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Chapter 272: Fighting in the Raging Sea (4)
Heavy shells continued to explode around the Senyavin, and Bridge commanded the warship to shuttle through the spray caused by the explosion. Every explosion made Bridge feel a little lucky, but also anxious. Dodged a shell, the anxiety is that the firepower of the Fuyuan formation is getting more and more fierce, and the counterattack of the Xeniawen is indeed getting weaker and weaker. The two secondary guns and the front main gun have been damaged, and now only the The main gun and a 2-inch secondary gun fired from time to time to show that they were still fighting.

Although it avoided a lot of shells in the S-shaped route, the Xenia Wen did not suffer less shells. The main reason why the hull itself did not suffer major losses was that most of the hits came from the 120mm deputy Ganjiang. However, with the sinking of the Angara and the Bold, the Fuyuan formation took the Seniavin as its primary attack target. Even if God protected this "magic" warship, it would be doomed.

A 6-inch shell from the Weiyuan passed through the lower part of the chimney of the Xeniawen very calmly, blowing up the ventilation and exhaust device. For a while, the deck of the warship was filled with black smoke, and several sailors in the lower cabin of the chimney Choked to death by the smoke.Immediately afterwards, the Luyuan, which had made outstanding achievements in previous battles, hit the mast of the Xeniawen again.Soon after, two secondary artillery shells from the Fuyuan hit the stern of the Xeniaven one after another.However, when the Fuyuan formation was fighting smoothly, the Aprak, which was overtaking at high speed, immediately announced to the enemy ship with a 6-inch Armstrong rapid-fire gun that the battle had not yet reached the point of unilateral massacre.

If it is said that using a 6-inch rapid-fire gun to deal with the Yuanzi-class battleship is a bit like a mosquito biting an elephant, then it is perfect for dealing with the Ganjiang, which has thinner armor and smaller tonnage. The rate of fire of up to 7 rounds per minute makes up for it. The disadvantage of the Plaque's low hit rate during high-speed navigation.The Ganjiang with a displacement of more than 4000 tons is a circle smaller than the nearly 6000-ton Aprak.Moreover, the Aprak has 160 guns above 7 mm on the starboard side, and the Ganjiang has only 5 120 mm rapid-fire guns on the side. In particular, the Aprak is equipped with the latest Armstrong rapid-fire guns, which are faster than The rapid-fire guns produced by Ganjiang's Kaohsiung Arsenal are nearly twice as high.If you change to a Yuanzi ship, with its heavy armor and 1-inch main gun, it has enough strength to make the Aprak fearful, but at this time, including the Fuyuan formation, the main firepower will be concentrated on the Xeniawen, The Aprak appeared more relaxed and calm.

At 10:53, nine 6-inch and eight 160mm artillery shells hit the hull of Ganjiang successively on the Aprak, causing multiple breaches on the port side of the hull of the Ganjiang, and the water intake reached 600 tons. Sufficient energy was provided to the water pump, and the speed had dropped to 11 knots. More than 130 officers and men were killed or injured on the ship. The rear main gun was destroyed, and most of the side guns were destroyed. Fierce artillery, trying to block the damaged part of the hull.

Xiang Zhongjie on board the Fuyuan saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. According to the deployment of the commander-in-chief Lin Jianzhang, the task of the Fuyuan formation was to lure and annihilate this formation in the shortest possible time, because the four ships of the Russian army The warship is the most powerful and fastest ship among all the cruisers in the Far East Fleet. If these four high-speed cruisers join the main force, it will cause unpredictable troubles to the coastal defense fleet. Four warships is victory, but Xiang Zhongjie, who is full of enthusiasm, wants to completely defeat this formation, and then join the main camp. In this way, he must protect his own vital forces. One more cruiser may change the victory of the naval battle. At this time, the Ganjiang was already in trouble, and it might even become the first cruiser sunk by the Chinese Coastal Defense Fleet after the war.

On the other hand, the situation of the Russian formation can be described as terrible. Half of the warships were sunk, and the remaining command ship, the Senyavin, was under artillery fire. Not much speed was lost.Bridge, who has always been flexible, chose the most brilliant strategy among the 36 strategies at this time: escape.

"Don't make unnecessary reckless fights. I ordered to turn to the left immediately, and at the same time activate the power acceleration system." Bridge made a decisive decision, and the huge hull of the Xeniawen began to turn to the left, and at the same time, a huge sound came from below the deck. roar of the motor.

If the dying Xeniawen is to be sunk, Xiang Zhongjie must order the formation to follow the enemy ship and turn left. In this way, the Ganjiang, which has been cornered by the Aprak, will certainly not be able to keep up with the formation. Sunk by pursuing enemy ships.And Xiang Zhongjie has seen that although the Xeniawen is still sailing at high speed, it has been hit by at least 6 shells near the waterline. Even if the power plant is intact, can the seawater poured in violently keep the ship alive? Escape back to Terney is still unknown.

"Do you want to follow the enemy ship to turn?" The chief engineer asked Xiang Zhongjie for instructions.

"Don't turn around! Order the ships to launch the last salvo on Xeniawen, then Luyuan and Weiyuan turn left 120 degrees to outflank Aprak, and Ganjiang can turn right and withdraw from the battlefield for repairs. Within 30 minutes, the Aprak must be sent to the King of Hades." Xiang Zhongjie said with a livid face.

Fuyuan, Weiyuan, Luyuan, and Ganjiang all concentrated their artillery fire on the Xeniawen. In an instant, the heavy artillery fired together, as if countless ferocious beasts lying on the sea let out a shocking roar. It was so shocking that people's ears and drums were about to burst. Black smoke and flames rose into the sky on the Xeniavin ship, which was already battered with holes. There were continuous huge explosions inside and outside the ship, and the entire upper tower slammed loudly. It collapsed, and a two-meter-wide crack appeared on the deck, and as the explosive force continued to increase, the crack continued to expand. The Xenia was like a lamb that fell into a pack of wolves, and was being dismembered. !

"Idiot! Speed ​​up and escape from this hateful battlefield!" Bridge's voice has become hoarse, and his pupils are full of fear and panic. At this time, the strongest thought in his heart is: I would rather never participate in this war again. A terrible war.

But it was too late. Although the Xeniavin was escaping faster and faster, the explosion on the ship became more and more violent. The warship dragged a long black smoke before running far. It stopped by itself, because the three main steel frames in the ship had broken, and the huge Xeniawen gradually split into two halves, and soon sank to the bottom of the sea.

(End of this chapter)