Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 266 Burn, Vladivostok (3)
As soon as it entered the bay mouth area, the entire fleet was divided into several strategic formations.One team led by the battleship Alexander I went from south to north, and the other team led by Nicholas I went from north to south.At this time, the guns on the sidestring of the warship opened the door, and the black barrels pointed at the fort across the sea.Although the Chinese fort has a lot of Krupp cannons, the total number of artillery is definitely far less than that of the Russian fleet. The powerful main guns of warships are bound to cause a major blow to the fort.

At 9:53 in the morning, the Far East Fleet launched the first round of salvos to the fort, and amidst the loud "rumbling" gunfire, the battle began.Rows of shells fired from the muzzle flew towards the fort, and shells of large and small calibers hit the fort, splashing a layer of thick smoke around it from time to time. In the first wave of Russian shells, many Chinese sailors were hit by shrapnel , fell in a pool of blood.

The scorching shock wave rushed out of the front of the gun barrel with the flame and white smoke of the propellant explosion, and at the same time carried the suffocating smell of gunpowder.The gun carriage was pushed up the retreat slope by the huge recoil force brought by the shooting, and the hydraulic recoil machine also played a role in counteracting the recoil force.

Twenty seconds later, another round of shells fired from the muzzle and flew towards the fort.At this time, the formation of the Russian fleet was like a big two-character, led by two ironclad ships, Alexander I and Nicholas I, respectively, and maneuvered from north to south.

At this time, Liu Dingbang and the others didn't care about the impact points of these shells. They only had one goal, which was to destroy the Russian fleet. They turned a deaf ear to the explosions around them, and just calmly stared at the direction of the enemy fleet, patiently capturing the best counterattack. opportunity.

On the Alexander I, the flagship Andrei's slanted flag fluttered in the sea breeze, and what fluttered with the Russian flag was filled with gunpowder smoke.

Lieutenant General Vakchen, who watched the turret and did not respond, couldn't help laughing at the timidity of the Chinese. The Alexander I continued to act as the vanguard. It was uncomfortable for the 280mm main gun shell to hit any place.

Looking at the enemy's flagship, Liu Dingbang couldn't help shouting loudly: "For me, beat the mother." Immediately there was a burst of humming on the fort, and these shells, large and small, smashed into the enemy's flagship.Jets of water rose near the Alexander I, and several shells hit the flagship. The 305mm security Krupp artillery tore through Alexander I's thick armor and just hit the ammunition compartment of one of the artillery pieces, causing a catastrophe. fire.

Lieutenant General Wakeqin immediately ordered the damage control personnel to rush to repair and put out the fire.And loudly ordered to strengthen the firepower offensive, the sailors on the flagship couldn't help but start to get nervous. Many wounded soldiers were entered by the operator into the cabin. If there was nothing wrong for the time being, they pulled up the ship's water pump to extinguish the fire, instead of panicking on the deck. At a loss.

After seeing the enemy's flagship being hit, the officers and soldiers on the fort couldn't help but shouted.Liu Dingbang was so excited that he rubbed his hands together and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Russian warship is just paper. There is nothing to fear. Give me a hard hit." Everyone saw the enemy's flagship with thick smoke, so most of the firepower They all came to his overwhelming concentration.

Seeing that the firepower of the turret was coming towards him, Wakchen ordered the Nicholas I to suppress the firepower of the turret.All of a sudden, the broadside rapid-fire guns of the Nicholas I spewed tongues of flame together, and the high-speed flying shells burst through the air with piercing long sounds, and exploded on the fort. The 275mm main gun hit the steel On the finished breech-loading cannon, golden flowers splashed all over.Many cannons were hit by the enemy's main guns and lost their ability to fire.

"Southwest direction, target 35 degrees, elevation angle 30 degrees, fire!"

On Fort No. 3, Wang Qi took aim at Nicholas I and fired a single shot at Nicholas I. With a loud bang, the shell exploded above the waterline on the side of the warship, but after the smoke passed, only a small hole was left on the steel armor. Obvious bullet marks.This gun made Wang Qi suffocated. He ran to a Krupp Fortress gun and said to the gunner: "Hurry up and adjust the direction, aim at that Nikolai battleship, and beat me to hell."

"Boom, boom, boom" The consecutive shots fired did not hit the target, but only stirred up water waves tens of meters high around the Nikolai.Wang Qi kicked the gunner away and aimed himself. At this time, the Nicholas I also knew that the cannon of the No. 3 battery was facing him, so he placed it in an "S" shape from time to time to avoid shooting.Wang Qi said fiercely: "Look at you kid, you're really fucking good at hiding."

The fourth shell fired by Hong Wang Qi finally hit the target. The shell exploded with a fiery explosion on the upper part of the 275mm main gun turret of the warship. Although it was protected by the turret armor, it still injured two gunners. The pitch and rotation of the naval gun failed mechanically, and the gunner immediately ordered mechanics and sailors to repair it.

While inflicting casualties on the enemy, the fort is also under the intensive attack of naval gun fire.Moreover, the Far East Fleet has an orderly formation and a clear division of labor. The capital ship is responsible for attacking the fort and destroying the coastal artillery, while the small cruiser is responsible for mass destruction of the Chinese artillery. With the cross-coordination of firepower from the two aspects, the number of casualties on the fort is geometric. growing.

The 190mm caliber shell of the Nikolai easily penetrated the iron sheet and wooden boards wrapped by the turret, directly hit the hard reinforced concrete, splashed gravel and exploded around, and caused a fire.Most of the forts were extensively remodeled and built after Lin Jianzhang took office. However, some of the forts have not yet completed their construction period, and there are many wooden pillars, which are easy to cause combustion. In the fire, a lot of ammunition is nearby, which can easily cause a rapid explosion.But at this time, most of the troops were devoted to the fort, and there was no way to control the fire due to lack of manpower. The fire spread from the wooden pillars and became one piece in a short period of time. Passing through caused a huge obstacle to the extraction of ammunition. The seats of No. 210 and No. 2 turrets could not be loaded with ammunition due to channel blockage, and they misfired one after another.The fire continued to engulf other places, burning towards the ammunition piled aside.

Amidst the loud explosion, Liu Dingbang and others who were directing the battle felt the ground shake violently, their legs softened and they sat on the ground, their minds buzzing.Liu Dingbang clearly saw that several 2mm cannons on the No. 210 Fort were wrapped in thick smoke and dust that was rolled up tens of meters high, and then a violent fire burst out from the bomb hole, and more than a dozen soldiers were covered with fire. Surrounded by the fire, they ran around helplessly, screaming heart-piercingly.Liu Dingbang's eyes were wet, but he quickly wiped them off with his sleeve, and shouted: "The enemy's iron-clad ships have too thick steel armor, let the large-caliber guns deal with them, and the rest of the fortress guns deal with those gunboats and torpedo ships."

This was an extremely tragic battle. The artillery exploded on those earth barriers from time to time. The fortress guns in the cement tanks exerted quite astonishing power. warship.Some fell around these Russian warships, stirring up water columns one by one, and some hit the enemy's weak armor, causing a certain degree of casualties to the enemy.

Several shells landed around the flagship at the same time, and Vakchen sitting on the Alexander I also felt a shake. Pieces of dead fish emerged from the water with their bellies turned white, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and The bloody smell of fish.

(End of this chapter)