Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 145 The Bloody Battle in the Sea (1)
The black smoke became more and more dense, and finally through the telescope, it could be seen clearly that the plaster flag was hanging on the flagpole.

"The front is confirmed as a fleet with more than 10 ships." An observer reported.

Yan Fu clenched his fists tightly and said, "Okay, everyone takes their positions. Get ready to fight, ride the wind and waves and return to the team."

"Riding the Wind" and "Breaking the Waves" who were exploring the way ahead reduced their speed and waited for the arrival of large troops.

The two fleets finally met again in the sea, and the elites of the fleets were all out.Four main battleships, three ultra-fast cruisers, three ironclad ships, and dozens of gunboats and torpedo ships.

The ratio of the fleets of the two sides was 17:20. The Qing fleet suffered a slight loss in number, and it was not as good as the fleet in terms of tonnage.In order to smoothly cover the landing of the raiding troops in Yokohama, Guan Xuqing equipped Deng Shichang with the four most powerful ironclad ships of nearly [-] tons.

Judging from the comparison of the strength of the navies of China and Japan, the navy of the Qing Dynasty has never suffered in numbers. Today, ironclad ships such as "Guyin" and "Yongwu" in the Nanyang Fleet are still escorting the German army in Thailand to the south.

Therefore, in this decisive battle between the Chinese and Japanese navies, the number and tonnage of the Qing Dynasty's warships all fell into a disadvantage for the first time.

But this didn't make Yan Fu feel nervous or afraid, and even for him, this naval battle was the best stage to show his abilities.

Although the previous blocking battle, the accident on the "Rise" had little to do with Yan Fu.But it also directly reflected from one aspect that the young scholar who was still an editor in the "Da Qing Daily" during the Sino-French War did not have a high status in the Qing Navy and did not have enough prestige.

So he also hopes to fight a turnaround for himself here.

"Line up in a row, try to use the main guns to attack the opponent, the side strings are not as many as the cruiser in terms of rate of fire or number." Yan Fu rubbed his hands vigorously to calm himself down, and continued: "Da Qing No. Start, target Japanese cruiser, any ship is fine, arrange it yourself."

The two fleets didn't make too many changes, they just met in a daze.

"boom"

Before the cannonball fired by "Daqing No. [-]" was ejected, the battleship "Yamato" on the opposite side chose to pre-emptively fired a cannonball and flew straight towards the flagship "Changsheng" of the Qing fleet.

A huge explosion sounded 400 meters in front of the fleet, setting off a column of water nearly 40 meters high in the sea.The falling sea water sprinkled on the soldiers who were waiting in full battle on the main battery on the bow of the ship.

Even Yan Fu, who was standing on the deck, was soaked by the splashing sea water, "Tell Daqing No. [-], don't worry. Get closer and aim at the point before hitting, and make sure to hit the first shot. Bah, bah." Yan Fu said vigorously. He spat out the sea water that had just been splashed in his mouth.

Finally, the fleets of both sides entered the normal range, and the two sides did not have any reservations.Continuously bombarded the opponent with large-caliber main guns.

This face-to-face attack embodies the power of Yan Fu's one-character array. All the warships spread out a long "one" almost parallel on the sea surface.The dispersion of warships made the artillery fire of the fleet relatively scattered, and a large number of main guns of all Qing warships fell around the "V" array with "Kyushu" as the core.

"Let ride the wind and break the waves to penetrate to the rear of the fleet, and attack the opponent's torpedo ship with side string secondary guns. Daqing No. [-] and Daqing No. [-] rushed up to disrupt the opponent's formation after me, and the rest of the warships surrounded them in a roundabout way." Yan Fu continued. ordered.

After the semaphore soldiers transmitted the order to the ships through the semaphore, "Chengfeng" and "Break the Wave" suddenly accelerated and turned to the fleet from the left and right.And "Changsheng", "Unbeaten", "Daqing No. [-]", and "Daqing No. [-]" also increased their horsepower and rushed towards the fleet.

The other five cruisers "Yangfan", "Sea Lion", "Flying Eagle", "Nanji", and "Nanxiang" also rushed to the left and right wings of the fleet very quickly.Taking advantage of the large number of side string secondary guns of the cruiser itself, it violently bombed the fleet's gunboats and torpedo ships.

The "V" formation of the fleet was easily dispersed by the impact of the Qing fleet.The cruisers "Takachiho", "Akitsusu" and "Naniwa" on the left and right wings were besieged by seven cruisers of the Qing Dynasty. When the artillery fire was completely suppressed, they suddenly accelerated and broke away from the team and rushed forward.Avoided the violent bombing of 42 auxiliary guns from seven cruisers in the Qing Dynasty.

This is exactly what Yan Fu wanted, because the number of fleets was at a disadvantage.Therefore, a one-on-one contest is definitely not an advantage. After driving away the most characteristic cruiser, the seven cruisers of the Qing Dynasty did not pursue it. The muzzle of the black hole was directly aimed at the gunboat and cruiser at the rear of the formation.

"Kyushu", "Yamato", "Musashi" and "Katsushiro" just wanted to drive off the cruiser of the Qing Dynasty, but they were entangled by "Changsheng", "Invincible", "Daqing No. [-]" and "Daqing No. [-]" Living.

"boom"

The main gun of "Daqing No. 40" made a terrifying sound again, and a [-]-kilogram shell drew a beautiful arc and accurately found the "Fuso" hiding behind "Yamato".

It exploded on the deck of the "Fuso", although it did not cause much damage to the warship itself due to the long distance.But for the soldiers working on the deck, the explosion was devastating. Such a huge explosion directly took away more than 20 soldiers who were carrying sandbags and installing fire extinguishing pipes.

In the entire tactical system of outflanking, the seven cruisers of the Qing Dynasty were all guerrilla warships.Use super fast speed to evade the opponent's main warships, and specifically attack the gunboats and torpedo ships that fall behind in the formation.

As long as you keep a distance of about 3000 meters from the torpedo ship, facing the torpedo with a speed of only 80 kilometers per hour at the time, the Qing cruiser with a speed of more than 18 knots can easily avoid it.And the 3000-meter distance of both the main gun and the auxiliary gun is within the effective range of the Qing cruiser, so the five cruisers "Chengfeng", "Break the Wave", "Flying Eagle", "Sea Lion", and "Sail" detoured After arriving at the rear of the fleet, he easily dealt with nearly 10 gunboats and torpedo ships like a fish in water.

However, the two cruisers "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" purchased from Germany before the Sino-French War had a speed of only 13 knots, although the French designer added a power steam engine after removing the invalid steel plates.The speed can reach 15.5 knots, but it is still quite slow in today's naval battles. After all, the speeds of the four main battleships are all at 16 knots.

"Yamato" and "Musashi" easily intercepted "Nanji" and "Nanxiang".They frantically poured shells at the two flat armored cruisers "Nanji" and "Nanxiang".Although they are German cruisers, "Nanji" and "Nanxiang" are quite good defensive capabilities among cruisers of the same tonnage at the same time, but how can the second ship with a displacement of less than [-] resist the [-]-ton "Yamato" and "Musashi" "Number.

The pear-like auxiliary turret on the front deck of the "Yamato" fired a 234mm shell, which penetrated directly into the ammunition depot of the "Nanji" which was only protected by a thin hull, triggering a terrible red flame.The huge explosion directly blasted the entire battleship, and the explosion fragments with red flames scattered all over the place, forming a beautiful and spectacular festive fireworks.The "Nanji", which was buried for this firework, broke in two and sank quickly.

Seeing the tragedy of the "Nanji", Zhou Zhan, the leader of the "Nanxiang", tried to speed up and leave the range of the [-]-ton giant fleet, but he seemed to ignore the horror of the three cruisers "Takachiho", "Akitsusu", and "Namiwa" speed.With a high speed, you can avoid battles that are not good for you, seize a suitable offensive position in a big battle, and be able to complete the pursuit mission.In history, many German warships did not lose to British warships on the battlefield, but fell into the sand on the way to retreat. This fate happened again.

How could the "Nanxiang" with a speed of only 15.5 knots escape the "Akitsusu" and "Namiwa" with a speed of 26 or 24 knots after rushing forward to escape the cruiser of the Qing Dynasty?

"Boom, boom"

It’s really just leaving the tiger’s mouth and entering the wolf’s den. It’s hard to get out of the range of the main guns of "Yamato" and "Musashi".

I thought that the gunboat that could advance and ravage, but on the right of "Nanxiang", there were two cruisers "Akitsusu" and "Naniwa" that had just left.

The gunfire just now was fired from the main guns of their two cruisers.

(End of this chapter)