The Republic of Heroes

The rolling black clouds in the sky made Petrov's heart sink, and he secretly cried out that it was not good, the Suidong ship was ambushed.At this time, the sky was already bright, and the rising sun in the east of the sea radiated the unique golden brilliance of the morning sun, and a huge battleship appeared in this brilliance.

And the two Japanese warships that were still desperately fleeing just now began to circle in a big circle, as if they were about to enter a fighting posture.At this time, everyone in the command room also noticed this strange phenomenon. Why did the Japanese ship, which was desperately fleeing just now, put on a decisive battle posture?But after seeing the huge battleship approaching rapidly in the distance, his complexion was ashen.Dealing with the two battleships Suidong is already very difficult, let alone adding an intact battleship?

Some staff officers of the headquarters are already fearful. At this moment, they have left a deep impression on naval battles. They think that after the sinking of the battleship, everyone will fall into the cold sea water. They, or shamefully became Japanese prisoners.The most useless thing is that the army hasn't fired a single shot.

At this time, the communication sailors received a telegram that the second division that had already landed had assembled on the shore and asked for instructions on the next move.Wu Xiaoliang noticed the pessimism among these people, and he ordered the correspondent sailors to call back the Division Headquarters of the Second Division:

"The command of the Suidong Army Command, your department will immediately go north to reinforce Malinovsky, so as to drive the Japanese army into the sea." He is still full of confidence in the second division. Now that the Japanese army lacks the powerful artillery support of battleships, I believe it will be very difficult. He will soon be driven into the sea by the superior Suidong Army, and Liang Yuchun is famous for fighting tough battles, and his command style is calm and steady. He is full of confidence in victory.The only problem now is how to get the Suidong ship out of the immediate disadvantageous situation, but he knows that he knows nothing about naval warfare and cannot interfere with Petrov's command. Seeing a group of staff members whispering, he drove them all out.

"Staff officers of the headquarters, return to the cabin and wait for orders. It is strictly forbidden to go out without orders!"

Hearing Commander Wu's deportation order, the few guys who complained just now left the bridge in frustration, regretting that they had acted so cowardly just now, which left an impression of cowardice in the commander's mind, and they might be deported in the future out of headquarters.

This small episode did not affect Petrov's determination to fight the Japanese ship to the death. The naval battle is also a narrow road, and the brave wins. He ordered the Suidong ship to slow down, turn the rudder to the left, and once again turn the eight gates on the starboard side. The 305-caliber super-large main gun was exposed, and the ferocious barrel slowly rotated with the turret, aiming at the smoky Settsu. The open flames on the ship have been basically extinguished, but the command bridge has obviously been affected. There was already a problem with the coordination of the various guns. A salvo fired unevenly for 3 minutes, and all eight shells fell through.

The Asahi was slightly injured. He showed the Japanese army's unusually crazy and brave fighting style at this moment. He drove out from the rear of the Settsu, preparing to go around to the other side of the Suidong ship to encircle it. At the same time, in order to prevent other ships from run away.Another battleship for reinforcements can arrive at the battle waters within 15 minutes. By then, the strength of the Japanese navy will far exceed that of the Chinese navy, which has only one battleship, and is still scarred and one turret is incapable of fighting.

Fang Qidao was a little dissatisfied with Petrov's command. If he hadn't chased down the swindled Japanese ship just now, they wouldn't be surrounded by the Japanese navy now. His arrogance is precisely his fatal weakness. Blind pursuit of the highest honor without judging the situation may end up harming the sailors of the entire warship, or the entire fleet. No wonder the Russian army was defeated in the naval battle more than ten years ago.However, he didn't know the reasons for the Russian army's failure, conceit and underestimation of the enemy. More importantly, the Tsarist Navy lost its fighting spirit, and with a tired heart, it must be a bayonet fight with the passionate Japanese navy. There are losers and no winners.

Although the situation is critical at this time, the biggest difference from the past is that the imperial Russian sailors from the officers to the sailors all had the same purpose. They put aside their families and relatives, boarded the battleship without hesitation, and embarked on a journey. Just to defeat the Japanese navy and regain their glory.

Therefore, in the embarrassing situation of being encircled by the Japanese navy, the Suidong warship with White Russian sailors as its main force, instead of panicking, it assumed a desperate posture.

The Japanese commander on the bridge of the Settsu muttered to himself: "The Russians who worked for the Chinese became so brave?" They left the port because they hired a group of sailors who survived the Russo-Japanese sea battle. When he heard the news, he laughed with disdain like most people in the Admiralty. The Russians are greedy and greedy. Cowardly asses, the Chinese hired them as a stupid decision.

Although Petrov seemed calm and calm on the surface, he was still very worried and entangled in the current situation. The commander of the Suidong Army, Wu Xiaoliang, was on board. If he threw his employer's life at sea, how could they save it? honor?

Therefore, Petrov still maintains a consistent conservative style in combat orders, and always keeps a considerable distance from the two Japanese ships, so that although the opponent's 305mm main gun can get them, the accuracy rate will be greatly reduced. Secondary guns like hedgehogs simply don't have enough range.He anxiously waited for the news that the battle-damaged team had repaired the No. 6 turret to restore its power. The lack of two main guns was fatal to the weakness of the combat power.

At the same time, he had another piece of news that he didn't tell Wu Xiaoliang and the staff officer of the headquarters who was very dissatisfied with him, that is, the Suidong ship's shell reserves were running out.Therefore, shells must be saved before the No. 6 turret can be restored to combat capability.Because in this era of naval warfare, the shelling of targets has considerable randomness and uncertainty, and the probability of a single cannon hit cannot be lower. Therefore, naval warfare always uses the largest number of artillery salvos to increase the probability of hitting.

The observer's voice came from the megaphone.

"The Asahi is about to circle the bow of our ship. The Asahi is about to circle the bow of my ship... The Japanese army intends to surround us..."

Petrov had long judged the purpose of the Asahi, so confident and too arrogant, a warship in the early [-] tons dared to provoke the Suidong ship with a standard displacement of [-] tons, it was simply beyond its control.He shouted into the megaphone:

"All torpedo tubes target the Asahi, ready to fire!"

The observers calculated the distance and angle of the Asahi as quickly as possible, and sent the parameters to the torpedo sailors. As the countdown reached zero, five steam torpedoes with a caliber of 450mm shot into the water, drawing five white lines Go straight to Asahi.