Chapter 123: The Disillusionment of Hope(1/2)
Netanyahu was hurriedly directing the fleet to turn and bite the Ming Dynasty fleet.
Suddenly, his flagship King Solomon shook violently.
Everyone in the command module was shaken to the ground by the huge vibration.
I still don’t understand what’s going on, so let’s try it again.
The old Netanyahu was forcibly ejected from the deck.
This shock shocked the old guy so much that his blood surged and he almost lost his breath.
"What's going on?" Netanyahu shouted loudly, but no one could give an answer.
The damage control officer quickly checked where the explosion occurred.
A minute later, the damage control officer reported to Netanyahu with a pale face: "Your Excellency, Commander!
An unexplained explosion occurred in the middle and rear of the battleship. The steering gear was damaged and a large hole was blown out in the middle.
It's too big to repair, so the watertight compartment can only be temporarily closed."
"The cause of the explosion?"
"I don't know, maybe it's a mine."
"Fuck, there are no fucking mines here, you idiot." Netanyahu yelled angrily.
"A torpedo, it must be a torpedo. We have a Ming Dynasty warship next to us." Netanyahu quickly understood that only a torpedo could cause such a silent explosion.
He took a look through the binoculars and quickly locked onto the battleship which was only seven or eight hundred meters away from him.
It must be him, it’s him!
"Sink him!"
But as soon as he said the order, the Solomon was shaken violently one after another.
Chen Siping was extremely excited. He knew that the most glorious moment of his career was coming.
Three additional torpedoes were fired, and all of them hit.
With this incredible good luck, I can't even think about getting promoted and making a fortune.
Battleships are thick-skinned!
You can still hold on after being hit by two torpedoes, but if you are hit by three torpedoes in a row, you really can't hold on.
The most terrible thing is that the hit parts are all below the waterline.
A hot spot happened to be in the power cabin.
The seawater poured in crazily, and there was no way to plug the hole created by the 600mm warhead.
"The power compartment is flooded, and the warship will lose power within ten minutes."
"The bow of the ship is seriously flooded, and the watertight compartment has been closed."
"The central part is seriously flooded. Commander, the battleship is going to sink. Please move it quickly."
At this time, the King Solomon could no longer care about the Youzhou that was speeding away.
Netanyahu's teeth were almost broken. Unexpectedly, he was attacked by a small destroyer and sank his flagship.
"Order the Aarshu to catch up and send that damn Ming warship to the bottom of the sea."
Netanyahu gave the order with a livid face!
But at this time, the Youzhou had already slipped away under the cover of darkness.
Netanyahu abandoned the ship and the Israeli fleet temporarily lost command.
At this time, on the frontal battlefield, the Ming warships also achieved good results!
Six or seven Israeli warships on the sea were hit by bullets and caught fire. This was the reason why they were not sunk for a while.
Too many targets and scattered firepower!
First, there was a destroyer with a front deck on fire. Unfortunately, it was targeted by the Yanshan's main gun.
After two salvos, the destroyer was hit by two 480mm shells.
The poor destroyer was blown into three pieces and plummeted to the bottom of the sea!
The second victim was also a destroyer!
If the last one was a good time, this one is more unlucky.
Ling Chi also took countless 120mm shells, and more than 20 holes were punched in the hull.
It's only a matter of time before the battleship loses power and sinks.
The sailors were hurriedly placing lifeboats in preparation for escape.
But at this moment, a 120mm artillery shell entered the ammunition compartment.
There was nothing we could do. After a thunderous explosion, the destroyer was torn into pieces.
The third victim was a cruiser that was targeted by the Kunlun Mountain's main guns.
During the third salvo, three consecutive shells hit the battleship.
Even a cruiser couldn't stand being hit by three 480mm shells in a row.
The front main turret was blown away, leaving a shockingly large hole on the front deck of the battleship.
The captain struggled internally for a few seconds and then announced the abandonment of the ship.
In less than twenty minutes, all the burning Israeli warships on the battlefield were wiped out.
A hint of fish belly white appeared on the horizon. Li Xiu glanced at the clock on the wall, it read five fifteen.
The darkest hour is finally over!
"The location of the aircraft carrier!"
Li Xiu asked.
"Fifty kilometers to two o'clock."
"The fleet turned and broke away from the battle."
Li Xiu gave the order to break away from the battle.
It is better to let carrier-based aircraft deal with the remaining battleships.
After all, bayonets are prone to accidents, and Li Xiu didn't want what happened with the Canton to happen again.
Chen Siping has already taken the Youzhou and slipped to the outskirts of the Israeli fleet!
"Damn it, it's almost dawn, I'm afraid I can't hide it anymore." Chen Siping cursed as he looked at the faint white fish belly on the horizon.
He wished it would always be dark so that he could slip out of the battlefield smoothly.
Through the hazy skylight, there is an Israeli destroyer one kilometer away.
"Yeah, if there are jujubes but there are no jujubes, it's three strokes.
All torpedoes were fired, and the main guns were prepared. It would be daybreak anyway. If we could defeat this one, the nearest warship would be five or six kilometers away.
I'll run away at full speed and see how they chase me."
The Israeli warships were not prepared at all. They had no idea that there would be a Ming Dynasty warship next to them.
Two of the six torpedoes hit directly, and the Israeli destroyer captain ordered the ship to be abandoned without even thinking.
"Forget it, don't use cannonballs." Chen Siping saw that the other side had abandoned the ship and had no intention of continuing the pursuit.
After all, torpedoes can be made silent.
The artillery fire was a big blast, and it wouldn't be long before dawn.
It would be wise to run away while it's still dark.
"Captain, grab a few alive before leaving. After all, it would be nice to go back with prisoners." The first mate came over and gave Chen Siping some advice.
After all, it would be very honorable to take some prisoners back.
"You are crazy, there are Israeli warships five or six kilometers away over there.
We are still in the wolf's den, and you still want to take prisoners. If you delay any longer, we will become prisoners.
Drive in at full speed and evacuate the battlefield.
Contact the fleet and see where the rendezvous point is."
Chen Siping rejected the first mate without mercy!
The Youzhou was moving at full speed, and the Israeli sailors on the lifeboat thought it was their own warship coming to rescue them.
They waved their arms vigorously towards the Youzhou battleship, but they did not expect that the battleship had no intention of stopping at all.
When the Israelis finally realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
The lifeboat was severely knocked over by the huge bow of the Youzhou, and then crushed into the seabed.
To be continued...