With the orders of Makarov and Yamamoto Gonbei, both the E-army and the Japanese army immediately entered a combat state. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Huaxia army was attacked by 19 warships, and the Oro fleet faced 29 warships, including 16 battleships and 13 cruisers, which was in a numerical advantage.

This time, the Second Pacific Fleet of the Hubei Army, which advanced eastward, in addition to the sunken flagship Emperor Alexander III, also had twelve battleships:

3 Borodino-class battleships: Duke Suvorov, Borodino, Orel, with a full load displacement of 15,275 tons, main guns: 4 12-inch (2 twin-packed), 8 auxiliary guns of 6-inch, maximum speed of 18 knots.

The battleship Chaisharevich had a displacement of 12,900 tons, a speed of 18 knots, 4 main guns of 305 mm, 12 guns of 152 mm, 20 guns of 75 mm, 20 guns of 47 mm, and 4 torpedo tubes.

The battleships Oslyavia, Ural, Baikal had a full load displacement of 12,693 tons, 4 main guns of 10 inches (2 twin seats), 11 auxiliary guns of 6 inches, and a maximum speed of 18 knots

The battleships Sisoivikki, Don and Amur had a full load displacement of 10,400 tons, 4 main guns of 12 inches (2 twin seats), 6 auxiliary guns of 5.2 inches, maximum speed: 16 knots

The battleships Navalin and Uyansky had a full load displacement of 10,206 tons, 4 main guns of 12 inches (2 twin seats), 8 auxiliary guns of 6 guns, and a maximum speed of 16 knots.

Nine cruisers:

Battleship Nicholas I, full load displacement 9672 tons, 2 main guns 12-inch (one twin), secondary guns: 4 9-inch, maximum speed: 15.5 knots.

3 Admiral-Ushakov-class cruisers: Admiral Sheeniavin, Admiral Apraksin, Admiral Ushakov, with a full load displacement of 4648 tons, 4 main guns of 10 inches, 4 secondary guns of 4.7 inches, and a maximum speed of 15.5 knots.

The armored cruiser Admiral Nakhimov has a full load displacement of 8524 tons, 8 main guns of 8 inches, 10 secondary guns of 6 inches, and a maximum speed of 17 knots.

The cruiser Dmitritonsky had a full load displacement of 5796 tons, 6 main guns of 6 inches, 10 secondary guns of 4.7 inches, and a maximum speed of 16.5 knots.

Vladimir Monomakh with a full load displacement of 5593 tons, 5 main guns of 6 inches, 8 secondary guns of 4.7 inches, maximum speed: 15.2 knots

Cruiser (new) 2 ships of the Varyag class: Varyag, Rulik, standard displacement: 7628 tons, 3 main guns 10-inch and 2 8-inch, secondary guns: 14 6-inch, maximum speed 20 knots.

Admiral Kornilov, dome cruiser, 5863 tons, 6 guns 6 inches.

Four Japanese battleships:

Mikasa, Shikishima, Fuji, Asahi, the Anglia Thames shipyard built a displacement of 12,850 tons, 4 main guns 305 mm caliber twin guns, 14 152 milli caliber secondary guns, 6 450 mm torpedo tubes, and a speed of 18 knots.

The armored cruisers Kasuga and Nisshin had a full load displacement of 7,628 tons, one 254-mm main gun, three 203-mm main guns, 152-mm secondary guns, nine 100-mm secondary guns, seven 47-mm rapid-fire guns, 4 450-mm torpedoes and a speed of 20 knots.

The armored cruisers Yakumo and Izumo had a displacement of 9646 tons, 203 mm main guns, 12 152 mm secondary guns, 12 100 mm secondary guns, 7 47 mm rapid-fire guns, 5 450 mm torpedo tubes, and a speed of 20.5 knots.

When the Japanese officers and men looked at the comparison of the warship forces of the two sides, they did not have any fear in their hearts, but had a sense of expectation, but Makarov saw that the maximum speed of the Huaxia Army's fleet was more than 21 knots, and he instantly judged in his heart that his combined fleet across the Indian Ocean was exhausted, and there was really not much chance of winning a decisive battle with the Huaxia Army Fleet at this time.

Gonbei Yamamoto, deputy commander of the Combined Fleet of Okamoto, who was on the battleship Mikasa, also made such a judgment, and immediately used radio to communicate with Makarov, suggesting that he should temporarily avoid fighting to the death with the Huaxia Army, and as long as he held out until after dark, he could disengage from the Huaxia Army, move westward, join forces with the Eight-Nation Allied Fleet, and then find fighters to destroy the enemy.

Makarov immediately called back to agree with Gonbei Yamamoto.

At this time, it was already 4:37 p.m., and this goal of the Otto-Japanese fleet did not seem to be difficult to achieve.

However, the wireless telegraphic communication between the two commanders of the Otto-Japanese fleet was intercepted and deciphered by the nuclear submarine, and quickly sent to Hu Zhen's communicator.

Hu Zhen laughed contemptuously: "If you want to temporarily avoid the blow of our army, it's not so easy!" The cruiser, activate the maximum combat speed, intersperse the enemy's flank and rear, intercept it, and block the enemy's escape to the west! ”

Under the astonished gaze of the Otto-Japanese fleet, the twelve cruisers of the Huaxia Army quickly swept over the left side of the E-Japanese fleet at a speed of 23 knots, interspersed with the flank and rear of the E-Japanese fleet.

At this time, in order to take care of the lowest speed of the warship, the fleet speed at this time was only 15 knots, and it could only watch the cruiser fleet of the Huaxia Army pass by a distance of about 15,000 kilometers on its left side.

And the seven battleships of the Huaxia Army rushed towards the right side of the Otto-Japanese fleet at maximum speed.

At this time, the two commanders of the Otto-Japanese fleet did not intend to fight to the death with the Huaxia Army from the beginning, and they were very hesitant to deal with it in terms of combat deployment, and as a result, the Huaxia Army, which had an absolute advantage in speed, gave full play to its advantages.

When entering a distance of 10,000 meters, Hu Zhen ordered: "Turn left at a distance of 9,500 meters and seize the T-prefix." ”

When the flagship of the Huaxia Army suddenly turned, Makarov, who had been holding a telescope and closely watching the front, was stunned for a moment, the combined fleet of the Japanese army was completely annihilated in the naval battle of Weihai, and the First Pacific Fleet of the Hubei army was also completely annihilated in the Battle of Tsushima, and it was difficult for the Japanese fleet to obtain detailed data of the Huaxia fleet and could not take timely measures in the new battle.

But Makarov was a scholar-type general, quick thinking and talented, he quietly observed the actions of the Huaxia fleet, and immediately judged that the battleships of the Huaxia Army were already capable of carrying out accurate artillery bombardment at a distance of more than eight thousand meters, and immediately issued an order: "The battlefleet immediately turns right, seizes the T-prefix, and prepares for shelling!" ”

Neither the battleships of the Hubei army nor the Japanese army could carry out accurate artillery bombardment of the enemy at a distance of 8,000 meters, but Makarov knew that his side could not be passively beaten, and the Huaxia army seized the T-shaped head, and the E-Japanese fleet also had to seize the T-head, and they had to rely on the advantage of their own ships and more guns to fight against the battleships of the Huaxia Army.

"This Makarov, known as a scholar-type general, really has a hand, and we launched an artillery bombardment at a distance of nine thousand meters!" Hu Zhen saw this very clearly, and the enemy changed and I also changed, and immediately changed his original decision to enter the distance of 8,000 meters before firing the artillery.

According to the shooting metadata provided by Hu Zhen, the seven battleships of the Huaxia Army had 28 305 mm guns and 8 210 mm guns (the New York only had 210 mm guns due to the hull structure) at the same time and fired fierce artillery fire at the flagship of the Otto-Japanese fleet.

At this time, most of the battleships in the battleship column of the Otto-Japanese fleet had not completed the right-turn action.

Makarov saw in the telescope that all the guns of the battleships of the Huaxia Army were pointed at his side, and almost simultaneously sprayed orange gunpowder, and then he heard the rumbling cannons, and he was not surprised, but muttered: "The battle has begun!" ”

The thirty-six shells, rumbling like a train in the air, all smashed heavily on the Duke Suvorov, the new flagship of the Otto-Japanese fleet.

The naval battle begins! (To be continued.) )