The Republic of Heroes

The battle has been going on for three hours, the sea is shimmering, and everything seems to be calm, but the rumbling guns interrupted this short peace again.A cannonball hit the waterline at the stern of the Suidong ship, and the 2)mm Krupp steel armor was pierced by the powerful kinetic energy generated by the explosion, and the seawater rushed into the stern cabin like a bank bursting.

Everyone in the command room has slightly felt that the posture of the hull is changing, and the hull is gradually tilting backwards.After Wu Xiaoliang learned that the waterline armor at the stern of the ship had been penetrated, he immediately asked Petrov worriedly:

"Closing the water-tight compartment, can it stop the sinking of the warship?" If it can't be stopped, he decided to order the Suidong ship to ram the Japanese ship Settsu forward, and at worst, they will die together.

Petrov replied solemnly but pretending to be relaxed:

"The whole ship has six water-proof compartments. After closing the water-proof compartment at the stern, the attitude of the Suidong ship will change when the stern is filled with water, but it will not be silent. Please rest assured, Your Excellency."

After firing a salvo, the Japanese ship somehow stopped firing and stopped.Of course Petrov would not give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and immediately ordered to shoot.This time the Settsu was really lucky, all the shells avoided it, but the companion of the Settsu, the Satsuma, was very unlucky. A shell hit its midship, and the shell cracked it less than 150mm The main armor belt is drilled directly into the hull, which unfortunately happens to be the boiler room.A few seconds later, a violent explosion occurred on the midship of the Satsuma, and there were one after another at the same time. The thick smoke sprayed out of the gap was tens of meters high, and the sea water poured in from the huge gap unstoppably.

The Japanese Fleet Commander of the Settsu saw this desperate scene, and knew that the Satsuma was finished, the situation turned sharply, and the advantage of the Imperial Navy was evened out a little bit. This naval battle is destined to become a battle of shame for him .Under his leadership, the three battleships confronted the Hanoi captured by the Chinese with absolute superiority. One was sunk, one was severely damaged and the other lost power, and the flagship where the fleet commander was located also suffered heavy losses.The ministers of the Admiralty will be furious when they hear the news.

And he will become the second disgrace of the empire and the imperial navy after Ryuichi Hashimoto. At this moment, he has made up his mind that after sinking the Hanoi captured by the Chinese, he will kill himself to thank the emperor and save a samurai Final glory and dignity.

There were cheers again in the command room, but there was faint worry in the cheers. The situation of the Suidong ship was not optimistic. The stern of the ship had been filled with water. At the end, due to the serious tilt angle, the twin 305mm main guns of the No. [-] turret could no longer shoot. The battle-damaged team looked at the turret that had just been repaired and regained power, with a look of unwillingness.

Wu Xiaoliang sees hope, the naval battle has reached this stage, and it is impossible to die. As long as the Settsu is sunk, the remaining Asahi can only be slaughtered by the Suidong ship, and the dawn of victory has arrived.

"Your Excellency, sink the Settsu, victory will be ours!"

Petrov is full of admiration for this Chinese general from the bottom of his heart. Naval battles are the greatest test of a person's willpower, because the sinking of a battleship means that they will lose their platform on which they can stand, and the sea will swallow them mercilessly. The enemy ship's machine guns will also ruthlessly harvest these Chinese sailors who have fallen into the water and have no ability to resist. There is no way out, and there is no hope of survival.In that great war that year, countless sailors died in such a tragic way. What a good young man, his life was swallowed up by a failed naval battle.

And this army general, who has never been to sea, can still remain calm when faced with the hopeless situation of being sunk, which is difficult for even sailors who have been floating at sea all year round.

At this moment of victory, the voice of the report from the megaphone plunged everyone into depression and panic.

"The No. 12 turret is ready, the target is Settsu, and there are only [-] ammunition left."

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"The No. 10 turret is fully stocked, and the target Settsu has only [-] ammunition left."

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The shell reserves on the Suidong ship were only enough for five salvos, but the chances of five salvos killing the Settsu, which was basically intact in combat effectiveness, and the Asahi, which had lost combat effectiveness, were almost zero.

Wu Xiaoliang put down the binoculars, feeling very sorry.

"Get ready to retreat. If you continue to fight, the result will be even more unacceptable than losing both." He didn't directly mention the absolutely unfavorable situation that would result from running out of ammunition and food.Petrov also started to retreat at this time. Without shells, the naval battle could no longer continue. Although Settsu's combat effectiveness was basically intact, its hull was seriously injured, and it might not be easy to pursue it.

However, unexpectedly, when the Suidong ship was turning to intersperse to leave the battlefield, the Setjin speeded up, dragging the seriously injured hull. After more than ten minutes of pursuit, the first three double-seaters of the Setjin While the twin-mounted main gun was driving at high speed, a salvo of six guns came.This volley probably created the record for the highest hit rate in history, with six shots and three hits. However, only one hit the Suidong ship, and the other two made a big oolong that made them regret it. The Suidong ship hit the Asahi, which had lost its power, and all of them hit the vital points. The hull exploded violently, was thrown off the sea surface, and then fell heavily on the sea surface. The hull broke from the middle, and it seemed to be dying.

Petrov was stunned by the scene in front of him, "What the hell are you doing, the little Japanese bastard?"

It was not until the voice of the battle damage team reporting the damage to the hull came from the microphone that the normal situation returned, and then he immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. If the gap of [-] meters is not repaired in time, seawater will pour into the third and fourth waterproof compartments, so the buoyancy of seawater will not be able to support this huge steel ship with a displacement of [-] tons, which means that the Suidong ship There will be a danger of sinking.

In desperation, the Suidong ship launched a retaliatory volley on the Setjin. One of the shells hit the engine room and blew up some kind of pipeline. Steam, flames and thick smoke filled the entire Setjin in an instant. The hull of the Suidong ship, the sister ship of the Suidong ship, lost power and could no longer pursue it.

The cheers erupting from the command cabin of the Suidong ship lasted for a long time. This is a complete victory. In Petrov's view, the last round of salvo marks a perfect end to this naval battle.The wish he had regretted for many years was finally fulfilled at this moment.The Asahi, the sister ship of the Mikasa, the flagship of the Japanese Pacific Fleet, was sunk in a naval battle. The Satsuma battleship, which was reported by the Japanese military with high hopes, was also sunk at the same time. Only the Settsu ending is unknown, but he has no time. However, due to the flooding of the three waterproof compartments, there is no guarantee that the warship can reach the land safely without sinking.

An hour later, the faltering Suidong ship finally saw the coastline of Siberia...