Chapter 1355 Counterattack of the Imperial Fleet

I have to say, this was really guessed by Tong Lei.

The manufacturing cycle of battleships is too long, and the consumption is also too high. After completing the manufacture of one battleship, Charlie Krumbel, who was worried that the war had already started before the second battleship was completed, turned and ordered people to start. Build heavy cruisers.

In a way, this is indeed a clear compromise.

After all, according to the situation of the empire at the time, it was already very unwise to continue to bury the battleship.

Now back to the topic, there is only one battleship on the opposite side. According to the reconnaissance results of the Elf Druid, the remaining four battleships are not small tonnage, although they seem to have good firepower, but it is obviously impossible to compare to battleships...

At this moment, Tong Lei also showed the decisiveness he should have as a fleet commander.

"Go on, maintain the speed of twenty knots, and the entire fleet will enter the first-level preparation state. In the southeast, all battleships are ready for shelling!"

Following this order, the heavy main guns of the four battleships suddenly turned slowly.

By the time the Imperial Fleet discovered the existence of the Yangtze River Fleet, it was too late.

At the moment when the opponent entered the attack range, the main guns of the battleship that had been locked in a large direction, after a relatively efficient adjustment, a salvo immediately swept over!

The powerful artillery bombardment directly caused the entire sea area to shake violently, and the imperial fleet was caught off guard.

Two of the civilian warships sank on the spot after being hit by the main guns of the battleship, failing to create half of the value in this battle.

There is no time to think about it. As a naval commander who was driven by ducks when the national disaster was at the head, at this moment, he could only bite the bullet and issue a counterattack order.

Here, by the way, it is worth mentioning that the name of the battleship he was on at this time was called the 'Counterattack'. It is conceivable what the meaning of this is.

The situation was urgent, and the triple-mounted main guns located in the bow of the Repulse were the first to fire, but they failed to hit any enemy ships.

Although from the beginning, he didn't expect it to hit with one blow, and he was mentally prepared, but now facing this result, Pol Kluf still gritted his teeth.

Obviously, at the moment when the artillery was fired, he still hoped that a miracle would happen, for example, directly sinking the enemy's battleship or something. At that time, it would not only weaken the naval combat power of the enemy fleet, but also gain the morale of his own side. Substantial improvement.

Of course, the reality can be clearly recognized now, and orders were issued quickly. As the only battleship in the Imperial Fleet, the Counterattack slowly passed the hull of the ship and adjusted its artillery angle.

At the same time, the four heavy cruisers also bit the bullet, rushing forward, while joining this battle of firepower.

The situation at sea is undergoing subtle changes.

In this regard, the Yangtze River Fleet, which temporarily has an advantage in range and firepower, will naturally not be soft-hearted. The four battleships fired frequently and launched merciless naval artillery strikes.

A naval battle in the South China Sea of ​​the Empire officially kicked off at this moment!

At the same time, Yuan Xi, who did not know that the empire's sea fleet had been dispatched for the time being, was rushing back to the South China Sea at the fastest speed along the Grand Canal that ran through most of the northern border with half of the Yangtze River fleet.

Compared with the time when they went around the outer sea area earlier, this canal channel within the empire is obviously much faster, which can save them a lot of time.

But even so, after setting sail from Manning City, it would take two to three months to rush back to the South China Sea.

In order to get the information of the South China Sea as soon as possible, he had already sent the elf Druid who accompanied the army to fly back to confirm.

But after that, Yuan Xi was still worried for a while.

"Colonel, with Lieutenant Colonel Tong Lei here, nothing should happen, right?"

The one who spoke at this time was Yuan Xi's other adjutant, Wang Sheng.

At only twenty-six years old, he is already a captain of the navy. In their Yangtze River fleet, he can be regarded as young and promising, and he is also one of the young talents that their navy is currently focusing on training.

His qualifications are much shallower than Tong Lei, and he still has a lot to learn, so he is temporarily following him as his deputy.

Hearing Wang Sheng's words at this time, Yuan Xi, who was frowning slightly at the time, immediately shook his head.

"There is no problem with Lieutenant Colonel Tong Lei's ability, and his years of experience in the army is also very rich, but..."

Having said this, Yuan Xi's voice paused slightly, as if he remembered something, he couldn't help sighing.

But he didn't continue talking, or he didn't know what to say.

Because Tong Lei has a shortcoming, that is, he is too rigid in doing things and lacks flexibility.

To put it simply, if he and Tong Lei had a battle deduction.

Then, before the start, Yuan Xi can accurately report all the operations of Tong Lei from the first step to the tenth step.

And it is precisely because of this that Yuan Xi is worried.

From the perspective of the entire naval battle situation, their Myriad Realms Civilization has an absolute advantage.

The naval power of the enemy empire was completely suppressed by them.

But the fact that the fleet led by him now appeared on the battlefield of Manning City, the fact that their Yangtze River fleet has been dispersed is naturally exposed.

If the other party wants to overturn the situation, when their Yangtze River fleet's battle strength is dispersed, it is the perfect time.

In other words, even if the number of their own warships is lost, the other side will go to war with a mentality of "fighting".

Under this premise, if the opponent wants to win, they will inevitably use some special tactics.

And it is this special tactical method, which happens to be what Tong Lei is least good at dealing with...

Undoubtedly, as a player, Charlie Krumbell is also aware of this.

As the commander of the fleet, Pol Kruf is a talented general. Charlie Krumbel does not expect him to save the world. He only needs him to execute the plan. It is very reliable.

I saw that at the same time as the heavy-fired warships of the two sides exchanged fire, the enemy's civilian warships and destroyers, which were small warships, quickly evacuated. come over.

In this regard, Tong Lei, who confirmed the situation at the first time, behaved fairly calmly, and directly signaled the destroyers under his command to come forward to meet him.

At this moment, above this sea area, the second stage of the battle has already begun!

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