Within five minutes, the "Beihe", "Nanjiang", "Luhe" and "Yuejiang" lined up each completed three rounds of full main gun fire.

Just observed, there are as many as six direct hits that can be confirmed!

Because the first round of volleys formed a cross-fire and hit directly, the Beihe shelling efficiency reached the extreme, and all three rounds of volleys achieved results. At least three were visually confirmed direct hits, with a hit rate of astonishing one-eighth.

The "Nanjiang" adjusted its aiming point in time and achieved results in the second round of volleys, and the third round of volleys hit again.

The sixth result belongs to the "Yuejiang", which is just based on luck, because the deviation of other shells fired by the ship exceeded one thousand meters.

Unfortunately, the bounce points that hit six times were on the front of the superstructure of the "Reputation" and the main gun turret.

Although the bridge was completely blown up and the A and B turrets were paralyzed, the "Reputation" did not sink, nor did it look like it was about to sink.

He was probably woken up, and before the Beihe took the fourth round of volley, the Reputation released the smoke screen.

Without He Yongxing's order, Gui Boyong made adjustments to the tactics.

The "Bea River" is still led by the "Bea River" and concentrated artillery fire against enemy fleet sub-ships. The "Counterattack" started construction on the same day as the "Reputation" and was built one month earlier.

The artillery fire was still fierce, but the luck was much worse.

At 7:00 p.m., he hit the sixth round volley before making his first direct hit.

The hit point is in the middle of the "Counterattack", between the two chimneys. Although it is far away from the main gun ammunition depot, it is likely to damage the flue.

This shot cannot kill the life of the "Counterattack" and can also cause the "Counterattack" to suffer from emphysema. Don't think about getting up quickly.

The "Counterattack" immediately released a smoke screen and followed the "Reputation" to leave the battle.

During this period, several enemy ships each fired several rounds of volleys and half volleys, but the deviation was very large and at most they only posed some threats.

In order to cover the retreat of the "Reputation" and "Counterattack" in front of them, and to complete the tactical turn, the subsequent warships kept up. The "Tiger", which was originally ranked third, now the first ship, also fired smokescreen bombs with its secondary guns, creating a smokescreen area in front of the route.

At this point, there were only four battleships left in the First Battle Patrol.

Fighting has also entered the stage of catching and fighting.

At around ten o'clock, when the Tiger rushed out of the smoke screen and used its first full main gun to challenge the battlefield dominance of the Beihe, the combat distance was less than 11,000 meters.

For battlecruisers without much protection, this is definitely a distance between each other.

Regardless of the caliber of the main gun or the thickness of the armor, as long as it hits the key point, such as the main gun ammunition depot, it will definitely be killed in one blow.

"Control the combat distance and don't get too close!" At this time, He Yongxing made a statement to remind Gui Boyong that to be precise, Gui Boyong told Colonel Zhang Zhuguo, that is, the captain of the "Beihe" to accurately grasp the course and speed, and not to actively bump into the opponent's muzzle.

Although the "Beihe" is also a battle cruiser, it is very different from the previous battle cruisers and is closer to the fast battleship.

The amount of armor is more than 8,000 tons.

In a sense, the standard displacement of up to 46,000 tons is to ensure speed and firepower, but does not want to reduce the inevitable result of protection. Although the armor thickness cannot be compared with the new battleship, according to the initial design standards, the armor thickness of the main part can block the main gun of the dreadnought, that is, the direct strike of the twelve-inch armor-piercing projectiles. Core parts such as the Commander Tower and the Ammunition Depot can withstand the fourteen-inch armor-piercing projectiles.

The main guns of the remaining four battle cruisers in the First Battle Patrol team were all thirteen.5 inches!

In other words, as long as the ideal combat distance is maintained, at least it can be ensured that it will not be killed instantly.

In fact, He Yongxing is a bit redundant.

Even if he didn't say it, Gui Boyong knew to remind Zhang Zhuguo that commanding the fleet in artillery battles and maintaining a favorable position is the main job of combat staff.

"Don't forget, send someone to exchange for the staff member Bai back. The mast is strong and it is useless to keep him on it, and it can bring value here more." He Yongxing seemed to suddenly think of it, probably because he was worried that Gui Boyong would forget it, so he reminded him before Gui Boyong walked away.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Gui Boyong knew very well that He Yongxing had already remembered the young and frivolous staff officer.

Although the encounter with the First Battle Patrol team was not a merit for the battle, and he did not have the ability to control the situation, the judgment he made and boldly proposed during the discussion made everyone have relevant expectations and can complete the preparations for the battle in advance.

Second only one point, Bai Zhizhan’s Excellent Service Medal should be awarded.

At this time, inside the lookout.

After several practical operations, the rangefinder was finally used freely in Bai Zhizhan's hands, and Bai Zhizhan understood his primary responsibility.

Observation and distance measurement have nothing to do with artillery fire guidance. The main task is to observe the bullet point of the shell.

It is not only the bullet points of the shells fired by this ship, but also the bullet points of the shells fired by the enemy ship.

In this way, the enemy ship can issue a warning in a timely manner after it forms a splash, so that the ship can rush out of the enemy ship's artillery cover area through tactical maneuvers.

Fortunately, three enemy ships failed to launch a cross-fire at the Beihe.

When the deputy watchman climbed up, Bai Zhizhan had just completed the measurement work. All the shells fired by the enemy ship "Tiger" landed on the starboard side of the "Beihe" and were far away. The nearest one was about one thousand meters away, and there was basically no threat.

"Brother Bai, it's time for you to go down!"

"What!?"

Looking back, Bai Zhizhan saw the deputy lookout leader standing behind him.

Although the lookout can accommodate six or seven people, there are only four jobs, and even if there is only one more person, it seems a bit crowded.

"Brother Bai, if you have the chance, let's have a drink together!"

"No problem, I'll treat you next time."

As he said that, Li Mingbo took the initiative to hug Bai Zhizhan.

This action made Bai Zhizhan very embarrassed. There was no need to be so intimate between the two big men, but unfortunately the observation deck was only so big that it could not be avoided at all.

"Brother Bai, do it well!"

He patted Bai Zhizhan's shoulder a few more times before Li Mingbo letting go.

Bai Zhizhan had unbuttoned the buckle of the safety rope and gave up his position sideways.

At this moment, a sharp whistling sound came from the air.

For Bai Zhizhan and others, the sound that made people's hair stand up was so familiar. It appeared every few minutes before, but it never happened as sharp as it is now, and it disappeared from a very far away place and did not come to this side.

That's right, that's the sound of shells flying in.

After flying for more than ten kilometers, the speed of the shells was lower than the speed of sound, but the whistling sound indicated that the shells would soon hit.

In the midst of lightning, Li Mingbo grabbed the seat belt buckle that was unbuttoned by Bai Zhizhan and hung it back on Bai Zhizhan's waist.

Almost at the same time, an explosion occurred.
Chapter completed!