"After the battle began, the 'Longxing' and 'Longfu' flanked the Japanese Navy's 'Hanoi', 'Longteng' and 'Longxiang', and the Japanese Navy's 'Settsu'. Strive to sink these two old battleships of the Japanese Navy in the shortest possible time. The 'Zhonghua', 'Huaxia', 'Shenzhou' and 'Yanhuang' fought against the Japanese Navy's 'Ise', 'Hyuga', 'Fuso' and 'Yamashiro'. In this battle, you must do your best to defeat the Japanese Navy in one fell swoop! "On the flagship battleship 'Zhonghua', Marshal Cheng Biguang, commander of the Imperial Navy and commander of the Pacific Fleet, gave orders to the ships.

"Victory for the Empire!" All the captains called back. As everyone knows, this battle is another duel between the Imperial Navy and the Japanese Navy, and the future of the Empire is at stake.

The battle of the battle line has been there since the era of sails. It was the most spectacular and brutal of naval battles. The steel giants of both sides, like knights in heavy armor, gallop on the sea. The large-caliber naval guns were the spears in the hands of the knights.

The battle lines of the two sides began to turn, which were originally opposite, and gradually transformed into two parallel lines. The Imperial Navy and the commanders and commanders of the Japanese Navy knew that this battle was inevitable. So, there's no need to take any other tricks. The two sides will decide the winner in the most primitive way.

"In this battle, the only chance of victory for the Imperial Navy lies in the 'Ise-class' battleships and the 'Fuso-class' battleships. Our 'Hanoi-class' battleships will inevitably become the target of concentrated fire attacks by the China Navy. Therefore, we can only abandon the 'Hanoi-class' battleships and use the 'Hanoi-class' battleships to drag the attention of the Chinese Navy. The 'Ise-class' battleships and the 'Fuso-class' battleships seized the time to sink the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Shina people. The caliber of our main guns is larger than that of the 'Zhonghua-class' of the Chinese people, and the number of main guns is also three more. Our odds. Much larger, undoubtedly. "Gentaro Yamashita gave orders to the capital ships of the Japanese Navy.

At present, the Japanese Navy regards the 'Ise-class' battleships and the 'Fuso-class' battleships as their cards, hoping to rely on these two levels of battleships to sink the Chinese Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships in the shortest possible time, so as to lay the foundation for victory.

It's just that the 'Ise-class' battleships and the 'Fuso-class' battleships really have this ability? These two classes of battleships. The displacement was not much different from the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy. However, 3 more guns were installed. At the same time, because the main guns of these two battleships are arranged in the form of six twin installations, the length of these two battleships has reached more than 200 meters. On the other hand, the Imperial Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were only more than 160 meters.

The shorter hull makes it easier to equip more armor and increase defense. The hull is too long, and if you want to cover it all with thick armor, the displacement will increase. Thus affecting the speed. Therefore, the Japanese Navy could only sacrifice defense in the pursuit of firepower and speed. This is in the same vein as the British Navy.

The comprehensive strength of the Imperial Navy's 'Zhonghua-class' battleships was not necessarily inferior to that of the Japanese Navy's 'Ise-class' battleships and 'Fuso-class' battleships. It's just that all of this needs to be tested in actual combat to be proven. This showdown between the two countries is undoubtedly a good opportunity to test the actual battle.

At 1:32 p.m., the distance between the battle lines of the two sides had narrowed to 15,000 kilometers. at this distance. It has completely entered the effective range of large-caliber main guns. It's just that it doesn't matter if it's the Imperial Navy or the Japanese Navy. None of the guns were fired. The Imperial Navy was able to fire at such a distance because of the 305 mm guns of the 'Dragon-class' battleships, and the dispersion of shells would be relatively large. So, the Imperial Navy would rather be a little closer. The Japanese Navy, on the other hand, was at this distance and was not sure of hitting the enemy ship. Because of the destruction of the Etajima Naval Academy, the quality of the Japanese Navy was greatly affected. The current batch of naval officers and soldiers. In terms of quality, it simply cannot be compared with the previous navy.

By this time, the battleships of both sides had long been ready for battle, the gun jackets had faded, the main guns began to turn, and the angles of the shelling began to be adjusted up and down.

Under the tacit understanding of both sides. The battle lines of the Imperial Navy and the Japanese Navy were getting closer and closer. By 2:28 p.m., the battle lines of the two sides had been drawn closer to 12,000 kilometers.

"Fire!" Marshal Cheng Biguang immediately ordered to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three triple 343-mm main guns of the battleship 'Zhonghua' immediately erupted into an earth-shattering roar. One by one, the shells began to whizz towards the enemy ships.

Other warships also launched artillery bombardments on the heels of the battleship 'Zhonghua'.

Not to be outdone, the Japanese Navy also returned fire on the orders of Admiral Gentaro Yamashita.

The rumbling of shelling echoed over the sea, as if it were thunder. One after another, the shells whistled and smashed towards the opposing warships, each shell weighed hundreds of kilograms, and it was extremely powerful.

The warships of both sides are conducting test launches. Before the formation of a straddle fire, if a salvo is made, it is a complete waste of shells. The most effective way is to wait until a straddle is formed and then switch to concentrated fire.

Both the officers and men of the Chinese Navy and the officers and men of the Japanese Navy knew the importance of this battle. They all regard each other as mortal enemies, and they can't wait to break each other's corpses into pieces. Therefore, everyone is throwing shells at each other with all their might, hoping to sink the opponent's battleship.

The battle line of the Chinese and Japanese navies was actually divided into two sections. In the first half, the four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy fought against the two 'Ise-class' battleships and two 'Fuso-class' battleships of the Japanese Navy. In the second half, the two 'Longxing-class' battleships and two 'Longyao-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy faced off against the two 'Hanoi-class' battleships of the Japanese Navy. In this battlefield, the Chinese Navy has the absolute upper hand. Whether it is a 'Longxing-class' battleship or a 'Longteng-class' battleship, it is more powerful than the Japanese Navy's 'Hanoi-class' battleships, let alone four to two.

"With the strength of two 'Longxing-class' battleships and two 'Longteng-class' battleships, it should be able to sink the two 'Hanoi-class' battleships of the Japanese Navy soon. At that time, we will be able to concentrate eight battleships against four battleships of the Japanese Navy. Marshal Cheng Biguang said secretly in his heart.

Although, Marshal Cheng Biguang had a strong confidence in defeating the Japanese Navy. However, in naval battles, he was still very cautious. This is mainly because there are too many uncertainties in naval warfare. The slightest negligence could lead to a crushing defeat for the fleet.

Similarly, on the battleship Ise, the flagship of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Admiral Gentaro Yamashita was also calculating the odds.

"The two 'Hanoi-class' battleships are destined to be pawns, I hope they can hold out a little longer. As long as they can hold off the four battleships of the China Navy, our 'Ise-class' battleships and 'Fuso-class' battleships will have a chance to face off one-on-one with the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the China people. In a one-on-one duel, our odds are much better. General Gentaro Yamashita said secretly.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The guns roared, and the warships on both sides were adjusting the firing angles according to the impact point, in order to be able to clamp the enemy ships.

Judging by the current situation, the shelling of the Imperial Navy seems to be even more threatening. The impact point of the capital ship of the Imperial Navy was significantly closer to the target than that of the Japanese Navy.

At 2:43 p.m., during this round of test firing, a shell of the Imperial Navy's battleship "Dragon Fury" flew over the battleship "Hanoi" and exploded on the other side of the battleship "Hanoi".

Although, it was not possible to hit the battleship 'Hanoi'. However, all the officers and men on the battleship "Dragon Fury" cheered. Now that a straddle has been formed, then it is only a matter of time before the enemy ship is hit.

Commodore Lan Jianshu, the commander of the battleship "Dragon Fury," immediately ordered the whole ship to switch to concentrated fire and fire at the "Hanoi" battleship at the maximum rate of fire in order to sink the battleship.

The four twin 50-caliber 343-mm guns on the battleship 'Longfu' began to fire intensively, and in each salvo, eight 343-mm shells whistled towards the battleship 'Hanoi'.

The Chinese Navy's battleship "Dragon Fury" formed a straddle fire in such a short period of time and switched to concentrated fire, which greatly shocked the Japanese Navy.

Originally, the battleship "Hanoi" had to deal with the battleships "Longxing" and "Longfu" on its own, which was already very difficult. Now, the formation of the battleship "Dragon Fury" has made the battleship "Hanoi" even more dangerous.

Shells continued to explode around the battleship 'Hanoi', and the splashing columns of water crackled on the deck of the 'Hanoi' as if it were raining rain. The Japanese sailors on the deck were drenched through.

"Ignore the battleship 'Dragonfury' and hit the firepower against the battleship 'Longxing'." The captain of the battleship 'Hanoi', Machida Komajiro Osa, ordered. He knew very well that if he scattered his firepower to deal with the battleship 'Longxing' and the battleship 'Longfu' respectively, it would only be in vain, and it was better to concentrate firepower against the battleship 'Longxing', and perhaps he would be able to achieve certain results. (To be continued.) )

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