Chapter 439 We are not going to Pearl Harbor anymore, let’s gather around the area to provide support! (Please subscribe, please vote monthly)

"Torpedoes launched!"

"Pray quickly, quickly!"

"God the Heavenly Father bless us, God the Heavenly Father bless the Chinese and British ships"

Hong Renkun and Feng Yilong, who were blessed with great luck, also saw the torpedo being launched, so they began to ask God to help them aim.

This time, the Kongming class also risked their lives and released 10 fatal 630mm "big mines" at once, all aimed at the Monmouth, which was aboard Major General Boehmer.

Immediately afterwards, the Warrior-class and the three Guard-class ships following the Kongming also launched 50 630 mm or 530 mm steam gas torpedoes. They were first pushed out of the launch tube by high pressure and fell into the sea with a splash. After falling into the water,

At the same time, the steam gas torpedo's motor began to start, and the propeller at the tail of the torpedo also began to rotate rapidly. The rotating propeller pushed the slender torpedo to break through the waves at a high speed of more than 30 knots in the sea water, heading towards the British coast 5,000 meters away.

The warship rushed away.

However, it is night now, and the visibility is very poor. They can only rely on moonlight and intermittent flares for illumination. Therefore, the British army did not see the torpedo launch, and it is impossible for them to see the torpedo wake formed by a large number of bubbles now. Therefore, the British

The human formation did not know that dozens of fatal torpedoes were rushing toward them, so they maintained their original formation and did not take any evasive posture.

It was too late, but it was fast. Boehmer had just regained his balance with the help of his staff, and was calculating how many rounds it would take to hit the Ming army cruiser, which looked to be the size of a battleship. Kong Ming

The 630mm torpedo launched by No. 1 has arrived!

Moreover, these torpedoes seemed to have become refined. The first torpedo that arrived hit the waterline armor of the Monmouth. However, how could the 102 mm armor block the 630 mm torpedo? There was only one sound.

With a loud noise, the waterline armor belt of the Monmouth's starboard amidships opened a hole that even a car could enter and exit, and the sea water rushed in!

The vibration caused by the violent explosion knocked Bomei, who had just stood firm, to the ground. This time he fell upside down, and his bald head hit the floor hard, cracking it at that time.

Blood flowed down his face. But before he could recover from the dizziness caused by hitting the steel plate with his head, the Monmouth shuddered violently again! This time the torpedo hit the bow of the unlucky cruiser.

The 630mm "Big Thunder", but this time it hit not the armored belt. Because the Monmouth's armored belt did not extend to the bow, when the 630mm "Big Thunder" hit the thin steel plate,

The damage caused was even more astonishing. The huge explosion shock wave squeezed the seawater and broke through the steel plate, and then penetrated several baffles and compartments one after another, destroying almost half of the bow.

The two huge and terrifying holes that appeared in the bow and amidships of the ship were of course extremely fatal, killing Rear Admiral Boehme and all the British Royal Navy officers and soldiers on the Monmouth.

The crazy influx of water soon caused this armored cruiser with a standard displacement of 9,800 tons to completely lose its balance. It quickly rolled to the right and sank. In just the blink of an eye, the Monmouth completely disappeared in Guadalcanal.

On the sea next to the island.

But the sinking of the Monmouth was just the beginning of the Royal Navy's disaster!

It was the 630mm "big mine" fired by the Kongming. I don't know how it sailed, but it actually hit the bow of the Bedford following the Monmouth - it was the one with little armor protection.

The bow of the ship! The torpedo exploded as soon as it touched the steel plate. This explosion directly broke off part of the Bedford's bow, directly decapitating it! Can it be repaid now? The armored cruiser was destroyed

How big was the hole that appeared after the "decapitation"? The sea water poured in like crazy, and it was not blocked at all.

Therefore, the Bedford soon followed in the footsteps of the Monmouth, but instead of capsizing, it plunged headlong into the sea and became a diving ship that never floated.

Next is Donegal, which is also a Monmouth-class ship. The 9,800-ton hull looks very strong, but it cannot withstand the explosion of a 530 mm steam gas torpedo - for an armored cruiser of this level, 630

There is not much difference between the mine and the 530 mine, one dies faster and the other dies slower.

Three 530mm steam gas torpedoes hit the stern and amidships of the ship one after another, hitting the bottom of the ship. What they exploded were not holes, but gaps! A "hole" was directly blown open, and the sea water was really hundreds of thousands of times.

Thousands of tons were pouring in, and there was no chance of rescue. However, its captain, Colonel Aspen, still had time to issue the order to abandon the ship. He also saved his own life, using his freestyle skills to swim with a group of people.

The sailor swam to Guadalcanal. Later, he persisted on this desolate and inhabited island for three full years before he was discovered and returned to the UK. He was also welcomed by Queen Victoria and Prince Jushi at St. James Palace.

cordial reception.

The Berwick armored cruiser soon followed in the footsteps of its three sister ships, but it was much stronger than the first three. It was hit by five 530 mines in a row before sinking helplessly due to too much water.

In the sea near Guadalcanal. Before it sank, half of the crew on the ship had evacuated. However, most of them were not rescued, but became a meal for the sharks in the Solomon Sea.

The result of killing four armored cruisers in a short period of time, not to mention the British did not expect it, even the officers and soldiers of the Ming Navy were dumbfounded. They usually did not achieve this result when firing training torpedoes at night during their usual training!

11 out of 50 mines were hit, and 4 10,000-ton armored patrols were destroyed and sunk. This achievement appeared in actual combat. It was simply a feat of martial arts!

The sea suddenly became quiet, and the cannons on both sides were no longer powerful. They were stunned for five minutes before Guo Xiaobao reacted. After a burst of ecstatic laughter, he loudly ordered: "Guns, target."

Change to British destroyers free fire!"

After sinking the cruiser, of course we cannot let go of the destroyer. Even the torpedo boats and gunboats are also the results of the battle! They are also tools of imperialism's aggression and must be eliminated!

Following Guo Xiaobao's order, the naval battle near Guadalcanal started again. Six "kindergarten" class destroyers with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons became the ferocious cruisers and 2,000 ton "big destroyers" of the Ming Dynasty.

The goal!

However, these British destroyers still ran very fast, and they did not bother to salvage the British officers and soldiers who fell into the water. When they saw something was wrong, they all turned around and ran away. In the end, only two were sunk, but the four "baby destroyers" that escaped were also

They did not run well and directly led the formation led by the cruiser Kong Ming to the vicinity of the flagship of the British Royal Navy's Australian Grand Fleet, the William IV.

The Wilhelm IV is a giant ship with a full row of 35,000 tons and 10 14-inch cannons. How can a large cruiser like the Kongming class dare to touch it? Seeing its hazy figure from a distance, Guo Xiaobao

The order to evacuate was decisively issued.

And using the moonlight to look at the back of the Kongming-class large cruiser that was about to disappear, William Baga, who already knew that all four of his armored cruisers had been destroyed by "a handful of torpedoes", was shaking when he spoke!

"Quickly, send power to His Majesty the Emperor. I, we are not going to Pearl Harbor anymore. We are going to surround the point to provide reinforcements. We are going to Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands!"
Chapter completed!