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"Commander, the Japanese have been found. They are in the northern waters of Gagir Island, 400 kilometers northeast of the Palau Islands, and are carrying out replenishment operations. It is estimated that because of the long detour, they no longer have enough coal! "On the bridge of the 'Zhonghua', the staff officer who had just received the telegram reported to Deng Shichang.

"Gagir Island? How far is it from where we are now? Deng Shichang asked.

"We are in this position now, about six hundred kilometers from the northern waters of Gagir Island!" The staff officer replied.

Deng Shichang nodded, then timed, and then ordered: "Order the fleet to speed up to the knot, and be sure to arrive in the sea area tomorrow morning to block the way of the Japanese." "It's only four o'clock in the afternoon, and at this rate, we will be able to reach the sea area at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. If the Japanese fleet had continued to move north, this time would have been brought forward. The speed of the Japanese fleet was generally too slow, and it was impossible to escape from the interception of the Chinese navy.

"Yes, Commander!" The staff officer received the order.

"Wait, order the nearby cruisers and destroyers to rush over and spy on the Japanese fleet, this time, no matter what, you can't let them escape again!" Deng Shichang ordered with a calm face. The last time the Japanese fleet escaped from Singapore, and the Chinese Navy wasted so much effort to find it, this time, this time it is impossible to make such a mistake again in any case.

"Yes, Commander!" The staff officer nodded. If the Japanese fleet is allowed to escape again and again, then these naval officers will be too useless!

The maximum speed of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships was 225 knots, and there were no problems at all when sailing at the speed of knots. After Deng Shichang gave the order, the entire fleet, like a wild horse off the leash, quickly rushed towards the sea where the Japanese fleet was discovered.

In the sea north of Gargil Island, the Japanese fleet is resupplying. Two Japanese supply ships arrived in the area and joined the fleet. And the warships of the Chinese Navy discovered the supply ships of the Japanese Navy, and it was under the touch of the vine that the traces of the Japanese Navy were discovered. The traces of the Japanese Navy were discovered by the light cruiser 'Wuwei', which had been tracking the Japanese fleet all the way in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

On the bridge of the 'Shikishima', Togo Heihachiro was already bloodless, and the anger in his eyes was almost burning when he looked at the warship of the Chinese Navy more than ten kilometers away. It was not easy to cross the Java Sea and enter the Pacific Ocean, thinking that he had avoided the Chinese Navy and could return to Japan without danger. But I didn't expect that in the end, it would fall short. He knew that the main fleet of the Chinese Navy was definitely coming towards them with great momentum, and at most tomorrow, he would have to fight them.

"How long will it take for the resupply to end?" Heihachiro Togo asked.

"Your Excellency, Commander, it will take another three hours." Major General Onijima replied. He was also very frustrated. He knew very well what it meant to be found by the Chinese Navy. A fierce naval battle awaits them, and whether they will be able to win, or save their lives, is very difficult to say. Although, the education these Japanese received from childhood was to teach them to be loyal to the emperor. But when it really comes to this moment, it is impossible to keep them from feeling frightened.

Heihachiro Togo nodded, and then said: "Order the destroyer formation, the destroyer that has completed the supply, immediately drive the cruiser of the Shina Navy, and you can fire on it!" "Heihachiro Togo still wants to make a final struggle.

"Your Excellency, Commander, are you going to start a war now?" Sameshima was taken aback. Although the Chinese Navy was tracking and monitoring the Japanese fleet, it did not open fire! If the Japanese fleet had fired first, then it would have meant the outbreak of a Sino-Japanese war.

"Do we still have a choice now? If the ship had not been driven out, the war would have dragged on until tomorrow. Now, it makes no difference whether we will fire the first shot or the people of China will fire the first shot. If we can drive away this battleship, we may still have a chance! Heihachiro Togo said.

"Okay, Commander, I'll give the order at once!" Shark Island said with a feeling of bitterness. The discovery of traces by the Chinese Navy has already driven them to a dead end. There is no doubt that now the Chinese Navy is coming quickly, and it is very difficult to say whether they will be able to escape safely once the four epoch-making battleships of the Chinese Navy arrive.

Under the order of Onijima's personnel rules, the five Japanese destroyers that had already completed their replenishment immediately rushed towards the 'Wuwei' with great momentum, and the 05-mm naval guns in the bow of the ship had already faded their gun jackets, revealing their hideous muzzles. These five destroyers are the 'Shinonome', 'Congyun', 'Xiwu', 'Shiranui', and 'Boyun'. All are brand-new destroyers made in the United Kingdom, with a maximum speed of 2 knots, armed with 05 mm naval guns, two 75 mm rapid-fire guns and two 7 mm rapid-fire guns on each side. It has 450 mm torpedo tubes. Compared with the main destroyers that China is now equipped, the firepower is slightly weaker and the speed is also slightly weaker, but it is already at the world's advanced level.

"Captain, the Japanese destroyers are rushing towards us!" On the 'Wuwei', the chief navigator reported.

"Humph! The Japanese also want to drive us away and get away with it! How is this possible! Accelerate to 2 knots and turn left 30 degrees! "The captain of the ship, Lieutenant Commander Gao Hui, ordered. ' The mission of the Wuwei was to monitor the Japanese fleet, report the whereabouts of the Japanese fleet to the main fleet, and wait for the main fleet to arrive and destroy the Japanese fleet in one fell swoop. At the same time, several other light cruisers and destroyers were also in the process of arriving.

Ten minutes later, the Japanese destroyers managed to close the distance between the two sides to 6 kilometers. At this time, the muzzle of the bow of the destroyer 'Shinonome' of the Japanese Navy, which was rushing to the forefront, flashed an orange-red fire, and a 05-mm naval gun shell smashed fiercely towards the 'Wuwei'. However, the Japanese did not have a good spotlight, and the shell exploded on the sea more than 300 meters away from the 'Wuwei,' causing a splash.

The Chinese naval officers on the 'Wuwei' were all shocked. Japanese warships fired at them? What does this mean? It means that the war has already broken out from now on.

"Dog's day, these tigers don't wield, and we really think we're sick cats! Immediately send a telegram to the flagship to report that we were under attack by the Japanese Navy. We're going to fight back right away! Gao Hui shouted. He didn't have a trace of fear, more of an excitement.

"Yes, Captain!" All the soldiers on the 'Wuwei' were also excited. All the naval guns on the 'Wuwei' began to adjust their design orientation. At this time, the Japanese warships had already opened fire one after another, and a large number of shells bombarded the 'Wuwei,' blasting out columns of water on the sea. In order to protect himself, Gao Hui ordered to increase the speed to a maximum speed of 0 knots before launching a counterattack.

"Boom!" The 55-mm twin main gun at the stern of the 'Wuwei' was fired, and then two 05-mm rapid-fire guns on either side also joined the shelling. The target of the shelling was the destroyer "Shinonome" of the Japanese Navy, which officially rushed to the forefront.

The shells exploded on the surface of the sea, raising columns of water. Although the 'Wuwei' was defeated by one against five, it did not suffer a loss. The speed of the 'Wuwei', which had been accelerated to 0 knots, gradually left the Japanese warship behind, and due to the widening of the distance, the Japanese destroyer's threat to the 'Wuwei' became smaller and smaller, and the 55-millimeter naval guns of the 'Wuwei' were still full of power. The destroyers of the Japanese Navy, if they were hit, would have to be seriously injured if they did not die.

The naval battle was fierce, almost to the point of white-hot stage. At 4:45 p.m., a 05-mm shell from the 'Wuwei' hit the bow of the destroyer 'Shinonome' of the Japanese fleet, destroying the main gun of the 'Toun'. However, the 'Dongyun' still did not withdraw from the battle, but continued to rush towards the 'Wuwei' at maximum speed, attempting to attack the 'Wuwei' with the ship's 75-mm rapid-fire guns and 7-mm rapid-fire guns. It's just that under the high speed of the 'Wuwei' at 0 knots, there is no way to complete this attempt of the 'Dongyun'.

At 5:20 p.m., two 55-mm shells from the 'Wuwei' hit the 'Dongyun', causing fatal damage to the 'Dongyun'. A shell exploded apostor, tearing a hole more than two meters long near the waterline on the left side. The turbulent sea water poured violently into the 'Shinonome', causing the 'Shinonome' hull to tilt sharply. Another shell hit the stern of the 'Shinonome', cutting off half of the stern, so that the 'Shinonome' had no way to turn the rudder again.

Just ten minutes later, the rescue operation of the 'Shinonome' was declared a failure, and all 74 soldiers, including the captain, left the 'Donun' by guò escape boat. At 5:05 p.m., the destroyer "Shinonome" sank into the sea as the first battleship to be sunk in the Sino-Japanese Pacific naval battle.

The "Wuwei" was fighting the destroyers of the Japanese Navy while monitoring the Japanese fleet. The scope of the operation was controlled in the nearby seas, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Japanese fleet to escape. As far as the 'Wuwei' is concerned, the destruction of these Japanese destroyers is not a credit at all, and the most important thing is to secure the Japanese fleet. It is precisely because of this reason that the 'Wuwei' is very hard. As more and more Japanese destroyers joined the fray, the 'Wuwei' had less and less room to maneuver. The constant artillery fire made the superstructure of the 'Wuwei' feel like it had been gnawed by a dog.

Fortunately, at 5:55 p.m., another light cruiser of the Chinese Navy arrived and joined the battle group to relieve the siege of the 'Wuwei'. As more and more warships of the Chinese Navy arrived, Heihachiro Togo's plan to escape once again to avoid the surveillance of the Chinese Navy was completely bankrupt.

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