Due to the strong entry of the five Beiyang ships, a large number of Japanese ships that were cut off in the rear could only force their way between the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, and they were immediately hit fiercely by the Beiyang ships.

Moreover, unlike in the past, when most of the shells were solid shells, and it was feared that friendly ships would be accidentally injured after penetrating the target by a close-range flat shot, the Beiyang Naval Division now uses blasting shells that explode on encounter, so they can confidently and boldly aim at the artillery fire.

As a result, the first Japanese ship Chiyoda to forcibly break through the pass was subjected to more than a dozen large-caliber shells in just a few minutes, although it is an armored cruiser with waterline armor, but the thickest part of the armor is only 115 mm, not to mention a 305mm caliber giant bomb, even a 210mm blasting projectile, relying on the terrifying high temperature generated by the explosion of silver explosives that is enough to vaporize steel, it is enough to tear it open a big hole, as long as a big hole is located near the waterline, the Chiyoda standard is no more than 2400 tons, The consequences are severe.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the Chiyoda to sink completely, but on such a small ship, it was actually a bit of a waste to hit so many large-caliber shells, at least Li Hui, who was watching the live text broadcast, thought so

After forming a chaotic battle, the Beiyang Naval Division quickly killed two Japanese main battleships to open up the situation, but the closer distance also greatly increased the hit rate of the Japanese naval guns.

The four ironclad ships of the Beiyang team were able to withstand it for the time being, but the Guangjia with its iron-boned and wood-hulled structure was quickly disabled. Wu Jingrong, who was frightened by the sharp artillery fire of the Japanese army, quickly couldn't resist the pressure and fled, but because he panicked and accidentally ran aground when he fled, he became the first warship of the Beiyang Naval Division to sink

The Guangjia escaped without authorization at the height of the battle, which dealt a big blow to the morale of the Beiyang Naval Division, and Liu Buyun was even more angry and scolded repeatedly, "Bad seed!" ”。

The next three Japanese ships to be dealt with, Fuso, Kongo, and Hiei, are all ironclad ships, although the ships are older, but the defense is not weak, especially the displacement of nearly 4,000 tons, the thickest armor of more than 20 centimeters in the former East Asia's largest ship Fuso, the defense of high blood and urgency, difficult to sink, making the situation on the battlefield stalemate again

As in history, the Battle of Dadonggou also had Western warships come to watch the battle, although they were basically only some light or medium-sized warships, and it is impossible that even the flagship of the British Far East Fleet fleet came to serve as a paparazzi as written in some novels, but even so, the Western powers behind them were enough for both warring sides to turn a blind eye to it. This made the Western officers and soldiers on those warships more and more unsightly, but not long after the start of the naval battle, the two strongest high-speed cruisers of the Japanese army suffered heavy losses and fled the battlefield, and not long after, two more main warships of the Japanese army were sunk by the Beiyang Naval Division, which made the British Royal Navy, which has always been proud, could not help but praise the accurate gunnery of the Beiyang Naval Division, and its terrifying artillery power far beyond imagination made the naval officers and sailors of various countries watching the battle look sideways

"I really can't imagine that large-caliber blasting shells will have such terrible destructive power, and the protective cruiser of more than 4,000 tons sank after only a few shots, and sure enough, the cannon of the giant ship is the right way", the German major Haber, who was invited to the British warship, lamented after the sinking of the Hashidate, in fact, he was more interested in the blasting bombs used by the Beiyang Naval Division, but in order to avoid attracting the attention of officers from other countries, Haber deliberately did not mention this, anyway, now his compatriot Hannagan is serving as the nominal deputy admiral of the Beiyang Naval Division, After the war, he should be able to figure out the secret of the power of those blasting shells

"The Chinese Navy cleverly gave up the burden of the three ships that were too slow, and not only succeeded in creating a chaotic situation, but also made every warship of its fleet be placed within the effective range of the Dingzhen No. 2 giant gun, so that the Dingzhen No. 2 ship became a hurdle that the Japanese could not bypass, and the Japanese Combined Fleet, with the main force of protective cruisers, could defeat the two Chinese ironclad giant ships? Even if the Japanese side has the advantage in tonnage and firepower, I am afraid it will not be so easy to do, and the two sunken protective cruisers are the best proof", and British Captain Smith emphasized the technical and tactical skills of the Beiyang naval division, "The accurate artillery skills of the Chinese are also commendable, with the slow rate of fire of the old naval guns, they can still hit so many rounds, even if measured by the standards of the European navy, it can be regarded as excellent." Of course, perhaps the greater credit was the stupid turn of the Japanese in front of the enemy, which was nothing short of suicidal"

Lieutenant Commander Tiere of the French Navy agreed with this, and at the same time boasted to himself by the way, "Yes, if the two new cruisers with the strongest Japanese rapid detachment had not withdrawn from the battle so early, the three warships of the Chinese Navy as an abandoned son would have been left long ago, and I think that among the three, only the ironclad ship Pingyuan, which adopted the French design, could withstand the fierce attack from the four cruisers."

The early withdrawal of the Yoshino and Akitsuzu did greatly reduce the firepower of the Japanese First Guerrilla Force, allowing the three slow warships of the Beiyang Naval Division, which had been abandoned to hold out until now. But after all, the Chaoyong and the Yangwei were both unprotected ramming cruisers, and they were both old, and they insisted on fighting until this time, and the two Beiyang veterans had already been shot multiple times and ignited a fire.

The Yangwei couldn't support it in the first place and withdrew from the battle to extinguish the fire and save himself, and the first mate of the Chaoyong Gang, Weng Shouyu, also proposed to Huang Jianxun, the pipe band, "My lord, let's also withdraw, after dragging the four most elite cruisers of the Japanese army for so long, and beating two of them, we have exceeded the task and can retreat."

Who knew that Huang Jianxun shook his head, "No, although the battle on this team's side has the upper hand, the winner has not yet been decided, and now is the time to grit your teeth and persevere better than anyone." ”

"But now that the fire is getting bigger and the hull is starting to tilt, if we continue to fight, I'm afraid our ship will be able to hold out for a few more minutes." , Weng Shouyu continued to persuade.

"A few minutes is fine, every minute we hold on, the better the chance of winning for our team! The Chaoyong is not a capital ship like Dingzhen, it was originally to be sacrificed for the overall situation, as long as it can help the fleet win, it will sink if it sinks! Huang Jianxun insisted on his own opinion and said resolutely, "Wu Jingrong escaped without authorization, which made me Beiyang ashamed, and today I, Huang Jianxun, just want everyone to see what a real Beiyang officer should look like!" ”

Weng Shouyu only felt that his blood was surging, he solemnly made a bow to Huang Jianxun, and vowed, "It is my Weng Shouyu's honor to die with adults, fight to the end, and never retreat!" ”

"Fight to the death, never retreat!" All the officers and men on the Chaoyong put life and death aside, went all out to extinguish the fire and fight, and held on for another six minutes before the Chaoyong finally sank into the sea. And until the last minute before it was submerged by the sea, the only remaining secondary gun on the ship was still firing back

Originally, Huang Jianxun, the pipe band of the Chaoyong, had a chance to be rescued, but he chose to sink with the ship, and fulfilled the oath he made when he studied in the Sailor School, and was only 43 years old when he died heroically