The fact that the torpedo boats on both sides failed to produce any effect was not surprising to the high-ranking generals of the warring sides, or even to the military attaches of the third countries who were watching the show.

After all, during the Second Battle of Ian, the Navy of the Krull Kingdom staged a standard anti-lightning combat tutorial for the navies of various countries!

Form a dense network of fire with a large number of small and medium-caliber rapid-fire guns and take out enemy torpedo boats before they rush up!

Today, a few years after the Second Battle of Ian, the Gaphians were also able to use a large number of small-caliber rapid-fire guns and 120-millimeter rapid-fire guns to form a dense anti-lightning fire network to intercept the torpedo boat forces of the Daheng Imperial Navy.

On the other hand, the anti-lightning firepower network on the side of the Daheng Imperial Navy is even stronger!

The combination of 40 mm and 75 mm is no joke in the fire net of medium and close range anti-light ships and torpedoes.

At long range, there are also a large number of 120-mm rapid-fire guns and 150-mm rapid-fire guns.

The torpedo boat units of both sides were of little use, but the anti-lightning combat results of the cruisers and destroyers of the second and third classes on both sides were very good.

At the same time, in the process of countering lightning strikes and covering the surprise attack of torpedo boats, the medium cruiser destroyer forces of both sides also engaged in a fierce exchange of fire.

Whether it was for the purpose of anti-lightning operations or to tear a gap in the torpedo boat units, the light and medium cruiser destroyer units on both sides engaged in a fierce exchange of fire.

And this time, the light warships on both sides fought half a catty, and the Daheng Imperial Navy took some advantage, but it was not too big.

After all, the cruiser destroyers of more than 1,000 tons and less than 5,000 tons on both sides are actually about the same: fast speed, protective slag, and particularly fierce firepower!

That is, you can't stop my rapid-fire cannon, I can't stop your rapid-fire cannon, you have a speed of more than 20 knots, but I can't run slowly, so you don't expect to take advantage of any speed.

Therefore, the fight is more about competing with the will and training level of the soldiers on both sides, and the difference in the performance of the battleship is not too big, even if there is a slight difference, it is not decisive.

The advantage of the Daheng Imperial Navy is mainly due to the fact that although there are only two Yuchi-class cruisers in the Daheng Imperial Navy, there are as many as eight Yuanlin-class destroyers.

On the other hand, on the side of the Gafia Imperial Navy, their cruiser force is actually not much, only two second-class cruisers, two third-class unprotected reconnaissance cruisers, but there are no thousand-ton destroyers, and then there are four or five large mine-strike ships of 500 tons.

After this fight, the destroyer formation of the Daheng Empire occupied the advantage of a larger hull and a larger tonnage.

In the fierce battle, the battleship was sunk again on both sides.

On the side of the Southwest Fleet of the Daheng Imperial Navy, a Yuanlin-class destroyer Wuchang unfortunately sank, and the fortunate thing in the misfortune was that the ship abandoned the ship in time, and the speed of the ship's sinking was not too fast, so that the officers and men on the ship were able to jump into the sea in time, and were rescued by nearby friendly ships sent lifeboats, and even the third-country navy watching the battle on the side sent several lifeboats to rescue the people who fell into the water with the help of rescue.

Not only to save the people of Daheng, but also to help save the people of Gafia.

Because Gafiana was even worse, sinking a third-class reconnaissance cruiser and two large 500-ton mine-striking ships.

After the fleets of the two sides continued to entangle for several hours, they saw that it was getting dark, and the most critical thing was that the Gaphians on the opposite side had been tossing and turning with a battleship formation for several hours, but they had not been able to close the distance, and their battleship formation had not fired a single shot since the start of the battle!

And the constant barbarian's patrol formation also has a mobility advantage, and the devil knows what unexpected situations will occur after nightfall.

The battle during the day today had already caused them heavy losses, and if there was any more accidents, then it was possible that the Second Fleet would be completely destroyed, so after weighing it for a long time, Vice Admiral Gerrod gritted his teeth and decided to retreat.

Its capital ship, protected by a group of cruisers and mine-striking ships around it, began to turn around and retreat.

This kind of engagement between the capital ships of the two sides began to stop after nightfall.

However, the battle between the two sides was still not over, and after nightfall, the generals of both sides invariably wanted to use light warships such as torpedo boats and destroyers to launch a torpedo raid again.

During the day, the two sides were heavily guarded, and both sides were generally equipped with a large number of medium-caliber rapid-fire guns, so it was difficult for the torpedo boats to break through effectively.

But at night it is different, the torpedo boats can take advantage of the night to launch a surprise attack, even if the other side can use searchlights to constantly patrol the sea, but there is still a chance.

But the torpedo boats of the Imperial Navy of Gafia wandered around all night and did not find a chance......

Because of the night generals, in order to avoid any accidents on the capital ships, Ren Zhongping left two destroyers to monitor the opponent's fleet from afar, and already led the fleet to sail directly to the northeast at high speed, dozens of nautical miles away from the opponent, and expelled the two reconnaissance cruisers tracked by the other side.

With the cooperation of two Yuchi-class cruisers and four destroyers, the opposing reconnaissance cruisers were forced back, and then the main fleet disappeared into the night.

However, the two Yuanlin-class destroyers that Ren Zhongping left to monitor the enemy's main fleet did not last long, and they were intercepted and hunted by the opponent's cruisers after nightfall, and after being slightly blocked, the opponent's fleet disappeared into the night.

On this night, the torpedo boats of both sides pounced, because they did not know where the main fleet of the other side was.

On the contrary, the cruisers and destroyers of both sides repeatedly discovered each other and engaged each other.

This also allowed the two sides to spend a difficult calm night, but this calm was broken at dawn the next day.

At dawn the next day, when the sun had not yet risen and the dense fog on the sea had not completely dissipated, the destroyer Hele in the Third Squadron of the Southwest Fleet of the Daheng Imperial Navy was surprised to find that three thousand meters away from its southern side, there were several large black shadows!

There is no doubt that this is the main enemy fleet that they have been looking for all night!

While this news surprised them, it also scared them enough!

Because it was so close to the enemy's main fleet, at a distance of only three thousand meters, the enemy's fleet of 120 mm rapid-fire guns was enough to completely submerge the ship.

To this end, they urgently used light signals to transmit messages to the rear, and on the other hand, they reversed directions and evacuated, and released smoke to cover the tracks.

In order to escape smoothly, they did not even dare to take the initiative to fire first.

However, the lookouts of the Gaphia were not lazy, although there was a thick fog at this time, and the sky was not bright, but when the Horaku discovered the main fleet of the Gafians, the destroyer of the Horaku was also discovered by the Gaphians.

As soon as the Horaku had begun to speed up and evacuate, the cannonballs of the Gafians had already been fired.

Just as the Hele ran out of the twenty-five knots and fled for its life, the other warships of the Third Squadron that were searching in the sea area had only received the news one after another, and then began to withdraw from the battlefield.

Light cruisers and destroyers, fighting in battleship formations during the day, this is looking for death.

Even if there is still fog, the fog in the morning will not last long, and when the sky is a little brighter, the fog will be gone, and this time is probably not enough for them to run over and release the torpedo.

When the Third Squadron began to withdraw, Ren Zhongping of the First Squadron also received the news of the main formation of the Gafians.

At this time, the other side was in the southeast direction of the military fleet, and the course of both sides was the same, both sailing to the east.

At this time, Ren Zhongping decisively ordered to increase the speed of the voyage, and then turn south after overtaking the other party to seize the T-prefix.

At about 6:40 a.m., when the sun had already risen, a destroyer of the Constant Barbarians that had been spotted nearby had also been driven out by his own cruisers, but Jerrod was not happy, because he found that the damned Constant Barbarians had run ahead of him and were turning.

They were going to cross the front of their own fleet.

It's definitely not okay to continue to go straight and stupid on your own.

If the opponent is already ahead of him and has a speed advantage, if he continues to maintain this course, the opponent will be able to occupy the T-shape, and then his own battlefleet will probably be beaten head-on.

To do this, they began to correct their course, not following the turn to the south, but to the northeast!

In this way, not only will they be able to change the unfavorable situation, but they will even be able to use their side fire to fire on several warships at the rear of the Heng Barbarian fleet.

At that time, even if the other party wants to turn again, at most it will form a sideboard duel situation that passes through.

And the side side is still very confident in the battle against the Gafians!

In terms of firepower, they have six battleships, and as battleships, even if the protection is still the key protection mode in the past, the protection area of the armor belt is not large, but it is also a battleship, even if it is a secondary part of the armor protection, it is not bad.

After seeing the enemy fleet turn north, Ren Zhongping pondered for a moment on the chart, and finally said: "Continue to turn right, they want to catch our tail and force us to fight with them on the sideboard, hmph, then we will catch their tail!" ”

The people on the side were still a little worried: "Although our speed is high, it will take more than ten minutes to complete the turn, and at this time the two sides are in the range of line battles!" ”

Ren Zhongping said: "Hmph, what are you afraid of, if you didn't give them a side yesterday, there is no good chance, this time is different, it is worth our risk." ”

"And you have to trust our warships!"

The Klan-class armored cruiser, the main armor belt, turret, etc., and the command tower have a protective thickness of 170 mm of Luohai armor, of course, even this armor thickness can't actually carry the main guns of battleships with a caliber of more than 300 mm, even if the opponent is not exposed to armor-piercing shells.

But what made Ren Zhongping determined was that the main guns of the opponent's battleship had a slow rate of fire!

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