"Is the destroyer finished?" Nimitz said in a complicated mood as he looked at the silent battlefield in the distance.

"It should be." Su Xiong said, looking at the sea in the distance.

"Are we safe now? Where is the Japanese fleet?" Nimitz asked.

"How do I know?" Su Xiong frowned and continued to observe the sea area where the battle had just ended with a telescope. At this time, the Japanese fleet did not evacuate, but was still searching for something on the sea with a searchlight on it. It seemed that it was looking for other German destroyers? However, the actions of some Japanese destroyers made Su Xiong feel tight! These destroyers did not evacuate south or head towards the core area, but lined up in formation and rushed towards his own direction! Seeing this scene, Su Xiong's heart trembled violently, and a drop of cold sweat fell from his forehead!

Logically speaking, after the battle, the fleet that was preparing to evacuate needed to turn off the searchlights and all unnecessary light sources. However, the Japanese may have done a little worse in this regard, so the searchlights that had been turned off for a few minutes this night exposed a lot of information in Su Xiong's eyes!

These destroyers head directly to the northeast, so there is only one reason, that is, they are following their main fleet! These follow-up destroyers are definitely not reconnaissance. If it is reconnaissance, they should be lined up in a line and unfolding an arc! And now they are lined up in a row! This is obviously a sign of rapid convergence to the main fleet!

If this inference is true, it means that the main force of the Japanese fleet is still following him in a lingering way, and unexpectedly, the Japanese's general direction judgment is correct! So, this TM is terrible! Su Xiong did not dare to leave directly at the highest speed, because the tail traces produced by high-speed navigation can easily reveal himself. Now, Su Xiong, who is only one destroyer team, does not have much reconnaissance ability! He does not know the location of the Japanese fleet and does not dare to act rashly.

"Order, the fleet will turn north to a prayer point, and increase the speed to 22 knots!" After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiong decided to temporarily pull the distance a little further, at least a little safe. Unfortunately, when he made this decision, the distance between the two sides was close to the limit that the eyes could act!

"I saw them! It's not the body of the warship! It's the wake behind them! Oh my God! Is this the Bavarian-class battleship?" At this time, in a lookout post of the Fuso battleship, a Japanese lookout exclaimed! He read that right, 12 kilometers away, the German fleet that was turning was unexpectedly driving parallel to the current Japanese fleet! And this information immediately spread throughout the fleet!

"Immediately notify the seaplane to go to the other side's warship to throw flares! The fleet is ready to fight!" When the order was issued, Shigetaro Yoshimatsu was filled with excitement and a hint of fear! Once upon a time, the strength of the German fleet was pressing on their hearts like a mountain, but now, he seems to have hope of breaking this curse?

After a moment, the destroyer accompanied by the main fleet first thought about the distant target and fired the first round of flares, and then searchlight columns like demonic eyes flashed back and forth on the sea! Between light and darkness, the German fleet was exposed!

"Damn it! The secondary gun fires flares! Get ready for battle!" When the battle was inevitable, Su Xiong bravely met! The flares of both sides were erratic in the night sky, and then slowly fell! At this moment, the identities of both sides quickly became clear between them, Su Xiong's four Bavarian-class battleships, and opposite was the entire Japanese main fleet!

"Fire!" Betty shouted at the German battleship in the distance. He had never issued an attack order so happily. Although this fleet was not commanded by him, after a moment, the artillery of the entire Japanese fleet was like a volcano erupting, thinking about the targets in the distance, crazily tilting their firepower! In theory, in one minute, this fleet can pour more than 200 large-caliber shells, and the total weight of these shells will exceed 150 tons! Although it is far less than the large-scale battle in the North Sea, this firepower density is also world-class!

"The fleet immediately released smoke, and we guided it through seaplanes!" Even in the worst battle situation, Su Xiong was still trying to save the situation of the war! As early as the war, the German fleet had conducted aviation shooting experiments to avoid the loss of targets caused by smoke covering and other reasons. However, even though the tactics are still not mature, Su Xiong has no other choice. He has no chance of winning when fighting on regular battle lines, and if he wants to run, he probably has no speed advantage!

The Japanese artillery skills were quite qualified, and at such a close distance and with the light being sufficient, the first round of artillery put huge pressure on the Germans. Two of the four Bavarian-class battleships were sandwiched. In theory, the opponent could turn to the two of the battleships in the second round to enter the effective shooting stage!

However, what the Japanese could not imagine was that the German fleet's artillery skills were more superb! Before the smoke began to be released, the four German battleships used the window period formed during this period to make a fierce counterattack! The half-volley shots in almost 20 seconds shocked the Japanese! Looking at the water column that was constantly approaching themselves, even Shigetaro Yoshimatsu, who was protected by heavy armor, felt huge pressure!

The huge cannon sprayed the orange flame, and a shell weighing more than 800 kilograms whizzed by in the air, flying towards its target with the breath of destruction. Flame, explosion and death became the main theme of this sea area! This night is destined to be recorded in history!

Almost at the same time! Both sides achieved the first round of the battle between the main battleship! A 15-inch shell from Hessen accurately hit the main armor belt on the side of the Fusang battleship, which was also in the head of the line. The strike was unexpectedly fierce! And the hit position was also very good, almost hitting the seams of the two armor plates! So, without surprise, the performance of this shell was far beyond expectations!

The heavy bullet body hit hard at a speed of more than 600 meters per second. With the wind hood at the front of the shell and the hood shattered, the kinetic energy of the shell was quickly transmitted to the armor plate. So, without surprise, these Liu Ding, who was used to fix the steel plate, was easily shaken out, and the sharp warhead also hit the armor plate!

It was as if it was broken open by a pair of big hands. The inclined armor, which originally made the Fusang-class battleship feel safe, was pierced by this blow! The shells stubbornly squeezed in from the joints of the two steel plates! The entire steel plate and the back plate behind were smashed to pieces, and countless pieces pierced into the hull like a directional jet of metal!
Chapter completed!