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Text Chapter 212 The Brave "Leshan"

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    "Order the 'Akitsusu' to speed up and intercept the enemy cruiser. The 'Takachiho' and the 'Naniwa' move forward at full speed, preparing to provide fire support to the 'Akitsusu'. This ship sails at the highest speed  , the enemy ship must be sunk!" Commander Heyuan Yao, the commander of the first guerrilla force of the Japanese Combined Fleet, ordered.  The cruiser "Akitsusu" is the fastest warship in the Japanese combined fleet, with a maximum speed of 26 knots.  The speed of the "Yoshino" is not low either, with a maximum speed of 22.5 knots.  "Takachiho" and "Naniwa" only have 18 knots, but the firepower of these two warships is more powerful. After "Akitsusu" and "Yoshino" intercept the enemy ships, the firepower advantage of these two warships can be fully  Play it out.  Four to one, Heyuan Yaoyi believed that his side had a very good chance of winning.

    Thick smoke billowed from the chimneys of the "Akitsusu" and "Yoshino". The two warships rushed towards the "Leshan" with maximum horsepower, and quickly threw the other two warships behind.  to the back.  The "Qiujinzhou" was the fastest, galloping on the sea like a wild horse, rushing towards the "Leshan" quickly.  At this moment, the distance between the two sides is twelve thousand meters.  The directions are almost opposite.

    "Hmph! These little devils, do you want to bully the few? Turn left 30 degrees. Accelerate to 26 knots. Prepare the naval guns and let these little Japanese see our strength." Li Deming, the captain of the "Leshan", immediately issued an order  Ordered.  The twelve boilers of the "Leshan" input powerful steam into two vertical 4-cylinder reciprocating steam engines. The surging power of 15,000 horsepower caused the speed of the "Leshan" to rise sharply.  The two twin-mounted 155mm naval guns at the bow and stern also began to rotate, aiming at the rapidly approaching Japanese warship.

    "Want to run? Turn 30 degrees to the right!" On the "Yoshino", Heyuan Yao immediately issued the order as soon as he noticed that the "Leshan" began to turn the rudder.  Prepare to take this opportunity to quickly approach the "Leshan" and get within combat distance.

    At 10:20, the course of both sides changed to sailing northwest. However, under the deliberate control of the "Leshan", the distance between the two sides was still controlled at about 10,000 meters.  Although the "Akitsusu" and the "Yoshino" tried every means to close the distance, they were unable to do so.  Because the speed of the "Leshan" is increasing rapidly, even the "Yoshino" whose speed has been increased to the extreme is gradually unable to keep up.  The only one that can keep up is the "Akijin Island".  Heyuan Yaoyi was very shocked by the speed of the "Leshan". According to the intelligence obtained by Japan, the warship built by Western Sichuan was only 20 knots.  But now he knows that this is Western Sichuan deliberately concealing its strength.  However, he had no intention of worrying about that, and quickly ordered the "Takachiho" and "Naniwa" to join in the pursuit of the "Leshan".

    "Fire!" At 10:25, the "Leshan" opened fire first.  After receiving the data from the fire control system, the gunnery commander issued the order to fire.

    "Boom! Boom" two thunderous shelling sounds sounded, and the two twin-mounted 155mm naval guns on the "Leshan" roared.  Four shells hit the "Akijinzhou" 10,000 meters away.

    "Hmph! To fire artillery so far apart, these people from Western Sichuan have really never been on the battlefield! Move forward at full speed, close the distance, and let them experience a real naval artillery battle!" The captain of the "Akitsusu", Hiko Uemura  The Prime Minister smiled disdainfully.

    Half a minute later, four shells hit the sea more than three hundred meters away from the "Akijin Island" and exploded into clouds of water.

    "Are the people in western Sichuan frying fish?" The Japanese navy officers and soldiers laughed at this scene.

    "Adjust the bombardment direction and increase the brightness!" The gunnery officer on the "Leshan" made adjustments according to the impact point of the bullet.

    Two minutes later, the "Leshan" opened fire again.  This time, it still missed the "Akijinzhou", but the impact point was only two hundred meters away from the "Akijinzhou".

    Within the remaining ten minutes, the "Leshan" once again conducted three rounds of bombardment, but still did not hit the "Akitsusu". However, the Japanese Navy could no longer laugh.  Because the impact point of the "Leshan" was getting closer and closer to the "Qiujinzhou", the nearest one was only 50 meters away from the "Qiujinzhou", and the water splashed even hit the "Qiujinzhou"  Several Japanese navy soldiers poured themselves out.

    "Hell, how is this possible? We are 10,000 meters apart and can actually achieve such a high accuracy. Is this a coincidence, or is it the true strength of the people from Western Sichuan? Didn't you say that this navy has been established for less than two years?" "Akijinzhou  The commander of the "No. 1", Uemura Hikonosei, looked shocked. Also shocked were all the Japanese naval officers and soldiers including Heyuan Kaname and others.  However, they prefer to believe that this is just a blind cat in the Western Sichuan Navy encountering a dead mouse, and it is a complete coincidence.

    &nbsp"Well done! Brothers, let's do it again, this time we must hit the enemy ship!" Li Deming said excitedly as he put down the telescope in his hand.  For the Western Sichuan Navy, which had never been on the battlefield, it was indeed remarkable to be able to achieve such an effect within five rounds of bombardment.

    "Fire!" At 10:42, the "Leshan" conducted the sixth round of shelling.  This time, Li Deming was not disappointed.  One of the four shells accurately hit the bow deck of the "Akitsusu".  The shell exploded, blowing a large hole in the front deck of the "Akitsusu". The sailors on the deck suffered heavy casualties.  Fortunately, it did not cause too much damage and did not affect the subsequent battle.

    "Well done! Brothers, beat that little bitch to death!" Li Deming almost jumped up with excitement.  Next, the "Leshan" showed its might and launched a fierce bombardment on the "Qiujinzhou".  A large number of shells exploded around the "Qiujinzhou". Although there were no direct hits, everyone knew that the "Leshan" just lacked a little luck.

    "Fire, fight back!" The captain of the "Akitsusu", Uemura Hikonosei, didn't care that the distance between the two sides was almost more than 8,000 meters, as if launching a counterattack could dispel the fear in their hearts.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" The four 155mm rapid-fire cannons on the "Qiujinzhou" began to fire violently, but the shells they fired, without exception, landed several hundred meters away from the "Leshan"  Outside, there was no threat to the "Leshan" in the slightest.

    Next, the "Leshan" and the "Qiujinzhou" launched a fierce exchange of fire.  At this distance, the hit rate of both sides is very low.  However, the Western Sichuan Navy has the help of a fire control system, and the hit rate is slightly higher.  But after the initial panic, the Japanese navy calmly began to counterattack.  I have to admit that the quality of the Japanese Navy is much higher than that of the Western Sichuan Navy. Even in this disadvantageous situation, they still displayed superb artillery skills.

    At 11 o'clock, after the "Leshan" hit the "Qiujinzhou" for the fourth time, the "Leshan"'s good luck seemed to have come to an end.  A 155mm artillery shell fired from the "Qiujinzhou" accurately hit the right amidships of the "Leshan", blowing up a 105mm rapid-fire cannon and causing the casualties of several soldiers.  Fortunately, the place where it was hit was above the waterline, otherwise the "Leshan" would have been doomed. Once its speed slowed down, it would have faced the siege of four Japanese warships.  However, the "Qiujinzhou" was much more seriously injured than the "Leshan".  After being hit by four shells, a large piece of the bow of the "Akitsusu" was chewed off, as if it had been bitten by a monster.  At the same time, the speed also dropped from 26 knots to 24 knots, and could no longer keep up with the high speed of the "Leshan".

    "Damn you, you cowards who only know how to run away! Send a signal to Qiujinzhou and ask them to slow down!" Heyuan Yao ordered.  If this continued, the "Akijinsu" might be sunk. Therefore, he could no longer let the "Akijinsu" take risks.  At the same time, in his heart, he also put away his contempt for the Western Sichuan Navy.  Through this short battle of less than an hour, he seemed to believe that the Western Sichuan Navy was much more powerful than they imagined.

    "Hehe! Little Japan, are you scared? Turn around and catch up with them. Don't let them run away. In addition, ask where the brothers in the other ships are? If they don't come again, we will kill them.  After eating all, they can only drink soup!" Li Deming ordered.

    "Reporting to the captain, the 'Qijiang' will arrive in half an hour, and the other four light cruisers will arrive in about forty minutes. In addition, the main fleet will not be able to feel the force until the afternoon. We need to pay attention to safety and do not  Fell into the enemy's trap!" the communications officer reported.

    "Call back to the commander and tell him we will be careful! Brothers, cheer up, before the arrival of the 'Qijiang', we are going to sink an enemy warship!" Li Deming ordered.

    "Yes, Captain!" The sailors on the "Leshan" replied loudly.

    "Subsequently, the "Leshan" took advantage of its high speed to control the combat distance at 8,000 to 10,000 meters, and launched a fierce bombardment of the "Qiujinzhou".  They hit the opponent several times, but the 155mm naval gun was not very powerful. Even if it set the "Akitsusu" on fire, it failed to sink the opponent.  The superstructure of the "Qiujinzhou" was even more damaged by the bombing.  Fortunately, at this time, the "Yoshino" came out from behind the "Akitsusu" and launched a fierce bombardment on the "Leshan".

    For safety reasons, Li Deming ordered the "Leshan" to distance itself from the Japanese ship this time.

    PS: The first update is here!  A BUG appeared in the previous chapter. Japan does not have wireless telegraph machines, so the combined fleet cannot receive telegrams from the mainland.  Xiaoyu didn't think of it at the moment, so I'm very sorry!  (To be continued.  If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward (this site). Your support is my biggest motivation.  )
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