Steel Soviet Union

Under continuous heavy artillery fire, the two Japanese destroyers anchored in the port had been hit by several bullets.

The huge destructive power of either 152 or 203 tore these two unprotected small warships to pieces and looked to be on the verge of collapse.

"Your Excellency, Commander! There is a fire in the No. 2 turret, and the No. 3 and 4 turrets are all lost! More than half of the anti-aircraft guns on both sides have been lost. The fire on the deck is being put out. The near-missing bomb caused the lower compartment to rupture and flood. Our ship has tilted 15 degrees to the left!"

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Listening to the bad news coming one after another from the captain next to him, Nagano Koji, with his eyes slightly closed, felt a little shaky and almost unsteady on his feet.

It's not that the hull is tilted due to water intrusion, but the combination of the above bad news undoubtedly illustrates one thing.

I am afraid that my command ship may not be saved.

"Where is the power cabin? How is the condition of the power cabin?"

To this day, Nagano Koji still has a glimmer of hope, but Captain Yoshimura's next words will undoubtedly drive his last hope into the abyss.

"The power cabin has also caught fire, Commander! Water has entered the cabin and the water depth has reached 30 centimeters. The damage control team is doing its best to rescue, but the operation still faces huge difficulties."

Captain Yoshimura used "still facing huge difficulties" to describe the damage control situation in the lower power cabin. This is actually similar to the Army Red Deer's "turning like the wind, asking for tactical guidance".

To put it bluntly, the situation has deteriorated to the point where I have to describe it in a few nice words. Commander, you must know what the specific situation is, right? After all, my family knows their own affairs.

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You can imagine what the "hot water" situation in the lower cabin is like right now.

Running around in knee-deep water, with the damage control team burning in flames above and beside me, it was probably almost like a hell sauna.

"Give up the rescue. As long as we can't move, there's no point in trying to rescue the power cabin."

"Seal the power cabin to prevent water from pouring back into other cabins. Concentrate the damage control team to other cabins and decks in need. Put out open flames as the first priority. Go quickly!"

The current situation is here where we can no longer even take care of starting the ship. Let the huge instantaneous water pressure caused by the near-missile bomb in the bulkhead, and the tearing of the power cabin continue to fill in with water. By then, the ship will not even be able to move. All have to sink.

Nagano Koji, who assessed the situation, issued an order that he considered to be the best choice.

However, Captain Yoshimura on the side was still unwilling to give up on his "loved ship", and almost cried after hearing such an order.

"Your Excellency, Commander, the Combined Fleet does not have many destroyers left. If we continue to lose like this, we will..."

"No need to say more! I understand what you want to say, but now we have no choice, execute the order! I will stick to my post and coexist with the warship! But the prerequisite is to ensure that the warship does not sink, hurry up! "

"Hi!"

Even though he had 10,000 reluctances in his heart, he had to carry out the order. Captain Yoshimura, who was short of tears and runny noses, immediately took the order and left. Nagano Koji, who was left with a gloomy look, remained in place and spoke coldly.

"Come on, Russian pigs, let me show you the true strength of the Imperial Navy!"

Nagano Koji, who was determined to fight to the end, no longer planned to sail the warship out of the port and implement the original battle plan. The reality no longer allowed him to do so.

Of course, Nagano Koji also knew very well why the Russians did not attack the urban area where the Army Red Deer was stationed, but focused their fire on the port. They were just targeting the gold, silver, treasures, antiques, calligraphy and paintings that were filled with transport ships.

The most direct evidence is that the Russians' fierce heavy artillery firepower was such that not one of them hit the two transport ships parked on another pier in the port, but not too far away.

To say that the Russians did not know what was being transported inside and did not come specifically for this purpose, Nagano Koji, who sneered to himself, asked himself that he did not believe it at all. Generally speaking, wouldn't transport ships that may be full of troops and supplies be the most worthy of being killed first?

Warships with better anti-sinking performance are not so easy to solve quickly. Instead, they may cause the transport ship to be frightened and flee or evacuate its crew and cargo, thereby weakening the impact of the attack.

In any case, the Russians' purpose was very clear, and the transport ship was indeed speeding away under its own orders.

Nagano Koji judged that the Russians would definitely not give up so easily and just sit back and watch the treasure they got slip away. As expected, the attack force should arrive immediately.

By then, as long as the warships have not sunk and can continue to fight, they will definitely give these arrogant Russia a look.

The Akizuki-class destroyer, with a full load displacement of up to 3,700 tons, is indeed a big one. At the level of destroyers in World War II, it is already comparable to a Big Mac. It is much larger than those small destroyers that can easily weigh one or two thousand tons. How many.

Of course, when it comes to warships, as long as the shipbuilding process is not too stretched, the actual performance is not up to standard, the design indicators are not met, and the performance of such a large tonnage cannot be exerted.

So a larger tonnage ship almost means better structural resistance and better anti-sinking performance. It has a shocking tonnage of 20,000 tons, but the Shinano aircraft carrier only took 4 torpedoes and sank. No, that thing is an exception.

The reason why Nagano Koji dared to bet that he could hold out until the Russian ground troops arrived was because of the large tonnage and good structural resistance of the Akizuki-class destroyer.

As long as too much water does not lead to sinking, simply bombarding the surface of the ship to destroy the Qiuyue-class destroyer is obviously not possible in a short time based on the power of army artillery.

At least before the destroyer is destroyed, the transport ship will evacuate first. If the Russians cannot tolerate it, they can only send troops to rush into the port.

At that time, the Russians will surely be taught a good lesson with their naval guns, and even if they are broken, they will still have to bring more Russians on the road together.

Nagano Koji, who was planning in this way, did not expect that the opponent he was about to face next would be a "gun tank" running on land carrying a destroyer main gun with a larger caliber than his command ship. .

"Reporting to Comrade Division Commander, the two Japanese destroyers still show no signs of sinking, but nearly 70% of their hull surfaces have been covered by artillery fire. Fires are spreading everywhere. It is expected that there will not be much combat power left."

Before the words of the chief of staff's report had finished, Kulbalov had no time to respond. The next second, a major was heard sprinting into the camp and speaking repeatedly.

"Comrade division commander, it's bad! The chimney of the Japanese transport ship in the port is smoking, and they are trying to run away!"