On the open-air bridge above the compass bridge of the battleship "Settsu", Taro Kawahara stood there with a serious expression. With his temples white, he and Chief of Staff Kobayashi were staring at the red sky. In the sky, several numbers

Ten planes kept flying, and the planes were constantly swooping, approaching the fleet.\\.qВ5,//

Relying on his command skills and the skilled ship maneuvering skills of his officers and soldiers, he had already commanded the warship to avoid two attacks. From the corner of his eye, he saw the "Hanoi" and "An Yun" being slowly sinking, and his face was full of shame and anger.

color.

He thought about evacuating the sea area now, but the warships could not outrun the planes. When he ordered the cruisers and destroyers to evacuate the sea area, it provided a better attack angle for the enemy planes in the air. Moreover, the Chinese aircraft did not allow him to retreat at all.

opportunity.

"I finally understand why Team 3..."

Looking at the angle in the sky, Staff Officer Kobayashi's words were a bit bitter. The Navy was attacked by torpedoes from aircraft. This was something he had never learned in the Naval War School. Similarly, for any naval officer in the world, this is

All are extremely fresh.

"I think this is another unpredictable accident in the war."

Kasukataro Kawahara said in an extremely calm tone.

War will always change due to the emergence of a new type of weapon. The Sino-Japanese War was the same, and the same was true for the Japanese War, but this time, the Chinese were ahead of Japan.

Looking towards the western sky, the sun was about to set. Kawahara Kasho Taro seemed to encourage himself and said:

"There's only half an hour of daylight left..."

At this moment, there was a shout of "Enemy plane, right front!", and then a harsh siren sounded. The small-caliber rapid-fire guns on the top of the mast that were originally used for anti-torpedo boats rotated rapidly, and began to

Shooting at the enemy plane. However, amid the deafening sound of gunfire, there were loud reports of "Enemy plane, port side 90 degrees!" "Enemy plane, starboard side 135 degrees!"

Kasukataro Kawahara quickly gave the steering order into the microphone, and the helmsman turned the steering wheel with rapid movements. The warship sailed in a spiral zigzag, with a rolling white wake behind it. Suddenly, a torpedo exploded at the bow of the ship.

There was a loud noise and a very high water column was raised. However, the warship was still sailing without any obvious impact. Just as it was turning, a China plane suddenly pounced on its stern and dropped a torpedo.

, the track of the torpedo is clearly identifiable, it is the white wake rising from the bubbles ejected from the tail of the torpedo. For any warship, an underwater torpedo attack is fatal.

Taro Kawahara stood on the side of the bridge, shaking his fist angrily at the aircraft.

"Left full rudder! Left full rudder!"

Although he was annoyed that he didn't fight back, he still shouted. However, before the warship could turn, the torpedo hit its tail and exploded near the rudder blades, setting off a column of water. The entire warship suddenly felt

There was a terrible violent vibration, as if this huge warship was about to be torn into pieces. Because the rudder blades were blown to pieces, the warship kept spinning in circles like crazy.

"Right rudder! Right rudder!"

Kasukataro Kawahara shouted loudly.

In the wheelhouse below, although the helmsman tried his best to turn the steering wheel, the dial on the compass in front of him still kept turning.

"Sir, the steering wheel can't be turned, the rudder blade is stuck!" the helmsman reported.

The warship was still spinning, and violent vibrations were still felt on the bridge. The phone rang, and the officer on duty answered the call.

"Sir, the call is from the engine room." He said to the captain.

"I'm the captain," Lindemann took the phone and said calmly: "Yes,...yes,...very good."

After he hung up the microphone, the rattling vibrations subsided and the warship slowed down.

"Sir, the left host has stopped."

Chief of Staff Kobayashi said to Taro Kawahara.

"The vibration was caused by the rotation of the left propeller encountering obstruction."

The phone rang again.

"Sir, it's the damage control team calling."

"I'm the captain, okay,...ok,...very good, keep doing it!"

Kawahara Kasukataro said into the phone receiver.

He turned to Xiao Lin and said:

"Water entered the steering gear compartment and the steering gear stopped running."

"So, how's the situation with the human steering gear?"

"They are trying it. However, the rudder blade is stuck. They are trying to troubleshoot it, and a gap has been blown, and water is pouring into the cabin."

"Hurry, our fate depends on..."

Kasukataro Kawahara said anxiously. At this moment, he saw two planes rushing over again. The planes dropped two torpedoes a hundred meters away and dragged out two white-capped torpedoes on the sea. The pen was really

He flew towards the spinning "Settsu".

In the bottom cabin of the stern of the battleship "Hanoi", except for the narrow beam of light emitted by the portable work light, it was pitch black. Only the sound of the water rushing back and forth could be heard, and only the reflection of the portable work light swaying back and forth could be seen. In the haze

, a damage control team member wearing diving gear can be seen diving quickly into the rolling water, and did not emerge from the water for several seconds. In the cabin, a sailor was connecting the emergency cable.

The power of Chinese torpedoes far exceeded their imagination. Although the torpedo hit the rudder, the impact of the explosion still caused heavy damage to the bottom cabin. After a while, the lighting in the cabin was restored. After the lights were turned on again, you can

It was clearly seen that the steel plates of the ship's hull were twisted in an astonishing way, and seawater flowed into the cabin through the curled holes. When the diver emerged from the water, the water pump started to pump water, and blood was flowing from his injured shoulder. He

He stepped through the watertight doors that he opened, then closed them smoothly, and went to report the situation to the officer who returned to the dark bulwark to hang up the phone. When these watertight doors were opened, seawater poured in from the breach.

As the warship swayed, water flowed out through the sill of the watertight door. A damage control team was supporting the bulkhead there. The officer had to signal to them to ask them to pause because the sound was too loud and seriously interfered with the electricity.

Live call.

"please……"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden violent shaking that knocked him down onto the cabin board. At the same time, the entire cabin reverberated with violent explosions and bell-like roars.

Where was the battleship hit?

This thought just passed by for a moment, followed by another violent sway.

After two explosions, when the two huge water columns fell, the "Settsu" battleship began to tilt rapidly. The officers on the bridge all grabbed the objects at hand to keep from falling, and Kawahara

Kasuka Taro glanced around seriously, and then said with regret.

"It's such a pity!"

At this time the phone rang.

"There is water in the left bottom compartment and water in the left engine room..."

Knowing that there was no chance of recovery, Kasukatarou Kawahara looked at the subordinates beside him and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone!"

After pondering for a while, he performed a military salute, and everyone on the bridge hurriedly held the things around him with one hand while returning the salute.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

He saluted and looked around at his subordinates. After a few seconds, he walked towards the gangway leaving the open-air bridge.

"Sir!"

Kobayashi roared. He knew what Taro Kawahara was going to do. He would walk into the captain's room, lock the door to the upper room, and coexist with the warship.

"Abandon the ship! Everyone leave the "Settsu" immediately!"

When the order to abandon the ship was given, the port side of the severely tilted "Settsu" was already submerged in seawater. This powerful battleship was slowly sinking into the sea. Around the battleship, there were sailors who fell into the water everywhere.

Either swim towards the nearest lifeboat or merchant ship, or swim towards the mainland.

Minutes after the battleship "Settsu" sank, the battleship "Satsuma" was hit, but the attack did not end because four battleships were hit by torpedoes. After the main mission objective was completed, the pilots immediately headed towards those who were trying to

The cruisers and destroyers escaping from the fighting waters flew away, while the planes that dropped torpedoes kept swooping, using their nose machine guns to shoot at the Japanese soldiers on the troop transport sampans on the sea and the sailors who fell into the water.

Finally, after a long flight, Zhu Binhou, who was piloting the lead aircraft of the team, saw the target he was looking for. There was an ever-stretching black smoke belt on the sea, spreading and expanding from the dense and narrow center, and in

There are hundreds of white ship wakes on the sea.

Because he had already contacted the Qingdao detachment through the radio and knew that the main force of the first team had been sunk, he directly used the radio to issue the order.

"Each of us looks for valuable targets to attack!"

What are the value targets are those troop transport merchant ships, especially the stationary troop transport merchant ships. When giving the order, Zhu Binhou flew the plane towards the center of the thick smoke.

In the center of the thick smoke, most of the four warships capsized in the water that was not too deep. Only one remained in a sinking position. These warships had completely lost their combat effectiveness.

At this time, most of the troop-carrying merchant ships were parked on the sea before they could anchor. Now these unanchored merchant ships have become dead targets. Even in just a few minutes, Zhu Binhou effortlessly

Four bombs were dropped on four troop transport merchant ships. Violent explosions and black smoke rose into the air, and the merchant ships burned.

Occasionally, a plane hit a merchant ship transporting ammunition. The explosion of the ammunition detonated the entire sea. On the merchant ship that was hit by the bomb, Japanese soldiers jumped into the sea like dumplings. They all instinctively headed towards the land.

Swim in the direction.

Bombs continued to fall from the sky. First, the merchant ships that had anchored before they could lift their anchors turned into burning steel during the attack. Then there were the slow-moving merchant ships. Hundreds of planes flew through the sky. Every time the planes dived into the sky,

From time to time, bombs would be dropped on a certain merchant ship or next to the merchant ship. During the bombing, the hulls of those merchant ships were riddled with holes and almost lost their original shape. Thick smoke came from all parts of the merchant ship.

It sprayed out violently. The upper structures of the merchant ship, such as chimneys, masts, bridges, etc., were all blown off by the explosion. Under the thick smoke, tall red tongues of flame shot out from the hull of the merchant ship.

"this……"

Sitting on the sampan, Ishihara Kanji, who was soaked all over, could hardly believe the scene in front of him. The powerful fleet was defeated in just ten minutes, and the merchant fleet also became a target, causing
To be continued...