"Boom!" The muffled sound of the shell hitting the armor of the hull can still be heard clearly even when it is inside the turret hundreds of distances. The violent tremor and shaking of the warship makes people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts!

A 406mm armor-piercing bomb was shot diagonally from the lower part of the Hiei bridge, and then penetrated thoroughly and drilled into the lower compartment. The impact storm caused by the heavy body of 1225 kilograms at subsonic speed not only blasted a large hole as thick as a person, but the broken steel plates and super shock waves divided the Japanese officers and soldiers in the room into pieces in three consecutive ways.

The warhead was basically not deformed, and continued to impact and entered the lower compartment. After running through two thin walls, it broke a two-meter-diameter bulge from the starboard waterline of the warship. The wind hood was destroyed in the early stage of the collision, and the second was also broken under several consecutive impacts. The exposed solid alloy bullet actually drilled the 203mm waterline armor into a hole as thick as a washbasin, exposing the nearly one-meter-long bullet body, and then exploded violently!

Eighteen kilograms of charge blow more than one ton of steel into pieces, and the detonation power generated in the crowded space was exerted to the extreme, tearing the hole with a three-meter diameter into the hull of the backward riveted structure of Hiei, breaking two four-meter-long gaps, and spreading out the stubble into the sea water. The first floor of the compartment was blasted open, and the armor on both sides and the inner layer were all damaged.

Another shell blasted into the sharp tail of the Hiei at a large oblique angle from less than one meter above the waterline. The heavy bullet successfully crushed the warship armor. After being penetrated by the cap armor-piercing bomb, it penetrated through the three-layer compartment one after another. It penetrated from the right side and actually created a transparent hole as thick as a washbasin!

However, the warheads that exploded in the sea water did not do anything. The unmatched force generated by instantly squeezing the sea water lost control of the nearest rudder and bomb, and produced a secondary impact and squeezed the tail keel. First, although the power of the eighteen kilograms was limited, it also caused several cracks to the weak bottom armor.

A large amount of sea water poured into the two thrusts, and the "Hire" immediately began to tilt backward to the right, especially the damage to the rudder rod, which made the course immutable. He just tilted his body and rushed towards the main force of the East China Sea Fleet!

In the high commander's tower, Captain Abe Takajo was shaken by the impact and explosion. He almost fell down. He held the table in a rather embarrassing manner and barely stabilized his body. However, his eyes were stimulated by the dense water columns rising from outside and almost popped out of his eyes!

The explosion on the right caused countless fragments to stumble, and the damage at the tail made the warship tremble violently. The squeaking sound of the propeller came, which made the Colonel frightened!

He hurriedly called the damage tube to report the loss through the copper tube. Then two large holes were flooded, and the hull was seriously damaged and the direction could not be controlled. The bad news made his forehead sweat as big as beans!

This is simply too unlucky!? It was just the opponent's first volley shot. Such good luck is a once-in-a-century. How did the opponent do it?

Although the dozen evenly distributed landing points, the water columns that exploded only existed for a few seconds, were enough for him to see clearly that this was a completely different volley. It must have reached an outrageous accuracy in the control of each cannon, so that such an effect can be achieved! What kind of guys are the enemies in the distance?

Colonel Abe had no time to think about it and ordered without thinking: "All turrets immediately aim at the position of the incoming enemy ship, at an elevation angle of 43 degrees. Open fire with all your might! Counterattack!"

The 356mm dual main gun equipped by this ship fires at a 43-degree angle, which can reach a range of up to 35 kilometers, and the accuracy is not necessary to consider. In the past, if it is not forced into within 20 kilometers, he will never fire the gun to easily consume the lifespan of the only 90 rounds of the gun barrel.

But now it is impossible to fight without fighting. The destroyed stern rudder is equivalent to making the warship lose its ability to maneuver and avoid. It is only a matter of time before rushing forward with such a stubborn stubborn striking and being discovered and striking fire. It is better to take this opportunity to fire a shot!

Then Takajo Abe called the Grandmaster of Art again: "Please leave the ship immediately and transfer to the temporary flagship where the commander is located!"

This seems to be a very strange statement. As the largest commander of the warship, he does not need to be polite to anyone. But the master of artillery art is not an ordinary person. His true identity is the younger brother of Emperor Hirohito of Showa, Prince Takamatsu Miyasuhito!

His Highness, who was thirty-four years old, took the initiative to ask for an internship in the navy, and even personally cheered the navy, representing the emperor's great attention and attention. It happened to be on the "Hirei". Usually, he occupied his captain's room to rest, but at this moment, he insisted on being on the front line of the command room!

Before leaving, Colonel Abe never expected such a serious situation to happen. He didn't make too many plans at all, but now it's different. The warship was hit by two bombs. Although it has the best emergency water discharge and injection device of the Japanese Navy, it can drain the infused sea water as much as possible to ensure the maximum survival of the warship, but the question is, who can guarantee that no new shells will fall next!

Prince Takamatsu Miyasu unexpectedly did not accept his request and responded firmly and decisively: "As the emperor's brother, I must not escape at this critical moment. Please be sure to treat me as an ordinary naval officer and order the whole battle together, without exception!"

Abe Takajora had two big heads, and his cheeks were thrusting, urging: "The identity of His Highness the Prince is so special! The Chinese warship we are facing at present has unknowable strike capabilities. This ship is facing the danger of war at any time. You don't have to follow him. Please transfer to the flagship to play a better role and boost morale for the entire army. Please!"

His Highness the Prince is still hesitating. Victory can be done, but it is embarrassing! As the emperor's younger brother, it would be very sad to do such a thing, and he would not be able to explain it when he returns!

Although we are facing some difficulties now, it seems that we are not at the end of our lives. The other side's fleet is still far away! It is common to occasionally hit a shell and worry that the "Hirui" with excellent comprehensive performance will sink casually. You must know that this battleship is equipped with many expensive and advanced equipment that is only available on two 70,000-ton super battleships under construction!

Abe Takasuke did not dare to wait any longer, and asked the deputy captain to go down immediately, personally bring people to "accompany" or forcefully carry His Highness the Prince away from the ship, and move to an aircraft carrier dozens of kilometers away from the rear, staying with Commander Yamamoto. Otherwise, if a shell came over and killed the prince, he would not be able to afford to commit suicide by cesarean section!

The deputy captain knew the seriousness of the matter and immediately turned around, but with this delayed effort, the rumbling roar that made the heart tremble again came from a distance!

The second wave of shells came!

It is completely the maximum firing rate of the "Taishan-class" battleship, with more than two rounds per minute. Under the adjustment of fully automatic loading and free impact, there is no need to consider the reset of the shooting elements. Continue to follow the direction just now, with the shooting angle and the same warhead, and continue to fire!

Due to the translation tremors caused by the previous round of volleys and the slight deviation between the waves and the undulating gap, the second wave of volleys actually had a huge deviation after more than 30 kilometers of the shells, but they were still within the angle range of oblique hedging between the two sides.

The two battleships' volleys were eighteen shells, and they still formed cross-fire and near-loss around the crooked "Hirui". A armor-piercing bomb was extremely lucky to fall into the water from a close distance of five meters from the port side. After rebounding for a short distance, it drifted against the water surface and slightly hit the water line armor at a 60-degree angle. It easily broke a large hole and penetrated the two compartments diagonally upwards, and pushed out from the upper deck, just drilled into the bottom of the turret, and exploded with a bang!

The two 356mm main guns that had just loaded the shells and fired medicine were blown up, and the raging steel and thousands of degrees of high temperature flames burned all the soldiers in the turret into slag. The heavy turret was torn off from the base and turned out crookedly. Just as the turret was slapped on the sky cover of the turret a like a flap. Two thick cannon barrels were bent, and the explosion of the launching medicine blew the solid welded shell to pieces. The entire front deck was swept away by a storm of steel, and more than 30 soldiers were smashed to pieces on the spot!

The sea water near the bomb exploded on both sides produced a terrifying squeaking pressure, which squeezed the shell of the hull into a squeak, but fortunately, the charge was limited and the strength was insufficient, so there was no fundamental damage.

Colonel Abe Takageng didn't care about that much! He roared heart-wrenchingly and issued an order, allowing His Highness the Prince to take him away from the warship, but the deputy captain asked hesitantly that the enemy had formed precise strikes and near-lost shooting. It would be very unsafe if he used a traffic boat. Even if an explosion fragment came, it would be killed!

The captain made a decisive decision: "Take off with a carrier-based aircraft and send His Highness away immediately!"

The deputy captain hurriedly led his men and set up the prince off the bridge without saying a word. He had just passed by the bottom cabin where the fire was flooded. The third round of volley shells followed one after another!

Fortunately, no shot hit this time. Because of the severely crooked "Hirui", it was actually a huge arc, completely beyond the two "Tarzan-class" preset S-shaped lines. Therefore, all eighteen shells were shot out, and the nearest ones were 500 meters away.

The captains of the two warships received feedback from the radar screen and immediately realized the problem. They hurriedly canceled the order and reset the shooting elements.

At this moment of pause, Prince Takamatsu Miyasuki was carried to the stern of the ship. After taking a seaplane, he ejected from a complete Wu-2 catapult and flew into the sky crookedly while climbing, running towards the direction where the aircraft carrier was located!

Unexpectedly, it was not three hundred meters high and one thousand meters away. The fourth round of volleys followed. One of the shells was seriously tilted. However, it accidentally hit the seaplane in the air! To be continued...
Chapter completed!