Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 274 The Massacre of Wolves
The two shells of Weiyuan and Minjiang hit the right bow of Rambler and No. 1 deputy on the starboard side respectively.The Rambler is currently one of the ships with the best protection in the Far East Fleet. The protection of the key parts is even designed to deal with the 6-inch main guns on the Yuanzi-class warships, but the armor of the secondary parts is not so thick. The shell that hit the bow easily knocked off an armor plate and destroyed some living supplies stored on the bow, while the shell from the Minjiang bombarded a secondary gun of the Rambler.

Immediately afterwards, two 6-inch front main guns on the Luyuan hit the Swift, and the impact points were on the port side of the Swift at one-third and two-thirds of the way. The fire and smoke caused by the explosion seemed to spread all over the place in an instant. With the thin body of the Swift, the soldiers on the Luyuan could even clearly see that a dozen Russian sailors were thrown out of the hull by the violent explosion, and then disappeared into the vast sea.

As the warships of the two sides entered a linear confrontation, the counterattack firepower of the Russian army gradually became more violent. Although the power of the 120mm naval gun was limited, the scene of dozens of guns firing together still made Lin Jianzhang a little worried. Obviously Wakchen knew that the 120mm The 5-inch artillery did not pose any threat to the rough-skinned and thick-skinned Yuanzi-class warships, so they focused their firepower on the Jiangzi-class warships, especially the Xiangjiang, which had been severely damaged in the previous naval battle and seemed to be somewhat difficult to navigate.The artillery shells continued to stir up shocking water columns one after another around the Xiangjiang, and hit the deck, the ship's side, and the gun positions of the Xiangjiang again and again. Except for a funnel, only one twin 120-inch main gun can barely maintain combat effectiveness.Although the firepower of the Russian army is very fierce, due to the change of strategic formation, the most powerful Alexander and Nikolai have gradually been at the edge of the fleet, and it is difficult to organize an effective fire attack on the Xiangjiang, while the other [-] mm There were not many artillery pieces that could penetrate the main armor belt of the Xiangjiang, and the breaches in the previous battles were basically blocked. Therefore, although the Xiangjiang suffered heavy casualties, it was not in danger of sinking for the time being.

War is cruel. Cannonballs can kill Japanese soldiers, but they can also kill Chinese officers and soldiers. Even though most sailors are hiding behind thick armor to fight, the sailors have been fighting for nearly two hours with high load, and their physical strength is exhausted. Great, what supports them now is the belief in survival and the honor of victory. This is also the difference between naval officers and soldiers and army officers and soldiers. , the escape of individual soldiers is meaningless at all, and where can they escape to the vast sea?But the navy is a whole. Every warship and every formation is fighting as a whole, rather than a battle of one person, one shot, one bullet. Therefore, the navy needs stronger belief and discipline. The largest warship in the world is not as good as a whale waiting to be slaughtered.

The shells flew across the sea with the shriek of death and then hit the opponent's warship heavily. On the Zhonghua 3 and the Alexander, the two flying dragon flags and Andre flags were doing a battle of will, tactics, and steel. , a bloody contest.On the broad sea, the two fleets faced each other like two giant steel dragons, and dense artillery fire interspersed and staggered at high speed between the two camps.Now it is the fairest duel in the entire Vladivostok naval battle, and I am afraid it is also what every admiral looks forward to, an upright fleet decisive battle!
At the same time, Guan Xuqing was sitting on the dragon chair in the upper study room, looking forward to the news of the victory of the Chinese fleet.Judging from the front battle report just sent, the current war has entered the most critical moment. Although the coastal defense fleet has the upper hand in terms of firepower and military strength, everything on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and every small change is possible. To change the outcome of the war, it is still hard to say who will win the battle in the end.

"The Emperor" Liu Buchan's voice finally pulled Guan Xuqing out of his worries.

"Oh, Zixiang, you are here. The battle in Vladivostok worries me!" Guan Xuqing sighed.

"Does your majesty remember the scene when we fought against the British fleet in Malacca last year? I still remember that naval battle without the help of airships, it would not be so easy to win in the end. So I suggest sending an airship formation over quickly, so that we can There will be a little more chance of winning." Liu Buchan suggested.

"Zixiang, you have simplified the problem."

"Oh? Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

"Do you know a word, the so-called sharp weapon of the country should not be shown to others. The airship is a trump card in the military of the empire. It must not be used lightly until the most critical moment. Once it is figured out by the opponent, it will be lost. deterrence."

"Oh, so that's the case, it's still the emperor who sees Wanli clearly."

Guan Xuqing stared at Liu Buchan, and said meaningfully: "Zixiang, if our fleet can win this big battle without the assistance of the airship, then it will show the extraordinary strength of the Imperial Navy."

Vladivostok.

Looking at the blazing sea, Wakqin's mood sank a little bit. He even hoped that a shell would hit the command tower and take his soul to meet God. Unfortunately, the Chinese Fleet Division has now turned its guns and besieged the Torch crazily. And Pegasus, it seems that the two ships are in danger.It's not that Wakqin has never thought about fighting the Chinese to the death. He is confident that even if his strength is at a disadvantage now, he is absolutely sure to kill a few cruisers. Complete breakdown.But it is obviously too late to organize the fleet to break through to the far sea now. The two Zhonghua-class warships are lying at the mouth of the sea like two giant beasts, waiting to deal a fatal blow to the Far East Fleet at any time.

The time pointed to 11:23, and the massacre of the coastal defense fleet began.After the Swift, Torch, and Pegasus sank one after another, the formation of the Far East Fleet was completely disorganized.Lin Jianzhang immediately ordered the main warships Fuyuan, Ningyuan, Weiyuan, and Luyuan to besiege the Russian flagship Alexander, and at the same time let the rest of the warships concentrate their artillery fire on the Nikolai, completely disintegrating a core strategy and tactics of Vakchen.

In the face of the extremely ferocious artillery fire from the Yuanzi-class warship, the Alexander already seemed unable to do what he wanted. In particular, the Fuyuan fired three 7-inch high-speed armor-piercing shells, which immediately penetrated the battered waterline armor of the Alexander. One of the shells It exploded directly in the power cabin, and two power boilers exploded loudly. The violent flames passed through the damaged pipe and several cabins to the ammunition cabin, where a more thrilling explosion was triggered. The flames rushed through the upper deck, The sailors who were busy there were rushed to a height of more than 20 meters away. In an instant, the sound of hissing, burning of flames, and explosions became one piece, resounding through the sky!

The situation is even worse on the Nikolai not far away, where this behemoth is being hunted by Jiangzi-class warships. This is a game where the small fish eat the big fish. , and couldn't handle it.The sharp-fired Haitian was responsible for piercing through the thick armor of the enemy ship, while the Jiangzi-class warship fired wildly at the guns and soldiers on the upper tower. The Nikolai was no longer an awe-inspiring giant battleship but A cannon target at the mercy of others.In half an hour, the deck of the Nikolay suffered nearly 700 shells, most of the firepower facilities were destroyed, the side armor was beaten into a honeycomb shape, there were so many bullet holes that it was impossible to seal them, and the seawater poured violently into it. Carried out, making the Nikolai look like a drunk at this time, the entire hull tilted severely to the right. Although the sailors injected 10 tons of water to the port side, this tilt was still unstoppable.Soon, the bow of the Nikolai was completely submerged in the water, and the stern of the ship was tilted high. The sailors on the ship began to abandon the ship and escape. Twenty minutes later, the Nikolai, which had completely lost its combat effectiveness, was captured by four torpedo boats. Two waves of torpedoes were completely sunk.

Unfortunately, when the flagship was trapped and the second main battleship was sunk, the Campton, Cardinal, Leander, and Rambler completely lost command and ran around like four headless flies However, after all, they cannot escape the firepower range of Chinese warships, especially the heavy artillery attacks of Zhonghua-class warships. The twelve 290mm 140-degree main guns have a super hit rate, and the shells even penetrate directly at a distance of 5000 meters. The hull of the Campton was destroyed, and only six such main gun shells sent the warship and the Rambler into the bottom of the sea. For the gunboats and torpedo ships of the Russian army, the Zhonghua 3 was almost one shot. destroy them all.The remaining Cardinal and Leander were panicked and turned on their full horsepower, trying to rush out from the two Zhonghua-class battleships, but unfortunately, the Nikolai had just been cleaned up, and the Haitian took the word Jiang The super battleship has already covered and killed it at the fastest speed.The two warships struggled to the greatest extent, but in the end they only destroyed one of the main guns of the Haitian and three secondary guns of the Minjiang. After this hour, the two warships were irreparable with gunpowder smoke and fire. sank to the bottom of the sea.

Watching the Chinese warships gradually approaching from all around, Wakchen closed his eyes sadly.despair!Unspeakable despair!Now there is only one lonely Alexander left in the huge Far East Fleet. The Wings of Death have spread and are covering the sky above the Alexander.From this moment on, the honor of the imperial soldier, the honor of the navy, the honor of the tsar and everything related to it has nothing to do with him.He handed over the command to continue fighting to Vahihiri, just patted him on the shoulder, did not say anything, then came to the deck quietly, looked at the blue water again, his face There is no expression.Suddenly, there was an urgent sound of piercing the air from far to near, and Wakechen raised his head. It was a huge shell with a diameter of 7 inches that was hitting the top of his head. A smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth. Waiting to be taken to heaven by this shell.

"Boom!" The massacre of the wolves began.

(End of this chapter)