The Chinese fought really fiercely -- all the countries watching the battle were shocked by the desperate fighting style of the Chinese.

The Russian warships were all lined up, the first five were the five battleships with the best performance and the most firepower, the next six were the battleships with acceptable performance and slightly weaker firepower than the first five, and the last seven were the third warship with the worst performance. However, the second tactical detachment of the Chinese consisted of four battleships and four heavy cruisers, and one more heavy cruiser withdrew from the line of battle when turning. The 2nd Chinese Tactical Detachment engaged the first seven Russian warships in a direct exchange of fire with seven warships side by side. If the Haichen 4 ships are battleships and belong to the same class of battleships, then the Ninghai 4 ships are challenging the battleships with heavy cruises.

Can Heavy Cruisers challenge battleships? Of course. Destroyers can also challenge battleships, it's just a matter of how much this challenge will cost and how much it will take, and whether it will be worth it. Of course, in the current naval regulations or conventional perception of various countries, in the stage of naval warfare, warships of the same class are often fighting. It is rare to engage in over-class engagements of battleships at the very beginning of naval battles. So the Chinese first sank the Russian heavy cruiser Orzy with light cruisers, then the Chinese navy made a U-turn within the range of enemy ships against convention, and then challenged the Russian battleships with heavy cruises. As a result, before the battle began, one warship was damaged, and within fifteen minutes of the battle, two Chinese heavy cruisers withdrew from the battle column for repairs, and the other two heavy cruisers were forced to take refuge behind the battleships to attack.

A series of seemingly wrong decisions by the Chinese Navy were not seen by Philistine, who believed that the Chinese heavy cruisers at this time were enough to challenge the Russian battleships. First of all, the explosion power of the Chinese naval shells is greater than that of the Russian shells of the same caliber, and even greater than the British shells of the same caliber. These phenomena were manifested in the earliest naval battles of Rongcheng Bay, and later in the naval battles of Tsushima and Lushun. The British Admiralty tried many ways but failed to break into the Chinese Weapons Research Institute. I could only get a few Chinese shells through bribes, and when I opened them, I found that they contained a large amount of yellow powder. The powerful British Ministry of Industry has finally copied it. But the performance is still slightly lacking. But it is much stronger than the Russian navy is still black explosives, so the Chinese heavy cruiser is enough firepower to fight the Russian battleships. And the heavy cruiser's armor, which was weaker than that of the battleship, was also less important under the poor hit rate of the Russians. China has a higher hit rate, plus the rate of fire of the 203 mm naval guns is faster than that of the 305 mm, if it is one-on-one, I believe that the final winner must be China's heavy patrol.

However, the Chinese Navy has adopted a newer tactic, and they have adopted a misplaced matchup, playing two against one. Haichen and Haichou attacked the Russian flagship Duke Suvorov with all their might, and Hairui and Haining attacked the third ship of the Russian battle line, the Borodino. Ninghai and Haiqi were aimed at the Crown Prince, even if Lan Fang fought with Navarlin alone, and at the same time had to bear the supporting firepower of Admiral Nakhimov and Peresvet, which was equivalent to Lan Fang's old heavy patrol ten years ago and engaged three battleships, and it did not fall behind. This has never appeared in the history of the navies of various countries, and the Chinese really dare to fight, and the countries watching the war deeply admire China's will to fight. As a result of China's two-on-one tactics, the attacked Russian ships were almost powerless to fight back, and it was believed that these already seriously injured warships could be quickly dealt with after the arrival of another tactical detachment. Then take advantage of the speed advantage to concentrate firepower again and annihilate the Russian battleships one by one. This should be the best tactical option for fighting more with less in naval battles.

The Russian fleet at this time was in an embarrassing situation. Because in the Russian array, there are only a few ships that can engage the Chinese navy from beginning to end. After the Chinese 2nd Tactical Detachment and the Duke Suvorov began to run in parallel, the old ships of the Russian 3rd Squadron did not fire a single shot. But they weren't fast enough to catch up with the front and engage in battle, in fact 12 knots was already their top speed. After an hour of turning and a short exchange of fire, the Russian Third Squadron was no longer enough to maintain a speed of 12 knots, and gradually fell behind. Now I can't enter, but I can't retreat.

China's second tactical detachment is actually sad as well. As the ships that are about to withdraw from the main sequence after the war, they bear the heavy responsibility of attracting firepower in this battle. Two-on-one looks like an advantage. But why aren't they beaten by two? The firepower of the Duke Suvorov and Alexander III was almost entirely concentrated on the Sea Chip, which was already full of dead and wounded. Some of the artillery crews even used logistics sailors. The four heavy cruisers seem to be fighting well, but the heavy cruisers must still be of the cruiser class, and the Russian hit rate is low, but it is not zero hits. The battleship's main guns were still able to break through the armor of the heavy cruisers, and the four heavy cruisers were already scarred, so Liu Buyun had to order the four heavy cruisers to dodge. Liu Buyun only hoped that the first tactical detachment could rush over as soon as possible to share part of the firepower.

At this time, there was panic in the command compartment of the Duke Suvorov, and the screams of people were muffled by the sound of explosions. Vice Admiral Roger Stewinster, commander of the Russian fleet, fell into a coma in the explosion just now, and the fleet was temporarily out of command, and the captain could only continue to sail forward according to the commander's previous orders.

Roger Stevenster was still awakened by the film, and he only felt a pain in his head, and only pain echoed in his whole brain, so that he forgot about the war and forgot his duty. He watched as the people around him said something anxiously with their mouths open to him, but he didn't hear a word clearly, and his ears were full of buzzing sounds. He tried to stand up but his limbs were weak, he didn't even have the strength to move, he didn't seem to even have the strength to speak. The people around him helped him to stand up, but he and Ben didn't have the strength to stand, so they just let others support him. The ground was shaking violently, and the people around him seemed to be unstable, and Roger Steven, who was leaning on others, could only shake with others.

The captain of the Duke Suvorov was also injured in the explosion just now, but only slightly. He looked at his commander-in-chief at this moment, and his heart was infinitely sad—Roger Stevenster was no longer able to command the battle.

"Send Your Excellency Lieutenant General to the infirmary for treatment." The captain only gave an order, and did not pass on the news that the commander-in-chief was injured.

In principle, when the commander-in-chief was injured and could not command the operation, Nobergatov would become commander-in-chief. But at this time, the battlefield was full of gunsmoke, and both the flag and the light signal wanted to pass the news to the Osrijabia, which was located on the sixth ship. Waiting for the order to come back from the back can take a long time. This was detrimental to the troubled Russian fleet. So the captain of the Duke Suvorov took over the position of commander-in-chief on his own initiative, in fact, in his heart he thought that even a fool like Roger Stwinst could become the commander of the Grand Fleet. Why can't he. So he picked up the binoculars and looked around to check the situation.

At this time, the situation of the battle was becoming more and more unfavorable to the Russian fleet, and it was impossible to contain even a second Chinese tactical detachment in the front, and the first Chinese tactical detachment behind it had gradually caught up. The first Chinese tactical detachment that turned around was the closest Russian cruiser, which was disrupted by the Chinese light patrol formation.

Six ships, including the Emerald, Diana, and Venoch, were heavily damaged, the Azov sank, and even the Pearl of the Russian Second Cruiser Detachment, which escaped beyond the range of the 1st Chinese Tactical Detachment, was intercepted by the Chinese light cruiser and was hit with many holes in the dense 152-mm guns.

As the 1st Chinese Tactical Detachment advanced, the entire Russian battle line was exposed to the guns of the 1st Chinese Tactical Fleet. From the last of the Russian battle line, 36 305-mm guns and 72 203-mm guns were used against the Russian ships at a distance of 6,000 meters. Take advantage of the sheer superiority in firepower to carry out fierce attacks. The distance was close and the hit rate was high, and the old warships of the Russian Third Squadron were shot one after another, and in just a few minutes of staggering, four ships, including the Xeniavin and Ushakov, were hit one after another and burst into flames, among which the Xeniavin had already begun to tilt to the right.

In order to get a closer look at the Baiqi-class battleships, the British, French, and German cruisers watching the battle from a distance turned around the back of the Russian fleet and turned to the right, staring at the Baiqi-class every move from 15,000 kilometers away.

At the same time that the 1st Chinese Tactical Detachment attacked the Russian 3rd Squadron, the 3rd Russian Squadron also began to counterattack. Because their hit rate is really low, and the damage to China's No. 1 tactical detachment is really limited.

"Boom-" A heavy cannon hit the side armor of the Wang Qian. Philistine, who was watching the battle, sat on the ground with his legs weak, and the telescope in his hand also fell to the ground, and the lenses were like his heart. Shattered into countless pieces. At the same moment when Wang Jian was shot, the Nicholas I, which was hit by the Chinese Navy, was hit in the front main gun ammunition compartment, and the huge explosion directly blew the Nicholas I in two. The others saw Philliant's rudeness. I couldn't help but laugh at it in my heart, and I was still the commander of the Far East Fleet of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. Can't even stand this little scene? All they saw was the huge combat power of the Baiqi-class battleships, and where did they know why Philistine was afraid.

Britain as the world's number one naval power. The performance indicators of their warships are also ranked first in the world. Philmantle also remembers that when the Dreadnought was launched two months earlier, Britain's First Admiralty Fisher proudly said that the Dreadnought would be the most powerful battleship in the world. No wonder the world was still shocked by the appearance of the Dreadnought, but the Chinese did not act abnormally, it turned out that the Chinese already had more powerful warships. The Intrepid had only been outfitting and launched for two months, and the sea trials had not yet ended, and China's Baiqi-class battleships had already sailed into the battlefield and slapped Britain with higher speed, stronger firepower, and thicker armor. Philistine didn't know if the guys at the British Imperial Admiralty would be stunned by this slap from China when the performance of the White Rise-class battleships was reported back to Britain, but now at least they had already stunned Philistine. Ten years ago, China did not even have a place to maintain such ironclad ships as Dingzhen, and ten years later China has built the most powerful battleships in the world. The reason why the Intrepid was built was actually a test nature, but China's Baiqi-class battleships are four at once, which fully shows that China's new battleships are not only technically mature, but also have the industrial capacity to build in large quantities, which is the most terrifying. If China is given another ten years, China, which is already the world's richest experience in naval warfare, coupled with the most advanced technical support, how much should China's navy swell...... On a hot afternoon on the equator, Filimante broke out in a cold sweat.

The Chinese Navy will not stop advancing because of Filimant's fall, and the 1st Tactical Detachment of the Chinese Navy, which is slowing down, is slowing down and approaching the Duke of Suvorov, but the artillery of the whole ship will not stop because of the counterattack of the Russian fleet. The Russian Second Sentai hurriedly turned its guns and aimed at the First Tactical Detachment of the Chinese Navy, which had already hit the side. However, he was hit head-on. Dense shells rained down on the Russian 2nd Sentai team, and Norbergatov, who had been hit by a Chinese storm, could only hope to escape from this miserable place as soon as possible.

"Concentrate all your firepower. Be sure to sink Suvorov. "When the White Rise slowed down and missed half of the Duke Suvorov, the order was given to attack. The 18 heavy guns on the two ships, Bai Qi and Li Mu, were all aimed at the Duke Suvorov, because there was no need to re-shoot. So as soon as it came up, it was an onslaught. The main guns of the poor Duke Suvorov were still facing the sea chips in front of them, and the back was covered by the Chinese fleet with stronger and denser firepower.

Explosions rang out in all directions on the Duke Suvorov, and several broadside guns were overturned into the sea. The already tattered deck was torn apart again, and the rear main turret was pierced from the back, and the shells exploding in the turret not only killed the entire gun crew, but also rushed into the lower deck. If it weren't for the fact that the shells had just been fired, and if the follow-up shells hadn't started to rise, the explosion might have caused the ammunition depot to detonate.

The 1st Chinese Heavy Cruiser was hiding outside the 1st Battlefleet to attack, and the rate of fire of the 203-mm guns was much faster than that of the 305-mm, and the continuous explosions made the shaking of the Duke Suvorov even more violent. The captain of the Duke Suvorov looked around anxiously. The smoke and dust from the continuous explosions were already very thick, not to mention the situation of the rear team, and even the situation of Alexander III who followed it was already very vague.

It can't go on like this, the fleet has to change. The captain briefly thought about it, and decided to let the fleet turn left at full speed to approach the second Chinese tactical detachment, and then turn around and retreat south as soon as possible, sacrificing the third team to cover the main force to withdraw to Singapore, and then return to Bandazia, and finally drive back to Europe. We've done our best - the captain intends to take one last look around and give the order. But seeing the sailors supporting the commander Roger Stwinst before leaving the hatch, he could only urge the sailors to leave the command cabin with the commander as soon as possible for treatment.

Opening the hatch in a fierce battle is actually a violation, but it is more important to send the commander for treatment. The sailors had just pushed open the hatch when they noticed a cannonball with a black line drawn through the hatch that had just been opened. Before they could fear, they were hit by shrapnel from the explosion, and the commander he was holding was swept over the gangway by the air wave. It landed heavily on the deck, and then completely lost its breath.

Sakov, the captain of the Alexander III, was going crazy when he looked at the flagship. Although his ship was barely attacked by heavy artillery, various small-caliber shells were firing frantically at him. Small-caliber shells could not hit the defenses of warships. Everything was normal for the ship's voyage, but the superstructure was in ruins, as if it had been swept away, and there were fragments everywhere. In particular, the situation was even more serious during the tens or so minutes of being flanked from the front and back. At this time, as a flagship, it is necessary to change the formation to solve the current crisis.

The radio was not working, but the light signals and flags were sent to the flagship countless times, and there was no response from the flagship. Is it because the smoke and dust are too big to see, or is it because he sees the commander but stubbornly refuses to change formation? Sakov did not think that he had not received the order to send back the flagship, because he sent people to watch every move on the flagship. What the hell is the flagship doing?

Sakov was very anxious, the situation of the flagship could no longer hold on from his point of view, and the second tilt and the second return to the right should have been hit hard. Sakov even had the idea of abandoning the flagship and turning away on his own, but he finally held back at the thought that even if he could return home alive from the battlefield, he finally held back. But no orders came out from the flagship from beginning to end, and he had no choice but to continue to hold out in the fierce shelling.

"The flagship turned—" The observation post suddenly shouted.

"Follow the flagship, ready to accelerate." Sakov hurriedly gave the order before he had time to see the movements of the flagship, he could finally put his mind at ease, the rear ship had already asked him about the situation of the flagship countless times, and now the flagship finally had a new movement. But when Sakov raised his telescope to observe the flagship, he couldn't help but feel dying, the flagship actually turned right, and the flagship actually faced a head-on attack on one of the strongest tactical detachments of the Chinese Navy, what was that idiot Roger Stevenster thinking? How did Sakov know that at this time the idiot in his mouth was no longer alive along with the entire command cabin of the flagship, and the flagship turned because the helmsman holding the steering wheel fell to the right at the moment of death.

"The flagship is slowing down—" the observation post shouted again.

"Oh, God—what are they doing?" Sakov screamed angrily. Even if the flagship decides to force China's strongest tactical detachment, it should be accelerated rather than slowed down!!

"The flagship is tilted to the right more than five degrees—"

The observation post's words alerted Sakov, who now understood why the flagship was turning right and slowing down, because it had lost control. But no matter how much he signaled, the flagship never responded, and when he saw that he was about to install the flagship without turning, Sakov finally made a decision.

"Turn left at full speed and order the rear ship to follow with all its might." Sakov gave the order decisively, and now it was up to him to decide the future of the Russian fleet. He did not raise the command flag because he did not have this qualification.

When Alexander III began to turn, the artillery fire of the Chinese on the opposite side suddenly stopped, and Sakov knew that the Chinese had also begun to change formations, and now it was the only chance for the Russian fleet.

When he saw the Russian fleet begin to turn left in the smoke and dust of the battlefield, Wu Deren ordered the two fleets to start accelerating, according to the plan drawn up before the battle, the two fleets turned in opposite directions and staggered, and then looted the Russian one-line array again from front to back.

Alexander III finally took advantage of the ceasefire to leave the smoke zone, and the battered Borodino left the line due to a large turning radius. During the strategic discussion before the war, the captain-level officers of the all-Russian ships knew very well that their fleet could not attack the Chinese navy head-on, so Roger Winster's plan to march into Siam was unanimously approved by everyone, but unfortunately it was still recognized by the Chinese. After nearly an hour of fighting, Sakov knew that what he needed now was to escape, which could only leave the wounded warship to fend off the Chinese. So Sakov hurriedly ordered the Eagle and other warships to follow, and then the Crown Prince followed, heading straight in the direction of Singapore at full speed. But the Russian fleet, which had a speed of only 16 knots, was still too slow compared to the Chinese fleet at 22 knots, and it was up to fate how much it could run. At this time, Sakov no longer had the will to continue fighting.

The Russian 1st Squadron sailed at full speed to the southwest to attract the attention of the commander of the 2nd Squadron, Nobergatov, who first did not see where the flagship was, and secondly did not receive any orders. His squadron was only 14 knots, while the three capital ships of the first squadron were sailing at 16 knots towards the outside of the battlefield, what were they going to do?

Nobergatov waved the flag and demanded an explanation from Alexander III, but there was no response. So Nobergatov raised his command flag on the Osilijabia and ordered the 1st and 2nd warbands to turn around and join up with the 3rd warband, trying to concentrate as many warships as possible to form a firepower advantage and continue to resist.

"Order the 1st Heavy Patrol Fleet to pursue at full speed and make every effort to intercept the retreat route of the Russian 3rd Fleet. The Second Fleet was ordered to continue to turn and move closer to us, and the Second Heavy Cruiser Fleet continued to advance as it had been in the original course, with an appropriate distance to intercept enemy ships that might escape. Wu Deren sensed from the movements of the Russian fleet that the Russian fleet was beginning to be confused, and the air reconnaissance report also made clear the main movements of the Russian ships, and the battle line that Russia had been maintaining began to collapse.

On the south side of the main field, six Chinese light cruisers cruised around, attacking one Russian cruiser after another with dense firepower. Dozens of Russian cruisers could not catch up with the Chinese light cruisers, but they were beaten without even the determination to assemble a formation to confront, and the Chinese light cruisers only sank three Russian cruisers and damaged six at the cost of a total of 12 bullets from six ships.

However, it couldn't hide for long, as the first and second warteams turned back, the main force of the Chinese Navy was getting closer and closer, and the Borodino exploded and sank five minutes later under the siege of four Baiqi-class battleships, followed by the Baiqi-class battleships rushing towards the Russian ship group.

In order to avoid the Chinese attack, Alexander III forcibly inserted into the Russian second squadron despite the order, so that the formation that Norbotov had just lined up was completely out of order, and the angry Norbergatov did not give the order to speed up for himself. Russian ships began to lose command and fought on their own.

"Russia, lose—" Tirpitz let out a long sigh and lowered his binoculars. (To be continued.) )