The Lord of the Worlds of Civilization

Two of the suicide ships were hit by torpedoes on the spot, and then detonated the high explosives they carried. The terrifying explosion directly blew the two civilian warships into pieces.

Even an enemy destroyer that was following behind at the time was affected.

Although it is a torpedo, it is undoubtedly a feasible method.

At this moment, this naval battle can be said to be getting more and more tragic.

The suicide style of play quickly reduced the number of suicide ships in the imperial fleet.

But in contrast, the Yangtze River Fleet also paid a heavy price.

The deafening roar of the explosion continued to impact Tong Lei's eardrums, but at this moment, he had no time to care about it.

It is the No. 006 battleship closest to him!That battleship was hit by an enemy suicide ship!

"Quickly confirm the situation!"

"Reporting to Lieutenant Colonel, confirmation is underway."

"Lieutenant Colonel! An enemy destroyer is approaching from the rear left!"

There was chaos on the surface of the sea. In order to prevent the suicide ship on the opposite side from approaching, Tong Lei had already dispatched all the frigates around.

Now it is undoubtedly taken advantage of by the two enemy destroyers!

"Sink them!!"

Chapter 1356, White-hot

Under the emergency treatment of the damage control team, the combat effectiveness of the No. 006 battleship still exists.

On the sea battlefield, the guns of the four battleships of the Yangtze River Fleet began to rotate slowly, trying to aim at the two enemy destroyers that were attacking from behind.

However, during this period, as the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Fleet, Pol Kruf naturally would not sit and watch the show.

In the previous rounds of confrontation between the heavy-fire warships of the two sides, the Yangtze River Fleet failed to deal a fatal blow to them.

Except for the bow main ship gun of a heavy cruiser was blown up, the damage of the other three heavy cruisers and the battleship Counterattack was relatively limited, and the combat effectiveness was preserved to the greatest extent.

But now, for Pol Kruf, it is undoubtedly the time to counterattack.

The battleship Counterattack and the four heavy cruisers quickly spread out their formation, and the continuous naval artillery strikes gave them a strong sense of presence.

Round after round of shelling continued to sweep over, making the four battleships of the Yangtze River Fleet distracted to avoid.

The No. 006 battleship was damaged by the attack of the previous suicide ship, and the performance of the battleship was affected. During this wave of enemy naval gun attacks, it was unfortunately hit by three shells from the enemy ship, and the state has become worse.

A wave of rhythm has been completely brought up by the opponent.

On the Yangtze River Fleet's side, a round of bombardment by four battleships failed to sink the two enemy destroyers.

At this moment, the targets of the two enemy destroyers were extremely clear, and the quadruple torpedo launchers turned and fired torpedoes directly at the No. 006 battleship.

According to the speed of the battleship, coupled with its huge size, it is impossible to avoid the wave of torpedoes when it is approached by an enemy destroyer.

Amidst the violent explosion and roar, the torpedoes hit consecutively, and the No. 006 battleship, which was attacked by the enemy one after another, immediately billowed thick smoke.

"Report to the Major! The engine is on fire!!"

"Major, the gap in the cabin has expanded and can't be blocked!!"

"Major..."

Listening to the anxious reports in his ears, the damage control team on the battleship could not stand it anymore. As the captain of the No. 006 battleship, he knew in his heart that the sinking of the battleship was a foregone conclusion.

"Lay down the lifeboat and let everyone leave!"

The sinking of the No. 006 battleship was undoubtedly a huge loss for the Yangtze River Fleet, and the blow was even heavier.

As for the two enemy destroyers who were the culprits, their speed did not decrease for a moment. After launching a round of torpedoes, they were ready to flee for their lives.

But will Tong Lei let them go?Obviously not!

With an order, the whole ship's guns fired again!

One of the destroyers was sunk on the spot, and although the other did not sink directly, the hull was already on fire in many places.

A destroyer of the Yangtze River Fleet driving quickly from the side took over the pursuit mission.

And after two rounds of firefights, the opponent was completely sunk.

Taking two deep breaths, Tong Lei, who forced himself to calm down, quickly ordered and signaled his three battleships to launch a counterattack.

The heavy ship-borne guns began to quickly turn to the battleship Retaliation and the four heavy cruisers behind the Imperial Navy.

At this moment, the entire battle is about to enter a fierce stage!

"Fire!!!"

The roar of shelling constantly shook the sea area, and above the sea, there were wreckages of warships everywhere, full of the smell of gunpowder smoke.

The continuous bombardment has completely changed the armor plates of two of the heavy cruisers in the imperial fleet, and the damage control team has been extremely busy.

The constant feedback of the bad state made the captains of the two heavy cruisers have to order a temporary retreat for a certain distance, planning to wait for the damage control team to stabilize the situation before fighting back.

However, they think very beautifully, but the results are often not satisfactory.

After the speed of the heavy cruiser was increased, the distance of less than a few nautical miles was shifted. Accompanied by four explosions of "boom boom boom boom", the violent explosion impact completely sank a heavy cruiser on the spot!

"Damn it, it's a mine!!"

Looking at the friendly warship slowly sinking into the sea in front of him, the captain of another heavy cruiser screamed on the spot...

"Stop it! Don't rush up!!"

However, in order to get out of the battlefield as soon as possible, their speed at this time has been raised to the limit. Coupled with the exaggerated tonnage of the heavy cruiser, once they charge up, how can they stop?

No matter how the captain roared, he couldn't change the cruel reality that the heavy cruiser he was in had already crashed into the minefield.

At this moment, the goddess of luck failed to favor him.

During the uncontrollable forward rush, the bow part of the heavy cruiser hit a mine placed under the sea surface without any accident.

A violent explosion shook the ship's body violently, and at the same time made his entire battleship even more precarious.

In order to prevent the sinking of the heavy cruiser, the damage control team, which was already overwhelmed by this situation, was about to go crazy at this moment.

During this period, the main guns of the three battleships of the Yangtze River Fleet slowly turned. After aiming at the heavy cruiser whose speed was plummeting, each of the pitch-black muzzles suddenly burst into flames, and a round of shelling came with a screaming sound. The flying artillery shells directly crushed the last straw in their hands, forcibly sinking the heavy cruiser completely.

In a short period of time, the continuous changes in the battlefield situation made Pol Kluve's face uncertain.

There is no doubt that the surroundings of these warships have been planted with mines by the underwater combat forces of the Yangtze River Fleet.

By the way, it is worth mentioning here that these mines were provided by Charlie Klumber's Imperial Navy, yes, they were the ones dismantled by the Water Lizard Warriors.

However, probably because of the quality of gunpowder, compared with the gunpowder produced by the dwarf gunpowder workshop, the power of the enemy's gunpowder is really a little bit worse.

At this moment, the encirclement network from the underwater has already formed, and the three battleships that have confirmed the suppression range are firing frequently. The battleship Retaliation of the Imperial Fleet and the remaining two heavy cruisers can't beat them with reckless firepower.

And under this premise, the invisible threat of mines in the surrounding waters is even worse for them.

That's right, Tong Lei is indeed not good at dealing with those strange tricks, and at the same time he paid a corresponding price for it.

But now, the suicide ship on the opposite side has been blown up to a close, and Tong Lei, whose battle rhythm has returned to the normal state of naval warfare, unexpectedly suppressed that tone precisely because of his stern character, and Grab the fighting rhythm back into your hands again!

Chapter 1357, Hold your ground

On the sea battlefield with shells flying wildly, with the gradual reversal of the situation, the troubled imperial fleet, after enduring the continuous bombardment of three battleships, is in an extremely bad situation.

As a naval admiral who was ordered in a crisis and was driven to the shelves, Polkruf was obviously in a mess at this time.

Their great emperor's tactical plan is undoubtedly useful.

In a situation where their imperial navy was basically slaughtered unilaterally by the opponent, they had achieved a clear result abruptly.

But under this premise, there is still no way to win the battle. It can only be said that the Yangtze River Fleet, as the enemy, has much stronger hard power than their imperial navy.

Looking at the entire battle situation now, Tong Lei, who has stabilized his position and regained the rhythm of the battle, has changed his tactics in a state where all the suicide ships have been wiped out.

The scattered destroyers were directly called back to form a tight formation.

According to the armor thickness of battleships, the bombardment power of their destroyers can hardly pose much threat.

The only effective means of attack is probably the torpedo.

But the other side also knew this in their hearts, so the destroyers of the Imperial Fleet had been completely stared to death.

Even the three battleships of the Yangtze River Fleet specially mobilized some secondary artillery to attack.

At this moment, as the maritime overlord of this era, the tyrannical strength of the battleship has been safely displayed.

At this moment, Polkluf felt a strong desire to retreat.

The odds of winning slipped through his fingers, and the battle situation in front of him already made him feel that there was no chance of winning. Even if the fight continued, the battleship Retaliation he was on at this time would have to be under the enemy's main artillery fire. Sink under the force!

There is no time to think about it, now is the time to make sacrifices.

The signal was sent out to directly call back those destroyers that were already difficult to pose a threat to the Yangtze River Fleet.

Obviously, Polkloof intends to let these destroyers help them clear a way out.

After all, in terms of value alone, the loss of using destroyers to open the way is the least.

And thinking about it carefully, although he failed to win this battle, he managed to sink one of the enemy's battleships, plus a large number of destroyers.

Even if there is no credit, but after returning, it should not be punished.

With such thoughts in mind, Polkruf felt even more withdrawn.

And Tong Lei in the distance obviously guessed the enemy's mind.

The naval artillery strikes of the three battleships swept past one after another, and the intention to sink the opponent was self-evident.

Amid the continuous roar of artillery fire, another heavy cruiser of the Imperial Fleet was sunk abruptly by this tyrannical firepower.

During this period, a destroyer squad moved forward quickly and launched an attack.

But it is a pity that the torpedoes on the destroyer have basically been used in the previous battle to stop the suicide ship.

Destroyers without torpedoes can say that their own firepower has dropped significantly, and it is difficult to pose enough threats to enemy ships.

At the cost of sacrificing destroyers along the way, the battleship Retaliation of the Imperial Fleet and the surviving heavy cruiser quickly escaped from the minefield.

Now Tong Lei, who had gradually gained the upper hand, naturally did not intend to let them go, and gave the order to pursue them directly.

Between chasing and fleeing, the speed was faster, and a destroyer chasing ahead quickly sent a signal...

"Report to Lieutenant Colonel, the enemy's destroyed destroyer has dropped a large number of mines in the sea ahead!"

Tong Lei's eyelids twitched slightly when he heard this, and then, after taking a deep breath, he spoke in a deep voice...

"Stop the pursuit, confirm the damage of each ship, and prepare to join the rear supply ship."

This is a very helpless situation. As soon as the mine is dropped, it is definitely not possible to go straight there, and if you choose to bypass it, it will be enough time for the imperial fleet to escape, so it has become a meaningless move.

Temporarily returning to their temporary stronghold, Tong Lei, who was sitting in the captain's room and looking at the battle damage report in front of him, felt extremely heavy.

Four battleships, battleship 006 sank, one was moderately damaged, and the remaining two were slightly damaged.

Of the twenty destroyers, nine were sunk, one was severely damaged, four were moderately damaged, and the remaining six were all slightly damaged.

For the Yangtze River Fleet, which has always had the absolute upper hand, this wave of losses is simply disastrous!

After rendezvous with the supply ship in the rear, the lightly damaged and moderately damaged warships can still be repaired, but the severely damaged destroyer is almost burned out even the engine, which is basically close to Scrapped state.

Now on the South China Sea battlefield, the remaining combat power of the Yangtze River Fleet is only three battleships and ten destroyers.

At the same time, the fleeing imperial fleet quickly left the sea area after going around in a circle, sailed into a tributary connecting the inland, and quickly docked at the nearest port.

After this battle, the Yangtze River Fleet suffered heavy losses, and the Imperial Fleet's losses were naturally not too small.

The suicide ships were all destroyed.

There are only two destroyers left, one of which is nearly destroyed.

Of the four heavy cruisers, three were sunk and one was badly damaged.

The only battleship, Repulse, also had one of its main guns exploded, and the damage to the hull was not light at all.

Under this premise, 80.00% of the record in this battle can be said to have been hit by suicide ships.

In this way, in order to ensure his own situation, Polkloof naturally had to work harder when writing the report.

To write about the various dangers of this battle, and at the same time, the major feat of sinking an enemy battleship must be described emphatically, and then vaguely add a sentence of destroying more than a dozen destroyers, so that People have a feeling that their merits outweigh their demerits.