"Beishang" began to sink rapidly, and it had lost the ability to continue struggling.[]
Shimizu Ryukichi did not move, no matter how much his subordinates tried to persuade him.
He silently watched the sinking of his ship and silently watched the panicked soldiers.
There was a corpse not far from him, and Shimizu Ruki let out a long sigh.
Blood flowed from his head...
He and the "Kitagami" became the first victims of the Sino-Japanese naval battle. Have you tarnished the glorious tradition of the Japanese Navy? "Your Majesty, Captain, please abandon the ship as soon as possible."
"Yaka!" Shimizu Ryukichi seemed to have been greatly insulted: "As a naval officer of the empire, you must die on my ship! You all should run for your lives, I will not leave."
The seawater was quickly submerging the "Kitagami", and tears flowed from Shimizu Ryukichi's eyes.
In the 12th year of the Republic of China, at 10:25 am on August 10, 1023 AD, the light cruiser "Kitagami" of the Japanese Navy's Second Fleet sank.
This was the first Japanese ship to be sunk in the "Diaoyu Islands Battle" between China and Japan. Compared with Qingshui Liuji, Fan Elin was lucky. He at least saw the sinking of the "Beishang", and he let out a long sigh of relief.
, although I did not see the victory of the Sino-Japanese naval battle with my own eyes, but at least I saw the sinking of a Japanese warship. It was worth it. It was worth it.
Although the "Hai Xi" is about to sink, for Fan Elin, everything is worth it. In fact, he knows very well that based on his own ability, it is already difficult to make progress in naval battles. In the future, China
The navy will be the domain of young people.
And since I died on the sea that I loved so much, I have nothing to regret...
Fan Elin couldn't hear anything else from his subordinates. He slowly closed his eyes. If possible, he wanted to sink into the sea with his beloved warship...
In the 12th year of the Republic of China, at 1.35am on August 10, 1023 AD, the cruiser "Hai Xi" of the Fujian Fleet of the Chinese Navy sank. Fan Elin, the captain of the cruiser "Hai Xi" of the Fujian Fleet of the Chinese Navy, participated in the operation to protect overseas Chinese.
He was killed in the "Battle of Diaoyu Islands" between China and Japan when he sank the Japanese ship "Beishang". He was 47 years old and a colonel. He was posthumously awarded the rank of Lieutenant General of the Navy of the Republic of China!
In the naval battle on August 10, a cruiser on each side was sunk, a destroyer of the Chinese Navy was seriously damaged, and a cruiser of the Japanese Navy was slightly damaged.
Judging from the casualty ratio, the two sides are almost the same. The Chinese Navy suffers a little bit, but to achieve such results in the first naval battle after the reorganization of the Chinese Navy is enough to make the young Chinese Navy feel proud!
In the naval battle on August 10, both sides did not use all their strength, but every naval palace knew that when the darkness of the night dissipated and the sun shined on the sea level the next day, the decisive battle would be
Really breaking out...
"Northern Expedition".
Zhang Xiaoyue and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Fujian Fleet "Northern Expedition" Captain Lu Yixuan witnessed the sinking of the "Beishang" with their own eyes, as well as the sinking of the "Haixi" and Fan Elin's tragic martyrdom for his country.
The cruiser Haixi was purchased from Britain by the Qing government in 1806. It has a displacement of 24 knots and a speed of 24 knots. The ship is 3 meters long, 14.2 meters wide, and has a draft of 6.1 meters. It is equipped with a main gun, 1 110uu secondary gun, and 12 47uu guns.
Secondary battery, 4 37uu machine guns. There are also 5 torpedo tubes, and the personnel strength is 445.
During the Revolution of 1911, Zhai and 1. more warships of the Manchu and Qing Navy revolted together.
After that, the "Hai Xi" once became the main battleship of the Chinese Navy.
After the President of the Republic of China, Wang Hengyue, vigorously developed the navy, the "Hai Xi" gradually withdrew from its position as a battleship!
But the "Hai Xi" has always existed as a member of the Chinese Navy. Like other warships, it has witnessed the process of the Chinese Navy from being weak to becoming strong again...
Although it has sunk now, it, like the Chinese Navy, has gone from nirvana to rebirth...
No matter how many years have passed, the "Hai Xi" will never be forgotten. As long as the "Diaoyu Islands Battle" and the revitalization of the Chinese Navy are mentioned, the "Hai Xi" and all the stories that happened to it will always be mentioned. The night wind blows
On Zhang Xiaoyue and Lu Yixuan.
Today's naval battle is not fierce, and the real decisive battle has not yet begun. Tomorrow will be the day that determines the outcome.
"The Chinese navy's road to maritime supremacy begins with this naval battle." Lu Yixuan held his iconic pipe in his mouth and said, "Sea power means everything to a country. I remember the words of 'Sea Power Theory'
The author Mahan said, "Sea power is everything that can build a nation into a great nation by virtue of or through the ocean." Mahan's discussion expanded the connotation and extension of sea power to the greatest extent. In my opinion,
In the future, sea power should include maritime military power and non-military power. The former includes the owned fleet, including affiliated bases, ports and other facilities, while the latter includes overseas trade as the core, maritime-related affiliated institutions and
Its capacity is the sum of the country’s maritime economic power…”
Zhang Xiaoyue nodded: "Sea power is actually a country's comprehensive strength on the ocean. Establishing and developing strong maritime power will promote the prosperity of the country's economy and the accumulation of wealth, seize control of the sea and win maritime wars, as well as safeguard the country's international
Political status is of great significance. Sea power not only marks a country's overall ability to utilize and control the ocean, but also determines whether a country and nation can become a great nation."
He paused there: "From this point of view, Hengshuai's path of vigorously developing the navy is completely correct."
"Sea power has always been an important guarantee for the strong development of a big country. This statement has been extremely reflected in the rise of Britain. 'With sea power,' the country will prosper; if there is no sea power, the country will decline." Lu Yixuan sucked
Two puffs of cigarettes: "The construction of our navy has been initially completed. This naval battle with Japan is the best moment to test how far our navy has developed. However, I think what Hengshuai means is not the focus.
How to Defeat the Japanese Navy "... Chuan Hengshuai wants to become a maritime power that can compete with Britain and the United States for hegemony." Zhang Xiaoyue smiled and said: "Although Hengshuai has always said that a strong navy requires the efforts of several generations, in fact, who is better than him?
He is all anxious, wishing that the Chinese Navy could become the largest maritime power overnight, although he also knows that this is unrealistic. However, his determination to develop the Chinese Navy cannot be shaken. The gunboat next to Sichuan
'I will never forget in my life the six fishing boats with a small cannon on them. "How is it?" Wang Hengyue was very proud: "I keep my word, right?"
"Yes, yes." Wu Qianlong couldn't laugh or cry: Chuan Hengshuai, what kind of boat is that? It has guns, but I'm afraid it can't fire, right? Once launched, the boat will fall apart. "You are not talking nonsense." Wang Hengyue said instead.
: "If we can really fight this, I can arm dozens of warships today!"
"Yes, yes, 1 is handsome and wise."
"What a wise fart." Wang Hengyue said with a smile: "That's what I mean to you, or, or this is a symbol, it is the beginning of our navy. In the future, when we really have a navy, and it becomes powerful, this ship
As for the 'gunboat', I will make a museum for it and preserve it to let everyone know that this is how our navy started!"
Listening to Zhang Xiaoyue telling this story, Lu Yixuan couldn't help laughing.
This is how China’s navy started!
"That 'gunboat' is called 'Qiangwei'. Xiaoyue said with a smile: "Our Chinese naval dream started from this 'Qiangwei'. No one thought at that time that we would have battleships.
Cruiser, submarine is”
"There are also aircraft carriers." Lu Yixuan said: Chuan Hengshuai attaches great importance to aircraft carriers to the point where it can even be said that he is obsessed with them!"
"Yes!" Zhang Xiaoyue said repeatedly: Chuan Hengshuai said before that this naval battle is not a decisive battle in the true sense. This time it is just to undermine the confidence of the Japanese navy, improve our self-confidence, and prepare for a real decisive battle in the future.
Be prepared. I think the aircraft carriers should be prepared for the decisive battle in the future. 6. The Chinese Navy's aircraft carrier group and submarine group are undergoing vigorous development, and a large amount of money, manpower, and material resources have been poured into them.
But the "Diaoyu Islands Naval War" was not yet the time to reveal all of China's financial assets.
What Zhang Xiaoyue and Lu Yixuan wonder is why Heng Shuai thinks that everything is arranged so well. Or to be more precise, it is not called well-organized, but insightful and able to predict the enemy's next move in advance. Why else?
Do you want to choose to have a naval battle with Japan at this time? Why launch a campaign to regain Northeast China, Taiwan, and North Korea at this time?
In fact, Hengshuai had arranged this a few years ago, and he had been waiting for this month of the year.
Zhang Xiaoyue thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He smiled bitterly and shook his head. No one could ever understand Heng Shuai's thoughts.
He breathed a sigh of relief, and then said slowly: "Get ready for the decisive battle tomorrow!" (!.