Just as the land squadron* began to advance into Russian territory, the main force of the Beiyang Navy, the Beiyang Fleet Division, had already encountered the Russian Far Eastern Fleet in the Sea of Okhotsk.

Peng Yulin, commander of the Beiyang Fleet, strengthened the combat readiness of the entire fleet after entering the Sea of Okhotsk, and this was the first battle after he was promoted to commander of the Beiyang Fleet. But I have to say that Peng Yulin's ability is really strong, in the Battle of Malacca that year, Peng Yulin was only the first mate of a sixth-class ship, and in just a dozen years, he was promoted to the commander of the fleet with his own study and efforts, and also proposed a new naval ship type impact cruiser, this concept is Peng Yulin's new warship derived from the new warship derived from the new tactics of the steam ship and the sail ship, the protected warship and the unprotected warship, Peng Yulin believes that the imperial high-speed steam ship and strong armor can completely carry out the hull collision to sink the enemy ship when engaging in close combat. This gave rise to the Imperial "Bison"-class cruisers, but this type of ship is basically sold except for a small amount of equipment for the Empire's inland fleet, after all, China's maritime borders are not suitable for this type of warship.

Ramcruiser, also known as a ramcruiser or a ramsailor, is an alternative type of cruiser, or unprotected cruiser, whose origins date back to the Battle of Lissa, which broke out in 1866. It is precisely because of this naval battle that the ship ramming tactics created a miracle that the ramming angle was included in the three major weapons of the navy in the 19th century, along with cannons and torpedoes, and after the Battle of Lisa, most of the newly built warships of various countries began to be equipped with ramming horns. Peng Yulin's impact thinking can be said to be ahead of the world for nearly 20 years, which is also the main reason why Lin Hong is optimistic about Peng Yulin and making him the commander of the Beiyang Fleet.

In this Sino-Russian war, Peng Yulin in order to ensure the superiority of the Russian Far East Fleet and protect the coast. He led only a part of the main forces of the Beiyang Fleet to the north. The entire fleet consisted of 5 Xia-class ironclad ships, 3 Shanghai-class ironclad ships, 10 Fubo-class iron-hulled cruisers, 3 Locust-class cruisers, and 15 supply ships. With this huge fleet, Peng Yulin was confident enough to eat the Russian fleet.

The northbound Chinese fleet passed through the Korean Strait and along the Sea of Japan to Sakhalin Island, where it was briefly repaired after meeting the detachments stationed there. During the entire trip, there was no trace of the Beiyang Fleet led by Peng Yulin, and it seems that the Russian fleet was a little afraid of the strength of the Chinese fleet (obvious nonsense, it means that the Russians don't know!). In any case, Peng Yulin decided to enter the Sea of Okhotsk first to eliminate the main force of the Russian fleet in the Okhotsk region.

On April 28, 1855 in the Gregorian calendar, the Beiyang Fleet sailed out of Sakhalin Island, and on the 29th, the fleet began to penetrate deep into the Sea of Okhotsk.

It was a sunny day, the sky was cloudless, the deep blue sea was gently undulating, and the white waves gently lapped the side of the flagship of the Beiyang Fleet. The smoky iron ship is China's newest ironclad ship. As a 6,000-ton ship, the dark hull paint looks even more hideous under the blue sky and white clouds. Compared to the rotating turrets of the Xia class, the guns of the Fubo-class cruisers were divided into simplified sides, and the guns were next to the ship, like sailboats. The so-called shipside guns are based on the firepower characteristics of wooden sail battleships, and the gun emplacements of warships are arranged on the left and right sides of the ship in turn.

The first to spot the Russian fleet were the lookout sailors of the cruiser Yangwei ahead, and soon the same signal came from the Yaowu and Zhenyong.

Peng Yulin took out his pocket watch and looked at it, the time was 10 o'clock in the morning on April 29, 1855.

In the eyes of the officers and men of the Beiyang Fleet, the Russian Far East Navy, the Okhotsk District Fleet, which had fought earlier in 1838 with the Chinese Beiyang Fleet over Sakhalin Island (the Beiyang Cruiser encountered this fleet while patrolling in the area). The battle cost the Russian Far East Navy three warships, compensating for the power of the blasting shell. 22 years have passed, and by this time the strength of the fleet of the Okhotsk district has advanced a lot, at least they have begun to use blasting shells.

Twenty-two Russian warships seized the limelight in front of Peng Yulin, and the ocean current also seemed to favor the Russians. This made Vice Admiral Apraksin of the Russian Navy, standing on the battleship Shark, very optimistic, but unfortunately the Far East and the Black Sea region are so far away. If Apraksin had known about the methods used by General Nasimov in the war of 1854 against the allied fleet powered by propellers and steam engines, he would have changed his approach and would not have foolishly displayed the full strength of the fleet in the Okhotsk region in front of the Chinese fleet, like a flock of sheep preparing for a wolf pack.

On the contrary, Peng Yulin knew that Nasimov had adopted a method to deal with the Anglo-French forces, and Nasimov painfully scuttled 4 120-gun battleships and 12 84-gun battleships owned by the Black Sea Fleet, and removed all the guns on the ships and used them in the defense of the Sevastopol fortress. In this way, the Black Sea Fleet wisely sank into Nasimov's hands, and also squandered his residual heat. This significantly strengthened the defense of the Sevastopol fortress, the base of the Black Sea Fleet.

At this time, Peng Yulin had no time to think about it, he decisively let the fleet use a column to attack freely, compared to the Russian fleet neatly showed its side, the battleships of the Beiyang Fleet scattered in all directions, and no one would stupidly drive the warships to the front of the arc-lined horizontal formation of the fleet in the Okhotsk district.

Apraksin was surprised to see the scattered Chinese fleet. The dogmatic admiral suddenly appeared that the enemy was not acting according to his own ideas, and he became somewhat overwhelmed. If you attack freely, this battle will undoubtedly become a hooligan-style brawl, and you will not be able to wield the power of the warship array, not to mention that the enemy still has powerful ironclad ships, and he has two or three third-level ships at most, although the firepower is not bad, but the advantages of ironclad ships are obvious. What to do? After a moment of hesitation, Apraksin decided to lay siege to the Chinese fleet, flying the Yellow Dragon Banner, a five-color flag.

At 11 o'clock, the Russian fleet of the Okhotsk district was about to split up in formation, and the scattered medium-sized ships attacked first. The warships on the outskirts of the Russian fleet were directly rammed by the ironclad ships of the * ship, and there was a muffled roar, and the keel of the Russian sail warship that was hit was broken, and the bottom cabin began to enter the water. At the same time, the bow guns of the medium * ship began to fire.

Thus began a naval battle. The battle was no longer as Apraksin had imagined, with the sides lined up against each other, and then the cannon boomed. In the chaotic offensive, the maneuverability of the Chinese battleships and the sturdy protection of the eight ironclad ships became a nightmare for the fleet of the Russian Okhotsk district.

There was no particularly surprising ploy in this naval battle, nor was there a very sudden act of bravery. The victory of the Northern Fleet was due only to the superiority in technical performance, just as not long ago when the Russian General Nasimov led the Black Sea Fleet to attack the Turkish fleet. Because of the superiority of technology, the Turkish fleet was powerless, and in one day 7 Turkish frigates and 2 light cruisers were sunk near Turkish ports.

At about 6 p.m., fifteen of the 22 warships of the Russian fleet in the Okhotsk district sank into the sea, three were captured, and the other four fled to the Okhotsk base with billowing smoke.

Peng Yulin squinted in the sunset at the Russian escape ship that was fading into the horizon in the distance, and waited for his own damage management report without saying a word.

As a result of the annihilation of the main forces of the Russian fleet in the Okhotsk region, the Imperial * team mastered the sea supremacy of the Sea of Okhotsk. For the first time, the Army tasted the benefits of sea supremacy. The infantry and supplies of the Eastern Route Army were transported by warships. The land route advanced with three jockeys. Therefore, the Eastern Route Army was the most rapid in attack, and in June the Eastern Route Army captured Okhotsk. Subsequently, Qin Han sent a cavalry division as the vanguard to attack Yakutsk on the plateau along the Lena River, and captured Yakutsk before winter approached-

Muravyov was still unable to hear from St. Petersburg, and for the first time he began to curse the vast territory of the empire.

Since the heavy pressure of the squadron, the entire Russian Far East has been plunged into panic. The Far East, Russia's newly opened land, is vast but sparsely populated, with 420,000 people in Siberia in Muravyov's archives, and less than 100,000 in East Siberia under Muravyov's jurisdiction. And there is no industry in the whole of Eastern Siberia, and the only thing that can make a profit is fur.

The main concentration of Russians in the Far East is in the Transbaikal region, since only here Russian immigrants have access to cultivated land. But the Chinese also look at this land, and immigrants from China have come in droves, and there are countless of them. As the governor of Eastern Siberia in the Great Russian Empire, Muravyov naturally had to exercise his authority and safeguard the interests of the Russian Empire. It was also in the process of deporting Chinese immigrants that relations between the two countries became increasingly strained.

When he received the news of the annihilation of the Russian fleet in the Okhotsk region, Muravyov's heart sank.

Soon the news of the entry of the squadron came, and Muravyov took stock of the armed forces in his hands. 4 Russian regiments (including the Tunguska) 3504 people, four Briyat regiments 1726 people, a total of 5230 cavalry people; twelve infantry battalions, twelve thousand four hundred and eighty-six men; In total, there were 17,706 Cossacks. Of course, this figure must be counted if the defenders of Okhotsk and Yakutsk can withdraw