Relying on absolute superiority in speed and firepower, the Chinese light cruiser formations were ravaging Russian destroyer and cruiser groups. The Russians, frightened by China's dense and furious attacks, kept their cruisers and destroyers dodging, and the artillery fire of the counterattack was scattered and unintimidating because it could not be unified. The Chinese light patrol formation was like a sea shark, striking east and west for a while, sinking two destroyers in a row in just ten minutes, and now it is carrying out intensive artillery bombardment of the third cruiser. In the eyes of the other warships, the Venoch, which was under attack, was estimated to have sunk in half.

The British, French, and German cruisers had been far away, and they formed a small queue in the westernmost position, judging the naval battle in front of them. He expressed his admiration for the tactics of China sending light patrols to suddenly detour to the rear of Russia, and expressed shock at the attack of the Chinese Navy. In particular, China's use of light patrols has been heartily recognized by various countries. Knowing that until now, the light cruiser has been used only as a naval sabotage ship, and that such a decisive battle will not be sent to the battlefield before a decisive result is achieved. Unlike China, the two naval battles were spearheaded by light patrols, and each time they achieved outstanding results. At the moment, China is the only one that really understands what a light cruiser is. Now the battle situation is that China is overpowering the Russians, but the only thing I don't understand is that the Russian fleet has begun to turn, although slowly, but gradually crossing towards the T-shape, while China's two battle line formations are still the T-shaped vertical, and they are still slowing down. What is China doing here? Punch on two fronts, cutting the Russian front? This is not a good choice, and the officers of all countries do not think that China will make such a low-level mistake, but they cannot discuss it with results.

Roger Stevens really wanted to turn around and go back to kill the Chinese light patrol formation first, at least drive them away first, otherwise his light ships would be killed by the Chinese light patrol formation one by one. But he knew it couldn't be. It is impossible for one's own fleet to catch up with the Chinese light patrol formation. Roger Steinster wanted to order the adjustment of the cruiser formation, although the Chinese light cruiser fleet was faster, but there must be only six after all, but he still had fourteen cruisers, as long as they could effectively organize and counterattack, at least they could stabilize the formation.

"It's all that damn Popov—" Roger St. Winster cursed Popov almost with a roar. Half a year of sea voyage was precisely because of the presence of radio, which allowed him to sail half the world with the fleet to the Far East. This was also a killer weapon that he thought could fight against the Chinese Navy, but at this time the damn radio was broken again. And as if it had been said in advance, at the very moment when the Chinese ship attack was launched, the radio malfunctioned at the same time.

Roger Winter's eyes were red, and he couldn't send out the radio, so he could only send a light signal with a flag. But his flagship was at the front, and in the middle were seventeen battleships lined up, and at this time, if he wanted the flag signal to be transmitted to the rear of the artillery fire, it was necessary to have a complete execution. It's not realistic. For ten minutes, the Aurora, his newly appointed flagship of the cruiser, had not raised the command flag. But he didn't have the heart to care about those cruisers at the moment, the main fleet of the Chinese Navy was already close at hand.

"At a distance of 20,000 meters, the speed of the enemy ship is 16 knots." The observation post of the Duke Suvorov was dutiful in reporting on the enemy.

The wolf is not driven away, and the tiger enters the front door, what should I do? Roger St. Winster was furious at the performance of the cruiser, but the immediate priority was the priority. He ordered the fleet to stop turning and keep moving in a straight line, and ordered all the ship's guns to start aiming. As soon as the Chinese fleet came into range, it immediately fired.

The Russian fleet began to change formations, and the main Chinese fleet also changed. The Second Battlefleet, led by Haichen, slowed down further to 12 knots. However, the First Battlefleet where the Bai Qi was located suddenly turned left and accelerated, circled 20,000 meters away from the Russian fleet, and blocked straight in front of the Russian battleship with a speed of only 12 knots. The situation of the battle changed suddenly, but the horizontal side of the original T word suddenly became that vertical.

Verse 22 !! The officers of all the countries watching the battle shouted at the same time.

The furious rush of the White Rise stung the hearts of the spectators from all over the world, and everyone pointed to the White Rise and loudly discussed whether it was a battleship or a cruiser. Only Philistine remained silent, because he didn't think it was really a battleship. The most powerful shipbuilding technology and ship power system in the world today must be the British Silent Family. And at this moment, Britain's most powerful Dreadnought-class battleship is only 19.5 knots, and he does not think that China has stronger technology than Britain. So there was only one possibility for all this - at this time he was thinking of China's Dinghai-class light cruisers, which were also a good example of sacrificing defense to increase speed, and the new generation of British light cruisers had already adopted the Dinghai-class model. So he also thinks that the same is true for the Baiqi-class battleships.

"Boom-" The Duke Suvorov, the flagship of the Russian fleet, opened fire first. Philemant's eyes were fixed on the Bai Qi, he wanted to see clearly whether the Bai Qi could block the Russian artillery bombardment, because the Dinghai-class light cruiser could not block the attack of the same level of naval guns.

The first round of Russian fire did not hit, but the Chinese fleet, which was moving at high speed, did not return fire, and was still galloping to seize the T-shaped cross.

None of the three rounds of Russian fire hit, and at this time the two warships were eight kilometers apart, and the Chinese Navy finally grabbed the T-shape, so the counterattack began. At 4:13 p.m., under Wu Deren's order, the nine heavy guns on the four ships of the Baiqi class opened fire.

"Boom, boom, boom", in the light of the gun's muzzle, one shell after another flew towards the Russian fleet, and the bridge and turret spotters of each ship kept a close eye on the shells flying out, and they wanted to confirm the impact point of their own ships from the color of the smoke from the explosion at the moment of the shell's explosion, so as to adjust the shelling as soon as possible. A minute and a half later, the ships that had finished firing at Zhuyuan began to fire intensively, and all the shells were aimed at the Duke Suvorov. But after five rounds of shelling in a row, not a single shot was hit, and Wu Deren on the angry bridge shouted and cursed.

It was true that there was no hit, but the shelling not only fired a straddle shot, but also a column of water in front of and behind the Duke Suvorov. The ships have finished aiming, and now it's a little bit of luck. If you don't hit in five rounds, then ten rounds, twenty rounds. It was not only the four ships that fired at the Duke of Suvorov, but also the six super-sea-class heavy cruisers of the 1st Heavy Cruise, which did not have 305-mm heavy guns. However, the 203-mm naval guns used TNT shells adapted from the new column, and their explosive power was not much worse than that of the Russian 305-mm heavy guns. It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt ten fingers, this is the best strategy in the art of war, not to mention that defeating the Duke of Suvorov is equivalent to defeating the command of the Russian fleet. How can you miss such a great opportunity?

"Give all the firepower to Lao Tzu and aim at Suvorov." Wu Deren roared.

Ten warships are 108 shells in one shot, which is simply overwhelming for one warship. Five rounds of shots missed, and Roger Stewin felt God couldn't bear to let them fail. But Roger Sterwin knew it couldn't go on like this. He had to make adjustments.

When two fleets form a T-shaped array, there are two options for the side that is the vertical column. The first is to accelerate the charge in a straight line and force the opponent's battle line, so that the vertical column of your own side becomes the horizontal side of the cross, and you can naturally maximize the firepower of your side. But Roger Stewster wouldn't do that, he was well aware of the fact that his fleet was slow, so he chose to steer.

The steering can also be chosen whether it is a parallel turn or a reverse turn. And turn around, that is, in the direction of the enemy's ship's sailing, the two fleets are in parallel, and the problem is solved by a head-to-head confrontation of naval guns. But the Russian fleet was not only inferior to each other in the number of heavy guns. The speed of the voyage can not be raised, and the turn is looking for death.

Roger Stevenster ordered a left turn, as he saw another Chinese fleet approaching slowly in the gap in the water column. Since the Chinese Navy had to divide the main fleet into two teams to use, he would take advantage of this opportunity to attack the Chinese Second Tactical Detachment with all his might, and it would be best to defeat the opponent by taking advantage of the time difference between the Chinese First Tactical Detachment and the first Chinese Tactical Detachment before turning the corner.

However, instead of directing his fleet to face the 2nd Chinese Tactical Detachment head-on, Roger Stevenster turned left at a small angle and plunged into the tail of the 1st Chinese Tactical Detachment. He kept an eye on it. It was intended to pass through the middle of the two Chinese fleets. Because he thinks that he can defeat the second tactical detachment of China, he will also be dragged to death by the first team because he is too badly injured. So he thinks. Doing so on his own will inevitably attract the Chinese Second Tactical Detachment to come up and intercept it, so as to give the First Detachment enough time to turn around. Then he will take the initiative, and if he can fight, he will fight, but if he can't beat the third team, he will cover the departure of the main fleet. When you occupy Bangkok, you can at least fight head-on after completing maintenance. At the same time, he also gave an order. Order the ships to move with the flagship, because the radio is always unusable, and the rear ships can only be passed on one by one by the flag.

The best way for a disadvantaged side to break out of the encirclement or turn the tide of battle is to concentrate all its forces and attack at one point. With fanatical killing intent and a decisive mentality, the last fight, put it to death, or have a life. This is the experience of thousands of years of war in China, and it is also the conclusion that the Russian Navy reached in the analysis of the war at the Dalian Naval School in China after the war -- this is the only conclusion that there is a chance of victory. Of course, there is a bastard who proposed: after leaving the Third Squadron behind, its main force turned around and killed Pontianak in an effort to capture the emperor. In this way, the war on both the north and the south can be decided by a war. And this bastard is called Wang Shouting, and it would be really troublesome if the Russians did this, because the Emperor's Throne ship Haitian was on its way to the battlefield, and the escort was two battleships of the Hawaiian fleet in addition to ten destroyers. As soon as the plan was proposed, the top brass of the Chinese Navy broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, Roger St. Winster did not have such a belief in fighting to the death. Since his appointment as commander of the Russian Far East Fleet, the CIA has concentrated its efforts on gathering all the information about him, analyzing his personality from his daily actions, estimating his possible orders and directions on the battlefield, and formulating relevant tactics accordingly. And at this moment, Roger St. Winster's move is being expected by the General Staff of the Navy.

The Duke Suvorov had just turned around, and the two Chinese tactical detachments changed formations at the same time.

"Right full rudder, full speed. The rear ship followed--" Li Liang gave the order.

"Left full rudder, full speed. The rear ship followed--" Lin Yongsheng gave the order.

"The shelling is non-stop, and the ships are close to the Russian ship at full speed for six thousand meters, and they are facing each other head-on!" Wu Deren gave the order.

As a result, the two Chinese fleets moved closer to the Russian ships at full speed and drew two large U-shapes on the sea.

What are the Chinese doing? All the nations watching the battle were stunned. At this time, all the Chinese ships were exposed to the threat of Russian firepower, because the line of sight and firing range were obscured by their own ships, and a considerable number of ships could not fight back, which was a violation of the navy's tactics at that time.

Really. Roger St. Winster seized the opportunity and concentrated the ship's firepower on the second tactical detachment. In the short 10 minutes of the turn, the five ships of Haichou, Hairui, Ninghai, Jihai, and Haiqi were shot one after another, of which the Jihai was hit by three shots in the stern, and the steering gear failed to rotate and was forced to withdraw from the battle. But even so. The 2nd Chinese tactical detachment never stopped counterattacking. It is not possible to fire when turning at full speed, otherwise the centripetal force of the steering combined with the recoil of the ship's guns may overturn the ship, but once the steering is completed, the hull returns to balance, and the counterattacking guns follow.

"Full speed - let our ship overtake Suvorov by one hull and raise medium firepower from the sea to storm Suvorov." Liu Butoan on the Haichen roared.

"Full speed - catch up with Suvorov and kill him." Li Liang roared on the White Rise.

With the completion of the two U-shapes of the Chinese fleet, the Russian fleet will be sandwiched between the two Chinese fleets and be attacked on both sides, and everyone can see that the Russians are finished. The existing Russians still have one last chance. That is, to take advantage of the time lag between the turn of the Chinese First Tactical Fleet and the failure to catch up, the Chinese Second Tactical Fleet was completely defeated.

Roger Stevenster also reacted at this time, because his concerns gave the Chinese Second Fleet time and space to turn, and now the opponent has rearranged its position, and can only fight the opponent with all his strength to fight a way out. Roger and Winster were also roaring for the fleet to attack with all its might, and the Chinese Second Tactical Fleet, which had reduced its speed to 12 knots like him, was aimed at the Chinese Second Tactical Fleet.

"Boom, boom, boom-" Haichen, Haichou and other ships were shot one after another, and under the shining firelight were scattered shrapnel, like the flower of death harvesting life. But what it can't reap is the belief in fighting to the death.

"Boom!" A 305-mm shell from the Russian ship accurately hit the 152-mm gun on the deck of the Hai Rui, and the explosion instantly scattered the shrapnel. The entire artillery crew didn't even say a word, and all of them fell in a pool of blood in the smoke of the explosion. The gunner's eyes were red, but he didn't even say a word to ask if there were any living people, let alone have time to mourn for his comrades, he knew very well that under such an explosion, the entire artillery crew had no combat power. So he turned around and shouted, "Reserve artillery crew, up—"

The reserve gun crew pushed open the hatch and rushed to the gun position, only to find that the explosion had overturned the guns into the sea, leaving them with no empty deck without even a guardrail. But they didn't stand still. Instead, they ran to the gun emplacements on both sides. Stuffing the shell in your hand into the barrel and firing it is the best and only way to avenge your comrades.

Compared with the damage to the Chinese fleet, the Russian ships were much heavier. The Chinese warships were only hit intermittently, the explosions on the Russian ships did not stop, and the Chinese shelling did not hit every 100 shots. But I still dare to say it. After so many years of high-intensity artillery training, the special Diaoyu Island shelling training ground is not something to look at.

Under the attack of the high life rate of the Chinese fleet, Roger St. Winster sadly watched as the artillery of his fleet's counterattack became weaker and weaker. The front main gun was hit and could not be rotated, but it could still shoot anyway, and the rear main gun was directly discarded. One of the two secondary guns was so penetrated that it could not be fired, and the barrel of the other was directly bent by one of them. Only two of the five broadside guns were still firing back, the entire Duke of Suvorov was as if it had been ransacked, the entire superstructure was beaten to pieces, and the command cabin in which he was located was hit many times.

What to do? His main fleet can't even solve a single Chinese tactical detachment, and once China's main fleet catches up, how can he fight? The Chinese No. 1 tactical detachment, which has completed the turn, has already exchanged fire with the third team that has been delayed, so is it considered to let the first and second teams accelerate their disengagement, so that the third team can cover the first and second teams to leave the battlefield? Or turn to storm the 2nd Chinese tactical detachment?

Roger Winster was torn, he couldn't think of a perfect solution that would not only get rid of the pursuit of Chinese warships, but also inflict heavy damage on a Chinese tactical detachment. In his many visions, speed has always been the biggest constraint.

Whether it is in the Art of War or the Art of War, whether it is the mirror of the Six Armies or the suicide note of Wu Mu, countless ancient Chinese military works will list hesitation as the great enemy of military generals. In the fierce battle, it is required that the commander should have a clear mind, classify and distinguish various information on the battlefield, make the judgment that is most beneficial to himself, and then implement it as soon as possible. The military commander also pays attention to it, that is, the sixth sense. Whether it is Wu Deren or Duan Qirui, when teaching officers, they have obtained countless times -- to collect as much information as possible on the battlefield and analyze the battle situation, the intuition of officers on the battlefield is more important, because the intuition at this time is often correct. As long as it does not violate the grand strategy, as long as it is within the scope of one's own tactical authority, as a commander, he should command flexibly. As they say, no tactics on the battlefield are the only constant, and the armies commanded by famous generals in history are tactically flexible.

Maybe Roger St. Winster hadn't been on the battlefield for too long, maybe he had been reduced to a bureaucrat, he hesitated, he was waiting for a miracle to happen. However, there seems to be some changes on the battlefield.

The Jihai completed repairs but did not join the battle, but the Ninghai and Haiqi second ships withdrew from the battle due to injuries, and the Lanfang accelerated to catch up with Jihai but hid behind the four ships of Haichen and crossed the four ships to shell Russia. This time the Duke Suvorov and Alexander III came under more intensive artillery fire.

Maybe it's an opportunity. Roger Winster thought so, but before he could order the fleet to turn left, a 305mm shell hit his command compartment directly, and the violent shock caused by the explosion caused Roger Winst to fall, and his head hit the desk hard. (To be continued.) )