Chapter 270: The Death of Heihachiro Togo (1)

The Matsushima has been transformed into a beautiful exploding flower!

This is also a wish to turn into gorgeous cherry blossoms after the death of the Wakuni Bushido!

However, such an explosion death has no meaning for the strategy of the Japanese kingdom to conquer the world.

The powerful air waves of the Songdao explosion swept across the sea and air near Weihai, causing the 21 airships of the Huaxia Army watching the battle in the air to shake for a while, and the ground of Liugong Island also trembled slightly like an earthquake.

In the eyes of the Chinese people, this is the best gift to bury the invaders!

This time, Ito Henyou, who had defeated the Beiyang Fleet and was invincible, and his flagship were blown into countless pieces by the detonated ammunition and sank into the bottom of the sea in Great China.

After the flagship of the Japanese army was blown up, Hu Zhen, who was watching the battle from the air, was finally relieved, and Zheng Dingbang, who commanded the fleet to fight, was also relieved, and they were sure that after this battle, the combined fleet of the Japanese army would forever become a shameful historical term.

Even among the Japanese army, no one doubted that their side would be defeated in this battle.

"After all the battleships with a speed of less than 18 knots and all the torpedo boats are broken, the rest of the battleships with a speed of more than 18 knots will immediately disperse and turn in!" After the destruction of the flagship and Ito Shosuke, Kozo Tsuboi became the supreme commander of the fleet, and decisively issued an order to the ships to disperse and flee.

"Hmph, I'm running away! Is the sea of Great China a place where invaders can come and go whenever they want? Hu Zhen snorted coldly, picked up the voice radio and issued a cold order to all the soldiers: "Annihilate the Japanese army!" Don't let go of any of the invaders' ships! ”

After receiving the order, the commanders of each ship immediately conveyed to all the crews:

"The emperor wants us not to let go of any of the Japanese army!"

"His Majesty the Great Emperor wants us to destroy all invaders!"

"Let the blood of the invaders be drained to pay tribute to the Great Chinese Empire!"

A battle of escape and pursuit ensues.

In the combined fleet, the only warships with speeds higher than 18 knots were Yoshino, Naniwa, Takachiho, Akitsuzu, Chiyoda, and Yaeyama, a total of six cruisers and torpedo boats.

Before the war, the General Staff of the Huaxia Army and the naval fleet had already made an intelligence analysis of the combined fleet of the Japanese army and determined a targeted strategy.

Six cruisers were designated to carry out the tactics of staring at ships, and according to the interception plan determined before the war, priority was given to intercepting six cruisers Yoshino, Naniwa, Takachiho, Akitsuzu, Chiyoda, and Yaeyama, which had a relatively fast sailing speed.

Two battleships, five cruisers, which were responsible for monitoring the perimeter, except for two battleships that did not move. The five cruisers immediately joined the encirclement and interception of the fleeing enemy ships.

After the destroyer fleet has quickly annihilated the enemy's torpedo boat fleet, join the siege of the fleeing enemy ships, taking care to give priority to destroying the faster enemy ships.

Fleet Commander Jeong Ding-pong personally commanded four battleships responsible for destroying the cruisers Itsukushima, Hashidate, Ishigaki, Oshino, and Izu, which were of the same rank as the enemy flagship.

The rest of the ships are free to act to intercept the enemy ships that have broken through and escaped, and must pay attention to giving priority to the annihilation of the enemy ships with faster speeds.

Under the interception of the Huaxia Army. The warships scattered and fled, as if they were mounted on a solid wall.

The Yaeyama unprotected cruiser, which was the second fastest in the Wa Kingdom, crossed the interception line of the Huaxia Army at a speed of 20.7 knots and fled to the open sea, but was unexpectedly stopped by the oncoming armored cruiser Qilong.

Yaeyama has a displacement of 1584 tons. The main armament was 3 120mm guns, 8 47mm rapid-fire guns, and 2 450mm torpedo tubes.

The Qilong has a displacement of 4,860 tons, a maximum speed of 21.5 knots, six 155-mm main guns, ten 100-mm secondary guns, and twelve 75-mm secondary guns.

In this contrast of weapons and equipment, the two sides shelled each other at a distance of less than two thousand meters, and the result came out in less than ten minutes:

The Qilong was hit by 17 bullets, and the armor protection effect was remarkable due to the critical parts. Seventeen shells of 120 mm caliber or less could not cause threatening damage at all;

The Yaeyama was hit by more than 40 bullets, and a violent explosion immediately broke out, breaking the hull into three pieces and immediately sinking to the bottom of the sea, killing all officers and men.

After sinking the Yaeyama, the Kairyu quickly extinguished several flames on the deck and rushed into the battlefield to find enemy targets.

At this time, the melee on the battlefield has become a pot of porridge.

The Qilong happened to run into it, and the cruiser Naniwa was chased and beaten by the Qixing.

The displacement of the Naniwa is 3,709 tons, and the displacement of the Qixing is 3,200 tons, and the Naniwa has an advantage over the Qixing in terms of armament. However, the speed of fire and accurate shooting of the Qixing are not comparable to the Naniwa.

During the chase battle, both sides were wounded by each other's shells, but the Naniwa was eager to flee the battlefield and had no intention of entanglement with the Qixing. Just blindly galloping forward.

However, the speed of 21.5 of the Qixing, the pursuit of the Naniwa with a speed of 18 knots, seems very easy, and the Naniwa cannot get rid of the haunting Qixing.

At this time, the Kai Long happened to be on the escape path of Naniwa, and immediately bombarded Naniwa with the ship's artillery.

The captain of the Naniwa, Heihachiro Togo, had no choice but to order the two 260-mm guns and the six 150-mm secondary guns to be divided into two parts: half against the Kai Hing. Half of the bombardment of the Qilong that was blocking the way.

The Naniwa, which was forced to divide its firepower evenly, suddenly lost its firepower, and the Kai Hing took the opportunity to rush to a distance of nearly 2,000 meters and bombarded it with all the guns on board.

This distance is the last safe distance for the cruisers of the Huaxia Army that have completely dismantled the torpedo tubes, but the accuracy of the shelling has been greatly improved, and the ratio of three rounds to one hit, or even two shots to one shot, can be achieved.

The Naniwa's 260 mm rear main gun mount was overturned by a 155 mm shell, and then the 47 mm Haggaeus rapid-fire gun mount and the 25 mm quadruple Nordfeld gun mount in the stern were destroyed, and the Naniwa's firepower was greatly reduced.

Heihachiro Togo knew that firing a torpedo at the enemy at a distance of 2,000 meters was a better than nothing, but he still had to order: "Fire the torpedo at the stern and repel the enemy ship!" ”

The two torpedoes in the stern of the Naniwa swooped into the sea with a roar, quickly forming two high-speed waterlines in the waves, and rushed towards the Qixing, which was pursued 2,000 meters away.

Heihachiro Togo knew that this would not work very well, but he still kept track of the two torpedoes with a telescope in his right hand, hoping for a miracle.

A small-caliber shell exploded nearby, and a piece of shrenchel flew in, cutting through the crook of Heihachiro Togo's right arm, cutting off his right arm.

"Ahh Heihachiro Togo screamed in pain, and when he looked back, he saw that his right forearm and telescope had fallen on the deck a few meters away.

"Your Excellency!" Several loyal soldiers rushed over to support Heihachiro Togo, and another large-caliber shell flew and exploded violently on the bridge. (To be continued.) )