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Text Chapter 506 Showdown!  This is fate!  (superior)

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    Torpedo warningFull right rudder.  "

    "Go to the deck."

    "Machine gun, machine gun Four obvious white shock waves made the Kurama busy like clockwork. The ear-piercing alarm sounded throughout the deck, and the Japanese sailors were cruelly trained by the sun, gold, wood, water, fire, earth, month and month.  It showed staggering efficiency. When the bow of the ship swerved violently to the left in an attempt to avoid the torpedoes, the anti-torpedo rapid-fire machine guns installed on the sides were already firing layers of barrage. At the same time, the naval guns on the Kurama were still firing.  There was no sign of stopping, especially the rapid-fire secondary guns that kept attacking the two Changfeng-class destroyers, making up for the delay in the opponent's main gun being able to launch straddle fire due to the opponent's too fast speed.

    The bow of the Kurama deflected a little, and even Bingwen stopped breathing and clenched his fists to look at the four white wakes.  But before the torpedo could get closer, a 120mm shell accurately hit the Sea Breeze behind him. The explosion was so violent that even standing in the bridge of the Beifeng felt that it was right next to his ears.

    "It's the stern deckit's on fire, the deck is on fire!"

    "Semaphore, Sea Breeze's semaphore! The stern deck was damaged, the No. 3 turret turned on the water mist and cannot be used, but the speed can be maintained Captain, be careful!"

    Before the communications officer could finish reporting all the signals, the first mate suddenly stood in front of Bingwen.  At the same time, the shell also fell on the deck of the Beifeng. The explosion caused the 2,200-ton Beifeng to shudder, and it suddenly swayed inside and outside the bridge.  After the explosion, everyone discovered that the secondary battery emplacement at the second chimney was in a mess.  Not only was the chimney breached, but all the assistant gunners there were also killed!

    "At full speed hide in Huangcheng Island!"

    After eating two shells, Bingwen and the officers realized that the Kurama had basically locked onto them, so they rushed towards Huangcheng Island without caring about revenge. At this time, a sigh came from their ears.  It turned out that four consecutive torpedoes fired by our side missed the Kurama.  Although I originally didn't expect to be able to solve the problem with four torpedoes, I still felt a little regretful after missing it.  In the subsequent summary, Bingwen also realized that he had made a big mistake!  Because at that time, each of the two destroyers had two sets of triple launchers, with a total of 12 torpedoes.  Calculated based on the Kurama's maximum speed of 22 knots, if there is no room left to fire all the torpedoes in a fan shape, then the Kurama will never be able to escape this wave of attacks.

    Also because of this lesson.  Later, the naval destroyer force summarized a set of torpedo assault tactics called "you die and I die", and this is the training and experience brought to the troops by actual combat.  No one knows what happened to this tactic in the end, but Yang Qiu was very happy and even praised him.  Because he had very little contact in his previous life, the navy was the only branch of the military that he could not help with. It was no problem for him to grit his teeth and build a bunch of aircraft carriers and battleships, but he was completely blind to naval tactics.

    Seeing that the destroyer could not see the enemy, it went crazy and retreated towards Huangcheng Island at full speed. For Bingwen and the others, the flames had been stirred up, and the two destroyers really couldn't do the rest. It was better to retreat obediently and wait for the main force to clean up the situation.

    "Smoke, they can't escape!"

    The destroyer, which was on fire and rushed towards the island, had obviously become a magnet for artillery shells. The Kurama, which had just escaped the torpedo, became as frantic as if it had been shot to death. Piles of artillery shells poured towards Huangcheng Island.  A 305mm shell even passed by the Beifeng 300 meters away, but at this time the destroyer had already used its speed to reach 20,000 meters. At this distance, it was impossible for the old armored ship to rely on luck.

    "Pursuit, speed up!" The Kurama, which also ate a few shells, had no major impact. Yoshioka Fanze's eyes were already red.  He drew his saber and ordered the pursuit.  The staff officer looked at the chart and reminded quickly: "Your Majesty Colonel, that is the Miaodao Islands. We are now in China's territorial waters, right Baga, this is a good opportunity to attack the China Navy! Their battlecruisers are at least  It will take 2 hours to arrive. We can enter the Miaodao Islands and sink them, and then retreat from the sea off Yantai." Yoshioka Fanze confidently drew an arc on the chart and persuaded the officers and staff to pursue the destroyer.  But he didn't know that two steel swords, which were firing almost at the same time, were rushing towards here.

    55 nautical miles southeast, two King Kong-class battlecruisers broke through the turbid water and rushed towards the strait with three destroyers.

    "Report! Your Majesty Colonel, we have received a clear telegram." In the advanced navigation bridge, the communications major handed over the translation to the cold-looking captain of the Kongo, Nozaki Kojuro: "The telegram means to remind passing ships not to  Passing through the strait, they saidour country has broken out with China, and the fleet is fighting fiercely at the entrance of the strait."

    "Huh?" Kojuro Nozaki was also a meritorious officer who participated in the Sino-Japanese War and the Battle of Tsushima. He also received the fifth-level Golden Horse Medal from the Emperor, but he was also confused by this telegram.  What does it mean that a war has broken out?  What is a fleet battle?  Can an ordinary conflict be called a war?  !

    The officers around him snickered, but coldlyThe icy eyes made them all shut up.  Nozaki Kojuro frowned and returned his eyes to this unexpected telegram.  This is not funny at all!  Since it was a clear telegram, it meant that all the radios that were turned on and received the signal at this time knew the news.  what does that mean?  This means that countless pairs of eyes are widening at this moment, which means that Japan and China will immediately be on the verge of war!

    This is not what the Japanese Navy wants to see. Although the Navy is confident of defeating the upstarts around it, the problem isthe Empire of Japan is not ready for a full-scale war.

    "Is there any news from Colonel Yoshioka Noritsaku?" Kojuro Nozaki took a deep breath, returned the telegram to the communications officer, and asked: "I need to know whether the cargo ship is out of danger. If it fails let him  Retreat to me immediately."

    "Hi!" When the communications officer turned away, there was a sudden commotion on the deck. Kojuro Nozaki and the officers immediately looked up and saw a British-made Short 184 painted with the Chinese Navy logo appearing in the sky.  This British-made aircraft provided a large number of aids to the Chinese Navy during the European War, with a total of 60 aircraft delivered.  A number of 356mm aviation torpedoes were also delivered.  The European war is a real opportunity to make a fortune¡­.  Nozaki Kojuro sighed with envy.  At this time, the plane also clearly spotted the speeding Kongo and Hiei ships. After making a few rounds to confirm, the plane flew towards Port Arthur in a panic.  Since the two battle cruisers only had a few anti-balloon cannons, Nozaki Kojuro did not waste the cannon shells and allowed the other party to leave. Looking at the aircraft getting further and further away, for some reason he always felt a growing gloom in his heart.  .

    He is a very superstitious person, and the more trouble comes, the more he racks his brains, but he can¡¯t get an answer after thinking about it, so he temporarily gives up ordering to be more vigilant.  In fact, his concerns are not wrong.  Because the reconnaissance plane did not return to Lushun, but soon flew over another fleet from the northeast.

    "Five shipsthe information is correct, they should be Kongo, Hiei and three destroyers. They are still 35 nautical miles away from us. At the current speedwe will find each other in 20 minutes." Standard displacement  Equivalent to King Kong level.  But inside the large cruiser Anhai, which had a full load of more than 3,000 tons and a significantly smaller gun, Zheng Zuyi handed Cheng Biguang the news the reconnaissance plane had brought back.

    He is from Jiangning Prefecture.  Graduated from the third sailing class of the Jiangnan Naval Academy. In 1910, he served as the commander of the Haiqi fleet and accompanied Cheng Biguang to attend the coronation of King George V. After traveling around the world and returning home, he found that the country had undergone earth-shaking changes, and all the naval personnel  I was also confused and almost retired.  Sa Zhenbing's sudden letter saved them all, and Yang Qiu's expansion of the navy at all costs was deeply loved by the navy people. The only bad thing was that because he didn't like the Fujian gang, he purged the Fujian officers in the navy in 1913.  , and also built a second fleet to counterbalance the old navy, which once caused a serious decline in the navy's combat effectiveness.  Fortunately, through these years of self-cultivation, government-sponsored study abroad and other means.  In particular, the escort operations in the Atlantic during the European War finally produced a group of young people.  As Cheng Biguang was reappointed as the commander of the First Fleet, he also became the chief of staff of the fleet.

    Cheng Biguang did not receive the information, but focused on the two triple-mounted guns on the bow of the ship.

    ? 2 Anhai-class large cruisers, 1 Tsukuba-class cruiser, and 1 Qingdao cruiser.  7 destroyers.  Except for the two former Austro-Hungarian Empire Combined Forces-class battleships that should be assigned to the First Fleet but were refitted in Shanghai but not launched, the First Fleet is all equipped with elites this time!  If then all the Navy's efforts over the years will be in vain.

    The pressure can be imagined.

    He understood Yang Qiu¡¯s thoughts and Sa Zhenbing¡¯s plan to use blood and fire to train his troops, but he was still reluctant to implement it.

    But nowit¡¯s too late to regret!

    "Turn the rudder 17 degrees to the left and maintain the formation speed of 22 knots. The Qingdao leads the destroyers to surround and protect." Compared with Bingwen.  The experienced Cheng Biguang's order was much more detailed: "Send the orderFlagship to Kongo, Zhenhai and Tsukuba to Hiei. Don't warn after encounter, just aim and fireEveryone must do this after the sound of gunfire."  Go all out, and those who are passive and waiting to fight, who are timid and timidkill without mercy!" The slow and solemn voice made the air freeze. With Byung-wen of the Second Fleet who had participated in the Battle of Jutland, it was the largest battle in the world.  Compared with the young people trained in large-scale steel cannons, the First Fleet is obviously older.  Although there are many officers who have participated in Atlantic escort missions and other naval operations, and even most of the Qingdao naval battle officers in the Sino-Japanese War remain in this team, compared with the elite Japanese Navy, the gap is so huge that outsiders cannot imagine it.

    The destroyer began to break away from the formation, the thick gun barrel slowly raised, the huge armor-piercing projectile was stuffed into the chamber, and three propellant packs rushed into the medicine room. Every sailor clenched his fists and the skin on his face was stiff.

    ? 2 30-knot Anhai vs. 2 28-knot King Kong 18 US-made naval guns vs. 16 British-made naval guns.  16 120mm and 12 76mm secondary gunsexactly the same.??The American-style tilted armor box faces the British-style armor layout, with a 233mm main armor belt tilted at 15 degrees and a 203mm main armor belt tilted at 11 degrees.

    Who can have the last laugh?

    "Report, smoke plume found! Distance 35 kilometers To be continued)

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