1825 My New Daming

Chapter 120 Sovereign level?Discover the Sovereign Class! (Tomorrow early in the morning, the first order will be requested on tomorrow 10th!)
"Can the observer confirm whether it is a civilian ship or a warship?"

"It's still not confirmed. It's too dark, and the other party didn't turn on the lights. It may be a merchant ship that has broken down, or it may be an old-fashioned sailing ship without electricity."

Before the Chief Staff Officer Wang Wen finished speaking, Zhuge Weidao put down the binoculars in his hand, frowned and said, "Even if there is no electricity, you should hang up the lanterns. After all, this is the Seto Inland Sea! Well, you must be on guard. Or Blackout the lights!"

"Yes, sir."

"Light the Vladivostok again, and report our findings to Chief Li."

"Yes, sir!"

On the cruiser Lushun, the observers on duty have discovered a vague "big guy" on the sea 6000 meters away, at least a "big ship" of several thousand tons, and the lights are not turned on at night, that's all Across the sea, no matter how you look at it, it's a bit weird.

Zhuge Weidao became the captain for the first time on a warship, so of course he had to be careful.So no matter how big this "strangeness" is, with the idea of ​​sailing for ten thousand years carefully, the whole ship's light control was implemented.

Now is a time of peace, and the Lushun is visiting Japan again, and the Seto Inland Sea is a narrow and busy sea area. In order to avoid collisions, of course the lights should be turned on when sailing at night.Therefore, there are lights on the mast, bow and stern of Lushun, which can be seen from a distance.And once the lights were turned off, the four camouflaged assault ships hiding in the darkness couldn't hold back.

Just when the people in the bridge of the Lushun were trying to see the unknown ships in the darkness, several bright and dazzling fireballs suddenly appeared in the southern sky, and there were several bangs almost at the same time. A thunderous bang!

At this moment, the people on the bridge who were looking out felt "blind". In just a dozen seconds, they couldn't see anything except these dazzling flares.

"Illumination bombs? Is this a war?" Zhuge Weidao's heart sank suddenly. Although it was his first time on board, he still had a sharp mind, and he immediately thought of "war" - pirates can't rob. Maybe the ones with flares, the ones with black lights and blind fires are the best ones to grab!

"Battle alarm!" Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao yelled again, and at the same time as the battle alarm sounded, Chief Staff Officer Wang Wen also reacted.

I only heard Wang Wen yelling: "The No. [-] battery flare is ready! Guns, determine the target position!"

"Boom."

Almost at the same time as they yelled, the four camouflaged assault ships parked on the sea south of the Naruto Strait began to fire.Because Zhuge Weidao's sudden act of turning off the lights frightened the four camouflage ships to fire ahead of time, the distance between the two sides was still a bit far, more than 5000 meters, which was a bit far for naval guns of this era.A dozen 6-inch and 4-inch caliber shells landed on the sea [-] meters away from the Lushun, and the splashed water could not touch the side of the Lushun.

In just one or two minutes, the two 2mm guns on the bow of the Lushun also roared continuously, and several flares with scorching white light illuminated a large area of ​​the sea four to five thousand meters away.

Zhuge Weidao raised the binoculars again, and what appeared in the eyepiece were two large ships of four to five thousand tons and two small boats of one thousand tons, just outside the south entrance of the Naruto Strait, forming a column and standing in a T-shaped formation Bit, is using more than twenty 6-inch and 4-inch cannons on one side to fire violently!

Although the distance was a bit far and the cannon was not accurate, Zhuge Weidao was still a little dazed.

This firepower. It can't be a pirate, right?Could it be that the Japanese devils want to start a war with Ming Dynasty?Are they crazy?

Just as Zhuge Weidao thought of this, the "Yamato" in front of him started to light up again.

"Sir," the signal officer in the bridge reported loudly, "Yamato said that we have encountered pirates, let us withdraw first, it is covering!"

Let's withdraw?

it cover?
Shouldn't there be a conspiracy?
Zhuge didn't need to pinch his fingers to count, he also knew that there was something strange in it.

But before he could decide whether to fire and sink the Yamato in front, the 600-ton Yamato had already been shot first, it should have been shot!I only saw a huge ball of fire suddenly burst out from the small hull of the large and small ships, as if it had been hit by a 6-inch explosive bomb.

The Lushun followed at a distance of 300 meters behind the Yamato, and the officers on the bridge exclaimed when they saw the Yamato being shot.

"Shot?"

"Isn't this too bad luck?"

"It's at least 4000 meters, why did it get shot?"

The distance of 4000 meters is normal in World War I and World War II in history, but not now, the naval guns are not so accurate, not to mention it is still late at night.So this Yamato is really unlucky!
At this moment, a raging fire broke out on the unlucky Yamato, and then the lights began to light up again.

"Sir, the Yamato said 'the ship has been severely damaged, withdraw from the battle'!"

What?Zhuge was stunned and stunned for Dao, just now he said who was covering, and now he is withdrawing from the battle?

Before he could react, the signal officer yelled again: "Sir, the flagship lights, let our ship be the vanguard of the team, and move forward at full speed!"

Of course it was the formation admiral, the somewhat dull Colonel Li Chenghui, who gave the order.It took several rounds of artillery fire before his order came.

"Execute the order." Zhuge Weidao hurriedly ordered, "Full speed ahead!"

"Yes, sir!"

"My lord, Ming Kou's cruiser is charging towards us!"

On the bridge of the Kirigakure Maru's disguised attack ship, a shrill cry suddenly rang in Xixiang's ear.

With the flames of the Yamato, Xixiang actually saw the [-]-ton Lushun speeding towards him. He knew the power of the Lushun very well, so he immediately ordered: "Put up the cannons and lower the masts." Pan, evacuate at full speed. Raise the flag of the East India Company!"

"Hay!"

Following Xixiang's order, the steam engine of the Kirigakure Maru also began to output power at full power, and the propeller at the stern of the ship turned at full speed, pushing the hull of the Kirigakure, which was several thousand tons, galloping towards the southeast.Ugakushimaru, Sagakushimaru, and Iwagakushimaru, who were following behind the Kirigakure Maru, also sped up and fled at the same time, put away their artillery, put down their camouflage, and hung the East India Company flag with a red cross and red stripes.

It was already past three o'clock in the morning, and although the light on the sea was dim, one could still dimly see the assault ships fleeing quickly.

"Captain, it might be a trap for the enemy to run away, should we chase it?"

Inside the bridge of the Lushun, the deputy commander Chen Jian who had just arrived held up his binoculars and asked Zhuge Weidao questions in a cautious tone.

"Sir, no matter what, we can't stay in the Seto Inland Sea. We must cross the Naruto Strait before entering the Pacific Ocean." Wang Wen immediately reminded.

Zhuge Weidao nodded. It is true that the current situation cannot be retracted into the Seto Inland Sea. After all, the Seto Inland Sea is the territory of the Japanese. Cruisers such as the Lushun and the Vladivostok cannot be deployed in such a narrow sea area, so they must rush out as soon as possible. into the Pacific Ocean.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Weidao immediately asked: "The direction of those pirate ships?"

"Southeast. They are retreating to the Pacific Ocean!" Wang Wen reported.

"Okay!" Zhuge Weidao nodded, "Let's keep up. But don't follow too closely!" He said to the signal officer, "Give the flagship a signal, and it is recommended to pursue cautiously."

After a while, the lamp language on the Vladivostok also called back, and the communications officer said loudly: "Sir, the flagship lamp language, agree to pursue cautiously, keep about 4000 meters with the enemy formation, and pursue at full speed after entering the Pacific waters!"

As a result, a "cautious pursuit" soon began to be staged on the sea south of Awaji Island. Four cruisers and destroyers of the Ming Dynasty, led by the Lushun, formed a column. After rushing out of the Naruto Strait, they At a speed of about 20 knots, following four camouflaged assault ships with the flag of the East India Company, they chased all the way to the southeast, firing flares while chasing them.

After chasing and chasing, we chased for almost an hour. It was already past four o'clock in the morning.

Suddenly, a staff officer on the bridge of the Lushun put down the phone receiver in his hand and shouted loudly: "Sir, a suspected mixed formation of the British and Japanese navies was found in the southeast. There are more than ten ships, including a Sovereign class!"

Sovereign level?
The atmosphere inside the bridge of Lushun suddenly became tense.

Is this a trap?The British and the Japanese have united to go to war with Ming Dynasty?

　At 10 o'clock tomorrow, there will be three shifts at 0:6 am, two shifts at 12:6 am, three shifts at [-]:[-] noon, and two shifts at [-]:[-] pm.

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