Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

When approaching the Philippine port, Forrest Gump saw the three Japanese destroyers making arrogant provocations.

He said in a deep voice: "Destroy them"

"Yes"

The three destroyers patrolled at a speed of 10 knots, in a V-shaped array, with a distance of 087 meters between them.

When Forrest Gump discovered through the observation mirror that the other party was actually taking a Z-shaped route, this was a typical anti-submarine route.

It seems that the other party is still somewhat alert.

Eight submarines slowly approached like ghosts.

When the submarine approached within 500 meters, Forrest Gump gave a decisive order.

"emission"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh..

Eight torpedoes were launched in an instant.

Slowly moving forward in the sea, like a sea snake eyeing its prey.

After precise calculations, eight torpedoes, including six 450mm torpedoes, accurately hit the three destroyers.

A large hole was blown in the middle of the port side of two of the ships, causing water to enter the engine room and lose power, paralyzed on the sea surface.

One ship exploded directly.

The Japanese navy with three destroyers suddenly looked desperate and terrified.

Forrest Gump ignored them and said again: "Send a few more torpedoes and send them to see God."

"Yes, Captain."

The three Japanese destroyers had lost power, and what's more, they were surrounded by eight submarines, making them feel like there were enemies on all sides.

About ten minutes later, another eight torpedoes hit the destroyer, and then it left in style.

In just one hour, all three Japanese cruisers sank to the bottom of the sea, with a total tonnage of 26000 tons, killing 1459 sailors.

After doing all this, he left in a cool manner.

It was already past six in the morning when we returned to the Philippine port, and the eastern sky was already tinged red by the morning glow.

After several hours of fighting, Forrest Gump destroyed two Japanese battlecruisers, Kongo and Kirishima, three destroyers, and three cruisers. It can be said that only one cruiser and three old pre-dreadnought-class battleships were left in the Second Fleet.

Although there are fewer battleships, there are enough submarines.

It is also capable of fighting.

The Japanese side did not expect that there were so many submarines in the sea.

Although there are speculations about what did it, there is no definite evidence.

After coming out of the submarine, A-Gump said to Shen Hao, "General, we can take advantage of the chaos in the Japanese army and start a tough fight."

Shen Hao said: "You decide for yourself"

"Yes, General"

After saying this, Forrest Gump immediately ordered the replenishment of torpedoes and diesel.

Prepare for a new round of battle.

Half an hour later, we replenished our equipment and prepared for battle.

We set off at around 6:40.

As four dreadnought-class battleships sailed out of Philippine Harbor.

The United States also received the news.

They were also looking forward to the battle between Shen Hao and Japan.

However, no warships were sent, and misunderstandings were likely to occur.

The US military has always maintained neutrality and does not want anyone to misunderstand anything.

The commander-in-chief of the US military stationed in the Philippines said to the chief of staff beside him: "Who do you think will win?"

"I think Japan, after all, these four battleships don't have many shells, and the firepower is not comparable."

"I think so too. I heard that Japan also sent two of its latest battlecruisers, Kongo and Kirishima. According to the latest intelligence, these two battlecruisers are equipped with 14-inch naval guns (about 356 mm) and have even more powerful firepower."

"Tsk tsk, it seems that these four battleships are about to be sunk just after they were commissioned."

"What a pity"

"What a pity! If it sinks, we will get more orders."

“Haha, that’s right.”

As time passed, at around 7:, the battleships of both sides met.

Forrest Gump did not give the Japanese a chance to be distracted. He let the submarine sink and go around, waiting for the opportunity.

Forrest Gump had the four battleships sail in a U-formation, with each dreadnought battleship 1 nautical mile (1.85 kilometers) apart, so that they would not be too concentrated and would not be targeted by concentrated fire.

Admiral Kato Tomotaro, commander-in-chief of the Japanese First Fleet and Second Fleet, also saw the four battleships for the first time.

Take the telescope and observe.

He was ambushed last night and was extremely angry. He had to fight to avenge himself.

"Prepare to fight, don't let them get away"

Before he finished speaking, there was a loud bang!

A naval gun fired at them.

It was just that the angle was a little off, and it exploded about a hundred meters away.

Kato Tomotaro was a little surprised. He never expected that the other party would dare to attack first.

He thought that the enemy did not have much ammunition to begin with and would definitely try their best to save it, yet they still dared to fire first.

Before Kato Tomodaro could give the order, dozens of artillery shells attacked again.

Seeing this, Kato Tomodarou hurriedly said: "Fight back immediately!"

In naval battles, battleships rely on bombardment against each other.

See who has thicker skin and who hits more accurately.

Pull repeatedly.

What Kato Tomotaro didn't expect was that the enemy's artillery fire was so intense that they didn't care about ammunition at all.

This made him confused. Doesn’t the other side lack ammunition?

Is the information false?

There was a loud bang!

An old battleship was hit.

It went straight through the side of the battleship, but didn't hit any vital parts, so it's okay.

Seeing this, Kato Tomodarou frowned and said, "The other side actually has armor-piercing bullets?"

As the two sides exchanged bombardments, the sea level was bombarded wildly.

After a moment, Kato Tomotaro discovered something was wrong. He found that the enemy's firepower mainly hit the old battleship.

The two sides fought for an hour.

So he gave the order: "Fight back, they are running out of ammunition"

Although the Japanese had six battleships, they still did not gain any advantage.

Not only was a cruiser destroyed, but the old battleship was also hit by 7 or 8 armor-piercing shells.

Seeing that the old battleship could no longer hold on, Kato Tomotaro became anxious.

It was obvious that the enemy had plenty of ammunition, and even though they were almost out of ammunition, their firepower did not weaken in the slightest.

So Kato Tomodarou said: "They must be running out of ammunition. Send four cruisers and three destroyers to harass them from the flanks to draw their firepower."

"yes".

438. Cruisers and destroyers are all destroyed

The shells streaked through the air like meteors, with both sides firing back and forth.

Forrest Gump was hit seven or eight times by the Japanese battleships, but none of them hit the vital parts, so he was still able to fight.

Thick smoke billowed over the sea, and the smell of gunpowder was everywhere.

Forrest Gump ordered the battleship to keep pulling while firing back.

Anyway, there is nothing else, just plenty of shells and coal.

After all, we have Shen Hao as our mobile supply.

The two sides fought for nearly a hundred nautical miles.

Based on his own experience, Forrest Gump believed that the dreadnought battleships of both sides were similar, with a cruising range of no more than 5000 nautical miles.

When I saw the Japanese sending cruisers and destroyers to attract fire.

A-Gump sneered and said, "Deploy mines to attract them towards the mines."

"Yes"

When Japanese cruisers and destroyers were seen entering the minefield.

A-Gump said: "The 12 main guns continue to fire at the Japanese battleships, and all the secondary guns should aim at these cruisers and destroyers. Fire hard and don't be stingy with the shells."

"Yes"

At the same time, call for submarines to surround them from behind.

At a distance of less than two kilometers, the Japanese destroyers and cruisers came under heavy bombardment.

The Japanese army was not to be outdone and began to fight back.

There were a large number of destroyers and cruisers, but the number of guns was small and the caliber of the shells was not large, but even so, they had a great impact on the four battleships.

Just when the two sides were fighting fiercely, suddenly the front cruiser exploded.

"Baga, it's a mine."

"Quick Minesweeper"

Both the cruisers and destroyers slowed down.

Because they knew they had entered a minefield.

Mine weapons have good concealment, long effective period, low manufacturing cost, are easy to deploy and difficult to sweep, and have a great shock effect. They are an important auxiliary means of maritime offensive and defensive operations.

At this moment, ten submarines had quietly approached to a distance of less than 500 meters and slowly floated upwards.

For the sake of accuracy, the submarine boldly moved forward another 100 meters.

At this time, the submarine had surfaced.

In the past, the presence of the submarine could definitely be felt at 400 meters, but now the constant artillery fire has covered up everything.

His mind was focused on the mines and he didn't care about anything else.

After the speed of the destroyers and cruisers was reduced, the accuracy of their torpedoes was also improved in disguise.

Just when the Japanese army was still focusing on the battleships, two destroyers suddenly exploded in succession.

The three destroyers and the remaining three cruisers were attacked by torpedoes at the same time.

Two of the destroyers were hit in the ammunition depot and exploded directly.

A cruiser was also hit in the flank and began to flood like crazy.

Although the other cruisers were hit by torpedoes, they did not suffer much damage.

Now there is only one destroyer and two cruisers that can still move and continue fighting.

During the day, the view is better through the sunlight.

Only then did the Japanese army see the appearance of the submarine clearly.