Chapter 561: The Battle of the South China Sea 1

"We have to go! Can't wait any longer! "The Russians also have their own intelligence network, although it is very lagging behind, but a day after the Japanese Combined Fleet decided to go to Cam Ranh Bay to block the door directly, the Russians finally received this vital information, and just yesterday, two American armored cruisers Pearl and Sapphire also joined the Makanov fleet with a small amount of fuel, so the Russians theoretically had the fuel to sail to the Port of Arthur. Writing, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info But in reality, only God knows.

"We are looking for death when we go out like this!" The subordinate objected.

"If you don't go out, you're waiting for death, and if you go out, there's still a chance! Hopefully Essen's moves will be faster! Makanov said with a sigh. Fuel for all ships was redistributed, with priority given to the four Borodino-class battleships and the four armored cruisers, followed by some new destroyers, while the fuel supply for the two older battleships was placed in the third class, and these slow, fuel-hungry ships were included in the list of abandonments. And some of the remaining auxiliary warships, if there is really not enough fuel, then just give up!

Makanov has done everything he can to the best he can, and if he fails, it will not be a war crime, but the Russians are lucky to be like this, (or to be cheated like this?). Who can say accurate) is also unprecedented, just as Makanov left Cam Ranh Bay with the fleet, he was blocked by the Japanese fleet!

"I didn't expect my trip to the Far East to end so soon." Looking at the Japanese Combined Fleet approaching with his back to the sun, Makanov sighed. There were 10 battleships on their side and 14 on the other side, and the Japanese fleet sailed in two formations, one battleship and one armored cruiser, and an unknown number of torpedo boats on either side of the two capital ships.

"That's the Satsuma class battleship built by the British for Japan, I didn't expect the British, who thought they were gentlemen, to make such a simple and crude thing." Looking at the Satsuma-class battleship that was gradually becoming clear in his Zeiss telescope, Makanov said calmly. The existence of this class of battleships, which was called the most formidable battleship of this era at the time of launch, is not for nothing, just look at the six twin 10-inch main guns on the side of this battleship and the two twin 12-inch guns at the bow and tail to feel its power and terror. "They are as hideous as giant steel centipedes, and they lack beauty."

Almost parallel to Heihachiro Togo's flagship is the Asama-class armored cruiser that made the American fleet hate the Philippines, in this era of rapid technological change, the shelf life of any warship is only more than 8 years, and the world's first fast warship has now given way to Russia's new generation of Rurik-class battleships. But these warships, which have become somewhat outdated, still have good combat effectiveness!

"Come according to the plan, may God bless each and every one of us!" Makanov put down the telescope in his hand and said with a sigh. At this time, the average speed of the Russian fleet was only about 12 knots. Dragged down by fuel and a slow fleet, the entire Russian fleet was as slow as a snail. It's impossible to run out, and all you can do now is run as much as you can!

"This will be a day that will change history!" Although the battle had not yet begun, Heihachiro Togo already thought that he had won, and even his tone was full of excitement and pride. 14 to 10, the elite division faces the tired army, there is no reason to lose at all! "Let's get started!" With the order of Heihachiro Togo, a Z-shaped flag was raised on the mast. "The rise and fall of the imperial kingdom, fight here!"

The fast fleet of four Asama-class armored cruisers began to pick up speed, and they rushed towards the front of the Russian fleet like sharp blades, trying to intercept their opponents and force them to change course and sail south. The Japanese did not have to bite their opponents at all, as long as they could not go north, then in the case of insufficient fuel, the longer the delay, the slimmer the probability of survival, and the final result was either to be chased to death by the Japanese fleet, or to enter the ports of neutral countries and be disarmed.

The Japanese armored cruiser formation sailed from the northeast to the southwest, and the Russian fleet had to choose to sail in the same direction or in the opposite parallel if it did not want the other side to grab T. And no matter how you choose, it will give the Japanese main fleet in the rear a chance to attack, the slow fleet can rely on one turn to avoid the opponent's T-shaped tactics, but it is probably impossible to dodge two fleets at the same time, there is always a Japanese fleet that can concentrate fire on the Russians!

The Russian fleet was slowly moving forward, as if the Japanese tactics had no effect on them at all. When the two sides were gradually approaching 7 kilometers, the Asama and Kasuga, who were at the head of the Japanese cruiser formation, attacked the Russian vanguard first!

"Isn't the situation right, why are the great Siyssos and Navarlin in front? What can these two broken ships with only 4 10-inch guns do? The Asama can kill them single-handedly, and the Russians are like relying on these two rotten ships to open up the situation? Hikonosumi Uemura frowned, indicating that he didn't understand.

"Maybe it's to attract firepower, these old warships are lost when they are lost." A staff officer next to him said.

As the distance between the two sides gradually narrowed, the Japanese cruiser formation opened fire, and the dense shells directly enveloped the 4 Russian battleships in front of the queue, while the Russian fleet turned to the northeast, which was exactly the opposite direction of the Japanese fleet! The rapid change of speed and direction on both sides made the accuracy of the artillery attack plummet, although both fleets were shrouded in dense water columns, but it was difficult to hit, and when the two Russian battleships at the head of the row had just turned 2 compass points, several Russian destroyers appeared around the two fleets, and thick smoke was removed from the destroyers, and with the help of smoke canisters, the Russian fleet pulled out a thick smoke screen!

"It's just a small skill of carving insects." Looking at the Russian fleet that was gradually entering the smoke screen, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of Uemura's mouth. In his view, the Russians played this trick only to reduce the accuracy of the Japanese fleet's shelling, or they intended to rely on torpedo boats to sneak attack. If Makanov was up against a rookie, maybe he would really take advantage of him, but who was he facing? It's Hikonoshi Uemura! Fought all the way from the First Sino-Japanese War between the Qing Dynasty and Japan! You can't win or lose a battle, and it's not an exaggeration to say that it's been a battle-hardened battle.

There is only one word in Uemura's heart, and that is stability! The other party is already a caged bird, even if there are some changes, Togo Heihachiro's fleet can completely make up for it. So he was not in a hurry, and ordered the fleet to distance himself a little, and then waited for the smoke to clear, and when the smoke cleared, a thought came to the mind of Hikonosumi Uemura - a trick!

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