If the Japanese lookouts had clairvoyance, they would have seen several drop-shaped submarines secretly following them under the sea not far from the Japanese fleet.

Those tubes are protruding from the conning towers of these submarines, this is not a periscope, it is a snorkel, and at the moment only China and Germany have this technology, and only Chinese submarines have special equipment.

Submarines with snorkels can also be driven by diesel engines underwater, much faster than with electric motors. Moreover, China's current Type 32 Sea Dog-class submarines are all using the drop-shaped shape of the later generations, and the computer is also used to calculate the optimal line shape, and the underwater degree is much faster than the current ship-type submarines, and it is not a problem to tail these old warships.

The six submarines (No. 11 O6) that are now tracking the Japanese Third Fleet all belong to the First Submarine Detachment. They now maintained the same degree as the Japanese fleet, advancing at 1o knots.

At this time, another tube protruded from the snorkel of the submarine with the port number O11, which was a periscope.

"Well, Iwami, Hizen, Tango, Zhoufang, Sagami...... And Iki, six battleships. Aso, Asama, and Tokiwa three armored cruisers ......" Lieutenant Colonel Han Fengyu turned the periscope and carefully distinguished the Japanese ships. "Over there, the Mijima and Okishima coastal defense ships...... There are also seven protective cruisers such as Chiyoda, Itsukushima, Hashidate, Akitsuzu, Izumi, Suma, and Akashi, and the destroyers are Yamahiko-class, Thunder, Tounmo, and Akatsuki-class, and one is ...... Oh, by the way, the Qin Yue, which was captured by Russia, has a total of 13 destroyers. There's also an auxiliary vessel in the back......"

"Damn, they're all old-fashioned broken ships, even from the First Sino-Japanese period, aren't these things pulled out to death? I really don't understand what this little Japan thinks, and they really treat us as Manchus so easy to bully......" Han Fengyu said with some tears and laughter.

"Detachment leader, the other submarines of our detachment are also in place, do you need to give them one?" The captain next to him looked eager to try.

"No, now is not the time, we must cooperate with the main force and strive for total annihilation" Han Fengyu shook his head and ordered: "Notify the boats of this detachment, continue to keep an eye on them, and immediately return the enemy situation to the headquarters......"

The Japanese Third Fleet did not know that it was being wrecked by a fleet of submarines, there was no way, Japan did not pay attention to submarines at all now, and their minds were all on the cannons of huge ships. For the glamorous and noble Japanese Navy, submarines are just big toys, and they are not worth wasting resources at all. This is similar to that of his teacher, Niu Niu, who also did not pay attention to submarines before World War I, and considered them a "despicable, ridiculous, anti-British weapon".

So far, Japan has only a dozen submarines, most of which are small submarines of more than 100 tons purchased from abroad, and the largest Bo-6 class submarine (also called Kawasaki-class) is only a little over 3o tons, and can only carry 2 torpedoes, and there is only one.

Their underwater combat power is completely negligible, and because of this, their common sense of defense against submarines is naturally close to zero. It can be said that they do not have this consciousness at all, and it is estimated that even if they see those snorkels and periscopes, it is difficult to think that it is a Chinese submarine.

Shanghai Temporary Task Force, flagship "Gonggong".

An intelligence staff officer reported to Zhang Minghui: "Commander, the first submarine detachment has called, they have appeared in the Japanese Third Fleet, and they are currently following them. The lineup of the Japanese fleet was as follows: battleships, armored cruisers, protective cruisers, coastal defense ships, 13 destroyers, and auxiliary ships such as coal carriers, the detailed list is as follows......

"Hehe, it's all old-fashioned ships......" Zhang Minghui looked at the detailed list of ship names and couldn't help but smile. Then he said: "Okay, our fleet is also an old ship, so let's have an old ship duel......

"The current weather?"

"Southeasterly wind, force seven, wind 2. 4 meters per second. Rainfall 11o mm ...... "the meteorological non-commissioned officer reported.

"Well, it seems that the plane can't be counted on, so let's go and see it first......" Zhang Minghui stood up and ordered: "Shanghai Temporary Task Force, out of the southeast and east, coordinates east longitude xx degrees north latitude 14 knots......"

With a few long whistles, dozens of ships of the Shanghai Temporary Task Force continued to sail out of the Shanghai Naval Port and sailed southeast in the face of wind and rain.

This "Shanghai Temporary Task Force" is a temporary fleet composed of ships drawn from the Three Seas Fleet. Even the personnel, for example, the current commander Zhang Minghui is the deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet, the political commissar is the East China Sea Fleet, and the chief of staff is the South China Sea Fleet.

The lineup of this fleet is: six battleships, the Suiren (formerly the U.S. E-I Indiana), the Youchao (the former U.S. E2, Massachusetts), the Houji (the former U.S. E-, Oregon), the Cangjie (the former U.S. E4, Iowa), and the Zhurong (the former British "Old Man Star") and the Gonggong (the former British "Giant").

Six heavy cruisers, Daiyunshan, Huanggangshan (formerly Garibaldi), Maoershan, Yuanbaoshan, Sipaishan (formerly Glorious), and Paradise Mountain (Joan of Arc). Eight protected cruisers, Liujiang, Yongjiang, Beijiang, Zijiang, Haiqi, Hairong, Haichou, and Haichen. In addition, there are Zhuhai-class destroyers and 17 "agile-class" large torpedo boats.

This lineup is indeed very bluffing, and it can be said that most of China's fleet is here, at least in numbers. Therefore, I also complained that the Japanese made a mistake in judgment and regarded the Shanghai Temporary Task Force as the main force, so they had a series of brainstorming behaviors later.

Judging from the lineup of the fleets of China and Japan, the strength of the Chinese fleet is definitely stronger, but Japan does not see it that way, and although the lineup of the Chinese fleet is no longer a secret, they are still very confident. Because they have always believed that things like the officers and soldiers and the "Yamato Soul" can make up for the lack of hardware.

Well, it can't be said that their point of view is wrong, training and morale can indeed make up for some of the hardware deficiencies. But be careful, only to make up for "part."

At 4 p.m., the waters of Shanghai.

The destroyer Kasumi (the second in the Akatsuki-class), the vanguard of the Japanese Third Fleet, is reconnoitring in front of the fleet.

"Hmph, in weather like this, the people of China will definitely not dare to come out......" A midshipman put down his binoculars, rubbed his eyes, and said with a bored expression.

Another intern also said: "Yes, I heard that the current Chinese navy has driven away a lot of the previous Qing and Beiyang navies, and can an organization full of newcomers be considered a navy? They must be shrunk in the harbor and shaking......

At this moment, a sharp siren suddenly sounded.

"What's wrong?" the captain exclaimed.

"Captain, the current fleet ahead" came the nervous voice of the lookout from the microphone.

The captain hurriedly raised the binoculars, only to see that at the junction of the sea and the sky, a group of undulating black dots appeared, and they were galloping against the wind and waves. As the distance closes, there are more and more black spots.

"It's the battleships of China, one, two, three...... Six, the main force of the damned Shina has been dispatched" The captain counted, and his face changed greatly. "Hurry up and report to the flagship that the main force of China has left the port"

Because of the wind and waves, the smoke of the Zhong** ship was blown away, so when the lookout of the destroyer "Xia" appeared on them, the distance was less than 1o kilometers.

"Boom...... Boom ......" several thunderous loud sounds, and several water columns more than 30 meters high rose around the "Xia". Although the landing point of this wave of shells was still seventy or eighty meters away from the "Kasumi", the Kasumi was only a destroyer with a displacement of 3 tons, and it was shaken by the waves generated by this burst of explosions.

"Damn, it's the battleship's main guns, they are now us, quickly turn to the right full rudder, and return to the fleet ...... right full rudder" The captain's face turned white, and he hurriedly ordered. Although the captain also thought that he and his subordinates would definitely finish the Navy, he was not so mad as to use a destroyer to single-handedly take on an entire fleet.

It must be admitted that the Japanese Navy's Su zhì is really good, I saw that the Kasumi was very flexible to make a full right rudder, draw a white arc of several hundred meters on the sea surface, and then raise the degree to the limit, and run away. Anyway, I have already returned the information of the current Chinese fleet, and my mission has been completed, isn't it a fool not to transfer at this time?

However, it is not easy for them to leave, the Chinese Navy does not plan to let it go, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, it is meat. I saw that in the Chinese fleet, several small warships came out of the queue and also rushed over.

"Boom...... Rumble...... Boom ......" was another slightly quieter, but denser, cannon sound behind the Kasumi.

"It's a 6-inch gun, and it's 13o mm. Damn, how did this shoot so fast?" the captain's face was so gloomy that he could squeeze out the water. Because he just counted, within a minute, China's two light cruisers (in fact, Zhuhai-class destroyers) fired almost 2 shots.

The Kasumi fought back desperately with the 7mm guns in the stern of the ship, and fled at the same time.

At 4:61, Kasumi's good fortune came to an end.

......With a loud bang, a large cloud of flames erupted from the stern of the Xia, followed by a violent vibration, and dense black smoke rose from the breach. Kasumi's degree slowed down suddenly.

"Captain, it's not good, the boiler room was hit"

Before the captain could react, it was another "boom...... Boom ......" two loud bangs, the entire bridge shook like an earthquake, and everyone turned into rolling hoists.

The two shells hit the chimney and a 57-mm gun in the rear, respectively, and just ten seconds later, another 13o-mm shell drilled through the bottom of the battery and exploded in the ammunition magazine, causing the 57-mm shell inside to detonate.

"Boom ......" saw the Xia break in two from the rear in a series of explosions, and sank to the bottom of the sea in less than three minutes.

The Chinese fleet opened the record

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