On the river, the flagship of the Japanese fleet, the Sakura, was filled with smoke and flames rising into the sky. It was beyond recognition.
The huge hull was covered with scars and cracks, and seawater was rushing in crazily from the cracks. Even though several water pumps on the ship were pumping water at full power, it was still to no avail.
The hull of the ship is slowly sinking, and it seems that the situation is in danger. Now it is just killing time to see how long it can last.
The sailors on the flagship of the Sakura were busy, struggling to put out the ignited fire, and at the same time trying to repair the severely damaged steering wheel room, hoping to repair the bottom of the ship so that the ship could at least stay afloat on the water.
In this case, with the tow of other ships, the Sakura may be able to slowly return to their temporary base for an overhaul.
At this time, the remaining eleven warships were not paying attention to the Sakura at all. Their attention was all focused on another sinking warship.
This is the Chinese warship, the Chinese warship that rammed its body into the Sakura like a madman, the warship that made all warships fearful.
Just now, when all the Japanese warships thought that the Chinese warship had no choice but to surrender, he chose the most tragic path.
With an almost crazy attitude, the Chinese warship rammed into the Japanese flagship Sakura under the rain-like tilting shells.
In an earth-shattering loud noise, the two warships collided together, causing a giant wave that was more than ten meters high. Misty water mist enveloped the area of tens of meters around the two warships, making everything misty.
When the water mist dissipated, all the Japanese warships saw a scene that stunned them:
The Chinese warship has basically been torn apart, with most of the hull torn off. Only part of the mast is still floating on the water, while other parts have sunk into the water.
Even so, the mast is sinking slowly, and I believe it will not be long before they all sink together.
The flagship of their fleet, the Sakura, which is also the largest and most powerful among the four destroyers, has a large dent in the side of the ship's bow, causing the entire bow to be deformed and twisted.
The hull of the Sakura was also covered in scars, which were shocking and made people worried about her.
Although the Chinese warship is obviously at a disadvantage compared to the Sakura, it does not mean that it cannot pose a threat to the Sakura. Once the method of mutual destruction is adopted, the Sakura will also encounter incalculable misfortune.
Looking at the Japanese sailors busy on the Sakura and the Chinese warship that was slowly sinking, the commanders of all Japanese warships fell silent.
They stood on their warships with solemn expressions, and then raised their arms to express their respect for the Chinese warships in a way that is unique to soldiers.
Although they are in a hostile position, these Chinese navy are qualified soldiers and deserve their respect.
Bang——, a gunshot alerted all the people on the Japanese warship. They turned their heads and looked in the direction of the gunshot, only to find that it was coming from the sinking warship.
On the sunken warship with only half of its mast remaining, a sailor with a rifle was raising his rifle and shooting at the Japanese warship in the distance.
His body was tightly wrapped around the mast. The sailor had been injured for a long time. At this time, he was soaked in the water, and streams of bright red blood spread out from around his body and slowly merged into the river.
The sound of gunshots was monotonous but stubborn. The sailor didn't seem to care about his situation at all. He just fired one shot after another. Because of his injuries, his vision was a little blurred, and the warships he looked at through the crosshair kept coming.
Shaking.
But he still mechanically pulled the bolt, fired the bullet, then pulled the bolt again and continued shooting.
Most of the bullets were fired, and only a few hit the hull, leaving a little white mark.
"Don't shoot!" On the warship, a Japanese sailor who raised his gun was stopped by an officer, and then they watched this meaningless resistance together.
Under the watchful eyes of all the Japanese sailors, the mast of the Chinese warship was finally about to sink. A powerful vortex appeared at the mast, and then swallowed everything on the water.
The sailor's body was suddenly sucked into the whirlpool and then sank, but he still managed to raise the rifle in his hand and pulled the trigger for the last time.
--boom--!
The bullet was shot out of the whirlpool, flew towards the nearest Japanese warship, and then hit the rope of a Japanese military flag, cutting it off at the waist.
With a crash, the Japanese plaster flag on the warship fell from mid-air and hit the deck.
The vortex suddenly grew larger, and the suction force caused a vacuum to appear in the center of the vortex. The last bit of the ship's hull was sucked in and disappeared.
A huge funnel appeared on the water surface. It was quickly calming down in the rapid rotation. It disappeared in the blink of an eye and the water surface returned to flatness.
There was silence, silence on the water!
All the Japanese sailors did not speak, but stared at the downed Japanese flag. A question came to their minds, "Can such a country be conquered?"
If they were still optimistic about destroying China in three months before, now they have no confidence that they can even conquer it.
"Warning, a large number of unknown fleets have appeared on the right front and are heading here." At this time, an observer suddenly sent out such a message.
All the Japanese warships became nervous. They did not expect that China would be so decisive this time and adopt the most intense confrontation method.
One by one, the warships began to adjust their direction, rearrange their formations, and get ready for the battle. The enthusiasm of the Chinese warships just now also stimulated the Japanese sailors. Now they are also in a state of madness, not caring that this is China's inland river.
They are just a group of invaders.
"Fight, fight!"
Fleet Commander Honjo Kiichi, who was temporarily transferred to the Nagano, shouted in a deep voice, and then issued orders to all Japanese warships.
As a rear admiral of the Japanese navy, Kiichi Honjo did not believe that the elite Japanese fleet he led could not defeat the Chinese navy fleet which did not even have a few destroyers.
"Since the Chinese are still stubbornly resisting, then we must completely crush their resistance, destroy their unyielding will, and let them collapse completely." Honzhuang Muyi's eyes flashed with crazy light, and his excited fingers twitched a little, "Big