Rear Admiral Gentaro Yamashita, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, saw the ugly face of Admiral Goro Ijiin, gritted his teeth, and immediately gave the order for the other warships to go into battle.

"'Utsuki', 'Mizuki', 'Changyue' and 'Kikutsuki', strike at once and take out those two destroyers of the Germans!"

"Hi, General." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram.

The four 'kamikaze-class' destroyers, after receiving the order, immediately attacked the two destroyers of the German Navy.

"Despicable islanders, who are not our opponents against two, have now sent four destroyers again in one go. Five or three minutes, in the last three minutes, if we can't sink the destroyers of the islanders anymore, we will have to retreat! Captain Mike ordered.

This made the two destroyers of the German Navy even more frantically fired. Dense shells smashed into the two 'kamikaze-class' destroyers of the island navy like a torrential rain.

"Boom!"

An 88-mm shell hit the bridge of the destroyer "Isobo", and after the shell penetrated the bulkhead, it exploded inside. Although the power of the 88-mm shell was not great, the explosion in the narrow bridge and the scattering of shrapnel in all directions easily killed all the officers and men of the island nation inside, including Captain Sonoda Shigeri.

In the next three minutes, the destroyer "Isoba" was hit more than a dozen times. Such an injury is undoubtedly fatal for a destroyer with a displacement of only 450 tons.

Soon, the destroyer succumbed to its injuries and sank into the sea.

The destroyer Ayanami, on the other hand, was lucky enough to escape. Although the same was heavily damaged, four other destroyers of the Navy of the island nation arrived. This allowed the two destroyers of the German Navy to abandon the continued firing of the destroyer Ayanami and withdraw instead.

The four 'kamikaze-class' destroyers of the island nation's navy were in hot pursuit. However, the German Navy's G-class destroyers have a maximum speed of 34 knots, which is not something that these 'kamikaze-class' destroyers of the island navy can catch up with. The end result was that they could only watch the two G-class destroyers of the German Navy cruising around the Combined Fleet, and there was no way to catch up.

"Leave the two destroyers of the Germans alone and continue south! Anyway, this time our goal is to fight the Germans. Even if they knew where we were, what would they do? As long as our fleets always act together and don't give them a chance. General Goro Ijiin ordered.

"Hi, Your Excellency, Commander." Major General Gentaro Yamashita nodded unwillingly.

At this moment, the German naval expeditionary fleet is heading north, and since the navy of the island country has the courage to go to sea for a decisive battle, of course they cannot let go of this opportunity. If the main force of the island country's navy can be eliminated in one fell swoop in this decisive battle, the next battle will be much easier to fight. They can even continue to force the government of the island nation without any worries, abandon their ambitions and accept the conditions of the German government.

"General, destroyers 'G37' and 'G38' have just won a small victory. They sank one destroyer of the island nation's navy and severely damaged another. The island navy sent more destroyers in pursuit, but they were thrown off by their speed advantage. I think the people of the island country must be very aggrieved now. Major General Maofu had a smile on his face.

"Well, it seems that the performance of the islanders' warships is even worse than I imagined! In this case, we have a better chance of winning this battle. Lieutenant General Spee's face also had a smile on his face.

"General, I want to inform the entire fleet of this news." Major General Maofu asked.

"Yes, make everyone happy." Lieutenant General Spee nodded.

The fleet was fighting in the sea area thousands of miles away from the mainland, which made the officers and men feel a little depressed. A modest victory can undoubtedly boost the morale of the fleet. Let them know that victory will soon be possible. At that time, the fleet could set off and return to the German mainland.

Sure enough, when the fleet learned that they had sunk a destroyer of the island nation's navy and also severely damaged one, the officers and men cheered. The previous attack on the coastal cities of the island nation also killed a large number of island people. However, this is not a war achievement for a soldier, but it has always made them feel a little unnatural. Now, the joy of victory has finally diluted the negative emotions in their hearts, allowing them to devote themselves to the next battle.

The German Eye Expeditionary Fleet and the Combined Fleet of the Island Nation are approaching at high speed. Both sides know that a large-scale decisive battle is already inevitable. Therefore, none of them took the initiative to avoid such a decisive battle, and they all wanted to defeat the enemy and win in the next big battle.

At 11 a.m., the fleets of both sides encountered each other in the sea about fifty kilometers from Ise Bay.

The combined fleet of the huge naval forces of the island nation is heading south. Nineteen battleships, already lined up in a long battle line. Other armored cruisers, protective cruisers and destroyers, formed several formations around the main fleet and provided them with protection.

"For a country like an island country, it is already a rare thing to be able to have such a large fleet in a short period of time." Lieutenant General Spee said.

"Yes, General. However, after today, there will be no combined fleet of the naval forces of the island nation. They will all be sunk by us. Major General Maofu said confidently.

"Order the ships, get ready for battle. All battlecruisers, form a battle line! Lieutenant General Spee ordered.

"Yes, General." Major General Maugf immediately conveyed the order.

On the other hand, General Goro Ijiin also gave the order to prepare for battle. The battle line, consisting of 19 capital ships, began to turn in an attempt to close the distance between it and the German fleet. After all, except for the four 'Kongo-class' battle cruisers, the main ships of the island country's navy are equipped with 305 mm guns, and even the 'Sagami-class' are equipped with 254 mm guns. If the combat distance is too long, these smaller caliber guns will not be able to exert their power. Only by closing the distance as much as possible can you win.

At the same time, Admiral Goro Ijiin also gave orders to the cruiser formations and destroyer formations of the Combined Fleet, asking them to find an opportunity to kill the light cruisers and destroyers of the German Navy and prepare for subsequent lightning strikes.