Although, the Imperial Navy's heavy cruiser 'Shock' and the heavy cruiser 'Youji' had 210 mm guns that could not pose a mortal threat to the battleship 'Hiei'. However, the 55 times caliber 210 mm guns on the heavy cruiser 'Shock' and the 50 times caliber 210 mm guns on the heavy cruiser 'Youji' were still able to penetrate most of the armor of the 'Hiei' battlecruiser.

The battlecruiser Hiei, which inherited the style of British battlecruiser construction, had 203 mm of side armor, 70 mm of deck armor, 230 mm of main turret armor, and 254 mm of conning tower armor. Such a defense, among the capital ships, should be considered relatively weak.

The Imperial Navy's 'Trotto-class' heavy cruisers, in order to strengthen their firepower, especially against large local warships and possible armored aircraft carriers in the future. The three triple guns were deliberately upgraded to 210 mm guns of 55 times the caliber at once, which made the armor-piercing ability of this class of heavy cruisers even more powerful. In the face of the Hiei battlecruiser, except for the armor of the command tower, which is too thick to penetrate, the other armor may be penetrated. What's more, the Commander of the Navy of the Imperial Pacific Fleet asked the heavy cruisers "Shocking" and "Youji" to damage the power system of the "Hiei" battlecruiser as much as possible to slow it down. In this case, the battleship "Zhuan" will be able to catch up. When the battleship arrived, it was equipped with 50 times the caliber of 381 mm guns, and it could easily send the battlecruiser Hiei to the bottom of the sea.

After receiving the order, the heavy cruiser "Shocking" and the heavy cruiser "Youji" pursued the battlecruiser "Hiei" with full speed. Even so, for these two heavy cruisers, it was somewhat dangerous to perform such a task. If you're not careful. will end up with a shipwrecked and people killed. However, for the sake of the Empire, they had to inflict heavy damage on the battlecruiser Hiei and buy time for the battleship Tsubi. Even if it is a big price, this is understandable.

On the bridge of the battlecruiser "Hiei", the captain of the ship, Yasuhei Yoshikawa. I felt a wave of irritability for no reason, as if danger was approaching. This made him feel a little impatient.

"Damn, how can you feel like that? Could it be that this time there will be some danger? Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa thought secretly. As a captain, the most taboo thing is probably impatience. In the command of naval warfare, it is necessary to be cautious. The slightest negligence could cause the battleship to be sunk, and more than 1,200 officers and men on the battleship would be killed.

Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa. Raising the binoculars, he took a look at the light cruiser Niu-Taurus hanging in the distance behind the battlecruiser Hiei. The light cruiser 'Bull Taurus' is like a piece of psoriasis, and it can't be shaken off.

"Damn the Shina people, their reinforcements must be on their way. I just don't know, how many warships will the Shina people send to besiege us? However, as long as we don't encounter the battle cruisers of the China, then we are safe. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa said secretly. Battlecruiser of the Chinese Navy. It is also capable of reaching speeds of more than 27 knots. Also, those battlecruisers were armed with 305 mm guns or 343 mm guns. It was also capable of inflicting fatal damage on the battlecruiser Hiei. This was already experienced by the battlecruiser Hiei in the last naval battle. In that battle, the other three brothers of the battlecruiser Hiei were sunk.

As long as it was not the battlecruiser of the Chinese Navy, the battlecruiser 'Hiei' still had hope of escaping. Although the battleships of the Chinese Navy were strong, they were not as fast as the battlecruiser Hiei. So. He can rely on the advantage of speed and escape calmly. As for the other heavy cruisers or light cruisers that surpassed the 'Hiei' battlecruiser, Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa did not pay attention to it. Let's not talk about whether the main guns of those heavy cruisers and light cruisers could threaten the battlecruiser 'Hiei'. Let's just say that the 356 mm guns on the battlecruiser 'Hiei' can easily tear those heavy cruisers and light cruisers to pieces.

Therefore, Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa believes. Even though there may be some danger this time, the battlecruiser 'Hiei' will definitely be able to save the day. As long as they make a big circle and escape back to the Japanese mainland, they can find another opportunity to enter the sea at any time, hunt down the merchant ships of the Chinese Navy, and continue to fight to break diplomatic relations. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa now believes that breaking the engagement is the most suitable thing for the 'Hiei' battlecruiser.

Although, most of the ships sunk in the battle will not have much impact on the enemy's military strength. However, the more merchant ships you sink, the greater the impact on the other side's economy. In the end, it will affect the military power in turn. Of course, this is a process, and it will not be effective in a very short time.

On the light cruiser "Niu Taurus", the officers and men of the Imperial Navy were constantly reporting the position of the battlecruiser "Hiei" to the heavy cruiser "Shocking", the heavy cruiser "Youji" and the battleship "Zhuan".

Among them, the heavy cruiser "Shocking" was the closest to the battlecruiser "Hiei", and it was possible to arrive in two hours at most. The heavy cruiser "Youji" will not be able to arrive until three hours later. As for the battleship "Zhuan", it has been gradually thrown off by the battlecruiser "Hiei". When they will be able to catch up depends on whether the heavy cruisers 'Shock' and 'Youji' can complete their mission and damage the 'Hiei' battlecruiser and slow it down.

The light cruiser "Bull Taurus" was armed with three triple 155mm guns. The power of this main gun was only capable of penetrating the deck armor of the battlecruiser Hiei. Cannot deal lethal damage to it. The only thing that could inflict lethal damage was probably the six 533mm heavy torpedo tubes in the bow. Of course, to get close enough to launch a torpedo requires a lot of risk. It is very likely that the light cruiser "Niu Taurus" was sunk by the 356 mm main guns of the "Hiei" battlecruiser before it had time to reach the effective firing range of the torpedo.

However, if there is an opportunity, the light cruiser "Bull Taurus" can still launch a lightning strike. It only takes a 533-mm heavy torpedo to hit the battlecruiser Hiei to inflict heavy damage. When the time comes, the battleship "Zhuan" will be able to seize this opportunity to catch up. The encirclement fleet of the Imperial Navy was able to sink the battlecruiser Hiei in one fell swoop.

At half past nine o'clock in the morning, a huge figure appeared in the western sea, and even though it was still far away, it had already aroused the vigilance of the Japanese naval officers and sailors on the battlecruiser "Hiei".

"Enemy ships spotted!" The lookout immediately issued a warning.

"Confirm his identity immediately." Yoshikawa Yasuhei Daisa was also a little worried.

"Hai, Your Excellency Osa." A staff officer nodded.

As the two sides got closer and closer, the battleship was also identified by the Japanese Navy.

"Report, Your Excellency. That battleship was one of the 'Temperable-class' heavy cruisers of the China Navy. The staff officer said.

"'Temperary-class' heavy cruisers? Thankfully, it was just a heavy cruiser. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although he had to admit that the 'Trotto-class' heavy cruiser was definitely one of the most powerful heavy cruisers in the world. However, if you want to fight against the battle cruisers, there is undoubtedly a big gap. After all, the armor of a battle cruiser, no matter how weak, is not something that a heavy cruiser can penetrate. The battlecruiser was equipped with a powerful main gun, but it could easily destroy the heavy cruiser.

"The heavy cruisers of the Chinese are coming, is it possible, do they want to intercept us with heavy cruisers? If you can sink it, you can also charge some interest before escaping. Yoshikawa Yasuhei Osa thought secretly.

fled in disgrace like this, which made him very faceless. It would be even better if it was possible to sink a heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy. It can be regarded as a good result.

In the same way, the Imperial Navy's heavy cruiser "Shocking" vigorously chased after it in order to launch an artillery bombardment on the "Hiei" battlecruiser. Even if you can't sink the Hiei battlecruiser, you still have to deal heavy damage to the opponent and reduce their speed. In this case, the Imperial Navy has a chance. What's more, the 55 times caliber 210 mm main guns equipped on the heavy cruiser 'Shock' are also very powerful. The armor-piercing ability is extremely strong, even at a distance of 15,000 kilometers, it can penetrate 200 mm of armor. It would be even better if the engagement distance was shortened to 10,000 meters. Of course, the 356 mm guns of the battlecruiser Hiei could also easily penetrate any part of the armor of the heavy cruiser Shock.

At 10:20 a.m., the heavy cruiser "Shocking" had already caught up to the right rear of the "Hiei" battlecruiser, and the distance between the two sides had been shortened to about 15,000 kilometers. At this time, the three triple 55-caliber 210-mm guns on the heavy cruiser "Stinging" opened fire. Although, at this distance, the 210-mm shells were not high in hits because they were too light. However, fighting at this distance can effectively protect one's own security. (To be continued.) )

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