Just as the King launched its final attack on the Brooklyn, the battle between the Jericho fleet and Magiffin's fleet finally came to a conclusion! After the second round of sprints, the Pluto in the Jericho fleet was completely destroyed.

, the speed also dropped to only about 14 knots. The Fury was also hit by several shells and received moderate damage. The Santiago and Manila suffered almost no major damage.

The losses suffered by the Magiffin fleet were much greater! The side strings and bridges of the two Columbia ships were seriously damaged, and their firepower was reduced to about 50%. However, because the tonnage of the two ships was relatively large, there was no impact on navigation.

But the Olympia, which ranked third, was much more unlucky! The dense rain of bullets directly smashed the side strings of the battleship into sieves, and the tail

It was almost submerged in the water. The navigation performance of the entire battleship was greatly reduced. The twin 8-inch guns on the stern could not be designed for the time being. Three of the 6-inch guns on the side strings were destroyed, and the 6-inch guns on the ship's surface were destroyed.

Not a single pounder gun was left alive! The entire bridge of the battleship was struggling to support itself in the fire caused by the explosion of picric acid explosives. The fractures and collapses that occurred were terrifying!

"It's time to understand!" Jericho looked at the struggling Magiffin fleet in the distance and said to himself. Now Jericho has completely taken the initiative. The Olympic is already dead. If you are lucky enough,

, maybe even one Columbia can be left behind. In this way, the Second Fleet of the U.S. Navy will be almost beaten!

But at this moment, a plume of smoke suddenly emerged from the southwest attracted Jericho's attention! Under the two very faint smoke pillars were two small warships appearing on the sea. This situation made Jericho's heart

I couldn't help but be nervous! If the fleet that appears in this sea area is relatively large at this time, it is half likely to be the Spanish fleet, but if there are a few scattered ships, it must be the American fleet! But not

Just know the identity of your opponent!

This situation was also discovered by Ma Jifen. At this time, Ma Jifen really felt like he had survived a desperate situation! Facing two warships approaching at high speed, Ma Jifen finally recognized that these two warships were exactly Xie Xie's.

The remaining two battleships of the Spanish fleet, the Newark and the Charleston! Now the Spanish fleet's Pluto has been severely damaged. If these two battleships join, not only can the Pluto be completely left behind, but maybe Jericho will be left behind.

The fleet below will also be left behind!

At this time, when Xie Li saw the two fleets that had reached the end of the battle, a smile finally appeared on his face. "I finally stopped memorizing words!" Xie Li said to himself. The enemy at this time was none other than

The Jericho fleet caused him to lose two battleships! As the saying goes, enemies are extremely jealous when they meet. At this time, the Shelly fleet was working hard to fight its opponent!

"Contact General Yang. Report the situation and ask if the main fleet can come back for reinforcements!" Jericho gave the first order with a deep expression. "Order, the Pluto and Fury withdraw from the battle, and the Santiago and Manila prepare to take the initiative to attack.

!" Then Jericho issued the second order. Although Jericho was conservative by nature, he always responded in the face of danger.

In a dangerous situation, he can still calm down and choose the most appropriate method of disposal. In this case, passive defense is definitely not necessary. He can only take the initiative to severely damage an opponent's fleet, or at least disrupt the opponent's plan.

Get a glimmer of life. Simply passive defense will definitely not work! The difference is just the difference between dying early and dying later!

Immediately after the Pluto and the Fury broke away from the battle line, the two Santiago-class cruisers quickly turned and rushed towards the Columbia-class cruiser, which was also scarred. This attack was not just for the purpose of attrition, so Jericho's

The two warships get as close to the opponent as possible, giving full play to their firepower advantages, hoping to destroy the opponent as much as possible before the opponent's reinforcements arrive!

Magiffin also had a premonition of Jericho's actions, so when the opponent rushed over, Magiffin chose to avoid the opponent's attack as much as possible, but even so, the rain of bullets coming from the pavement still made Magiffin feel a lot of pressure! The two sides soon got close.

To a distance of about 2,000 meters, at this distance, the opponent's high-explosive bombs kept sweeping the Colombian

On the deck of the Bea, the already scarred left bridge could not withstand such fierce 8-inch and 6-inch gun attacks. The supporting steel beams that had been deformed by the picric acid fire were even more unbearable at this time.

Due to the heavy load, part of the bridge collapsed under the bombardment of heavy artillery, and many personnel were crushed under tons of steel before they could even evacuate!

Faced with this situation, the U.S. fleet tried its best to rescue the two warships. The already seriously injured USS Olympia came up and tried to use the twin main guns on its bow to share the pressure on the flagship. But what was unexpected was that the USS Manila immediately gave up.

Columbia

The Bea-class pursuit turned around and concentrated its firepower to attack the slowing down Olympia! In Jericho's mind, the Olympia's combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Columbia. If he didn't come up, Jericho would take the initiative to find him after repelling the Columbia-class.

he!

Soon, two more shells hit the Olympia, and an 8-inch shell directly hit the underwater part of Columbia's port side. The huge explosion not only opened a big hole in the hull, but even shook off the dome armor inside.

A piece, without dome armor to block water,

A large amount of seawater poured into the cabin almost unimpeded! The Olympia, which was already tilting, soon faced the possibility of flooding and losing control! And another 6-inch shell hit the top of the Columbia's engine room, knocking it out.

A power line was cut off and caused a fire!

The situation on the battlefield soon became one-sided, but this was only the last time Jericho gained the upper hand. The Olympia, which fought desperately, sent an 8-inch shell to the Manila's rear main gun. Although the huge impact was

The turret protection was not torn apart, but one of them was still

The main gun of the Manila was interrupted. What was even more unfortunate was that the blown gun barrel hit another gun. After the huge impact, all the rear-facing main guns of the Manila were destroyed! Faced with this

In an unexpected situation, all Jericho can think of is how to retreat instead of continuing to fight!

So Jericho had no choice but to give up the attack on the American fleet and began to leave the war to join the Pluto and Fury. However, Shelly and Magiffin did not want their opponents to leave so easily. After Shelly caught up, Magiffin's two ships

The battleship also followed and caught up!

At this time, the American fleet was like a group of wild wolves following injured prey. The opponent still had fighting power. In order to reduce its own losses as much as possible, the Shelly fleet focused its attack on the Pluto, Fury and Fury.

On board the Manila with the main gun at the rear!

The Pluto, which had been severely damaged, finally couldn't hold on when faced with attacks from as many as six 6-inch rapid-fire cannons. The rain-like shells not only completely smashed the entire bridge and cannon on the left side, but also tore apart the side of the ship.

Horrible openings one after another! The influx of large amounts of seawater caused the ship's speed to drop even more. The Fury's life that followed was also not easy. It was already at the end of the queue, and it was still a weak ship.

After a long battle, the combat power was severely reduced. After encountering the two cruisers led by Shelly, naturally he could only parry but not fight back. Soon, under the accumulation of 6-inch shells, the Furious was also hit.

The whole body was covered in fire, and several holes were opened at the side string waterline. Fortunately, the dome armor was still intact and was not penetrated, causing a large amount of water to enter. But the situation at this time was already precarious!

The situation of the two Santiago-class cruisers was slightly better. Facing the thick-skinned and thick-skinned Santiago-class with strong firepower, the U.S. fleet still temporarily evaded it and only waited until the battleships behind it were completely destroyed before concentrating firepower on attacking the Santiago-class. In the end, the Pluto finally rose.

He raised a flag symbolizing distress, then left the battle line and ran to the outside to buy time for friendly ships to evacuate!

"This battleship is finished. Let this guy Ma Jifen clean up the mess, and we will continue to pursue it." Shelly said energetically. At this time, he changed from yesterday's decadence and stared at his next target like fire in his eyes.

The target, the Fury! But at this moment, a sudden change occurred! Just in the Magiffin Belt

As the two battleships left the battle line, the two battleships commanded by Jericho quickly turned 120 degrees and crossed diagonally forward of the Shelly fleet. This tactical action was basically a replica of the King and Cologne! At this time,

Shelly also suddenly realized the danger, quickly evaded to the right, and gave up on the madman.

Howling attack.

"Damn it, Magiffin, you actually have to bring two battleships to deal with a ship that's about to sink!" Shirley cursed loudly. This was an injustice to Magiffin. Although the Pluto was about to be destroyed, but similarly, the Columbia-class 2

There are not many guns left on the port side of the battleship. Although there is nothing going on on the starboard side, Pluto

The starboard side of the ship was also intact, but the torpedoes were not carried at all. The Americans really did not like this kind of thing that could not hit very far and might explode after hitting it, so they did not carry it at all! So although the Pluto was about to sink,

If you want to use the few remaining 6-inch or even 4-inch guns to sink it, it will still take some time!

Just when Shirley was cursing Magiffin, and Magiffin was hesitating whether to give up attacking the Pluto first, the Jericho Fleet's cannonballs had already hit their heads. After a long artillery battle, the Jericho Fleet still maintained this attitude.

More than 60% of the firepower, and because of the angle problem, the Charleston cannot fully exert its firepower, so only the Newark can bear the opponent's firepower alone!

This charge can be called the last highlight of Jericho's battle! The ferocious counterattack immediately turned the Newark's bow into a sea of ​​flames. Two cannonballs even directly opened two large holes at the waterline of the bow, causing damage to the hull.

A slight bow tilt! In a short period of time, Shelly's fleet was even counter-pressured by Jericho!
Chapter completed!