The four "Longxing" class battleships opened fire while Takatoku was still pondering whether to make adjustments to the four light cruisers to the south, such as turning right by several dozen degrees, to take advantage of the opportunity when the fifth cruiser corps had drawn away the enemy's vanguard heavy cruiser squad, and find the main force squad hidden in the rear.
In fact, Takatoku had the chance to timely discover the four "Longxing" class battleships hidden beneath the clouds.
Around 11:50, the tenth cruiser corps, which had moved forward and then turned southward, sent a message claiming that four unidentified battleships had appeared to the north.
From the relative position, the main force squad of the Domestic Fleet was located to the north of the tenth cruiser corps.
At that time, what the lookout on the flagship "Changliang" of the tenth cruiser corps saw must have been the battleships of the main force squad, but, unfortunately, he did not identify them.
