In fact, less than 5 minutes of fighting between the two sides, the Old Man Star was shot 5 rounds and lost 3 rounds. The front main gun was damaged, the hull was blown up and two gaps were blown up, and water was infiltrated in many places. It can be said that it was severely damaged. However, at this time, the second warship of the Far East Fleet, the USS Goliath, had completed the steering and joined the battle, and the third warship, the Ocean, also began to turn, which finally changed the situation of the Old Man Star fighting alone, so Irving breathed a little relieved.

However, at this time, the second battleship of the evacuated ship, the Moye and the third Weiyang, had all completed the steering and could join the battle. The fourth Boyang was turned over halfway, and the Old Man Star had been destroyed with a main gun turret, leaving only two main guns, so it may not be guaranteed to be complete.

As the number of warships participating in the war gradually increased, the intensity of the battle continued to increase. The sound of cannons on the sea was roaring, gunpowder was filled with smoke, and water columns were scattered, indicating that the fierce battle between the two sides was in full swing.

Due to the relative movement of both sides, after crossing with the Old Man Star, Gan Jiang's firepower also turned to the second battleship of the Far East Fleet, Golia, and two consecutive rounds of volleys. The rear side of the ship, Golia, was hit by a shot, and two sub-cannon turrets were destroyed. There were 2 rounds of missing rounds, causing cracks and seepage in many places under the waterline of Golia. At the same time, the 155mm secondary gun and 105mm gun also hit more than 10 rounds of Golia. However, Golia's counterattack also gained results. A 152mm shell hit the side of the Gan Jiang and a pit about 2 meters wide was shot, but it failed to penetrate the side armor of Gan Jiang. Another 100mm shell and an 88mm shell fell on the deck of Gan Jiang, destroying a 75mm cannon turret.

At the same time, Mo Ye continued to put pressure on the Old Man's Asterisk, and another round of volleys fired. The Old Man's Asterisk's fore deck was shot again. Two sub-cannon turrets were destroyed. The powerful explosion shock wave shattered the porthole glass of the Old Man's Asterisk command room. Many people were injured in the command room. Irving's face and hands were broken and 4 or 5 wounds were cut out. Fortunately, it was just a flesh-and-skin wound, not serious. Although the Old Man's Asterisk opened fire and counterattacked, he only hit a 100mm shell of Mo Ye, and found nothing more.

The battle continued, and the next time the Ganjiang was the second battleship of the Far East Fleet, the Ocean. At that time, the Ocean had not fully completed its turn, but now it was understood that the People's Army's fleet was not easy to mess with, so it opened fire first, four main guns fired volleys, one of the shells fell about 70 meters away from the Ganjiang, and the other three were 100 meters away. Although the waves stirred up caused Ganjiang to sway a few times, it did not have much impact. However, at this time, Ganjiang was almost passing through the combat zone, so he only carried out a volley, causing only one near-lost bullet of about 30 meters to the Ocean, and did not cause much damage to the Ocean. However, after leaving the combat zone, Ganjiang still used the four main guns in the rear to shoot at the Ocean, but none of them hit.

Moye then faced Goliath. This round of battle lasted for a long time, a total of nearly 3 minutes. Goliath carried out two volleys. One of the shells fell about 60 meters to the left front of Moye, and another one fell about 30 meters in front of the middle, which was considered to have two near-loss rounds. However, the secondary gun hit the 3 Moye guns, but it did not cause much damage to Moye. Moye fired Goliath three volleys, hit Goliath three volleys, and one near-loss round. Goliath made a shot on the rear deck, knocking off the turret of the rear main gun and hitting the rear chimney. The rear chimney was bent and deformed, and the other two guns hit the side side, tearing open two large gaps on the side side. Coupled with the impact of the near-lost bullet, water was inflowed from many places in the hull. At the same time, the Moye's secondary gun also opened fire violently, and a total of 13 guns from Zhonggolia were shot. Nine of them hit the superstructure of Golia, which made the deck of Golia a mess, with countless casualties and injuries. A 105mm shell flew into the hull from the gap that the previous main gun exploded into the hull. Not only did it kill all the more than 20 rescued personnel, but it also caused considerable damage to the interior of Golia.

The third counterattack of the Old Man's Asterisk was the Weiyang. Since the Weiyang only had four main guns and the fire density was half as high as the first two battleships, the Old Man's Asterisk suddenly felt that the pressure was greatly reduced. The Weiyang only fired one round of volleys. Although two shells fell within 100 meters of the Old Man's Asterisk, they did not hit and did not cause near loss. However, more than a dozen secondary guns fired together, and they also hit a lot. The Old Man's Asterisk fought back desperately with the few artillery stored on the ship, while accelerating the escape from the battlefield. Fortunately, the Old Man's Asterisk suffered heavy damage, but the power system was not damaged, and there was not much water in the cabin at this time. After accelerating with strong pressure ventilation, it quickly passed the Weiyang.

At this time, the fourth battleship of the evacuated fleet, the Hiroyang, had not yet completed the turn. Seeing the old man's asterisk passing by, only firing with his front main gun, but failed to get a hit, allowing the old man's asterisk to sail from his front.

After crossing the Boyang, the old man's star finally drove out of the war zone. Although it was severely damaged, its power was not damaged, and it was not without the power of fighting. While Irving ordered the crew to quickly repair the warship, he walked out of the command room, climbed the bridge, and observed the entire battle situation.

Although the old man's star had already sailed out of the combat zone at this time, it was not absolutely safe. There was still a certain danger when watching the bridge. Therefore, the adjutant and the staff members all dissuaded them, but Irving insisted on not listening and still ignored the opposition. He climbed the bridge and looked back at the battlefield with a telescope. After watching for a long time, Irving suddenly had a smile on his face and said to the adjutant beside him: "Have the radio been repaired?"

The adjutant shook his head and said, "It has not been repaired yet."

Owen didn't care, and said, "Then use flag language and order the ships to continue fighting and not withdraw. Then order Guan Liu to complete the emergency repair of the warship within half an hour, and then turn around and fight again. This time, the East China government should also compensate us for our greatness."

The adjutant was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, but did not dare to ask. It turned out that in the adjutant's opinion, there was no need to fight this battle, because the situation on the battlefield just now was very clear. The range and accuracy of the Far East Fleet were not as good as the evacuation fleet. How could I fight this battle? It would be better to take advantage of the current escape from the battlefield and retreat quickly. But when Irving's tone, not only should I continue to fight, but it seems that there is hope for victory?

Owen glanced at the adjutant and said, "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you go to pass the order?"

The adjutant came to his senses and hurriedly walked off the ship to convey Irving's orders. Irving's eyes returned to the battlefield behind him. Although most people thought that the Far East Fleet was impossible to win, Irving saw that the chance of victory was coming.

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The location of the Yueyang ship cannot see the specific situation of the battlefield, but the data images transmitted from the shooting of helicopters and drones can still be seen clearly on the battlefield, and it can be seen more clearly than on the battleships, because the data images are all shot from the air. Moreover, on another display screen, the radar images are displayed, which makes people see the entire battle situation at a glance.

Although the current situation is dominated by the People's Army, Wang Hailong frowned, stared at the radar screen, and said to himself: "Why did it be like this?"

The East China government's evacuation fleet was carried out from north to south and east. On the screen displayed by the radar, it was up and down, and turned to the right of the display screen, in an "l" shape; while the British Far East fleet was just opposite, south to north and west, showing a "7" shape on the radar; the two sides combined into a "ten" shape on the screen, but the overlapping area between the two sides was less than 2,000 kilometers, and with the maximum corner of the artillery, the actual combat zone was only 3,000-3,500 meters. Since the two sides were walking opposite each other at this time, it only took 3-4 minutes to complete this area.

During this period, the 305mm main guns equipped by the three ships of the East China Government, including the 305mm main guns equipped by the Weiyang, Boyang and Feiyang, the East China Government, can only carry out 2-3 rounds of fire. Although the 280mm main guns equipped by the Ganjiang and Moye are faster, they can only carry out 4-5 rounds of fire. The 200mm main guns equipped by the Jinan and Tianjin can carry out 6-7 rounds of fire. Only the 155mm guns equipped by the East China Government warships or the 152mm guns equipped by the British warships can shoot for more than 10 rounds, but in the duel of battleships, the 150mm level artillery is not very effective.

Now the Gan Jiang has sailed out of the war zone, and the Mo Ye is approaching the edge of the war zone. The fifth battleship, Feiyang, is about to complete its turn and enter the battlefield. This means that the two strongest battleships of the evacuation fleet are about to withdraw from the battle. At this time, there are still five battleships behind the Far East Fleet and have not entered the battlefield. Although the first three battleships have been severely damaged, as the battle progresses, the People's Army's battleships gradually sail out of the war zone and withdraw from the battle. The armored cruiser behind them and the protective cruiser will directly face the artillery fire of the British battleships, and the Far East Fleet will have a chance to turn the tables. Therefore, the evacuation fleet must make changes.

Wang Hailong's action was also very fast, and immediately ordered the Gan Jiang and Mo Ye to turn right 45 degrees. In this way, the strongest battleships among the two evacuated fleets can continue to attack the warships behind the Far East Fleet that have not yet completed the steering, and can seize the opportunity to turn around after the fleets are all interlaced, so that the evacuated fleet can actively launch a new round of battle.
Chapter completed!