Takano is Takano.

Just after two o'clock in the morning, after passing by four battleships of the second main team, Takano gave orders to several light cruisers that were leaving in front.

Launch flares into the sea area where the main force of the local fleet is located.

This trick can be said to be very clever.

Although it has been more than half an hour since the last report issued by the Fifth Cruiser Team, that is, the main force of the local fleet can sail more than ten nautical miles during this period, Takano lets the light cruiser flares to make the light cruiser become the cicadas inside the mantis stalk.

The flares that were fired and the flash of the muzzle emitted from the fire were like the cicadas in the quiet summer.

In this way, the first main team can play the role of the Yellow Bird in the back.

In addition, Takano also occupies an advantageous objective factor.

The thick clouds that were northwest of the strait were blown by the north wind, and at this time they were above the strait, that is, above the first main team.

That is to say, even if the local fleet is far enough away, it will be exposed after firing.

On the contrary, as long as the two "gate" class do not fire, they will not be exposed.

Takano's plan to play is very simple. He uses a light cruiser to lure or force the main team to appear, and then catches the opponent off guard.

As for the result, Takano didn't have much hope.

In any case, the first main team has only two battleships, and in terms of combat effectiveness, the "Gate" and "Longxing" class are at most comparable.

In fact, this is also the reason why Takano did not let the first main team go deep into Asahi.

It is naturally the best to win. Even if you can't win, you can withdraw from the East Ocean when necessary as long as you are near the strait.

At two o'clock, the four light cruisers that came out successively fired flares.

In fact, Takano did not overestimate Gui Boyong.

After killing the Fifth Cruiser Team at around 1:30, Gui Boyong was extremely frustrated and found that he had left visual contact with the second main team again. From the distance of the steering, it can be roughly inferred that the distance with the second main team had expanded to more than 20 kilometers.

For the "Longxing" class without radar, this distance is too far.

To put it bluntly, even if the enemy ship is on fire and burning, the fire source is only a small light point in the scope at a distance of 20 kilometers.

Due to the accuracy of the rangefinder, it is impossible to accurately measure the distance.

There are two more questions that Gui Boyong cannot avoid.

First, the fires on the four Nayi battleships have been put out.

Secondly, the dark clouds floating from the north are moving south and will soon reach the sky above the Watcher Strait, and the sea area where the main team is located will soon be illuminated by the moonlight.

That's why at about 1:45, Gui Boyong ordered a sailing northwest.

Is Gui Boyong scared?

Obviously not!

Given the situation at that time, this was a very rational approach.

Don’t forget that Gui Boyong came with his local fleet to entangle the main force of the Nai Navy and create a favorable situation for Bai Zhi’s retreat.

The previous battle was actually enough.

Besides, Gui Boyong did not order a retreat, but just retreated to the relatively open sea area.

Before being attacked by heavy cruisers, Gui Boyong was still scared even if he avoided torpedoes, not to mention that there were several enemy light cruisers moving south.

As a result, at 2:00, when the four light cruisers fired the flares, the main team had sailed north for about ten kilometers.

At that time, the Longxing was more than 25,000 meters away from the Main Gate!

It's really too far.

Interestingly, after seeing the flares fired by four light cruisers, Gui Boyong turned his back and firmly retreated.

The first main force has arrived. We are looking for a decisive battle in the local fleet. Why not retreat?

Of course, to be precise, it is retreating dozens of kilometers, waiting for the first main team to come over.

This is also what makes Gui Boyong smart.

Although the first main team was not discovered at that time, after all, it was too far away and could not see the situation on the strait, based on what happened before and after, Gui Boyong had enough reason to believe that the second main team had been defeated, and the four old-fashioned battleships must be in danger.

However, Gui Boyong made a mistake, but the result was an unexpected judgment.

The second main force team did not retreat. The four main force ships, at least a few of them, had lost their ability to sail independently because of severe damage. It was precisely because of this that Takano led the first main force team to arrive and acted as if he would take the initiative to find the local fleet to fight desperately.

If that's the case, then that's all?

As long as it takes a few hours to delay, even if all the battleships of the second main team are saved, can they still escape after dawn?

At that time, Gui Boyong believed it deeply.

It's totally understandable.

If the second main team is finished or is about to be destroyed, Takano has no reason to bring the first main team to fight at this time.

Not to mention anything else, all four "Longxing"-class battleships of the local fleet were unscathed.

No matter how powerful Takano is, he doesn't dare to use two "gateways" to challenge the four "Dragon Xing".

Only in order to save the second main team, Takano dares to take risks and put on a decisive battle.

To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than bluffing.

As a result, at 2:15, Gui Boyong ordered the change to sail southwest and kept the speed within 16 knots.

Gui Boyong had already thought about it. Unless the first main team came, it would be spent until dawn.

No matter how much Takano makes a fuss, the battle will end after dawn.

The permanent fleet returned in a defeat. Even if the two main teams were saved, they would lose their strategic initiative because of losing the Wavestor Strait.

From Liang Xia Navy's perspective, it is a foregone conclusion that a great victory is a complete victory, so why bother to compete for a while?

Having lost all the aircraft carriers, can Takano still cause storms after he returns?

Don’t say that he is a human being, even if he is a dragon, he has to lie down honestly!

By 2:30, four light cruisers fired the second batch of flares.

On this side of the strait, the two "gate" classes of the first main team have also turned their course to the southwest, and have also opened up the distance and prepared for combat.

This is to deal with emergencies.

Before the first batch of flares fired by the light cruiser went out, Takano had already thought that to be precise, he affirmed his previous inference.

In order to preserve its strength, the local fleet turned to retreat after defeating the second main force.

However, Takano did not take it lightly.

The local fleet retreated but would not leave the battlefield, at least not leave before dawn. After all, reconnaissance planes must be sent to monitor the Watcher Strait after dawn.

In addition, in the southwest direction, the battle between the cruisers on both sides has not ended.

At 2:45, when the second batch of flares were about to be extinguished, the battle in the southwest ended. A light cruiser sent the final battle report, to be precise, a telegram that killed his country. At the same time as the telegram was sent, the captain had already issued an order to sink.

At this time, four battleships of the second main force team had entered the Watchmen Strait.

The wind was calm near the strait, and the night battle seemed to have come to an end.
Chapter completed!