On the light cruiser 'Tenryu', a trace of fear flashed in the eyes of the captain Kanzo Tsunoda. The two 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy easily sank the light cruiser 'Tone' and the light cruiser 'Otowaba', and the price they paid was extremely small. This also shows that their two 'Tianlong-class' light cruisers may not be many opponents of the Chinese Navy at all.

"Yaga! How could the light cruisers of the China people be so strong? The 'Tone' and 'Otowaba' are too unbeatable! Kansa Tsunoda thought secretly. Originally, Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano wanted to use four light cruisers against the two light cruisers of the Chinese Navy. However, by the time the two Tenryu-class light cruisers arrived, the Tone and Otowa had already been sunk. This allowed the light cruisers "Tenryu" and "Tatsuda" to escape. Otherwise, the light cruisers "Tone" and "Otowa" are examples for them.

"Captain, the flagship is calling." A communications officer reported to Kansa Tsunoda.

Kanoda Kansa took the telegram and looked at it, and his face looked a lot better. In the telegram, Naoe Nakano claimed to have sent three 'Tsukuma-class' light cruisers to arrive. As long as the "Tianlong" and "Longtian" insist on the arrival of three "Tsukuma-class" light cruisers, with the strength of five light cruisers, they can completely defeat the two "Qinglong-class" light cruisers of the Chinese Navy.

"Send a telegram to Garyobiku Daisa, the light cruisers of the Shina people have caught up, and we must speed up our departure. After joining up with the light cruiser 'Tsukuma', he will fight to the death with the people of China. Tsunoda Kansa ordered.

"Yes, Captain." The communications officer nodded, and immediately went to send a telegram.

The maximum speed of the 'Tianlong-class' light cruisers can reach 30 knots, which is no slower than the 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy. Of course. This is because the tonnage of the 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers is less than half that of the 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers, and the firepower is weaker and the armor is thinner. However, even so, if the light cruisers 'Tianlong' and 'Longtian' want to escape, the Chinese Navy's light cruisers 'Fangritu' and 'Xinyuehu' may not be able to catch up.

Fortunately. The heavy cruisers 'Ugly Cow' and 'Yinhu' of the Imperial Navy have been outflanked, and it is not so easy for these light cruisers of the Japanese Navy to escape.

The light cruisers of the Chinese and Japanese navies, chasing and fleeing, quickly sailed north of Pohnpei Island. The three 'Chikuma-class' light cruisers of the Japanese Navy and the two 'Zoka-class' heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy were all rushing to the battlefield at a rapid pace.

At 3:28 p.m., columns of smoke appeared in the northern sky. Immediately, three 'Chikuma-class' light cruisers appeared.

After the appearance of the three 'Tsukuma-class' light cruisers, the two 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers immediately stopped escaping. Instead, it began to turn and joined up with three 'Chikuma-class' light cruisers to form a formation of five 'light cruisers'.

The five light cruisers of the Japanese Navy undoubtedly had a great advantage over the two 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy. In particular, the 'Tsukuma-class' light cruisers, with a displacement of 5,000 tons, were armed with eight 152-mm guns, and their main gun firepower was even more powerful than that of the 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers. It's just that the secondary artillery firepower can't be compared with the 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers.

After the five light cruisers of the Japanese Navy converged, they immediately pressed on the two 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy with great vigour. Obviously. They were planning to fight more and fight less, to avenge the light cruisers "Tone" and "Otowaba".

"Humph! Is Little Japan planning to bully more and less? I don't know if I'm alive or dead. The whole ship is ready for battle. In addition, telegrams were sent to the 'Ugly Bull' and 'Yinhu'. We have already encountered the Japanese Navy, which has a total of five light cruisers. "On the light cruiser 'Fang Ri Rabbit', Lieutenant Commander Chen Jiliang gave the order.

"Yes, Captain." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram. At the same time, all the officers and men on the battleship were also ready for battle. Previously sunk the light cruisers "Tone" and "Otowa" of the Japanese Navy. The morale of the officers and men of the Imperial Navy is high, and even if they encounter a strong enemy now, they do not make everyone afraid.

"The people didn't run away? Do they think they still have a chance to win? Kakuda Kanzozo muttered.

In his opinion, the Chinese Navy now has absolutely no chance of winning. If it were him, he would definitely choose to evacuate. After all. Although the Chikuma-class light cruisers were powerful, their maximum speed was only 26 knots. If the Chinese Navy's 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers were to escape, the 'Chikuma-class' light cruisers would not be able to catch up at all. Although the 'Tianlong-class' light cruisers caught up, their combat effectiveness was too bad, and they were no match for the 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy. Therefore, the actions of the two 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy greatly shocked the Japanese Navy.

However, the Japanese Navy did not realize that there was deception in this, but thought that the Chinese Navy was too arrogant. They saw this as their chance, a chance to avenge the light cruisers "Tone" and "Otowa".

At 3:48 p.m., the battle continued. Two 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers of the Chinese Navy countered five light cruisers of the Japanese Navy. The three 'Chikuma-class' light cruisers of the Japanese Navy countered the light cruiser 'Bohito', while the two 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers concentrated their firepower on the light cruiser 'Shingetsu Fox'.

It's just that at this moment, the distance between the two sides is fully eight thousand meters away. With a 155 mm gun and a 152 mm gun, it was very difficult to hit the opponent at this distance. As a result, although the battle between the two sides was fierce, it did not actually achieve much effect.

At 4:06 p.m., a scene that changed the balance of strength between the two sides appeared. Two heavy cruisers of the 'Zodiac class' of the Chinese Navy, inserted from the side rear of the battlefield. As soon as two heavy cruisers with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons appeared, the Japanese Navy was immediately stunned. In the eyes of almost all Japanese naval officers and men, there was fear.

"Yaga! Trap, this is a trap set by the people of China. Their heavy cruisers actually went into battle. "On the light cruiser 'Chikuma', Eitaro Shimohira said viciously.

Although the 'Chikuma-class' light cruisers are not weak, compared with the Chinese Navy's 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers, there is no comparison at all in terms of firepower and defense. In the event of an exchange of fire between the two sides, the Chikuma-class light cruisers would only be crushed.

But at this time, even if the Japanese Navy wanted to escape, it was probably powerless. The Chinese Navy's 'Zodiac class' heavy cruisers reached a speed of 28 knots, while the 'Tsukuma-class' light cruisers were only 26 knots. Therefore, the Japanese navy could only ask for reinforcements from the main force, and at the same time fought hard, hoping to hold on to the main force to return reinforcements.

"The 'Ugly Cow' concentrated its firepower against the 'Tsukuma', and the 'Yinhu' concentrated its firepower on the 'Yaji'." On the heavy cruiser 'Ugly Cow', Colonel Shen Shoukun of the Imperial Navy gave the battle order.

The heavy cruisers "Ugly Cow" and "Yinhu" were immediately assigned combat targets.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The rumbling cannon sounded, and the three triple 50x caliber 210 mm guns on the heavy cruiser 'Ugly Cow' of the Imperial Navy opened fire one after another. One after another, the shells whistled towards the Japanese Navy's light cruiser "Chikuma".

While the heavy cruiser "Ugly Niu" opened fire, the heavy cruiser "Yinhu" also launched an attack on the light cruiser "Yaji".

The power of the 210 mm gun is much more powerful than that of the 152 mm gun. If hit, a single 210 mm shell could easily penetrate the armor of the Japanese Navy's Chikuma-class light cruisers. You know, even the most heavily armored conning tower of the 'Tsukuma-class' light cruiser is only 102 mm.

Although, the Japanese Navy also launched a counterattack. However, their counterattack looked so weak under the crushing of the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.

On the Japanese Navy's flagship battlecruiser "Kongo", Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano couldn't help but look even more ugly after receiving the news of the appearance of the Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser. He knew that the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy could easily crush their light cruisers. At this time, only the battle cruisers came out. Otherwise, their light cruisers would have been sunk in their entirety. However, at this time, the battle cruisers of the Chinese Navy had not yet appeared. If you use their main force now, I'm afraid it will startle the snake.

After a slight hesitation, Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano had no choice but to give the order for the four 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers to rush to the battlefield. If they don't, their three 'Tsukuma-class' light cruisers and two 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers will probably be wiped out.

The sinking of the Tone and Otowa has put Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano under a lot of pressure. If he loses a few more light cruisers and doesn't achieve any results himself, he will face even greater difficulties.

When the 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers rushed to the battlefield, several light cruisers of the Japanese Navy were in dire straits.

At 4:18 p.m., the Imperial Navy's heavy cruiser "Yinhu" made its first hit, a 210-mm shell, which hit the front main gun of the light cruiser "Yaji". This cannon can be said to be a one-shot soul, and it directly killed the light cruiser 'Yaji'. (To be continued.) )

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