"Your Excellency, Commander, the captains of each ship asked what to do now? We can't hit the Chinese fighters at all, they are flying too fast!"

The captain of the Nagato battleship said to Takasu Shiro who was in a daze.

Takasu Shiro's eyes remained on the burning Zuiho, unaware that Chinese fighter planes had begun to attack other warships in the fleet.

When he came back to his senses, he saw that the battleship King Kong was on fire, and a gap more than ten meters wide appeared on the starboard side. Raging seawater was pouring into the gap, and the battleship was already showing signs of rolling.

All the Zero fighters in the sky and the torpedo bombers taking off were shot down!

During the entire battle, only three Chinese fighters were damaged and temporarily left the battlefield.

More than 30 fighter jets and fighter-bombers were circling and swooping constantly, passing through the anti-aircraft fire network and pouring firepower onto various ships of the First Fleet.

Two aircraft carriers were sunk, one battleship lost its combat effectiveness, and there were huge holes in the air defense firepower network, making it extremely difficult to threaten China's fighter planes.

The warships fought on their own, hastily and exhaustedly dealing with the fighter jets rushing toward them.

"Boom boom boom..."

The shells from the anti-aircraft guns exploded in the sky, like fireworks set off during the day, with only a cloud of black smoke and a flash of light visible.

The warships tossed and turned, and some aerial bombs fell into the deep sea. The explosions raised water columns as high as tens of meters.

The destroyed warships were burning, and above the blazing flames was thick smoke that shot straight into the sky.

Thousands of navy soldiers were flopping on the sea, their cries desperate and desolate.

Fleet Commander Takasu Shiro saw all this, and an unprecedented sense of powerlessness enveloped his whole body, with a trace of confusion in Takasu Shiro's eyes.

"Your Majesty Commander, be careful!"

The captain of the Nagato battleship threw Takasu Shiro down, and several explosions were heard outside, causing the ship's hull to tremble slightly.

The J-3 fighter jets, which did not carry aerial bombs, fired 57mm rockets directly at the Nagato battleship.

The battleship has thick skin and thick flesh, and the 57mm rocket can't do anything to it.

The fighter pilot had no choice but to give up and hand over the target to the fighter-bomber.

After this fright, Takasu Shiro seemed to have come to his senses and his expression became calm.

He shook off the holding hand of the captain of the Nagato and said:

"The Imperial Navy will never surrender to the enemy and must fight until the last moment!"

"If the fate of the First Fleet is to sink, then I, the fleet commander, will be with the warships!"

The captain of the battleship Nagato was a little moved, but he didn’t want to see the fleet commander buried in the belly of the fish, so he suggested:

"Your Excellency, Commander, the ammunition of the Chinese fighter planes is about to be exhausted. The fleet should take this opportunity to retreat to the southern sea. With the high speed of the warships, we have a great chance to leave the strike range of the Chinese super aircraft carrier!"

Takasu Shiro shook his head with a wry smile, looked at the sky outside the bridge and said:

"It's too late!"

The captain of the battleship Nagato turned around and saw another group of fighter planes flying from the northwest, numbering at least 20, and all of them were equipped with aerial bombs.

Takasu Shiro stopped talking and walked up to the communications officer himself and said:

"The warriors of the Empire are not afraid of life and death, but we must report everything we have experienced to the General before we die."

"Your Excellency, the general, needs to know the true combat effectiveness of the Chinese super aircraft carrier!"

The communications officer nodded solemnly.

Takasu Shiro began to dictate a telegram, sending all the blows encountered by the First Fleet and his own opinions to Yamamoto Isoroku.

His words turned into radio waves one after another, sent from the Nagato to the Japanese mainland.

The dictation process was very long and lasted for more than 10 minutes.

During this time, the Nagato battleship was attacked by two 400 kilogram aerial bombs and more than 10 rockets.

The sound of the anti-aircraft guns became weaker and weaker, ending with the desperate screams of the soldiers.

"...Long live His Majesty the Emperor, long live the Empire of Japan..."

After spitting out the last word, the battleship began to tilt, getting bigger and bigger...

Takasu Shiro straightened his military uniform, pinned all the medals neatly, and then sat in the fleet commander's position with a saber in his hand, looking calm and serene.

Outside the cabin, the soldiers of the Nagato battleship were not as calm and calm as their commander.

When death approaches, the instinct to survive often takes over.

Countless people jumped into the sea, and then quickly moved their limbs, trying to get away from the sinking battleship.

Situations like this happen in many places on the battlefield!

From 8:45~9:20, the battle is basically over.

The two aircraft carriers of the First Fleet have completely sunk into the sea, and the three battleships Nagato, Yamashiro, and Kongo are sinking.

The heavy cruiser Aoba was blown into two pieces, and the hull sank in two pieces.

The heavy cruiser Nachi has been engulfed in fire and is not far from sinking.

Two light cruisers and three destroyers were completely reduced to pieces.

Thick black smoke rose from many places on the sea, making the blue sea and sky much darker.

On the turbulent sea, thousands of Japanese soldiers were struggling.

Most of the fighter planes flew back to the Fengtian aircraft carrier after completing their missions, and there were less than 10 fighter planes circling in the sky.

During the battle, the Bohai Fleet with the Fengtian aircraft carrier battle group as its core was already moving into this sea area.

The news of destroying the Japanese aircraft carrier and annihilating the First Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet has been sent back to the Bohai Fleet.

On the aircraft carrier Fengtian, navy soldiers cheered excitedly.

The cheers of the soldiers on the battleship Peiping and other destroyers, cruisers, and frigates in the fleet were much smaller.

Because everyone felt that they seemed to have played no role in this naval battle.

All the limelight was stolen by the aircraft carrier.

At 10:30 a.m., we were still some distance from the location where the First Fleet sank.

The destroyers outside the formation's defense circle suddenly discovered movement in the sea.

Almost at the same time as the sonar officer issued the warning, the lookout also saw six torpedoes fired from three directions.

The torpedo dragged out a clear and conspicuous water line on the sea. The center of the three water lines was the aircraft carrier Fengtian.

Yang Wanquan immediately realized that these were the three submarines that the First Fleet had narrowly escaped.

The little Japanese did not escape, but fired a torpedo at the aircraft carrier battle group.

Yang Wanquan immediately ordered the destroyers to attack the Japanese submarine, but the aircraft carrier Fengtian avoided it.

The Japanese submarine could not get close to the aircraft carrier battle group, and the distance for launching torpedoes was also very far, so the Fengtian aircraft carrier had enough time to avoid it.

After hearing the order, the submarines and destroyers under the sea rushed towards the Japanese submarine at the same time.

Just when the soldiers felt that they were losing interest in this battle, the prey came to them.

The destroyer's maximum speed exceeded 35 knots, and the Japanese submarine had no way to escape.

Under the instructions of the sonar operator, countless depth charges fell into the deep sea.

The Japanese submarine could only be passively bombed, and three pools of oil soon appeared on the sea surface.

When the Bohai Fleet arrived at the location of the previous battle, there were very few Japanese fluttering in the sea.

The sea water in winter was so cold that most of the Japanese were frozen into popsicles, and only a few stayed on the wreckage of the battleship, shivering.

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At the same time as the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea Fleet annihilated a small Japanese fleet in the outer waters of Jeju Island and sank two troop transports.
Chapter completed!