"Compared with the veterans of the Beiyang Fleet, the newcomers of the Japanese Combined Fleet do need more training." , Fermant also made such an assessment, but he still insisted that the Japanese Navy still had hope of victory, "I was surprised by the strength of the firepower of the Haitian, but the three warships lost by the Japanese were all weak ships that could only be used as cannon fodder, and their main force was not damaged at all, and this naval battle has only really begun now!" ”

French Navy Captain Frank, who closed the conversation box due to his slight illness, couldn't help but retort at this time, "But the Japanese Navy has to get rid of the current bad battlefield situation first, if they are still bitten by the tail of the Haitian, they will lose."

"This problem is actually not difficult to solve, just spread out the queue and wait until the ships have turned on their own and then re-form the queue. Although one or two warships may have to be severely damaged or even sunk in the process, it is much better than being almost beaten and unable to fight back as it is now", this is the solution proposed by the American Adu, and Inoue Yoshishin also thought of it at this time, but he did not dare to give such an order at all.

Because Inoue Yoshishin knows very well that with the current level of training of the combined fleet, the execution of a relatively clear death order can still ensure that nothing goes wrong, but if the order has a greater degree of freedom, the fleet will be in chaos if it is not done well, and it will be fatal!

After a few seconds of thought, Inoue felt that he could compromise, and he asked the Bannermen to inform the four new protective cruisers in front of the column that they were faster, to turn left, while the rest of the warships continued to turn right with the flagship armored cruiser Fuji (formerly the Chilean Navy Captain Pratt).

In this way, the fast column can not only get rid of the embarrassing situation of being only a spectator, but also go around the back of the Haitian to attack back and forth.

More importantly, the difficulty of implementation will be lower, and the quality of the officers and men on the four new anti-patrol ships is also relatively good, and in the end, the tactical requirements of Inoue Yoshixin have finally been completed.

However, at this time, the only protective cruiser of the Akitsuzu Island, the only surviving of the Japanese Navy's No. 1 Guerrilla Force in the Battle of Daidonggou, had been beaten to the death of the Haitian's fierce firepower

The tonnage of the Qiujinzhou is larger than that of the Izumi, and the warship is newer, both in terms of design and age, its protection is stronger, but under the baptism of powerful artillery fire like the sea and sky, the Qiujinzhou only lasted more than 3 minutes before completely losing its combat effectiveness and was forced to withdraw from the battle to extinguish the fire and save itself.

However, Deng Shichang did not intend to let it escape, and failed to kill the Qiujinzhou when pursuing a second ship in the Battle of Dadonggou, and even lost a torpedo boat by its backbite, which still makes him haunted, and now that he has the opportunity to be ashamed, how can Deng Shichang let it go?

It is different from the embarrassment that during the Battle of Dadonggou, the warships of the Beiyang Naval Division could not catch up with the Qiujinzhou, and the warships that could catch up with the Qiujinzhou could not catch up with it; Now that Deng Shichang has the Haitian armored cruiser that the Qiujinzhou can't shake off or beat, there is naturally no suspense about the ending of the Qiujinzhou

Soon after, the Qiujinzhou, which had been bombed to the ground, finally sank into the Yellow Sea with the desperate officers and men on board, and less than 50 of the 330 people on the ship were rescued, thanks to the Western warships who watched the battle

After killing the Qiujinzhou, not only Deng Shichang got rid of a heart disease, but his subordinates also cheered, compared to the three weak ships that were sunk before, the value of the Qiujinzhou is undoubtedly much greater, and the ship is also famous, it was the second imaginary enemy of the Beiyang Naval Division before the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, and now it is sunk so easily, how can it not make people's hearts happy!

After the sinking of the three weak ships before, there were still people who refused to admit the strength of the Haitian firepower, and now even the Qiujinzhou also failed to hold out for long, which was enough to make anyone speechless, and Inoue Yoshika's forehead was even more dripping with cold sweat, "Should the Combined Fleet not be, should it really be defeated by such a ship, right?" ”

However, Philistine, who was a bystander, became excited, because he found out that the Haitian had made a mistake, "It should not have chased the Akitsu Continent, although it caught up with the Akitsu Continent and sank it, but the excellent posture of biting the tail of the Japanese column before also ceased to exist, and it finally had to face the powerful side fire of the Japanese Combined Fleet."

But to Philmantle's slight surprise, after sinking the Akitsuzu, the Haitian did not go to the Fuji and Suma, which had already taken the opportunity to turn around, but went straight to the four new Japanese protective cruisers that were about to turn completely and head this way!

"Clever! Although there are only two of them on the Fuji and Suma sides, the Fuji is a large armored cruiser with a displacement of six or seven thousand tons, and it is not easy to sink it, but on the other side, although there are four Japanese ships, they are all invulnerable protective cruisers, which are relatively easy to deal with. Adu, an American, immediately spoke out in praise.

Philmant also came back to his senses at this time, and after a little thought, he understood Deng Shichang's thoughts, and it was more comprehensive, "Not only that, but the faster speed of the four new anti-patrol ships may be the fundamental reason for Haitian's decision." ”

German Rear Admiral Paul Hoffmann reacted immediately and nodded, "That's right, if the Haitian fights the Pratt Captain first, even if it wins, it will inevitably be scarred, and at this time, it will not be easy to retreat in the face of the four new defense cruisers with faster speed; And if you deal with those four defense patrols first, as long as you can repel them, the Haitian will completely control the naval battle. With the speed of the Pratt Captain, it will not be able to catch up with the Haitian if it wins, and if it loses, it will not be able to escape at all. ”

"This is exactly the same idea as the strategy adopted by the Beiyang Fleet during the first Battle of the Yellow Sea, whether it can succeed depends on how the Haitian can perform under the siege of four new anti-patrol ships, and the second is to see when the rest of the warships of the Beiyang Fleet can come to support", Phelimant has completely adjusted his mood at this time, but the solemn look on his face has not completely dissipated, and it is obvious that he was really shocked today.

Philmante carefully observed the performance of both sides in the naval battle in order to write the most accurate and detailed report possible, so as to avoid the fatal mistakes of the British Empire's decision-makers in the future. Although Britain is still the world hegemon, its position has begun to be a little unstable, and if it makes a big mistake again