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

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

However, during this period, as the commander-in-chief of the imperial fleet, Pol Kloof would naturally not sit back and watch the show.

In previous rounds of confrontations between heavy-firepower warships from both sides, the Yangtze River Fleet failed to deal a fatal blow to them.

Except for one heavy cruiser whose bow main gun was blown out, the damage to the other three heavy cruisers and the battleship Repulse was relatively limited, and their combat effectiveness was preserved to the greatest extent.

Now, for Pol Kloof, it is undoubtedly the time to counterattack.

The battleship Repulse and the four heavy cruisers quickly spread out their formation, and launched continuous naval gun strikes, giving them a strong sense of presence.

Round after round of bombardments swept over them, causing the four battleships of the Yangtze River Fleet to be distracted and avoid them.

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

A wave of rhythm has been completely picked 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. The quadruple torpedo launchers rotated and fired torpedoes directly towards the battleship No. 006.

According to the battleship's sailing speed, 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 roar of explosions, torpedoes hit continuously, and the battleship No. 006, which was attacked by the enemy one after another, directly emitted billowing smoke.

"Report Major! Engine fire!!"

"Major, the gap in the cabin has expanded and cannot be blocked!!"

"Major..."

Listening to the anxious reports in his ears, the damage control team on the battleship could no longer bear it. As the captain of battleship No. 006, he knew in his heart that the sinking of the battleship was a foregone conclusion.

"Lay down the lifeboat and get everyone out!"

The sinking of battleship No. 006 undoubtedly caused huge losses to the Yangtze River Fleet, and the blow was even heavier.

However, the speed of the two enemy destroyers that were the culprits did not slow down for a moment. After firing a round of torpedoes, they immediately prepared to escape.

But will Tong Lei let them go? Obviously not!

With an order, all the naval guns opened fire again!

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

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

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

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

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

At this moment, the entire battle is about to enter a white-hot stage!

"Fire!!!"

The roar of shelling constantly shook the sea area. On the sea surface, there were wrecks of battleships everywhere, filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

The continuous bombardment has completely damaged the armor plates of two heavy cruisers in the Imperial Fleet, and the damage control team is already extremely busy.

The constant feedback of bad conditions forced the captains of the two heavy cruisers to order a temporary retreat, intending to wait for the damage control team to stabilize the situation before fighting back.

However, although their ideas are beautiful, the results are often unsatisfactory.

After the heavy cruiser increased its speed, it moved a distance of less than a few nautical miles. With four blasts of "boom, boom, boom, boom," the violent explosion completely sank a heavy cruiser on the spot!

"Hell, 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 forward!!"

However, in order to get away from the battlefield as soon as possible, their speed at this time has been increased to the limit. Coupled with the exaggerated tonnage of the heavy cruiser, how can they stop as soon as they rush?

No matter how much the captain roared, he could not change the cruel reality that the heavy cruiser he was in had crashed into a minefield.

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

During the uncontrollable forward thrust, the bow part of the heavy cruiser hit the mines placed under the sea surface without any accident.

A violent explosion shook the ship's hull violently, and at the same time made the situation of his entire battleship become precarious.

In order to prevent the heavy cruiser from sinking, the damage control team, which was already extremely busy due to this situation, was going crazy at this moment.

During this period, the main guns of the three battleships of the Yangtze River Fleet slowly rotated. After aiming at the heavy cruiser whose speed was plummeting, the dark muzzles suddenly spit out fire, and a round of bombardment came with a scream.

The flying shells directly crushed the last straw in their hands and completely sunk the heavy cruiser.

In a short period of time, the battlefield situation continued to change, making Pol Kloof's face look uncertain for a while.

There is no doubt that mines have been laid around these warships by the Yangtze River Fleet's underwater combat troops.

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

However, probably due to the quality of the gunpowder, compared with the gunpowder produced by the dwarf gunpowder workshop, the power of the enemy's gunpowder is really inferior.

At this moment, the underwater encirclement network has taken shape, and the three battleships that have confirmed the suppression range are firing frequently. The Imperial Fleet's Repulse battleship and the remaining two heavy cruisers cannot defeat them in a head-to-head firepower fight.

Under this premise, the invisible threat of mines in the surrounding sea areas made it even worse for them.

Yes, Tong Lei was indeed not good at dealing with those strange moves, and he also paid a corresponding price for it.

But now, the suicide ship on the opposite side has been completely blown up, and the battle rhythm has returned to the normal naval battle state. However, precisely because of his strict character, Tong Lei unexpectedly calmed down, and

Take the battle rhythm back into your hands!
Chapter completed!