The five battleships of the Ming Empire, Yandang Mountain, Longhu Mountain, and Jiuhua Mountain of the First Fleet, and the battleships Shushan and Songshan of the Second Fleet, faced the battleships Guan Yu, Li Guang, Han Xin, and Black Mountain of Ceylon. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Given up the T-shaped position, the Ceylon battleships were able to open fire with all their firepower, but the battleships of the Ming Empire could only return fire with the turrets in front.

Soon, the battleships of both sides closed the distance between each other. The battleship Li Guang of the Ceylon Navy was the first to hit the Yandang Mountain, but did not fatally injure it.

And at this time, in the direction of the main fleet, an even more tragic engagement was underway. The battleship Daimoyama, which had been hit twice, was hit again by enemy fire this time.

Unfortunately, this time it was not the 356 mm guns of the main fleet of the coalition forces that hit Da Mao Mountain, but the 381 mm guns of the battleship Liverpool of the partisan fleet.

The huge cannonball was originally flying directly from the front, directly to the position of the bow of the Omoyama ship. But at this time, the No. 1 turret of the main gun in the bow of the Damaoshan battleship was firing on the side of the ship.

Because the turret and hull of the ship formed a ninety-degree angle at this time, this shell suddenly penetrated the No. 1 turret that was firing at the enemy ship from the side.

Then, the powerful shell penetrated the armor of the turret on the battleship Daimoyama and exploded inside the turret, blowing everything inside it.

The explosion suddenly caused the thin tail armor of the turret to burst open, and two thick barrels of 356 mm caliber fell as if they had lost their souls.

Fortunately, at this time, the No. 1 turret had just opened fire, and there were no propellants and shells in the turret that had not had time to be loaded. So the huge explosion, although it destroyed the No. 1 turret, did not cause more heavy losses.

However, even so, the battleship Damoshan was too badly damaged, its turret burst and ignited thick smoke, obscuring the view of the conning tower, and the fire had burned to the deck, looking rather embarrassed.

The battleship Damaoshan, which had been thrown behind as an outcast, did not have the slightest fear, and still fired desperately at the main battleship of the coalition forces in the distance.

Although turret No. 1 has been damaged, turret No. 2 has been severely damaged and has lost the ability to fire. However, the central and aft turrets were still firing heavily, tilting the ammunition in the direction of the coalition fleet.

Following the Daimoyama was the battleship Jingtingshan, which was also not fast. Again, the battleship did not turn, but used all its cannons to aim at the battleship Ganning, which had been hit.

The battle has been fought like this, Balek? Seeing that the distance had been narrowed to a sufficient value, Admiral Rem decisively gave the order to turn again: "Turn to the north!" Turn the whole around! ”

He could not point his bow at his opponent forever, and after the purpose of approaching the opponent's fleet had been achieved, he certainly had to exert the full firepower of the fleet.

Standing on the mast above the conning tower, the heralds of the British Navy, with the flag in their hands, began to pass on the orders of the fleet commander.

Searchlights were also flashing light signals, carrying the same orders - plus telegrams, to ensure that the entire fleet was able to carry out the commander's orders at the first time.

Soon, the coalition battleship began to make a second turn, and the huge hull drew an amazing track on the sea, pushing away the white waves, and began to expose its huge body in front of the two Ming Empire battleships behind the palace.

"Boom!" Just as the British fleet was turning at high speed, two 356 mm caliber main gun shells from the battleship Jingtingshan directly hit the unlucky battleship Ganning, which was in the process of turning.

The two shells, which were powerful and lightning fast, slammed into the bridge of the battleship Ganning at once. One near turret No. 2; The other one is close to the first chimney behind the conning tower.

This time the hit is no longer a small injury that only hurts the skin. The huge explosion caused a cloud of black smoke to roll out of the chimney of the battleship Ganning, and the entire battleship trembled.

Who would have thought that in the face of a superior enemy, the battleship fleet of the Ming Empire was not afraid, and after half an hour of the battle, it still did not lose the slightest advantage.

Just when the observers of the Ming Empire saw the Ganning fire and explosion in the distance, and before they had time to cheer, the battleship Damaoshan was hit again.

The happy atmosphere did not last for a second, and the battleship Daimoyama, which was already on fire, was once again hit by the enemy.

The good luck finally came to an end, and the battleship Damaoshan was fatally damaged after being hit three times, all of which were due to luck and not much loss.

A 381 mm shell fired by the battleship Orion hit the battleship Omoyama directly, causing the detonation of the secondary shell and bursting the steel plate on the side side.

The damage also caused a fire and caused a slight water ingress. Then a series of martyrdom reactions began to appear, and the speed of the battleship Daimoyama began to slow down significantly.

The two fleets are engaged at sea, and speed is very important. If a ship is broken down or damaged and its speed is reduced, it is a very dangerous situation.

The opponent will besiege the ship that slows down or loses speed. Use combat attrition to reduce the enemy's combat effectiveness and achieve the goal of gaining the first place.

The speed of the Damaoshan was not high, otherwise it would not have been abandoned by Chu He as an outcast. This time, its speed was lower, and it suddenly became a key target for the coalition fleet.

Soon, when the fire of the battleship Ganning began to get out of control, the battleship Damaoshan was hit twice more and completely stopped on the sea, becoming a pile of fat meat to be slaughtered.

However, on the other side, the battleship Ganning also had to slow down due to damage, preparing to retreat from the battlefield and return to the home port.

It was hit in the boiler pipe. It was also hit by the conning tower, and the damage was no small - except that there was no danger of sinking, and a small life was saved.

On the other side, on the battleship Damaoshan, according to the wound on his arm, the captain gritted his teeth and asked the signal corpsman to send the last telegram: "Our ship has lost its ability to move, but all the officers and men of the Damaoshan will fight to the death!" ”

In the flames and smoke that had already enveloped most of the ship's hull, the guns of the battleship Damaoshan were still firing.