The first one to be sunk was the battleship Rhode Island. This battleship was even worse, and was targeted by the battleship Shancheng and the battleship King Kong! Under the attack of 10 15-inch guns and 8 14-inch guns, the poor warship died very simply! A 15-inch gun shell flew straight into the ammunition depot below the main gun at the rear of the hull of the battleship. At a position close to the waterline, the 15-inch gun shell fired from 7,500 meters away easily tore open the 11-inch side string main armor belt, and then the bullet body knocked down the tilting part of the dome armor that was only 2 inches downwards, and then it hit the next door outside the ammunition depot!

A pillar of fire that was hundreds of meters high suddenly rose from the sea! The shock wave generated during the explosion of Rhode Island frantically squeezed the surrounding air and made a loud noise that made the sound of the collapse overwhelmed all the sounds on the battlefield! The naval officers and soldiers on both sides who had never experienced such a fierce battle were shocked by such a terrifying scene at this moment. The bow of the Rhode Island was blown up, and the second half was shattered and disintegrated like firecrackers. In less than a minute, the battleship with a displacement of up to 16,000 tons completely disappeared from the sea.

"In 15 minutes, we had already achieved a decisive victory. I never thought it would be so easy to fight with the Americans." Lieutenant General of the Mountain House looked at the place where the Rhode Island sank just now and lit a cigarette for himself. The depression of being used as a bait fleet disappeared at this moment. Looking at the other direction, the New Jersey couldn't hold on for long and would soon be removed by the torpedo of the destroyer, while another former American dreadnought is gradually sinking to the bottom of the sea. The overall situation is settled?!

"Empress Commander, New Jersey and they were sunk." A US officer said in a tremolo.

"I know." Colonel William Daniel Lacey looked at the Japanese fleet traveling on the sea like a fire-breathing dragon in the distance, and his voice was low. Lacey deserves to be a five-star general in history, and she really has some wise wisdom.

When others in Yamaya commanded the fleet to start encircling Colonel Lacey's fleet, Colonel Lacey had already determined through the firepower of the opponent's first round of attack that he had encountered an unmatched existence. So he decisively issued an order to act freely. Then, when the three former dreadnought battleships subconsciously chose to avoid the interception direction of the Japanese main battleship, he directed the Arkansas battleship and a small number of destroyers and torpedo boats to sprint towards the tail of the Japanese fleet! So, to a certain extent, the Japanese fleet and the Arkansas battleship were close to each other!

Thankfully, the Japanese focused on the three former fearless battleships that were avoiding, but ignored the opposite warship. The two sides were fighting at close range, and the relative speeds between each other were very high. So, in just over a dozen minutes, the battleship Arkansas actually walked to the northwest of the Yamaya Others Fleet, almost at the back of the head of the last battleship!

"Mr. Colonel, are we going to evacuate?" asked an officer next to him.

"No, we are going to launch an attack. We are in the most favorable position. If we leave, the entire army position will become a sea of ​​fire, and we will lose one-third of the position in one night! As long as I am still alive and as long as my warships can still fight, I will never allow this to happen!" Colonel Lacey said firmly.

"We can't break them." The officer said in a crying voice.

"This is not a reason! Coward! Roll down from the bridge!" Lacey roared angrily, and then he ordered: "Except for a destroyer who was ready to rescue the people who fell into the water, I order that all accompanying destroyers will immediately launch lightning strikes on the attacked warship after the battleship Arkansai launches an attack! Remember, you only have one chance!"

"The distance is 8,000 yards! The enemy ship has not discovered us yet." The fire control team sent data.

"Get closer!" Lacey said, looking at the shadow in the fire in the distance, gritting her teeth.

"7300 codes!" After a moment, another set of data came.

"Fire at 6,000 yards!" After Lacey said that, she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself down. When she opened her eyes again, she sorted out her military uniform and held two swords as symbols of the officers in her hand. One of them was a standard naval sword, and the other one was given to him by Su Xiong when the officers of both sides of the United States and Germany gathered. It is said that it was made of the wreckage of the Mainz armored cruiser after the war sank.

At that time, General Su Xiong said that the Mainz was a warship that made the Japanese Navy afraid. He used the blood of the Japanese Navy to forge his reputation in the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea. Now, the veterans are immortal and heroic souls are immortal. Even if they are just wreckage, he will bless you to massacre the Japanese fleet more efficiently!

"6000 yards! The Japanese fleet slowed down!" Finally, when the fire controller sent another message, Colonel Laixi was shocked! At this moment, he really believed Su Xiong's words. When the Arkansse was preparing to attack, the Japanese warship actually slowed down! slowed down! This......

"What are you waiting for? Open fire quickly!" Colonel Lacey said excitedly. Then, the officer who controlled the rangefinder quickly enlarged the image in the distance by 18 times. The huge hull of the Hinata battleship filled the entire rangefinder's vision! And what is most exciting is that at this time, the Hinata battleship and the light source were very good, and the targets in the field of view were very clear, without any phantoms!

"May God bless us!" At this time, Colonel Lacey, who was in the upper bridge, subconsciously kissed the sword of the naval officer from Germany in his hand!

"Fire!" Finally, at this moment, the US Navy launched the first effective counterattack in this naval battle! 12 12-inch L50 cannons roared at the battleship of Hinaga, which had gathered for only 6,000 yards! The huge fireball cut through the sky and flew towards the target with a breath of destruction and a harsh whistle! The speed of more than 800 meters per second did not make the Americans wait too long! Under the nearly perfect shooting situation, the Arkansas clamped the target in the first round of attacks!

"What's the situation!" Shintaro Shintaro Shimada was wilted by the sudden attack! Looking at the dense water column that suddenly rose around his warship, at this moment, Shimada even suspected that it was the main American fleet that was coming! He immediately looked to the northwest direction that emitted the flames. In the distance, the flames generated by the shells fired by the Arkansas had not yet dissipated. So Shimada finally breathed a sigh of relief. This was just an American warship, but it was just a fish that had escaped the net.
Chapter completed!