newbobooks Chapter 613 Both sides suffer losses
Chapter 613 Both sides suffer losses
613 Both sides suffer
"Turn, quick."
"Launch torpedoes!"
The three destroyers of the Zhuojun, like three piranhas, surrounded their prey, the Japanese aircraft carrier "Shokaku", and kept moving around in a serpentine manner.
On the one hand, they were avoiding attacks from the two Japanese cruisers, and on the other hand, they were looking for opportunities to launch torpedoes to attack the Japanese cruisers and the Shokaku aircraft carrier.
Facing the Shokaku aircraft carrier with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, the three destroyers including the Zhuojun with a displacement of only about 1,000 tons were like piranhas facing sharks.
Fortunately, at this time the shark was not only injured, but also had no teeth.
Fallen prey to piranhas.
However, due to the obstruction of the two Japanese cruisers, the Zhuojun and his men were unable to get close to the Japanese Shokaku.
The five warships of both sides engaged in a fierce battle around the Shokaku.
"Sir, the Jianye has been hit."
Ten minutes later, Captain Yan Qing of the Zhuojun received the report.
From a distance, he saw through a telescope that a burst of black smoke was rising from the middle part of the Jianye destroyer.
"Damn it."
Yan Qing looked unhappy.
"Jianye, how are you guys?"
Yan Qing immediately contacted Jianye via radio.
Originally, these old Vickers destroyers did not have radio communications.
Fortunately, after the modification by Ye Qingshan Shipyard, a lot of money was spent, so they now have the ability to communicate by radio.
During this period, radio communications in the United States were already very mature.
If the distance between warships is not too far, they can communicate directly by voice.
It can make communication between warships more convenient.
“We were hit and the cabin was flooded.
But it's blocked.
Don't worry about us, just take out that Japanese light cruiser first, then come and help us."
The voice of the captain of the Jianye ship soon came.
"Okay, hold on."
After the call ended, Yan Qing looked at the Japanese light cruiser not far ahead and shouted, "Sink this damn Japanese light cruiser for me."
Boom boom boom!
Soon, several torpedoes hit the water.
The Zhuojun finally approached the Japanese light cruiser and decisively launched a torpedo.
Fortunately, the Japanese light cruiser was damaged in the previous naval battle, so its speed at this time was not as fast as that of the Zhuojun.
After chasing him for more than ten minutes, the Zhuojun finally got close to him.
At the same time that the Zhuojun launched a torpedo, the Japanese cruiser also launched a torpedo.
"torpedo!"
The soldiers on the decks of both warships simultaneously observed the wake of the incoming torpedo and screamed.
Suddenly, the Zhuojun and the Japanese light cruiser began to turn at the same time to avoid the incoming torpedoes.
But the artillery of both sides were still firing at each other.
"Quick, reload.
Kill those little devils!"
In the cabin, the loader quickly stuffed shells into the barrel, and the gunner urged him on.
The destroyers and cruisers of both sides are known for their flexibility and maneuverability; they are the assassins in naval battles.
At this time, the Zhuojun and the Japanese light cruiser were attacking each other. After stabbing the enemy with a sword, they were also frantically dodging the enemy's sword.
Who can dodge the opponent's torpedoes and hit the opponent with the torpedo they launch?
Who is the final winner.
This time, the Zhuojun made a sharp 90-degree turn and quickly adjusted the angle of the ship.
Everyone on the boat was extremely nervous and held on to the handles tightly to steady themselves.
Two incoming torpedoes eventually passed by the Zhuojun.
"Ahhh, we avoided the Japanese torpedoes."
The sailors on the ship cheered when they saw the torpedo just missed their warship.
Captain Yan Qing also wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he looked towards the Japanese light cruiser, which was also maneuvering, and no explosion occurred at this time.
"Hit it! You must hit it!"
Yan Qing and others prayed that the torpedoes they fired must hit the Japanese light cruiser.
Boom!
Finally, the next second, a violent explosion occurred at the tail of the Japanese light cruiser in the distance, and flames shot into the sky.
The Japanese light cruiser was damaged in the previous naval battle and its speed slowed down a lot.
Ultimately, they were unable to avoid all the incoming torpedoes.
Finally, a torpedo hit their stern.
"Ow!"
When the soldiers on the Zhuojun saw this scene, they cheered wildly.
"Turn around and fight back!"
Captain Yan Qing gave the order, and the Zhuojun made another big turn and headed towards the Japanese light cruiser again.
This torpedo blew up the propeller of the Japanese light cruiser, causing it to completely lose power.
It slowly stopped and became a sitting duck.
When the Zhuojun returned and fired torpedoes and shells again, they could no longer dodge.
Boom!
Not long after, the Japanese light cruiser was hit by two torpedoes and several shells again and was directly sunk.
"idiot."
On the aircraft carrier Shokaku, the Japanese captain Ma Zhengwentai saw this scene and was so angry that he started cursing.
The war had only been going on for less than half an hour, and one of their only two cruisers was sunk.
In this case, the only warship that can protect their Shokaku aircraft carrier next is the Furutaka heavy cruiser.
And just when the Zhuojun sank the Japanese light cruiser.
On the other side in the distance, two other destroyers were also engaged in a thrilling confrontation with the Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka.
Both sides fought desperately and neither was willing to retreat first.
The Jianye was hit by two torpedoes in succession and was taking on a large amount of water. It had lost its combat capability and began to sink.
Another ship, the Chencang, was also hit by a shell and was still fighting with the Gu Ying.
The warships of both sides were almost destroyed.
The Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka was also in a bad situation. It was hit by a shell and a torpedo in the battle with two destroyers just now.
Plus, he had already been damaged before.
It is also shaky at this moment.
Three against two, almost both sides suffered losses.
There was no way. The three destroyers were almost equal in strength to the Japanese's one heavy cruiser and one light cruiser.
Moreover, the warships of both sides are from before World War II.
No performance crush.
It would be hard to say whether we can finally sink the Japanese Shokaku aircraft carrier with only these three destroyers.
Unfortunately, Zhuojun and his men were not fighting alone, they had reinforcements.
Moreover, their reinforcements would not take three hours to arrive like the Japanese carrier-based aircraft reinforcements.
The battlecruiser Tianshu will be coming from the north at full speed, and it will take no more than half an hour.
And now, the time has come.
"Captain, new enemy ships have appeared in the north."
When the captain of the Shokaku heard his men's calls, he looked towards the north.
When we saw the Tianshu battlecruiser and another destroyer Changping gradually appearing on the northern horizon.
The captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier felt as if all his strength was drained away and he almost fell down.
"Captain."
He was supported in time by the Japanese first mate next to him.
"It's over, everything is over."
But the captain of the Japanese aircraft carrier ignored his personal image and let out a heart-wrenching and desperate roar.