Chapter 558: Battle at Sea

"Fight back! Fight back quickly!! ”

Amid the frantic roar of the commander-in-chief of the Sakura fleet, one by one the Sakura battleships began to counterattack.

But it was their counterattack that directly raised the level of chaos on this maritime battlefield by several levels.

At this moment, this sea area is filled with a smell of gunsmoke.

Unlike the fleet that contains the formation under his command and scatters the two flanks of the battlefield, the formation distribution of the Sakura fleet is relatively concentrated, but it is this formation that makes their situation worse at the moment.

The multi-stage torpedo attack allowed them to successfully destroy the anti-torpedo nets on the periphery of the Sakura fleet, and gradually began to hit the torpedoes of the enemy warships, bursting out with their due destructive power.

The two Sakura destroyers were hit by torpedoes and exploded with a sound and sank on the spot.

This can be described as a heavy blow to the Sakura fleet, and the morale that was originally stable fell rapidly at this moment.

On the other hand, on the side of the Han Fleet, the success of the tactics made the morale of the soldiers on their side suddenly boosted.

During this period, Bao Han, who was in the flagship, was not idle, and immediately signaled the two heavy cruisers and four light cruisers in the rear to fire at the Sakura fleet.

Low hit rate and insufficient firepower at night, that's not a problem.

The purpose of the inclusion itself was to make the two heavy cruisers and four light cruisers in the fleet slightly attract the attention of the opposing fleet.

Of course, it would be better if it could attract their firepower.

Compared to destroyers in close combat, heavy cruisers located at the rear of the battlefield have a higher success rate in evading enemy shelling.

However, the commander-in-chief of the Sakura fleet on the opposite side was not stupid, and directly ignored the artillery harassment of heavy cruisers and light cruisers, and ordered the whole fleet to concentrate fire on the destroyers that were closer to them.

Because of attacking destroyers, the hit rate is a little higher.

In addition, the destroyers equipped with torpedo launchers are the core of the attack, and even if only one or two are sunk, they can effectively reduce the threat of the enemy's lightning fleet.

And in this way, he will be able to show a little bit of success, otherwise, if the situation here is transmitted back, His Majesty the Emperor is afraid that he will commit suicide on the spot.

As the battle time prolonged, the Sakura fleet gradually spread out the formation, and they wanted to fight with the enemy on the opposite side, but after receiving the reports from the warships, Bao Han did not plan to continue to accompany them, even if the order to retreat was issued.

As a special fleet that was determined to fight lightning battles from the beginning, Xia Qi naturally wanted to strengthen and upgrade those warships before letting them go on the expedition.

In addition to upgrading the equipment and equipment of the battleship, the torpedo launcher has also been strengthened!

He equipped each destroyer with two quadruple torpedo launchers, thus increasing the firepower of lightning strikes in the most direct way.

But even then, the number of torpedoes is limited.

Bao Han didn't plan to continue fighting with the destroyer's small guns with impressive firepower after the torpedoes ran out.

At this time, it is natural to withdraw more simply.

Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, the risk of diving down and attacking beneath the surface is very high, even if you are a lizard warrior.

Otherwise, Bao Han would have to give the opposite side a combination of a mine and a torpedo.

With the speed advantage of a small fleet, the Sakura fleet with several battleships could not catch up with him at all, so Bao Han left quickly and rushed overnight to join the supply ships located in the rear.

The location they were in at this time was a small uninhabited archipelago, the terrain was a little complicated, and it was a little difficult for large warships to get in, so it was a pretty good hiding place. The fleet of Bao Han was resting here, and compared with the previous times when they were almost completely out, last night's battle, due to the change of style of play and the prolongation of the battle, caused them to suffer losses this time.

Nine destroyers have been confirmed to be slightly damaged and three to be moderately damaged, but fortunately no ships have been sunk.

The goblin engineers who accompanied the fleet began to carry out emergency repairs to the damaged battleship.

A few destroyers with minor damage can be dealt with quickly, but the three with moderate damage will take more time.

It seems that they need to take a break for a while.

However, Bao Han was able to settle down, but the commander-in-chief of the Sakura Fleet, who was attacked at night last night, couldn't calm down at all.

After the battle last night, he confirmed the damage of the fleet overnight, and in the face of such an attack, their fleet was in a state of confusion with six destroyers sunk and eleven destroyers moderately damaged.

There was even a torpedo that accidentally passed through the gap between the outer battleships and hit the bow of one of the battleships of their fleet!

Fortunately, the battleship's armor was thick enough that a single torpedo would not sink it in the bow alone.

However, damage is inevitable.

Now his Sakura fleet has more than a dozen warships that have to return to port for repairs. During this period, in order to avoid unexpected situations, he must also need to transfer some more warships to accompany the escort.

It would take almost half a month between where their fleet was now and the return to the nearest port.

Just going back and forth, it will take more than a month.

In terms of maintenance time, given two or three months, it is impossible to repair it at all.

Therefore, during this time, the number of warships in the fleet under his command will drop significantly, and if they are attacked again, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist.

And what made him most nervous was that the latest report had already been sent to the capital, and he didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor would do with him after learning about the situation here.

Thinking of His Majesty's past methods, the face of the commander of this fleet couldn't help but turn even paler.

During this period, the two Europa players on the other side, after a period of rest, quickly merged the fleets of both sides and began to act collectively.

In this medium-to-small area, two Europa players, two Sakura players, and one Aztec player, a large fleet of five people, it is too easy to encounter at sea.

In just one moment, a naval battle had begun, and the battleships of both sides began to pour fire on each other frantically.

As a two-in-one fleet, the Europa side had a clear advantage in the number of battleships.

The terrible naval artillery fire, with just one face, suppressed the Aztec fleet opposite.

The Europa fleet rarely seized the opportunity to be left alone on the opposite side, so it was natural to hurry up and pursue it.

The battleship's main ship guns raged wildly, and soon achieved results, successfully sinking a destroyer of the Aztec fleet, making a good start to this naval battle.

The inferior Aztec fleet did not dare to fight with it, and fought and retreated all the way.

In the case of daytime operations, the Aztec fleet, which still has considerable hard power, will not be destroyed by Europa's combined fleet in a short time.

The battle was briefly deadlocked, and then the battle was added to the uncertainty as a round of naval artillery strikes swept in from afar.

The long-overdue Sakura fleet quickly rushed into the battlefield while pouring firepower!

However, at this time, morale was at its peak, and the Europa Combined Fleet was not yet deterred by this little battle.

After all, the naval combat power of these two Europa players is not weak, but the foreign combined fleet has always been three against two.

And now, after a period of rest, with this high morale, two against two, they will not be afraid of the other side.

The rare turnaround situation has put the soldiers of the Europa Combined Fleet into a state of euphoria, they have been suppressed for too long, and this time, it finally allowed them to vent the stuffiness in their chests!

However, the commanders of the two fleets were not hot-headed because of this advantage, and their state was quite calm.

But also, if it weren't for the ability, in terms of the current situation, the Europa side would have collapsed long ago.

"Two more rounds and retreat before the third fleet arrives on the opposite side!"

That's what the Europa side thinks right now.

The battle situation in this sea area has finally improved a little, don't wave, and accept it when you see it is the right solution.

The combined fleet of Europa, which was accepted when it was good, made the Aztec fleet and the Sakura fleet that were under attack a little relieved.

Without a fleet, the battle suddenly became no longer easy to fight.

Part of the reason for this is the unknown fleet that spends no time at night.

In the face of the attack of the unknown fleet, the earlier unsuspecting Aztec fleet can be said to have suffered the heaviest losses, and then the Sakura players also paid a lot of price, which reduced the foreign players' naval combat power.

In the next few days, the Europa Combined Fleet, which was in good shape, made frequent attacks, focusing on the fleet of foreign players who were lone on the opposite side.

When they had the advantage, the foreign players naturally dispersed, searching the world for the location of the Europa fleet, and then launched an offensive to beat them everywhere.

But now, the situation is starting to change.

Under the advantages of the other, the gap in combat power between the two sides is no longer as big as it was at the beginning, and in the face of the cooperation of Europa players, foreign players have to start to act together.

And this huddle suddenly made the two commanders of the Europa fleet on the opposite side see that something was wrong, and the number of warships in this foreign combined fleet seemed to have decreased?

But this does not mean that the opposite side has become easier to deal with, the battleships of the foreign combined fleet still have a great advantage, so this battle will have to be fought for a while.

On the other side, after some twists and turns, the battle report on the front line was finally delivered to Xia Qi's eyes.

Xia Qi didn't really have much thought about Bao Han's assertiveness this time, and his initial order was indeed to let Bao Han fight a lightning strike, telling him to retreat with one blow and not to fall in love.

But at the same time, he also knew that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the generals who went out on the battlefield naturally had to know how to adapt to the situation, and they had to make decisions immediately when they encountered some things.

As for whether the final result is good or bad, it will be a test of a general's ability.

Therefore, Xia Qi will not express his position on this move of Bao Han for the time being, and will wait until the results come out.

However, during this period, he also has to make preparations, and if he can't do it there, he can also directly start implementing the second plan.

Otherwise, if this matter drags on for a long time, the risk will be high.

Xia Qi first confirmed the time, and then made a decision in his heart.

It is limited to this winter, and if it is not done by then, then the second plan will be implemented directly after the spring of next year.

One thing was temporarily finalized, Xia Qi put the battle report aside, and then picked up another document at hand.

In recent years, thanks to the blessing of multi-racial science and technology, the development speed of Great Xia has also been soaring like a rocket.

During this period, the development of the emerging industry of automobile manufacturing is relatively obvious.

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