse.

"Well done! Brothers, one more time, this time be sure to hit the enemy ship! Li Deming put down the telescope in his hand and said excitedly. For the western Sichuan Navy, which has never been on the battlefield, it is indeed very remarkable to be able to achieve such an effect in five rounds of shelling.

"Fire!" At 0:42, the "Leshan" carried out the sixth round of shelling. This time, Li Deming was not disappointed. One of the four shells accurately hit the bow deck of the "Akitsuzu". The shell exploded, blowing a large hole in the foredeck of the "Akitsuzu", and the sailors on the deck suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, it didn't cause much damage and didn't affect the rest of the battle.

"Well done! Brothers, beat that bitch-raised little Japan to death! Li Deming almost jumped up without excitement. Next, the "Leshan" exerted great might and launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the "Qiujinzhou". A large number of shells exploded around the "Akitsuzu", and although they did not hit directly, everyone knew that the "Leshan" was just a little bit of luck.

"Fire, return fire!" Hikosei Uemura, the captain of the "Akitsuzu", did not care that the distance between the two sides was almost more than 8,000 meters, as if he could dispel the fear in their hearts by launching a counterattack.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! The 4 55-mm rapid-fire guns on the "Qiujinzhou" began to fire fiercely, but the shells they fired fell a few hundred meters away from the "Leshan" without exception, and did not pose the slightest threat to the "Leshan."

Next, the "Leshan" and the "Qiujinzhou" launched a fierce firefight. At this distance, both sides have very low hit percentages. However, the Kawanishi Navy has the help of a fire control system, and the hit rate is slightly higher. However, after the initial panic, the Japanese Navy also calmly began to counterattack. I have to admit that the Japanese Navy's Suzhì is much higher than that of the Kawanishi Navy, and even in this disadvantageous situation, they still played a superb level of artillery bombardment.

At the time of the point, after the "Leshan" hit the "Qiujinzhou" for the fourth time, the good luck of the "Leshan" also seemed to have come to an end. A 55-mm shell fired from the "Qiujinzhou" accurately hit the right side of the "Leshan" apostle, blowing up a 05-mm rapid-fire gun and causing casualties among several soldiers. Fortunately, the place where it was hit was above the waterline, otherwise the "Leshan" would have been finished, and once the speed slowed down, it would have to face the siege of four Japanese warships. However, the "Qiujinzhou" was much more injured than the "Leshan". After being hit by four shells, a large piece of the bow of the "Akitsuzu" was gnawed off, as if it had been bitten by a monster. At the same time, the speed also dropped from 26 knots to 24 knots, and it could no longer keep up with the high speed of the "Leshan".

"Damn it, only cowards who know how to escape! Signal 'Akitsu Island' to slow them down! "Heyuan wants to order. If this continues, there is a possibility that the "Akitsuzu" will be sunk, so he cannot let the "Akitsuzu" take risks. At the same time, in his heart, he also put away his contempt for the navy of western Sichuan. After less than an hour of engagement, he seemed to think that the navy of the western Sichuan was much stronger than they had imagined.

"Hey, hey! Little Japan, are you scared? The left rudder is full, turn around and catch up, but you can't let them run away. Also, where are the other brothers? If they don't come, we will run out of meat, and they will have to drink soup! Li Deming ordered.

"Report to the captain, the 'Qijiang' will be able to arrive in half an hour, and the other four light cruisers will have about forty minutes or so. In addition, the main fleet will not be able to feel it until the afternoon, and we should pay attention to safety and not fall into the trap of the enemy! "The communications officer reported.

"Call back to the commander and tell him that we will be careful! Brothers, cheer up, before the arrival of the 'Qijiang', we will sink one of the enemy's warships! Li Deming ordered.

"Yes, Captain!" The sailors on the "Leshan" replied in a high-pitched voice.

Subsequently, the "Leshan" took advantage of its high speed and kept the combat distance at 8,000 to 10,000 meters, and launched a fierce artillery bombardment of the "Qiujinzhou." They hit the opponent several times, but the 55-mm naval guns were not very powerful, and even if the "Akitsuzu" was burned, they failed to sink the opponent. The superstructure of the "Akitsuzu" was even more bombed and dilapidated. Fortunately, at this time, the "Yoshino" came out from the rear of the "Akitsushu" and launched a fierce shelling of the "Leshan".

For the sake of safety, Li Deming ordered the "Leshan" to distance itself from the Japanese ship this time.

PS: The first update has arrived! There was a bug in the previous chapter, Japan did not have a wireless telegraph, and the Combined Fleet could not receive telegrams from the mainland. Xiaoyu didn't think of it for a while and the above, I'm very sorry!