Every nation has its own heroes, and if a nation does not even have heroes, then even if this nation exists, it is just a humble race. Well, as a powerful nation, the United States of America naturally has its own heroes, and many, many heroes.

Auden didn't know if he was a hero or not, because when his battleship was besieged by two Japanese Nagato-class battleships, he was really embarrassed like a child who had lost a fight. When a cannonball hit his bridge and knocked his conning tower in half, the captain was mortally wounded in the head.

A simple bandage could not heal his wounds, so soon the blood seeping from the top of his head stained the gauze red, but he was now very tall, at least in the eyes of the American soldiers who were still alive, and he was indeed a hero to look up to.

The USS Mississippi was also an old battleship, and although it was launched not far from the Japanese battleship Nagato, it used only a pitiful 356 mm main gun. Although the USS Mississippi was equipped with a full 12 of these cannons, it was never able to pose a lethal threat to the Japanese because of its range and power.

Moreover, in order to ensure that it became the target of the Japanese warship, it advanced a distance of two kilometers, which made the formation of the US Navy battleships very bad, but it also allowed Japan to really determine its own attack target, and concentrated all its firepower on the "poorly formed" American warships.

"There are only two battleships, and the battle formation of the US Navy can even have problems, and this navy really has no future. Yamamoto put down the telescope triumphantly, he now seemed to have won the victory, and it seemed that he could already feel the tail of this naval victory.

Although the speed of the entire Yamamoto fleet in eastern Japan had been slowed down by the US forces because of crossing the bow of the ship, the American battleship unit responsible for the delay was not having a good time, and the battleship USS Mississippi in front was already blazing and was hit by the Japanese Navy's naval guns one after another.

This time, the Japanese Navy's naval guns had an advantage in caliber, and although the American battleship Mississippi had 12 main guns, it had only a caliber of 356 mm, while the battleship Colorado, which had the same caliber, could not fire intensively because of the strength of the hull.

However, Japan's two battleships, Nagato and Michinoku, were both cutting-edge battleships equipped with eight 406 mm guns, and completely overwhelmed the U.S. Navy in terms of the power of naval guns.

The artillery battle on both sides was dark, and both sides were using the seaplanes on the battleships to conduct artillery firing, so the hit rate was significantly improved. The American battleship even miraculously hit the Japanese battleship first, but the Americans aimed at the battleship Nagato, but hit a Japanese light cruiser not far away.

Although the U.S. Navy has made a good start, it does not mean that the U.S. Navy has always had such good luck. The Japanese Navy's battleships fired about four salvos in one go, and finally hit the battleship USS Mississippi in the U.S. fleet in the fourth shot.

Fortunately, the American battleships have always put armor protection in front of the speed and are designed as the main indicator, so although the caliber of the guns is backward, the Mississippi is not significantly inferior in the main armor, and the armor of more than 13 inches allows it to withstand the ravages of the Japanese Navy.

When the Japanese Navy fired the eighth salvo, the Mississippi, which had been hit by two large-caliber shells, was still desperately firing back with its only two main turrets in the smoke.

As the minutes passed, Yamamoto Fifty-six gradually lost his patience, after all, if he could not quickly take these two American battleships, then his fleet would not be able to quickly approach the US Navy - this was undoubtedly a loss-making deal for the superior Yamamoto fleet.

"Yaga Yalu! Keep firing! Use your usual shooting training skills to hit a higher hit rate!" In the anxious waiting, Yamamoto finally couldn't help but start to put pressure on his subordinates, after all, this battle was too important for him and the Great Japanese Empire, and no accidents were allowed.

Of course, he still didn't know that behind the sturdy battleship Mississippi, the Colorado, which had been firing and disrupting the Japanese battleship's shooting, was actually a "model cargo" that was not very sturdy.

However, it was such a cargo, but in its slow second round of firing, it hit the battleship Nagato, where Yamamoto Isoroku was, and it was a blow that hit the side gun of the Nagato, which directly caused the battleship Nagato to catch fire, and frightened the battleship Mutsu to call to inquire about whether Marshal Yamamoto was injured.

As the battle passed, the battleship Mississippi finally couldn't hold out, and another round of Japanese shells fell around it, one of which hit the side of the battleship, directly through its armor. The massive explosion destroyed its boilers, reducing the ship's already slow speed to near standing still.

This made the hit rate of the Japanese Navy's 16 406 mm caliber guns suddenly increase by several notches at once, and it was still very easy for well-trained Japanese gunners to hit stationary targets. A few minutes later, the USS Mississippi was hit by the Japanese again, and the entire battleship began to roll sideways.

What is different is that this time, the US Navy did not immediately abandon the ship, but continued to fire non-stop in the same place, frantically returning fire with the only remaining turret. The end result of such a stubborn spirit was that although they did not hit the Japanese battleship, they left Yamamoto's assault fleet here to be delayed for a full two and a half hours.

In the end, the US battleship USS Mississippi sank in the waters off the Solomon Islands, and only 410 of the more than 1,000 officers and men on board survived. And what devastated Yamamoto the most was that just half an hour after the Japanese Navy sank the battleship USS Mississippi, they sank the Colorado.

And it was only by this time that they figured out the real reason for the convex shape of the Americans' first battlefleet. Yamamoto 56 watched the sinking and disappearing of the American battleship Mississippi, and it took a while to recover from the shock and panic -- he had always thought that only the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire were the most self-sacrificing soldiers in the world, but at this moment he realized that he was wrong, and his mistake was a little outrageous.

The destroyer Yutachi eventually replaced the USS North Carolina because of the inexperience of the US Navy's destroyer fleet and its poor position, and also because the USS North Carolina was damaged and its speed dropped and it was unable to dodge torpedoes, all of which were due to the factor of luck.

However, the USS Mississippi did not rely on luck to retain Yamamoto's assault fleet, but rather a true fearlessness. What made Yamamoto despair the most was the waste of time: his fleet had been delayed here for too long, and it was already afternoon.

If Nagumo Tadaichi's fleet was unable to defeat the American aircraft carrier fleet, when night came, Yamamoto Isoroku would have to choose again whether to fight at night or to command his troops to take advantage of the opportunity to run away -- as long as it dragged on until sunrise the next day, the Solomon Islands would become the grave of the Japanese Combined Fleet.

"Don't waste any more time with the remnants of the United States, and speed up to the west! We will bite the main aircraft carrier fleet of the United States before dark!" Yamamoto Fifty-six finally recovered from the fear and confusion in his head, and hurriedly gave the order to continue westward advance. All he could do now was pray, praying that Nagumo Tadaichi would be able to defeat the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet, and that his own assault fleet would catch up with the U.S. fleet.

Now, of course, it seems that the Japanese Navy has completed their pre-designed script, and at least so far they have sunk three American battleships, two aircraft carriers, and only two old battleships themselves - a completely acceptable price, and if the battle were to end now, then the Japanese could be said to be near-perfect.

The only pity is that now the battle is far from over, and in order, it is time for the Americans to start a counterattack. After all, at this time, the American carrier-based aircraft had already rushed into the air defense circle of the First Air Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet, and who won and who lost in the next battle will depend on the outcome of the collision of carrier-based aircraft this time.

Spruance took the telegram from the rearguard, read it with a sense of sorrow, and then stood upright and took off the military hat he wore on his head. Only then did he hand the telegram in his hand to his subordinates, and then the telegram passed through the hands of everyone in the command room in silent silence.

The battleship USS Mississippi sank, the battleship USS Colorado sank, and the four battleships of the US Navy that took part in the battle, lost three-quarters of them after the start of the battle. It was an indescribable blow to Spruance, the commander of the front, as the mountain of pressure on his shoulders made it difficult for him to breathe.

If you retreat at this time, then so many losses will only become worthless losses. So Spruance slapped the table with his palm, took out the momentum of a broken cauldron, and gave the order to continue the attack: "The Mississippi has set an example, so we have no reason to back down...... After containing the second wave of attack planes, immediately take off the fourth wave of attack planes, and the target -- the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet -- continue to attack until all Japanese aircraft carriers are sunk!"