The first salvo of the Haitian was all missed, and the Japanese Combined Fleet immediately cheered, but their sound did not stop, and the second salvo of the Haitian hit two shots at once!

Since the large-caliber blasting shells used by the Beiyang Navy Division have been replaced with new models that use the bottom fuze, the two 210mm blasting shells did not explode immediately after hitting the tail of the enemy ship, but only detonated after drilling into the hull, forming a terrible implosion effect, resulting in the power of the 210mm blasting bombs is ridiculously large, almost comparable to the old 305mm caliber blasting shells.

With a standard displacement of less than 3,000 tons, and the design of the Izumi, which was completed in 1883, was relatively backward in design, and her defenses were quite weak, so she was devastated at once, and could only barely float on the sea like a burning iron coffin

Amid the hoarse screams, the terrified Japanese sailors jumped into the sea, but this did not save their lives, as the Haitian continued to beat the water dog without mercy

Just three minutes later, the Izumi, which was hit by seven 210mm explosive shells, collapsed due to heavy injuries and sank to the bottom of the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye. Due to the rapid sinking, only two of the nearly 300 Japanese officers and men on board survived

"How is it possible to fight so fast? How could it be so accurate? Inoue Ryoshin couldn't believe his eyes, he had already lost one in such a short time?

Not to mention Inoue Yoshino, even the commander of the British Far East Fleet, Philistine, was frightened by the Haitian's unbelievably high hit rate, because his fleet could not have such a performance anyway, "It has almost reached a rate of fire of 5 rounds a minute, and it can still have such a high hit rate, how did this warship do it?" Could it be that the Chinese have discovered any tricks that can significantly increase the accuracy of shelling? ”

The officers of the other countries on the battleship of the second class of the Centurion were all deeply attracted by the powerful firepower of the Haitian, and the German Rear Admiral Paul Hoffmann even defiantly asked Vice Admiral Philmant a sharp question, "I wonder if the Centurion of Your Excellency can compete with the Haitian?" ”

"What are you kidding, how can an armored cruiser be an opponent of a battleship? A battleship of the second rank is also a battleship! Philimante immediately exploded, although he was actually a little uncertain in his heart, he immediately denied it, because the strength of the Royal Navy is unquestionable, which is the basis for the British Empire to maintain world hegemony.

At this time, the Americans did Philmant help, but it was not because he had any good feelings for the British, but purely based on his own analysis.

Today's U.S. Navy is still a staunch supporter of the "giant ship cannon victory theory", paying special attention to armor protection, although the Haitian shows a stunned speed and firepower, but her defense has not been tested, and if you want to fight with the battleship, strong enough armor is essential, so the U.S. Navy Captain Adu believes that it is not appropriate to blindly overestimate the combat effectiveness of the Haitian for the time being.

However, while these Western admirals were talking, the Haitian had already sunk another Japanese ship, which was so frighteningly efficient that it was like slapping those doubters in the face

The Nisshin, which is also older, has a displacement of just over 2,000 tons, and its ability to resist strikes is worse than that of the Izumi, and less than two minutes after the first shot, the former Chilean warship, formerly known as the "Erasuris", was completely engulfed by the sea.

The 170 Japanese officers and men on board were buried at the bottom of the sea, and because the Nisshin sank so fast, the lifeboat did not have time to put it down, and the rapidly sinking hull stirred up a terrible whirlpool, which swept those Japanese officers and soldiers who could have escaped by relying on the water

"No, we can't wait any longer!" , Inoue Yoshishin finally realized the seriousness of the problem, if he didn't turn back to face the battle immediately, the Haitian, which only needed to deal with one Japanese ship at the same time, would always maintain an overwhelming firepower advantage, and kill the Japanese ships that were dragging behind one by one.

There is no way, even if you don't consider the rate of fire of the Haitian's main gun, which is simply a foul, and ignore the huge gap in the quality of the gunners of the two sides, just six main guns VS the Japanese ship only has one or two rear main guns, and the former has an absolute advantage.

Although turning back to meet the enemy too early may allow the warships behind the Beiyang Naval Division to rush into the battle, if they don't do so, the Combined Fleet will be defeated by such a warship as the Haitian, and that kind of shame is enough to completely break the backbone of the Japanese Navy, which is absolutely unacceptable to Inoue Yoshika, even if he dies, he can't die like this!

However, when the protective cruiser Yashima (formerly the Argentine Navy's "Buenos Aires"), which was at the forefront of the column, began to turn right in accordance with the order, a problem that Inoue did not anticipate was suddenly exposed

"It's not good, because the slow warships in the rear are dragging its feet, the steering speed of the Japanese column is not as fast as the Haitian, and there is no way to get rid of the rear-end state at all", Philimante, who was on the sidelines, saw it more clearly than Inoue Yoshishin, and immediately exclaimed.

This made Philmante even more dissatisfied with the performance of the Japanese, and he unceremoniously accused, "These Japanese are just pigs, they don't need to bring those slow warships that are dragging their feet"

As a result of this problem, the Izumo, which was of the same rank as the Nisshin, was also sunk without any suspense, probably due to the fact that the three Japanese ships in a row sank extremely easily, and the officers and men on the Haitian were even a little numb to this, and only let out a little sparse cheers.

On the remaining seven Japanese ships, the officers and men of the Japanese army also fell into a state of insensitivity, but because of the fear that weighed on their hearts like a mountain

"Although the victory and defeat have not been completely decided, I really don't see any chance of victory for the Japanese Navy, three warships were sunk in just ten minutes, and they didn't even have a chance to withdraw from the battle, the firepower of the Haitian was too strong!" , even the officers of the countries on the Centurion were a little numb, but it was because of the shock again and again.

The Americans, on the other hand, calmly pointed out that the Japanese navy's gunnery was not perfect, "although the gap in firepower between the two sides was somewhat large, the Qing warships had already hit no less than 20 210mm shells, and the Japanese navy had not yet hit the enemy ship with a single shell of more than 100mm caliber, so it seems that the impact of the previous 'First Yellow Sea Naval Battle' fiasco was greater than I originally estimated."