The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 1314: End

Chapter 1314

boom! Almost at the same time, the front of Kirishima's No. 2 turret and No. 3 turret simultaneously appeared dazzling flashes! Two armor-piercing shells hit the hapless battleship again. One shell directly broke the No. 3 turret into a burning iron box, and the No. 2 turret was partially shot. The violent explosion directly ignited the shells and propellant packs on the conveyor, and the entire hull seemed to be shocked by this fatal blow! The whole bomb delivery channel was blown to pieces! A fiery ball of fire broke through the restraints of several decks and rose!

Even on the command tower, Keisaburo Moriyama could feel the warship shaking like a sieve. Thick smoke and flames spread from the overtime position. Although it did not enter the ammunition warehouse for the time being, it has become a place near the No. 2 turret. Flame hell, and began to spread around.

The wandering fire dragon completely cut off the relationship between the middle and rear of the hull and the front. The Japanese naval officers and soldiers in the back could only watch their colleagues who were besieged not far away finally fell under the flames and smoke. The wailing of the wounded and the crackling sound of the flame burning resounded in the dim corridor, making the surviving people shudder!

So far, the Kirishima has been destined to be unable to return. Even if the German fleet stops attacking, and even if all the Japanese warships now quickly provide help to the Kirishima, it is absolutely impossible for this poor battleship to cross thousands of nautical miles to return to the ports of the Allies.

The front part of the entire hull above the water has been swallowed by flames and smoke, while the underwater and internal compartments have become fish ponds. The so-called half flame, half ocean is the current Kirishima! The Kirishima, which has been flooded with 4,000 tons of water and has not yet sunk, also proves from another perspective that Armstrong was still conscientious when building the King Kong class.

But no matter how conscientious the design is, this poor battlecruiser can never be saved. The half-drawn bow has entered the water, and under the effect of huge gravity, the propellers at the tail of the hull have left the surface from time to time. Idling buzzing in the air. From Su Xiong's point of view, this first tilt is already 15 degrees, right? At the same time, it was accompanied by a severe leftward shift. If you can go back, God will collapse. It's totally inconsistent with the laws of physics formulated by his old man!

"Is there enough ammunition?" Looking at the Kirishima that was killed within 8 minutes in the distance, Su Xiong did not cheer like the others. He always grasped a degree, a pinnacle of victory. Will not slide down the bottomless abyss because of his arrogance and arrogance!

"There are still 180 rounds of ammunition available for all the main guns. Among them, only 30 rounds of armor-piercing ammunition." After a while, the gunner on the Scharnhorst reported the remaining ammunition.

"Let’s go now, our mission has been completed." Scharnhorst’s situation is very bad now, with 8 main guns, a total of 960 rounds, and only one-fifth of the ammunition left. The armor-piercing bullets are even less pitiful. Only 5 main guns are available. High explosive bombs are very difficult to destroy capital ships, even if the opposite King Kong only has 8 main equipment. And there is a fast battleship Yamashiro that I don’t know if it will come back!

A few minutes ago, the Gneisenau also sent a signal. The signal clearly stated that it had finished the last round of armor-piercing shells... What are you waiting for if you don't run this time? Waiting to give the Japanese a chance to fight back? So, after finally confirming that it was impossible for the battleship Kirishima to return, Scharnhorst immediately changed its course, drew a circle on the sea, and ran northward, and Gneisenau was also unambiguous. Before leaving, there was a smoke screen...

"Your Excellency Commander, the German fleet is gone!" In fact, the last two German fast battleships beat Kirishima for a very short time, and the hits were not too many, so that when the German fleet was pulling the smoke, the King Kong had not The fire at the front of his turret was handled neatly... As for the communication with Kirishima? There is no time at all. The King Kong had pulled the smoke screen, and couldn't see what was next to him. As for the radio? This thing hasn't worked normally since it received a telegram yesterday...

"What? The German fleet is gone?" The others in the mountain house were taken aback for a moment, and then he couldn't understand why, after the German fleet came up aggressively, he only fought for a few minutes, why did he turn in again? Especially in this dominant situation. However, it is not the question of why the Germans are leaving now. Because the German fleet wants to leave, the Japanese really have no choice. Even if a King Kong can catch up with the opponent, do you dare to chase it?

"How about the Kirishima?" At this time, others in the mountain house remembered that there was a colleague who could not escape. However, when he looked out from the observation port, the other person in the mountain house, who had a hint of joy on his face because of the screams of the German fleet, immediately felt that he had been injured by 1000T....

"Kirishima... is it over?" In just a few words, someone at the mountain house actually said it for a full minute! With a pale face, he stretched out a hand and pointed hard at the Kirishima, which was slowly sinking into the sea in the distance.

"Kirishima, I shouldn't be able to go back." The King Kong sighed.

"But they left at this time?" The others in the mountain house were a little unbelievable.

"Maybe it's not enough ammunition? After all, they fought three battles, once last night and twice today." said the captain of the King Kong.

"Fuck! Catch up and kill them!" At this time, the others in the mountain house seemed to have reacted~lightnovelpub.net~ He roared and pointed to the direction of the German fleet.

"However, we can't catch up with them, besides, it's just that there may be insufficient ammunition." The chief of staff nearby said loudly. Let the others in the mountain house, who was almost in madness, react. If you lose this battle, you lose, and there is no point in entanglement.

"Although, Kirishima can't go back, but the people on it still have to try their best to rescue, and Yamashiro, find it, and then take it back." After the other person in the mountain house said this, it was like a discouraged. The ball usually sits on a chair and doesn’t say a word.

At this point in the battle, the duel between the surface battleships is over. There is no doubt that the Japanese fleet lost cleanly. Before, there were people in the Japanese navy who laughed at Thomas with five Queen Elizabeth battleships but let the German fleet slip away under their noses, and knocked off the queen’s teeth. . Previously, some people believed that in the Battle of the Mediterranean, the Japanese Navy's two Fuso-class battleships stabilized two Austro-Hungarian fast battleships and felt proud and proud of them, thinking that they were already on an equal footing with the world's top navy. They will even do better than them.

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