Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

The sound of cannons roared and the smoke filled the gunpowder.

The moment the ships Tianlong and Ryuta fired at the Tang Ship Leander that day, it means that the Japanese have fallen into the trap and they will completely lose the initiative in international public opinion.

The first round is destined to win the Tang Empire after careful planning.

At the same moment of fire, Aso Kotaro was also stunned because he did not see the other party's shells coming.

He was a smart man, and at that moment he realized that the other party had just fired three empty cannons. But he could no longer stop it because his warship had already fired.

When the shells of the ship of the day stirred up huge water columns more than ten meters high on the sea around the Tang Dynasty ship Leander, he might also argue that it was a shooting warning for Leander, but he hesitated again. In this hesitation, the well-trained Japanese Navy bombarded Leander ship one after another, and a 200mm shell hit the front deck of Leander.

In an instant, a cloud of fiery red mushrooms rose into the sky.

Aso Kotaro had no chance to make a quibble, because in addition to injuring three Tang Empire naval sailors, the gun also killed Major Cameron, the British military attache in Fiji, Lieutenant Colonel Harrison, and six journalists from Britain, France, America, and Germany who were busy taking photos.

Through the bridge glass window, Li Haichen saw everything that was happening on the deck.

It is undeniable that Cameron and Harrison didn't have to die. They were killed by shells for the reporters who took photos on the deck. But this was exactly the result that Li Haichen expected, because once these two people died, it means that Britain and the United States would never give up.

In my mind, the enemy's 200mm shell exploded near the bridge.

Li Haichen staggered and was almost shocked, and hurriedly held the safety hand.

Damn Japanese, the artillery is very powerful.

Like Zhang Meng, Li Haichen also despised the Japanese strategically, but attached great importance to the Japanese tactics.

Undoubtedly, it is definitely not a so-called luck or coincidence that the Japanese Navy was able to climb to the position of the third largest navy in the world. They are powerful.

“Retreat to the scheduled waters immediately!”

Li Haichen was not in a hurry to fight with the Japanese because he was not a reckless man. The fighting quality of individual soldiers was the Tang Empire Royal Navy, which had just formed a short time ago, was obviously not the opponent of the well-trained and long-standing Japanese Navy. At the same time, the opponent was two new light cruisers, while Li Haichen only had an old light cruiser, and the firepower and quantity of the warships were not as good as the other party, so he would not fight against the enemy head-on.

According to the previous tactical deployment, Leander quickly turned around and sailed to the No. 5 waters, which was an ambush area prepared by Li Haichen specifically to deal with the two Japanese ships. Five other light cruisers and six submarines of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire were laying their pockets there, waiting for Leander to lure the two Japanese ships into it.

The Leander turned around and fled, which made Aso Kotaro, who was already arrogant, even more arrogant. He thought that the Tang army was cowardly and had no combat power, so he hurriedly ran away because he was scared.

"Chasing!"

At the command of Aso Kotaro, the two ships Ryuta and Tenno immediately chased the Leander at full speed, and were unknowingly led to the ambush area of ​​the Tang army.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The two ships of Tianlong and Ryuta kept shelling the Leander, and shells roared, stirring up huge water columns and splashing waves.

Under the command of Li Haichen, the Leander avoided the Japanese ship's shelling left and right, but the Japanese Navy was not a false reputation. Their artillery skills were very strong. One of every ten shells would hit Leander.

"A shot in the port C area has caught fire!"

"The firefighter rushed to support!"

"Ship B3 was shot, and the No. 4 gun was damaged!"

"Repair now!"

...

Although the officers and soldiers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire studied very carefully and their usual training results were also very good. Although they were still a distance from the world-class British Navy, they had already made rapid progress. Unfortunately, they had not experienced real wars and had little practical experience.

Every Tang army sailor may have fantasized about the situation during the naval war and did a lot of preparation, but when they really experienced the battle, when their bodies of comrades and companions were instantly blown by shells, when they were not rain but blood, mixed with minced meat, feces, urine, and broken limbs, their fantasies were shattered, and most of them were panicked, and the sailors with bad stomachs even vomited wildly, as embarrassed as they were.

In this situation, Li Haichen had expected that the real elites grew up from the baptism of blood and fire.

"Come on me!"

"If you don't want to die, go back to your own combat position!"

Li Haichen personally supervised the battle, and many of his men had been on the battlefield before as an army and had seen people killing people. Although these people had experienced naval battles for the first time, they could quickly control their fear and cooperate with Li Haichen to supervise all the officers and soldiers of the ship to join the battle.

"I want to go home! I don't want to die! I still have my wife and children to take care of!"

A sailor about 20 years old was frightened by the violent explosion and his spirit was on the verge of collapse. If he was just hiding alone, no one would blame him. But he was screaming at this time. His actions could be said to have shaken the morale of the army and would affect many people who were hesitating whether to continue fighting.

"The escapees will be killed without mercy!"

An officer quickly took out his pistol. In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures were required. He could not allow those who shake the morale of the army to appear, and he killed the sailor with one shot.

"Either I beat you to death or die in my own combat post!"

The officer pointed the gun at the sailors who were afraid to go out to fight, asking them to make a choice.

"Everyone must think clearly! If the superior is killed, we will be deserters, and our family will not be given any pensions after death!"

"I'm not a deserter!"

"Our reinforcements will arrive soon, afraid of a ball!"

"We are also heroes who die on the battlefield! The country and the people will remember us, and our families will receive pensions, and we are even more proud of us!"

"That's it! We fought with the Japanese!"

...

At this time, most people have no backbone, and it is very important for someone to stand up and show the pros and cons at critical moments.

All the officers and soldiers on the Leander quickly stabilized, and everyone quickly returned to their combat posts and began to fight back under the command of their respective officers.

"Keep your breath, just follow the methods you usually train! "

In real battles, it would be good to be able to half of your usual training level.

After enlightenment, it brings a strong counterattack.

Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!

The main gun of Leander opened fire in a roar, and the shells roared and landed on the sea less than fifty meters outside the starboard side of the Sun ship Tianlong, stirring up several huge water columns.

The waves splashed and fell on the Tianlong. Aso Kotaro, who was observing the enemy on the open-air platform of the bridge, was covered in a dripping cock.

Aso Kotaro had a cold war all over, and the ship attendant hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Captain, please go down to the commander tower and hide."

Aso Kotaro waved his hand and signaled that he didn't need it. In his eyes, he didn't believe how strong the newly formed Tang Navy could be.

However, his judgment was wrong.

Half an hour passed. Although the Tang army's Leander was shot dozens of times, fired on the deck, and the hull was covered with scars, they were still fighting. They also accurately hit the Japanese ship Tianlong many times, causing certain casualties and losses to the Japanese army.

The expected plan to sink Leander was not realized, which made Aso Kotaro very angry. He originally planned to continue chasing Leander until he sank it, but was told that the Tang army's reinforcements had arrived.

Originally, Li Haichen planned to directly introduce two Japanese ships into the No. 5 ambush zone and then wipe out them out with the other five main battleships and six submarines. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Li Haichen, who lacked practical experience, underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Japanese ship. The Japanese ship's artillery fire was fierce and accurate. One of the shells destroyed the two boiler compartments of the Leander, causing power loss to decrease speed, and it was impossible to reach the ambush zone. In desperation, Li Haichen had to temporarily adjust the combat plan and ordered the other five main battleships to come to reinforce quickly.

Fortunately, more than 300 Tang soldiers on Leander's ship overcame the fear of the battlefield in time and gradually entered a state of combat, allowing Leander to persist until reinforcements arrive under the fierce attack of the two Japanese ships.

At this moment, the other five main battleships of the Royal Navy of the Tang Empire, the Anphion, the Alixius, the Falta, the Iris and the Mercury have entered the battlefield in a row from the southwest direction, forming a favorable T-head shooting horizontal position for the two Japanese ships.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

Five Tang ships fired volleys, and dozens of artillery shells were roaring at two Japanese ships in an instant.

The shells were walking within more than 100 meters of the Japanese ship. The explosion stirred up huge columns of water, and the waves splashed, and the sea water boiled in an instant.

Faced with the absolute advantage of Tang army in terms of quantity and firepower, Aso Kotaro was forced to give up his plan to continue attacking the Leander and urgently turned around and avoided it.

"The reinforcements have arrived, and the soldiers will follow me to kill you!"

On the Leander, Li Haichen shouted loudly, and the officers and soldiers of the ship shouted in unison, and their morale increased sharply.

The situation on the battlefield suddenly reversed. Before, the Japanese ship had the advantage of two-on-one, but now it turned into a six-on-two-on-two-on-two-on-two-on-the-two-on-the-go opponent.

Aso Kotaro was nervous and immediately ordered the Tyrannos and Ryuta to turn around and retreat.

Because the Japanese Tianlong-class light cruiser was well maintained, the combat speed of 33 knots did not decrease for a long time. On the other hand, the Tang army loaned six Leander-class light cruisers from Britain were able to pursue at a combat speed of 33 knots at the beginning, but the speed suddenly dropped after half an hour, and the problem of equipment aging was immediately exposed.
Chapter completed!