readx;?“ What the? The Japanese Combined Fleet ran away? Sa Zhenbing was a little surprised, he still had an attitude of fighting to the death before, why did he run away in the blink of an eye?

Immediately, Sa Zhenbing immediately walked out of the conning tower, standing on the bridge holding a quadruple telescope, the black smoke in the air was still a little thick, but if you looked closely, it was not difficult to find that the black smoke was getting farther and farther away from them, and it was going in the opposite direction. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Because of the speed of the fleet, when destroying the Japanese torpedo boat formation, they had already thrown off the main forces of the Japanese Combined Fleet some distance, and now even the rear main guns do not fire much, because the line of sight is blocked, and firing can only be a waste of ammunition.

And because Yang Yonglin's ship was shot, it attracted the attention of the Chinese Navy, and all the warships around were rescued, and the hole with a diameter of more than two meters caused a large amount of seawater to be poured into the hull of the ship, coupled with the lack of experience in naval warfare, Yang Yonglin made the same mistake as Japan's Itsukushima, which was not able to close the water compartment in time, and the incident happened suddenly, and the seawater affected the power system before the damage management force reacted.

As more and more seawater is poured into the warship, the sinking of Yang Yonglin's ship seems to have become a foregone conclusion, and the only suspense is only a matter of time.

After determining the failure of damage management, Captain Yang Yonglin issued an order to abandon the ship, and all the officers and men of the ship went to other warships to serve as combat readiness personnel, leaving some officers and men to go to the bilge to rescue the remains of those fallen soldiers. Of course, these remaining officers and men were also fully prepared, wearing diving equipment and carrying oxygen cylinders on their backs.

This equipment was not enough for them to survive the sinking of the warship, but at least it ensured that they would not die within an hour of the attack of the bilge seawater. And they were given only half an hour, and after half an hour, no matter how many bodies were rescued, the search and rescue personnel had to evacuate.

However, in addition to searching and rescuing the remains of the fallen soldiers, they also have a task, which is to close all the water compartments as much as possible, if they are closed in time, then the warship still has hope of being saved.

Generally there are two ways to evacuate in this case, one is to go inside, and then climb the deck through the stairs to evacuate, and the other is to swim out through the hole that was blown up, this is the passage they enter, because only in this way can they avoid more sea water from entering the cabin, but this plan is not very reliable, because they can swim out of there, which basically proves that the warship will sink in ten minutes, or even shorter, which also does not guarantee their safety.

An hour is just the estimated time they give themselves, but according to the statistics of the officers and men on the ship, there are about a dozen officers and soldiers who are missing at present, and if they are not directly killed, then there is also a possibility of survival, because there are three sets of oxygen systems arranged in each compartment at the bottom of the ship, plus they have also trained in diving, and those who can enter the bilge to serve, it is common for them to dive underwater for three minutes in one breath.

However, when rescuing the officers and men of Yang Yonglin's ship, the Japanese Combined Fleet suddenly ran away, and at this time, the warships of the entire Chinese fleet almost slowed down and only cruised nearby at a low speed to prevent the Japanese ships from suddenly killing out.

The Japanese Combined Fleet ran away, and it didn't matter, but after the speed was reduced, if you wanted to catch up with it at an increased speed, it would take a certain amount of time, after all, a warship was not a car, and it was not possible to increase the speed to the fastest speed in one or two seconds with one foot on the accelerator.

"It seems that the little devil is scared, and he doesn't want to die here." Sa Zhenbing put down the binoculars and said slowly.

"But it's too late, order the supply fleet to send a supply ship to participate in the rescue, Lin Luzhong will stay in the rescue, and the rest of the ships will pursue the Japanese Navy at full speed, and the Japanese combined fleet should be left as much as possible in this battle."

Although the result of destroying more than 40 torpedo boats and more than 10 capital battleships of the Japanese Combined Navy's torpedo boat formation was already perfect, in fact, all the sunken capital battleships were all cruisers of all kinds, and the battleships were damaged, but they were still far from sinking.

The Japanese cruisers were not too much of a concern, and if there were not a few battleships left in the battle, it would still have a big impact on future plans.

And after this battle, it will be difficult for the Chinese Navy to concentrate together, and then it will be possible that only the First Fleet will face the counterattack of the Japanese Combined Fleet alone, although the combined fleet has been weakened, but at that time the strength of the Chinese Navy has also been dismantled, and the gap between the two sides will be narrowed again.

Therefore, in order to make it less difficult to fight in the future, Sa Zhenbing knows very well what kind of results must be achieved in this battle before he can retreat. Pursuit, this is their only way out at present, in one, the speed of the fleet, and the advanced equipment, this is Sa Zhenbing's confidence, if it is the previous Beiyang Navy, even if Sa Zhenbing has this idea, he does not have the courage to pursue the enemy, after all, poor Kou Mo chases.

But now the advantage is in their own hands, if you don't chase it at this time, it is not stable, but conservative, timid, which will bring great hidden dangers to the future.

Twenty minutes after departure, the main force of the fleet happened to encounter a small runabout boat that was rushing to the direction of Yang Yonglin's ship, carrying more than 20 people wearing diving suits and various necessary equipment, and then two long armor plates were dragged behind the speedboat.

These people are the rescuers who rushed to support from the supply ship immediately after receiving the notice, and the armor plate is actually used to plug the hole, but because of the conditions and equipment, it is impossible to repair it as before the accident, at most it can only reduce the inflow of seawater, but if the situation is too bad, then I can only apologize.

At present, underwater electric welding has not yet appeared, and the installation of this armor plate is also relatively rough, mainly to open up the holes reserved in advance in the armor of the warship, and those holes are sealed with rubber and screws in advance to prevent seawater from entering.

Although it is very troublesome, but this is necessary, in fact, every warship has this kind of device, and the possibility of water leakage is not large, even if it is leaking, it doesn't matter, anyway, it is a screw-sized shape, through the armor gap little by little penetration, as long as it is discovered by the internal damage management officers and soldiers, it will be dealt with in time.

And it doesn't matter if it is not discovered, unless no one finds it for half a month, and at that time the entire warship will sink, in fact, it is impossible not to find it, and as long as it is found, the internal pumping machine will be opened to work, and the seawater seeped into a screw hole is not enough for the pumping machine to work for two hours a day.

As for the final fate of Yang Yonglin's ship, no one can say for sure at present, only after these rescuers arrive, they will make specific decisions according to the situation at the scene to see if it is a rescue? Or just give up.

But for the time being, there is no need for Sa Zhenbing to worry about this matter, he is most concerned about the Japanese Combined Fleet that is fleeing in front of him, which is his real enemy.

"Command all ships to arrange all spare personnel to the bilge, once hit below the waterline, immediately close the water compartment, and arrange more than two officers and men to be stationed at each hatch, and the officers and men of the damage control must keep patrolling, and must not do anything before it happens." As soon as he thought of the tragedy of Yang Yonglin's ship, Sa Zhenbing felt a little painful, no, it was a headache.

If the water compartment could have been closed in time at that time, let alone a two-meter hole, even a five-meter, eight-meter hole would not have allowed the warship to sink. And it was precisely because of their mistake that it brought heavy losses to the empire, even if Yang Yonglin's ship was rescued in the end, then the boiler power system inside, as well as some other systems in the bilge, basically needed to be replaced.

Although it can be used for repair, but after all, it is a warship, it is used for fighting, and you can't relax anywhere, what if something goes wrong in battle after repairing?

Therefore, the navy is the same as the army's armored forces in this regard, all the equipment that has problems must be replaced, and then repaired, and after the repair, it will be resold to civilian use, but now there is not much use in this aspect of civilian use, but according to the previous plan, the equipment decommissioned on the warship is to be used to build a transport ship and serve the future troops.

Even if the engine of the tank is decommissioned, according to the plan, it will be sold to shipyards and then become the power system of civilian fishing boats, but it still can't be done now, because the military is not enough, how can there be extra engines for civilian use?

Therefore, the engine that was retired from the tank was directly pulled to the naval shipyard, and then installed on the landing craft to provide it with power, I have to admit that this method of turning waste into treasure is still very reliable, even after three major repairs, and then overhauled again after being retired from the tank, it was installed on the landing craft, but it can still make the landing craft have a speed of nearly fourteen knots, although the power system is not as good as the speedboat, but it is enough for the landing craft.

Seeing the rise of the Beiyang Fleet with his own eyes, and then watching the fall of the Beiyang Fleet, now the Chinese Imperial Navy is rising again, and it is also rising in the hands of Sa Zhenbing, this time Sa Zhenbing is not willing to watch her repeat the mistakes of the past no matter what, so even if it is just a destroyer, even if it is the equipment on the destroyer, he wants to do his best to save it.

But the equipment of Yang Yonglin's ship must not be saved, so he can only remind other warships to pay attention to it and avoid the same problem as much as possible, and Yang Yonglin's ship can be regarded as a wake-up call to other warships with his own losses, which can be regarded as adding some combat experience to the Chinese Navy.

Since then, the Chinese naval fleet has another occupation, that is, the officers and soldiers who are specifically responsible for keeping an eye on the water compartment, and they have only one task, after being shot, no matter where they are hit, everyone must close the water compartment at the first time, and then check step by step to open the water compartment, so experience is still very important.

ps: At least five more today, anyway, I'm fighting! (To be continued.) )