6401 Chapter 396 Qingdao Fortress Battle Nine

The sound of cannons rumbled, trembling the earth!

The smoke of gunpowder covers the sky and the sun!

The Emperor Qin Navy had more than 20 warships of all sizes. There were hundreds of cannons of various types, and rows of muzzles were filled with mist. The scene was really spectacular and tight.

Soon, under the bombardment of the Emperor Qin Navy's absolute artillery, the Jiaozhou Baykou Breakwater was completely destroyed. The passage leading to the bay was immediately opened.

"What should be come is here!" Major General Oakles was feeling nervous, and he was even more nervous at this moment.

On the old Saxon-class ironclad ship Caesar, the strong millimeter main gun slowly turned to the entrance of Jiaozhou Bay. The double-equipped strong millimeter main guns on the armored cruisers Princess William and Queen Augusta have formed the defensive firepower of a fortress. They are ready to attack the invading enemies at any time.

However, in the face of the absolute artillery advantage of Emperor Qin Navy, the German naval guns seemed very thin.

Almost all German naval officers and soldiers agreed with this. Even if the German navy has no experience in naval combat, they cannot lower their noble heads to the thin Chinese.

"Fire! Mr. Orland".

Called Mr. Orlander, he is just a first-class sailor, with a pair of slightly fashionable high-end glasses. With the title of the German Orland family, he shows his uniqueness.

Dong!

There was a loud noise, and the bulky main gun on the left of the Caesar trembled and sent the strong millimeter shell out of the cannon chamber. It seemed that it was because of its age. When the Caesar's main gun opened fire, the nearby German sailors were caught off guard and were shocked to the deck, and the bridge above the turret was also shattered. Major General Ollies' head hit the iron plate of the bridge, and a large amount of blood was immediately flowed out.

"Medical Soldier!"

The Chief of Staff hurriedly called medical staff and took Major General Linlis back to the infirmary to bandage the fleet. The Chief of Staff was commanded by the Chief of Staff.

This problem occurred during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. The sister ship of the Caesar and the Dingyuan also had this problem. It seems that the same bloodline, it is not a good thing to have a genetic disease.

The entrance of Jiaozhou Bay is very wide. Two battleships of the Emperor Qin Navy and four heavy cruisers have approached the entrance of the Bay. The artillery bombardment of the previous two hours had completely destroyed the shore defense fortresses on the small island near the German army.

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The chief of staff of the fleet said: "Thanks to his Majesty, it will be even more troublesome when the German devils build the fortress into an iron barrel."

"Report!" Bridge Communications Co., Ltd. report: "The German Navy surrendered resolutely and fired a shot at us!"

Lieutenant General Meng Mu smiled and said, "This is a demonstration to us!"

Then he ordered: "The entire fleet organized firepower and sank the German Navy!"

"yes!"

After receiving the order, the Emperor Qin Navy ships had been aiming at the cannons of the German warships, and they did not need to be corrected and fired directly.

Since the distance is relatively close, not only can the large-caliber main guns be able to fatal attacks on enemy ships, but even the small-caliber guns are within the effective range.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

In an instant, hundreds of shells of various types roared across the sea level at almost direct angles, forming a dense rain of bullets near German naval warships.

Boom boom boom boom!

Countless waves of water rose into the sky, and the water surface of Jiaozhou Bay suddenly became boiling like boiling water.

Both sides were back and forth, and the shells were shuttled between each other. Each had damage. However, it was obvious that the Emperor Qin Navy had an absolute advantage, not only had many shells, but also had thick armor.

The German Navy's ironclad ships have a huge rank gap compared to the all-steel battleships of the Emperor Qin Navy and cannot be compensated.

Fortunately, the German Navy was not fighting real maritime mobile warfare outside the sea, and the weakness of the ironclad ship was not exposed. The Caesar, which was cut, became a shallow-water battleship. In addition to being a little weak in firepower, in the shallow-water Jiaozhou Bay, its protection ability is no worse than that of the Imperial Qin Navy's battleship.

Perhaps this is the result of Germany's constant pursuit of conservative offshore defense!

At 9:23, the heavy cruisers Lushun and Weihaiwei sailed into the east side of Jiaozhou Bay, and the Dandong formed a split attack on the German Princess William and Queen Augusta.

Queen Augusta was circled out, and the left and right sides were attacked at the same time. After a moment, she was shot and caught fire.

Seeing that Queen Augusta was in danger, Caesar hurriedly turned his guns to attack Dandong.

The mobile turret of Caesar is a huge threat to Dandong. Although the Caesar's 3-damage mm main gun is only ugly and has an effective range of only four meters, the distance is no longer a problem now. If you get a shot, it will be a very bad thing.

OK;id=x726u color over=Beijing+digidth=1024px;digheight=;);Beijing;Lieutenant General Meng Mu on the battleship saw the intention of Caesar and hurriedly ordered;id=x726u color over=Beijing+digidth=1024px;digheight=;);Beijing; and Fengtian, the two battleships, hit the gunfire and attacked Caesar.

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!

Eight strong millimeter main guns opened fire in turn, and 400 kilograms of artillery shells roared and flew through the sea, piercing through the waves of water and directly hitting the Caesar.

Although it is just an iron armored ship, the protective armor made of iron blocks is very strong and can withstand shells of only a millimeter.

Of course, that was the standard in the 1880s. According to the current standards, it could only withstand shells below millimeters of the Emperor Qin Navy's porridge.

Boom boom boom boom!

While several huge water columns rose, a strong millimeter shell hit the Caesar's port side second-level artillery array.

The shells instantly penetrated the anti-aircraft shield with only 150 mm of protection, tearing a hole more than one meter wide, and the Caesar No. 8 gun was immediately destroyed. The explosion's shock wave trend remained unabated, and the No. 7 and No. 9 gun positions next to them were also overturned, and more than 20 German sailors were bombed to death on the spot.

"The Five Diao Zan is a iron armored ship. Only the Feng Cannon is a turret type. Other artillery X-type cannons are like the sail battleships in the 17th century. A kilogram was dug out of the battleship. A square hole was extended from the square hole to shoot. The Saxony-class iron armored ship was in a transitional product of this period.

At 9:25, two shells hit the port side of the Caesar at the same time, and the violent explosion only penetrated two decks. However, the explosion caused a fire. The firing fragments killed many German sailors.

The German ironclad ships were built very strongly, which is also recognized, but the sacrifice was only twelve quarters, which was a full six quarters slower than the slowest battleship of the Emperor Qin Navy. This was a great loss in the naval battle.

If you move fast, it means that the opponent's shells will not easily hit you. On the contrary, if the degree is slow, the chance of hitting will also increase.

The two ships Dingzhen in the Sino-Japanese War suffered a great loss, but fortunately, the Japanese Navy did not have the ability to sink the iron armored ship, which allowed the two ships Zhuzhen to survive.

However, for the same Caesar, it is not so lucky. It is slow, with more and more shells hitting it, raging fires spread everywhere, soldiers are suffering heavy casualties, and the combat counterattack is getting weaker and weaker.

At nine o'clock, the two battleships of Emperor Qin Navy fired their sixth firepower volley, and two strong millimeter shells hit the front of the port side of the Caesar at the same time. A bang exploded, causing the ammunition box piled up nearby. A series of explosions made the ship of Caesar tremble violently.

The more raging the fire, the higher the temperature made the steel frames nearer deformed. The thick smoke rolled, instantly obscuring the vision of the warships. The smoke filled the warships everywhere, mixed with violent toxic gases. Many German sailors who had no time to run out were suffocated to death.

Boom boom!

Another violent explosion, the sound was like a bolt from the blue, deafening. Major General Linlis, who had just walked out of the infirmary, was immediately shocked by the shock of his hand holding the railing.

The two shells hit the left waterline belt at the same time. Even if they have 300 mm armor protection, they did not resist the energy of the high-explosive armor-piercing bomb this time.

The port side waterline belt was torn apart more than two meters wide, and flames mixed with thick smoke came out of the explosion. Then the sea water poured back violently, and the warship tilted sharply to the port side.

"Open the starboard water valve!"

In order to balance the battleship and maintain the shooting state, we had to let the starboard side inject water.

After a while, the warship returned to balance again. However, this time the waterline belt had sinking more than one meter deep. The violent explosions around caused waves to surge in waves. The Caesar, which was originally low on its freeboard, was suddenly filled with sea water on the deck. Mixed with the blood of the fallen soldiers, the surrounding waters were dyed red.

The sinking of the warship caused the Caesar to drop sharply to six junctures, and he was staggering and could no longer avoid the artillery fire of the Emperor Qin Navy.

More and more shells hit the Caesar, bridges, islands, servo chambers, turrets, cabins, smoke and white. After a while, there was no longer a perfect location on the Caesar, and there was a mess everywhere. The bodies of German sailors were arranged in a row on the spiral ladder, railings, and deck aisles. The broken limbs and arms were everywhere, and the air was filled with disgusting stench.

boom!

The shell hit Yanbai and directly broke the huge Yanbai with a diameter of three meters in half.

As the sound of squeaking metal friction and breaking, the huge smoke and white slant fell down and fell heavily on the port deck.

There was a loud bang, the smoke was split into pieces, and the rolling smoke came out, completely swallowing the Caesar.

At the same time, the huge inertia caused the port side, which had already sunk rapidly, to completely sink into the sea. The Caesar's efforts to put them into vain, and all the cannons' muzzles were immediately aimed at the sea.

Major General Linlis ordered: "Open the bottom water valve! Prepare for the shipwreck!"

The Chief of Staff said: "General, please give the Imperial soldiers a chance to escape! They have done their best!"

Major General Linlis said angrily: "Bastard! The soldiers of the German Empire can only be killed in battle and cannot be captured, especially those who were captured by the sick man in East Asia! In that way, the face of the empire will be thrown into the cesspool!"

The Chief of Staff retorted: "The Chinese are no longer the sick men of East Asia. They have awakened. They are originally the lions who dominate the East. It is me who are the outsiders who wake her up, so they should bravely bear her roar! Instead of what you call face!"

Then he said loudly: "Even if the ship sinks, as long as the imperial soldiers are there, they will come back one day! If you commit suicide so unconsciously, the German citizens will laugh at your ignorance!"

"Shut up!" Major General Linlis took out his pistol, pointed at the Chief of Staff, and shouted: "Li Jian executes the order! Otherwise, he will be the first to shoot you!"

Seeing that he could not dissuade him, the Chief of Staff threw a pound of medical soldiers beside him. The medical soldiers took advantage of Major General Linlis's inattention and suddenly knocked him out.

"Go face, go to hell with face!" The chief of staff roared loudly at the unconscious Oakles, and then said to the medic: "Take him away immediately!"

Then he ordered the messenger: "Prepare to abandon the ship. Notify everyone to evacuate!"

The Caesar was slowly sinking, and thick smoke was shrouded in smoke. The Emperor Qin Navy had already determined that the Caesar had lost its combat effectiveness, so he turned his guns to aim at other German warships in the fierce battle.

Queen Augusta was attacked from both sides and left and right. In just a few minutes, she was surrounded by four heavy cruisers from the Fourth Army of the Emperor Qin Navy. The entire battleship was beaten into a sieve, with deep craters and flames everywhere.

"The left full rudder avoids!"

The order was issued, and Queen Augusta urgently evaded to the left, but countless shells were poured onto the warship, making the warship's evasion slow.

At this time, two Omm shells hit Queen Augusta at the same time, and the violent explosion caused a splash of water in the sky. The Queen, which was spinning high, almost capsized under the huge explosion shock wave.

The huge ship leaned left for more than ten degrees, and the German sailors fell off guard. Many people entered the sea and were sucked into the bottom of the ship by the tearing force of the warship sailing.

However, this did not win the sympathy of Emperor Qin Haijun. When the Lushun and Fengtian maneuvered to the "head position of Queen Augusta, the main guns at all levels were aiming at it again, which was filled with smoke.

"Azimu, distance string force, elevation angle lead"

After reporting the final correction data, the observation staff unconsciously showed confidence in victory and pity for the German ship, and seemed to have seen the scene when the German ship sank.

"Prepare for a quick shot!"

"Prepare!,, let it go!"

Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
To be continued...