Six of the new rounds of artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army hit the ship's deck, and one of them hit right next to the command cabin.
The powerful shock wave shattered all the glass in the command module.
The glass flew into the command module casually along with the powerful air waves. Because of its high speed, its power was no less than that of ordinary artillery shell fragments.
Both the command module and the little devils were killed or injured by these glass fragments.
"Sir..." The two uninjured guards rushed to the captain's side.
Seeing that the captain only had a few cuts on his face due to glass fragments and no other injuries, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
The deputy captain was not so lucky.
Because no one threw him to the ground, a piece of glass pierced his shoulder blade, blood gushed out like a fountain, and half of his sleeves were dyed red in an instant.
The heartbreaking pain spread all over the body at the same time.
But he didn't care to think about these issues now. After simply bandaging the wound, he got up from the ground and reported anxiously: "Sir..."
"We must retreat immediately..."
"The ships can't stop here and engage in artillery battles with the Eighth Route Army."
"The number of artillery pieces they are equipped with far exceeds our estimate. Once our gunners suffer huge losses, it will affect subsequent artillery battles."
"If both sides continue to fight, our losses will definitely become greater and greater, while the losses of the Eighth Route Army will become smaller and smaller..."
The captain obviously didn't want to retreat in disgrace, it was really embarrassing.
Just when he was hesitant and had not yet made a final decision, a second lieutenant rushed directly from the deck into the command module.
He was injured and in a very embarrassed state. He was obviously a victim of the artillery attack just now.
When he saw the captain, he reported anxiously: "Sir..."
"Two more naval guns on the deck were destroyed, and the main naval gun was also hit by a shell. One of the main naval guns was damaged and was unable to participate in the next battle..."
"More than twenty officers and soldiers were killed and wounded, half of them were gunners on various gun emplacements..."
Seeing that the captain's face became more and more serious as he listened, the vice-captain seized the opportunity and continued to persuade: "Sir..."
"Retreat...it will be too late if you don't retreat..."
"Boom boom boom..."
Because the retreat order had not been received, the remaining naval guns on the deck continued to fire on the dock.
This round of gunfire was much weaker than the previous two rounds.
The captain also raised his telescope and looked at the dock, trying to determine whether the hit rate of this round of artillery fire had dropped or increased.
If it is true, as the vice-captain said, that without enough gunners, the naval gun hit rate will become lower and lower as the battle continues, then there is indeed no need to continue this artillery battle.
The outcome was exactly as the deputy captain expected.
Out of a dozen naval gun shells, only two hit the Eighth Route Army artillery position, and all the other shells missed.
The captain became anxious, and big beads of sweat kept coming out of his forehead. He urgently ordered: "Retreat..."
"The fleet will withdraw from the Eighth Route Army's shelling range immediately... withdraw now..."
The captain's decision did not make the deputy captain relax his vigilance.
He frowned and looked around.
On the one hand, it hurts. The wound on the shoulder blade was only briefly bandaged, and it was very painful to move even a little.
On the other hand, there are concerns about fleet safety.
Although the captain has issued a retreat order, the ship is not an infantry and cannot retreat just because it says it will.
From activation to withdrawal, no matter how fast the reaction speed is, it will take one or two minutes. This time is enough for the Eighth Route Artillery to fire seven or eight rounds of artillery shells at itself.
If five or six shells hit the target in each round of artillery fire coverage, forty or fifty shells will hit the ship deck in seven or eight rounds of strikes.
In case the ship's ammunition depot is hit, or the deck is penetrated by a shell.
Not only will the ship be unable to retreat, it may also be buried under the sea.
"Rumble..."
A new round of artillery shells fired by the Eighth Route Army roared in again, and the violent explosions reached the ears of the captain and deputy captain at the same time.
This time, no artillery shells hit the command module, but the deck of the ship was once again covered by fireballs rising into the sky. Many officers and soldiers were submerged in the gunfire, and some officers and soldiers were directly blown away in the explosion and then fell into the sea, including their bodies.
None of them could stay.
The captain was even more anxious than before and ordered again: "Retreat quickly..."
"Leave here, as long as the ships move, the Eighth Route Army artillery will not be able to lock on us, hurry up..."
The captain's urging could not make the ship move immediately.
"Rumble..."
While waiting anxiously, five more shells hit the deck of the ship.
"Rumble..."
At this moment, a series of more violent explosions suddenly sounded on the front deck.
Everyone followed the sound and looked over. A bigger fireball suddenly rose into the sky from next to the main naval gun. The main naval gun was also damaged in the explosion, and billowing black smoke rose into the sky...
The deputy captain knew that what he was most worried about had happened. When he was desperate, he cried out: "Baga..."
"The shells placed by the artillerymen next to the main ship's guns must have been detonated..."
"I hope the deck has not been damaged, otherwise the next round of artillery fire from the Eighth Route Army will definitely threaten the equipment and ammunition below the deck."
"Sir..." Before the vice-captain could finish speaking, a second lieutenant from the front deck rushed directly into the command module.
With a face full of panic, he reported: "Sir..."
"The main ship gun was blown up..."
"The deck next to the naval gun was destroyed..."
"Nani..." The captain was even more anxious than before.
"Boom..." But before Ladi could react, a new round of explosions reached their ears again.
This time the bow of the ship was directly hit by two cannonballs.
Fortunately, neither of the two shells hit the deck that had just been damaged.
Just when the captain couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, the ship under his feet actually flew up from the sea. A thunderous explosion sounded in their ears at the same time, and then they saw a ball of fire rising from the bow of the ship.
The entire bow of the ship was also blown to pieces in the explosion.
Then the entire warship began to tilt.
The blown-up bow sank to the bottom of the sea first, followed by the command module...
Because the bow of the ship was so completely destroyed and the whole process happened so quickly, everyone sank to the bottom of the sea with the ship before they could react from the shock, without even a chance to retreat.
Of the three ships in total, only one managed to escape the fate of sinking to the bottom of the sea and evacuated the Tianjin Pier in embarrassment with billowing smoke.
The next two ships were all sunk by Huang Yu.
"This is a win..." Li Yunlong did not expect that the artillery battle in front of him would start and end quickly.
It was over in less than five minutes.
Looking at the Japanese warship retreating in embarrassment and the two sinking ships, a stunned expression of shock immediately appeared on his face, and he stood beside Huang Yu, unable to react for a long time.
Huang Yu nodded: "Tonight we took advantage of the preemptive strike and the numerical advantage of artillery."
"If we fight this battle during the day and the little devils on the warship discover us in advance, we will be the losers."
"But the little devil will definitely not be willing to fail..."
"They will definitely come back after daybreak. We must evacuate Tianjin Pier as soon as possible."
