Chapter 65: Seeking Stability and Mentality

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In the final stage of the Battle of Dadonggou in history, the few remaining warships of the Beiyang Naval Division also pursued for a period of time, but due to the lack of speed, the late sky, and the lack of ammunition left, their symbolic pursuit did not last long, and no results were achieved.

And now it is different, after the Beiyang ships have changed to top-level coal, the maximum speed has generally increased by half a section to one section, and the time is just after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, which is still very early before dark.

What's more, the Beiyang Naval Division brought enough ammunition to a base before the war, and even if most of it had been consumed due to the accelerated rate of fire, the remaining ones would be enough to send the last few warships of the enemy to the bottom of the sea. Therefore, this time the pursuit of the Beiyang Naval Division was more resolute and more resilient

Even if it is replaced with good coal, the Dingyuan can only run to 12 knots at the earliest, which is the same grade as the Sanjing ship, if the three Beiyang ships continue to maintain the battle formation, then the pursuit is destined to be in vain. Liu Buyun had thought of this early, but he couldn't send the signal and could only be anxious.

Fortunately, at this time, Lin Yongsheng showed his extraordinary courage, and at the risk of violating military law, he resolutely ordered the ship to rush out of the queue at full speed and pursue the Japanese ship at full speed.

Jingyuan took the lead, and Yang Yonglin, the first mate of the Zhenyuan, also made up his mind, and also chased in the direction of the enemy's escape with full power.

After Liu Buyun found that the two ships rushed out of the queue one after another, his heart was suddenly relieved, and a relieved smile appeared on his face, and the three Japanese defense patrols that were escaping ushered in the end

Although the Jingyuan in the front has barely controlled the fire and water ingress, but the injury is still very serious, if the battle is head-on, let alone three Japanese ships, any one of them can be sunk without suspense, but now they are in a hurry to escape, the line is still in column, and the Itsukushima at the end of the ship has lost the ability to shell the rear target at this time, so the Japanese ship can only be beaten and unable to fight back, what a tragic word!

But even so, Ito Yuhiro still didn't dare to order a turn around to meet the battle, because not too far behind the Jingyuan, there was also the Zhenyuan that had made the Japanese Navy more and more fearful!

However, the good times of the Jingyuan Fox and the fake tiger did not last long, after being hit by the continuous shelling of the Jingyuan, the injured Itsukushima slowed down and gradually fell behind, Ito Yuheng finally realized that it was no longer possible to get rid of the pursuit of the Beiyang Naval Division, his face changed for a while and then he took a deep breath, and finally said with a resolute look on his face, "After this naval battle, the Imperial Navy has lost the ability to compete with the Beiyang Fleet for sea supremacy, but as long as we still have fast cruisers, You can still put pressure on Qing by attacking the Qing country's sea lines of communication, so be it, even if the other warships are sunk, keep the only two remaining high-speed cruisers"

At this time, the Akitsu Island, which was returning at high speed, was about to join the team, but the captain of the ship, Hikonojo Uemura, received a report from the lookout that the flagship had sent an order to evacuate the battlefield immediately, and Hikonojo Uemura immediately roared, "This is impossible, you must be mistaken!" ”

However, the lookout aggrievedly said that the flagship had sent the same order three times in a row, and it was impossible to be mistaken, and Uemura Hikonosei finally had nothing to say, and when he saw the two Sankei ships begin to turn to meet the enemy, his tears unconsciously overflowed from his eyes. Although he didn't want to admit it, Uemura actually understood that the Japanese Navy had lost this decisive naval battle, and the commander gave such an order just to keep a little seed as much as possible so that the Japanese Navy would have a chance to make a comeback in the future

After wiping away the tears from his face and solemnly bowing deeply to the two Mikei ships that were turning, Hikonojo Uemura straightened his back and gave the order to stop the return and withdraw from the battlefield at full speed. With the speed of the three ships of the Beiyang main fleet, it will not be able to catch up with the Qiujinzhou in any case, and the only two ships that can keep up with it are the Zhijing 2 ships, which are rushing in the direction of the main teams of both sides. However, to the relief of Uemura Hikonoki, the second ship did not change direction to chase after him, but chose another warship that survived the first guerrilla force, the sister ship of the Naniwa, Takachiho. Obviously, when the victory is decided, even a brave player like Deng Shichang has become more inclined to seek stability in his mentality

However, this is also to blame for the defense of the Zhiyuan level is too weak, when pursuing Yoshino before, Deng Shichang divided the Jingyuan and Fulong to deal with the Qiujinzhou, but he did not expect that although the waterline of the Qiujinzhou was broken, but the firepower was not lost, as a result, the Fulong was sunk before it could rush to the distance where it could launch a torpedo, and the Jingyuan was quickly shot and caught fire.

Ye Zugui did not have the courage of Deng Shichang, and did not dare to fight to the death with the Qiujinzhou at the risk of the Jingyuan being sunk, but ordered to withdraw from the battle to extinguish the fire and save himself.

As a result, the Qiujinzhou took this opportunity to block the underwater breach and get out of danger, and now even if the Jingyuan and Zhiyuan attack together, they may not be able to fight it.

In addition, Ye Zugui said that the injury of the Jingyuan was more serious than the actual situation in order to shirk the responsibility after the convergence with the Zhiyuan, which affected Deng Shichang's judgment, and finally he chose to deal with the Gao Qiansui instead of the Qiujinzhou, although the former is also a 4000-ton ship, but the firepower is much weaker than the latter, even if the second ship of Zhijing can't win it, it is not easy to be sunk by it, and it will be in vain when Dingzhen arrives, and if you go to chase the Qiujinzhou, you may even be killed if you are unlucky, in that case, What was originally a complete victory turned into a pyrrhic victory, far less secure than the previous option.

Obviously, although Deng Shichang is bold and even reckless at times, this does not mean that he has no brains

Not only Deng Shichang, Lin Yongsheng also chose to seek stability at this time, after exchanging fire with two Sanjing ships, Jingyuan only received a 120mm shell, and Lin Yongsheng ordered to withdraw from the battle.

When the victory is not scored, in order to fight for even a little chance of victory, Lin Yongsheng can die with a smile, but in the case of a decisive victory, it is necessary to reduce losses as much as possible, the gap between the naval funds of China and Japan is too big, even if it is one for another, the Beiyang Naval Division can't afford to fight!

Regarding the caution of these two brave generals, Liu Buyun nodded in approval, and at the same time urged the ship to drive faster.

After experiencing this thrilling sea battle, Liu Buyun has become more and more convinced of the power of the Dingzhen Second Ship, as long as the Dingyuan joins the battle, this sea battle that has entered the end will soon be over!

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