The fall of Mikasa, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, was not alone.

The Mikasa was taken care of as the flagship, and the other warships of the Japanese Combined Fleet were also among the targets of the shelling.

The battleship Asahi at the front of the combined fleet, which was closest to the battleships of the Red Alert Navy, was also taken care of.

The shells that did not really need to be fired at all fell on the Asahi battleship, and of the four shells aimed at the Asahi, two of them landed on the side of the battleship, and the remaining two were successful hits.

The Red Alert Navy's strong hit probability easily blew open two huge holes in this warship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons.

A shell landed on the bow of the ship, right on the deck between the forward main gun and the bridge, and the shell that easily penetrated the deck penetrated into the warship, and the violent explosion blew the entire turret and bridge to pieces.

Without waiting for the Japanese sailors on the Asahi to prepare, the shell that fell into the edge of the turret and exploded further detonated the ammunition depot under the turret, and another violent explosion blew the entire bow of the Asahi battleship in two.

The Asahi, the flagship of the First Sentai of the Combined Fleet, followed in the footsteps of the Mikasa.

And the armored cruiser Izumo, which was not far from the Asahi, couldn't even find the hull.

I don't know how many shells Izumo hit, but suddenly it exploded violently on the sea, and the sky-high flames shone on the surrounding sea, and under the dense explosion, the various wrecks of the Izumo exploded and flew out of the sea thousands of miles away.

Compared with the defense of the battleship, the armored cruiser Izumo, although it also had a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons and had the emphasis on defense in German blood, was too vulnerable under the ferocious 355 mm main gun.

The battleship, which was more than 130 meters long, exploded in its entirety, and the 700 Japanese naval sailors on board could not find anyone who could survive.

The other armored cruiser, the Azuma, a few hundred meters away from the Izumo, had much better luck, only hit a shell, and although the hull was heavily damaged, it was still able to sail on the sea, but it did not have much counterattack ability.

It was just a face-to-face effort, nine Japanese battleships, three were directly silent, one lost its combat effectiveness, and among the battleships that were not attacked, there were also two armored cruisers that were also incapacitated.

There are only five warships left in the Combined Fleet that are still ready for a war.

Four battleships, one armored cruiser, still without the command of the Combined Fleet.

However, the Japanese naval officers and men, who had just fought a bloody battle with the Russian warship, still calmly launched an attack on the enemy in front.

In the first round of calibration, the counterattack of the Japanese Combined Fleet, more than a dozen shells fell on the side of six battleships, and the most recent one was less than five meters away from the 107th battleship.

I have to say about the level of gunnery of the Japanese Navy sailors, but if you don't hit, you don't hit.

While the Japanese Combined Fleet counterattacked, the Second and Third Fleets also began a second round of attacks.

The water column shot up from the sea, and from the bridge of the battleship Shikishima, Captain Yamakawa Arisawa looked at the rising water columns one after another, like a steel knife cutting into the battleship at his feet.

"Bang...... Boom"

The impact and explosion sounded almost simultaneously, and Yamakawa, who was clutching the handrail, gritted his teeth so that he did not fall.

The bow and bridge of the Shikishima all dodged the shells, but the stern was a little short, and the shells hit the main guns in the stern directly.

The charge was full of power, and the powerful shells exploded in the turret, and the twin 305 mm main gun, the armor was easily penetrated, and the bombardment exploded, and the entire turret was torn apart in the firelight, splashing all around, leaving a huge crater in the stern of the ship.

Yamakawa Arisawa looked at the crater in front of him in horror, and the moment the turret was penetrated, his face was already like this, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.

Waiting for death, very simply waiting for death.

Yamakawa Yuzawa seemed to feel the ammunition depot that was detonated in the next second, and saw the picture of the Shikishima being torn apart.

It is important to know that directly below the stern main guns was a huge ammunition magazine, and in general, the caliber of the main guns of battleships was almost equal to the thickness of the armor protection of the turret.

The twin-mounted 305 mm main gun armor, which was even 330 mm thick, was enough to defend against the enemy's main gun of the same caliber.

Because under normal circumstances, the opponents encountered in naval battles are basically the same level of firepower and protection, in another concept, that is, battleship to battleship, cruiser to cruiser, even if the ship-building technology and craftsmanship of the two sides are different, but the protection plan and firepower level are designed with imaginary opponents.

The armored defense of the turret of the Shikishima was one of the top warships in the navies of various countries during this period, and the main guns of the battleships of various countries could blow up the main guns, but the probability of penetrating the turret was no less than walking on the street and accidentally picking up a wallet full of banknotes.

Yamakawa Arisawa is naturally very aware of this truth, and can easily penetrate the attack of the turret and detonate the ammunition depot under the turret, which is the same as playing.

However, a few seconds passed, and there was still only a large crater in the turret, and the imaginary martyrdom did not appear.

When Yamakawa Yuzawa opened his eyes, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and at this time, he realized that his body was already covered with cold sweat.

At that moment, he felt that he was really dead, and he didn't expect that he would have a chance to open his eyes again.

"Fight back......"

Yamakawa Yuzawa, who had escaped, almost used all his strength and roared.

At this moment, Yamakawa Youze, who was lucky, thought that he still had a chance to be able to inflict heavy damage on the other party, but the combat effectiveness of the Red Police Corps was definitely not blown out.

The remaining one of the main guns of the Shikishima had not yet been reloaded, and the battleship No. 105, which had not chosen a salvo, roared again with the other two main guns.

Four shells went straight to the Shikishima, Yamakawa Yuzawa seemed to really have the presence of the goddess of luck, and a shell exploded on the side of the Shikishima, but it only blew up a small gap of less than half a meter, which was a near-miss, which seemed to hit the Shikishima, but in fact it exploded on the sea very close to the Shikishima, and did not hit directly.

Lady Luck visited Yamakawa Arisawa and Shikishima twice, and Shikishima, who walked around the Onimonto twice, survived on the battlefield strongly.

On the Shikishima, the main guns in the bow of the ship finally launched a second round of shelling, and one of the shells landed about 15 meters on the side of the battleship No. 105, blowing up a column of water seven or eight meters high.

The other shell accurately hit the No. 2 turret of the 105 battleship, but with a turret with 380 mm armor, this 305 mm shell left a shallow crater and exploded in pitch black.