Chapter 578: Breakthrough
"Good chance, get out of the battlefield immediately." Zhang Chaoqun yelled. Although the battleship was amazingly powerful, it was too large to turn and accelerate slowly, and now the Fuso rushed towards the Kongo, protecting the Kongo. The Běi Jīng took the opportunity to disengage from him and get out of contact with the two battleships. The Běi Jīng never intended to sink any battleship, as it was simply unrealistic. Battleships are called battleships because they are difficult to sink and are like a fortress on the sea, always standing.
At a distance of twenty nautical miles from the Běi Jīng, a large number of Chinese naval ships were piled up, and from time to time warships were hit and sunk, including ships from both sides, this time the fleet dispatched by the Chinese army was mainly four battleships, only twelve cruisers escorted, and eighteen destroyers From the engagement to the present, there are only six cruisers left in the war, and eight destroyers remain. In this area of concentrated artillery fire, smaller, faster destroyers are more likely to survive. In order to protect Naka's Kirishima from being hit, the rest of the Rìmoto ships are about to go crazy. The ten destroyers lost were all damaged to fend off the torpedoes of the Kirishima. No way, compared to the value of the Kirishima, the destroyer is really nothing.
The explosion of the Kirishima's ammunition room in Chuo affected the power room and caused a large number of deaths among the ship's sailors, and although the engineer carried out emergency repairs, the speed of the Kirishima has only recovered to 134 knots. Faced with this situation, the Kirishima moved slowly and could only do its best to inflict casualties on the Chinese ships with the ship's guns around the deck.
On the Chinese side, the size of the naval formation has also been reduced considerably. Of the original 25 large and small ships, only 16 remained, and the Songshan heavy cruiser led by them was also not lightly injured. But there was no problem with the main gun of the Songshan, and it still roared and fired at the huge fixed target of the King Kong. The superstructure of the Kirishima was blown up, and if it weren't for the fact that its deck had been modified and thickened a lot, I'm afraid that the current Kirishima would have been sunk long ago.
"Damn it! This King Kong is not a super dreadnought, it has such a terrifying protective power, and if it is a battleship like the Běi Jīng, I am afraid that our shipboard main guns will cause even less damage to it. "The captain of the Songshan, Lin Haisheng's face is extremely ugly. It has been more than an hour since the Songshan besieged the Kirishima. The main guns on the Songshan have hit the Kirishima more than ten times. But the dance horn still floated tenaciously on the water.
"Report to the captain, we don't have many torpedoes." Deputy Captain Li Chuanfu said with an ugly face.
"How many more?"
"And five more! The enemy still has eight destroyers to look around, and these fish simply cannot break through the protection of the enemy fleet. And the Kirishima is also increasing in speed, and it is possible that the repairmen on their ship have achieved some results. The deputy captain said anxiously. Such a good opportunity, but because the main gun is not strong enough, it will not be able to open the situation for a long time.
"Send a signal to several other cruisers and let them entangle the other ships of the Rì army at all costs." Lin Haisheng looked at the Kirishima that was slowly evacuating in the distance and said in a deep voice.
"Captain, what are you going to do?" The vice-captain's face changed.
"Lao Li, you are an old navy. The technology is much stronger than that of this hairy boy of mine, now can you avoid the Kirishima torpedo and get close to it! Lin Haisheng said in a deep voice.
"Captain, do you want to? This is not good, absolutely not! "Originally, in naval battles, approaching enemy ships and landing was the most common method of warfare, but now naval battles, especially the appearance of steel giants and ship-borne heavy guns. The high level of firepower has widened the distance between naval engagements, and it is extremely difficult to board ships that the enemy has not surrendered.
"Lao Li, when it comes to command at sea, I'm not as good as you. But when it comes to army battles, I've been on the battlefield and fought bayonets, and our navy soldiers are all bloody men selected from the army, so as long as we can board the Kirishima, I'm sure to take out the navy captives on this steel giant ship. Lin Haisheng said confidently.
"This ......," Deputy Captain Li Chuanfu hesitated.
"Lao Li, even if we run out of ammunition like this, we may not be able to do anything about it. In that case, we might as well take a chance. If we succeed, we will not only get a supership, but also make the Navy completely proud. The shame of the defeat in the First Sino-Japanese War can also be completely washed away. Lao Li, you won't forget the Zhenyuan ship! Lin Haisheng said in a deep voice.
As soon as he talked about the Zhenyuan ship, Lao Li, who was in his forties, suddenly turned red, gasped and said: "Cāo his little grandmother, captain, I did this deal." "When Li Chuanfu first joined the Beiyang Navy, he was on the Zhenyuan ship. Originally, it was extremely glorious to be a member of the Zhenyuan ship, but in the First Sino-Japanese War, the situation changed. China was defeated, and the Beiyang Fleet was wiped out. The Zhenyuan, the main battleship of the Beiyang, was captured by Rìben and became an eternal pain in the hearts of Chinese naval soldiers. And the most sensitive thing for Li Chuanfu, a taciturn old sailor, is the Zhenyuan ship. Lin Haisheng said this, which also stimulated him.
The flagship Běi Jīng was absent, and the Songshan, the largest natural tonnage and the oldest seniority, was the command ship of this temporary fleet. Lin Haisheng naturally has the power to command operations.
After receiving the order of the Songshan, the other 15 ships, although they did not understand, also faithfully carried out the order. The Chinese cruisers abandoned the Kirishima in Mochu and concentrated all their firepower on the other warships. This greatly increased the pressure on the cruisers that were originally escorting the Kirishima, coupled with the deliberate squeezing of the Chinese fleet, the protective circle of these cruisers was squeezed out of a gap. And the Songshan entered with great dexterity.
This phenomenon caused the fleet to be greatly surprised. You know, if the Chinese Navy sends shè torpedoes at this time, I'm afraid that the Kirishima will really not be able to avoid it.
The captain's face on the Kirishima changed wildly, and the entire superstructure on the Kirishima was blown into a mess, but only the command cabin, which was deliberately thickened, was still firmly established. This is also the reason why the cruisers and destroyers were able to fully protect the Kirishima. Under the Kirishima radio command, the Rìmoto ship frantically squeezed towards the gap. The Chinese Navy will not give up an inch of land.
Boom——!
With a loud bang, a Chinese light cruiser slammed into the body of a heavy cruiser. The entire bow of the Chinese cruiser was rammed, and the hull tilted, sinking rapidly. A huge hole appeared in the hull of the ship, and the sea water rushed into it frantically, and there was a whoosh shout from the heavy cruiser, and then many soldiers jumped off the ship.
The two warships sank slowly. Only the sailors floating on the sea were still patiently watching the entire battlefield. At this time, no one went to rescue them, because this is the battlefield, and once there is the slightest relaxation, it is likely that the result will be the complete sinking of the entire warship.
The appearance of this scene deeply calmed the entire battlefield.
"That's the Red Star!" Deputy Captain Li Chuanfu's deep voice sounded.
"I know the co-captain of the Red Star is your original partner! Lao Li, with these good brothers covering us with their lives, we can't fail! Lin Haisheng's eyes were full of sadness, but his face was still resolute.
The Songshan also had five torpedoes, which were likely to hit the Kirishima if they were fired at this time.
Let it sink here. However, the power of the Kirishima is being restored, and with the experience of the Navy, there may not be no other means of evasion. Once the torpedo failed, it would be more difficult for them to get close to the Kirishima.
"Captain, don't worry, even if my old Li dies here, I will send you safely to the Kirishima." Li Chuanfu's face was full of perseverance. The whole person left the command envoy and went to the power room to take the helm himself.
Boom Boom!
A large amount of artillery fire came towards the Songshan. There was the firepower on the Kirishima and the firepower on the cruiser and destroyer, and these dense firepower almost blocked the Songshan's path.
But in the midst of everyone's shock, the Songshan moved extremely dexterously, zigzags forward in the rain of bullets. At a distance of only two nautical miles, a threatening shell did not hit him with a single shot. Although this people have many bad habits, they also identify with heroes in certain fields. Just like the performance of the Songshan just now, there are not many captains in the navy who can do it, and these people are all the jīng in the navy without exception.
The distance between the two nautical miles was shortened, allowing the Songshan to completely get closer to the Kirishima.
"Damn, do they want to die with the Kirishima?" Thinking of the scene that just appeared, the navy is crazy enough, it will do everything for victory, and all kinds of despicable and dirty things have been done, but compared with China's fierce and fearless death, it directly collides with warships, there is still a bit of a gap.
The captain of the Kirishima seems to think so. In a hurry, he ordered the Kirishima to flee frantically. Ran straight out of the protective ring. At the same time, five torpedoes hit the Songshan. It was deftly avoided by the Songshan.
The Chinese navy tried to rush forward, but was stopped by the Chinese navy. A strange sight appeared on the sea, a 10,000-ton heavy cruiser was pursuing a battleship of nearly 30,000 tons. If this kind of scene were known to the outside world, it would definitely be considered a fantasy. You must know that in that era, the battleship with rough skin and thick flesh represented invincibility, although the battleship of Rì Ben had some moisture, but after all, it had reached the level of a battleship. This is also the reason why the appearance of a super battleship in the Chinese Navy has such a big reaction.
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