Chapter 186 Night Attack

The sea breeze blew the mast and let out a sad sound.

The flagship Jingyuan, which was sailing at high speed in the waves, shook violently, and a slight vibration of the engine came from the floor.

At this time, the ship was as quiet as an uninhabited forest. The soldiers in their positions were motionless as if they were frozen, and no one whispered.

Those recruits feel a little dry and have no saliva to swallow in their throats. There are many people who have not experienced the South China Sea War that made Jingyuan famous. In that naval battle, Jingyuan lost too many sailors. At this time, these young people can't stand the heavy and tense atmosphere. They are looking forward to the orders that can decide their next actions and life and death.

But the first person knows that this is just a fantasy. At least before tomorrow evening, they will not have a chance to hear the order to decide life and death. Now, they must rest and have a good rest.

On the front bridge command tower, everyone was still in the same position as when they set out. Liu Guanxiong still divided his legs slightly. Although it was still far from the battlefield, at least it was possible to find the enemy ship until tomorrow, but from time, he raised the telescope on his chest from time to time and then put it down again.

"The Second Fleet is in that position!"

"Your Sir, it's in the 77th sea area!"

"How's their loss?"

"The battle of Hailai is gone, and they lost another cruiser!"

"Oh!"

Between the answers, the atmosphere in the command tower is extremely depressing. Everyone understands what this naval battle means. Tomorrow, when the First Fleet and the Combined Fleet start a long-range artillery battle, everything will determine the fate of China and the fate of the Chinese navy.

Tomorrow, the results of tomorrow's naval battle will prove whether the sacrifice of the Second Fleet is worth it.

But, can the Second Fleet hold on until tomorrow? Can you hold on until the moment the First Fleet arrives? Everyone doubts what the Second Fleet looks like at this time. Everyone understands that the Second Fleet has reached the edge of collapse. Maybe the next minute, there will be news that a capital ship has been sunk!

Then, such bad news will come one after another. After the telegram of "seeking to injure the ships" sent by Cheng Biguang, everyone understood that the end of the Second Fleet had actually arrived. Cheng Biguang hoped to exchange the last opportunity for the victory of the First Fleet in the naval battle.

At this time, Su Yueyang came to Liu Guanxiong's side. Compared with the solemnity of others, he still had a smile on his face. "I just received a telegram that the first and second team of the torpedo boat have arrived at Nanwei Island!"

"The telegram just now!"

Listening to the news, Liu Guanxiong raised his eyebrows slightly, almost immediately walked out of the command tower, and then observed the sea at the side. At the same time, more officers came out. They all looked at the night sky first, and then looked at the sea. After observing for a long time, Liu Guanxiong's face squeezed out a smile. Come on, nodded to Su Yueyang.

"It's a nice day today!"

"It's true!"

The people around me responded one after another. This is indeed a good weather to launch a night torpedo boat sneak attack, with visibility of no more than 400 meters, which means that those small torpedo boats have a full chance to win.

"If only the waves could be smaller!"

"Well, if it could be smaller, their torpedoes could be hit more accurately!"

"It's okay to have a little wave. The wave can cover the torpedo boat. Maybe they can get close to 300 meters, or even closer. In that case, even if it is a fan attack, there is an 80% chance to hit the enemy ship!"

After finally confirming the queue of the Japanese joint fleet, Tian Jianqiang sweated in his heart. In fact, a cold sweat gushed out of his back.

This is not fear, but tension.

Why is he so nervous? At this time, Tian Jianqiang didn't know why he was so nervous at all, and even his lips trembled slightly. He was afraid of death?

Of course not, why is that?

At this time, the sea was a little scaryly quiet, and there was only the sound of the wind blowing on the mast and the vibration of the engine. In the waves, the officers and soldiers of the torpedo boat troops had long forgotten the horror of life and death. Slowly, they had no fame and desire. I only thought about how to sink the enemy in front of me.

To find the right time and position to attack, after confirming the target, the 39 sharp arrows of the second team began to disperse in groups of every three ships, just like the hundreds of training they had carried out in the past.

"You should be as calm as during the exercise!"

Du Shaoqiu meditated in his heart. Looking at the enemy ship reflected by the cannon flame, he would not even think about it again. The name of this enemy ship, as long as you see the Xu flag, it is enough to sink the enemy ship flying the Xu flag. According to the common sense of torpedo attack, it is most effective to launch torpedoes against the enemy ship. At this time, whether the enemy ship turned left or right, there was no room for dodging, so these torpedo boats circled the enemy's single vertical array for almost an hour, and they had been looking for the right time to attack.

Head-on launch is the best choice, but it is difficult to find the right launch time, especially in this kind of formation battle, but it is difficult to ensure that every torpedo boat is enough to fight for the right position. Therefore, the most suitable offensive position now is the fan-shaped flank attack, which requires them to approach the enemy ship as much as possible.

On this night without stars and moon, there are always too many strange stories. At 10:30, the sumo friend on the "Fog" destroyer confirmed in his precious prism telescope that the soot in front of him was the enemy's cruiser. There were flames on the cruiser, and a lot of water on the deck could be faintly seen. The soldiers are rescuing the warship.

Despite this, the sore cruiser that was beaten in the naval battle still faithfully performed its duties and was still responsible for the fleet's vigilance. "I hope you can seize the opportunity!"

The captain of the sumo friend said to himself softly, and then he turned around and shouted, "Ready to fight!"

The sailors in the destroyer "Fog" began to be busy, and they each stood in their posts. The speed of the warship has increased to 30 knots. The deck of the warship, which was only two or five meters in the sea, was immediately submerged by the waves.

Then, as the commander of the destroyer fleet, he constantly ordered the flag bearer to send signals to his friends in order to assign the attack target.

At this time, the mast of the cruiser "Fog" quickly approached the enemy in the wind.

More than 20 minutes later, when the distance of the destroyer fleet was close to 4,000 meters, Xiang Pu Yousan found that he still didn't seem to be found!

"I can really calm down!"

Compared with undetected, Xiang Park Yousan is more willing to believe that the officers and soldiers on the warships of China's Second Fleet are aiming at themselves with all their weapons, but they are not close to a certain distance. The small guns on the warship are difficult to hit small, flexible and high-speed destroyers. Xiang Pu Yousan believes that the enemy is aiming now. By yourself.

"Blessed by Nanhai Guanyin Bodhisattva!"

Finally, after a secret prayer, Tian Jianqiang stared at the enemy's first ship 500 meters ahead.

In the back of the four torpedo tubes, the torpedo chiefs' eyes also stared at the front. With a crash, the torpedo boat approaching at high speed was sent to mid-air by the waves and sailed forward at high speed at the moment of hitting the waves.

In just a few minutes, the Fish 11 driven by Tian Jianqiang had rushed less than 300 meters away from the enemy's predecessor, and the other two torpedo boats followed him closely.

"s sir, 300 meters!"

"Prepare!"

Tian Jianqiang shouted. Although it was Wuyue's secret borrowing, with the cannon flame and flame, he could still clearly see the people running back and forth on the warship. In an instant, he felt that he could almost see the gunner behind the gun window. Didn't they find themselves?

"No. 1 is complete, No. 2 is complete..."

While the complete password of the four torpedo tubes sounded, the rangefinder on the command bridge shouted again.

"Two hundred and fifty!"

"Left one! Launch! One on the right! Launch!"

At the same time, with the muffled sound of two propellant, two white-headed torpedoes were pushed by the propellant, such as a dragon jumping out of the torpedo launch tube into the sea. The moment of entering the sea, the two torpedoes first went deep into the sea, and then two huge groups of water bubbles were raised on the sea. The white trajectory was towards The enemy ship, which was less than 200 meters ahead, swept away.

At this time, the formation led by Tian Jianqiang fired torpedoes at the enemy ships at the same time.

"Left rudder!"

At the moment of launching two torpedoes, Tian Jianqiang issued a command again. As the helmsman suddenly turned the rudder, the speedboat that had rushed straight threw up a sea wall several meters high and almost drove towards the rear against the enemy ship.

It was the explosion of the torpedo launch and the waves with the rudder of the torpedo boats that exposed the torpedo boats. The Japanese gunners who found these torpedo boats could hardly believe their eyes. Believe it or not, they immediately fired frequently with small-caliber guns, but because the distance was too close, all the shells were under the command of the torpedo boats. It flew over the bridge, and the torpedo team was not damaged at all.

"Discover the torpedo boat!"

"Trpedo six found on the port side!"

"Right rudder!"

Han Hengzheng, the captain of the Xiangmo, shouted hoarsely to the whole ship. For the gun he ordered, the deputy gunners of the Xiangmo kept firing shells towards the port side. The searchlights that originally indicated the target almost changed direction at the same time and swept towards the port.

The sound of Han Hengzheng San only fell, and the port side went out. Then there was a loud noise. The sea poured into the position of the "Touch" ship like a waterfall. Don't wait for the damage order issued by Han Hengzheng San, who was shocked on the deck, and then there was another loud noise, two in a row. The torpedo stopped the waist and hit the battleship "Xiantouch", and the second torpedo almost hit the same position. This time, all the power supply was cut off, and the sea water poured into the fleet in an instant, even leaving it with no time for the damage. The whole boiler compartment was completely submerged by the sea, and then another explosion came from the bow, "Touch The bow was hit by a third torpedo.

The three explosions behind him only made a long live sound on the torpedo boat of Fish No. 11. At this time, Fish No. 11 and Fish 26 and Fish 29 were no longer the elves in the dark night. In the strong light of the searchlight, everything on the boat was seen through.

At this time, Tian Jianqiang, who was driving the torpedo boat to the next target, listened to the long live voice of his comrades-in-arms. All he had left was a feeling. Between the sky and the sea, there was only himself, and only the torpedo boat was left.

The column of water from the shells kept hitting the sea on his body, but the cool sea water failed to extinguish the scorching heat in his heart. At the moment of the explosion, he understood that he had completed his task and sank a warship.

"The port side 45 shoots at the torpedo boat!"

Tomoromo Kato looked nervously at the approaching torpedo boats in the command tower of the nar. He and everyone's eyes were full of surprise. How could there be a torpedo boat?

The Second Fleet clearly did not buy torpedo boats, and all the information showed that the Second Fleet would have torpedo boats.

"The touch number has been sunk!"

"Yinyu was hit by a torpedo!"

In a piece of bad news, Tomasaburo Kato can clearly see that in the low-sighted, high-high waves, under the light of searchlights, three quickly forced torpedo boats were pushed into the air by the waves from time to time, and then smashed into the sea. The small torpedo boat would be completely like a sea fish.

Although the exploding water column kept blowing up near the torpedo boats, it did not seem to affect them at all. On the sea, the torpedo boats that fired the torpedoes did not dodge at the first time, but danced in the rain. Yes, they were dancing. They were showing their dancing!

Who would have known that there were torpedoes on the torpedo boat and that there would be no torpedoes. All the torpedo boats became the targets of the gunners. The gunners of the secondary guns, small-caliber rapid-fire guns and mast guns kept aiming at the torpedo boats and fired shells.

But the torpedo boats, one after another, seemed to have no end. Each of the three torpedo boats attacked one after another. Occasionally, the shells hit the torpedo boat. When a flame exploded on the sea, none of the gunners dared to shout long live to celebrate, because there were torpedo boats attacking them. Hit.

In order to avoid the attack of torpedo boats, the originally neat team will become messy, especially in the face of those torpedo boats that attract attention, no one knows whether they will leave a torpedo to give the most lethal blow in a suitable position.

"Turpedo boat, attack!"

Just when the array of the combined fleet was chaotic, the thirty-nine torpedo boats of the first brigade, like the sheathed sword that Jing Ke stabbed the King of Qin, rushed out of the darkness and rushed towards the chaotic fleet. Compared with the second team, the veterans of the first brigade were the real ones. Assassins, they can always flexibly avoid the beams of searchlights, and even avoid the shells fired by enemy ships, and rush towards their targets without hesitation.

Time and space are slowly compressed at this moment. In this time and space that has passed every minute, it is not only the moment of that day that day. The whole sky and sea seems to have been overheated at this moment, reaching the high temperature that can melt the stone and burn steel.

The sea boiled and rolled in the flight of shells and the voyage of torpedoes.

"This is a trap!"

When the hull of the Spring Day was hit by a torpedo, Yuzaburo Kato finally realized why the Second Fleet had never tried to escape in the whole pursuit battle. Did they really have no chance to escape?

Now it seems that everything can't be more obvious. Maybe from the beginning, they carefully arranged this trap, a trap designed to encircle and suppress the combined fleet.

"The starboard side 25! Torpedo boat!"

At this time, a scream sounded in Tomonosaburo Kato's ear. He saw a small torpedo boat approaching him in the wind and waves, and then the torpedo boat almost fired two torpedoes against the bow, which was a head-on attack that could not be avoided.

"Command, immediately..."

Before Tomozaburo Kato gave the order, a violent explosion came from the bow of the "Danhou". The waves set off by the explosion almost flooded the bow. The sailing Danhou trembled violently at the same time. Like the others on the bridge, Tomozaburo Kato fell down.

At this time, two more torpedo boats approached from the starboard side. Obviously, these were two mixed-water fish bypassing the chaotic front to the starboard side. The two torpedo boats each fired one or two torpedoes 300 meters away from the Danhou, and then immediately quickly separated.

In the darkness, the shouts of "Bomb depot into the water!" and "Gunpowder depot into the water" kept coming out of the sound pipe of the battleship Danhou. Just after being hit for less than a minute, the bow of the Danbing was submerged, the stern began to rise, and the human boiler and turbines could no longer work properly.

At this time, Danhou had been completely paralyzed on the sea. Yusaburo Kato, who stood up with the railing, realized that this was his last moment. He gave the last order to the radio messenger beside him.

"My ship was attacked by torpedoes. All ships should leave me alone and retreat from the war zone immediately!"

"We won!"

In the conning tower of Dingyuan, which was seriously flooded, Cheng Biguang spat out a cold sentence when he saw the chaos in the battle line of the joint fleet and the continuous explosion of huge waves.

As soon as the voice fell, a wave pressed over like a mountain and made a loud noise on the bow of the ship. The big waves kept washing the front upper deck, and the waves were blown into the high command tower by the strong wind.

And Cheng Biguang stood in the conning tower. His long sword given by His Majesty kept hitting the floor. His legs were slightly separated and he did not move at all. His feet were wet by the waves blown up. From the naval battle to now, he has not moved at all. At this time, as soon as he turned around, someone The place where I saw his footprints was still dry.

"Well, our task is completed!"

At the same time of a smile, there were bursts of cannons in my ears.

"S sir, find the enemy destroyer!"

(to be continued)