Eight Hundred and Sixty-Five 2 Destroyers

There are many, many factors that can interfere with whether a shell hits the target. When firing the cannon, whether the shooting parameters input by the cannon are correct, whether the cannonball encounters wind in various directions in the air, etc. On naval warships, it is also necessary to calculate whether the warship is swaying, and how the enemy ship is moving when firing - this series of factors makes it extremely difficult for the navy to hit the opponent, and it is often found that dozens of launches do not hit the opponent. Case.

However, in many naval battles, the warships participating in the battle hit the opponent with a few classic salvos, and completed the naval battles that will be recorded in the annals of history. What did they rely on? In addition to the rigorous and hard training of the sailors and the sophisticated aiming equipment on the battleship, another indispensable factor is faith.

Yes, it is faith! Believe in God, Believe in Buddha, Believe in Brother Chun, no matter what you believe in, if you keep praying when you fire the cannon, something unexpected will always happen: either this time the shot misses a thousand miles away, or the shell hits the target , in short, something must happen-this is the power of belief, whether you believe it or not, there are many people who believe it anyway.

The U.S. fleet is actually not a small destroyer fleet, but a vanguard fleet consisting of 3 cruisers and 3 destroyers. Not far behind this force is a larger fleet. The purpose is not 8∽ routine patrols, but to challenge the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy.

These Japanese do not know, their three destroyers showed three poor signals on the American cruiser, which made the U.S. Navy judge that the opponent only had such three lambs to be slaughtered, so the leading three cruisers and three The destroyer accelerated forward and confronted the Japanese destroyer fleet head-on. The Americans intended to cover up the fact that their large forces entered the Marshall Sea, so they willingly launched artillery battles against the Japanese, which the Japanese are best at.

But when the U.S. Navy’s first range-finding shell hit the side of a destroyer of the Japanese Navy, all the naval officers standing on the U.S. Navy bridge and watching the battle with binoculars were shot bravely by their own gunners. I was stunned, how could the first shot be nearly missed and almost kill the opponent?

However, such a good start still improves the morale of the American warships and sailors. Everyone who knew about this matter cheered. The U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron has been invincible against Japanese Navy destroyers for a long time, and today it is finally a small mouthful. .

Immediately afterwards, the American gunners adjusted the shooting angle of their artillery according to the usual training, and then fired their second shot today-no one thought about what kind of results this shell could achieve. This is the same as most people who have prepared for the college entrance examination all their lives do not think that they can be admitted to Tsinghua University.

The exciting miracle happened again. At this time, the U.S. Navy realized that the first shot it missed just now was entirely because of its lack of imagination. Because this shell was impartial, it just hit the bridge of the Japanese destroyer, and the splash of fire could be seen clearly more than ten kilometers away.

It's like spending 100,000 on a car,

It turned out to be a brand new Porsche Cayenne when the canvas was lifted; it was as if a newly married girl suddenly knew that she was marrying the richest man in the local area—the soldiers of the U.S. Navy now feel that they are very manly at this second, and at this second I feel very comfortable.

The Japanese navy on the opposite side is feeling a bit bitter now. They have heard how capable the U.S. navy is. The accuracy of artillery battles is no match for the rigorously trained Japanese navy. Adversary of the Navy.

The destroyer Yukikaze is a new ship that Japan has just served for a short time, because the captain Toda Kenjiro is too young to become the commander-in-chief of this destroyer patrol fleet. At this time, the flagship was blown into a pile of sinking ships. Scrap iron, Toda Kenjiro was so frightened that he didn't know what to do.

He looked at his first mate, not knowing whether to order to turn the bow of the ship or fire to fight. And the distress signal from the flagship on the other side also made him feel that he should lean over to rescue those friendly soldiers who were about to be submerged in the water.

"Lieutenant Commander! Lieutenant Commander! What should we do now? At this time, we should continue to fight! It is not an option to meet each other like this!" The first officer is more experienced. He has served on other warships and participated in some Nanyang warships. Combat, so it can be regarded as the most experienced officer on the bridge of the Yukikaze.

With such a reminder from the chief mate, Toda Kenjiro Zhongzuo remembered what he should do, and he quickly issued a combat order to continue fighting without retreating: "Speed ​​up! Get ready for torpedo launch! Long live the Empire of Japan! I I will never die with the U.S. military!"

After everyone heard this order, they felt that their future was that the widow died and their son was completely hopeless. In the case that the flagship has been shot and sank, it is absolutely a suicide choice to fight to the death with the superior US military on the opposite side. But at this time, the Japanese navy was holding back the resentment that they could not fight decisively. When they heard the captain's murderous order to fight to the death, no one raised any objections.

"At this time, let's let go of our comrades who were sunk by the enemy and not go to the rescue. It's not justified by reason and reason. Let's turn the bow and go back to rescue." Finally, when everyone thought they were going to die here, The chief mate expressed his thoughts in a mature and solemn manner.

So the non-commissioned officers began to nod and echoed: "The heroic companions of our army are still struggling in the water. This is not a time for us to rely on momentary resentment to die with the enemy. We should put saving people first and salvage friendly soldiers. Do the math again."

Smart people know that if you turn the bow of the ship to rescue the friendly army, then what nonsense is there to care about, most likely you will catch someone who is lucky, and then slip away. But at this time, there are not many people who want to be taken advantage of, especially on the destroyer Xuefeng, there are really not many people who are willing to die for the empire.

Toda Kenjiro gave the order to fight to the death only after his blood surged up for a while. Looking back now, he also feels that he should not just be buried on such a small battlefield so casually. In order to keep a useful body, continue to serve the empire Contributing his strength, he did not object to the words of the first officer, but just pursed his lips and thought in silence.

In the end, rationality prevailed over madness. He looked at his first officer and all the personnel on the bridge, felt the shells of the large-caliber naval guns of the US Navy hit the sea not far from him, and finally issued a new Order: "Tell the friendly ships that our ship is turning, and the content of the operation has been changed to rescue the friendly troops who fell into the water! Ask them to provide cover!"

Hearing such an order, everyone was obviously relieved. Due to the small tonnage of the destroyer, the speed of U-turn was not slow. Cutting through the waves on the water surface, the sharp bow was deflected to one side. And because it was going to save people and not to die, everyone showed 120% enthusiasm, and the speed of the boat seemed to be faster.

The other Japanese destroyer was not an idiot either. They saw another Japanese battleship Yukikaze turn around, so they also turned the bow and signaled that they were going to cover the retreat of the Yukikaze destroyer, so the two Japanese navy ships The destroyer has been aggressive from the beginning, and it has turned into a scurrying mouse in the blink of an eye.

"Baga! This is not covering us, it runs faster than us!" On the bridge of the destroyer Yukikaze, Toda Kenjiro cursed as he watched the friendly destroyer turn its bow almost at the same time as them. It seems that not only the destroyer Xuekaze wants to survive in a majestic way, but another destroyer is also planning to do so.

In such a tragic situation, whether there is time to rescue the friendly soldiers who fell into the water, Toda Kenji Lang Zhongzuo also had no confidence in his heart, so when he turned half of the bow, he fired all the torpedoes that could be launched according to the usual practice, hoping to give Get yourself more time.

Of course, the destroyer of the friendly army did the same. The Japanese army fired almost 0 torpedoes in one breath, which was considered to have completed its own attack mission. It looked like it was going to rescue people who fell into the water.

However, although the Yukikaze wanted to rescue people and leave, it was unexpected that another destroyer did better. After the Japanese destroyer sent a signal to the Yukikaze with a light signal that "the US warship is approaching", it immediately After making a big circle, he accelerated and began to escape from this sea area.

This gave Toda Kenjiro an urge to scold his mother. The destroyer Yukikaze under his command somehow prevaricated in the name of saving people, but the other party didn't even want to lose face, and directly chose Hong Guoguo's escape strategy!

"Baga! Baga! Baga!" Kenjiro Toda, whose face was blue with anger, knew that without the cover of friendly troops, the sudden slowdown of his ship would definitely cause the American warship to catch up and sink it. If you still want to If you want to save people, you won't even be able to die in battle. It's just dressing yourself up as a target for US warships to shoot at.

So Toda Kenjiro had to give up his plan to rescue the friendly army, and shouted loudly: "Accelerate! Get out of this sea area! Send a telegram to Marshal Yamamoto! Say that we have discovered the American fleet." As for the Japanese in the water Sailors, all seem to have opted for temporary amnesia.

Standing on the bridge and punching the railing with a fist, Toda Kenjiro looked at the friendly soldiers in the water and cursed loudly: "Damn Shigure! He can run faster than me!"