Chapter 51: Collision and Sinking Discussion

The "Tsukumaru" and its sister ship "Eitsumaru" desperately pursued after the "Ichthyosaurus", but the distance between the two sides did not come closer. On the contrary, because the "Ichthyosaurus" fired a water cannon from time to time to interfere with the movement of the two ships, the distance between them was further increased.

"Captain Kimura, the other party is really difficult to entangle, and it is difficult for us to get close. The ship's guns posed no threat to it, and the ammunition continued to be consumed. ”

The captain of the "Eitsu Maru", Nagahashi Loujuro, was very frustrated, from his point of view, it was a great shame that the battleship of the dignified Dongying Empire could not pursue a civilian conversion ship, and even the naval guns were useless against the other party!

"Long Bridge, don't worry! Isn't this situation exactly what we want? The lion fights the rabbit still needs all our strength, and our emperor ** people haven't exerted their strength yet, how can we be discouraged?!"

As the captain of the most advanced missile frigate in service, Kogoro Kimura certainly knows where his strengths lie. Naval artillery is an equipment that is close to ornaments in modern warfare, and only missiles are king. That's why he had the words that comforted Juro Nagahashi before.

"You mean missiles?" asked Loujuro Nagahashi, somewhat uncertain.

"Of course! We are driving a missile frigate, the guns are purely ornamental, the soldiers rarely shoot live ammunition in normal times, our missiles are the best, why bother to go far? When the guy on the other side is tired of playing, the time will come and shoot... Would it be a beautiful firework, you say?" said Kimura Kogoro boasted as he imagined the next scene. But reality is cruel after all, and no amount of unrealistic ideas can help in the slightest.

Two hours passed, and the "Ichthyosaurus" was still dragging the "two tails" in circles unhurriedly, firing two cannons behind it from time to time, and some idle sailors even ran to the deck and made some mocking gestures to the watchtowers of the two Dongying warships behind.

The fleets of Huaxia and Dongying are heading towards the Diaoyu Islands at full speed, and they are all trying to give each other a dismount, but after all, they can't reach each other. In the end, the implementation of Ma Wei finally fell on the heads of Zhang Yu and others.

Another hour passed, and the sky gradually darkened, and the dazzling fiery clouds on the horizon seemed to be close at hand. And under the reflection of this intertwined sunset, a strange tug-of-war at sea is about to usher in**.

"Captain, tell the brothers, don't play anymore! Finish work and come back for a big meal!" Zhang Yu looked at the time and decided to end this game that had lost its interest.

"Got it, boss!"

From the beginning of the escape posture, the "Ichthyosaurus" gradually showed its hideous fangs! It made a sharp turn and made a 180-degree turn in a state that almost defied the laws of physics.

"Hell, how did the Chinese do it? Is that still a cruise ship?"

"Amaterasu is above, what do I see?!"

The people on the two Dongying frigates who had been paying attention to the movements of the "Ichthyosaurus" exclaimed, and how could a cruise ship that was as light as a speedboat not make people stunned? Just as it was bursting everyone's eyes, the "Ichthyosaurus" had already completed its turn and put on an undying posture.

The Dongying people, who were taken aback, also reacted quickly and quickly took measures. The naval guns and Gaoping dual-purpose machine guns were all aimed at the Huaxia cruise ship that was in full position, and the ship's missiles, which had never found a chance to use, finally came in handy, and the "Ichthyosaurus" was firmly locked down through the phased array radar.

"Boss, the missiles of the Dongying people have locked onto this ship, please decide. The captain reported to Zhang Yu unhurriedly.

"Everything on the battlefield is up to you, I only look at the result! Hurry up and clean up the other party, brothers wait here to eat!"

"Got it, boss!"

It is fitting to describe the current state of the "Ichthyosaurus" as moving like a rabbit, and the nearly 100-meter-long ship is like an arrow from a string, flying out of the reins, and making large-scale evasive actions as it goes, which simply elevates the operation of the ship to the category of art. A large ship flickers left and right in the sea, sometimes rushing and sometimes slowing, like a seagull dancing against the surface of the sea.

"Captain, there is news from the radar room that this ship has lost its lock on the enemy ship, and the other party is too fast!" "The first mate worriedly reported the news to Kogoro Kimura that was not very favorable.

"Nani? How is it possible? Isn't our radar even the Americans amazed? Damn it! Inform Nagatsu Maru, all ship-borne weapons are aimed in the direction of the enemy ship, and if there is any abnormal movement on the other side, take a covering strike! Immediately! Immediately!"

"Yes!

Kogoro Kimura, who has obviously become restless, can no longer stand the "fish dragon" swaggering in front of him. If the other party is allowed to continue to lead the way, he will become the laughing stock of the entire Dongying Navy and even the Dongying army!

As the distance between the two ships gradually narrowed, the "Ichthyosaurus" had completed all preparations for a strike on the Dongying frigate. Even the ramming horn, which had been hidden in the bow of the ship and was only popular during the Age of Discovery, revealed its hideous appearance.

"All attention, all the water cannons are concentrated on attacking the enemy ship (Nagatsu Maru) at the back of the port position, be prepared to resist the impact, and knock me over the one in front!" The captain gave the final order to attack, and then sat down in his chair easily, and by the way, lit a cigar decently, and almost blindfolded the evil pirate uncle.

There was no warning at all for the attack of the "Ichthyosaurus", and it only took two minutes to speed up and turn the bow of the ship, to approach the target within half a nautical mile, and then to launch the attack.

"Boom~Boom~" A column of water rose into the sky, one after another large and small water bombs kept concentrating on the starboard side of the "Yongjin Maru", and potholes of uneven size appeared on the hull, and the slender figure of the frigate kept swaying on the sea, giving people a crumbling feeling.

"Tsukumaru, this is Eitsumaru, we were attacked by the Huaxia people, and the cabin began to flood!

With a loud bang, mixed with shattering glass, breaking metal, and shouts of personnel, the bridge of the "Eitsu Maru" was hit by a large pale blue water ball, or more precisely, an ice hockey ball, followed by a succession of water balloons (ice hockey balls).

Why the water cannon will shoot the ice ball, this has to start from the working principle of the water cannon, simply put, the water cannon is to complete the production of water cannon shells by freezing the seawater drawn from the magazine. A layer of frozen ice, several inches thick, envelops the semi-condensed frozen water, forming shells with a pale blue appearance. The physical characteristics of the water cannon shell or ice cannon shell determine its range and power, and basically can only play the role of defense and dispersal, but if it is combined with a super ship such as the "Ichthyosaur", it is also a weapon that should not be underestimated.

The distance of two or three hundred meters keeps the power of the water cannon shells at the highest limit, and each shell can bring a heavy blow to the opponent. "Naitsu Maru" was completely defeated by a surprise attack by his opponent. The ship was littered with staggering, wailing sailors and weapons scattered about unusable, and the right side of the hull was devastated, riddled with craters and uneven cracks. The bridge was completely unrecognizable, and was filled with smoke due to the short circuit caused by the electromechanical equipment caused by the melting ice water.

"Eitsumaru replies!Eitsumaru!Report your damage!Hey~ Eitsumaru replies!" Tsuhisamaru was still calling hard, but he didn't know that a catastrophe was rapidly approaching.

Under the heavy fire of the "Tsukumaru", the "Ichthyosaurus" quickly approached its opponent, and although one or two shells hit the bow of the ship, they were all offset by its incomparably solid hull.

"Bang~~~!" was another earth-shattering loud bang, and the collision horn of the "Ichthyosaurus" plunged into the starboard side of the bow of the "Tsukumaru", and the damaged hull suddenly let out a "groan of pain", followed by a burst of continuous explosions that rushed into the sky, and the ammunition depot of the battery located in the bow of the ship was detonated by the strong impact of the impact angle!

"Cut~ and care about others? It's really funny!" Zhang Yu, who was standing on the shore watching the "fireworks" and listening to the enemy's communications by the way, smiled sarcastically.

The explosion directly tore the bow of the "Tsukumaru" to shreds, but the initiator of the "Ichthyosaurus" was unscathed! I saw it go straight through the scattered fragments and sail forward. Then a left turn and a horizontal swing, the large and small water cannons were aimed at the "Tsukumaru" again, followed by a volley. With lightning speed, it gave "Tsukumaru" another heavy blow. With another impact, the "weak" frigate "Tsukumaru" finally embarked on its strange path.

After finishing the work, the "Ichthyosaurus" rode away on the waves, leaving two tattered and crumbling Dongying frigates floating quietly on the sea.

"Call the base! Call the base! The battleship is badly damaged and on the verge of collapse, and I beg to abandon the ship!" There were urgent calls from the dilapidated bridge of the "Tsukumaru," but in the end there was no reply. No one noticed that the observation post and communication antenna, located above the rear of the bridge, were long gone.

"Good job!" Zhang Yu stepped forward and patted the captain on the shoulder.

The captain smiled innocently, and after thanking Zhang Yu, he beckoned his subordinates to join the sea and land barbecue meeting together. After almost two hours of eating, the sky had completely replaced itself with darkness, only a little starlight and a campfire on the beach.

Almost another three hours later, the follow-up fleets of Huaxia and Dongying all arrived at the designated sea area and formed a formation while maintaining radio silence, but did not take any more necessary measures because of the darkness of the night. Little did they know that there had been a one-sided naval battle in this area a few hours earlier. Not to mention sending people to search and rescue the "Tsukumaru" and "Eitsumaru", which were seriously flooded.

The next morning, the sky was bright. It wasn't until a battleship of Dongying's follow-up fleet closer to the sea area where the incident occurred that several dying Dongying sailors who had fallen into the water that everything that happened last night was gradually revealed.