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After the national fleet, Wen Dingyu hurriedly ordered the entire army to retreat. At this time, the Americans were sensational. The French clearly knew the strength of the Chinese fleet, so they did not attack rashly, allowing Wen Dingyu's fleet to retreat calmly. Then, around 4, the French fleet met with the main American fleet.

When Lieutenant General Sampson felt guilty for his recklessness, two of the latest armored cruisers were sunk, and the other two were also severely hit by artillery, and the losses were also huge. If the French fleet had not arrived in time, then when he imagined his 8 warships independently fighting against 36 warships, the Lieutenant General could not help but secretly wiped his cold sweat.

After a brief negotiation, the United States and France fleets were distributed on both sides. Sampson served as the commander-in-chief of the U.S. and French fleets, and 29 warships drove towards San Francisco.

"What? The French are here too?"

When Tan Fenglin learned the news, he was very surprised, but it was useless to blame others at this time. Tan Fenglin frowned and said, "Set up a table of wine and food, but two groups of guests came. This meal is not easy to entertain!"

Looking at the dense warships in the port and the warships anchored at the temporary anchorage of the port, Tan Fenglin browned and ordered loudly, "The whole army set off and notify the enemy's situation to the captains, and no leakage shall be made."

On Fearless Fifteen, a recruit looked at the sea uneasy, and a veteran was "comforting" him.

"The American devils' artillery fire is so accurate that they are everywhere, but they don't hit much. Those shells don't look a little big. They seem to fly straight into your eyes. But I haven't seen any explosions, they all hit the old highland water splash."

The young sailor breathed a sigh of relief. The veteran continued to comfort him after seeing him.

"But there are also unlucky people. When we went there, there were only fourteen when we came back. Three of them were not lucky. If we were not upright in the horoscope, we would see the Dragon King of the Sea."

The young man's face turned pale immediately, and the veteran continued to swear

"The black spots are getting bigger and bigger. In the end, they exploded anywhere. I can predict the landing point, some fall early, some fly far away. If you are so lucky, you will be able to enjoy the light and visit our ship, then you will be developed. A 250-meter shell is worth more than 200 > If it is a little smaller, 152 meters worth 70 or 80 yuan, if you are really unlucky and hit by 57mm or even 37mm, then you will not be able to get the lottery together. Go and buy the grocery ticket first."

"Pa|. I got up and wanted to settle the score with someone.

After seeing the person who beat him, the veteran immediately changed his smile.

"Captain Zhan. It's you. You just need to ask someone to tell me if you have something to do. You're here in person. Lao Hu really feels sorry."

"Hu Bayi, please tell me. If you don't do it well in this battle, you're bragging here. See if I won't peel you off when I go back!"

Looking at Hu Bayi's respectful appearance, Captain Zhan ignored him and said to the recruits directly.

"Don't be afraid. In fact, in a naval battle, there are not many people who die. One battle will kill thousands of people. It is incomparable to land. If a war on land is fought, at least tens of thousands of people will die, so don't worry!"

Looking at the back of Captain Zhan as he was walking away, tears immediately fell out when he looked at Hu Bayi who was so careless.

"Uncle Bayi, I want to go home!"

Next 410, two unprecedentedly large-scale warship formations began a gorgeous death tango.

As a prominent part of the pilot fleet, the New York was hit again. The fire in the previous turret was not fully controlled, and the entire ship was covered with thick smoke. So the first-class battleship of the Zhili turned its target to Utah behind. Seeing this, the other ships also turned their muzzles back and aimed at Utah.

This 8150-ton warship was being beaten by the Shaanxi-Gan Division One. Utah used inaccurate artillery fire to counterattack 417 points and one shell hit Utah's secondary gun deck, causing a 152-meter gun to lose its effect.

418. The Indiana battleship began to shoot at the Shaanxi-Gansu, 4,500 yards away. Three minutes later, her own turret was hit, with only 8 minor injuries, but a large loose armor plate stuck the turret steering mechanism, so she was embarrassedly crossing 30 degrees on the starboard side, which was useless in the back.

423. A Massachusetts shell hit the Northeast battleship, but the 228-meter armored belt firmly refused the 330-meter courtship. The enhanced Krupp steel played a huge role. But soon another shell fell near the Massachusetts turret and smashed a big hole in the deck.

The gunners ran out and helped level the twisted deck with hammers and welding guns to avoid affecting the steering of the turret; thick smoke drilled into the steering engine room through the snorkel, and the people there had to evacuate; the torpedo net was also torn, and there was a danger of entangling the propeller at any time and had to be cut off immediately.

It was completed under the cover of smoke, and the battlefield was in chaos, and every warship must react occasionally.

At this time, the strongest does not mean safety, but the weakest does not necessarily mean death.

425. The Utah period has arrived. Three of the Chinese fleet's volleys hit the starboard side, neatly smashed a row of big holes, and two more rounds of shells won the bid in the next round. These all happened in an instant. According to the observation of the Chinese warship: "A bright red flame rose from the bow of the ship, and a low explosion sound came from the middle of the hull. The deep black debris flew in the air. Then the whole ship exploded violently. The mast twisted and fell down to the inside. The thick black oil smoke enveloped her, rising higher and higher, and it would not disperse for a long time."

Green, the gunner of the Utah main gun turret, recalled:

"When the first explosion occurred, I was thrown into the air by air waves, and just hit a sail cable without falling directly on the deck, which saved my life. After getting up, I saw that the port 23 sub-cannon had rolled down from the ears of the gun. The floor of the turret was unnaturally raised, and it was as quiet as a church. Someone asked what happened, so I poked my head out of the hole on the top of the turret. I saw that the 152-meter cannon next to me was beyond recognition, and the whole ship was tilting seriously to the left. I told these to the people in charge of the turret, and he said: Then run away from the turret, and everyone left the turret!"

"We stumbled out, and the whole ship leaned so hard that the left side of the ship fell down the stairs and fell on the left deck. There were many people gathered near the side of the ship, hesitating whether to abandon the ship. So I said: Come on, old guys, who wants to swim? Someone replied: 'She can float for a long time.' I jumped into the sea with five other people, swam desperately into the water and swam into the distance. About the 50s, a huge explosion came from behind, and the hot wreckage fragments flew around the air."

The French cleverly placed themselves a little behind, while the Americans were placed in the most dangerous forward position.

Karnell also saw the explosion, and he turned his head and said to the captain,

"We damn ships have a little bit of a problem today."

This calmness and calmness was praised by later American historians, and then he issued a typical American cowboy-style order, which may be called a decision without a plan:

"Catch the enemy in close combat!"

France's battle fleet is approaching the rear. If the Chinese fleet is restrained for a while, the Chinese fleet will be destroyed by the French and American fleet. Of course, what Carnere didn't know is that in fact the French fleet began to slow down. In order to make up for the shortcomings of the formation, the Americans had to go forward significantly.

Tan Fenglin also knew very well that the situation was getting worse every minute, and the huge artillery on the French battleship was gradually catching up with his forward. Although he had sunk three American armored cruisers so far, it was unprecedentedly brilliant. But his own fleet was also covered with scars, and each battleship was paid tribute to the American cannon. Fortunately, the American armor-piercing projectiles hit the target and exploded directly before they could penetrate. Afterwards, Tan Fenglin recalled: It was the Americans' bad shell fuse that saved our lives.

China's light fleet took the lead, and 13 light cruisers began to attack the US battleship team in Fearlessness to relieve the pressure in Tan Fenglin's front. They were responded violently by the US battleship. At this moment, Lieutenant Bowen, who was in the Indiana turret, recalled: "We used 13-inch grenades to bombard those small things. Each 6-foot-high shell had dozens of fist-sized shotguns, just like hitting hares with large shotguns, so they turned around and ran away."

At this time, the Light Cruise Brigade, led by Major General Wen Dingyu, rushed towards the American ships. His Fearless 10 took the lead, followed by Fearless 7 and Fearless 17. Other light cruisers then joined and bumped into the group of cruisers that came out of the United States. The white waves stirred by the ship were then cut and crushed by the hull, and the red naval flag shook straight on the mast; above his head were large-caliber shells whizzing past, and surrounded by dense barrage shots from the cruiser's secondary guns.

The light cruisers of the US fleet had been completely lost. The French fleet did not carry light cruisers due to range issues. They could only watch the Chinese light cruisers fired at a relative speed of 40 knots with torpedoes and naval guns at zero distance. It doesn't matter if they were torn to pieces, as long as they could leave their own figure on this great stage.

"We rushed towards the opponent at an overspeed of 20 knots. The enemy warships of about 15 are lined up and are planning to attack our warships." Following behind is the Light Cruiser No. 17. The captain ordered the fire to the 3rd cruiser of the opponent's fleet. The Americans may have obviously underestimated the speed of the Chinese formation. Therefore, the Fearless 10 and Fearless 7 who were leading the way were fine. Fearless 10 and Fearless 7 were all right. Fearless 10 followed by several 75mm shells, one of which was in the front of the bridge. The searchlight cruiser formation continued to fire at the Chinese light cruiser, and Fearless 17 was too many.
Chapter completed!