After Admiral Takeshita's order was given, the battleships Kii and Suruga immediately began to turn around and prepare to flee. And the battleship 'Omi' was so badly damaged that it could only watch.

"Everybody is ready to get into the lifeboat and open the sea valve." The captain of the battleship 'Omi', Heigo Teraoka, ordered. The battleship Omi, which had suffered heavy losses, was obviously unable to escape. If you persist, you may be captured by the Chinese Navy. In that case, wouldn't it make the Chinese Navy even stronger? Therefore, Teraoka Heigo Daisa directly gave the order to abandon the ship.

After the sea valve was opened, the seawater poured into the battleship Omi more violently. This also made the battleship sink faster. The Japanese naval officers and men on the battleship hurriedly got into the lifeboats and left the battleship Omi, which was about to sink.

However, there were more than 1,600 naval officers and sailors on board the battleship Omi, and the lifeboat could only hold a few hundred people. This means that there are still a large number of people who need to soak in the seawater. If they didn't escape in time, once the battleship Omi sank, the whirlpool formed on the surface of the sea would be enough to sweep them to the bottom of the sea. In that case, the sea will end up dead.

"Little Japan is running away! Hmph, did they escape? Order the ships, pick up speed and prepare for pursuit. Admiral Liu Guanxiong ordered. The Japanese Navy also had two 'Kii-class' battleships that were not sunk. This will pose a certain threat to the Chinese Navy in the future. The threat would have been even greater if the Japanese Navy had used these two battleships to strike at the Imperial Army's logistical supply lines. Therefore, the Imperial Navy had to find a way to sink these two battleships as well.

"Yes, Commander. But what about the battleship 'Omi'? Lieutenant General Li Dingxin said with a smile.

No doubt. The Imperial Navy had already won this naval battle. The next pursuit was just to further expand the results of the battle. It was not so easy for the Japanese Navy to want and flee.

"'Omi', don't worry about it. In another ten minutes, it will sink. Admiral Liu Guanxiong said.

Now the battleship 'Omi' is sinking. Though. The rate of sinking is not very fast. However, as more and more seawater enters the ship's hull, it is almost impossible to stop this sinking trend. Therefore, the fate of the battleship 'Omi' was already decided.

The three 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy, together with the battleship 'Yasukai', quickly pursued the Japanese Navy's battleships 'Kii' and 'Suruga', trying to intercept these two battleships.

The battleship Kii has increased its speed to 25 knots, which is already the maximum speed of the Kii-class battleship. A vote of light cruisers and destroyers. It surrounded the battleship Kii to protect him from lightning strikes by the Chinese Navy.

However, the speed of the battleship "Suruga" could not be increased to the maximum. In the previous battle, the battleship Suruga was damaged by the Imperial Navy's battleship Regulus, causing flooding. The hull tilted a little, which also affected the speed of the battleship. Right now. The speed of the battleship Suruga was only able to maintain about 23 knots. And the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships and 'Jinghai' battleships. The speed is all above twenty-five knots. Therefore, after only three hours, the battleship 'Suruga' would be caught up and then besieged by the capital ships of the Imperial Navy. Under siege by the four capital ships of the Imperial Navy, will the battleship Suruga be able to escape? This is almost unlikely.

"Commander, the destroyer formation requested a lightning strike on the battleships 'Kii' and 'Suruga' of the Japanese Navy. Slow them down. Lieutenant General Li Dingxin said.

Admiral Liu Guanxiong hesitated for a moment, but finally shook his head: "Forget it." We've won this battle, and all we need to do now is take a moment to expand our gains. What we have is time, and we don't have to let the destroyers fight hard. Besides, there will be quite a few light cruisers and destroyers in the future. If you start a lightning strike at this time. It will come at a great cost. ”

Lieutenant General Li Dingxin nodded, indeed, launching a lightning strike at this time will pay a great price, and it may not be possible to achieve results. Under such circumstances, there was naturally no need for the Imperial Navy to pay too many casualties.

The Japanese Navy frantically tried to escape, but the Chinese Navy was in hot pursuit. Gradually. Admiral Isamu Takeshita also discovered that the battleships Suruga and Kii were getting farther and farther apart.

"Yaga, what's going on with the battleship 'Suruga'? Why didn't they catch up with us? Isamu Takeshita asked. Now I'm running for my life, and if I have any reservations, isn't it looking for death?

"Your Excellency, Commander, in the previous battle, the battleship 'Suruga' suffered some damage, and a lot of sea water entered the battleship. As a result, the speed has also been greatly affected. Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada said.

"Bastard!" General Takeshita couldn't help but curse secretly. He knew that in this case, the battleship 'Suruga' would probably be more unlucky this time, and there would be no way to escape the pursuit of the Chinese Navy.

However, General Takeshita also had a hint of happiness in his heart. If the battleship Suruga had been left behind, it would have been besieged by the Chinese Navy. When the time comes, you can buy them more time to escape.

"Send a telegram to the battleship Suruga and ask them to find a way to escape." Admiral Isamu Takeshita ordered. It is clear that at this time the battleship "Kii" was not going to slow down. That meant that the battleship Kii would stay behind and die with the battleship Suruga. Therefore, the battleship "Kii" could only escape first, leaving the battleship "Suruga" to fend for itself.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada also nodded. He also knew that this time the battleship 'Suruga' was probably more than lucky. However, there is no way around it. Who said that the speed of the battleship 'Suruga' was affected?

Two hours later, the Imperial Navy's battleships "Fuxi" and "Shennong" had already begun shelling the battleship "Suruga". In order to inflict a greater blow on the battleship Suruga, the battleship Fuxi and the battleship Shennong were attacked from both sides. As for the battleships 'Xuanyuan' and 'Jinghai', it will take some time before they can start firing. However, even this made the battleship "Suruga" in danger.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

The battleships "Fuxi" and "Shennong" of the Imperial Navy opened heavy fire on the battleship "Suruga". Cannonballs continued to fall around the battleship Suruga, splashing up columns of water that were dozens of meters high.

'Bastard!' The Kii's escaped, leaving us behind and dragging the Shina so that they could escape on their own. The captain of the battleship Suruga, Setsuo Takahashi, said extremely speechlessly.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now?" A staff officer said.

The speed of the lead ship of the Chinese Navy is more than two knots higher than that of the Suruga. This meant that the battleship Suruga would soon be chased after and would not be able to escape.

"Let the destroyers and light cruisers launch lightning strikes on the capital ships of the Chinese to cover our retreat." Takahashi Setsuo Osaku ordered.

Now, that's the only way. Although, this was done completely to let those light cruisers and destroyers go to their deaths. However, at this time, I can't care so much. If those light cruisers and destroyers can buy them a little time, they will be considered to have died a well-deserved and worthwhile death.

"Yes, Your Excellency." The staff officer nodded. As an officer on the battleship Suruga, he naturally agreed with this order. After all, sending those light cruisers and destroyers to their deaths would buy them more time to escape. Maybe they'll be able to escape.

Covering the battleship Suruga were five light cruisers of the 2nd Light Cruiser Formation and 10 destroyers of the 4th Destroyer Formation and 6th Destroyer of the Japanese Navy.

Among them, the 2nd Light Cruiser Formation consisted of four 'Kawauchi-class' battleships and one 'Yubari' battleship. The 4th Destroyer Formation and the 6th Destroyer Formation each had five 'Blowing Snow-class' destroyers.

Originally, the speed of these light cruisers and destroyers could be increased to more than 35 knots, and they could calmly escape from the pursuit of the capital ships of the Chinese Navy, and there was a great chance of escape. However, the capital ships were clearly much more important than these light cruisers and destroyers. Therefore, it is impossible for them to lose the capital ship and escape alone. Otherwise, even if they escape back to the Sasebo naval base, they will be severely punished.

Although, these light cruisers you and destroyers your captain, all think that Takahashi Setsuo Daisa is letting them go to death. But do they have any other options than to follow orders?

In addition to the five destroyers of the 4th Destroyer Formation who remained to continue to protect the battleship Suruga, the five light cruisers and five destroyers of the 2nd Light Cruiser Formation charged the battleship Fuxi and Shennong, respectively, of the Imperial Navy. Their speed was getting faster and faster, and it soon rose to over thirty knots, forcing the Imperial Navy to deal with their lightning strikes first. The battleship Suruga, on the other hand, was like a lost dog, taking the opportunity to escape. (To be continued.) )

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