Chapter 139: The Boiling Sea (Sixth)

Within two hours after the war started, the two e-country battleships were buried at the bottom of the sea, and the rest of the Russian first formation were also damaged to varying degrees. The auxiliary ships and cruisers of the Russian second formation were fiercely engaged in the superior cruiser strength of the coalition third team.

The melee gradually distanced itself from the first formation.

At 16:10, under the wings of the "ZhiDianJ" water reconnaissance aircraft of the First Alliance Air Force, three almost parallel battleship columns were clearly presented above the vast ocean:

The 12 remaining ships of the first Russian formation are at the north, and the course is at the west; the six heavy battleships of the first coalition forces in the middle are at the first coalition forces, and the course is at the east; the 1st coalition forces are at the south

The 10 armored cruisers of the Second World War were almost west at this time.

Within a few minutes, the situation suddenly changed. The second coalition team, which easily surpassed the first Russian formation at a speed of 20 knots, suddenly turned sharply northward, cutting its course from the left front of the Russian fleet. Almost at the same time, the first coalition team also

Turning northward, surpassing from the left rear of the tail of the first Russian formation - the three warship columns showed a tendency to piece together a steel-textured "h" letter on a light blue curtain.

At this time, the pilot ship of the first Russian formation, "Borodino", made another 90-degree right-angle turn under the command of Colonel Vanesily, and led the entire formation to the direction 360 (directly north) to avoid it.

The second coalition forces fired at the side of the side of the 2nd coalition forces. As of this time, the first Russian formation had completed a 360-degree circle and returned to the original route.

The Borodino, which was previously attacked by the heavy battleship of the first coalition forces, was already full of holes. The front main gun and starboard secondary gun were all useless. The superstructure was once in a sea of ​​fire. Now,

It was just dragging a long smoke belt to barely sail at a low speed of less than 10 knots. The situation of the "Emperor Alexander III" that followed was not good either. The hull and superstructure were full of bullet holes, and many of the bullet holes were brilliant.

, a large amount of coal smoke leaked from the bottom of the broken chimney covered most of the hull...

Lin Tai, who observed this scene from a telescope fixed on a tripod, smiled slightly: "There is no longer a suspense."

"What do you mean is that the enemy is destined to be defeated?" Sa Zhenbing, who was beside him, was full of confidence.

"I mean, the enemy has no chance to escape." Lin Tai once replied.

The situation at this time was just like the number "111". Three warship columns were heading north side by side, with a distance of more than 10,000 yards from each other. The first and second teams of the two wings were faster and soon exceeded the first Russian formation.

A long period of time.

At 17:5, the flagship of the second team, "Hangzhou", raised the flag order: "The whole team turns right 90!"

Five minutes later, the flagship of the first team, "Ruixiang", raised the flag order: "The whole team turned left 90!"

At about 17:20, a huge "t" character formed by 16 coalition warships and 12 e-army warships appeared on the sea. The first and second coalition forces cut across from the front of the right and left of the Russian fleet respectively.

Heading, 54 305mm, 16 203mm main guns and 87 150mm secondary guns available on the side instantly covered the three "Borodino" class battleships of the 1st Detachment of the Russian First Formation and

There are two "Varyag"-class armored cruisers, and at this time only half of the warships in the first Russian formation may use their former firepower to fight back.

A quarter of an hour later, the bow of the first-strike pilot ship, Borodino, had already submerged underwater. At 17:40, the ship left the queue due to excessive water inflow. A few minutes later, it again

Suddenly lost control and almost collided with the battleship "Navarin" of the 2nd Detachment. At around 18 o'clock, the bow of this giant ship named after the famous battle site of the Russian-French War sank forward. Only 7 of the 903 crew members were alive.

return.

The "Emperor Alexander III" later suffered the same intensive firepower attack. The hull, which was already like a honeycomb, was even more hopeless. It was repeatedly penetrated by coalition large-caliber shells near the waterline, and the sea water continued to surge.

At 17:55, the ship tilted sharply to the starboard side and was out of control. It soon exposed half of the bottom of the ship, and at 18:15, it sank from the starboard side to the sea bottom. Captain Bohevosdo

819 people below were killed.

As the coalition forces moving towards each other approached, in order to avoid accidental attacks between the two teams passing by, the flagship "Ruixiang" of the main team of the joint fleet continued to raise the flag: "The second team was suspended

'Shot' strike, the first team keeps the formation and continues to 'Shot' strike."

The second team then passed by from the north of the first team.

The temporary weakening of coalition firepower finally made the Russian fleet recover. Under the leadership of the last "Borodino" class battleship of the 1st Detachment, the Russian first formation turned east again, but "

The Orel was seriously injured at this time, all four main guns and two-thirds of the secondary guns failed, and fires occurred repeatedly in the cabin and other places. The bullet holes near the waterline continued to swallow the sea water, and the speed dropped to less than 7.

At this speed, the first coalition forces with a fleet speed of 17 knots and 20 knots respectively, the second team seemed to be more likely to strike than letting the sun, which was close to the western sea antenna, jump back to the zenith immediately.

absurd……

"They really have nowhere to escape..." Sa Zhenbing rubbed his hands in excitement.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Lin Taizeng became cautious: "The key to the problem is that it is necessary to eliminate all the heavy ships of the opponent before dark. This is a vast ocean, and it is difficult to intercept the enemy after the enemy collapses.

... The command is to turn left 90 degrees! The command is to pass the second team to surpass the enemy ships at the maximum speed and cut across the enemy ships again!"

At 18:40, the battlefield once again showed a "h" posture. However, this time, the distance between the two coalition warship columns and the Russian fleet was less than 6,000 yards. Given that the firepower of the Russian ships had been greatly weakened, the coalition warships were confident and boldly approaching Russia.

The second team used all the firepower on the side of the Russian first formation to attack the first half of the Russian first formation, while the first team quickly crossed the tail of the Russian first formation, and at the same time used all the firepower on the side of the Russian third team to attack the ships of the Russian third team as the defender.

At 18:45, the superstructure was already a mess, and the "Oreal" front sub-bomb "pharmaceutical" library exploded, and a large number of fire-bearing debris were thrown into the sky. Three minutes later, "Oreal"

The mast of the ship disappeared on the sea, and only two people survived.

The two weak armored cruisers "Varyag" and "Liulik" mixed in the 1st Detachment could not withstand the ravages of the coalition's large-caliber heavy artillery. At this time, facing the fierce bombardment of the coalition warships closer to the distance, the two

The ship could no longer bear it... At 18:55, a big explosion occurred in the main shell of the "Varyag" after the main shell, drug, and a double-connected 203mm turret wrapped in 150 mm steel armor was lifted into the air for more than ten meters.

The body sank rapidly. With a non-graceful attitude of towering the bow, the Italian-made warship, born in the warmer Mediterranean, sank into the warmer South China Sea, with only 4 of 600 crew members.

15 minutes later, the "Liulik" with bullet holes also reached the end of its miserable voyage, lost its power, and the artillery was wiped out. The warship that was raging with the fire was ordered to give up by the desperate captain, and more than 300 crew members were captured.

The "Liulik" who died of sank on the sea was sent to the underwater grave by the Chinese destroyer surrounded by hunting dogs.

"This is a complete massacre. Faced with the East Asian fleet with superior firepower and speed, the e-Chinese people have no power to fight back. What is particularly worth noting is the performance of the second team of the coalition forces, and six of the second teams are equipped with

Although the armored cruisers of the main gun of the battleship are weak in protection, they rely on flexible maneuvers and fierce firepower. It can be said that they played a key role in this battle. I think it is time for us to consider building warships of the same type...

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After the war, British Royal Navy Major Stino, who witnessed the entire battle on the warship "Ruxian", wrote in his report to the Admiralty.

Before nightfall, 16 warships, slightly damaged by the first and second team of the coalition forces, rushed to the seven remaining devastated warships of the first Russian fleet, and launched the final strike. The coalition warships even rushed to less than the Russian ship without restraint.

Fired at 4,000 yards. Although the trash ships of the 2nd and 3rd detachments of Russia struggled to resist, they had no strength disparity. Most of the Russian ships were shot, most of the weapons were ineffective, and officers and soldiers suffered heavy casualties. They could no longer bear this hellish torture.

Major General Flekel Sham, the commander of the 3rd detachment, ordered a white tablecloth to be raised at 19:45, and then he ordered the banner of international law to "we surrender", for fear that the coalition forces would be "scared" due to the heavens.

I couldn't see the flag clearly, and I used Morse code to send a report to Lin Taizeng and sent a light signal. Under his guidance, the two coastal defense ships of the 3rd Detachment, "Admiral Chengyawen" and "Ah"

Admiral Praksin descended the Andre flag one after another and sent a surrender signal. The old-fashioned armored cruiser "Admiral Nashimov" behind the 2nd Detachment also surrendered. At this time, the pioneer of the 2nd Detachment

The ship "Sisoy Velki" is sinking, and the crew jumped into the water one after another. Although the "Navarin" was seriously damaged, two masts and three chimneys were destroyed, they were unwilling to become prisoners.

The captain of the captain, Colonel Demitrisky, attempted to rush eastward into the night, and the Chinese destroyers Qingyue and Mingyue were raided at night, with less than 100 yards away.

Four torpedoes were sent to the seabed, and only 10 of the 612 crew members survived.

The 3rd Detachment's Admiral Ushakov Seafar was located at the end of the entire fleet. After seeing the surrender signal, the commander of the 2nd Detachment, Nirvana, who had transferred from the already sunken "Osriyavia"

Major General Bogatov asked Captain Colonel Burrimke: "Are you going to surrender like they do?"

Burrimke asked back: "Are you planning to transfer again? But I can no longer see the ships that can be transferred."

"Then let's tell the yellow barbarians what is the heroism of the Russian Empire!"

So when the Chinese ship "Caiyun" approached the "Admiral Ushakov" and ordered the ship to surrender the flag, the one who answered the "Caiyun" was a row of 254mm shells.

After receiving the report, Lin Tai sighed: "Although he is overestimating his abilities, he is also very brave... Let the first team solve it."

For a brave and tenacious opponent who is out of life and death, giving him the most vigorous destruction is also a manifestation of respect...
Chapter completed!