When the four 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers of the Japanese Navy appeared, the two 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers and the two 'Seiryu-class' light cruisers of the Imperial Navy retreated without thinking about it. Although, it is a pity to let go of the two 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers that have already been heavily damaged. But that's better than paying for yourself.

"The Japanese really have a conspiracy, and even the 'Kongo-class' battle cruisers have been dispatched." Colonel Shen Shoukun sneered.

It's just that the Japanese obviously didn't take advantage of it this time. Although they dispatched the main forces, by now five light cruisers have been sunk by the Chinese Navy. On the other hand, the Chinese Navy has only paid some insignificant minor injuries, which are almost negligible. In this way, it can be seen that the Japanese Navy has suffered a lot of losses.

"The Japanese are menacing, and they definitely want to deal with our capital ships. It's just that our 'Longfei-class' battlecruisers and 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers have not yet appeared, and they themselves have been exposed. A staff officer said.

Colonel Shen Shoukun nodded, agreeing with this view.

"Report the news of the appearance of the four 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers of the Japanese Navy to Commander Liu!" Colonel Shen Shoukun ordered.

Relying on two 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers and two 'Seiryu-class' light cruisers, it was clearly no match for the Japanese Navy. Those four 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers were enough to crush them. The only ones that could deal with the Japanese Navy's 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers were the Chinese Navy's 'Longfei-class' battlecruisers and 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers.

Although, the main guns of the 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers had a full caliber of 356 mm, the defense was too weak. Whether it is the 50 times caliber 343 mm main gun of the 'Longfei-class' battlecruiser or the 50-caliber 305 mm main gun of the 'Longyao-class' battlecruiser, it can pose a deadly threat to it. The armor of the 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers could not withstand the shells of the battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy at all.

"Order the ships. Prepare for battle and pursue the Shina people. It is important not to let go of the warships of the Chinese people. "On the battlecruiser 'Kongo', Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano gave the order.

The Japanese Navy had already lost five light cruisers, and if it was not possible to sink these two heavy cruisers and two light cruisers of the Chinese Navy, then he would not have been able to account for it to the Admiralty.

"Yes, General." The captain of the battlecruiser "Kongo" Shuzo Matsuoka nodded. But. The maximum speed of the 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers was only 27. 5 knots only. It does not have an advantage in speed, whether it is the 'Zodiac class' heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy or the 'Qinglong-class' light cruiser, the speed is faster. If the Chinese Navy was bent on retreating, the Japanese Navy would have no choice.

Faced with the attack of the Japanese Navy, the Chinese Navy chose to retreat. After all, using heavy patrols to resist hard patrols is undoubtedly hitting stones with eggs. It's better to wait until your own patrol arrives and hand it over to your own patrol to deal with.

Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong's order has also been given. He was leading two 'Longfei-class' battlecruisers and two 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers to the battlefield. It's just that because it's too far away from the battlefield, it takes a certain amount of time. Upon learning of the appearance of the Japanese Navy's 'Kongo-class' battle cruisers, Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong ordered the Imperial Navy to retreat south and join up with the battle patrol formation.

After receiving the order, the two 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers and the two 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers of the Imperial Navy began to retreat south, and the speed became faster and faster. This made the commander of the Japanese Navy, Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano, have a gloomy face as if he could drip water.

"General. The people of China have retreated, what should we do? Is it necessary to send destroyers to intercept? Matsuoka asked. At the speed of a 'Kongo-class' battlecruiser. It is almost impossible to catch up with the heavy and light patrols of the Chinese Navy.

Major General Naoe Nakano hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head. The number of destroyers under his command is too small. Even if a lightning strike is launched, it is estimated that it will not have much effect. In particular, the heavy and light cruisers of the Chinese Navy have very powerful secondary artillery. If a destroyer wants to succeed with a lightning strike, there is almost no possibility. Rather than let these destroyers go to their deaths. Then it would be better to think of something else.

"No, I don't need destroyers to dispatch, I have my own way to get the people of China to take the initiative to fight us." A hint of hideousness flashed across Major General Naoe's face.

A trace of doubt flashed on Matsuoka Shuzo's face, not knowing what Major General Naoe Nakano was going to do.

"Order the fleet, continue the pursuit. If you can't catch up. Then go to Pohnpei Island. We can't catch up with the Chinese navy, so the troops they deploy on Pohnpei Island will not be able to escape! Maj. Gen. Naoe Nakano said.

"It's a good way to force the people to fight against us." Matsuoka Shuzo nodded.

Time passed slowly, the Chinese Navy withdrew at high speed, although the Japanese Navy was struggling to catch up. But because the 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers were too slow, they were never able to catch up. If the strength of the Japanese Navy's light cruiser formation had not been lost, it would have been possible to send light cruisers to intercept it and create an opportunity for the battle cruisers. But alas, the light cruiser formations of the Japanese Navy have already suffered heavy losses. The remaining two 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers were also heavily damaged and were unable to fight any longer.

"**** little Japan, what do they want to do all the time like this?" Colonel Shen Shoukun couldn't help frowning. There is some confusion about the actions of the Japanese Navy. It stands to reason that the Japanese Navy found that it could not catch up with the command of the Imperial Navy, and it was time to give up. After all, if you keep chasing after you, you're likely to fall into a trap. However, the actions of the Japanese Navy turned out to be somewhat unusual.

"Captain, the Japanese Navy has turned." Suddenly, a staff officer reported to Colonel Shen Shoukun.

"What?" Colonel Shen Shoukun immediately grabbed the binoculars and looked at the Japanese Navy.

Sure enough, the Japanese Navy seemed to have given up a few strokes to catch up with the Imperial Navy. However, the Japanese Navy did not turn to evacuate, but continued to move south!

"Captain, the direction of the Japanese Navy seems to be Pohnpei Island!" A staff officer said suddenly.

"Pohnpei? What do these little Japan want to do? Do they want to continue the shelling of Pohnpei? Colonel Shen Shoukun's face changed drastically.

Previously, the Japanese Navy's light cruisers "Tone" and "Otowa" shelled Pohnpei Island, which had already caused a lot of casualties to the marines stationed on the island. If these four 'King Kong-class' battle cruisers also rushed to bombard Pohnpei Island, they could completely wipe out the Empire's marines deployed on Pohnpei Island!

"Damn, these little Japan are really vicious!" Colonel Shen Shoukun couldn't help but scold.

Now, there are only two paths in front of Colonel Shen Shoukun, one is to turn to fight the Japanese Navy and prevent the Japanese Navy from going to Pohnpei Island. The other is to continue to evacuate and avoid the edge for the time being.

"Report to Commander Liu." Colonel Shen Shoukun ordered. When reporting to Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong, they also warned the Pohnpei Island side and asked them to prepare for evacuation.

The Imperial defenders on Pohnpei Island were alerted and had to evacuate again. After all, the battle cruisers of the Japanese Navy that came this time were much more powerful than the previous heavy cruisers.

After Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong, who was rushing to the battlefield, received a telegram from Colonel Shen Shoukun, he directly ordered Colonel Shen Shoukun to lead the formation to monitor the Japanese Navy, not to fight the Japanese Navy lightly, and wait until the capital ship arrived, and then confront the Japanese Navy.

At 7 p.m., the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation arrived on Pohnpei Island. Four battlecruisers like hills appeared off the coast of Pohnpei Island, causing the island's natives to flee in terror. The previous shelling of the light cruisers of the Japanese Navy had already caused heavy losses to the indigenous population of the island. As for the Imperial Marines stationed on the island, they were completely dispersed. Whether or not they can escape the shelling of the Japanese Navy depends only on God's blessing. After all, their improvised shore fortifications, in front of the 356-mm guns of the battlecruisers, were no different from papier-mâché and could not resist at all.

At 7:15 p.m., four Japanese Navy 'Kongo-class' battle cruisers began pouring artillery fire on Pohnpei Island. One after another, the cannonballs whistled towards the island. Every shell exploded as if the ground was shaking, leaving huge craters on the island. Once again, the indigenous inhabitants of the island have paid a heavy loss. Even if the Imperial Marines were scattered, they also paid a lot of losses in the shelling.

Shelling of the Japanese Navy,. It lasted half an hour. The whole island of Pohnpei was in shambles during the shelling. It was not until nightfall that the Japanese Navy evacuated with a swagger.

"Damn it, **** Japanese!" Colonel Shen Shoukun saw the arrogance of the Japanese, and his heart was very uncomfortable.

"Captain, it's getting dark. Perhaps we can take the opportunity to teach the Japanese a lesson. A staff officer suggested.

At night, the superiority of the caliber of the main guns of the Japanese Navy was greatly limited. The Imperial Navy's 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers, although small in caliber, had a faster rate of fire and could rain more shells on the battleships of the Japanese Navy. Even if it was not possible to inflict heavy damage on the battlecruisers of the Japanese Navy, there would be no problem at all in destroying its superstructure. What's more, with the cover of night, the Imperial Navy's heavy cruisers can quickly attack or evacuate with their speed advantage.

Colonel Shen Shoukun took this suggestion after careful consideration.

After nightfall, the Imperial Navy's two 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers and two 'Blue Dragon-class destroyers' slaughtered the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation under the cover of night. (To be continued.) )

PS: The first update arrives, asking for subscriptions, monthly passes and recommended tickets!