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Therefore, choose the safest approach.

Our biggest advantage is that we have many submarines.

The battleships were all dreadnought-class, and Japan's two fleets only had three dreadnoughts.

As long as we eliminate these light ship threats, our advantage will be maximized."

Shen Hao nodded and said, "I don't care about fighting. You can do whatever you want. I just want the result."

"Yes, General"

Then Shen Hao said to Agan: “Japan is currently building two super dreadnoughts: Fuso and Yamashiro.

Especially the Fuso, which will be put into service this year.

Once this super-dreadnought battleship was built, it would have thicker armor, larger caliber guns, and greater speed.

Blow it up before it enters the water, kill it in the cradle, and eliminate the threat to us. Do you think this operation is feasible?"

Forrest Gump thought about it and shook his head, "General, that's a good method.

However, it is too difficult to implement. The shipyards that can build super-dreadnought battleships are generally military secret areas.

They are all guarded by troops.

Another thing is that if you want to blow up a super-dreadnought battleship, you need tons of explosives.

After all, the plywood of this super dreadnought battleship is very thick.

Another thing is that the hull and shells of a super dreadnought battleship are separate, and there is no explosives depot to detonate, so it is difficult to blow it up.

If it were that easy, all countries would have exploded long ago."

Shen Hao thought about it and agreed.

Then, Shen Hao asked: "When do you plan to attack?"

A-Gump said: "It's better to attack early than late. Attack at 3 a.m. tonight."

Shen Hao said: "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news."

Forrest Gump saluted and then went out to deploy combat command.

At the same time, on the Japanese First Fleet, Japanese Admiral Kato Tomotaro began to take command.

Kato Tomodarou said to the crowd: "We have negotiated with the United States.

The US said that the four dreadnought battleships could only stay in the port for two days.

At that time, as long as they leave the range of the US military, it will be our opportunity to attack.

Moreover, I got the information from Japanese military intelligence.

These four battleships were equipped with very little ammunition.

There is not much coal.

There is only enough for them to fight one round, so they are likely to escape to Wanwan. We must intercept them in Wanwan Sea.

"Yes"

A rear admiral stood up and saluted, “General Kato, these four dreadnought battleships are all the latest models.

It is also a huge asset for us.

Therefore, try not to destroy them, we should take these battleships as our own and make them the navy of our Great Japanese Empire, and then we will have another fleet. "

Kato Tomodarou: “Yoshi, your suggestion is very good.

Just do it.

We will test fire with them first, and when they run out of ammunition, we will use destroyers and cruisers to approach them. It would be best if we can capture these battleships intact. If we can't, we can blow them up and prevent them from entering the creek."

"Yes, General"

Kato Tomodarou said seriously: "Be on guard at night. We have learned such a big lesson on the battlefield in Taiwan, and we cannot learn from it again.

At night, the three destroyers "Bai Miao", "Shirayuki" and "Matsukaze" were put on duty and patrol.

At the same time, keep a close eye on the four battleships to prevent them from escaping at night. If they escape, you will be held accountable."

"Hai!"

Japan encircled and attacked the battleships purchased by Shen Hao, and other countries also received news of this.

The UK even sent a submarine from its Indian base to come and take part in the fun.

Not only that, France is also watching the show.

They hoped that the two sides would fight to a standstill.

Best of all, consume several Japanese fleets.

As time passed, the bright moon began to set in the west.

The sea breeze was very strong at night, and the flags on the deck were rustling.

Standing on the deck of the battleship, Shen Hao could even see three Japanese cruisers circling back and forth dozens of nautical miles away.

It was like the small speedboat we used to take in scenic spots, going around in circles.

In Shen Hao's view, this was a blatant provocation.

He said to Forrest Gump beside him, "What time is it?"

"Two forty-five, General, we are leaving."

Shen Hao nodded and said, "Go ahead."

"Yes"

Looking at Forrest Gump getting on the submarine, Shen Hao also felt itchy.

So he waved and got on a submarine.

However, Shen Hao did not go to fight, but to watch.

Soon the submarine dived to a depth of 50 meters and stopped.

"General, this is the limit."

Shen Hao nodded and understood. The submarines of that era could only dive to a depth of about 60 meters at most, far from the hundreds of meters that could be dived in later generations.

Shen Hao said: "Okay, I see. Follow him. Stay a little further away and let me use the telescope to see the surface of the water."

"Yes"

Forrest Gump led eight submarines, which sank to the bottom of the water and bypassed the destroyer.

It resurfaced again and slowly moved forward in the night.

Submarines dive slowly and run slowly, so once discovered, they are no match for destroyers.

Through the observation mirror, the location of the Japanese fleet was discovered and slowly approached.

Wait until it reaches one nautical mile.

Forrest Gump let the other submarines dive and watched through the observation mirror himself.

It was discovered that two Japanese battlecruisers were behind the two ships.

Seeing this, Forrest Gump frowned.

It was originally thought that the two battlecruisers should be together, but unexpectedly, they were separated.

Thinking of this, Forrest Gump ordered: "Divide into two groups, No. 1 and No. 4 will go to the Japanese First Fleet, and No. 5 and No. 8 will go to the Japanese Second Fleet. The only goal is to capture the Kongo and Kirishima battlecruisers."

"After reaching the position, be careful not to be discovered by the other party"

"Yes, Captain."

As Forrest Gump gave the order, the submarine approached in an orderly manner.

Each of these submarines was equipped with six torpedoes.

In this era without sonar or radar, submarines are still very capable of lurking.

Around four o'clock, all the submarines were in place.

Forrest Gump ordered: "Attack!"

Eight submarines simultaneously fired torpedoes at two battlecruisers.

The torpedo slowly approached the target like a sea snake.

Compared to battleships, although the firepower of battlecruisers is similar to that of battleships, this is due to the sacrifice of armor.

At around 4 a.m., the Japanese fleet formed a battle line, with more than meters between them.

And the battlecruiser was in front.

At a glance, the Japanese Navy, which had dominated the Asian seas for a long time, did not show the slightest bit of vigilance even on the faces of the sailors standing on the deck.

The surrounding ocean was pitch black, and even without a storm the sea surface was seldom calm. Looking around casually there was not a single enemy in sight.

Soon, there were several loud rumbling noises!

Then the fire illuminated the entire sea surface.

The loud noise woke up everyone in the fleet.

The Kongo and Kirishima battlecruisers each experienced a huge explosion.

After being hit by a torpedo, a large amount of seawater poured into the cabin and the stern of the ship slowly sank, but the sea surface remained calm as usual. The Japanese army did not even see the shadow of the battleship.

Many of the sailors on the Kongo and Kirishima battlecruisers jumped into the sea. The cold sea water made them shiver all over.

The commander-in-chief of the Japanese fleet, Kato Tomohiro, was also awakened and immediately ordered to search for the enemy.

"Baga, they attacked at night again, how despicable!"

Especially when he saw the Kongo and Kirishima battlecruisers being hit, Kato Tomodairo was so angry that he was about to jump up and down.

These two top-level battlecruisers were launched not long ago. This is their first battle, their maiden battle.

Before it could become famous, it was sunk.

How not to be angry.

"Find me the enemy's submarine immediately"

"It's the general."

Unfortunately, without sonar or radar, the Japanese army could not find the submarine's shadow hall at all.

Shen Hao, who was standing ten nautical miles away, saw through the observation mirror that it was successful and was immediately surprised.

"Well done!"

Originally Shen Hao thought that Forrest Gump would retreat after destroying two battlecruisers, after all, the mission for tonight had been completed.

Unexpectedly, fifteen minutes later, another explosion was heard from the Japanese fleet.

437. The intelligence is wrong. The enemy has sufficient ammunition.

Forrest Gump destroyed two battlecruisers, but only sank the submarine, which made a circle but did not leave.

The enemy had no weapons to counter the submarines, and it was dark, so how could Forrest Gump give up?

If we destroy two more warships now, there will be fewer casualties in the subsequent battles.

The two battlecruisers, Kongō and Kirishima, were bombed, and Kato Tomodaro was furious.

This is the latest one, and it was directly sunk. How can he explain this to the cabinet?

After searching for a while, he found no trace of enemy submarines, which made him very annoyed, so he ordered the destroyers and cruisers to scan the two fleets.

But just when the Japanese army was rescuing the navy on Kongo and Kirishima.

The other side started attacking again.

The targets of the attack were the three outermost cruisers of the Second Fleet.

With Forrest Gump's order, the torpedo hit the target successfully.

After doing all this, he successfully retired.

Seeing that there was no hope, Shen Hao also ordered the submarine to dive and began to evacuate.