On the other hand, good luck could not always be on the side of the Chinese Empire, and after pursuing the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet until dark, Sa Zhenbing began to become much more cautious. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

He was well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the Imperial fleet. In the same way, Sa Zhenbing also thought of the decision that Heihachiro Togo might make.

Therefore, at 7:45 p.m. on April 27, the sky had completely darkened for about half an hour, and the fleet had lost the trace of the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet, although everyone knew that they were ahead, but at night, when the lights were controlled, it was not easy to catch up with the other side, and even if they did, the effect of the battle would be very poor, very unsatisfactory, and it might even bring unexpected disasters to the fleet.

Perhaps it was the encounter of the Beiyang Naval Division that alerted Sa Zhenbing, so, after 7:45, Sa Zhenbing ordered the fleet to turn around and retreat near the Ryukyus.

At half past eight o'clock, the fleet contacted the frigate formation that was sent to track and obstruct the sneak attack on the Japanese transport ship formation, and their task was completed very well, and great results were achieved, although the number of warships sunk was not large, but those troop carriers were full of army soldiers, if you really want to count, it is equivalent to a navy of less than 2,000 people, and easily killed more than 40,000 Japanese troops, this record can not be done even if it is put to the ace unit of the army, and more importantly, there is no casualty of its own.

The frigate formation had exhausted all their ammunition, and because the front was too dangerous, they were not able to come forward to confirm the results, but based on the fire from the torpedo explosion, they also roughly recorded the hit data, although the final guess may not be particularly accurate, but the error is not too large.

There was finally good news from Yang Yonglin's ship, Yang Yonglin's ship was finally saved, and the tragedy of sinking could finally be avoided. But the bad news is not nothing, among the twenty-three rescuers who participated in the rescue, four rescuers were sacrificed, because when installing the temporary armor, they were washed into the inside of the hull by the huge water pressure from the outside, and the damaged hull parts pierced their bodies, and the other rescuers in order to be able to install the temporary armor as soon as possible to avoid the sinking of the warship, so only one person was sent to the rescue, and the rest were all used to rescue the warship.

Therefore, Sa Zhenbing changed his destination again, at this time there was no need for him to go to the Ryukyu side to attack the Japanese transport ship formation, after an afternoon of fighting, the officers and soldiers were also exhausted, plus the ammunition consumption was huge, and the frigate was even more ammunition exhausted, and it was time to return.

Therefore, the new gathering place was changed to Yang Yonglin's ship, and after the rendezvous there, the fleet would be temporarily replenished, and then it would be decided whether to return or continue to fight the Japanese fleet.

At 2 o'clock in the morning of the 27th, a formation of seven frigates arrived near Yang Yonglin's ship, and next to Yang Yonglin's ship, there was also a supply ship docked there to rescue him.

In order to facilitate the rescue, these two warships can be said to be brightly lit, and if there are enemy ships coming at this time, then these two warships can only be finished. However, another destroyer, the Lin Luzhong Ship, is hiding nearby, and there will be some resistance to some extent.

Under the guidance of the radio, the seven frigates quickly found the other four supply ships, the frigates quickly replenished the ammunition and coal, but not filled, on average each ship was replenished with about twenty torpedoes and a few tons of coal, and then quietly dispersed around, at this time they also had to join the escort team to ensure that the rescue ship in the middle could successfully rescue Yang Yonglin.

At 4:27 a.m., the main fleet led by Sa Zhenbing returned to the area where the incident occurred, and immediately afterward, the sea was plunged into a period of busyness, and the various warships quickly approached the supply ships, and together with the officers and men of the supply ships, they replenished ammunition and coal, although there were still some on the warships, but no one could guarantee that they would not continue to fight tomorrow, and they still had to be prepared.

The entire supply lasted from half past four in the morning to eight o'clock in the morning, and two of the five supply ships were emptied, but the supply of the entire fleet was almost only about 70 percent. But for the time being, it's enough.

Subsequently, after a whole night of rescue, Yang Yonglin's ship finally floated slightly, but the hull was still very seriously sideways, and it seemed that there was a posture of overturning at any time, and on the entire Yang Yonglin ship, no less than 20 pumps could be seen constantly draining out.

After a busy night, and using the drain method one by one, they basically emptied almost six of the water compartments, which also allowed the warship to float a little, and now the other compartments were being discharged. In order to ensure that the warship will not be light at one end and heavy at the other, and then suddenly overturn or roll over, it is also very important to drain the water, and it is necessary to discharge the water in batches in strict accordance with the situation on the spot.

A supply ship that has been emptied has taken on the role of a tugboat, the military supply ship already has this function, so there is no trouble, a few thick cables connect the two warships together, and then one after the other, in the other three seriously injured warships and another emptyed supply ship, a group of six ships formed a new formation, carrying the battle report summarized by Sa Zhenbing and began to return, after arriving at the shore, they will be responsible for reporting this battle report to Zhongjing.

As for Sa Zhenbing and the rest of the main fleet, they planned to go to the Ryukyus to have a look, and if they were lucky, maybe the main Japanese fleet had already returned there.

Although the Chinese naval fleet has won a great victory this time, and this result is enough for many people to be knighted, but from a strategic point of view, they have not yet completed the real strategic task this time. The main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet are still there, and as long as they do not die, it is unlikely that the landing of the Chinese Army on the Japanese mainland will be realized, or it will face a serious threat.

Therefore, even Sa Zhenbing, who has achieved good results, is still a little dissatisfied, but at this time, he does not have the luxury of going to fight with the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet, because this possibility is not very large, the Japanese Combined Fleet did not carry supply ships at all on this trip, or the supply ships are with those troop carriers, the main force of the Combined Fleet that escaped last night, after the battle yesterday afternoon, their consumption is also not small, if they have not supplied at this time, then if they can meet again, Sa Zhenbing was even sure to kill them in half a day.

Because the ammunition of the Japanese Combined Fleet may not be able to support them to continue fighting, for the time being, the matter of the main force of the Combined Fleet will be put aside, let's talk about the Japanese fleet in the port of Ryukyu.

The frigate formation did hit them hard, but there were still quite a few ships that were not hit, and besides, there should have been at least two battleships there, and at least five or even more than ten warships. If these escort formations can be eliminated, then it will be able to reduce some resistance to the landing plan in the future.

Of course, what makes Sa Zhenbing remember the most is that there is Japan's only former dreadnought there, and Sa Zhenbing's main focus this time is on this former dreadnought Mikasa battleship.

In previous battles, the Chinese naval fleet sank a total of one Japanese battleship (Fuji) and four armored cruisers (Kasuga, Asama, Azuma, and Tsuneshin). Six protected cruisers (Shintaka, Otowaba, Tsushima, Itsukushima, Hashidate, and Izumi). As well as the Uji 2nd class guns, and forty-one torpedo boats.

In the afternoon yesterday, a total of 11 capital ships and 42 auxiliary ships of the Japanese Combined Fleet were sunk. Although the number is impressive, the total tonnage of the forty-one torpedo boats combined is just about the same as that of the two warships, the Fuji and Asama.

The good thing is that this battle wiped out half of the ships of the Combined Fleet, and the bad side is that the total tonnage of the Combined Fleet has not been reduced by half, and they still have nearly 30 warships to fight, and these nearly 30 warships are not the small warships that were destroyed before, each of them is the main battleship of the Orthodox Eight, with a displacement of more than three or four thousand tons, of which there are as many as six battleships.

Therefore, the threat of the Japanese Combined Fleet is still there, just looking at the comparison of data on paper, then it can only be said that this battle was fought beautifully and won beautifully, from beginning to end, only Yang Yonglin, a destroyer, almost sank, although the rest of the battleships were also damaged to varying degrees, which also affected their combat effectiveness, but so far these battleships can continue to move, and they can also continue to fight, and it only takes three months to repair these battleships at most, but what about the Japanese? Giving him three years may not restore the vitality of the Combined Fleet.

Their results are enough to be blown up, and they have also avenged the predecessors of the Beiyang Navy, but as the people who came back then, the old Beiyang who survived by luck for some reason, Sa Zhenbing's heart has never been satisfied with this result, he feels that he should be able to win a greater victory and make the Japanese pay more costs.

Of course, the more important thing is the reason for landing in Japan, the Sino-Japanese naval battle is an ordinary, ordinary battle, but it is also a strategic battle, the outcome of the battle will be very important, and the impact is also unusually large.

After watching the six warships return with his own eyes, Sa Zhenbing put away his thoughts, and at the same time ordered the faster frigates to continue to reconnoiter in front, and the remaining twenty-nine main warships also followed behind at full speed and continued to sail in the direction of the Ryukyus.

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