On September 17, at half past four in the morning, thirty kilometers south of Dadonggou in the Yellow Sea.

A total of ten warships, mainly from the Eight Great Distances, formed an unusually compact olive-shaped formation, implemented comprehensive light control, and rushed ahead. The one responsible for leading the way for them is Yang Hao's X203 speedboat.

About three kilometers away in the rear was a torpedo boat fleet headed by "Chao Yong" and "Yang Wei," which was mixed with the "Dongsheng" freighter and the other three steam speedboats. X201 still retains its mysterious existence, hiding from a different angle, moving forward in parallel.

The old ships of the Beiyang Naval Division, with all their strength, could barely get an average speed of 12 knots, so as to ensure that the positions of the front and rear teams remained stable.

Yang Hao looked back at the majestic "Dingyuan Ship" from the speedboat, his heart palpitated for a while, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and shouted in his heart: "My mother, it's really not easy!" Just this breaking speed, and the next toss! ”

In the past, the Beiyang Naval Division, which had always thought about the old tricks of goose-shaped array impact and group melee, was not very familiar with the overall operation, especially the way in which all the people coordinated with each other in the battle and the flagship commanded in a unified manner. They are more accustomed to "fighting on their own".

But the question is, how can you be sure that the various groups will work together effectively? In particular, he exploited his strengths and avoided weaknesses to give full play to the advantages of his front main gun to strike at the enemy...... Too many assumptions are taken for granted, and they are collectively dumbfounded in the face of the Japanese army's general speed of 16 knots or even 18 knots!

This temporary change of formation was like cramming, until they came back to it and seemed to have turned the goose-shaped formation with two wings flying together into a front and back echo. In the past, the Dingzhen No. 2 Ship and the Jinglai Ships, each of which was the leader, but this time it was organized into a group attack in the form of sister ships, forming an echelon attack tactic.

The six main gun battleships of the first series were on the front line as the main attack plus meat shields. Behind the two large and two wide for the mobile sneak attack fleet. Make full use of its forward main guns to attack enemy ships that are scattered in formation by the front.

Chao Yong and others in the rear plus torpedo boats as a third wave of strikes. Be flexible.

The general policy is to rely on the superiority of radar detection, detect Japanese ships in advance, and quietly approach the light control, and get as close as possible to get as close as possible. It's a three-plate axe to go up, which one can be killed, in short, it's the first to hit them by surprise.

The best outcome is to damage several enemy ships, forcing them to go into battle or greatly reduce their mobility. In this way, the following tactics can be carried out.

This is all a coping method that Yang Hao and Yang Haiwei jointly found on the Internet, checked from the library, and worked hard according to the various materials collected. It is almost the only desirable tactic under the existing conditions.

Its goal must be that the Beiyang Naval Division cannot lose too badly in the battle with the Japanese army, nor can the Japanese army win easily, and the number of people who can be saved is as good as it can be. No matter how damn the Qing court was, these naval officers were innocent. Most of them are loyal and brave Predators, who died innocently and have to bear a hundred years of infamy. It's a shame.

Trust is not something that is cultivated in a day. Yang Hao approached again and again, with help or lure. They are all laying the foundation for today's war.

If there is no previous dealing, let the whole Beiyang and even Li Hongzhang understand him as a person, and it is not so easy to move the other party to follow his own construction.

This is a lot of work, but it is not easy to do it little by little, starting from the "Guowen Daily" to exaggerating the gap between China and Japan, to his help in modifying naval guns, borrowing military funds, and so on.

Now, it is finally time to see the real chapter, Yang Hao has almost done what he should do, and he can only hope that these big men will not make any more moths. The enemy's artillery is all on the brain, and if you want to make infighting, there is really nothing to say.

In the end, he was still more worried and glanced at the back from a distance, and in the dark night over there, it was the "Jiyuan Ship". The official is still Fang Boqian!

The captain of the ship, who had flown the white flag, was actually protected by Li Hongzhang and asked him to "make meritorious service for his crimes." Or maybe this guy loosened the money for someone in the court, and in short, he was not severely punished at all.

Although he didn't know how this guy dealt with the men who didn't follow him in the battle, Yang Hao could guess that the combat effectiveness of that battleship must not be high. This is a ticking time bomb, God knows when that bastard will come back and escape again, something bad?

Regarding his worries, Yang Haiwei also said before: "It's best that the other officers on the ship can control the situation, otherwise, they will bombard him with naval guns." ”

Let's hope that doesn't happen.

The night is low and the sea breeze is gentle. The faint mist clings to the surface of the sea and swells with the wind, and it looks endless, and it is not known where the end is.

Such weather is a good thing for the Beiyang Fleet, which is planning a sneak attack. It is said that the Japanese Navy specially selected sailors with good eyes to act as night lookouts, and was able to spot vague traces of warships from a long distance. It's a very incredible, and they were very useful in the long period before the radar matured.

It is estimated that the name of the Japanese army for being good at night warfare came from this? But today they may not be able to play, under the cover of fog, how difficult it is to see the warship under the control of the lights.

The warships of the Beiyang Naval Division were only a few hundred meters apart from each other, and they had to be handled very carefully to avoid the danger of collision. If it weren't for Yang Hao and their ship to lead the way, this would really be too dangerous for a blind man to move like an elephant.

Entering the command room, Yang Hao contacted Yang Haiwei in the rear again to confirm that the signal detected on the radar was true. In the waters on the southern side, about twenty kilometers from them, there were clusters of three clusters of ships.

One of the four ships in the front should be the first guerrilla group of the Japanese army. The second cluster is about ten kilometers behind it and runs straight at an irregular angle. When needed, a single sprint can form a long snake formation with the former.

The third cluster, however, came from the direction of Weihaiwei, with a total of nine ships, loosely formed, at a distance of about thirty kilometers, and not fast, as if they were doing harmless navigation.

But at this juncture, the whole world knows that war has been declared between China and Japan, the Yellow Sea has become the most dangerous body of water, and it is even more vulnerable to attack when traveling at night - who is so idle and has nothing to do to hang around?

Yang Haiwei's judgment may be to see the lively British Far East Navy.

This half-century-old force, which was first separated from the East Indies Fleet and established the so-called "Chinese Fleet", has been the most powerful external force in the Far East over the generations.

In this Sino-Japanese war, the British made wind and rain in it, and tried their best to manipulate it, and without much effort, they made the two countries owe tens of millions of debts to them. The expected benefits are so great that they will be multiplied several times. Compared to the hateful business of selling opium, this profit is more comfortable.

Although the officers of the Far Eastern Fleet seem to be emotionally inclined to the Beiyang Naval Division, everyone did not get along badly before. But after all, their arms can't twist their thighs, and they have to listen to London's dictation.

In recent months, they have often cruised in the Yellow Sea, and even if they don't have the intention of directly helping the Japanese army, this excitement is not so pure.

"Damn Brit again, his grandmother's shit-stirring stick, why is he everywhere?"

Yang Hao was very unhappy with this declining empire that would cause countless troubles to China in the future.

In 2008, the whole world knew that the former "empire on which the sun never sets" might fall apart one day, and they were no longer the global leaders who could control the world chess game, except for following the United States to play soy sauce as a horse boy. What if there are so many financial elites concentrated in London?

But at the end of the 19th century, the British Empire was in full swing. Even though the name of the first industrial country was snatched by the Americans, it was still so powerful that no one dared to challenge it lightly.

Thinking of the next life-and-death battle, which might be watched as a monkey by the British, Yang Hao hated it so much that the roots of his teeth itched.

"It won't be long before my brother has to get a group of warships to sail to the Thames, bombard London, and survive the British Empire!"

This account, and some of them are counted.

With a sullen breath, Yang Haotong radioed the news to the signal soldiers on the "Dingyuan", and then presented it to Ding Ruchang and Liu Buchan.

The two of them were nervous for a day, and they were already a little mentally exhausted, and they both sat there and dozed off.

But as soon as he heard that he had found the enemy's traces, he stood up with a spirit all over his body, and threw himself on the chart table to take a look, which was very good! As long as you continue to rush straight in the current direction, you can just face the first four ships! (To be continued......)

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