Chapter seven hundred and twenty sixth naval battle, naval battle
Chapter 726: Naval battle, naval battle!!
The "Shanghai" miraculously sank the "Fengfeng"!
At this time, the heavy cruiser "Xuanming" of the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet was also fiercely attacked by the Japanese army. At 8:30, the "Xuanming" was hit, and at 8:35, the Japanese ship "Kirishima" and "Hanqi"
The "Xuanming" concentrated its firepower and violently attacked the "Xuanming".
After much persistence, the "Xuanming" finally lost its combat effectiveness and withdrew from the naval battle at 8:45.
In a ship-to-ship battle, although the tonnage and firepower of the two sides were roughly the same, and the Chinese warships even had the advantage, the gap in the quality of naval combatants soon became apparent.
Battleships can be bought overnight, but an excellent navy cannot be built overnight.
Only by learning lessons from naval battles one after another, absorbing the enemy's strengths, and improving one's own combat capabilities can the Chinese Navy gradually build a truly powerful army.
In addition to the "Shanghai", the most outstanding performance of the Chinese navy in the naval battle battlefield is undoubtedly the flagship "Northern Expedition".
This behemoth on the sea, under the command of Captain Lu Yixuan, did not fall behind at all when facing the Japanese Second Fleet flagship "King Kong".
Regardless of tonnage or firepower, the "Northern Expedition" has a solid advantage. In terms of naval combat quality, although it is not as good as the Japanese Navy, it is not far behind.
Lu Yixuan behaved extremely calmly, and the sailors also behaved calmly and calmly.
Both the "Northern Expedition" and the "King Kong" used main guns, secondary guns, machine guns, torpedoes, and almost every usable weapon on the ship, and they were thrown into the thrilling sea battle...
The soldiers were busy running on the deck, shouting. There was no encouragement or mobilization. At this time, everyone was full of fighting enthusiasm, and there was no need for encouragement or mobilization.
"One battle is equivalent to three years of training." Lu Yixuan looked at the fierce naval battle and suddenly said this.
One battle is equivalent to three years of training, or even more!
In fact, by this time, the outcome of the naval battle had become secondary. Zhang Xiaoyue and Lu Yixuan seemed to have seen their navy transform under the gunfire...
A truly powerful Chinese navy is bound to gradually grow up in such battles...
Standing on the deck of the "King Kong", Kanji Kato was also surprised by the tenacious combat effectiveness of the Chinese navy on the opposite side. Although their personal qualities were still far behind their own soldiers, their fighting enthusiasm and high morale were
But it is not inferior to the Japanese Navy at all...
Terrible Chinese people! Kato Kanji thought in his heart.
If they are given another period of time to continue to develop, the Chinese Navy will cause a lot of trouble to the Imperial Navy in a real sense. This also strengthens Kanji Kato's determination to continue to inflict heavy losses on the Chinese Navy here so that they can continue to develop.
Adding another wound to the wound...
The Chinese Navy must not be allowed to stand up, never!
But the "Northern Expedition", this monster on the sea, is simply a huge mobile fortress on the sea. Their bodies are covered with steel armor that is difficult to break through. Even if the shells hit, the damage caused to them will be minimal.
Kanji Kato has long known that over the years, the Chinese have purchased warships from the United States, purchased warships from the United Kingdom, built their own warships, and devoted most of their energy to the navy. This makes Kanji Kato both envious and jealous, but also somewhat helpless.
Where do the Chinese get so much money?
While they were waving the checks in their hands to purchase armaments, the Japanese government had to cut back on food and clothing in order to build a warship.
China has needed military supplies everywhere, but Japan is extremely poor. Especially after losing control of China, its material disadvantages have become even more obvious.
Especially in the manufacturing of "super battleships".
Kanji Kato is also a fanatical supporter of "super battleships". When intelligence showed that China was building "super battleships", Kanji Kato was among the first to insist that Japan also build larger and more powerful "super battleships".
, one of the Japanese naval officers who can continue to maintain maritime superiority over China!
Under the strong request of the Navy, the plan to build two "super battleships" was finally approved, which also relieved the hearts of people like Kato Kanji.
If the "super battleship" can participate in the war now, then Kanji Kato is absolutely confident that he will win this naval battle in the shortest possible time.
Of course, the current situation also makes Kanji Kato quite satisfied...
At 9 o'clock, the destroyer "Zhenjiang" of the Chinese Navy's Fujian Fleet was injured under the attack of the Japanese ship "Shimakaze", and its main battery was destroyed, forcing the "Zhenjiang" to respond with its secondary battery.
The "Shimakaze" set a speed record of 40.7 knots not long ago. Its high speed and flexible steering made it very difficult for the "Zhenjiang" to cope with it.
At this time, the "Shanghai", which had sunk the "Homikaze" not long ago, re-entered the battle and began to hunt the "Shimakaze"!
The "Shanghai" won its first battle at sea. The officers and soldiers on the ship were in high spirits, and their confidence and enthusiasm for the navy were unprecedentedly improved.
When he is one-on-one with a Japanese ship, he can also sink it. The Japanese have excellent commanders, and so do I!
When the officers and soldiers on the "Shanghai" looked at Niu Liancheng in the past, they looked at him with contempt and disdain, but the way they looked at him now was completely different.
Niu Liancheng, who was sitting in a shaded area and concentrating on eating the apple in his hand, looked so calm and composed in the eyes of all the officers and soldiers on the "Shanghai". Perhaps this officer was thinking about how to sink the ship.
"Shimakaze"?
In fact, Niu Liancheng has nothing to do with being calm and collected. In his opinion, there is no difference between a naval battle and a fight with children from a neighboring village when he was in the village.
He doesn't even bother thinking about how to fight. He relies entirely on his innate intuition and keen observation and judgment.
If it were more exaggerated, maybe it would be called "genius"...
However, this brought a completely different mood to the officers and soldiers on the "Shanghai". They firmly believed that there was a magical commander behind them, and there was also the biggest trump card on the "Shanghai"!
Once the confidence of the officers and soldiers on the battleship is mobilized to the greatest extent, the situation will be completely different.
The "Shimakaze" is fast, and the "Shanghai" thinks that it is not slow; the "Shimakaze" turns flexibly, and the "Shanghai" also thinks that its steering is light; the "Shimakaze" fires accurately, and the "Shanghai" thinks that it
The cannonballs all have eyes...
This is a matter of mentality.
If the officers and soldiers on board the "Shanghai" were still thinking about the disastrous defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, and were still concerned about the strength of the Japanese navy, by now, such concerns have completely disappeared.
The Japanese Navy is powerful, but you have also grown from weak to powerful!
The "Shanghai" roared again and again, and the shells were thrown at the "Shimakaze" head-on at all costs.
The retreating "Zhenjiang" also regained its energy after receiving support from the "Shanghai", gritting its teeth and entangled with the "Shimakaze".
The performance of the two Chinese warships surprised the "Shimakaze".
What happened to these Chinese people? Seeing that they were about to win, why did the Chinese suddenly regain their fighting enthusiasm?
The "Shanghai", the "Zhenjiang", and the "Shimakaze" were stuck together, and all the warships were stuck together...
At this time, the decisive battle between the six battleships of the Chinese and Japanese navies became the focus of the "Diaoyu Islands Naval Battle".
The "Northern Expedition", "President", and "Yue Fei" battle against the Japanese ships "Kongo", "Hiei", and "Kirishima"!
The sinking or withdrawal of any ship from the battlefield will inevitably have a great impact on the "Diaoyu Islands Naval Battle". No one dares to make any negligence!
The "Yue Fei" and the Japanese ship "Kirishima" that had just repelled the "Xuan Ming" were injured almost at the same time, and the shells from both sides hit each other accurately.
Both sides continued to fight back quickly while making urgent repairs.
Both sides have already received a red eye.
A sailor of the "Yue Fei" had an arm broken, but he pushed away his companion who came to bandage him. "He He" shouted and picked up a cannonball with his only remaining arm and headed towards the fort.
Rushed over.
This is a spirit.
Even if you die, you must die at your post...
The spirit cannot win the naval battle, but the spirit can make up for the gap in combat quality to a certain extent. It is this spirit of fighting to the death that has entangled the Japanese Second Fleet, making the naval battle so far unresolved.
It's hard to tell the winner.
At the height of the naval battle, Kanji Kato did not use his submarine. To be honest, although Kanji Kato was a very good naval officer, he did not pay much attention to the role of submarines in naval battles.
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Naval battles are warships against warships, cannons against cannons!
Kanji Kato believes so firmly.
"Northern Expedition".
The shells continued to roar in the air, and the water columns continued to rise on the sea.
People continued to die, ships continued to be injured, and forts continued to be destroyed.
Lu Yixuan looked at his pocket watch, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his lips: "Commander, is it almost time?"
"Almost." Zhang Xiaoyue smiled even weirder.
"It's not easy to fight like this." Lu Yixuan put away his pocket watch and sighed softly: "I thought he would be very passive at the beginning, but I didn't expect that our soldiers are so good. Commander Heng saw this situation
I will also be very satisfied.”
"But there is still a big gap compared with the Japanese. This cannot be ignored." Although Zhang Xiaoyue agreed with his colleagues' opinions, he still remained calm. He looked up at the sun, and then smiled slightly:
"Sea Wolf, we will arrive at the battlefield soon!"