At 6 o'clock in the morning on June 22, a huge fleet was sailing at high speed from the north to the south of the Paracel Islands. This fleet is the Chinese Navy's home fleet. They are only more than 40 kilometers away from the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia. Morning light
The sun has shined on the sea, and the sky is bright. The weather is very good, there is no thick fog, and the visibility on the sea is very good.
On the bridge of the battleship Qin Shihuang, the flagship of the home fleet, Fleet Commander Admiral Deng Shichang and Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Li Haitao are waiting for specific battle reports. According to the time of the battle plan, the Chinese Navy's submarine force should have already responded to the battle by this time.
The combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia launched an attack. Next, it was time for the main force of the local fleet to appear. The submarine attack was just the appetizer for this decisive battle. In the end, it was the main force of the local fleet that decided the outcome.
"Chief of Staff, how much results do you think the submarine force can achieve?" Fleet Commander Deng Shichang asked. The construction of the submarine was started at the strong request of the Imperial Emperor Wang Yuze. Although, the submarine also showed strong combat power, especially
It was that unpredictable attack that made everyone see the power of submarines. However, no one could predict the results that a submarine would achieve and the losses it would inflict for the first time.
"The submarines are equipped with heavy-duty torpedoes. Even if the foreign Japanese battleships are hit by one, it will be enough for them. The submarines ambush on the route of the combined fleet and launch the attack. The harvest should be quite big! I guess
, we must sink or seriously damage three or four battleships of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia!" Fleet Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Li Haitao said.
"If we can really achieve such a great result, thank God!" Fleet Commander Admiral Deng Shichang said. The eight battleships of the Home Fleet have to face 29 battleships. The pressure is indeed very high. However, Deng Shichang, Captain
We will still have the confidence to defeat the enemy. After all, the battleships of both sides are not on the same level at all. Both the 'Qin-class' battleships and the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships are far more powerful than the old British and Russian battleships.
"Commander, Chief of Staff! A telegram has been sent from the light cruiser 'Linxia'." A staff officer handed the telegram to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Li Haitao.
"Haha! Commander, I'm so happy! The submarine force has achieved very good results!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao took a look at the telegram and immediately laughed. Obviously, the results achieved by the submarine have completely exceeded his imagination.
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"Oh? Show it to me quickly!" Fleet Commander Deng Shichang also quickly took the telegram and started reading it.
The light cruiser "Linxia" following the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia recorded the process of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia being attacked by Chinese submarines, and we have a clear understanding of the results achieved by the submarine force. During the attack by the submarine force, seven battleships were
Sunk, two were severely damaged. In addition, two armored cruisers were sunk, and one armored cruiser was severely damaged.
"Okay, very good! Well done to the submarine force! Next, it's up to us. Order the fleet to move forward at full speed and seize this opportunity to give the enemy a fatal blow!" Fleet Commander Deng Shichang laughed loudly.
It sank seven battleships and severely damaged two. It also sank two armored cruisers and severely damaged one. There is no doubt that this was a serious injury to the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia.
The Chinese Navy's home fleet immediately accelerated to 15 knots and sailed quickly to the south, preparing to take the opportunity to launch a fatal attack on the British, French and Russian joint fleets. After just a sneak attack by the submarine, the battle formation of the British, French and Russian joint fleets must have all
They were all disrupted. The Chinese navy's home fleet took the opportunity to kill them.
At the same time, more than ten kilometers south of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, several light cruisers from the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia were also searching for traces of the Chinese Navy. The Chinese Navy's Home Fleet came from the north at high speed and were immediately discovered by them.
.These light cruisers of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia immediately sent an alarm to the flagship.
The huge joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia was in chaos. The formation formed before was completely broken up. When the battleships were sunk one after another, each battleship suffered fatal injuries.
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The ships no longer cared about the formation, and fled at full speed, facing the aftermath of the sunk battleships. Now, the Chinese submarines have not continued to attack, but this has also left the three countries of Britain, France and Russia
The combined fleet suffered very heavy losses.
On board the battleship HMS Majestic, the flagship of the Combined Fleet, Fleet Commander Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons' face was so gloomy that he could drip water. He never imagined that before the real battle had even begun, the Chinese Navy would
Such a great gift to the United Fleet.
Submarines that Westerners thought were just toys were able to exert such terrifying combat power in naval battles. This caused a shadow in the heart of Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons. This time
The naval battle might not go as smoothly as he expected.
"Commander, the battle damage has come out. Four of our battleships were sunk and one was severely damaged, namely the battleship Noble, the battleship Bafleur, the battleship Trafalgar and the
HMS Prince George, Benbow
The battleship '' was severely damaged and lost its combat effectiveness. Three Russian battleships were sunk and one was severely damaged, namely the battleship 'Alexander II', the battleship 'Peter the Great' and the battleship 'Gangut'.
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The battleship "Sau" was severely damaged. In addition, two armored cruisers were sunk and one was severely damaged. They were our armored cruiser "Living Statue" which was sunk, and the armored cruiser "Narcissus Boy" which was severely damaged and lost its combat effectiveness.
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The armored cruiser Admiral Charles was sunk." Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards reported. His face was also very ugly. Such a loss almost cost the Combined Fleet
One-third of the combat strength.
"Damn! The Chinese are so despicable and shameless that they actually use weapons like submarines. They are not worthy of being a navy at all, and they simply do not dare to fight us openly and openly! These cowards, cowards, and yellow-skinned monkeys, I will kill them
Kill them all!" Fleet Commander Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons yelled. For him, this is absolutely a shame and a stain in his life.
Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards did not say much. Obviously, he was also stunned by the first wave of attacks launched by the Chinese Navy using submarines. There is no doubt that in the development of the navy,
, China has once again moved ahead of the West. The Chinese Navy's application of submarines has set a precedent for the world's navies, and has achieved very good results.
The deputy commander of the fleet, Marshal of the Russian Navy Grand Duke Alexandrovich, was also angry at the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk. Now he has not even seen the main force of the Chinese navy. Three battleships of the Russian navy have been destroyed.
A battleship was sunk and a battleship was severely damaged. How could he explain this to Tsar Nicholas II? At the same time, he also
He felt deep fear. When the battleship Alexander II was sunk, he saw with his own eyes the sinking of the battleship Alexander II. If the target of the Chinese Navy's submarine attack at that time was not Alexander II
', but 'Petropavlovsk', wouldn't he also be dead?
"How come this damn Chinese can even produce such evil weapons? God should really let all these Chinese go to hell!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich cursed fiercely. After this submarine attack
, he was also full of fear for this naval battle. Obviously, this battle will not be
It will go as smoothly as they imagined. The strength of the Chinese navy is far beyond their expectations. Such thoughts make Grand Duke Alexandrovich very panic. However, it has reached this point now and is no longer available.
With no way out, how could he pray to God to bless him and allow him to survive this naval battle?
"Order each ship to regroup. The Chinese are nearby. After their submarine attack, the next step will definitely be the battleship attack!" On the flagship battleship 'Majesty', Fleet Commander Algernon MacLennan?
Sir Lyons completely at peace
Now that things have happened, there is no point in feeling sorry for oneself. What he should consider next is how to use the remaining twenty battleships to defeat the Chinese Navy. In any case, twenty battleships are still numerically
Have an absolute advantage.
Soon, the chaotic combined fleet began to reorganize and reorder according to the previously formed queue. However, some squadrons did not have many battleships left at all. For example, the fifth battleship squadron only had three ships left.
There are only three armored cruisers left in the battleship and first armored cruiser detachment. However, if they are to be reorganized, it will be too late in time. This will be the end of it.
At this time, the reconnaissance fleet dispatched by the Combined Fleet sent back a telegram, claiming that it had discovered the main force of the Chinese Navy. The main force of the Chinese Navy was now heading south at high speed, and the battle was expected to start in an hour. This made the three countries of Britain, France and Russia even more worried.
The fleet increased its speed as a whole.
At 7 o'clock in the morning on June 22, the Chinese Navy's home fleet was less than fifteen kilometers away from the British, French and Russian combined fleets, and the war was about to break out.
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