"Everyone is prepared, even if it means biting with teeth, to take back the warship and capture the commander on the warship alive."
On the survival boat, Takeuchi made a crazy decision to seize the Izumo at all costs and capture the commander of the warship alive.
Because in his eyes, the Dragon Boat Festival is the biggest threat to the Imperial Japanese Navy.
When fighting against the Yamamoto and Ogawa frigates, the opponent showed ferociousness, just like a wild beast. And when fighting against him, he appeared to be extremely cunning.
Because you can just imagine, who is a true iron-blooded officer willing to say such words as surrender? And also surrender to the Imperial Japanese Army?
I am afraid that only a true hardcore traitor can utter the word "Imperial Army".
But the other party took advantage of this and successfully defrauded him of his trust.
Of course, it was Masao Kosaka’s words that had more of an effect.
However, these are not important anymore. What is important is that the commander of the enemy ship is a fierce, cunning, and resourceful guy. He will become the most terrifying enemy of the Imperial Navy.
Takeuchi believes that even if everyone is killed today, as long as he can recapture the Izumo and capture the enemy commander alive, it will be worthwhile.
So, amidst Takeuchi's roar, both the Japanese in the sea and the Japanese destroyers and supply ships launched an attack on the Izumo.
They used naval rifles to shoot at the Izumo's crew from the small boats.
The Japs in the sea swam desperately in the direction of the Izumo. Even the supply ship of the Japs joined the battle.
Masao Kosaka told Duanwu that he had participated in the construction and modification of this supply ship. Not only did it also have two torpedo launchers, but there was also a minelayer at the stern of the ship, reminding Duanwu to be careful.
And at this moment, Duanwu received another bad news. They had two torpedoes left and almost all the shells were fired.
There is only one shell left for the main gun on the bow of the ship. There are only two to three shells left for the left-hand gun. Only the right-hand gun has more shells, but it will not exceed twenty.
Dragon Boat Festival scolded a bunch of bastards for not knowing how to save ammunition.
Everyone was speechless, because when the cannon was fired, he was the one who shouted the loudest: Knock out the Japanese flagship at all costs; don't feel bad about the shells, they will sink the Japanese destroyer on the right wing within a minute.
Isn't this what he was shouting? But at this time, they were blamed.
However, this group of people are all used to it, because who would argue with a madman?
What's more, at this time, even worse news came. The enemy destroyer fired two torpedoes at the Izumo again.
The distance between the two is less than 1.5 nautical miles, which is exactly the same as the method used to attack the Kawauchi cruiser during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Therefore, the little devil's learning ability is also very strong. He learns now and sells it, and he actually used it on Dragon Boat Festival.
Just because they didn't want to, they copied the cat and didn't know how to adapt, and actually fired the torpedo directly at the Izumo.
This stupid tactic is simply killing people.
If there are torpedoes on the Izumo, they can be easily intercepted.
Secondly, the probability of hitting the opponent with a torpedo launched from the front is very small. If the distance is further, Captain Wang can easily avoid it by simply turning the rudder.
But no matter what, the little devil's destroyer collided head-on.
Without the support of large-caliber naval guns, it is simply here to die.
Naturally, Dragon Boat Festival would not be polite and made a decisive decision to accept the last drop of blood.
He ordered Masao Kosaka to launch torpedoes to intercept, and ordered Sun Shiyu to use the main naval gun to sink the opponent.
The torpedo was launched first and exploded in the water two minutes later.
So Kosaka Masao, an old devil, got the Dragon Boat Festival right. Without him, even Dragon Boat Festival wouldn't know how to fight this battle at sea.
Because you can imagine that they are all a group of army soldiers who do not understand all the functions and facilities on the ship. It is difficult to sail the ship, let alone fight a war.
So in a word, not only Masao Kosaka is useful, but also the Japanese engineers captured during the Dragon Boat Festival.
It is precisely because of them and the veteran navy that Duanwu can control the ship like an arm.
Boom!
The huge explosion set off waves more than ten meters high on the water.
The water waves rippled in all directions, like endless hills.
Amid the slight shock, the Izumo battleship broke through the waves in the spray formed by the torpedo explosion, just like a dragon emerging from the water.
The armored cruiser is definitely not in vain. The 37mm rapid-fire cannon hit it and it was just a shallow crater, plus some smoke and black ash.
So at this time, as long as it is not hit head-on by a torpedo, some shrapnel hits the Izumo, which is like itching.
The commander of the Japanese destroyer, Major Beijing, looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief. He really shouldn't have believed Takeuchi's lie and came back to kill him.
Compared with the Izumo, his destroyer is the younger brother. Especially after all the torpedoes have been fired.
The Japanese destroyer tactic is torpedoes. Get close at high speed and then launch torpedoes to sink the opponent.
And this tactic has proven successful time and time again.
Because any ship, even an aircraft carrier, will be very weak below the waterline.
And coupled with the high explosive power of the Type 93 torpedo, it is enough to sink any ship.
It's just a pity that the destroyers in the north have fired all the torpedoes. The hard steel on the front can only be said to be seeking death.
He ordered the Northern Territory to distance itself from the Izumo.
The ship speed of the Northern Territory is thirty-eight knots, while the maximum speed of the Izumo is only twenty-two knots. So in theory, it is very easy for the Northern Territory to get rid of the Izumo.
But it was too late, he had already bumped into the arms of the Izumo. All the Izumo's naval guns were aimed at the Northern Territory.
But at the same time, the Northern Territory was not completely unprepared. After the torpedoes became ineffective, the main gun was first aimed at the Izumo and fired.
The front of the Izumo was hit in many places and burst into flames.
There were even some flames burning outside the cab window.
Two navy soldiers rushed in and said in panic: "Captain, a weapons warehouse has been penetrated, and there is fire inside. If there is an explosion there, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Captain Wang frowned when he heard this, and then asked Duanwu: "Little brother, the ammunition warehouse is on fire. Once it explodes, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Duan Wu said nonchalantly: "Blow it up. A tailor who dares not dance on the tip of his knife must not be a good cook!..."
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Captain Wang was extremely speechless and thought to himself: Are these all human words you said?