The 40-kilogram charge, combined with the terrifying power of the new explosives, was used against the Japanese Navy, which lacked ironclad ships. It can indeed be called a big killer.

However, seeing Liu Buyun's blind and confident performance, Li Hui immediately poured a basin of cold water to calm Liu Buchan down, "Although the power of a single shot is terrifying, the rate of fire of the main gun in Dingzhen is too slow, I am afraid that I will not be able to shoot a shot in 4 minutes in actual combat, only one-tenth of the 6-inch rapid-fire gun, and the number of naval guns is also an overwhelming disadvantage." In terms of total ammunition projection, can Dingzhen compare with the new cruisers of the Japanese army? Not to mention that there is an advantage in the defense of Dingzhen, if our weak ships blindly fight to sink, then the Japanese artillery fire will only be pinched all the time, do you think our weak ships and the weak ships of the Japanese side are easier to be sunk? I'm afraid that when we were sunk six warships, not a single Japanese warship had sunk! ”

Liu Buyun already understood that what Li Hui said was right at this time, but he still couldn't help but stiffen his mouth and said, "Even if it doesn't sink, there should be many warships that have been hit hard, and they have to besiege Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, that is, they are looking for death!" ”

"If that's the case, then don't fight, the wounded Japanese ships will be repaired and repaired, and then go to sea in half a month to a month to find a decisive battle. Don't say that this time is too short, the dome armor clipper is easy to repair, and Japan's ship repair ability is much stronger than ours (Dingzhen has been maintained in Japan, which is very clear to the officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division, and there is no need to make a special explanation.) ), the actual speed is only faster. By that time, the strength of the Japanese army has not been damaged at all, and the warships we sank will not be able to float again! Can the two tigers, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, withstand the wolves of the Japanese Navy? ”

"If you can't beat it, you can run away, where is it so easy? Aren't we going to chase it? As soon as Liu Buyun's words came out, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, with the maximum speed of only eleven or two knots left in Dingzhen and the equally slow rate of fire, even if he pursued, at most he would kill two old Japanese ships that fell behind, and the results of the battle might not be so ugly, but that's all. Not only Liu Buyun, but also the other generals of the Beiyang Navy Division also figured out this problem, and their faces sank

"Originally, a type of ship like the Dome Clipper, which was positioned as a break-up and escort, could not be used for a decisive battle in the fleet, but since we only had four ironclad ships, two of which were still flooded, we had to let them take on greater responsibility. But even so, it cannot simply be used as an ironclad ship, we must take into account the characteristics of the dome clipper, and try to make the most of the strengths and avoid the weaknesses, so as to better preserve ourselves and kill the enemy. Li Hui faced the many experts present, but he did not hesitate to speak, "In the eyes of your military gates, what is the advantage of this Armored Clipper?" ”

"Of course it's speed, why don't you call it the Dome Clipper?" ，； Qiu Baoren, the pipe band of the Yuan, sneered.

Li Hui nodded when he heard this, and shook his head again, "Speed is indeed the biggest advantage of the Dome Armor Clipper, but it is not the only advantage, only compared to speed, it can't compare to the speedboat, can anyone add it?" ”

"Is it value for money? At the same price, the Vault Clipper is more powerful than the Ironclad. After all, Deng Shichang was the captain of the protective cruiser Zhiyuan, and he had gone to Britain to pick up the ship, so he quickly thought of this.

"That's right, but we're not buying a ship right now, the warship is already there, so the correct answer should be the latter sentence - the Vault Clipper has a lot of firepower. In other words, the Dome Clipper is a powerful and fast ship with weak defenses, especially the two Zhiyuan-class, which not only have three Twenty-One-Year main guns, but also use Avaisel's gun mounts to greatly increase the rate of fire, and the firepower is almost twice that of the Jingyuan-class. In fact. Not only the three Armored Clippers, but even the two old ships of Chaoyang, because of the increased rate of fire of the Albini gun carriage and the power of the ten-inch cannon, the firepower is also above the scriptures. Therefore, the ideal situation would be for the Japanese artillery to hit the impregnable Dingzhen, while the other warships could attack with all their might"

Yang Yonglin, the first mate of the Zhenyuan, immediately questioned, "The Japanese are not fools, they must fight the ones that are easy to deal with first, and before they defeat the weak ships, they will not stare at the two hard bones of Dingzhen."

"Of course they are not stupid, but if our weak ships withdraw from the battle one after another, and Dingzhen looks like it can only fight alone, will they let go of the excellent opportunity to fight Dingzhen? Although I know that they will not be able to sink, that doesn't mean that the Japanese also know it! If they don't hit their heads and bleed, they won't recognize the facts. Therefore, as long as the ships suffered a little heavy damage, they had to withdraw from the battle immediately, which not only avoided unnecessary losses, but also objectively induced the Japanese to make mistakes. Li Hui said this, deliberately looked at Liu Buyun and said, "Of course, this is not without a price, at least the casualties on the two ships in Dingzhen will inevitably increase greatly."

Liu Buyun's temperament was very strong, and the radical method really worked, but he immediately laughed loudly, "As long as we can win, why should we be afraid of death?" ”

As soon as these words came out, it was tantamount to affirming Li Hui's suggestion, and the generals of the Beiyang Navy Division were immediately silent, it seems that although the Fujian Party's words cannot be fully believed, Liu Buyun's prestige among the Beiyang Navy Division is indeed high. Of course, it wasn't that there was no one who spoke against it, Deng Shichang couldn't help but ask after a short hesitation, "Dongyang, what you said may be reasonable, but what if a coward uses this as an excuse to avoid the war and escape?" ”

"I believe in your courage, and retreating to save yourself cannot completely leave the battlefield, with this to discern, not afraid of someone fishing in troubled waters. In addition, the kind of play I mentioned is only limited to the decisive battle of the main force, if there is no fixed town to participate in the battle, this strategy will naturally not be used, so how to fight or how to fight. In addition, if the Japanese ships approached the Dingzhen 2nd ship and tried to fire a torpedo, then the nearby warships had to rush up to intercept it, even if they used the hull to block it, they would not let the Japanese succeed! Li Hui's additions made Deng Shichang feel at ease, but Fang Boqian, the pipe band of the Jiyuan, questioned it again

"Just to get away from the pursuit of the Japanese ships, you must escape, no, to leave the combat area, right? If you can't stay away, then there's no point in quitting the battle! The Japanese are not good people, and they are not the same as they were back then, so they cannot be expected to have the air of a gentleman and not chase after the enemy ships that have withdrawn from the battlefield."