On the dark sea, the torpedo boat slowly climbed up the steep crest of the wave, then quickly increased its speed, and with a roar it sank into the torpedo boat, its bow raised high for a moment, and then disappeared into the rustling white foam. From time to time, black waves crossed the deck.

On the bumpy dinghy, Du Shaoqiu clumsily climbed onto the command bridge and hugged the compass frame with his hands and legs in order to determine his bearing. The compass's bearing plate rotates straight under the locator's triple mirror, like a gramophone record. Before his eyes, lines and rows of numbers scrolled by.

When he saw a number that he thought was the most correct, he would go down from the command bridge again and walk into the deckhouse in order to determine his position on the chart. Every time he came back from the command bridge, he always saw the same thing in the deckhouse: the charts were hanging from the table, and the paperweights, rulers, protractors, and compasses pressed on the charts were rolling everywhere, from one side to the other.

"Damn, it's an old son"

Du Shaoqiu scolded while putting his things in place, and then measured the position.

"I hope I won't get lost"

Du Shaoqiu prayed in his heart, the brigade had set off for more than two hours, and now what he was most worried about was that on this night, the troops must not get lost, in this surging night without stars and moons, there is almost no reference on the sea, in this meteorological condition, the most difficult thing is to maintain the course, as long as he thinks of the possible consequences of being lost, his back is full of cold sweat.

Trek

In this war, their miscarriage may even lead to the defeat of the entire country in this war, and at that time, even a hundred deaths may not be able to atone for their sins

Inside the small torpedo boat, the air was filled with a strong smell of diesel, and the torpedo boat, which was almost sailing on the crest of the waves, maintained its characteristic shaking when sailing at high speed, a kind of flight that was sometimes at the head of the waves, sometimes pushed into the air by the waves,

If he hadn't gotten used to it all, I'm afraid it would have made him dizzy and wanted to vomit.

"Sir, spot the light signal"

Just then, a shout came from the command bridge.

A light signal was spotted, which meant that they had reached the last mooring yard, where they would refuel.

At the entrance to the reef of Spratly Island, two temporary wooden lights sign, one after another, torpedo boats jumped from the wave into the relatively calm haven.

"Fast, fast,......"

Spratly Island was boiling over as soon as the torpedo boat unit arrived, and more than a dozen officers and men rolled oil drums toward the wooden trestle, while the officers and men on the torpedo boats, wearing thin cotton rubberized waterproof suits, also jumped out of the rocking speedboat one after another, and used the fastest time to replenish the torpedo boat.

In the gap between refueling, the captains of the torpedo boats checked the depth of the torpedo and the torpedo, and it was the last moment.

When Du Shaoqiu's second brigade arrived at the mooring ground, it was already 7:40 p.m., and it was already late, and when the 39 torpedo boats of the second brigade rushed into the reef, they immediately dropped anchor and began to replenish fuel.

"As soon as the enemy fleet is discovered, it is immediately determined at high speed, to hold the determination of Jing Ke Thorn Tai, to get as close as possible to the enemy ship, with the squad as the attack unit, and after the brigade sends out thirteen waves of attacks, immediately withdraw,"

On Spratly Island, when the staff officer was making a subordination for the last time, Du Shaoqiu touched Tian Jianqiang's arm and said.

"When the time comes...... My last ...... You hit the first wave ......"

The last one, Tian Jianqiang was stunned for a moment, looking at Du Shaoqiu, the last wave, what does this mean? Meaning it was the most dangerous wave.

"I'm not married"

Then, at this moment, a deafening sound of cannon could be heard faintly in the air, and the captains of the boats who were fighting in the improvised wooden room also looked in the direction from which the cannon sound came.

The naval battle was approaching Spratly Island

The sound of artillery is the signal

"Torpedo boat advance"

"There is no life and death"

After a roar, the captains, who were mostly shirtless, rushed out, almost all of them jumped directly into the sea, and swam as fast as they could towards their respective torpedo boats, without anything

"This is the sound of the cannon of the sea battle."

Li Nanwen, who was already idle at this time, whispered on his lips,

At this time, the dense sound of artillery echoed everywhere in the sea and air, although he could not see the warring fleet, but Li Nanwen's tears kept falling from his eyes, and he could imagine what kind of blow the Second Fleet, which had led the United Fleet here at this time.

"Torpedo boats, forward",

At this time, a roar came from the air, and Li Nanwen saw the squad leader and his comrades shouting loudly at the torpedo boat that was preparing to leave the port, which was the slogan of the Navy's torpedo boat unit

I don't know why, Li Nanwen's heart was hot, and when the torpedo boat slowly accelerated and was about to leave, he desperately ran to the wooden house as fast as he could, took out the national flag that he had hidden in order to hide, and held the national flag in his hand, desperately along the reef on the edge of the island that was beaten by the waves.

When he ran on the reef, the sharp reef like a knife scratched his calf from time to time, but Li Nanwen didn't feel anything, carrying the national flag, desperately running in the sea, and finally ran to the lamppost that was placed to avoid hitting the reef, Li Nan grabbed the wooden foot of the lamppost with one hand and raised the national flag with the other.

At this time, the first torpedo boat was about to leave the port.

"Torpedo boats, forward"

The crew of the torpedo boat, which was about to rush out of the mooring field, looked at the sailor holding the flag in his hand and took his words.

"There is no life and death"

The torpedo boats that left the mooring ground quickly headed northwest at a speed of twenty knots. As soon as it bursts out of the reef, the bow of the boat splits the waves, and the propeller at the stern of the boat will hang in the air, and then suddenly tilt to the side as if it were about to roll over.

Today's wind and waves are too big, and it is really too difficult for these dozens of tons of boats.

The rumbling sound of cannons, which seemed to be the only sound in the ears, lasted for five and a half hours of fighting, which could make the strongest soldiers tired, in fact, at this time, everyone was supporting their bodies with their will, it was too tired, if he could, Li Fuze hoped that he could sleep well, even if it was lying down for ten minutes.

But the sound of the cannons, the occasional tremors of the battleship, and even the sound of the metal twisting, constantly reminded him that it was impossible to rest, and of course, if the battleship was sunk, then they could also rest.

But Li Fuze never wanted to rest like this, he hoped to return to Sanduao alive and return to the hammock alive to rest

"Hurry, hurry, let's ......"

As a herald, he didn't need to participate directly, but his battle was on the run.

"We hit Tokiwa, Tokiwa leaned left......"

In the shouts of Li Fuze, those sailors who were also exhausted seemed to have some spirits, and good news always brings strength to people.

When Li Fuze passed by the bathroom, he couldn't help but look inside, which had become a temporary morgue, and before the battle, everyone even joked.

"See you in the bathroom"

At this time, the comrades who died in battle were piled up there, and the baths were filled with water. The water was already stained red. The red blood water also kept shaking as the warship swayed, and the red water gushed out from time to time.

How many people died, who knows?

"Now, both sides are competing for will"

On the bridge of the Dingyuan, Cheng Biguang almost gritted his teeth and spit out this sentence.

At this time, the Dingyuan has completely disappeared from the mighty ship before the war, and now because of many water injections, the two sides of the Dingyuan are too low, coupled with the influence of the waves, the gunwales can no longer be fired.

At this time, the Dingyuan was full of bullet marks, the original dark gray hull was dirty by gunfire and soot, every time the waves crashed, the deck flames ignited by Japanese shells were extinguished, I don't know if this is luck or misfortune, in the case of a large number of casualties, maybe this is a good thing.

The Dingyuan's cabin was packed with the wounded, and for everyone, it was as simple as hell. All the wounded were wounded by large fragments of the shells, not so much wounded as mutilated, some had their feet cut off, some had their entire arms gone, and some had a large wound in their backs. I am afraid that all people are like this, and only the dead in hell are like this.

"We don't have the strength, they are not necessarily much better than us, now, it depends on who can hold on to the last breath, who can hold on, who can win"

Gritting his teeth and spitting out a sentence, Cheng Biguang snorted in pain, and at the same time picked up the telescope with his right hand, and the wrist of his left hand, which was wrapped in gauze and constantly oozing blood, was supported on the side, an hour ago, when he was observing the battlefield, a fragment cut off his left palm, when he almost tore off the severed palm, and without waiting for the military medical officer to rush over, he bandaged the wound with the military uniform of his fallen colleague and continued to command the battle.

The injury and excessive blood loss afterwards made Cheng Biguang's face slightly pale. ,

"Gotta hold on"

Cheng Biguang muttered in his heart, this may be the longest naval battle in human history

"It's too long"

From the binoculars, looking at the Second Fleet, with only five capital ships and two cruisers left, and each of them faltering as the last struggle, Yuzaburo Kato let out a long sigh.

5 hours and 40 minutes, such a long naval battle, perhaps for the first time in the history of the world.

"This battle alone is enough to make General Cheng famous in the world, no matter whether he wins or loses"

In his heart, Kato Yuzaburo couldn't help but admire his teammate, until now, he didn't give himself a chance, and even he believed that if the Second Fleet had even two more warships, then the loser of this naval battle would be himself, not the Second Fleet.

From the beginning, until now, although he was at a disadvantage, Cheng Biguang was still able to seize the initiative, and during the escape, he no longer emphasized sinking, but instead sought to be injured, so as to ensure that he could escape.

"You have too few ships"

Kato Yuzaburo felt in his heart, his tactics are good, from the beginning of the enemy's fingers, to the current ten fingers of the enemy, the tactics are right, but unfortunately his strength is too weak

"Sir, the starboard side is flooded again"

A bad news made Kato Yuzaburo's brows furrow, now that the Second Fleet has suffered heavy losses, the Combined Fleet is not necessarily much better, especially the closer distance, so that their armor-piercing shells can fully exert their power, and each time it almost penetrates the armor of the battleship, and then penetrates two layers of compartments before exploding, and this internal explosion is fatal.

Now the boiler room of almost every capital ship of the United Fleet has suffered varying degrees of trauma because of this explosion, and because of this, after more than three hours of pursuit, the Combined Fleet, which should have the advantage, still cannot approach the distance of "3000 meters" where armor-piercing shells can be used.

The Second Fleet is slow, and so is the Combined Fleet

Zheng Rucheng, whose head was wrapped in gauze, came down from the bridge and passed by the living quarters at the back of the lower deck because of Xuan. He saw that the corridors were filled with wounded people on the left and right, leaving only a passage that barely allowed one person to pass.

The military doctor, who was squatting next to a wounded man, saw him stand up and said,

"There are a lot of wounded."

At this time, Zheng Rucheng stopped and said softly,

"I thought there would be more"

His voice was not loud, but his tone was very flat, in fact, to some extent, he was already ready to live and die with the battleship.

"I hope ......"

Another whisper, this self-talking expectation, who knows what it is?

"Look at the cannon flames"

Finally, Tian Jianqiang, who was on the torpedo boat, saw the night sky red by the cannon flames in the distance, and the rumbling sound of the cannon shook his eardrums, although it was still far away, but at this time he felt that he could hear the piercing roar of the cannonball as it crossed the sky.

"Be Prepared"

At the same time as the roar, the torpedo boat wave pushed into the air, and the moment it was suspended in the air, the vibration of the torpedo boat's engine also made the pleasure boat tremble. The battleship used a diesel engine, which itself had the feeling of vibration. This violent oscillation is only emitted when changing course and increasing to maximum speed.

"Strange rattling vibration ......"

This is because the warship is driving at full speed.

Thirty-nine torpedoes of the 2nd Brigade spotted the enemy in the east at 9:12 p.m.

Thirty-nine torpedo boats, like thirty-nine dark gray arrows, drove at high speed closer and closer to the enemy, and at last approached seven or eight thousand meters in front of the port side, and then kept so close that distance, sometimes to about three thousand meters. If the main guns of the enemy ships spew flames, they can be crushed to pieces.

The most important reason why they wandered around and did not directly launch an attack on the enemy was to distinguish between the enemy and our fleet.

In this sea area churned by shells, many incredible things are destined to happen, the Second Fleet faced several times the strength of the enemy, they persevered, and now, such a group of bold sailors, but at the greatest risk in history, trying to seek a "Jing Ke blow" in this melee

On the night of the 20th, there were no stars in the sky, the moon was obscured by dark clouds, and the sea was dark. From time to time, the searchlights of the warships of the Combined Fleet would sweep across the sea, but more often than not, they would shoot all their searchlights towards the Second Fleet in the distance, which was to indicate targets for the fleet's artillery fire. ,

In the South China Sea, far from the mainland, no one could have imagined that torpedo boats would appear here, not to mention that there were no torpedo boats in the Second Fleet, which was to save the cost of purchasing ships, after all, compared with the advanced domestic torpedo boats, the German torpedo boats had poor performance and were expensive.

At this time, the Japanese destroyers, which were supposed to guard the Combined Fleet, were also making preparations, and they were preparing to conduct a "fishing in troubled waters" against the Second Fleet.

In the Battle of Tsushima, it was the night sneak attack of torpedo boats and destroyers that laid the foundation for the final victory of the Combined Fleet, and now, after five hours of naval battle, five of the only seven remaining warships of the Second Fleet were seriously damaged, almost all of the deck perching was destroyed by artillery fire, and the small-caliber guns of the torpedo boats and destroyers were almost all destroyed, and the two remaining light cruisers were also heavily damaged, and large and small breaches could be seen everywhere on the side of the ship.

This means that they have already surrendered their arms in front of the destroyer.

"Expulsion squads? The fishing fleet began to prepare for a night attack. ”

Finally, after confirming the timing of the attack through the binoculars, Yuzaburo Kato gave the order to all the captains of ships, large and small.

The destroyer flotilla that received the order untied the ropes of the moored torpedo boats, and during the voyage from Yokosuka to the South China Sea, the destroyers were towed by cruisers, and the two dozen or so torpedo boats were carrier-based torpedo boats on the capital ships, which were released into the sea and towed by destroyers before the outbreak of naval warfare.

"What a night for torpedo attacks"

Park You-san, the captain of the destroyer "Fog", looked at the battleships of the Second Fleet marked by the searchlights of the cruisers, and couldn't help but rejoice in his heart that the dark night without stars and moon was the most suitable night for a sneak attack, and even this wind and waves could be used to cover the attacks of destroyers and torpedo boats.

"We're going to decide the winner"

Yuzo Xiangpu said to his chief engineer Katoga.

"Yo West"

When Kato replied lightly, the warship was shaken by the waves, and the vibration of the engine also made the warship tremble. The destroyer "Fog" used a steam engine of the Lesibro type, which rarely felt the vibration in normal times. In this type of anti-Lesibro engine, the engine only vibrates at full speed.

The destroyer fleet, spitting a faint soot, began to sail towards the Second Fleet, quietly heading for the Second Fleet 8 kilometers away, while the main guns between the two fleets were still ringing, and the columns of water from the shells were constantly rising, and the shirtless Japanese sailors on the destroyers and torpedo boats with white scarves on their heads stared at the enemy warships with fanatical eyes, and their eyes radiated bloodthirsty light.

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