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The chief of staff of the Combined Fleet, Sameshima Rengui, said in a low voice: "They won't be able to last long at all. ”

"I know what you mean;"

Ito Yuheng said in a cold voice: "Since Minister Kayama personally came to suppress the battle and supervise the battle, he is prepared to die for the country; In that case, all for the sake of the Empire! ”

Ito yelled with a fierce face: "The Minister of Military Orders can be re-elected at any time, and there will be countless of them; But we only have one combined fleet, and the Haiping of the Qing Dynasty can only rely on their Beiyang Naval Division! ”

"Will Minister Huashan plan to be martyred? Commander, don't be funny, okay; If that's the case, what kind of signal flag will Saikyo Maru hang and ask for help! ”

Shark Island Commander Gui thought to himself, but he didn't dare to show it, and immediately rushed away to convey the order.

"Report to the commander, the flagship Matsushima sent a flag letter, demanding that the detachment return immediately."

Captain Yoshiyoshi Kajigawa, the chief navigator of the Yoshino, reported to Rear Admiral Kozo Tsuboi, who was standing on the bridge and was directing the 1st Guerrilla Force to gather and destroy the Yangwei.

"Baga, why don't you turn 180 degrees to the right and jointly attack the second squad on the right flank of the Qing ship group?"

Pingjing Hangsan roared angrily: "Use four junk weak ships to attract the firepower of the Qing army, and concentrate the 8 main heavy ships of the fleet to attack the right flank of the Qing warship group, and 8 to 2 will soon be able to cripple their coming and long; Is Tsuboi Kozo old and confused? At this time, the minister should have the consciousness of taking the initiative to martyr the country! ”

However, the military order was like a mountain, and although he was so angry that Pingjing Hang scolded him, he had to immediately issue a new order: "Order all ships to immediately leave the battle, maintain the formation of Yuguan, and turn left to return to the aid of Saikyo Maru with all their might." ”

"The Japanese ships have retreated, the Japanese ships have retreated!"

On the Yangwei, the sailors of the Qing army, who were desperately driving the ship north to escape while extinguishing the raging fire on the deck, and struggling to fire back, all shouted with joy.

"Continue northbound and enter the shallow water to save yourself; The rest of the personnel immediately put out the fire with all their might! ”

The pipe band of the Yangwei commanded loudly.

With sadness in his eyes, he glanced at the sinking Chao Yong, and whispered, "Brother, we will soon be back to continue the fight; Take care! ”

Immediately, with billowing black smoke and flames, the Yangwei headed for the direction of Oshikashima.

"Bastard, bastard, I'm going to take you all to a war tribunal!"

On the Matsushima, Ito was shocked to see the four warships of the First Guerrilla Force, and dared to openly disobey the order and sail back to the left to rescue the armed merchant ship Saikyo Maru.

I couldn't help but crack my teeth and burst into anger.

The three Japanese staff officers standing beside Ito also looked at each other.

At this time, in the eastern sea, Hiei and Akagi were fleeing with all their might;

The two ships of Xijing Maru and Fuso have been beaten into half-dead cripples by the combined efforts of the Qing ship group;

During this time, the First Guerrilla Force had successfully eliminated the weak ship Chaoyong of the Qing army and crippled Chaoyong.

As long as the 8 ships are concentrated below and the north and south are flanked, they can smoothly eat Jingyuan and come far.

In this way, in the first round of the battle, the clearing of ships is equivalent to the loss of 4 ships.

Among them, Jingyuan and Laiyuan are 2,900 tons, second only to the Dingyuan-class ironclad cruisers in the Beiyang Naval Division.

And the 4 battleships behind the combined fleet are all unbearable garbage weak ships.

Among them, the Akagi is a small gunboat with a displacement of no more than 600 tons;

Saikyo Maru temporarily installed 4 cannons on the merchant ship, but in fact, the reason why it was brought out was to be used as cannon fodder.

And the two ships of Fuso and Hiei are old ironclad ships with wooden hulls and iron ribs, and they are covered with iron sheets on the outside.

The age of service is even 2 or 3 years earlier than the super brave and Yang Wei of the Qing Kingdom,—— of course, it is also used as cannon fodder to attract firepower.

So as long as Jingyuan is defeated and Laiyuan, this round, the empire will be a big victory.

But now that the first guerrilla suddenly did not listen to the order and went to save the Saikyo Maru without authorization, then Yoshino and the others would go to a showdown with the main warships of the Qing army in the case of a 4-to-6 battleship ratio.

Clearly at a numerical disadvantage.

If the team also makes a 180-degree left turn in the same direction as originally planned, it will face the battle circle that is being driven over and isolating from the eastern sea.

And to make matters worse, 2 more warships and 4 torpedo boats came to the northeast of the Qing army to get involved.

Once the 4 ships of the group were entangled, wait until the main force of the Qing army has defeated the first guerrilla group, and then turn around and attack the main team of the combined fleet.

So, this naval battle will be a division and slaughter of Japanese ships by the Qing army, and what face will everyone continue to live in?

It's better to jump into the sea and die clean!

The situation was critical, obviously not allowing Ito Yuheng to weigh back and forth, and he shouted with a distorted face and issued a new combat order: "Order the four warships of this team to speed up to a speed of 16 knots, make a 180-degree right turn, quickly circle the back of the Qing warship group, and attack the Qing ships from the rear!" ”

In this way, not only did the 1st Guerrilla Force and the Combined Fleet Exchange the planned route of the main group, but the operational intentions were also completely disrupted and reversed.

From the previous 8 to 2 encroachment one by one, it has become a joint force of 4 in the south and 4 in the north to flank the 8 warships of the Qing army.

Although the Combined Fleet still has the advantage of terrain, the ratio of forces in the regional battlefield has become 1 to 1.

Instead of the previously planned 8 to 2!

"Tsuboi, you bastard!"

Until now, Ito didn't know that the problem appeared in the flag of the signal soldier, but he was angry and wanted to vomit blood and scolded Kenzo Tsuboi, who was also scolding him for being a 'bastard'.

"The Japanese ship turned, the Japanese ship turned!"

On the blazing Chaoyong, the gunners endured the scorching heat of the fire, touched the hot hands and blistered cannons, and prepared to carry out the final confrontation with the rushing Matsushima before the battleship sank.

As a result, I saw that the four warships of the Matsushima directly ignored the Chaoyong, which fell on the sea like a big torch, but made a 180-degree turn, went around to the rear of Jingyuan and Laiyuan, and continued to use the starboard guns that were hot, and Jingyuan, Laiyuan, and desperately bombarded.

The Qing army on the Chaoyong suddenly let go of the hot cannon and looked at Huang Jianxun.

At this time, 43-year-old Huang Jianxun looked sad and angry.

It has been 28 years since he was admitted to the Harbour Master Academy at the age of 15 and has been serving on various ships since graduation.

There was no World War II.

Who would have thought that today's first stop in his life was only half an hour, and the ship began to burn and sink!

At this time, Huang Jianxun was simply sad and indignant.

Weng Shouyu, the first mate of the gangster, also stood on the side of the ship with a sad face: "Pipe band, it's not that the brothers don't die, but the flowering bomb of the Japanese ship is too evil, not only the explosion is violent, but it also carries the oil with it, which flows and burns wherever it goes; If it weren't for this fire, our super brave wouldn't be like this! ”

"The brothers have done their best, let's all jump into the sea and escape."

Seeing that Pingyuan and Guangbing, which were desperately rushing over in the northwest direction, were putting down their life-saving sampans, Huang Jianxun closed his eyes and gave the order to abandon the ship.

Driving the second officer Zhou Alin, the chief engineer Li Xingqiao, the chief engineer Qiu Qinghong, the second engineer Li Tianfu, the third engineer Zheng Guangchao, the deputy artillery Ben Li Ying, the fire leader Zou Ji, the deputy fire leader Lin Maoluo, the sailor leaders Chen Chengchuan and Li Shuang, and the deputy gun instructor Li Jingtang,——