The rest of the story is beyond almost everyone's imagination, and if Nimitz were to recall the situation, it would be completely chaotic! When Nimitz saw the parcel blown to two ends, the Americans who were on the cruiser USS Colorado were doing three things at once! The gunner in charge of the guns fired aimlessly at the sea under the leadership of the gun commander, and more than a dozen guns of various kinds hit the sea as if the water was boiling! , the helmsman hurriedly evaded in case it was hit by the next wave of torpedo attacks, well, they probably forgot a little, it will take at least a few tens of minutes for the current torpedo to complete the reloading! But these are small things, and everything they do has no greater impact than what Captain George Brown said!

"Tell the general that we are under submarine attack!" He said this to his subordinates, and as a result it reached the telegraph operator, it became that we were attacked by enemy submarines! Supposedly, this is not bad, it is too outrageous. But when the telegram was delivered to the New Mexico through the selected emergency band, the situation was completely chaotic!

"Enemies? Who is the enemy? Here, in addition to himself, it is the Huaxia Navy! Sims knew that his fleet had given the order not to fire first before leaving! Unless it's attacked! And now not only has it been attacked, but it seems that it has really started fighting! From a distance, the sound of cannons made everyone's hearts sink! This is the sound of a large number of 8-inch guns and 6-inch guns firing continuously! The Chinese Navy still doesn't understand what the hell is going on, and the Americans seem to understand something!

Just when George Brown's fleet was in a mess, the Chinese Navy destroyer, which was entanglement with three American destroyers, did not understand what the situation was. But you can also feel that the situation is not good, especially when the Colorado shoots at the sea one after another, and the captain of the destroyer, Zhang Xiang, has realized that the other party is being attacked by a submarine. Although he was sure that this submarine was definitely not Huaxia's, because there was no Huaxia submarine nearby, but at the same time, it could also be sure that the American fleet, which was in chaos at this time, was very likely to do something to itself, so Zhang Xiang ordered the battleship to immediately pull the smoke and pull the smoke!

Can you not go? In their immediate vicinity there are 3 American destroyers. There is also an American armored cruiser in the distance, and there is at least one submarine of unknown nationality under water. If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave for a while! However, Zhang Xiang was still very conscientious, and immediately sent a telegram to Yang Yonglin in the distance when he left. "The Americans were attacked by submarines of unknown nationality!"

Yang Yonglin was stunned when he received the telegram. He can also be sure that this is definitely not his own doing, now there is indeed no Huaxia Navy submarine here, and he can't do it if he wants to, he suddenly realized that this is not a conspiracy! Just when he decided to inform the American fleet by international or frequency band. Suddenly. In the distance, the roar of a giant cannon came out! The New Mexico suddenly opened fire on the Ryuwu! Six huge fireballs erupted from the muzzle of the New Mexico, flying towards the Huaxia Fleet more than ten kilometers away at a speed of more than twice the speed of sound!

In fact, the two sides have reached the verge of going berserk, the auxiliary warships of the two sides are facing each other on the front line, and the main warships are gathering 15 kilometers to press the formation in the rear. Americans don't have the saying that they will strike first and then suffer, but people understand this truth! , and the successive artillery sounds from a distance told the Americans that there should be fighting over there at this time! And what is even more tragic is that George Brown is busy looking for submarines. While he was busy saving people, he really didn't expect that one of his telegrams would cause the situation to get out of control. I didn't expect that the successive cannon shots could make Sims misjudge! Of course, I forgot to continue to report the situation!

"You dare to hit me?" Yang Yonglin has been in the army for decades and has participated in nearly 10 naval battles! When have you ever been so aggrieved? And coupled with Xu Jie's order, let him accompany him to the end! Since the American battleships are all firing, what else is there to say? At this time, Yang Yonglin ordered the fleet to counterattack immediately, and at the same time ordered the Huaxia fleet in other seas to rush to Saipan immediately! In the end, he asked people to send a report to Beijing to report the situation here!

The officers and men of the Chinese Navy, who had been nervous for several days, finally released themselves at this moment! The order received from above is to fight, then it will be fought, and as for how to deal with the rest of the matter, it will have to wait until the fight is over! Just as New Mexico began the second round of half-salvo fire, the 9 15-inch 45L main guns of the Longwu also let out a roar! With a huge shock, shells with a total weight of more than 4 tons flew out of the barrel!

The training level of the Huaxia Navy over the years and the stimulation of gunsmoke have made the Longwu play to the limit! In just 25 seconds, the Ryuwu completed its second reload, which was subsequently trimmed according to the data provided by the rangefinder and the fire control solution room! The distance between the two sides was locked at 15 kilometers from the beginning! Considering the advantage of the relatively large projection volume of American warships, the Longwu decided to use the speed to open up the distance, and the large-caliber artillery would have some advantages at a long distance, and at the same time, it would also increase the probability of hitting the horizontal armor.

Because the speed of both sides was not high at the beginning, and it was almost in the same direction, the relative displacement was not large, so the two sides quickly formed a straddle shot! Almost at the same time, the Americans' half-salvo covered the Ryūbu, and the Ryumu also managed to catch the New Mexico! However, although it is also a successful cross-shot, the meaning is quite different! In history, the 14-inch 50L main gun in the United States was considered the worst main gun by a considerable number of officers of the United States Navy in 1927 because of its surprisingly large size! In the 1924-1925 Navy live firing, when firing at a target of about 240,000 yards, the walk actually reached 1,352 yards! The 16-inch 45L gun on the Maryland was only 558 yards away

In other words, it is too easy for this cannon to form a straddle shot, but it is difficult to hit the target! And once the 15-inch 45L main gun of the Huaxia Navy forms a straddle fire, it means that it is very close to the hit! After all, at a distance of 15KM, the cannon's walk is only less than 200 meters! Yang Yonglin was also startled at first, he didn't expect the American battleship to hit accurately! Spanning so quickly? Isn't it much slower than you are to find it? But looking at the water column half a kilometer away, Yang Yonglin smiled. At the same time, Sims was shocked, because the nearest shell was already less than 70 meters away from them!

Soon, both sides moved from the school shooting accuracy stage to the effectiveness shooting stage! Almost all of them rained down with the highest rate of fire! And at this moment, the quality and equipment superiority of the Huaxia Navy were fully manifested! "The Huaxia Navy is constantly pouring deadly bullets at us almost at intervals of 25 to 30 seconds! And we can only complete a shooting cycle at the fastest time of 40 seconds! Our superiority in the number of artillery did not translate into an actual superiority in the amount of projection! Although the opponent only has 9 guns, they far exceed the New Mexico in terms of total projection and attack speed! Afterwards, an officer aboard the New Mexico said with apprehension.

Disaster soon struck, and in a salvo, two shells hit the New Mexico almost simultaneously, one smashing into the stern of the New Mexico, causing a not-so-small fire at the rear of the deck, while the other was deadly! The shell landed in the middle of the New Mexico's hull, and the powerful 15-inch shell easily pierced the upper two decks and collided with the New Mexico's main horizontal armor! Because the 15-inch naval guns of the Huaxia Navy have a relatively curved trajectory, coupled with the large weight of the shells. AND THE ADVANCED HARD CAP ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE TECHNIQUE, UNDER THE ACTION OF VARIOUS FACTORS, THIS SHELL FINALLY SHATTERED THE HORIZONTAL ARMOR OF THE NEW MEXICO WITH A THICKNESS OF 90MM, AND EXPLODED AFTER THE SHELL BODY PASSED INTO THE BOILER COMPARTMENT BELOW! Almost instantly, a huge fireball erupted from the middle of the New Mexico's hull with a large amount of debris and moisture! The whole battleship shook violently, and its speed plummeted! That blow just now cost the New Mexico nearly half of its boilers! And it started an internal fire!

And that's not all, half a minute later, another round of shelling followed, one of the shells fell into the water 40 meters from the side of the New Mexico, and then, the hood and cap of the shell fell off, a relatively blunt warhead leaked, and then, like a torpedo, the shell continued to move towards the New Mexico! To be honest, the mine protection of the New Mexico is really good, but no matter how good it is, it will definitely not be able to stop a bullet in the water! Especially since this is a 15-inch shot in water!

Unfortunately, the shell hit the bow of the ship, and the warhead easily shredded the 5-layer underwater protection system that the Americans were proud of, and then exploded inside the hull, and the violent explosion directly smashed several bulkheads, and then the influx of seawater and the high-temperature and high-pressure shock wave generated by the explosion further expanded the effect of the damage, and a gap of nearly 10 square meters appeared below the waterline of the New Mexico. In a very short period of time, the most cutting-edge warship of the United States has entered more than 1,400 tons! And most of it is concentrated on the right side of the bow!

General Sims' ambition lasted less than 10 minutes before it was torn to shreds by the harsh reality. As soon as the battle began, the most elite battleships of the United States had already been severely damaged, and if they continued to fight, it would be the rhythm of killing the target! This can only be said that the Americans have a little back, of course, it is also because Xu Jie's thinking as a traverser is too strong, and the lack of horizontal protection is almost a common problem of all capital ships in World War 1, even the historical Bavarian class cannot be avoided. Tennessee is pretty good. In addition, this time it was hit by a 15-inch heavy bullet specially designed for topping, and it is normal to be hit through the level.

As for a shot in the water? That thing is even more difficult to solve in World War 2, and it is called an almost ineffective weapon like a magnetically fused torpedo that detonates steadily! So the Americans are not wronged at all! Even the Longwu was not sure if it could stop its 15-inch bullet in the water.

Thanks to the book friend zhouyu1976 for the tip ~~~~~. (To be continued......)