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Volume 3 Lion of the Snowfield Chapter 935 The first naval battle

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    At the beginning of the naval battle, Mengzi waved his hand and ordered at the moment the opponent's warship moved: "Speed ??30 knots, fire quickly!" Following his order, the warship stopped firing salvos, spitting out fireballs, and began to speed up.  The Japanese Mochizuki was the flagship. Captain Yoshikazu Sato ordered the battleship to approach at full speed without firing from 10,000 meters away.  At this time, the caliber of the Japanese destroyer's artillery is still 45 times, that is, 155 caliber. The most suitable range is seven to eight thousand meters, and they all carry torpedoes. They are too far away and it is difficult to make a final decision with shells alone, which is the range of the artillery.  The caliber is too small, and although the range is far enough, it is not lethal.  Seeing the posture of the Japanese warships, how could Mengzi not know their intentions?  Want to get closer?  !  He ordered again: "Thirty-five knots, rapid fire!" Following his order, the battleship speeded up again, always maintaining the angle of seizing the T-position, so that the Japanese warships could not run into the bow of the battleship here, making it difficult to form a decisive battle situation.  .  He was training troops, how could he allow a decisive battle to happen?  Rapid firing, the main gun and secondary gun roared in turn. Amidst the loud roar, balls of flames continued to spurt out, and the sea surface was soon filled with smoke.  The bombardment here was controlled by radar, and the accuracy of the shooting was not weakened by movement. Water columns continued to rise around several Japanese warships, and the Japanese troops were also frightened by the explosions.  "Baga!! How come their shooting is so accurate!!??" Sato Yoshikazu was shocked when he looked at the water columns in front, rear and left of the battleship. Then he gave the order to fire, trying to use the shells to interfere with the opponent's speed and get closer to release the torpedoes.  A group of fireballs were sprayed on the Japanese warships. A shell flew to the warships 10,000 meters away, blew up a water pillar of two or three hundred meters away from the battleship, and could not even shot.  The accuracy is too far off.  And the cannonballs here exploded on the left and right of the battleship. They were accurate enough, it was just a matter of luck.  Even though they were injured, Mengzi's ten battleships were almost as if they were being chased by the Japanese army. Their speed was getting faster and faster, causing the Japanese artillery shells to fall behind one after another without any use.  Three minutes after the bombardment.  Several loud bangs were heard on the sea surface. A Japanese frigate was hit first. Two shells got into the boiler room and ammunition compartment one after another. The violent explosions instantly tore the warship into pieces, and a black and red mushroom cloud rose.  In an instant, the battleship was torn apart, and without even a moment of hesitation, it disappeared in the rising fire.  Immediately afterwards, a torpedo boat was hit by a cannonball, and a ball of orange-red flames suddenly burst out.  The battleship paused, then burst into flames. Before the Japanese troops on the battleship could react from the giant earthquake, the explosion of another torpedo completely destroyed it.  Boom!  The decelerating torpedo boat sank suddenly, then sank to the bottom of the sea with flames and never bounced up again.  When two battleships were hit in succession, Sato Yoshikazu was furious and roared and ordered to fire.  But their speed is at most thirty-seven knots.  It was impossible to fire at full speed, which was a speed of thirty-two or three knots.  There was no way it could hit the advance warship which could reach 35 knots and was still increasing in speed.  At this point in the artillery battle, it was completely one-sided. They did not hit a single shot. Instead, several warships were bombarded and damaged to varying degrees.  Just not fatal.  A shell from the Mochizuki hit the ship island. The excellent armor-piercing ability of the armor-piercing projectile allowed Ran to pass through the ship island, and exploded on the side of the ship. A huge hole was formed in the explosion, and seawater poured in crazily.  "Change the flagship!! Kisaragi is in charge!!" The speed dropped sharply.  Without any hesitation, Sato Yoshikazu ordered the flagship to be lowered.  Just when he gave the order, the Mochizuki shook violently, and a loud noise was heard. The slowed battleship was unlucky to be shot, and a shell missed dozens of meters from the front and left side of the battleship.  In the sea, it relied on the tension of the sea water to shoot flatly again, drilled straight into the side of the Mochizuki, and exploded near the No. 1 ammunition compartment.  The violent explosion overturned Sato Yoshikazu in the control tower. His head hit the table. He was dizzy and his vision went dark. He fainted happily.  His battleship was unlucky, but he was lucky.  At the same time as he arrived, a more violent explosion came. The Mochizuki sank suddenly, and then flames spurted out in all directions. As the fire ball rose, the bow of the warship broke off from a third of the battleship. At the speed of  With the push, his head plunged into the sea. As the fire ball rose, it splashed into the waves and disappeared.  Sato Yoshikazu did not need to be afraid. This was his luck. However, the Japanese soldiers who were still alive on the station were desperately trying to leave the cabin during the huge earthquake. Those who were not faint were heartbroken, but the struggle was in vain, and the silence of the battleship was useless.  Not measured in minutes, but in seconds.  As soon as the bow of the ship plunged into the sea water, the broken part of the rear half stood upright.?, then the stern of the ship plunged straight down, letting the Japanese soldiers in the cabin or in the cabin scream in fear, rolling like a ball, uprighting without hesitation, taking a posture, and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea, taking those  The Japanese soldiers struggled desperately after the seawater poured in, and plunged to the bottom of the sea without hesitation.  The disappearance during this period made the Japanese army go crazy. Whether it was the navy or the army, the Japanese army rarely surrendered unless under certain circumstances.  At this time, their warships still have combat effectiveness, and naturally they will not flee the battlefield just because the flagship disappears.  On the Kisaragi, Kawada Yoshimitsu's eyes were blood red, and he shouted to raise the flag and take over the flagship. At the same time, he ordered to pursue and fight to the death, and used torpedoes to send these British warships who had clearly seen the flag to the bottom of the sea.  Mengzi did not forget about sinking several warships. In his excitement, he ordered to maintain speed and continue shooting rapidly.  During the bombardment, there were three more torpedo boats out of the four, two more destroyers, and one more frigate.  The frigates and destroyers were each bombarded, but the damage was not serious. On the contrary, the torpedo boats were small and fast. Except for one that exploded and sank, the other three were still intact.  In the order, the three torpedo boats suddenly accelerated, rushing out of the pursuit queue at a speed of thirty-five knots and still accelerating, trying to get closer and then sink the enemy ship with torpedoes.  How could Mengzi give them a chance?  Seeing three approaching torpedo boats, he ordered again: "Hit the fire and sink the approaching torpedo boats!!" The fire control radar and the rotation of the turret are all automatic, and Zhu Yuan's aiming is all radar, which has almost reached the level of automation.  , to deal with thin-skinned torpedo boats, not to mention the 200-caliber main gun on the battleship, the 127-caliber secondary gun, ordinary high-explosive bombs can tear through its armor.  Sure enough, shells as dense as raindrops flew towards the outgoing torpedo boats, and hundreds of shells fell in turn, making this suicidal charge so fragile that there was no chance to break out even a mile away.  It looked like it was surrounded by artillery shells, which exploded loudly on the torpedo boat.  High-explosive bombs tore apart all the protrusions on the boat. The torpedo tubes were hit one after another, followed by loud noises. The explosive force generated by the torpedo detonation caused the three torpedo boats to stop for a minute.  None of them persisted, and they were blown to pieces one after another, leaving no bones left.  "Small!" Mengzi underestimated amidst the cheers of the crew. With only two rounds of shells, and before the third round was fired, the three torpedo boats flew one after another. It can be said that they really couldn't help but shoot.  Raising his head and looking at the two destroyers and a frigate that were still chasing him, Mengzi did not despise them.  Knowing that he was outmatched, he still charged forward bravely. Although it was a bit silly, the soldier's spirit was still worthy of praise.  This is what it means to rather die standing than to live kneeling.  "I would rather die than surrender, the Chinese Navy also has it!"  Mengzi took a deep breath and then ordered: "Armor-piercing bombs, each lock on the battleship and fire rapidly!!" On the chasing Kisaragi, Kawada Yoshimin had already taken off his hat, with a white cloth wrapped around his forehead, pointing into the distance.  The battleship at the end roared: "Catch up!! Sink these British pigs!!" His roar did not increase the strength of the battleship. The speed of the battleship was just like that. It could not even reach thirty-five knots. On the contrary,  Being pulled further and further away.  However, the opponent is always deflected on the hull of the ship, with most of the sides pointed at them, and both the main and secondary guns can fire.  As for them, they only have a single main gun that can fire, and their firepower output is very high.  It¡¯s not that Kawada Yoshimitsu doesn¡¯t know about detours. He is a veteran and has already seen that the opponent¡¯s speed has not reached the limit. In other words, he has no chance to break away from the battle and look for another fighter. The opponent will not give him a chance at all.  Moreover, the dozen or so troop carriers and twenty-odd freighters behind them escaped. Weren't the freighters and troop carriers sunk by each other as if they were paper?  This is also the reason why you have to fight desperately. If you can't fight, you can't escape, you can't escape yet, then the only thing you can do is to fight to the death. Maybe the troop transports and cargo ships will still have a chance to get closer to the coast, and they won't all be buried in the bottom of the sea.  But how did he know that at this time, the troop transport and cargo ship had been surrounded by another fleet that had arrived, and there was definitely no hope of escape.  . His desperate efforts did not make Mengzi soft-hearted. The battleships were locked on the target, just for the convenience of fighting, and it didn't matter how many ships were against one.  Less than two minutes after the bombardment started, four rounds of shells flew out, and the Kisaragi exploded violently. Four shells hit the Kisaragi one after another. The one in the chimney was the lightest, but there were three left, one  It got into the boiler room, one got into the stern of the ship, and the other tore a big hole at the waterline on the side.  The steam instantly cooked the Japanese troops in the boiler warehouse, and madness spread to all directions.  The transmission shaft at the stern of the ship was shaken off the bearing seat by the explosion, causing the transmission shaft to twist and lose its transmission ability.  The large hole on the side allowed tons of sea water to pour in crazily, causing the battleship that had begun to slide slowly to tilt. ?The other destroyer and frigate did not fare much better. At the moment when Kisaragi was hit, they were also hit by several armor-piercing bombs. As the flames rose, the fire spread rapidly. As Kisaragi decelerated, they were hit again one after another.  Several shells were fired, but luckily it was still strong and no fatal injuries were hit. However, the fire forced the crew to jump into the sea, and there were no people to put out the fire.  (To be continued)
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