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On the battlecruiser "Zhenming", Lieutenant General Kobayashi Chizo looked up at the dark sky, and his brows tightened a bit.

"Where is the Nanyun Detachment?"

"It has broken into the waters around the Dongsha Islands and is searching this area. The Chinese fleet has not been found yet."

Xiao Lin Zhizao scratched his finger on the chart and found this small archipelago located in the northeast of the South China Sea.

This area is considered to be one of the two most likely places for the Chinese aircraft carrier to appear. The Japanese Second Fleet built by Kobayashi was ordered to deploy the heavy cruisers "Myoko" and "Nachi", and the light cruisers "Yura". The "Kinu" and two destroyers formed an advance detachment, with the captain of the "Myoko" Tadashi Nagumo serving as the commander of the detachment, and went to the Dongsha waters to search. If a detachment is found, Nagumo's advance detachment will do whatever it takes The price fought with it until the battlecruiser "Zhenming" arrived on the battlefield.

The Zhenming battlecruiser is a "King Kong" class battlecruiser with a speed of 27.5 knots, which is much faster than another battleship Yamashiro of the Second Fleet. ", Kobayashi Chizao simply dropped the Yamashiro, and only took the battlecruiser Zhenming to gallop in the waves of the South China Sea at a high speed of 27 knots.

"Your Excellency, several radio signals of unknown origin have been detected."

The chief of staff's voice suddenly rang in Kobayashi's ears.Kobayashi was taken aback for a moment: "Can you confirm where the radio waves are coming from?"

"It is impossible to determine the specific location, but it is certain that they are all sent from the waters near the Dongsha Islands. It is either a Chinese submarine or a Chinese fleet..."

Before the chief of staff could finish speaking, Kobayashi Chizao interrupted him and asked urgently, "Did the Nanyun detachment find anything?"

"We are searching, but it is night, the visibility is too poor, and the time to turn on the searchlights cannot be too long."

Kobayashi sighed.Although the Japanese Navy's night combat level in this era is known as the world's number one, it still relies on two eyes to fight night battles, rather than using radar, which has not yet been invented.It is very difficult to find the target with the eyes in the dark, so I have to use searchlights as a last resort, but turning on the searchlights will also expose myself...

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At this moment, on the dark ocean near the Dongsha Islands, the six warships of the Nanyun Detachment were still flashing their searchlights and circling around like headless flies. Suddenly appeared in the sky to the right of the detachment.

For a moment, it seemed as if a high-wattage light bulb was suddenly stuffed into a dark room. Almost all the watchmen felt that something flickered their eyes. In those ten seconds, except for this dazzling flare , can't see anything anymore!

"Enemy attack!" Nagumo Tadaichi's heart sank suddenly. He didn't expect that the Japanese navy, which is the world's number one in night battles, would be discovered first. There is only one possibility for this situation!

"Turn on all searchlights, there are submarines nearby!"

"Boom..."

Almost at the same time as Nagumo shouted, the three cruisers hidden in the night began to fire. Since the distance was less than 10000 meters, the water column kept surging around the leading cruiser.

As soon as Nagumo Tadashi raised his binoculars, there should be three cruisers firing in the distance. A total of 27 150mm naval guns were aimed at the light cruiser "Yura" in front at the same time, pouring shells. It seems that the opponent has seized the advantage. The T-shaped position can concentrate all naval guns to fire at the same time.After just a few rounds of salvos, the "Yura" was beaten to the point where it was on fire and it was difficult to parry.

"Full left rudder! Turn left! Guns, determine the target's position!" Nagumo Chuichi already knew that the leading Yura would not last long. The other party did use the submarine and the fleet to launch a beautiful ambush, but it was too late. That's all.The 27 150mm naval guns of the three light cruisers alone are no match for the 20 200mm naval guns of the two "Myoko" class. As long as the positions are adjusted, the outcome of this battle can be decided in a few minutes at most!

Chapter 0593 of the war of aggression against Japan! ([-]) Dongsha Night Battle

"Rumble..."

Just as Myoko and Nachi were busy turning to adjust their formation, a loud noise suddenly came from the front. Nagumo Tadashi was stunned for a moment, crying in his heart, it must be the light cruiser Liang that was blown up!

Thinking of this, he hastily raised the binoculars in his hand and looked towards the place where the explosion sound came from. In the distance, the light cruiser Yura, which was beaten to nowhere with one enemy three, was already billowing thick smoke, and the violent explosion came from The bow spread all the way to the stern, submerging the [-]-ton light cruiser almost instantly!

Chuichi Nagumo's eyes almost burst into flames. The Imperial Japanese Navy, known as the invincible night battle, was knocked out of a light cruiser within a few minutes!What made him even more angry was that these despicable sneak attacking warships immediately began to release smoke and retreat after blowing up the Yura, as if they didn't want to give their opponents a chance to take revenge.

"Eight grids! Chase at full speed!" Nan Yunzhong ordered a fierce pursuit without thinking too much.Not only because of his eagerness for revenge, but also because of the military order issued by the superior, the task of the advance detachment is to entangle the Chinese fleet at all costs!As long as the battlecruiser Zhenming arrives, no matter what tricks the Chinese Navy plays, there will be no suspense about the outcome of this battle.

No!Only two Miao advanced heavy cruisers are enough!Nagumo pulled his collar fiercely, and looked at the three cruisers that were retreating at full speed, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.In the face of such a powerful weapon as the Miao advanced heavy cruiser, a little conspiracy will have no effect at all!

"Guns, prepare to bombard the enemy ship with the bow main gun!"

"Sailing, notify all lookouts, turn on all searchlights, watch out for torpedoes, all rapid-fire guns are ready to intercept torpedoes!"

After a series of orders were issued, the two heavy cruisers Myoko and Nachi instantly turned into two enraged cheetahs. The 1000-ton hull suddenly shook, and the four steam turbines in the power cabin There were bursts of howling, and the horsepower was raised to the highest in just a few minutes. Under the huge thrust of 13 horsepower, the two behemoths rushed forward at a speed of 35.6 knots, which is close to 66 kilometers per hour. !

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"Sir! Two heavy cruisers, with a speed of at least 35 knots! They are approaching me quickly!" The navigator shouted while wiping cold sweat. It seemed that these little Japanese were desperate.

Chen Si turned his head suddenly, looking at the Japanese heavy cruiser speeding across the sea behind him, his palms were sweating coldly.Fortunately, the opponent only has two Miao high-level heavy cruisers. If there are really four, the battle tonight will be really dangerous.However, even the two Miao-class ships cannot be handled by my three light cruisers with only 150mm naval guns. The only hope now is that the destroyers and torpedo boats that have been ambushed in advance have made some achievements. The battle is much easier.

"Speed ​​32 knots, retreat westward, lead them to the destroyer!"

"Order the second battle to prepare for a torpedo attack! Order the third battle team to chase the enemy fleet at full speed and attack their back with torpedoes!"

"Demand all submarines to report their location and see if we can lure the Japanese there!"

"Boom boom boom..."

The eight 200mm main guns on the bows of Miaogao and Nazhi continued to fire while advancing at high speed. This time it was the turn of Chen Si's three cruisers to experience the experience of Yura just now. He did not expect that the other commander would actually Regardless of the submarine activities in this water area, he chased after his own butt in a straight line at full speed, and the opponent's speed was 3.6 knots faster than his own!That is to say, the distance between the two sides will be shortened by 3.6 nautical miles in one hour, which is about 6.66 kilometers, and it will be impossible to escape by then.

Now we can only hope that the five destroyers in ambush can use their torpedoes to damage a Japanese ship. If not, we can only lead the Japanese ship to the nearest submarine to try our luck.

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"Destroyer!"

Seeing that the distance to the three enemy cruisers was getting closer, Nagumo Tadaichi's mood improved a bit, but then a shrill cry made his heart twitch.

I only saw a few small boats jumping out from the distance on the starboard side in the dark. Nanyun himself was the commander of the destroyer squadron. He knew what would happen to these little guys who bit him, so he hurriedly ordered The only remaining light cruiser and two destroyers intercepted, and the secondary guns on the two heavy cruisers also fired fiercely at each other.

"Don't worry about the enemy's destroyers, hand them over to the light cruisers to deal with them, the main force will move forward at full speed, and we will catch up with them soon!" Seeing that the destroyers rushing out in the dark were blocked by our own firepower, there was no chance to release torpedoes.Nanyun let out a sigh of relief, and ordered to continue the pursuit. He had already lost a light cruiser in this battle tonight. If he just let his opponent go, he would not be reconciled!

However, Nagumo Chuichi will soon regret this decision. Just as his two heavy cruisers were chasing the three Chinese light cruisers, the six torpedo boats of the Third Squadron of the Kuomintang Navy's Second Fleet had already rushed to Kinu Behind the USS light cruiser!This 5000-ton light cruiser is leading two destroyers and five Chinese destroyers in a fierce battle!

The battle here was originally dominated by the Japanese side. The firepower of their light cruisers was enough to offset the numerical advantage of Chinese destroyers. However, when six torpedo boats equivalent to light destroyers joined, the ratio of the number of the two sides on the battlefield became eleven. Chinese ships have besieged three Japanese ships!

"Boom! Boom..."

Two dazzling fireballs lit up in the distance behind Nagumo. It turned out that one of his destroyers was hit by a salvo of torpedoes fired by six torpedo boats of the Chinese Navy. Less than an hour into the battle, he lost a light cruiser and a destroyer!And the opponent hasn't lost anything yet. Is the Imperial Japanese Navy really in decline?

"Sir, the Kinu is asking us for help. They are currently being besieged by eleven Chinese ships! I'm afraid they can't support..." The voice of the communications officer suddenly rang out, bringing another bad news to Nagumo.

Nanyun looked at the smoky sea not far away. There should be three Chinese cruisers there, all of which are seven or eight thousand tons big guys, and now they are less than 5000 meters away from him!This distance is the best distance for his two heavy cruisers to exert their firepower.

"Order the Kinu to fight the destroyer of the Chinese people." Nagumo Chuichi gritted his teeth and announced the "death sentence" of his two ships, two to eleven, and the other party may have submarines lurking to assist in the battle. One light cruiser and one destroyer for three light cruisers.

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"Your Excellency." The communications staff officer of the Japanese Combined Fleet once again confirmed the battle report just received, and said in a serious tone:

"Battle report of the Second Fleet, the Nanyun Detachment encountered three light cruisers and eleven destroyers of the China Navy about 30 nautical miles north of the Dongsha Islands at around [-]:[-] in the morning. The Nanyun Detachment was sunk by the light cruiser Liang and the destroyer The Chongfeng sank, the light cruiser Kinu was severely damaged, and the destroyer Yukaze was shot and caught fire. A Konigsberg-class light cruiser of the Chinese Army was shot and broke and retreated from the battle, and a Guangzhou-class light cruiser was shot and caught fire."

There were a few gasping sounds from the officer's room, and the senior leaders of the United Fleet all showed serious expressions.

"What did Chuichi Nagumo do? There are two Myo high-level heavy cruisers that can't beat the light cruisers of the Chinese people? The Imperial Navy has lost face to him!" Kato Kanji's face was livid, and he couldn't help complaining .

The Japanese navy claims to be unparalleled in night battles, but now, two heavy cruisers and two light cruisers were overwhelmed by three light cruisers and eleven destroyers!It looks like it's a tie at best. If they can't beat the Chinese in the night battle, the navy really seems to have no hope.

"Your Excellency, the other party has three light cruisers and eleven destroyers!" Chief of Staff Shigetaro Shimada reminded: "Such a huge fleet should have capital ships."

"Yaoxi." Shimada's reminder calmed Kanji Kato. According to intelligence, the China Navy had sent a fleet including the battlecruiser Selim Sultan to bombard Kaohsiung and Tainan.Could it be this fleet that is at war with Nagumo right now?