Just when Casaldi was quite entangled, 4 Mistral-class destroyers had already rushed into the opponent's merchant fleet at a speed of more than 30 knots! This class of destroyers is also very different from the historical Mistral-class destroyers, and in a way more like the Japanese Asahio-class destroyers of World War II, equipped with 3 twin guns and 2 4 torpedo tubes. And there is also a set of refilling equipment. The base displacement is 2,000 tons, the output horsepower is 50,000 tons, and the maximum speed is 35 knots.

Since there are no opposing warships and no strong enough firepower on the shore, it is natural to fight with open fire. As for the telegram sent by the seaplane, the four destroyers who led the group did not decipher it, and in order to ensure the rigor of the operation, the two cruisers used a new type of cipher machine, while the destroyers still used the old ones. In addition, the speed of the destroyers rushing towards the opponent's transport fleet was too fast, and Casaldi didn't have time to inform the destroyer formation at all, and the fire was already handed over there!

4 destroyers quickly approached the target at a distance of less than 2000 meters...... Then the 24 guns on the 4 battleships fired at the target in the distance at the highest rate of fire, a series of shells flew out of the muzzle, at least 150 shells fell to the target area every minute, a transport ship was hit by several shells without any action at all, several large holes were torn in the side of the hull, the fire quickly spread from the breach to the cabin, in just a few minutes, the fire on the transport ship was out of control, and the Austrians began to try to extinguish everyone. But when the people who had just rushed out of the cabin were smashed into pieces by the flying shrapnel, the sane people quickly decided to evacuate ..........

This battle can be described as a slaughter, like a wolf entering a flock. The four slender destroyers easily cut and tore at the Allied merchant ships like narrow Tang knives, and after several rounds of shelling, some of the destroyers had approached a distance of about 800 meters! "Release the torpedo! Maybe we can also join the colonel in destroying the ships in the berths with artillery. "The Italian major, who commanded the destroyer formation, ordered.

800 meters on the distance. Two destroyers fired a total of 14 torpedoes! In the face of a merchant ship sailing at a low speed, a fan-shaped lightning strike at such a distance is simply impossible to defend against! One by one, the white-headed torpedoes pulled their slender wake trails and rushed to the battleships not far away under the cover of darkness, and in less than 1 minute, several transport ships were hit. A violent explosion came from the flotilla, and the violent explosion even threw a light tank off the hull. Countless debris and flames were carried hundreds of meters into the air by the huge impact, and then began to fall into the sea in a fluttering manner!

"Damn, it's an arms ship! I knew I wouldn't get so close. An Italian soldier hunched over behind the cannon cover, listening to the sound of fragments hitting the gun cover. A lightning strike was supposed to have destroyed a munitions ship. The explosion of ammunition inside the ship directly disintegrated the transport, and the violent explosion also affected the poor destroyer. Driven by a shock wave. Countless debris pounded against the destroyer's hull a few hundred meters away, and the waves from the explosion and the whirlpool caused by the sinking of the ship made the destroyer shake even a little.........

"Enemy attack!" The violent explosion woke Lieutenant General Moody from his sleep! The Austrians, who were sleeping in a daze, quickly rushed to the battle position at the urging and cursing of the officers. It has to be said that the training of the Austro-Hungarian Navy was still very fast, and in a short time, the battleships United Forces and the Aegean aviation cruisers aimed their guns at the merchant ships and destroyer formations in the distance, and the steam stored in advance was quickly introduced into the engine room, and the two battleships began to move, and several destroyers also cut the anchor chains. Rushed to the battlefield one step ahead of the capital ship!

"Don't worry, slow down, slow down. We're going to beat them up. "Casaldi did not spot the destroyers that were attacking, but continued to approach, and the timing of the night battle was more important, and the side that fired first at such a close distance must have the advantage, and it was not impossible to win a small and large one. And coincidentally, the opposing destroyers did not detect the Italian cruiser formation in the distance. …。

"How do you fight this?" Looking at the battlefield that had been turned into a pot of porridge in the distance, the tone of the captain of the United Forces was impatient. Attacking targets at a distance of 10 km at night is still a high-speed maneuvering target at a distance of 10 km. This is almost beyond the current level of technology, and there are a bunch of transport ships in the theater of operations, and this shell flies over and may hit its own people, which really makes the Austro-Hungarian Navy feel very tricky! …。

"Let's let the destroyers go up and entangle first, let's not rush yet, maybe there are other warships hidden in the night," Moody said after a moment's thought. "We sailed north, don't be fast, now we have our backs to the port, and it is possible that the other side will spot us with the help of the lights of the port...... All we have to do now is hide ourselves in the darkness of night and tell the destroyer forces that they are always ready to turn on the searchlights. "Guided by another group of destroyers, the two capital battleships began to sail slowly.

After the Italian destroyer fleet knocked out the transports waiting to enter the port, they finally exchanged fire with the opposing destroyer's destroyer, these Italian destroyers did not know that there were two Austro-Hungarian capital ships in the distance, they only knew that there were two cruisers behind them, so they did not have any worries. The two destroyers turned on their searchlights directly, and the thick columns of light swept across the sea, soon enveloping the Austro-Hungarian destroyers that were approaching at a rapid pace.

Direct close combat with unprotected warships can be completely bloody. The Italians also did not have time to replace semi-armor-piercing shells to deal with these uninvited guests. Only high-explosive shells can be used. For a time, the rapid-fire guns of both sides continued to spit deadly tongues of fire, and countless shells flew wantonly in the air, not a few shells hit the battleship that was moving at high speed, and a huge hole was made in the deck or the side of the hull, causing a lot of fire ......... on the ship.

"Shoot all the torpedoes." As the distance approached, the battleship, which had already been reloaded, fired another wave of torpedoes. This time, the four destroyers fired almost all the torpedoes, and more than 20 torpedoes formed a web of death on the sea, enveloping the Austrian battleship less than 3 km away. And the other side was not ambiguous, and also shot torpedoes one after another. The light warships of both sides staged a dance of death as if walking on a tightrope. With two loud bangs, one destroyer on each side was hit, and the bright yellow flames flew directly up dozens of meters in the air, countless fragments and parts were scattered on the sea, and the navies of both sides finally left the first drop of blood!

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