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"Captain, the pilot reported that smoke was coming out of the bridge in front of the Heilongjiang and three turrets were destroyed" The deck has been tilted to the left, and radio communication has all been cut off, Captain Sa Zhenbing! "Bang. 【 I want: super fast update ]"

Before the communications officer's words were finished, Gu Junhuo smashed his fist on the navigation table, looking at the St. Louis frantically fleeing 25,000 meters away, his eyes were already full of anger!

It was also 25 knots, and it was impossible for the Hebei-class to catch up and escape without a speed advantage" and changed direction to a nimble heavy cruiser, so it was 40 minutes before the sinking of the Columbus, and both the Jiangsu and Fujian could only watch the two American heavy cruisers rush wildly.

In the case of high-speed pursuit, the same speed, and only the six main guns in the bow can be used, even if the battleship runs out of fuel, it is impossible to chase the cruiser "The important thing is that the Heilongjiang and Jilin on the other side have reached a critical moment, if you don't think about it, I'm afraid these two Jilin-class will never be able to go back!"

So we had to find another way.

Gu Junhuo took a few deep breaths, "Set your eyes on the light cruisers and destroyers that followed the action.

This time, the first task force came with six light cruisers and six destroyers, in addition to the two Yangtze River-class ships that protected the Raider in the distance, he had four Jinghai-class and six Weiqing-class ships in his hands, which were divided into two formations, and the first formation was on the side of Sa Zhenbing.

Just three Weiqing-class destroyers have already shown their torpedo capabilities, and the Torpedo charge of the Lance II modification is enough to destroy any capital ship, but the range is a little short, even if the charge is launched from 10,000 meters, the large range of 6,000 meters will make the destroyer face nearly six minutes of enemy secondary artillery bombardment.

The Pensacola class is modeled after the Invincible Class Battle Cruiser, with 16 127mm rapid-fire guns, "Even if you fire only 8 guns to one side, these guys can fire 6 shells per minute, and even if you attack from a corner, you will be targeted at least 4 guns, which means that these undamaged secondary guns will fire at least 4 shells in six minutes, and the Heavy Cruiser also has torpedoes to fight back at close range."

The Weiqing class is very strong, and even countries will not be able to surpass them in a few years, but it is a destroyer after all, basically without armor protection, even if the hit rate is 2 percent, it will take at least 28 shells "This is enough to be fatal!"

But what else can be done?

"Captain, is it too early for a torpedo assault? The opponent's secondary artillery still has enough deterrent power to rashly use them. Deng Haohong reminded.

Gu Junhuo nodded, how could he not know this danger, the reconnaissance results were already clear, the two American battleship secondary guns were still powerful enough, not to mention the two heavy cruisers that were basically undamaged, but at this time there was no second way!

So after thinking about it, he slowly said a famous saying that was later widely circulated among the emperor.

"Without sacrifice, there is no victory!"

"Order, the first and second drive patrol formations immediately." Just when Gu Junhuo made up his mind to "prepare for the patrol formation to launch a torpedo attack to slow down the opponent's speed" and force it to change direction, the communications officer had already shouted: "General, the pilot reports that the first drive patrol formation has launched an attack!" ”

Syllable.

The pen in Gu Junhuo's hand broke abruptly.

Zhu Houbin couldn't describe his mood at the moment, as a pilot carrying out a reconnaissance mission, he could see the entire battlefield very clearly, but because he could see clearly, he felt an unprecedented shock. ※※※※※ I ※ I ※ ※

On the sea, the Harbin had completely stopped, and thick smoke rose from the deck, and even with his eyes, he could see that "this imperial meritorious battleship could no longer be saved, but what made him unbelievable was that when many sailors began to abandon the ship and board the lifeboat, the main guns that could be used in the stern door were still shelling the Oregon one by one, which was also immobile and had no power to fight back."

He could feel the mood of the gunners in the turret at this moment, when their comrades fell in a pool of blood one by one, and even the captain was still unknown to this day, hatred had replaced all reason, and if they couldn't completely blow up the Oregon, they would not want to leave their beloved battleship.

Finally, after four shells hit at close range in a row, the thick armor of the Oregon could not hold on, "a violent explosion gushed out from the bow of the ship, and the smoke even flew up to a height of several hundred meters, and then the entire warship plunged straight into the bottom of the sea at a depth of nearly a thousand meters as if it was being held up from the stern by a sea monster".

Finally, the fifth turret hatch of the Heilongjiang opened, and more than a dozen members of the artillery squad rushed out, "only to see them screaming, jumping, and spitting on the Oregon planted at the bottom of the sea, rushing to the other side, and squeezing into the last few lifeboats."

Turning his gaze, on the long pursuit channel, the South Carolina has also been stationary, the deck has begun to tilt slowly, the plane is flying forward, the fierce battle on the sea continues, the speed of the two Michigan and Massachusetts that have been damaged has also dropped to 15 knots, although their opponent Jilin can still maintain 18 knots, but the whole body is already covered with scars, only two of the five twin main guns are left to shoot, but they are still biting and unwilling to let go.

In particular, the Michigan, which had just hit the bridge of the Heilongjiang, was taken care of, and the four main guns were all aimed at its frantic pouring shells, and even the secondary guns that knew that they could not gnaw on the armor joined the shelling.

Looking at such a tragic scene, Zhu Houbin's tears fell instantly, as a naval pilot of the generation, he had experienced death, "he also experienced war, but he never knew that the battle between the battleships was so magnificent and miserable" that he even had the idea of driving a plane to rush to the enemy ship.

At this moment, a scene that he did not expect happened: "I saw two Jinghai-class light cruisers and three destroyers that had completed the task and rushed into the battle circle at a sharp acceleration, and the two light cruisers used the 24 152-mm naval guns on the ship to suppress the enemy's secondary guns while rushing wildly, covering the three destroyers that could sail 1,100 meters per minute and reached a speed of 37 knots to launch a torpedo attack."

Zhu Houbin's throat cracked in an instant!

The power of torpedoes is very great, but there must be a premise for a torpedo attack on the capital ship, that is, low visibility at sea, or at night, unless the opponent basically loses the power to fight back during the day, especially the rapid-fire secondary gun with a big threat must be suppressed, so any commander will not send destroyers to participate in the attack before the capital ship battle has not reached a victory, or if he is forced to cover the retreat of the capital ship and other key situations.

However, at this time, the secondary guns on the two American battleships that continued to go south did not completely lose their effectiveness, "although there was a suppression of light cruisers, it still could not be completely foolproof."

The three destroyers, like dolphins jumping on the sea, "chased through several broken and immobile capital ships, only to see that their speed was getting faster and faster, and then they accelerated sharply from a distance to overtake another American heavy cruiser, and launched a decisive assault about 15,000 meters in front of their bow!"

At the same moment, in order to disperse the enemy's firepower, the two Jinghai-class ships also launched an assault from the stern direction, and Zhu Houbin could even see that the torpedo crews on the five warships had already grasped the transmitters, waiting for the next moment to come.

As if sensing the threat, the two American battleships began to deflect their bows, expecting to be able to cross their bodies and exert all their firepower, but the three destroyers and the two light cruisers were very nimble, always keeping on the inside of the angle of the central axis of the American battleships, and stubbornly advancing against the gunfire!

In a trance, Zhu Houbin seemed to see a pair of red eyes on the five destroyers, "Seeing their hideous but smug faces."

Suddenly, I saw a violent explosion erupting from the destroyer Chen Tang, which was the leader, and the explosion began to spread from the position of the torpedo transmitter in the center, engulfing the destroyer in an instant.

But instead of frightening the two companions behind them, it inspired them to attack, only to see them slam out along the edge of the explosion and continue to rush towards their opponents.

10,000 meters!

9000 meters!

8000 meters!

Rumble!

Zhu Houbin counted the time to enter the six-thousand-meter attack channel minute by minute, "Just as there were 2,000 meters left, the second destroyer was hit by the main gun of the bow of the USS Massachusetts with a 305-millimeter shell in a near-flat sweeping posture.

At this distance, even a battleship could not resist such an attack, not to mention the displacement of only 2,500 tons, the destroyer with no armor protection, which began to overturn in the water almost instantly.

Just when the American sailors thought that the word of danger was solved, the third destroyer once again rushed out of the smoke of the explosion of its partner, and with a full body of flames, finally stepped into the red circle in everyone's hearts.

6000 meters!

After a sharp U-shaped bend, ten Lance-2 torpedoes were thrown out, and ten snow-white trails suddenly appeared on the sea: "The Massachusetts and the Michigan knew that this was the next moment, and struggled to use the remaining strength to evade, and the small-caliber rapid-fire guns on the ship were fired at full power" aimed at the ten sharp spears that appeared and disappeared from time to time in the waves.

The roaring explosions continued to sound from a distance, and huge clouds of water shot out from the bottom of the sea, and the torpedoes that were constantly hit by rapid-fire guns made Zhu Houbin and all the pilots nearby begin to sink a little bit, especially when a few white lines grazed the battleship's hull and rushed backwards, several excited pilots and even a bunch of oil rods were about to dive up and crash into it to avenge their comrades.

But at this moment, Zhu Houbin suddenly felt a black shadow flashing in the sight net, and the heavy spear in the front section of the white track pierced the bow of the Massachusetts, and the torpedo with a 450-kilogram TNT charge showed unparalleled power, and the bow of the battleship with a displacement of 20,000 tons seemed to be held up, and after jumping nearly ten meters on its feet, it "slammed down on the sea, and the waves stirred up roared to both sides like a tsunami."

"Well played!"

When Zhu Houbin sat in the engine room and waved his fist fiercely, the other two explosions stopped the cheers abruptly, only to see billowing smoke rising from a Jinghai-class light cruiser attacking from the tail, and the two main gun turrets in the bow were lifted, which should have exploded after being hit by a large-caliber naval gun hit the ammunition depot from the outside, but the light cruiser that attacked with the destroyer at the same time was not without gains, and the twenty spears of the two light cruisers completely paralyzed the rampant Michigan. Just half an hour later, it sank to the bottom of the sea along with the Oregon.

The blitzkrieg of just twenty minutes "stunned everyone, shedding tears for the heroism and tenacity of the cruisers and destroyers, and cheering for the final annihilation of four American battleships!"

The Massachusetts sent a telegram informing him of the Chinese Navy's torpedo tactics and wishing him a successful breakout, and sent to Vice Admiral Claxton and the St. Louis for re-patrolling, which was already less than five kilometers away from the Hebrides.

Until, as if one of the four torpedoes that came out of nowhere, hit the port side of the St. Louis," a word popped into Claxton's head.

Submarine!

The St. Louis finally sank three thousand meters off the coast of Eromana Island at the southern tip of the Hebrides, and it is incredible that Vice Admiral Claxton miraculously survived and survived on the island with nearly 100 sailors, and was rescued by an Australian patrol ship passing through here half a month later, and returned to the United States.

It's a meticulous kill!

The Tiger Shark, which had been following the American heavy patrol formation to arrive here, saw the Tiger Shark quietly moved here in advance after the capital ship engaged, and carried out a bold and rampant ambush!

It once again declares that in addition to reconnaissance, the tiger shark has the ability to set up ambushes and kill when it has accurate opponent's course and intelligence!

The perfect lore made Gu Junhuo make up his mind and ordered all the destroyers and light cruisers to launch a torpedo attack on the remaining American heavy cruiser Roswell, forcing it to slow down.

12 o'clock sharp

After sacrificing a destroyer, in the face of a ferocious torpedo frenzy, the Roswell had to slow down and change direction again, this maneuver that exposed most of the hull was caught by the Fujian in hot pursuit, and the twelve 356 mm naval guns penetrated the boiler room in just three minutes, making it drop to 10 knots, and then the Fujian gunners, who were stimulated by the news of the Heilongjiang, were almost tortured at a distance of 15,000 meters." A full 120 heavy armor-piercing shells were fired at the waterline position of this heavy patrol!

At this time, it was less than fifteen nautical miles from the port of Noumea, and the British garrison on the island had even seen the Fujian's madness of killing the Rosewell!

At 1:30, the Fujian returned with the second drive patrol formation, and at the same time Gu Junhuo sent the first contact telegram. At 2 o'clock, the anxiously waiting General Staff received a battle report from Guam.

The First Task Force sank the Heilongjiang, the Jilin was seriously injured (later returned to Guam and found that it could no longer be repaired and was demolished), the Dinghai was sunk by a light patrol, the Sihai was seriously injured by a light patrol, and three destroyers were sunk!

1,286 people were killed, 189 were seriously injured, 451 were slightly injured, and General Sa Zhenbing's left arm was severely torn "On the way home, after an emergency inspection by the military doctor on the supply ship who came to rendezvous, in order to prevent the wound from becoming infected, he had to perform amputation!"

This was a naval battle in the history of the Chinese Navy, which suffered heavy losses, and the cost was extremely high, "but the sacrifices of the officers and men were not in vain, especially the decisive assault battle launched by the first drive patrol formation at the later moment" not only showed the tenacious style of the Chinese soldiers, but also let the world know the price of sacrifice!

Because, four South Carolina-class battleships, four Pensacola-class heavy cruisers, three protective cruisers and one British mothership of the American mobile fleet were all sunk!

At three o'clock in the afternoon, as the two formations and the USS Raider, as well as the supply ships, converged, "this elaborate plan, consisting of three naval battles of Perth, the Battle of the West Cape, and the Hebrides, sank a total of 25 enemy ships (the enemy in Nauru fled), and destroyed most of the mobile forces in the Anglo-American Pacific in one fell swoop, and the battle that was later hailed as the Imperial Counterattack "laid the foundation for the Pacific for the coming year just two days after the declaration of war!" 2 days, reversal!! ~！

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