When he returned to the Qianwang Mansion, he didn't want Jin Feng to come back, and was talking to Rong'er in Duanning Yuan, when he saw Jin Feng, Ye Zhao frowned and reprimanded: "You are getting bolder and bolder!" ”

The war is tight, Ye Zhao has long asked Jin Feng not to go to sea to avoid danger, especially the route to North Korea, if you can't go for the time being, don't go, who knows that there is a problem with a mineral near Seoul, Jin Feng secretly took a boat to solve it, no coincidence, it was pursued by the Russian fleet, fortunately, there were not many goods on the steamer, and he escaped with full power, but it was dangerous enough.

Speaking of which, if the port is not blocked, the chances of intercepting enemy merchant ships on the vast sea are really slim, and Jin Feng was probably unlucky at that time to hit the Russians.

For nearly a year, the Russians also harassed the two military ports of Seoul and Nagasaki, but they were all repelled by artillery fire, intercepted and attacked the southern merchant ships at sea, although they also sank more than a dozen southern merchant ships, but at the same time they also sank two northern ships, and because of intelligence errors, they sank a British merchant ship full of British sailors, the British seriously protested, and threatened to start a war with Russia, so far, the Russian Far East Fleet's attack on merchant ships was curbed.

Although he was scolded by Ye Zhao, Jin Feng's heart was sweet, and his big watery eyes threw a flattering look at Ye Zhao, which made Ye Zhao cry and laugh, glared at her, and said, "Let's see how I clean you up in a while." ”

Jin Feng giggled twice, the watery and talking phoenix eyes glanced at Ye Zhao, leaning on the kang head, as if the bones had melted, and the delicate body wrapped in the red cheongsam exuded infinite charm.

Ye Zhao sat next to Rong'er and kissed her lightly on the face, at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps outside the warm pavilion, a female guard hurriedly entered, and the female guard guarding the safe gate encountered an emergency military situation, as long as the prince was there, no matter which master's courtyard it was, there was no need to pass it on.

The female guard knelt down: "Master! Fuzhou Mawei sent a telegram urgently, and found the traces of the Russian fleet, and the sailors had chased down. ”

Ye Zhao's expression froze: "Go to the staff room." "Hurry out.

…… An unnamed island with a swarthy reef exposed from the sea.

Under the moonlight, dozens of nautical miles away, more than 20 warships flying the Qilin military flag of the southern country and the blue and white military flag of Russia chased each other on the sea, testing the exchange of fire.

Almost all night, the fleets of both sides spent this tentative firefight and tailgating chase.

In the command room of the St. Petersburg, the commander of the fleet, Vladimir, silently watched the Chinese fleet that had been accompanying him, and the sneak attack turned into a head-on confrontation with the Chinese sailors, which was really unexpected, and in the Far East, the intelligence of the Chinese was accurate and terrible.

The clouds were passing by, the moonlight was bright and dark, and both sides were patiently probing, looking for the most suitable opportunity to attack.

Although there was no large-scale shooting, this all-night chase and contest tested the quality and patience of the commanders of both sides and each sailor, and also tested the coordination and combat ability of the entire fleet, because any single ship could be eaten by the wolves of the other side.

A Chinese ironclad clipper followed a few nautical miles away, and in the distance, the shadow of the Chinese fleet was faintly visible, which reminded Vladimir of a Chinese idiom, the maggot of tarsal bones.

"Turn!" Vladimir gave a sudden order, which almost signaled the beginning of a fierce battle with the Chinese fleet.

In the command room, the officers immediately got busy. One by one, the Russian [***] officials looked serious, as if they were facing a great enemy, and I don't know when the Chinese became a force that they did not dare to despise in the slightest, and this emerging Far Eastern power has gradually stood in the East.

At the same time, on the Jinling, the pale yellow flying unicorn flag slowly rose, and in the command room, Ma Dayong, the commander of the Pingyuan Naval Division, announced to the ships: "Life and death are in this battle, and all members should be brave and loyal, and serve the country to the death!" ”

As the Russian fleet suddenly turned to form a horizontal formation, the two sides quickly approached within a few nautical miles, and countless projectiles rained down, and the Battle of the Taiwan Sea began at dawn on March 2, 1862.

The guns of more than a dozen armored ships in the north, including the Jinling, Yanjing, Changsha, Guangzhou, Jingyuan, Chengyuan, Dinghai, Zhenhai, and Jinghai, were all aimed at the St. Petersburg, the flagship of the Russian fleet, and the fierce bombardment was carried out.

The white mist on the sea is spectacular.

On the main battery on the deck of the Yanjing, Lu Dahua, the second mate of the gunnery, loudly commanded several guns to shoot with solid bullets and flowering bullets in turn, and in his chest, there was a raging flame, and he couldn't forget the scene when the Lingbo sank, and he couldn't forget the unforgettable pain of watching his hands and feet fall into the water but not being able to help.

The water column was rolling on the sea, and the fleets of both sides circled and shot in the blue sea, and a round of red suddenly jumped out of the sea, and at this time, the first to withdraw from the battle was the Zhenhai, the stern was shot, the steering gear failed, and had to withdraw from the battle.

"Bang", the command room of the St. Petersburg shook again, and the officers in the command room could almost feel the wooden keel wrapped in iron plates creaking in the impact after impact.

On the opposite side, a wooden steam warship of the Chinese ignited a fire on the bow and quickly left the battlefield, and then, a troop transport ship in the distance came very quickly to rescue the crew, apparently the wooden ship was badly damaged and was in danger of sinking at any time.

But the Chinese ships still clung to the St. Petersburg and frantically poured artillery fire. And gradually formed a two-column eight-figure formation on the left and right, the left column is the Changsha, the right column is the Yanjing, with a double horned goose formation approaching the Russian fleet.

At first, Vladimir did not understand the intentions of the Chinese, and then he was shocked, this formation, a horizontal line that rushed towards his own fleet, could cut his own ship formation in the shortest possible time, and then turn around and implement left and right outflanking.

It seems that the Chinese are desperate, no matter what the cost, they will sink the St. Petersburg.

Vladimir's face suddenly became grim, and from the rectangular observation hole in the command room, he looked coldly at the Chinese fleet opposite.

"General, let's retreat!" A naval officer proposed.

Vladimir's falcon-like eyes stared at the proposed staff officer beside him, and said coldly: "Retreat? ”

The speed of the armored ships of the Far Eastern Fleet varied, and the speed of several modified armored battleships was even slower, and if they did not repel the Chinese battleships and left the battlefield, these armored ships would inevitably fall behind and become the trophies of the evil wolves on the opposite side.

It is not easy for the Far Eastern Fleet to replenish ships, and it is not easy for any ship to lose, if the Far Eastern Fleet is severely damaged, will it be necessary to mobilize the Baltic fleet to the Far East?

"Herald! Let go of its platoon guide ships and concentrate artillery fire on its left and right flanks No. 2 and No. 3. Vladimir coldly ordered that in this formation, the guide ship at the front must be a heavy armor ship that attracts artillery fire, or a bait that is not a pity to lose.

In the command room of the Jinling, watching the Russians gradually take the bait, a subtle smile appeared on the corner of Ma Dayong's mouth.

And at this time, there was an unexpected change, the Chengyuan should have been in the fourth position on the left flank, but somehow, the ship went sideways and sailed in the opposite direction, which immediately disrupted the goose-shaped formation, and blocked the artillery fire of several heavy ships such as the Jinling in the rear.

Ma Dayong's eyelids jumped, he took two steps abruptly, pressed against the observation hole, and shouted: "What's the matter?!" At this time, the entire command room was in chaos, and someone ran out to order the flag soldiers to give a signal.

In fact, it is no wonder that the Chengyuan, the communication between the ships is inconvenient, and it all relies on the flag to give orders, and the Pingyuan Naval Division is slightly lacking in tactical literacy after all, and the actual combat experience is not enough, and the captain can't turn his brain for a while, and he has no time to take care of the impact on the entire formation, so he ordered to move according to the flagship's orders, and then it became the opposite direction.

The situation on the battlefield was immediately reversed, and the heavy artillery fire of the Jinling had to be temporarily muted, while the shells of the Russian armored ships rained down on the second and third ships on the two flanks of the Pingyuan Naval Division.

In the command room of the St. Petersburg, there was a sudden earth-shattering sound of Ula, and a staff officer could not hide his excitement and banged the table.

Vladimir's face had just relaxed, and suddenly his eyes were condensed, but he saw a Chinese ironclad ship rushing towards St. Petersburg like a fly, regardless of the dense artillery fire around it.

Changsha, Li Chengmou.

In the first battle of Wusongkou, the Changsha mistakenly hit its own mines, and almost the entire battle became a drag, and even more tired Lingbo sank, and hundreds of officers and soldiers were killed.

The entire Changsha, from the pipe belt to the third-class sailors, was burdened with great shame.

"Lao Tzu is dead, and he has to bite the Rakshasa ghost with a bite of meat!" Li Chengmou's mobilization order was simple and murderous, and when he saw that the battle situation had changed, Li Chengmou didn't say a word, "Rush over!" ”

As a result, the Changsha rushed into the dense artillery fire of the Russians without hesitation.

In the command room, staring at the St. Petersburg, Li Chengmou's muscles were twitching, and he pointed, Li Chengmou said in a calm tone: "That's it, Lao Tzu wants to die with it!" ”

So, no matter how the dense shells hit the boiling water around the ship, the Changsha only bit the St. Petersburg, and the 66-pounder blasting shells from the heavy guns in the bow slowly and unhesitatingly fired at the St. Petersburg.

In the command room of the St. Petersburg, the sound of Ula had long been silent, and the hull of the ship was heard from time to time with the concussion of the gun.

Vladimir stared at the Changsha and suddenly recognized that this was the Chinese ironclad ship that was almost sunk by himself in the Battle of Wusongkou.

"Bang!" Almost at the same time that the main battery of Changsha was blown up with black smoke, the iron plate on the waterline of the St. Petersburg was finally lifted.

On the deck of the Changsha, several turrets were silent, drenched in blood, and smoke was billowing from the tail.

But it was in this half an hour that the Pingyuan Naval Division finished its formation and rushed over like flying scissors.

The dense artillery fire once again bombarded the St. Petersburg, and there was a loud bang in the steam room, and the St. Petersburg, which was urgently leaving the battlefield, immediately became sluggish, like a toddler old man.

Vladimir's face changed miserably, he stayed for a while, slowly paced to the observation hole, looked at the approaching Chinese fleet, and said lightly: "Order all ships to retreat, covered by the St. Petersburg." ”

(To be continued)