Chapter four hundred and eighty eighth overwhelming advantage
"The Majesty was sunk!" As the Majesty battleship sank into the sea, Sir Frederick William Richards, Chief of Staff of the United Fleet, murmured. This is the most powerful in the fleet.
The battleship! But it was only a matter of time before it was sunk by the Chinese navy. If this continues, it will become impossible for them to achieve the final victory.
Sir Algernon McLennan Lyons, the commander of the United Fleet, had his face been pale. If it weren't for the Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards, who strongly requested a replacement of the flagship, he might have been
He sank to the bottom of the sea with the "Magic" battleship. When he thought of this, his heart felt cold.
"Counterattack! All warships, aim at the enemy's flagship shooting, must sink their flagships and avenge the "Majesty"!" Fleet Commander Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons shouted loudly.
The remaining seven battleships on the first battle line of the joint fleet all aimed their muzzles at the Chinese Navy's "Qin Shihuang" battleship, but if you want to hit the "Qin Shihuang" battleship within a distance of tens of thousands of meters, you can
It was not that easy. After several rounds of volleys, even the side of the battleship "Qin Shihuang" was not touched. Instead, the Chinese Navy adjusted its target again and placed the target of the attack on the battleship "Hannibal".
.Under the fierce attack of the Chinese Navy, the battleship "Hannibal" was once again in danger.
"What the hell do in the Russians? Why haven't they joined the battle yet? If we fail, they will have a dead end!" Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, commander of the United Fleet, roared angrily. Now he is very
It is clear that the strength of the British Navy alone cannot defeat the Chinese Navy, and it will only slowly sink all the time.
"His Excellency Commander, Grand Duke Alexandrovich called, they can join the battle in ten minutes!" said Sir Frederick William Richards, Chief of Staff of the Fleet.
On the sea, a fleet of seven battleships was sailing into the battlefield at high speed. While avoiding the attack of the Chinese Navy's submarines, the formation of the joint fleet was completely disrupted. Later, the Chinese Navy's battleships were strong.
The Russian battleships were even more likely to escape to the southwest. After more than half an hour, they completed the formation and prepared to enter the war. Although, for Grand Duke Alessandrovic, he was very willing to see Britain.
The navy's warships were sunk. However, now they are grasshoppers on the same rope as the British Navy. If the British Navy is destroyed, it will be their turn next. So he had to lead the Russian Navy to join the battle.
The Russian Navy's warships have poor performance, especially the "Yakagelina II-class" battleship, with a maximum speed of only 13.5 knots, which is far from keeping up with the Chinese Navy. Even while the Chinese Navy is working with the Russian Navy
In a big battle, they can intercept from shortcuts, but there are obviously still big problems if they want to stop the Chinese Navy's battleships.
If most of the Chinese naval soldiers were still worried when they learned that the Chinese naval local fleet was going to face a joint fleet with twenty-nine battleships, then now, all the worries have disappeared.
The fleet seems to have a huge number of battleships, but one-third of the submarine's unexpected attacks were lost. The performance of the remaining battleships is far inferior to the new battleships of the Chinese Navy. In naval battles,
It is only possible to be ravaged. Although the naval battle has just begun, it is obvious that the result of the naval battle has already determined that the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia, which has a huge number advantage, is destined to be no match for the Chinese Navy.
The Chinese Navy Commander General Deng Shichang always had a smile on his face. The current situation is completely developing towards the side that is beneficial to the Chinese Navy. Although the joint fleet is still in an absolute advantage in number, it is still with one ship after another.
If a battleship is sunk, the Chinese Navy will surely be able to slowly establish its advantages. Moreover, this time will not be too long.
"Commander, the Russians came up. They surrounded them from the east, seemingly trying to intercept us and then attack us with the British!" said Lieutenant General Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's local fleet.
Admiral Deng Shichang picked up the telescope and looked at the second battle line of the combined fleet consisting of seven battleships of the Russian Navy that were sailing at high speed. However, the old Russian Navy battleships were at a slow speed.
Compared with the new battleships of the Chinese Navy, there is indeed a very big gap.
"Hmph! Is it that easy to surround us? Order the fleet to turn right 15 degrees, accelerate to 22 knots, and break out of the encirclement. By the way, give the Russians a gift to meet." General Deng Shichang said coldly.
The maximum speed of the 'Chinese-class' battleship is 22.5 knots, and the maximum speed of the 'Qin-class' battleship is as high as 24 knots. However, in order to attack the first battle line of the joint fleet, the speed was reduced to the battle.
Of the 17th knot, there is no problem in trying to get rid of the battleships of the Combined Fleet with high speed.
Subsequently, eight battleships of the Chinese Navy's local fleet sprayed out rolling smoke, and the steam turbines quickly operated under the high temperature steam. After obtaining strong power guarantee, the warships sailed at high speed. Originally, they
The battle line of the Chinese Navy, which was parallel to the first battle line of the fleet, immediately accelerated, and gradually left the first battle line of the joint fleet behind.
"Hey, why are the Chinese battleships so fast? This has exceeded 20 knots. Is this a battleship or a cruiser?" Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons cursed fiercely and swearing fiercely in the command of the United Fleet Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons.
.As the Chinese Navy left at high speed, the shelling stopped temporarily. However, this made the joint fleet's plan to attack the Chinese Navy fail.
"High speed, strong firepower and thick armor seem to be the direction of the development of naval battleships in the future. However, the Chinese obviously came ahead of us at this point. Therefore, even in this war, we have a number of
With an absolute advantage, it is probably difficult to achieve the final victory!" Sir Frederick William Richards sighed.
"The Chinese did take a little advantage in the development of battleships. However, the foundation of the British Empire is not comparable to that of them. The British Empire has also begun to build new battleships. Soon, we will have new battleships.
And in terms of quantity, we will definitely gain an advantage again. At that time, the British Empire Navy will still be the most powerful navy in the world!" said Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons, commander of the Joint Fleet.
For hundreds of years, Britain has been the overlord of the sea, never changed, and will never change in the future. Sir Algeron McLennan Lyons believed it very much.
Sir Frederick William Richards nodded, but they might suffer in this naval battle.
At 9:20 am, the high-speed Chinese Navy battle line passed directly from the two battle lines of the Combined Fleet. After that, the Chinese Navy quickly turned and happened to be on the second battle line of the Combined Fleet.
All the main guns in front changed directions and aimed at the second battle line of the Combined Fleet.
This position happens to be the T-head of the second battle line of the Joint Fleet. When the two fleets intersect, the Chinese Navy can concentrate firepower and a fierce attack on the Russian Navy entering the city.
"Aim at the battleship "Petropavlovsk" in the front, we have the opportunity to shoot four rounds of volleys and sink it!" commander General Deng Shichang, the commander of the Chinese Navy.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" All eight battleships locked the battleship "Petropavlovsk". The dense shells, under the action of huge kinetic energy, were fiercely aimed at Petropavlovlo.
The battleship of the Vsk was smashed.
"Damn it, the Chinese have replaced our main attack target!" The deputy commander of the joint fleet and the Russian Navy Marshal Alessandrovic looked frightened. However, during the battle just now, the Chinese Navy fired in a few rounds of volleys.
The battleship of the British "Magic" was killed! The battleship of the Petropavlovsk is not as good as the battleship of the British "Magic".
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense shells exploded around the battleship "Petropavlovsk", and water columns soaring into the sky splashed on the sea. The situation of the battleship "Petropavlovsk",
It has become precarious.
At 9:25, in this volley, the battleship of the Petropavlovsk was no longer able to escape, and two shells hit the battleship of the Petropavlovsk, one in front
The deck exploded, blowing a large hole in the foreground, and more than a dozen Russian naval soldiers were killed. Another shell broke the main mast of the battleship "Petropavlovsk".
Immediately afterwards, in the volley at 9:28, the battleship "Petropavlovsk" was hit again. This time, the battleship "Petropavlovsk" was completely killed.
In a round of volleys, two shells hit the battleship "Petropavlovsk". And where they were hit, they were the left side of the battleship "Petropavlovsk".
.Near the waterline, two large holes more than two meters were blown out, and the two large holes were less than twenty meters apart.
The damage managers on the battleship of the Petropavlovsk made a little effort, but in the end they had to give up. At 9:40, the battleship of the Petropavlovsk was overturned.
On the sea, it sank into the sea. The Russian naval officers and soldiers who came to the door of the warship only fled half. Of course, the Russian Navy Marshal Alessandrovic was the first to escape on the traffic boat. (To be continued. Please search for astronomy,