() After the Essen fleet, the Fox Mountain fleet and the Vostok successfully merged, the five armored cruisers sailed toward the southwest. So where is the remaining Tatar? When the main battleships of both sides were fighting each other, this one

The weakest and fastest Russian cruiser

The foreign ship was happily attacking the transport ships in Beiyang! And it kept moving north. When it received a telegram from Essen ordering evacuation, the cruiser had already left the main battlefield for quite some distance! When Urbasha decided to evacuate,

The Tatar has gone too far!

Urbasha, who had a premonition that the situation was not good, immediately chose to evacuate. After running wildly all night, Urbasha, who originally thought he had escaped the crisis, suddenly discovered that under the rising sun, a slender figure was driving on the highway.

Driving towards him, when the distance between the two sides was less than 10km, Urbasha finally used the telescope to stab the

The identity of the other party was confirmed under the direct sunlight. This ship is no stranger to Essen. This is the new flagship of the Beiyang Fleet light cruiser squadron! The Anyuan armored cruiser is a Guiyuan-type armored cruiser.

The battleship is an improved cruiser. The biggest change is the addition of an 8-inch gun, and the armor protection and compartment layout are more reasonable.

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"Damn it!" Looking at the warship approaching at high speed in the distance, Urbasha already cursed this cutting-edge warship with the most vicious and unpleasant words in his heart! The warship that Urbasha least wanted to encounter was the Beiyang Fleet's warship.

Guiyuan type battleship and its derivatives. Whether it encounters an armored cruiser

Whether it's a foreign ship or a more powerful Dante-class battleship, Urbasha can rely on the powerful speed of the Tatar to evacuate the battlefield. The average speed of 2 knots higher than the opponent's speed is the Tatar's biggest reliance. And this time, the Tatar

The Taeren encountered its biggest nemesis! The equally fast Anyuan!

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The Anyuan's top speed is also about 23 knots, but compared with the Tatar, which has been sailing for a long time, the Kaiyuan is in the best condition in terms of mechanical condition, fuel, and personnel. The Anyuan can fully

Give full play to its high speed! But the Tatar can't do it. At this time, the Tatar can only run at a speed of 21 knots at most.

Even if the Tatar evacuates at the highest speed, the Kaiyuan can catch up with the target in no more than 3 hours! The final result can only be a big battle, either the Anyuan destroys the Tatar, or

It was the Tatar that defeated the Anyuan and gained a glimmer of upgrade. Although the hope of the latter was so slim, at the critical moment, Urbasha had to fight.

In terms of weapons, there are two 8-inch guns and five 4.7-inch guns on the sides. Against four 8-inch guns and four 6-inch guns. The firepower of the latter is at least 50% higher than the former. In terms of protection, dome armor versus waterline armor

, the Anyuan is almost immune to the attack of the Tatar at mid-range

, it is difficult for the 8-inch gun to penetrate key parts, but the 4.7-inch gun is useless except for setting fire! When the speeds are equivalent, the duel between the Tatar and the Anyuan completely depends on attack and protection. In this regard,

The battleship Anyuan has an absolute advantage!

"Turn. Get ready to meet the enemy!" Looking at the Anyuan, which was less than 6km away from him, Urbasa ordered the warship to turn to meet the enemy. It would definitely be impossible to escape. Urbasa wanted to occupy a good position as much as possible.

!As a result, the slender hull of the Tatar drew an arc on the sea,

And it accelerated while turning, and a minute later, the Tatar's weapon-laden side string was already aimed at the incoming hunter! A door-speed cannon showed a metallic luster under the sunlight, like a shark.

The sharp teeth will usually burst out with amazing lethality at any time!

"Are you ready to go all out? Let the Russians take a look at our guys!" Lin Yongsheng said with a smile, looking at the Tatar in the distance. Soon, the Anyuan also aimed its flanking rapid-fire artillery group at the opponent. The 4 guns at the head and tail

The 8-inch cannon, the four 6-inch cannons on the side of the ship, and the various 12-pounder cannons on the upper deck make people shudder! If the Tatar is like a shark, then the Anyuan is a real killer whale!

"Fire!" When they were close to 3 kilometers, both sides chose to attack in unison! Two balls of orange flames spurted out from the side strings of the two battleships at the same time, and the dull sound of the medium-caliber rapid-fire cannon suddenly resounded throughout the battlefield.

.Countless cannonballs intertwined in the air, forming a dense fire net that completely covered the two warships!

"Bang, bang, bang!" The continuous sound of the 4.7-inch rapid-fire cannon kept coming to mind. The continuous sound of five 4.7-inch cannons and the rain-like barrage made the Anyuan have to temporarily

Avoid the edge. Although the core cabin is not a big problem, Lin Yongsheng may not want to let his ship be turned into a torch.

"Don't let the Anyuan distance itself, get close to it and burn it!" Urbasha roared with fire in his eyes. Urbasha had been preparing for this moment for a long time. It was impossible to fight in Beiyang's territory.

If you don't encounter a high-speed cruiser, since you can't sink it by penetrating the main belt, you can only rely on high-explosive bombs to make the opponent surrender. Moreover, the speed of the 4.7-inch gun is already very high, ri

I fired 6 rounds per minute during the Sino-Japanese War. But for the tall Russians, a 20+kg artillery shell is not really heavy, and in order to ensure high speed, the Russians

It is also equipped with a double gun team, which can be used in turns! In this way, in a short period of time, the Russian 4.7-inch gun almost reached a top speed of 8 rounds per minute!

Faced with such intensive firepower, Lin Yongsheng could only temporarily avoid the edge, and then use the range advantages of the 8-inch gun and 6-inch gun to slowly weaken the opponent at long distances! But when the speeds were comparable, the Russians moved first,

Beiyang moves later, and the distance cannot be closed in half a meeting!

"Put out smoke." Everyone knows how to learn. Smoke cans, which once caused a lot of trouble to the Beiyang Fleet, have now been used by Beiyang to deal with its former owner! Soon, the Anyuan was surrounded by clouds of smoke.

Shrouded in smoke, the nearly 100-meter-long hull was almost completely hidden in the smoke. The Russian rapid-fire cannons immediately lost their target!

"Damn it." Seeing his tactics being broken by the opponent, Urbasa cursed angrily. Due to vision problems, the hit rate of both sides dropped suddenly. So in order to avoid wasting ammunition, both sides stopped shelling, and Haimen gradually became calm.

, until the smoke was blown away by the sea breeze, and the hull of the Anyuan reappeared in the Russian sight!

But at this time, the distance between the two sides has reached 4km! And this distance is the best combat distance of the Anyuan! Accompanied by the roar of four 8-inch guns! The Anyuan's counterattack begins! At this time, the two sides are almost at the same time

Yes, the side string of the Tatar was almost completely exposed to the attack of the Anyuan's main gun! With a high speed of 2 rounds per minute, the Anyuan

The Yuan quickly scored a hit. An 8-inch shell flew in the air for 5 seconds and then plunged into the middle of the Tatar's hull. It detonated the shell close to the waterline. This was a high-explosive round.

Bomb! More than ten kilograms of explosives were detonated at the moment when the hull was torn apart! The huge impact directly opened a huge gap in the side string of the Tatar!

The shock wave generated by the huge explosion ran rampant inside the hull and affected a nearby 4.7-inch rapid-fire gun emplacement. Although the Russians did not operate illegally like the Japanese, it happened that a gunner was loading a firing bag

Preparing to be loaded into the turret, the flames accompanying the shock wave just clicked on the explosive package... With a loud bang, the second explosion occurred, and the scorching flames instantly covered the entire gun position. In the fierce flames

In the middle, no one from the Russian artillery crew survived!

At the same time that the 8-inch heavy shell hit, two more 6-inch shells hit the poor battleship. One of them was an armor-piercing shell. After tearing apart the hull plate, the shell hit the dome armor above the engine.

Although there was no breakdown, the violent impact caused the back of the dome armor to

The back plate of the gun was damaged, and the scattered fragments knocked down several stokers who were adding coal. Another shell blew another 4.7-inch gun into two pieces. In just a few minutes, the Tatar

The hull of the Tairen was damaged and two 4.7-inch guns were lost!

Although the damage caused was not great, Urbasha knew that he had lost. The first 8-inch shell that hit opened a large hole of about 6 square meters in the side string of the hull. With the influx of a large amount of seawater,

The battleship could no longer maintain flexibility and high speed, and after losing two 4.7-inch guns, the Tatar was no longer able to maintain its flexibility and high speed.

He can no longer maintain enough firepower. Even if the opponent is close, he will definitely not be able to defeat the Anyuan. As for launching torpedoes? If the opponent is a rookie, he may still be able to give it a try, but for Lin Yongsheng, who has experienced hundreds of battles, this is

Forget about playing tricks! Lin Yongsheng has plenty of time, he just needs to slowly kill his opponent!

As the speed dropped by 1 knot (due to water intrusion and the loss of the stoker), the Tatar's speed was at least 3 knots behind the opponent. The Russians had lost the opportunity for close combat. In desperation, Urbasha

It can only slowly engage in bombardment with the Anyuan from a long distance. Only two 8-inch cannons and three 4.7-inch cannons cannot effectively damage the opponent. The former does not have enough fire speed, and the latter has enough fire speed but too little power.

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The artillery battle between the two sides lasted for an hour. During this period, the Anyuan was hit twice by the 8-inch gun. One shell hit the 6-inch gun gallery, directly destroying a 6-inch gun.

Another shell hit the rear of the hull and lit a fire. But the one on the opposite side

The Tatar was hit 6 times by the 8-inch guns, and the hits by the 6-inch guns were countless. The sides of the entire fighting side were riddled with holes. The entire battleship tilted 14 degrees, and the 8-inch guns at the bow and stern were riddled with holes.

The gun gallery guns were destroyed one after another, and the entire battleship lost the ability to effectively counterattack.

"Abandon the ship and surrender." Looking at the irrescuable battleship and almost all of his injured men, Urbasha painfully gave the order to surrender. The sinking of the battleship was doomed, but there was no need for Russian soldiers to fight for it.

Buried with oneself

It didn’t do anything that violated international conventions. Well, it didn’t do anything excessive to Beiyang. As the St. Andre flag was lowered, the Tatar slowly capsized and became a symbol of a series of battles in the Yellow Sea.

The first Russian battleship sunk!
Chapter completed!