Chapter 162: The Battle of Annihilation in the East China Sea V
"Little Japan is not very good at fighting, but it is quite kind," Yan Fu also said with emotion
After the sinking of the two Japanese warships one after another, the entire formation was completely disrupted, and the originally organized resistance was instantly disintegrated, and the Japanese warships all fought on their own, completely losing the confidence and momentum they had at the beginning
The "Dasei No. 1" hit the "Katsuragi" in two consecutive shots, which was fleeing in the northwest direction, and now even the commander-in-chief of the British Royal Navy could not save the Japanese fleet from defeat
Although the "Kyushu" is still brutally attacking the three ships "Zhenyuan", "Weiyuan", and "Jiyuan", it obviously lacks confidence, and the distance is getting closer and closer, and the defense on which it depends is no longer so solid
In the southeast direction, the dumb fire "Musashi" suddenly sent out a cannonball and hit the most advanced "Chengfeng", which was purchased from Germany to imitate the "Breaking Waves" captured during the Sino-French War, the original Duer, although the voyage was as high as 19 knots, but it had a displacement of 5,700 tons, and the defense power of the warships produced by Germany was also considerable
But it was also impossible to carry the main guns of the 10,000-ton battleship to bombard at close range, and the 106mm steel plate was directly pierced, and the shell exploded in the armor steel plate and directly blew up a terrifying hole in the steel plate on the left side, and the seawater instantly poured into the cabin
The whole "Chengfeng" tilted to the left at once, and when everyone did not slow down, another shell exploded 100 meters to the right side of the "Chengfeng", and it was relieved that it did not hit directly, but it set off a huge whirlpool in the sea, and "Chengfeng" wandered in the whirlpool, completely losing the majesty of the sea just now, and turned in place to an eagle that had no direction
However, after the "Musashi" fired these two shells, it was immediately suppressed again, and the machine guns and main guns of the "Sea Lion" and "Flying Eagle" fired at the "Musashi" at the same time
For a time, the "Musashi" was surrounded by shells, and the sea water set off by a few shells that exploded in the surrounding sea surrounded the "Musashi" in the middle, and the water column fell heavily on the deck, while most of the shells still accurately hit the "Musashi", which was already covered in bruises, where could the "Musashi" withstand the continuous shell attack, and a fire broke out in an instant, and the fire still had a tendency to spread
Getting this rare respite, the "Chengfeng" also waved the banner of "our ship is seriously injured, return to Dagu Military Port for repairs," and slowly left the battlefield
The "Daqing No. 1" pursued the "Katsuragi" closely, and when it came to one-on-one capabilities, there were really few in the world that could compete with the "Daqing No. 1" except for a few battleships of the same class in the British Royal Navy
Although the four battleships sold by Britain to Japan are also relatively advanced warships in the world, they are still a step behind the main warships captured by the Qing Dynasty from the British Royal Navy, and they are still a grade behind in terms of navigation, firepower, and defense
Finally, the game of cat and mouse was over, and after a loud bang, the Katsuragi slowly sank into the sea after Hiei
On the battlefield, only two battleships, "Kyushu" and "Musashi", remained, and the Qing Dynasty was able to continue to fight with the "Daqing No. 1", "Zhenyuan", "Jiyuan", "Weiyuan", "Zhiyuan", "Laiyuan", "Jingyuan", "Flying Eagle", "Sea Lion" and the flagship "Changsheng" Ten warships, including one battleship, four ironclad ships, three gunboats, and two cruisers
No matter in terms of firepower allocation, the number of warships, morale, etc., it was a cut above it, and the defeat of the Japanese fleet was already a sure thing
Just when everyone thought that the battle was about to end, the "Musashi", which was on fire and almost dumb, suddenly changed course and rushed towards the flagship of the Qing Fleet "Nagatsu" in the middle of the battlefield, with a very obvious intention to pull a cushion before sinking
In front of "Musashi", "Changsheng" is like a child, how can "Changsheng", which has a displacement of only 4,000 tons, withstand the impact of the 10,000-ton giant ship that is advancing in full?
"The right rudder is full, all the way forward to bypass the Japanese warships in front, and attack with secondary guns" Yan Fu calmly and decisively gave the order
"Yes"
The bow of the "Nagakatsu" suddenly shifted to the right, leaving the course of the "Musashi" impact and constantly firing shells at the "Musashi" rushing towards him with its secondary guns
"Boom ......"
Another cannonball accurately hit the "Musashi", but unlike before, the fog of bullets that was obviously two circles larger told everyone that this shell was not from the "flying eagle" or "sea lion" that had been chasing him, nor was it from the "Nagakatsu" who was hiding from him, but the "Daqing No. 1" who had just solved the "Katsuragi"
This shell directly blew up the power system of the "Musashi", the rupture of the output pipe of the steam engine made the entire warship bubble with thick white steam, the warship quickly reduced the degree of navigation, and slowly stopped in front of the main gun of the "Changsheng", the death of the artillery made the main gun no one to fire the shell at all, and the dumb fire of the "Musashi" stood in front of the "Changsheng" like a target
On the deck of the "Musashi", a Japanese officer pulled out the command knife at his waist and waved it at the muzzle void of the black hole hole of the "Changsheng", and he was still yelling loudly, not realizing that his end was coming
"Boom ......" "Boom ......"
With the continuous shaking of the main guns of the "Nagatsu", the Japanese commander disappeared into this world along with the entire "Musashi......
After a false alarm, only one warship, the single commander of the Japanese fleet, the "Kyushu", was left, and after being surrounded by groups, it still had no intention of surrendering, and was still ready to fight to the death
The Japanese spirit of bushido was brought into full play at this moment, and the "Kyushu" drove full force to find the main warships of the Qing Dynasty everywhere, hoping to get a common end
It's a pity that he didn't succeed, and in such a situation of great advantage, only an idiot would die with him
After watching the fleet known as the number one fleet in Asia built by the whole country in the past ten years slowly encroached on by the Qing Navy in just a few months, Takuya Takuya, as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Navy, is now disheartened and unable to explain to the emperor even if he can break through
Since he could not find the main warships of the Qing Dynasty and died together, he targeted the gunboats that were slow and small in tonnage
"Turn northwest and move towards the three gunboats on the back, one at a time," Takuya Takayama commanded loudly
"Hayi"
Although the battle situation was very unfavorable and they had already felt the approach of death, the Japanese officers and men on the entire "Kyushu" continued to complete their work conscientiously and without any slackness or confusion
It has to be said that the development of the Japanese Navy in recent years has been quite rapid, and it has been greatly improved in terms of the tonnage and number of warships and in the work and quality of its soldiers
Unfortunately, after this battle, the Japanese Navy will cease to exist............