As night fell, the sea was dark. The Japanese naval battle patrol formation, having completed the shelling of Pohnpei Island, began to move north. Destroyers protected these battlecruisers.

On the battlecruiser "Kongo", Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano had a gloomy face. Although, the shelling just now blew up Pohnpei Island in a mess, which made him breathe a little sigh of relief in his heart. But the sinking of the five light cruisers still made him unable to let go. He has a headache now, how to report it to the country.

"Where are the war patrols of the people of China hiding?" Major General Naoe Nakano thought secretly. He believes that after the Japanese Navy's battle patrols are exposed, it is estimated that it will still be difficult to find the Chinese Navy's battle patrols. The battle cruisers of the Chinese Navy knew that they were inferior to the battle cruisers of the Japanese Navy, and obviously they would not take the initiative to send them to their deaths. This made Major General Naoe Nakano secretly regret in his heart, if he had known earlier, he should not have been exposed too early.

However, if the Japanese Navy's several 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers did not appear, it would not have been possible for the Japanese Navy's two 'Tenryu-class' light cruisers to survive. The Chinese Navy's 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers and 'Qinglong-class' light cruisers will certainly not let go of those two 'Tianlong-class' light cruisers.

What Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano didn't expect was that the Chinese Navy was far bolder than he had imagined. Although, the battle patrol formations of the Chinese Navy are on their way. But two 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers were already eyeing them.

On the heavy cruiser 'Ugly Niu', Colonel Shen Shoukun was still waiting for Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong's telegram. The strike plan against the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation required the approval of Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong before it could be implemented.

Colonel Shen Shoukun was a little worried that his plan might be rejected. After all, using a heavy patrol to deal with the Japanese Navy's battle patrol is like looking for death no matter how you look at it!

"Captain, a telegram from the flagship." A communications officer hurriedly sent a telegram to Colonel Shen Shoukun.

After reading the telegram. The worry in Colonel Shen Shoukun's eyes completely dissipated. Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong not only approved his plan, but also sent more reinforcements for him. Vice Admiral Liu Guanxiong asked Colonel Shen Shoukun to wait for three hours, and the Imperial Navy's heavy cruisers 'Zirat' and 'Mao Rabbit', the light cruisers 'Tail Fire Tiger' and 'Mishui Leopard', and four 'C-class' destroyers were speeding up. Wait until these battleships are converged before launching an attack on the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation.

When the time comes. The Imperial Navy will form a formidable fleet consisting of four 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers, four 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers, and four 'C-class' destroyers. Although such a force is not comparable to the battle patrol formation of the Japanese Navy, the strength should not be underestimated.

Although, using heavy patrols to fight the battle patrols of the Japanese Navy suffered some losses. But Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong has his own considerations. The 210 mm guns of the 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers, although they could not pose a mortal threat to the Japanese Navy's 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers, were at least able to inflict some damage on them. Even if some superstructures are destroyed, the combat power of the 'King Kong-class' battlecruisers can be weakened to a certain extent. Most importantly, to use this to hold back the battle patrol formations of the Japanese Navy. Create favorable opportunities for the battle patrol formations of the Imperial Navy to rush to the battlefield.

The Japanese Navy wanted to rely on four 'Kongo-class' battle cruisers to eat the Imperial Navy's battle cruisers first. Similarly, the Imperial Navy wanted to take out the four 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers of the Japanese Navy first. The Kongo-class battlecruisers were fast, long-ranged, and powerful in firepower, posing a great threat to the Empire's maritime trade routes, as well as to coastal areas. If these four 'Kongo-class' battlecruisers can be eliminated, the empire will be able to further widen the gap with the Japanese navy.

In addition, in order to avoid losses, Lieutenant General Liu Guanxiong gave special instructions. Once you have been badly damaged, you must immediately withdraw from the battlefield. Avoid too much damage to the battleship.

At 10 o'clock in the evening, the heavy cruisers "Ugly Cow", "Yinhu", "Fangritu", and "Xinyue Fox" of the Imperial Navy rushed to support the heavy cruisers "Zimouse", "Maotu", and "Tail Fire Tiger". The light cruiser 'Mimizu Leopard' joined up with four 'C-class' destroyers. Colonel Shen Shoukun, captain of the heavy cruiser "Ugly Cow," served as the commander of this fleet and was responsible for directing the strike plan against the Japanese naval battle patrol group.

Complete the assembly command, four 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers and four 'Blue Dragon-class' light cruisers of the Imperial Navy. The four 'C-class' destroyers accelerated in the direction of the escape of the Japanese naval battle patrol formation. In order to avoid detection by the Japanese Navy, the fleet kept the lights under control along the way. In order to find the location of the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation, four 'C-class' destroyers left the formation at high speed and searched the nearby waters.

Time passed little by little, and it was not until two o'clock in the morning that the destroyer 'C-3' of the Imperial Navy discovered the traces of the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation more than 200 kilometers north of Pohnpei Island. At this time, the battle patrol formation of the Japanese Navy was sailing north at a speed of 10 knots. The Japanese Navy also carried out lighting control. But a huge fleet sails, and it is almost impossible to completely cover the traces. In addition, among the battle patrol formations of the Japanese Navy, there were two heavy ones, the light cruiser "Tenryu" and the light cruiser "Tatsuda".

After discovering the traces of the Japanese Navy's battle patrol formation, the destroyer 'C3' immediately sent a telegram to the heavy cruiser 'Ugly Cow', and then closely monitored the movements of the Japanese Navy.

At 3:15 a.m. on August 13, 4612 (14), the cruiser formation of the Imperial Navy caught up with the battle patrol formation of the Japanese Navy. Four 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers formed a battle line, while four 'Seiryu-class' light cruisers cruised around to prevent the Japanese Navy's destroyer formations from taking advantage of the opportunity to launch lightning strikes. The four 'C-class' destroyers are also tasked with this aspect.

Because the visibility was not very good, the arrival of the Imperial Navy did not allow the Japanese Navy to find out. A large part of this was that the Japanese Navy did not believe that the Imperial Navy would dare to attack the Imperial Navy even when their Kongo-class battlecruisers had been exposed. So much so that the vigilance of the Japanese Navy was not in place.

"Start attacking and let little Japan know how powerful we are!" At 3:20 a.m., Colonel Shen Shoukun gave the order to open fire. The four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Navy, the "Zodiac class", launched attacks on the "Kongo", "Hiei", "Haruna" and "Kirishima" of the Japanese Navy in turn.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The rumbling of cannon suddenly remembered on the surface of the sea, like thunder. If it weren't for the orange-red flames shining in the muzzle, the Japanese Navy would definitely have thought it was thunder.

"Enemy attack!" The officers and men of the Japanese Navy, who were on duty, issued a warning of an enemy attack. The terrible sirens sounded over the fleet, and the Japanese naval officers and men, who had already fallen asleep, hurriedly rolled over from their beds, lifted their pants three or two times, put on their clothes, and rushed out of the cabin and rushed to their respective posts.

Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano, who now lives in the cabin of Captain Matsuoka Shuzo Daisa, has just fallen into bed when the cannon sounds. Although he couldn't sleep, he still planned to squint and rest a little. Tomorrow there may be even more fierce fighting. When the time comes, you must have enough spirit.

At the moment when the cannon sounded, Major General Naoe Nakano rolled over.

"Shelling? Damn, could it be that the battle cruisers of the Shina people came to kill me? Why is there no warning at all. Major General Naoe Nakano scolded secretly. When was the defense of the Japanese Navy so lax.

Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano scolded as he put on his clothes and ran towards the bridge. By the time he reached the bridge, the shells were already exploding on the surface of the sea, splashing columns of water into the sky.

"What's going on? Did you encounter the battle cruisers of the China? After entering the bridge, Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano asked directly.

"General, it's not the battle cruisers of the China, it should be their heavy cruisers." The captain of the battlecruiser "Kongo" said Shuzo Matsuoka.

"Heavy cruisers?" Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano was stunned, and seemed to be a little unable to believe that the heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy would come to die.

"General, it is indeed a heavy cruiser of the Chinese people. The triple main gun, as well as the power of the shells after exploding, can be distinguished. Matsuoka Shuzo explained.

The Chinese Navy's 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers and 'Longfei-class' battlecruisers are equipped with four twin-mounted main guns, and only the 'Zodiac-class' heavy cruisers, the 'Suzaku-class' light cruisers, the 'White Tiger-class' light cruisers, and the 'Five Emperor-class' battleships under construction.

"Baga, the people of China are killing themselves! Order all ships to return fire at once, and sink all four heavy cruisers of the Shina people, in order to comfort the souls of the warriors of the Great Japanese Empire who died in the naval battle yesterday! Major General Naoe Nakano ordered with an angry face.

The fact that the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy dared to come to trouble the four battle cruisers of the Japanese Navy made Rear Admiral Naoe Nakano very angry, thinking that the Chinese Navy deliberately looked down on them.

"Yes, General." Matsuoka Shuzo nodded.

In less than five minutes, the four twin 356-mm guns equipped with the "King Kong" battlecruiser let out an earth-shattering roar. Hundreds of kilograms of shells, whizzing towards the heavy cruiser formations of the Imperial Navy.

The battlecruisers Hiei, Haruna, and Kirishima followed suit. (To be continued.) )

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