In fact, the battle between the two sides took less than 5 minutes, and the Old Man Star was hit by 5 bullets, nearly 3 shots, the front main gun was damaged, the hull was blown open two gaps, and many places flooded, which can be said to be seriously damaged. However, at this time, the second warship of the Far East Fleet, the Goliath, had completed its turn and joined the battle, and the third warship, the Ocean, had also begun to turn, finally changing the situation of the Old Man Star fighting alone, so Owen was also slightly relieved.

However, at this time, the second battleship Mo Xie and the third Weiyang of the evacuated ships have completed their transformation and can join the battle, and the fourth Boyang has also completed more than half of the turning, and the Old Man Star has been destroyed with one main gun turret, leaving only two main guns, so it may not be able to guarantee completeness.

As the number of warships participating in the battle gradually increased, the intensity of the battle also continued to rise, and the roar of artillery on the sea surface was deafening, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and the water column was scattered, indicating that the two sides were fighting fiercely.

Due to the relative movement of the two sides, after staggering with the old man's star, the Cadre's firepower also turned to the second battleship of the Far East Fleet, the Goliath, and fired 2 consecutive salvos, the rear side of the Goliath was hit by a cannon, and 2 secondary gun turrets were destroyed, and there were 2 near-misses, causing the Goliath to crack and seep water in many places under the waterline, and the 155 mm secondary guns, The 105mm gun also hit the Goliath more than 10 rounds, but the Goliath's counterattack also paid off, a 152mm shell hit the side of the Cadre, hitting a hole about 2 meters wide, but failed to penetrate the Cadre's side armor, and another 100mm shell and one 88mm shell fell on the deck of the Cadre, damaging the turret of a 75mm gun.

At the same time, the Mo Xie continued to put pressure on the Old Man Star, and it was another round of salvo, the front deck of the Old Man Star was hit by another shot, and the 2 secondary gun turrets were destroyed, and the powerful blast wave shattered the porthole glass of the Old Man Star command room, and many people in the command room were injured, and Owen's face and hands were broken and cut 4 or 5 wounds, but fortunately, it was only a flesh injury, not serious. Although the Old Man Star desperately fired back, it only hit one 100mm shell from the Mo Ye, and nothing was found.

The battle continued, and the Cadre General was next opposed to the second battleship of the Far East Fleet, the Ocean, at this time the Ocean had not yet fully completed the turn, but now it was understood that the fleet of the People's Army was by no means easy to mess with, so it opened fire first, and the 4 main guns fired a salvo, one of the shells fell to a position about 70 meters away from the Cadre, and the other 3 were all 100 meters away, although the waves stirred up made the Cadre Commander sway a few times, but it did not have much impact. However, at this time, the Cadre General was also about to pass through the combat zone, so it only fired a salvo, only causing a close miss of about 30 meters to the Ocean, and did not cause much damage to the Ocean, but after sailing out of the combat area, the Cadre General still fired at the Ocean with the four main guns in the rear, but it also did not hit.

The Mo Ye then opposed the Goliath, this round of the two sides fought for a long time, a total of nearly 3 minutes, the Goliath made 2 salvos, one of the shells fell to the left front of the Mo Ye about 60 meters, and one fell to the middle of about 30 meters, which was considered to have two close misses, but the secondary gun hit the Mo Ye 3 guns, but did not cause much damage to the Mo Ye; and the Mo Ye fired a total of 3 salvos at the Goliath, hitting the Goliath 3 guns, and 1 near miss, the rear deck of the Goliath was hit by a cannon, knocking the turret of the rear main gun into the air, and hitting the rear chimney, knocking the rear chimney into a bend and deformation, and the other two guns hit the side side, tearing 2 large gaps on the side side, coupled with the impact of the near miss, causing water in many places on the hull, and at the same time, the secondary guns of the Mo Xie also fired fiercely, a total of 13 guns went to the Goliath, of which 9 guns hit the superstructure of the Goliath, and the deck of the Goliath was blown into a mess, with countless casualties, and a 105 mm shell flew into the hull from the gap opened by the previous main gun, which not only killed more than 20 people who were being rescued, but also caused a lot of damage to the interior of the Goliath。

The third counterpoint of the old man star is the Weiyang, because the Weiyang only has 4 main guns, the firepower density is halved compared with the first two battleships, so the old man star suddenly felt a great reduction in pressure, the Weiyang only carried out a salvo, although there were two shells fell within 100 meters of the old man's star, but they did not hit, and did not form a close miss, but more than a dozen secondary guns fired together, and also hit a lot; and the old man star used the few guns on the ship to desperately counterattack, while accelerating to escape from the battlefield. Fortunately, although the old man's asterisk was seriously injured, the power system was not damaged, and at this time, there was not much water in the cabin.

At this time, the fourth battleship of the evacuation fleet, Boyang, had not yet completed its turn, and when it saw the Old Man Star passing in front of him, it only fired with its front main gun, but it failed to get a hit, allowing the Old Man Star to sail in front of him.

After crossing the Boyang, the Old Man Star finally drove out of the combat zone, although the damage was heavy, but the power was not damaged, and it was not without the strength of a battle. Owen ordered the crew to hurry up and repair the warship, and at the same time walked out of the command room, boarded the bridge, and inspected the entire battle situation.

Although the old man asterisk had sailed out of the combat zone at this time, it was not absolutely safe, and there was still a certain danger in watching on the bridge, so the adjutants and staff officers were dissuaded, but Owen insisted on not listening, or tried his best to defy public opinion, boarded the bridge, held a telescope and looked back at the battlefield, and after watching for a while, Owen's face suddenly showed a smile, and said to the adjutant next to him: "Has the radio been repaired?"

The adjutant shook his head and said, "It hasn't been repaired yet." ”

Owen didn't care either, and said, "Then use the flag language and order all ships to continue fighting and not quit." Then he ordered to complete the emergency repair of the warship within half an hour, and then turn around and fight again, this time the East China government should also compensate us for its strength. ”

The adjutant was stunned and opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to ask. It turned out that in the adjutant's opinion, this battle had no need to be fought at all, because the battlefield situation just now was very clear, the range and accuracy of the Far Eastern Fleet were not as good as the evacuation fleet, how to fight this battle, it was better to take advantage of the fact that it was now out of the battlefield and retreat quickly It was the right choice, but listening to Owen's tone, not only did he continue to fight, but there seemed to be hope for victory?

Owen glanced at the adjutant and said, "What are you doing in a daze, don't you go to the order?"

The adjutant came to his senses and hurriedly stepped off the ship to convey Owen's order. And Owen's eyes returned to the battlefield behind him, although most people thought that the Far East Fleet could not win, but Owen saw that the opportunity for victory was coming.

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The position of the Yueyang ship is not to see the specific situation of the battlefield, but through the data images transmitted back by helicopters and drones, the situation on the battlefield can still be seen clearly, and it is more clear than on the warships at war, because the data pictures are taken from the sky. And on the other display screen, the display is a radar screen, which makes the entire battle situation clear at a glance.

Although the current battle situation is that the People's Army has the advantage, Wang Hailong frowned, stared at the radar screen, and said to himself: "Why did you fight like this?"

The East China Government's fleet of evacuating overseas Chinese proceeded from north to south and turned eastward, and on the radar display, it was up and down, and to the right of the display screen, showing an "L" shape, while the British Far East Fleet was doing the opposite, moving south to north, turning westward, and showing a "7" shape on the radar; the two sides combined into a "ten" on the screen However, the overlapping area of the two sides is less than 2,000 kilometers, and the maximum angle of the artillery makes the actual combat zone only 3,000-3,500 meters, and since the two sides are moving opposite each other at this time, the time to complete this area is only 3-4 minutes.

During this period of time, the 305 mm main guns equipped with the six battleships of the British Old Man Star, as well as the three ships of the East China Government, Weiyang, Boyang, and Feiyang, could only fire 2-3 rounds, while the 280 mm guns equipped with the Ganjiang and Moxie could only fire 4-5 rounds. The 200-mm guns equipped with the Tianjin could fire 6-7 rounds, and only the 155-mm guns equipped with the East China government warships, or the 152-mm guns equipped with the British warships could fire more than 10 rounds, but in the battleship duel, the 150-mm guns were of little use.

Now the Cadre General has sailed out of the combat zone, and the Mo Xie is also approaching the edge of the combat area, and the fifth battleship Feiyang is also about to complete the turn and enter the battlefield, which means that the two strongest battleships of the evacuation fleet are about to withdraw from the battle, and at this time, there are still 5 battleships behind the Far East Fleet that have not entered the battlefield, although the first three battleships have been damaged a lot, but as the battle progresses, the battleships of the People's Army gradually sail out of the combat zone and withdraw from the battle. The protective cruisers will directly face the artillery fire of the British battleships, then the opportunity for the Far Eastern Fleet to turn the tables will come. Therefore, the evacuation fleet had to make changes.

Wang Hailong's actions were also very rapid, and he immediately ordered the Gan Jiang and Mo Xie to turn 45 degrees to the right, so that the two battleships with the strongest strength in the overseas Chinese fleet could continue to attack the warships behind the Far East Fleet that had not yet completed the turn, and could seize the opportunity to turn around after the fleet had all staggered over, so that the overseas Chinese fleet could take the initiative to launch a new round of battle.

At the same time, Wang Hailong ordered the armored cruiser Jinan, which was about to enter the turn, to turn to the right and bite the British warships that had sailed out of the combat zone. The protective cruisers were a little powerless against the battleships, but the British battleships were somewhat damaged in the battle just now, and their combat effectiveness had decreased, and the hit rate of the British battleships was not high, so as long as they kept a good distance, then these 4 warships and the British battleships still had a dozen, at least they could withstand a while, and there were 5 destroyers of the 1st destroyer detachment to assist, although the combat effectiveness of the destroyers was not strong, but there was still a considerable threat when they approached the launch.