The tactical intention of the Beiyang Fleet is rather special, because there are warships facing the enemy from the bow and warships facing the enemy from the side, so as a last resort, the Beiyang Fleet will be divided into two parts to fight. Among them, the high-speed fleet, mainly Zhenhai, will try to block the Japanese fleet.

course, and used side chord artillery to launch an attack while covering the flanks of the first detachment. The first detachment headed by Dingzhen and other ships such as Pingyuan were in complete chaos. They cut into the opponent's formation and then threw some of the opponent's warships into the chaos.

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Compared with the relatively chaotic formation in Beiyang, the warships of the Japanese fleet are the product of side-by-side battles. A single column can maximize the firepower of the fleet. However, the Japanese fleet also has its own problems, from Fuji Yashima in front to Takachiho Izumi.

It can reach a speed of about 14 knots. (The boiler problem of the Sankei ship in this plane has been solved.) However, the Fuso Hiei and other ships behind it cannot reach such a high speed, which means that these warships will definitely be left behind in the battle.

Since the end of the Battle of the Izu Islands, the Japanese fleet has conducted a special test on the speed of its ships, and found that if the war starts again, both the main fleet and the guerrilla fleet will still have inconsistent speeds, causing loopholes. This is a hardware problem.

There is no way to solve it at all. So after research

Afterwards, Kaguyama Shiki and others decided that since the warships behind them could not keep up, they should throw them away. They would use them as bait to attract the firepower of Dingzhen and other ships, and then the main fleet would use this time to eat up the opponent's cruise fleet.

.After eating the opponent's cruiser formation, then go around to the back of Dingzhen and other ships to launch an attack.

So in Qunshan Bay, the two most powerful fleets in East Asia started the first decisive battle since the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War. The two sides, like gods of war from ancient times, rushed toward each other through the waves. The war was about to break out!!

Led by the flagship Fuji, the Japanese fleet passed at high speed 5 kilometers in front of the Beiyang Navy like a swimming dragon, while the two detachments of the Beiyang Fleet spread out on the left and right. The second detachment headed by the Zhenhai moved forward at full speed to intercept the opponent's route.

, and the first detachment that had completed its formation cut off the column of the Japanese fleet. History is similar but not so similar at this moment.

Although the speed of Beiyang ships that have improved power and have high-quality coal-fired ships has declined due to their long service life, they can still run at a speed of more than 12 knots even in Dingzhen! And the Japanese Navy's Fuso Hiei Kongo III ship

However, the speed has not improved much. During the Japanese Navy's drills before the Japanese War,

I didn’t expect that old ships like Beiyang Dingzhen could still drive at such a high combat speed! When the second ship Dingzhen of the Beiyang Fleet pierced the Japanese formation like a knight’s spear, it was not just Fuso that was intercepted.

The third ship. Even the Izumi and Takachiho in the formation failed to keep up with the front formation.

"Commander Kazuyama, Takachiho and the Izumi are not following, so don't intercept them." Captain Katsumi Mitsuzaki, the captain of the Fuji, looked behind anxiously.

"Don't worry about them. Let's defeat the enemy in person first." Huashan Ziji gritted his teeth and looked at the Zhenhai that was coming to intercept him.

The Japanese fleet that was cut off from the front fleet seemed to be in chaos for a while. Takachiho and Izumi originally planned to use their speed to bypass the second ship Dingzhen and continue to pursue the front fleet, but as the left wing of Dingzhen moved far away, the two ships

The armored cruiser was in position. Once again, the routes of the Takachiho and Izumi were blocked. As the 10-inch gun on the bow of the Takachiho opened fire, the first shot of the Gunsan Bay naval battle was fired.

At the same time, the Fuso 3 ship behind, which had been knocked down due to speed issues, made a shocking tactical maneuver when facing Dingzhen Jiyuan and Guangjia. With Fuso taking the lead and Kongo Hiei and the two ships behind, they immediately turned around.

Trying to pass through the middle of the Beiyang Fleet!

"Just in time, the main gun is ready!" Liu Buchan sneered as he looked at the prey that came to his door. The 12-inch shell weighing 800 pounds was put into the barrel by the gunner. Then the silent gunpowder weighing about 174 pounds was put into the gun.

room. Then as the gunner aimed at the target according to the gun list,

The gunner with the crossed halberds embroidered on his back gave an order, and the Dingyuan's four 12-inch 35L cannons fired their first roar in the naval battle. Dingzhen, these two warships are like Poseidon in the Far East.

, finally let out their first roar on the battlefield after 9 years of service!

A loud noise like a thunderous explosion instantly filled the battlefield. Orange flames rushed out from the muzzle, and huge shells flew towards the enemy ship Fuso 3.5km away. A few seconds later, four huge water columns hit the Fuso

The surrounding area was rising into the sky, and the captain of the Fuso, Arigon Arai, clearly felt that the battleship was shaking a little. His heart, which had been relatively calm, immediately felt like it was being grabbed by something.

"Amaterasu, bless you." The captain prayed silently. Shortly after Dingyuan opened fire, Fuso's 240mm heavy gun also started firing. Then the Hiei and Kongo two ships behind Fuso also opened fire, and the Beiyang Fleet Dingyuan

Zhenyuan, Jiyuan and Guangjia are also firing on all cylinders! The two sides are facing each other head on. The battle on the first battlefield in the naval battle of Qunshan Bay has begun.

The firing distance between the two sides was only 3.5km and the relative speed of the two sides was nearly 20 knots. Under this situation, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and the accuracy of both sides was becoming more and more accurate. Only 3 minutes into the battle, the Fuso at the head of the queue was hit by a burst of fire.

A 6-inch rapid-fire cannon shell hit the ship. The powerful shell directly opened a hole in the Fuso's old steel armor. There was a loud noise, and a thick green smoke suddenly spewed out from the middle of the Fuso.

Then another 203mm shell hit the corner of the central gun room of the Fuso. The 100kg shell ignored the protection of the gun room armor and shot straight into the 240mm main gun room. The huge explosion blew the 20-kg gun into the main gun room.

tons of 240

mm heavy artillery retreated from the gun emplacement. Scattered shrapnel and violently burning picric acid explosives instantly filled the entire artillery room. The high-speed flying casualty even penetrated the next door of the artillery room, turning the entire wall into a sieve. The high

Pillars of smoke rose into the sky instantly.

At the same time, a 240mm shell also hit the bow hospital in Dingyuan. There was no armor protection here, and the shell exploded in the hospital after penetrating the outer plate. However, unlike history, before the war began, Beiyang Water

The division has moved all kinds of textiles, wood, and other flammable materials away from the hospital. Although a fire was still caused, the fire was quickly controlled and the impact was minimal.

During the exchange of fire between the two sides, the two sides got close again. The Fuso was about to pass between Dingyuan and Jiyuan. At this time, the Beiyang Fleet was faced with such a problem. Although the distance between the two sides was close, the design of the two sides at such a close distance was

It is very likely to hit the friendly ship on the other side. Seeing this situation, Liu Buchan decisively ordered

Let Jiyuan and Guangjia accelerate forward and attack Hiei and Kongo in the back from the right wing. Dingyuan dealt with Hiei alone. Zhenyuan, who cooperated with Dingyuan, also turned and used firepower from the left to attack Hiei and Kongo.

King Kong. As a result, the entire formation was completely messed up, and the two sides turned into a chaotic battle formation with two ships or a single ship fighting independently.

Just when the Fuso finally rushed to the side string of the Dingyuan and avoided the four 12-inch cannons at the bow, it was secretly thankful.

Gate, Nakabe three gates.) Finally told this old ironclad ship that the improved fixed-range side string firepower is not something it can withstand! The 6-inch rapid-fire gun

, the 12-pounder rapid-fire cannon (replacing the original 75mm Krupp sampan cannon), and the Hotchkiss rapid-fire cannon on the mizzen mast also poured down a terrifying rain of bullets from a high position! (The mast plate on the front mast has become the same as ever in history.

The same thing was knocked off, and a certain Ming Beiyang Shuiyong on the mast became the first casualty in the naval battle of Kunshan Bay!)

At a distance of less than 1km, the hit rate of both sides was extremely high. The machine guns of both sides swept the opponent's ship surface and bridge at the maximum rate of fire. The shells quickly popped out of the gun breech. Small-caliber shells were fired one after another.

The fire snakes dancing in the air were connected in a row, and then they plunged into the enemy ship not far away. The medium-caliber rapid-fire cannon was operated by the tireless gunner.

Under the operation, it actually fired a high rate of fire of 5 rounds per minute! For a time, a dense fire net was formed between the Dingyuan and the Fuso battleship. Such a high-intensity shooting competition was not only about firepower projection, but also about the target.

A test of protection for both sides! In this endless duel, the older and smaller Fuso has basically no chance of winning.

Fuso's 170 gun hit at least twice during the exchange of fire. One hit the main armor belt of Dingyuan, but was bounced off by the 14-inch thick steel armor. The other hit the bulwark of Dingyuan.

.And beat a 12-pound rapid-fire cannon at the back into parts. The 240 gun also hit one shot, hitting the mount of the starboard main gun of the Dingyuan, but it was bounced away. There were countless small artillery shells.

"Fire spots were ignited on the Dingyuan. The sailors in charge of damage control braved the rain of bullets to put out the fire with water hoses. Some people picked up the newly invented foam fire extinguisher and rushed to the fire spot. I saw with my own eyes a soldier who just rushed out.

Less than 3 meters away, he was knocked down by flying shrapnel. Then another soldier rushed up immediately, picked up a fire extinguisher and rushed towards the fire. After waiting for 10 minutes, he did not come back. The third soldier in line faced

Expresslessly, he picked up the fire extinguisher and rushed towards the fire point on the bulwark. It seemed that the rain of bullets and poisonous smoke had nothing to do with him. I never saw these three people again. But their backs are something I will never forget."

At that time, the American foreigner Ma Jifen wrote in his memoirs afterwards: "They were the real brave men, and they were the backbone of the Qing Dynasty in that era." As if that was not enough, Ma Jifen added another sentence in his memoirs.

The Fuso was even more miserable in such a fierce exchange of fire. Various small-caliber shells falling like raindrops had turned the Fuso's surface into a sea of ​​flames. All exposed personnel could hardly survive more than 2 minutes before being killed by shrapnel or flames.

die.

The really serious blow was the 6-inch cannon at the far side. The rate of fire of up to 4 rounds per minute was enough to make Fuso realize what a steel storm was. It could fire more than 20 rounds per minute and have a high hit rate at close range.

.In just 5 minutes, help

The San was hit by 7 guns! Two of the guns hit the Fuso's gun room, destroying two artillery pieces, and the other two hit the waterline armor, penetrated and directly hit the boiler room, accompanied by a muffled sound. Fuso

The horn shook violently and erupted from the breach in the hull.

There were streams of water vapor. The entire battleship suddenly slowed down. A large amount of seawater poured into the boiler room from the breach. The battleship lost power and water entered on one side. The Fuso began to tilt. Taking the waterline as the dividing line,

Above the water line is the fire, the water line

Below is the billowing sea water flowing into the hull. It is usually fire and usually water. er's reward, and the evaluation vote of Little Flying Fox 0211~~. The next few chapters will be a comprehensive naval battle content, a duel between the main forces of both sides, I hope everyone will like it
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