If measured by the value of the two targets that were hit, the battleship Ganning hit by the Ming Imperial fleet was much more important than the Damaoshan that was hit by the coalition fleet. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Because the battleship Ganning is a main battleship in good condition, it belongs to the relatively new Han-class battleship. And the battleship Damaoshan was in very poor condition and had not yet been repaired.

The battleship had some problems with its boilers before it was hit, and it could only travel at a maximum speed of 17 knots, which was not comparable to the Ganning, which sailed at more than 20 knots at full speed.

Before it was hit, the battleship Damaoshan had been abandoned by Commander Chu, it was a decoy at this moment, and it was also a wall to keep the enemy from pursuing.

The Ganning is different, it belongs to the main fleet of the coalition forces, and it is an absolute combat force that can fight, and it is of course much more important than the battleship Damaoshan, which has been abandoned.

The Ming Empire did not know which battleship fired a 356 mm caliber shell, which hit the No. 1 turret of the Ganning battleship, although it did not penetrate the heavy turret armor, but destroyed the turret at once, killing two 356 mm caliber guns.

At the same time, the place where the battleship Daimoyama was hit was next to the turret in the middle of the battleship. Enemy shells crashed into a ship's secondary gun, but did not cause a detonation.

This rush hit made the artillery shooters on both sides suddenly find their senses. It seemed like a matter of a moment, and the number of hits suddenly increased.

Once again, a shell hit the Daimoyama, directly piercing the rear chimney of the Daimoyama. Fortunately, the rear chimney of the battleship Omoyama was not used because of the damaged boiler, so there was no loss.

And another shell also hit the battleship Ganning, this time it can be clearly judged that it was the Kunlun Mountain battleship, the flagship of the Ming Empire, that was turning around.

One of the cannons in the aft turret of the battleship Kunlun Mountain had hit the Ganning the last time it fired, so this time the other gun fired and also hit the Ganning.

It's just that this time, because of the angle problem, the hit hit directly into the deck of the battleship and crashed into the sea from the other side of the ship.

Because the battleship Ganning was bow-to-bow against the enemy, it was hit twice, and the shells fell on its most heavily armored parts, so it did not suffer serious damage at all.

The tall bridge and heavy turret armor, as well as a more reasonable angle, protected the battleship's most vulnerable ammunition depot and power room, keeping the Ganning in a relatively safe state.

Soon, the rest of the cannonballs fired by the Ming Empire fell in the seawater. There is no longer a myth that can continue to write the hit rate.

At the same time, the bow of the ship against the enemy's coalition fleet also lost accuracy, and most of the shells also fell into the sea, without any success.

The artillery battle between the two sides continued, and the decoy fleet of the Ceylon Navy also found itself in a very bad situation at this time.

The five battleships of the Ming Empire lined up in a column and slaughtered violently -- because of the distance, after the two sides discovered their opponents, they began a fierce artillery battle.

Miao Shengye stood on the battleship Guan Yu, looking at the large number of enemy ships opposite, his brows furrowed. The imaginary encirclement and annihilation of the main fleet of the Ming Empire did not seem to have happened, and now he seems to be facing an enemy with superior numbers.

The situation made him a little nervous, as naval warfare didn't seem to be his specialty. There are only 4 battleships on their side, and it is impossible to speculate what they can do in the face of the superior number of Ming Empire fleets.

"Order the fleet to turn and deviate 10 degrees to the east! Distance yourself from enemy ships! "Knowing that the speaker was not familiar with naval warfare, the captain of the battleship Guan Yu took over the command.

His plan was similar to what Chu He thought, which was to use the method of turning to distance himself to complicate the naval battle, so as to delay time and wait for the winner to be decided in other directions.

While giving the order to turn, the veteran gave the order to fire back: "The main gun is aimed at the target, fire at the same time as the turn!" ”

The two detachments of the Ming Empire and the Ceylon decoy fleet were moving in opposite directions at this time, and if the two sides did not change their course, they would soon pass by.

Seeing such a situation, the captain of the battleship Longhushan, who was in charge of commanding the Ming Empire's fleet, also gritted his teeth, and now learned and sold the tactics of the British: "The bow is against the enemy!" Assault formation! Shorten the distance between the two armies! ”

He knew that if he didn't fight to defeat both sides and shorten the distance between the two armies as much as possible, he would soon form a protracted battle situation of running and chasing.

In such a situation, it is impossible to end the fighting as soon as possible. In order to divide the winner as soon as possible, he could only stubbornly give up his T-shaped position and adopt the fighting style of the bow against the enemy.

Seeing that the two detachments of the Ming Empire collectively turned around, and on the flagship of the Ceylon decoy fleet where Miao Shengye was located, the captain of the battleship Guan Yu became depressed.

Isn't it good for everyone to choose a more secure way and waste time by firing at each other? Why do you want to play so hard?

There was no time to complain, the Ceylon admiral knew that his choice could decide the fate of the fleet. What made him even more afraid to act rashly was that there was a Ceylon councillor standing beside him......

Both sides were sailing at similar speeds, and if the Ceylon decoy fleet turned around and retreated directly east, it would not be immediately overtaken, but it would soon be within the radius of the Luzon shore guns.

Continuing east, there is Luzon, and there is no escape. And if the Ceylon decoy fleet continues to the north, the distance between the two sides will gradually close, after all, the other side's route is the short side of the triangle.

Turning in place and ending up in the same position as continuing to drive north will quickly entangle with the opposing fleet, which is not a wise choice.

"To Balek? Admiral Lem sent a telegram asking his guerrilla fleet to come and reinforce us, and we kept course and kept shooting! Without thinking too long, the admirals of Ceylon made what they thought was the most reasonable countermeasure.

If he was in command of the fleet alone, without Miao Shengye, the speaker, he might grit his teeth and hold on not to reinforce him. However, he did not dare to take on the responsibility of trapping the speaker in danger, so he could only use the most conservative way of playing.

"Concentrate your fire and attack the second battleship on the left side of the enemy's army! Keep in formation and accelerate to 20 knots! Ordering reinforcements, he decided to concentrate fire on the enemy's ship, which might be the flagship, to stall for time.