At the same time, more artillery shells flew towards the Japanese fleet, and the relationship between hunters and prey turned around in an instant. The Japanese did not care about continuing to hunt down those preys that were close at hand. The first thing they had to ensure was their own safety!

"It's an armored cruiser! We can't beat them! Release smoke immediately!" The angry Japanese naval commander issued an order to avoid it! At the same time, the accompanying destroyer team also tried to use torpedoes to force the opponent to retreat! Japanese destroyers quickly sailed towards the US fleet and aimed at the opponent with torpedo tubes on the side of the ship!

However, the Japanese destroyer troops, which had consumed most of the torpedoes in the previous battle, were no longer able to launch a threatening lightning strike. Faced with the dense side string firepower of the armored cruiser, the Japanese destroyer was repelled after launching a wave of attacks. Several torpedoes scattered across from the distance from the US fleet, without any threat.

"Release smoke! Accelerate us to rush out from the east!" Nagano Climax, who served as the commander-in-chief of the light cruiser team, ordered loudly. At this time, he had discovered the other two American armored cruisers that appeared behind him. Five American armored cruisers were divided into two groups of Japanese light cruisers attacking with dense cross firepower. At the beginning, the light cruiser of the Kiso light cruiser was constantly terrifying. Fearful explosions came from the hull of the light cruiser of the Kiso, even if it was thousands of meters away, Nagano Climax could feel how terrifying the American attack was! The superstructure of the Kiso had been beaten to pieces. The hull was also seriously tilted.

"The warship was severely damaged, the power compartment was severely damaged, and the servo was damaged, so the Kisen could not escape." An officer said, pointing to the Kisen who had already begun to float along the current in the distance.

"Give it aside! Let's go quickly! Retreat at full speed!" Looking at the shot from both directions and staring at his own barrage, Nagano Clever was really scared. "Send a message to the commander immediately and ask for the battleship support!"

25 knots, 27 knots, 29 knots! When the Japanese fleet decided to evacuate at full speed, their speed was so fast that the smoke screen released was thrown behind. The entire Japanese fleet was like a dragon spitting out black smoke! The Japanese fleet was in a panic. They tried to rush out from the gap in the encirclement under the fire of the American armored cruiser and land turrets!

"Let the torpedo boats block them!" Old Fletcher gave the order quickly. After a while, the destroyers and torpedo boats hidden in the night rushed from the front towards the escaped Japanese light cruiser team like sharks smelling blood!

"Along the coastline! Using the cover of shadows, we must be careful not to turn on the excess light source." At this time, Fletcher was on a destroyer. He was staring at the Japanese light cruiser that was almost oncoming in the distance. The relative speed of both sides was as high as 55 knots. If the frontal lightning strikes, the hit rate was very low. Therefore, the US destroyer team was divided into two groups, one group of frontal interception and torpedo to force the opponent to turn, because the US armored cruiser team was in the north. When facing 10-inch naval guns and 155MM army guns, the Japanese would definitely subconsciously choose the latter. When the Japanese light cruiser turned to the shore, another group of destroyer teams hidden on the shore would launch an attack! They are the real killer weapon!

So, the next scene was almost the most successful tactical time for the US Navy in the entire battle! Faced with the unafraid of torpedo attacks of the US Navy destroyers and the threat of 10-inch naval guns, Nagano became slim and cowardly. He subconsciously ordered the fleet to approach the coastline, trying to use the advantage of shallow draft to get rid of the attacks of the US armored cruisers. However, at this moment, black shadows rushed up quickly along the edge of the coastline, and the smoke released by the Japanese light cruisers themselves seriously hindered their vision!

"It's now! Go up!" Little Fletcher's performance at this time was completely different from his usual calmness and tranquility! He urged his subordinates to attack the enemy formation at the highest speed! The destroyer DD219 rushed to a slender figure hidden in the smoke in the distance with a high speed of 33 knots! His target has been selected, and the rest is to throw the 6 533MM torpedoes on the destroyer onto the opponent!

Just like an agile assassin assassinating a knight, Fletcher used smoke and light to perfectly hide himself in the beginning stage of the collection, and at the last 3 kilometers of distance! It rushed straight towards the target, completely ignoring the attack of the fierce side string cannon on this light cruiser!

A shell fell on the bridge, and the scattered shrapnel directly knocked several US officers and soldiers to the ground. The resulting flames even began to spread to the torpedo tube in the middle of the hull. A scar was left on the top of Fletcher's head, and blood fell drop by drop on the deck!

"Tony, organize people to put out the fire, we must ensure the safety of the torpedo!" Little Fletcher wiped the blood on his face and said calmly. The commander's calmness also led the others. People perform their own duties, operating like a machine in the flames and smoke.

"2000 meters." An officer reported the distance.

"1500 meters, the torpedo is ready to be completed!" A long voice of the torpedo came.

"Roar to 800 meters and release the torpedo!" Little Fletcher said, looking at the Japanese light cruiser that was gradually becoming clear in the distance! At this time, more intense firepower shot from a distance, and water columns and shrapnel wrapped the destroyer. At this last few hundred meters, the destroyer DD219 paid the price of at least 20 casualties! But it finally rushed over!

The torpedo, which had been bound to the meter, flew out of the torpedo tube quickly under the push of compressed air! At the moment of entering the water, the torpedo gyroscope and propeller began to work, the depth of the torpedo was set at 5 meters, and 6 torpedoes were shot out in turn to form a dangerous fan-shaped area on the sea. After completing the attack, the destroyer D219 drew a graceful arc on the sea.

"We hit it! At least three shots!" When a huge explosion came, Fletcher turned his head to watch his battle results. The water column of the torpedo explosion even covered the hull of the light cruiser! And more than one sound! At least three sounds! A huge sense of accomplishment was applied to Fletcher's heart!

At such a close distance, the Big Rig Light Cruiser could not avoid all torpedoes. In fact, at least three torpedoes eventually hit the light cruiser with a displacement of only more than 5,000 tons! Such a fierce attack would not be enough for a battleship, let alone a light cruiser?
Chapter completed!