The sinking of the Yashima was purely caused by the Fuji.

Each of the three frigates attacking the Fuji was equipped with three fourteen-inch torpedoes. Among them, only the Zhao She in the middle fired two torpedoes on the left and right sides because they were facing the Fuji. The two ships "Zhang Han" on the right and the rear of the right, and the two ships "Tan Dan" only shot the torpedoes on the side of the ship at one side at the Fuji, and the torpedoes on the other side shot at the two ships "Imajima" and "Hashima". However, at this time, the two ships were really outside the range of the torpedoes, and these two torpedoes were the real "burden-shelter".

But then the three ships turned left, that is, they came towards the direction of the "Eight Islands". When they fled, the three ships threw the last torpedo at the "Eight Islands".

At this time, "Fuji" had already discovered the torpedo attack.

But because of Tsukizu Tsui's luck mentality, the "Hashima" behind him thought, maybe there was no need to worry about this, so he did nothing like a flagship.

In fact, if the "Eight Islands" began to avoid this round of attacks at this time, it would be possible to avoid this round of attacks. Because the three Qing ships were originally "loading the burden", and the time, location and distance of the torpedoes launched by the three ships were different, so it was almost difficult to hit the "Eight Islands". But it did nothing.

So it could only be sunk like "Fuji".

As the naval battle began, the two main battleships of the Japanese fleet, and the two "new ships" that had just been purchased from the Russians, ended their careers unexpectedly.

The Yidao raised the fleet command flag and announced that it would become the flagship. At this time, facing the Yoshino, which was surrounded by the four ships of "Zhao Xiangzi", "Wei Qing", "Wang Jian", and "Wang Ben", I still don't know what happened later.

The displacement of the Yoshino ship is more than 4,100 tons. Because the Chinese government has half the patent rights against the Gang-class fast cruiser, the Japanese had to make some changes in design and process when ordering the Yoshino ship, such as the displacement and military system.

The displacement of "Yoshino" is about 600 tons less than that of "Wang Jian", so its military system cannot be twelve six-inch guns, but only four six-inch guns plus eight four-point seven-inch guns. Moreover, the arrangement of its four six-inch main guns is also different from that of "Wang Jian", because it is impossible to use the two two-unit main guns of the war-level general level, and it can only shoot three main guns on one side.

As for armor, of course, it is even more impossible for "Yoshino" to enjoy Tangshan special steel armor with completely patented technology. In fact, even "Bai Qi" did not enjoy it.

However, in order to make up for these shortcomings, the Yoshino used stronger power. Two vertical 4-cylinder reciprocating steam engines combined with 12-seater high-type coal-fired boilers can obtain 15,000 horsepower. They drive 2 propellers, with an astonishing speed of 23 knots. In addition, the Yoshino also accidentally installed five torpedo launchers. However, judging from the current technical level of torpedoes in various countries around the world, the five torpedo tubes installed by the Yoshino are really suspected of cheating money or excuses.

Now "Yoshino" is facing a patrol and a light patrol, plus a destroyer and a frigate. The four warships of the Qing army are all newly produced, representing the peak of ship craftsmanship in the world today. Not to mention armor, the armed system alone has side firepower of four eight-inch and up to twenty six-inch cannons.

Think about it, they are all rapid-fire cannons. In other words, "Yoshino" may endure the baptism of more than 120 mm shells per minute. What is "steel bath"? That's it.

So in just ten minutes of the development, Yoshino was beaten into a sieve. He was so busy that he could not care about others now that he could still worry about others?

However, the huge movements of the two armored protective battleships sank still shocked the other warships on the battlefield. At this moment, the sound of cannons in the entire battlefield paused, as if they were watching silence for the two warships.

Later, Hikaru Uemura learned the reason why the two main battleships of his side sank.

'It turned out torpedo!' Hiroko Uemura said in his heart. 'If the Qing army could use torpedoes to launch a raid and achieve such a great result, then maybe he could do it too?'

He thought of the five torpedo tubes on the "Yoshino".

Hiroshinocho Uemura has been to England before the Sino-Japanese War in June, and his departure time was almost the same as Deng Shichang. So he had never participated in the Bohai Sea Battle. Of course, he could not know the difference between the torpedo developed by other countries in the world today and the torpedo developed with the support of the Qing Dynasty external plug-in. In fact, the torpedo carried on the Yoshino ship also has a range of nearly one thousand meters, but after five or six hundred meters, the torpedo may not know where to turn. Because now only the torpedo of the Qing Navy is equipped with a gyroscope orientation device, and similarly, only the Qing Dynasty with the cart has a thermal powered torpedo.

The technology of the gyroscope is very simple, but a wheel with a diameter of 3 inches and a weight of 1.75 pounds is built into the balance ring of the torpedo shaft to ensure that the torpedo is in a straight line after being launched, reducing the secondary dependence of the torpedo on the balance ring. This kind of gadget actually has no technical content, but this layer of window paper has not been pierced. But the thermal power is different.

Torpedoes in the world today are driven by cold-pressed powered propellers. However, the Qing Dynasty took a unique approach.

Since the Sino-French War, the Qing Dynasty has introduced a full set of torpedoes, submarine production equipment and technology from France, and even people have tricked them. After that, Zai Tian ordered Yi Xin and Li Hongzhang to cast a net around the world, and network all possible talents related to power, torpedoes, submarines and other technologies. At the same time, in order to develop torpedo and submarine technology, the Qing court had to invest millions of taels of silver every year.

Unfortunately, five years have passed, and there is not even a single splash of money.

Until last year, an unknown American technician, inspired by Zai Tian, ​​used steam technology to try and invented a new small steam engine. This engine uses kerosene as fuel, and the fuel and air are injected into the combustion chamber to burn. At the same time, the water circulates around it during combustion. On the one hand, it cools the combustion chamber, and on the other hand, it generates steam to promote the transmitter through combustion, driving the propeller to rotate and advance.

The advantages of steam torpedoes are their high speed and long range, but their disadvantages are also obvious. First of all, they are poor concealment. The steam after the engine does work is directly discharged into the seawater, which produces a tail and is easily discovered by the opponent's ships. In addition, it cannot be used for large depths.

This is also why Japanese crew members discovered torpedoes in the water.

However, Hikaru Kamiura didn't know that these - he thought the torpedoes used by the Qing army were the same as the torpedoes he equipped - so he was planning to use the Qing army's tactics as well.

The Qing army's torpedo was listed as the highest secret, and due to technical problems, the output was very small. Only destroyers and frigates built in their own shipyards were equipped, and there was not even the "Wang Jian". As a result, naval personnel from various countries believed that the reason why the Qing people installed such eighteen-inch torpedo on their own small-tonnage warships was entirely due to the so-called "national self-esteem".

The most important thing is that he can only take a gamble now. Otherwise, with such a high gunfire density, he would be sunk in less than half an hour. There is no suspense.

Fortunately, he can still maintain a speed of 18 knots, which is almost his last capital.

So he ordered to prepare torpedoes and the boiler was burned to the maximum.

Hiroko Uemura stared at the Wei Qing 4,000 meters away, and began to make the final struggle.

However, Hironoko Uemura lacks several necessary conditions. First, when the three ships of Tadano rushed towards Fuji, the distance between the Fuji was less than 3,000 meters, while the distance between Yoshino and Meng Tian was 4,000 meters. Second, the speed of the Tadano was twenty-one knots at that time, but the only 18 knots left at most. Third, there was no obstacle between the three ships of Tadano and Fuji, and the Hachishima, and another warship could be inserted at any time between Yoshino and Meng Tian. Fourth, the torpedo was different.

Therefore, when he saw Hikono-seong Uemura's intention, the "Zhao Xiangzi" and "Wu Zixu" immediately stepped forward to stop according to the original plan. The distance between the three ships quickly narrowed, and then, the "Zhao Xiangzi" and "Wu Zixu" began to fire torpedoes in front of "Yoshino".

At this time, if "Yoshino" continues to move forward, it is possible that it will crash into the torpedo that is coming, and if "Yoshino" turns, it will lose its last chance.

All the people were dead, and Hikaru Uemura chose to continue moving forward.

Five minutes after the "Hashima" sank, the "Yoshino" hit a thunder and sank. Then, three main battleships of the Qing Fleet began to siege the "Yidao", while three destroyers and four frigates began to repair the remaining three ships of Yamato, Musashi, and Kaohsiung.

At the beginning of the naval battle, facing the four ships of "Katsui", "Yamato", "Musashi", and "Kaohsiung" were the Qing fleet "Leyi" and "Tian Ji". The three ships of "Katsui", "Yamato", and "Musashi" were all iron-corchest cruisers, with a displacement of only more than 1,400 tons and a speed of only 12 knots, and the carrier-based artillery was only 2 six-seven-inch old Krupp guns and 5 four-seven-inch guns; the Kaohsiung was stronger than them, and was Japan's first self-built warship with a steel-bonded iron structure, with a displacement of 1,750 tons and a speed of 15 knots. The ship was improved this year, mainly replacing four six-inch rapid-fire guns. This warship also represented the highest level of Japan's shipbuilding industry at that time.

The corresponding two Qing destroyers each have a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, and the two ships are almost equal to the ton of the four Japanese ships. Needless to say, the number of artillery is small, only eight six-inch and four four-point seven-inch guns, but the projection is only a lot more and less. Coupled with the advantage of speed and the application of aiming equipment, it can completely suppress the Japanese army.

The first of the four Japanese warships was eliminated was the oldest "Katsuke". Because it was a wooden deck and hull, and the mast and sail were retained, the grenades of the Qing fleet seemed to be more lethal. The fire caused by the explosion of yellow explosives quickly engulfed the "Katsuke". Then, "Yamato" and "Mushashi" followed one after another.

What happened in just over a dozen minutes shows that the era of wooden sails of ships will completely withdraw from the stage of history, even if there are too many, it will be useless.

The last remaining "Kaohsiung" lasted for more than ten minutes. For a thousand-ton warship that had been in service for four years, it could last for more than ten minutes under the siege of two new destroyers with a displacement of three times that of him. The Japanese's fighting spirit is really...
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