Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 163 The East China Sea Annihilation Battle (2)
All nine warships in Deng Shichang's formation suddenly speeded up and headed at full speed towards the place where the "booming" gunshots were heard in front. After nearly 30 minutes, the gunfire was getting closer and closer, and the intense battle ahead could already be seen through the telescope .

At this time, Deng Shichang could vaguely see the battle situation with a telescope on the deck. The "Invincible" was burning ragingly, and "Breaking Waves" and "Yangfan" had also suffered injuries to varying degrees. ", "Daqing No. [-]" is struggling to support, and "Changsheng" is barbarously intercepting the two ironclad ships "Hiei" and "Fuso" that have broken through behind the two [-]-ton battleships. The iron-clad ship did not show its weakness at all against the two iron-clad ships, and "Chengfeng" was one against four. Facing the four gunboats, "Chengfeng" was still able to do a job with ease, but obviously because of the injury of "Broken Wave" and left, "Chengfeng" The pressure of the wind increased in vain.In short, the battle situation is very unfavorable to the Qing fleet.

"Tell the three gunboats Jingyuan, Laiyuan, and Zhiyuan to follow behind. Sea lions immediately reinforce Chengfeng and attack the opponent's gunboat. Flying eagle immediately entangles the cruiser Sulang who is attacking the injured warship Undefeated in the fleet. The remaining four ironclad ships Let's go together to reinforce Daqing No. [-] and Daqing No. [-], and besiege the main four battleships." Deng Shichang quickly issued a combat mission.

"Yes." The communications soldier immediately changed the order into a semaphore.

In an instant, the Qing fleet on the sea immediately dispersed in all directions like exploding shells.

When sailing in a unified formation, it may not be possible to tell which warship is fast and which warship is slow, but now it is very clear. The two cruisers "Flying Eagle" and "Sea Lion" sailed towards the two ends of the battlefield ahead like flying arrows.

Next came four ironclad ships of about 8000 tons. The German ironclad ships of nearly 15.5 tons were able to reach a speed of [-] knots after refitting, and they also sailed very quickly to the main battlefield ahead.

The three gunboats landed at the rear. Although they did not have an outstanding speed, the speed of 13 knots did not appear to be too slow.And the clever main guns will make all warships feel horrible, including the battleships of [-] tons, if they are attacked by the Qing gunboats at close range, they will inevitably be damaged.

At this time, Yan Fu was commanding the battle on the "Changsheng". His formation had already sunk 3 torpedo ships and damaged 3 warships. The shameful thing is that it was all done by the same warship. "Speed ​​Wave" with a speed of 24 knots

After the encounter with the fleet at Nagasaki, the battle fell into a passive state at the beginning.This is not because there is too much difference in the number and quality of warships, because this itself is a prepared ambush by the fleet.

The four battleships "Kyushu", "Yamato", "Musashi" and "Katsuragi" entangled the four "Daqing No. [-]", "Daqing No. [-]", "Changsheng" and "Invincible" when they came up. The capital ships, while the gunboats and torpedo ships rushed directly to "ride the wind", "break the waves", and "raise the sails", and the terrifying "speed wave" rushed into the middle of the three Qing torpedo ships, releasing their hearts to their heart's content. The left and right strings of secondary guns, when the battle just started, the three Qing torpedo ships had already returned to the sea.

Immediately afterwards, "Speed ​​Wave" attacked "Broken Wave" and "Sail", which were surrounded by gunboats, in the same way. After being successfully damaged, it turned to attack the "Invincible" ironclad ship. After "Invincible" was seriously injured and left the battlefield, it still died. Go after it.If it weren't for the super defense of the "Invincible", it might have been sunk.

Just when it was fully restrained, the two ironclad warships rushed towards the "Changsheng" again, completely cutting off the connection between "Daqing No. [-]", "Daqing No. [-]" and the flagship "Changsheng". The lives of warships are hanging by a thread.

According to normal estimates, the Daqingshui Division can be wiped out within 3 hours without special circumstances.

Just when Yan Fu was at a loss, a fleet flying the dragon flag flew towards him in the distance.This not only made Yan Fu's fleet see hope, but also made the fleet feel hopeless.

Originally, I wanted to use the opportunity of the Qingshui Division to divide the troops to eliminate the vital forces of the Qingshui Division one by one.But now it seems that all this has become a fantasy, and the real threat has come to them. At this time, they only sank three torpedo ships of the Qing Dynasty, and did not shake the foundation of the Qing Dynasty at all.What's more, even if you want to withdraw from the battle now, it is unrealistic.

"Flying Eagle" first rushed to "Unbeaten" and intercepted "Speed ​​Wave". The rupture made them only like a fort floating on the sea, relying on their main guns and secondary guns to hit the enemy ships within range.

The "Speed ​​Wave", which was still chasing the three warships just now, was intercepted by the "Flying Eagle", and was actually surrounded by these four warships. No matter which direction it broke through, it would have to risk being shot.

However, the British-made "Speed ​​Wave" has an even more terrifying defense at that terrifying speed. No matter which warship is bombarded by the main bombardment, it will be directly sunk.

For a moment, the cruiser spun around in a hurry.I had no direction for a while, and I didn't know what to do.

Although the cruiser has no direction, the goal of the "Flying Eagle" is very clear. After increasing its horsepower to reach a maximum speed of 18 knots, it desperately moves closer to "Speed ​​Wave", hoping to solve the fly on the sea with one shot .

"boom"

The severely frightened "Speed ​​Wave" fired shells at the "Flying Eagle" that was driving towards him at full speed.

"Haha, it's over. Let the main gun not fire first, and then get closer, and try to finish this little devil with one shot." Ding Ruchang, the captain of the Flying Eagle, ordered.

"Yes."

The "Flying Eagle" continued to sail towards the "Speed ​​Wave", while the "Speed ​​Wave" retreated subconsciously.

"boom"

Another shell exploded less than 100 meters away from the "Sulang", and the water column set off was more than 100 meters.This really tells the "Speed ​​Wave" that behind him is the "Invincible" who was still being chased by him just now. Although this 4000-ton ironclad ship is still burning, the sharp main gun is not a problem.If you want to break through from his direction, you have to bear a considerable risk.

Just before "Speed ​​Wave" decided where to break out, a shell pierced through his thin armor plate and rushed into the underlying power system.A short second later, a huge explosion came from the bottom of the "Speed ​​Wave".

"Boom"

A warship that was intact a second ago was torn in two forcibly a second later, with a terrifying gash in the hull, blasting a 40-foot gap between the bow and the stern. Sea water was pouring into Duomi's mouth desperately, and in an instant, the majestic "Speed ​​Wave" slowly threw itself into the embrace of the sea.

(End of this chapter)