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Chapter 1563 The Winner (First update, please subscribe)
naval battle!

A naval battle is never over in ten minutes.

From [-] o'clock in the morning until [-] o'clock in the morning, when the rising sun shrouded the Tasman Sea, fierce naval battles continued. Two hours later, still not a single warship had been sunk.

The sea is fair. Strict training and good hull design have endowed both sides with tenacious survivability. Although the shells continue to hit the battleships, the battleships are still fighting tenaciously. The gunners are still operating the giant cannons. Fire a round of shells at the enemy ship.

Amidst the sound of the booming guns, the battleship was constantly trembling under the bombardment. When the solid armor steel was hit by the shells, there would always be a loud crash, and the loud crash would always be heard by the sailors on board. Their hearts tightened, and they knew that being lucky this time did not mean being lucky all the time.

The sea is always fair. There are no generals or sailors on a warship. They all share the same fate. If the warship is sunk, their fate is the same. Most of them will die at sea.The sea doesn't treat someone differently just because someone is a general and another is a sailor.

To live and die together is the common destiny of all people on board the warship.

So during naval battles, in order to survive, everyone tried their best to work hard.While the gunners were trying their best to load the shells and hit the enemy one after another, the damage control team put out the fire on the deck and blocked the leaks in the cabin. At about seven o'clock in the morning, the battleship was enveloped by artillery fire, like It was like a hell on earth, with blood, death, and limbs everywhere, and the shadow of death shrouded every ship. No one knew what would happen in the next second.

But everyone is doing their last bit of strength for the victory of this naval battle. They know that their lives depend on whether they try their best. Even the boiler soldiers at the bottom of the cabin know that their mission is to make more More coal is sent to the boiler, so that the steam in the boiler can be burned enough, so that the battleship has more power.

As long as you do all this, you may be able to win the naval battle.

"call……"

The whistling sound of shells in the air came again, and the naval battle had been going on for the third hour. With another round of salvos, the "Iowa", the most powerful warship in the Anglo-American combined fleet, received a heavy blow in the naval battle. At this time, the "Iowa" has been severely flooded, but he is still fighting tenaciously. Not only the habitats above the deck have been completely destroyed, even the No. 203 auxiliary turret has also been destroyed. As for a [-] barrel of the No. [-] auxiliary turret, it was directly blown off.

But even so, the "Iowa" still floated firmly on the water, and it was because of this that it received special attention. Almost every volley always had one or two, or even three or four large-caliber armor-piercing projectiles directly hitting it. In the "Iowa".

When the battleship "Iowa" was shrouded in thick dark brown smoke, Admiral Schroeder, who stood in the command tower, looked extremely calm. This admiral who participated in the Civil War was more concerned about the safety of enemy ships. Loss, watching the shells fired by the side hit the target one after another, flashing continuously in the gunpowder smoke, listening to the impact sound tearing the sea and sky, he frowned slightly, and nodded slightly.

"Well, it seems that we can win this naval battle..."

The reason why he is so conceited is that until now, the Royal Navy's flagship "Baffler" has suffered extremely heavy losses, and the superstructure has been severely flooded and almost completely destroyed, but he is still tenaciously floating in the sea He continued, still tenaciously counterattacking the Imperial Navy with artillery fire.

"Yes, although the imperial navy's artillery skills are excellent, our artillery skills are no worse than theirs."

Just as the officer's words fell, they were suddenly interrupted by a loud bang like a bell.

Then he saw a horrifying scene - the tail turret of the "Century" in front suddenly burst into a cloud of violent smoke. Amid the rising smoke, the tail turret of the Centurion was directly blown into the sky and exploded violently Almost blown off its stern.

"Ammunition depot, the ammunition depot must have been hit!"

While Schroeder and the others watched this scene in astonishment, cheers erupted from the command tower of the battleship "Success".

"Long live! The Centurion is over!"

Amidst the cheers, Zuo Xiaotong said as he watched the Centurion sinking rapidly.

"Tell the whole ship that we have sunk the Centurion!"

After the news came through the radio, bursts of cheers erupted in the cabin of the battleship "Success", whether it was for the gunners in the turret, the boiler soldiers struggling to shovel coal, or the damage control soldiers and medical soldiers. , The sudden good news will always make their hearts shake, and their exhausted bodies will be revived with full blood again, and then put into a new battle.

And the sudden sinking of the "Century" became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Almost subconsciously, an idea popped up in Schroeder's mind—to preserve his strength!
After all, neither the United States nor the United Kingdom is able to add a warship to the Pacific Fleet. They are afraid of what will happen. At this moment, the rear of the "Sydney" cruiser was hit by a 12-inch shell in the middle of the ship. The violent explosion directly blew up the chimney,

"Sir, if this continues, even if we win this naval battle, the Pacific Fleet will not be able to stop the next attack of the Imperial Navy!"

Colonel Jellicoe of the Royal Navy said anxiously.

"General, we must preserve our strength!"

In many cases, the outcome of a naval battle is never determined by the battlefield. In fact, Schroeder has already failed from the very beginning. Without local support, every loss of a warship means the loss of a warship forever. Warships, but the South Pacific Squadron is different. Relying on the powerful industrial power of the empire, the warships he lost will be replenished immediately, and even the dreadnoughts will be replenished. Because of this, at 36:[-] in the morning, the retreat ordered by Schroeder The command.

Facing the Anglo-American United Pacific Fleet that quickly withdrew from the battlefield, Zuo Xiaotong did not order the pursuit, he even breathed a sigh of relief, and then said.

"Well, we won the naval battle..."

Then he turned his head and looked at the subordinates in the command tower, showing a smile.

"We have also completed our mission, how about the enemy's losses?"

Soon, some subordinates reported the observed enemy losses one by one. Although only one capital ship was sunk, the result of severely damaging the other six ships was extremely impressive.It can definitely be called a victory. Although it was only a small victory, their strategic goal was achieved.

"Send the results of the battle to the Admiralty. All warships of the United Pacific Fleet of the United Kingdom and the United States have suffered heavy damage. Among them, the "Iowa"..."

When issuing the order, Zuo Xiaotong understood that it was impossible for the British and American Pacific Fleets to restore their combat effectiveness in the short term. After all, Australia's backward industrial level cannot support the repair of six warships at the same time, and this is also the plan of the Ministry of the Navy. The purpose of their battle is to severely damage the British and American Pacific Fleets and pave the way for the next step.

"Now, the plan can enter the second paragraph..."

(End of this chapter)