At 6:30 pm, the Sea Scales raised the battle flag and the battle speed was. The fourth team, Flying Eagle, Flying Eagle, and Flying Eagle escorts the left and right. The entire fleet quickly chased the Japanese ship Anyi.

At the same time, the fifth and sixth teams that were searching nearby in a net style also raised the battle flags, and the battle speed advanced forward, and tried to encircle the Japanese ship from the left and right wings.

The Anyi is a fast cruiser with a speed of 20 knots. For high speed, protection and firepower are naturally sacrificed, with only two 150mm main guns, four 105mm secondary guns, and 8 47mm rapid-fire guns. If the cruising capacity reaches 800 nautical miles, it is just a gunboat.

However, although the speed of 20 knots was very fast, his opponents were the Sea Scale and a group of high-speed lightning-striking hunting ships. This speed advantage suddenly disappeared.

At 7:35 pm, the Sea Scale was less than 1,700 meters away from the Anyi. The twelve hunting ships of the Fifth and Sixth Teams had already caught up with the Anyi and quickly blocked the Anyi route.

"Bang bang bang!"

Without saying anything, Feiyu took the lead in firing at Anyi. One 12-pound rapid-fire gun (76 mm) and two 6-pound (47 mm) rapid-fire guns on the side of the ship opened fire violently. In an instant, rows of shells were shot at Anyi, which immediately lit up the night sky.

Immediately afterwards, the other five destroyers of the Fifth Team followed the Flying Fish and used rapid-fire guns to bombard enemy ships. At the same time, the six destroyers of the Sixth Team also opened fire on the Anyi on the other side.

Although the caliber and number of guns of the Feiyu-class hunting ships were not as good as those of the Anyi, they could not stand it. Twelve hunting ships lined up in an "eight" shape to lock the Anyi inside, occupying the best shooting position. A large number of rapid-fire gun shells poured on the Anyi, causing bullet marks on the Anyi and a large number of casualties.

An Yihao never thought that the other party would not say hello, and he attacked hard, and immediately suffered a great loss.

Kuroda Qingming immediately ordered a counterattack.

"Dong!Dong!"

An Yi opened fire with a 150mm cannon in front and behind, which poses a huge threat to the flying fish-class hunting ship, because the fragile hull cannot withstand a single shot directly hit. Fortunately, it has entered the night time, and the cannon that relies on the eyes of the shooter to watch will not easily hit the target at night. In addition, the flying fish-class hunting ship has a speed of up to 30 knots, so it is difficult to lock. Similarly, in night battles, small-tonnage hunting ships take advantage of speed, and rapid-fire cannons are also a weapon for night battles.

After more than half an hour of fighting between the two sides, the Anyi was surrounded by twelve high-speed hunting ships. They suffered a great loss in firepower and speed. The hull was bounced and caught fire, and it also became an obvious target in the night.

At 8:25, An Yi was blocked by the fifth and sixth teams one after another, and had to avoid turning many times under the opponent's firepower. In this way, the Sea Python, which had been chasing at combat speed, finally caught up with An Yi.

With the addition of the Sea Python, An Yi suddenly felt extremely sad.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

At night, the sea python fired volleys on the starboard side. The starboard side of the Sea Scale flashed, thick smoke spewed out, and a series of shells burst out, and streaming light shot towards the Japanese ship.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The shells exploded, causing huge water columns to splash, and the sea water splashed and the waves rolled.

"Avoid! Avoid!"

On the Anyi, Kuroda Qingming kept shouting, ordering the warships to evade the artillery fire of the Sea Scale.

At half past eight, with a loud bang, a 150-kilogram shell fired by the main gun of the Sea Scale ship hit the second chimney behind the Anyi ship, and immediately exploded the second chimney.

In an instant, a huge ball of flame rose from the Anyi, illuminating half of the sky.

The Anyi chimney was blown off, and thick smoke rolled out. The coal ash that had not been burned inside suddenly burned violently when encountering an open flame, and a sea of ​​fire was instantly lit.

On the Sea Python, Chen Jiliang shouted OK.

At this time, Wu Daqing suddenly said, "Captain, I suggest letting him have a way out!"

Chen Jiliang, who was excited, immediately said unhappy: "What does this mean?"

Wu Daqing smiled and said, "Sir, I have been wasting more than two hours and finally determined that the Japanese ship opposite is Anyi."

Chen Jiliang asked, "What's wrong with the Anyi? Since it's a Japanese ship, it has to be killed. There's nothing to say!"

Wu Daqing quickly explained: "Sir, the Anyi and Langsu are the escort warships of the third batch of Japanese troops transport fleets."

Chen Jiliang asked: "If the Chief of Staff has something to say, just say it?"

Wu Daqing then said: "The Anyi was not with the fleet, which means that the Japanese was already alert. It was impossible for them to be on the original route. It is night now, and it is almost impossible for us to find the Japanese fleet."

Chen Jiliang asked, "What do you mean?"

Wu Daqing replied: "I suggest you put the Anyi number and let him take us to find the Japanese fleet!"

Chen Jiliang frowned and said, "But the Japanese ship found that we followed him, would he take us there obediently?"

Wu Daqing smiled and said, "Look, this Japanese ship is made of iron-ribbed wooden shells. Now it is a fire. It is a huge target at night. Our fleet turns off the lights and follows from afar. At the same time, the chimney of the Japanese ship was broken, and the thick smoke drifted along the sea surface. You can smell it from afar. At the speed of our hunting ship, they will definitely not be able to escape. Moreover, our hunting ship has a small target and cannot be discovered at night."

Chen Jiliang had one last question: "The Japanese ship may not necessarily go to find a troop transport fleet, or it may return to the home port."

Wu Daqing smiled and said, "This Japanese ship is a frigate of the Japanese fleet. When he found us, he would definitely rush back and warn the Japanese fleet to strengthen the vehicle ring and prevent us from attacking!"

"It makes sense! It depends on the Chief of Staff's opinion!"

Chen Jiliang felt that this plan was feasible and immediately agreed to Wu Daqing's suggestion.

With the rapid whistling of the radio speakers, this is a signal to lift the state of combat.

The fifth and sixth warships in the nearby battle stopped attacking and turned around and returned to the team.

On the Anyi, Captain Kuroda Qingming didn't understand the other party's intentions, but the other party ceased, so he would be happy without having to bury himself in the fish belly with Anyi.

"Captain, why didn't the Qing army beat us?"

"China and Japan have not officially declared war. I think they don't want to go too far!"

"What should we do?"

"We will chase the fleet immediately and we must tell the news to Lord Uchida Masato!"

Kuroda Kiyomi seemed to be beaten and didn't realize it was just a trap. He ordered people to put out the fire immediately and rescue the wounded. At the same time, he ordered the Anyi to sail northwest and chase the fleet.

In the darkness about one kilometer behind the Anyi, two flying fish-class hunting ships followed quietly. Five miles away were the three ships of the Sea Python, Feiting, and Feiying, as well as the remaining ten hunting ships of the Fifth Team and the Sixth Team.

Two hours later, the Anyi extinguished the fire. But the chimney was broken, and the ship was still thick and thick smoke rolled, and it was impossible to keep people. In addition, the sight at night was less than a hundred meters, so it was impossible to find the two tracking ships five hundred meters away.

At the same time, the Anyi ship was still on the lights. Because the hull was damaged in many places, it urgently needed repairs, and a large number of casualties were injured and injured, and surgery was urgently needed. In this way, the Anyi ship with the lights turned on was a navigation light on the sea at night, making it very easy to follow the Qing Empire warships, and even the Sea Python five miles away could know the exact location of the Anyi ship.

At the same time, the Hailin sent a report to the fleet at any time based on the route of the Anyi.

After receiving the report, Deng Shichang quickly analyzed the situation with Lin Jianzhang, Zhao Sheng, Gao Erqian, You Xuekai and others. After affirming Chen Jiliang's tactics, he roughly estimated the possible location of the Japanese troops transport fleet. At the same time, the fleet routes were continuously corrected according to the Anyi route and direction, and gradually locked the Japanese fleet's position and ordered the fleet ships to accelerate at combat speed and seize the shortcuts to rush.

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At five o'clock in the morning on May 31, on the sea 12 nautical miles southeast of Miyakojima, the third fleet of Japanese troops was slowly advancing towards Miyakojima.

In another hour and a half, the fleet can safely sail into Kamishima Bay in Mian Kyushu, where the Japanese navy's shore defense artillery cannons can block invading enemies.

The sky was heavy, and the wind blew on the sea, and the waves were about half a meter high.

This little wave does not affect the warship, but for the troop transport ship, many Japanese soldiers on it could not stand it and immediately vomited and diarrhea.

The Anyi dragged the long black smoke back to the fleet. The Langsu staff officer saw that the Anyi was scarred and quickly reported to Masatoshi Uchida.

"Report! An Yihao is back!"

Uchida Masato was woken up from his sleep, and looked at the staff officer's abnormality, so he frowned and said, "What's going on?"

The staff officer said: "The Anyi was besieged by the Qing Empire warships and was almost sunk."

Masato Uchida sat up and asked while putting on his clothes, "Where is Kuroda?"

"Arriving on the ship!"

Masato Uchida hurriedly left the captain's room and headed outside.

When he arrived on the deck, Masato Uchida looked at An Yi not far away. He saw that An Yi was covered in bullet marks and was injured in many places, as if he had been burnt all over. It can be seen that he had experienced a battle.

At this time, Kuroda Qingming was covered in blood and the wolf climbed up the deck from the rope ladder.

"What's going on?"

Masato Uchida asked anxiously.

"Report to the Colonel, the Ahn Yi was ordered to go to Amami Island to investigate, but before he even arrived at Amami Island, he encountered the Qing Empire's warships. They had no choice but to fight when they saw us. There were dozens of warships on the other side, and the ship fought bloody battles before escaping at night."

Kuroda Kiyomi had to brag about it to cover up his embarrassment.

However, Masato Uchida originally wanted to comfort him, but after hearing this, he was furious.

"asshole!"

Masato Uchida praised him for a slap and cursed: "Idiot, dozens of warships are besieging you, can you come back alive? Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"

Kuroda Kiyomi said aggrievedly: "I'm sorry, it's more than a dozen warships!"

Masato Uchida slapped him again and said angrily: "A dozen warships besiege you, and you can't come back!"

Kuroda Qingming said depressedly: "Everything I said this time is true!"

Masato Uchida was about to slap him in the face, but suddenly heard a scream above the mast tower: "Enemy ships! A large number of enemy ships!"

Uchida Masato immediately let go of Kuroda Qingming, ran up the bridge a few steps, picked up the telescope and looked into the distance, and saw a large number of Qing Empire warships emitting black smoke, quickly sailing towards the fleet.

Uchida Masato immediately understood everything and cursed Kuroda Kiyomi as a fool, but actually led the enemy ship over. Uchida Masato was about to shoot him and was stopped by Obogong who rushed over.

At this moment, killing Kuroda Qingming would be useless.

The Langsu immediately raised the battle flag, and Kuroda Qingming also returned to the Anyi, preparing to make meritorious service.

Thirteen Japanese troops transport fleets quickly circled from the east of Miyakojima and accelerated towards Kamishima Bay. However, no matter how the troops transport ship accelerated, its maximum speed was only 9 to 10 knots.

At the same time, the Fifth and Sixth Teams of the Qing Empire circled from the west side of Miyakojima with a combat speed of 30 knots, preparing to intercept the Japanese troops transport fleet.

The Langsu and Anyi tried to intercept, but their speed was obviously not up to the limit. Moreover, five large armored cruisers appeared on the flanks, forcing them not to pursue them, so they had to guard the troops transport ship at the end.

At this moment, the Langsu and Anyi had to cut off the rear for the troops transport fleet. However, both Uchida Shitoshi and Kuroda Kiyomi understood that with the power of the Langsu and Anyi, the five large armored cruisers of the Second Team of the Qing Empire could not stop the attack of the five large armored cruisers of the Second Team of the Qing Empire.
To be continued...