And now, the former capital ships of the Japanese Navy have no power to parry in the face of the cutting-edge warships of the Chinese Navy!

Although the main guns of the "Nisshin" had just achieved the result of hitting the flagship of the Chinese fleet, Lin Yiqing knew that it would be difficult for this Japanese warship to face a ferocious salvo as terrible as just now!

Since the Chinese cruiser fleet was about to sail in front of the Japanese fleet, according to the tradition of battle line operations in the sail era, the next action of the Chinese cruiser fleet should be to turn the rudder and sail to the left, perform a major turn and re-cross the front of the Japanese fleet, and switch to the left side of the artillery fire to fight the Japanese fleet again, so that the right gun position can rest and replenish. But to Lin Yiqing's surprise, the Chinese fleet did not fight in such a way!

After seeing the ironclad ship "Dong" in front of the formation and blocking the front of the "Nisshin," the Chinese fleet understood the intentions of the Japanese, immediately bypassed the "Dong," circled around the two Japanese warships, and further increased the speed of the formation.

Taking the movement of the flagship "Fujing" as an example, the four Chinese cruisers "Jianjing", "Princess Heshuo", "Chaowu", and "Chengqing" took the "Dong" and "Rijin" as the center of the circle, and formed a large circle with a radius of about 2,000 meters!

Seeing the actions of the Chinese fleet, the "East" also circled around the "Rijin" to shield the "Rijin" from artillery fire. As a result, the ironclad ship "Dong" became the main target of the Chinese warship's one-side salvo fire. The ironclad ship "East" fell under siege from Chinese cruisers,

Soon, a shell fired from the main gun of the "Fujing" hit the port side of the stern of the "East", making a loud noise, and as the fire flashed, black smoke rose into the air, and the armor plate of the stern of the "East" was actually cracked a hole!

In addition to the large-caliber breech guns that were venting their anger on the Japanese warships, there were also a large number of small-caliber guns that were raining bullets on the Japanese ships. A large number of single-barreled machine guns equipped with Chinese cruisers were aiming at the "East" for rapid fire, and next to these guns were five-barreled guns with greater close-range deterrence; as the gunner continued to turn the handle and press down the trigger, the five barrels of the five-barreled machine guns were rotating at high speed, and the shells continued to fall under the gunner's feet, and one shell after another flew towards the "East."

Due to the old-fashioned method of arranging the gun emplacements next to the ship, except for the main gun in the bow gun room, the other guns of the "East" ironclad ship were installed on the main deck in the open air, and they fired outward through the gun doors set up in the bulwark. An even more terrible blow came from a high altitude, when the Gatling machine guns in the mast of the Chinese cruiser condescendingly strafed the deck of the "East." For a time, the main deck of the "East" ironclad ship rained down like bullets and fell into a cloud of gunsmoke.

The ironclad ship "Dong" seemed to have crashed headlong into a terrifying aisle where shells were flying, and it sailed forward with difficulty in the rain of gunsmoke and shells, and the hull was already covered with bruises, and the large and small guns were silent. Along with the small-caliber machine shells fired at the "East", a shell fired by the starboard gun of the "Chaowu" hit the port side of the "East", and as the shells exploded, many Japanese sailors near the gun emplacements were killed by shrapnel, and blood and flesh flew on the deck for a while.

Although the bitter battle that just took place was actually only a few minutes long, Lin Yiqing knew that for the Japanese officers and men on the ironclad ship "Dong", it was like experiencing an experience from death to life, and in the face of the dead who fell beside them, many Japanese sailors should have felt the cruelty of naval warfare for the first time.

Because the artillery fire of the Japanese fleet had been suppressed to the death by the Chinese fleet, and the Japanese gunfire attacks on the Chinese warships were getting weaker and weaker, the "Fujing" had been shooting at the "Dong" in the left ear platform; with the rapid movement of the warship, the Chinese sailors controlled the cannon to slowly rotate, and the muzzle of the black hole hole of the large-caliber heavy gun began to turn to the side and rear, aiming at the stern of the "Dong."

With a roar like a giant beast, a low voice came from far and near, and a large-caliber cannonball fired horizontally from the "Fujing" ship flew in with a thunderous momentum, and the ghost made a miracle to drill through the crack that an armor-piercing bullet shot out, and easily penetrated the hull plate of the port side of the "East" ironclad ship, and shot into the ship, followed by a thunderous explosion, which was hit by the explosion of the huge bomb, and the part of the rear mast of the "East" extending to the lower part of the main deck was hit, and the backmast shook terribly in the strange sound. Due to the great damage to the ship's internal structure, the rear main deck of the warship partially collapsed and subsided.

Lin Yiqing witnessed the tragic situation on the ironclad ship "Dong" and knew that the power of the explosion of a high-explosive bomb filled with black powder in this era was very limited, and although the shell that had just hit hit the "Dong" had severely damaged, it was not enough for the Japanese warship to sink to the bottom of the sea immediately.

At this time, the four cruisers behind the "Fujing" were also firing fiercely with their main guns, and soon, the main guns at the stern of the "Princess Heshuo" had also turned to the side and rear and aimed at the "East" to shoot. Due to the close distance, the Chinese sailors easily hit the "East" again with flat fire.

At about the same time that the main guns of the "Princess Peshuo" hit the "East", the three secondary guns on the starboard side also achieved success, and the three shells almost simultaneously hit the thick iron armor of the "East" hull, raising dark red flames and huge clouds of smoke. However, these shells fired by the "Princess Pegatron" did not sink the "East" in one fell swoop. The ironclad ship "East" loomed in the battle clouds with billowing smoke and did not sink.

When the five Chinese cruisers joined forces to besiege the lone "Dong" ironclad ship, Lin Yiqing saw that four warships suddenly appeared in the rear of the Chinese fleet, and his heart couldn't help but hang again.

His fears soon proved unfounded, and as the incoming ships continued to approach, he saw that the four warships were all very large, and two of them were flying the British flag of rice, one of the American Stars and Stripes, and one of the French tricolor. These are foreign warships that have come to "watch".

Lin Yiqing knew that in this era and even in future generations, in the event of naval battles or naval military exercises, warships of other countries could go to "watch." On the one hand, they could observe and learn, and on the other hand, they could also take the opportunity to exercise the courage and courage of their own naval officers. Of course, not everyone understands that there is such a convention in the naval community.

――――Dividing Line――――

Collect! Ask for recommendations! Click!