Chapter 578: Breakthrough

The second one was delivered, and the rabbit's neck was about to break. Ask for support!!

"Good chance, get out of the battlefield immediately." Zhang Chaoqun yelled. Although the battleship was incredibly powerful, it was too large to turn and accelerate slowly, and now the Fuso rushed towards the Kongo, trying to protect the Kongo. The Beijing took the opportunity to disengage from him and get rid of the flanking attack of the two battleships. The Beijing never intended to sink a single battleship, because 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 20 nautical miles from Beijing, a large number of Chinese and Japanese naval vessels were piled up, and from time to time warships were hit and sunk, including ships from both China and Japan; this time the Japanese fleet dispatched was mainly four battleships, only 12 cruisers escorted the escort, and 18 destroyers. In this area of concentrated artillery fire, smaller, faster destroyers are more likely to survive. In order to protect the Kirishima from being hit, the remaining Japanese ships were driven 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 ammunition room of the Kirishima in the central "Min" affected the power room and caused a large number of deaths among the sailors on board, although the Japanese engineers carried out emergency repairs, and 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 Beijing, I am afraid that our ship-based main guns will do even less damage to it. Lin Haisheng, the captain of the Songshan, had an extremely ugly face. 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.

"Give a signal to several other cruisers and let them entangle the other ships of the Japanese 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 deputy 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 elite, so as long as we can board the Kirishima, I'm sure to take out the navy capturing this steel giant ship above. Lin Haisheng said confidently.

"This ......," Deputy Captain Li Chuanfu hesitated.

"Lao Li, even if we run out of ammunition at such a cost, we may not be able to help this super iron king eight of Japan. 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, "his little Japanese grandmother, captain, I've done 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 the Japanese, which 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 Beijing is absent, and the Songshan, which has the largest natural tonnage and the oldest seniority, is 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 and concentrated all their firepower on the other Japanese warships. This greatly increased the pressure on the Japanese cruisers that originally escorted the Kirishima, coupled with the deliberate squeezing of the Chinese fleet, the protective circle of these Japanese cruisers was squeezed out of a gap. And the Songshan entered with great dexterity.

This phenomenon took the Japanese fleet by surprise. You know, if the Chinese Navy launches a torpedo at this time, I'm afraid the Kirishima really can't avoid it.

The face of the captain of the Kirishima changed wildly, and the entire superstructure on the Kirishima was blown into a mess, only the command cabin with deliberately thickened armor was still firmly established. This is also why Japanese cruisers and destroyers were able to provide full protection of the Kirishima. Under the Kirishima's radio command, the Japanese ships 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 Japanese heavy cruiser. The entire bow of the Chinese cruiser was rammed, and the hull tilted, sinking rapidly. The Japanese Navy had a huge hole in the hull, and the sea water rushed into it frantically, and the originally high speed was lowered at a speed visible to the naked eye. There was a whoosh shout from the Japanese heavy cruiser, and then a number of Japanese sailors jumped off the ship.

The two Chinese and Japanese 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. …,

≡ Yama also had five torpedoes, and if they were fired at this time, they would likely hit Kirishima.

Let it sink here. However, the power of the Kirishima is being restored, and with the experience of the Japanese 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 determination. 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 firepower from the Kirishima and firepower from Japanese cruisers and destroyers, and these dense firepower almost blocked the Songshan's path.

But in the shocked looks of everyone, the Songshan moved extremely dexterously, zigzagging 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. Such a terrifying control power deeply shocked the Japanese Navy. Although the Japanese nation has 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 Japanese Navy who can do it, and these people are all the elite of the Japanese 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 had just appeared, the Japanese Navy felt a chill in their backs. The Japanese Navy is crazy enough, it will do everything for the sake of victory, and all kinds of despicable and dirty things have been done, but compared with China's fierce and direct collision 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 Japanese 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 Japanese battleship 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 Japan reacted so much. (To be continued.) [