Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Japanese fleet's encirclement continued, continuously reducing the space that Zhou Tai's forces could move around in.
Nine Ghosts.
"Admiral, the enemy's main fleet will arrive in two hours."
Kuki Yoshitaka raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "They're quite fast."
With that, Kuki Yoshitaka turned around and looked at the generals standing behind him. "We have to speed up. We have to clean up the battlefield and change our formation before the enemy's main force arrives."
"Yes!"
The generals nodded.
Zhou Tai's troops were in an even more difficult situation under the relentless bombardment of the Japanese. The warships on the periphery were sunk one after another, and blood flowed like rivers. It was a miserable scene.
Like peeling an onion, Zhou Tai's forces were peeled off by the Japanese fleet.
This was how naval battles were. If the firepower of both sides was not on the same level, the difference in casualties might be even greater than the difference in military strength.
Although the Pacific Fleet's second formation could defend and counterattack under Zhou Tai's command, they were ultimately outnumbered and could only deal limited damage to the enemy.
On average, Zhou Tai's troops had to pay the price of six warships for every Japanese warship that sank.
Zhou Tai's troops were about to collapse.
"Why aren't the reinforcements here yet? Admiral, we can't hold on for much longer!" The vice-admiral was anxious.
Zhou Tai was also anxious, but as the commander, not only could he not reveal his anxiety, but he also had to pretend to be calm and composed to stabilize the morale of the troops.
Otherwise, they might not even have a chance of survival.
"Reinforcements are on their way. Tell our brothers to hold on a little longer," Zhou Tai said.
"Understood!"
The vice-admiral gritted his teeth and turned to leave. He was already prepared to die.
"At most, we'll just die."
The Great Xia army had never surrendered. "We can't afford to lose that face!"
Another hour passed.
Zhou Tai's troops were in a precarious situation. From the start of the battle, the difference in military strength between the two sides was getting bigger and bigger. At the start, it was one to five, but now it was one to fifteen.
The entire fleet was about to be wiped out by the Japanese.
On the deck of the Nine Ghosts, Kuki Yoshitaka was observing the entire battlefield through his binoculars. He was very satisfied with the fleet's performance. He smiled and said, "There's still one more hour. It's enough to clean up the battlefield!"
At this moment, at the bottom of the sea, three magic-powered submarines passed through the battlefield of cannon fire like ghosts and quickly headed toward Nine Ghosts and the other two secondary flagships.
One of them was Murakami Takeyoshi's flagship.
Lemuria was indeed an advanced civilization. Their submarines were even faster than warships.
Ten minutes later, all the submarines were in position.
"Fire!"
Following the order, the three submarines aimed at the bottom of their respective cabins almost at the same time.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
After three deafening explosions, the magic crystal cannons on the magic-powered submarine roared and released a beam of dazzling white light that was as thick as a bucket. Splitting the blue seawater, the cannons penetrated the bottom of the target's cabin easily and created a huge hole.
The surging seawater found an outlet and surged into the cabin.
What was even more shocking was that the white light didn't slow down at all and directly pierced through the enemy ship. In this way, even if the warship used watertight compartment technology, it would still be useless.
As expected of a bug-level existence, the might of the Magic Crystal Cannon was enough to put any other cannon to shame.
It was powerful, but it also burned a lot of money.
With just one shot, 50 units of magic crystals were used up, worth 100,000 gold coins.
On the surface of the sea.
The three flagships sank at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, only half of the hull was left.
"What's going on?"
Under the protection of his bodyguards, Kuki Yoshitaka miserably boarded a lifeboat.
Abandoning the ship was the only option.
No one could answer Kuki Yoshitaka's question. As the three flagships sank to the bottom of the sea one by one, the originally lively battlefield fell silent. No one knew what had happened.
Only Zhou Tai looked excited. He laughed loudly and said, "Brothers, reinforcements are here!"
Instantly, the entire remnant fleet was in an uproar.
Things weren't over yet. Before the Japanese could react, the remaining three capital ships were also destroyed one by one. It was the same silent attack, the same sure hit.
In less than ten minutes, the Japanese fleet's command system was completely paralyzed.
Just as Kuki Yoshitaka was about to board another warship and continue to command the battle, in the southern part of the Japanese fleet, Shi Lang's main fleet was already in sight.
"How is this possible?"
When Kuki Yoshitaka finally boarded the nearest warship, the Pacific Fleet had already pounced.
It turned out that Shi Lang had used a deceptive tactic.
Because of Mazu's existence, as well as the characteristics of the other territories, Great Xia's fleet was much faster than the fleets of the other territories. Kuki Yoshitaka didn't know about this.
Thus, when the Pacific Fleet advanced at a 'normal' speed, Kuki Yoshitaka didn't notice anything strange. In fact, he didn't even think about it.
This was the wrong way of thinking.
When they were about to reach the battlefield, the Pacific Fleet finally revealed its fangs. It instantly raised its speed to the maximum. A journey that should have taken one hour was completed in half an hour.
As such, the Japanese fleet was once again caught off guard.
Flagships were flagships not only because they were large, but also because they carried a complete command system, including nautical charts, sand tables, flags, war drums, messengers, and so on.
Ordinary warships didn't have these things.
Although Kuki Yoshitaka had boarded the warship, he couldn't quickly restore the command system. If he was given enough time, he would definitely be able to.
The problem was, would Shi Lang?
Of course not.
Shi Lang had racked his brains to find an opening.
The Pacific Fleet was like a ferocious tiger, biting its prey, wanting to kill it.
The situation on the battlefield was instantly reversed.
Just like that, the Japanese fleet's encirclement turned into the Pacific Fleet's counter-encirclement.
Cannons boomed, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
A cruel naval battle once again took place, but this time, both sides had lost one.
"Retreat!"
Although he was unwilling, Kuki Yoshitaka wisely chose to retreat. If they continued to fight, the Japanese fleet would definitely be buried in the ocean.
At this moment, another furious roar came from the bottom of the warship.
"Boom!"
The dormant magic-powered submarine once again showed its might, sinking Kuki Yoshitaka's new 'flagship'.
This time, Kuki Yoshitaka wasn't blessed by the goddess of luck. Not long after his small boat left, a cannonball fell from the sky and hit the boat.
"No ~ ~ ~"
Kuki Yoshitaka let out a cry of despair as the cannonball exploded beneath his feet.
Blood and flesh flew everywhere.
The Japanese fleet's commander finally died a pitiful death. His flesh and blood melted into the ocean, becoming food for the fishes.
What happened next was nothing out of the ordinary.
Relying on the magic-powered submarine, the Pacific Fleet launched a beautiful counterattack, defeating the Japanese fleet in one fell swoop and obtaining the first great victory of the national war.
In the next few days, Shi Lang would lead his fleet to hunt down the remnants of the Japanese fleet. He had to annihilate the Japanese fleet and completely seize control of the sea, creating the conditions for the second stage of the national war.
… …
Although Great Xia's Pacific Fleet had won, the dark clouds had yet to disperse.
Why was the Japanese fleet so unconventional, turning a blind eye to Handan City's Haizhou fleet and focusing on going against the Great Xia's Pacific fleet?
What role did the Haizhou fleet play in the formation of the Japanese fleet?
As the Japanese fleet was destroyed, everything became a mystery. 89
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