In the waters near Tsushima Island, the three fleets of the Northeast Navy and the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy changed their formations at the same time, fighting each other with their own warframes and formations, and as much as possible with several main warships of their respective warframes and formations to seize the T-shaped head, the whole sea was very lively, the sound of explosions came and went, and it was divided into six naval battles against small battlefields, each of which was tragic and abnormal, and from time to time one warship after another sank into the sea.

The all-steel battleships Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin and Pyongyang of the First Combat Force of the Northeast Navy, as well as the four 4,500-ton anti-aircraft fast protection cruisers of the 10th Combat Squadron, the four destroyers of the 1,000-ton Destroyer of the Second Commando, the eight Thunder A-class torpedo boats of the 10th and 11th Commandos, and the Japanese ships led by the four all-steel battleships Kongo, Haruna, Kirishima and Hiei of the Japanese Combined Fleet on the opposite side, fought fiercely.

The four all-steel battleships of the Japanese Navy were accompanied by the Yoshino-class fast-protection cruisers Urakaze, Isoishi, Tanitake, and Hamari of the First Protection Cruiser of the Combined Fleet, the Kuroshio, Kinshio, and Sashio of the First Destroyer Fleet of the Combined Fleet, as well as 12 torpedo boats of two minestrike teams.

It can be said that the strength of the two sides here is not much different, the four all-steel battleships of the first squadron of the Northeast Navy are the first all-steel battleships built in the shipyard under Lin Daxin, and they are an improved all-steel battleships of the British majesty class, and the King Kong, Haruna, and Kirishima? and the Hiei, which is the original British Majesty class, and the performance of the all-steel battleships on both sides is about the same.

The battle was heated from the start, with the main guns of the battleships on both sides constantly shelling each other. After the distance was closer, the secondary artillery and even the tertiary artillery also joined the confrontation. And the destroyers and torpedo boats of both sides also joined the battle, launching a surprise attack on the other side. The main warships wishing to get close to the opposing side carry out torpedo attacks, and the respective fast protection cruisers were near the battleships, intercepting the opposing destroyers and torpedo boats.

If the above-mentioned small battlefield is evenly matched, then the all-steel battleships Yade, Yude, Yide, Xuande, and Zaide of the Fifth Combat Squadron of the Northeast Navy and the Sixth Battlefleet and the Seventh Battlefleet of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet have become a one-sided situation.

By 9:40 a.m., the Sixth and Seventh Battlefleets of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy could no longer hold on, and the Onifury of the Sixth Battlefleet was damaged at the beginning of the naval battle, and was later continuously hit by the 240-mm main guns of the all-steel battleships of the Fifth Squadron of the Northeast Navy during the engagement, although they were not as powerful as the 305-mm shells. However, there were many shells that could not stand it, so that the hull of the ship seeped into the water, tilted, and the last one rolled on its side and sank into the sea.

The same Sixth Battlefleet Yura was also hit by multiple 240 mm main gun shells, and even destroyed part of the boilers of the Yura, so that the speed of the Yura, which was not fast, was reduced to less than 10 knots, and then it was torpedoed and sunk by a destroyer of the Northeast Navy that broke through the protective circle of the Japanese Navy's fast protection cruisers, and the other two ironclad battleships of the Japanese Navy's Sixth Battleship Akashi and Ichido were also damaged.

The 7th Battlefleet of the Japanese Navy was even worse. The formation consisting of the purchase of four old ironclad ships of the British Navy, the Katori, Tokiwa and Tsugaru basically played a role in containment, and the Katori, Tokiwa and Tsugaru were sunk in the confrontation, which also shows that these old ironclad ships are no longer suitable for the duel on the battle line.

The ironclad ship Zhanshou was sunk by a torpedo from the Bayonet. The Bayonet and Sharp Knife had been cruising under the sea, looking for loopholes in the protective ring of the Japanese Navy's fast-deft cruisers, and carrying out torpedo attacks on the main warships of the Japanese Navy. The Zhanshou was sunk by the Bayonet who seized the opportunity and torpedoed. The Bayonet then quickly withdrew into the distance, and began to look for other opportunities.

The losses of the 6th and 7th Battlefleets of the Combined Fleet of the Japanese Navy were not in vain either. They also exchanged for the sinking of the Zaide by the Fifth Sentai of the Northeast Navy, but the Zaide was not sunk by naval artillery, but by a torpedo boat attacked by a Japanese Navy mine strike team, which was sunk with a torpedo, and none of the six torpedo boats of this mine strike team could successfully withdraw.

After that, the remaining 4 all-steel battleships of the Fifth Sentai of the Northeast Navy began to besiege the Japanese ships Akashi ironclad battleship and Ichido ironclad battleship, and the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Togo Heihachiro, saw this situation and turned pale, and did not expect that the 4 ironclad battleships and 4 ironclad ships purchased from the British were so weak in combat effectiveness that they could only play a role in containment, although one of the all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy opposite them was sunk, but it was only the suicide attack of the torpedo boat that sank it.

The situation of Togo Heihachiro's flagship Fuji is also not good, Fuji and Yashima fought against the three all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy, and the 1 305 mm main gun emplacement on the Fuji has been destroyed, so that the Fuji has lost half of its main gun firepower, and the Yashima next to it was torpedoed by a submarine of the Northeast Navy under the sea, although it did not sink, but the speed has dropped to 15 knots.

The captain of the Fuji, Takahashi Jiro, said anxiously to Heihachiro Togo: "Commander, is our Fifth Battlefleet moving closer to other battlefleets, otherwise if it continues like this, our Fuji and Yashima will be less auspicious!" ”

Heihachiro Togo stood in front of the observation window in the bridge and looked at the war-torn sea with a blue face, turned his head to Takahashi Jiro and said, "Don't get closer!" ”

Takahashi Jiro was shocked: "What, don't get closer? Then we ......"

Heihachiro Togo interrupted Jiro Takahashi's words, "Let's retreat!" Retreat to Sasebo Naval Base! ”

"Uh...... Your Excellency, I heard you right, did I? We and the Northeast Navy have not yet won or lost, and we will retreat? His Majesty the Emperor has high hopes for this decisive battle! ”

Takahashi Jiro still has nothing to say, but you Togo Heihachiro raised the signal flag of the "Z" before the war, telling the officers and men of the Combined Fleet, the rise and fall of the Great Japanese Empire in this war, the monarchs worked hard to kill the enemy, not far away from the Sixth Battlefleet and the Seventh Battlefleet, there were only the injured Akashi ironclad battleships and Ichido ironclad battleships, but they were still fighting with the four all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy opposite, and they were completely determined to fight to the death, but now Togo Heihachiro actually said to retreat!

Togo Heihachiro smiled bitterly, he wanted to retreat in his heart, but he miscalculated before the war, and the 4 ironclad battleships and 4 ironclad ships purchased from the British did not play the role he imagined at all, and he found that the hit rate of the Northeast Navy's naval guns was much higher than that of his combined fleet, and it was completely luck to be able to achieve results first at the beginning of the war.

What made Togo Heihachiro even more depressed was that the effect of depth charges was not as strong as he imagined, and the submarines of the Northeast Navy were still sinking and damaging several warships of the Combined Fleet in a naval battle of more than one hour, which made the advantage of the Northeast Navy more and more obvious.

It can't go on like this, otherwise the essence of the entire Japanese Navy will be buried here, and Japan without the Navy will repeat the mistakes of the last war, Heihachiro Togo made up his mind.

Heihachiro Togo said to Jiro Takahashi: "Carry out the order, and I will take responsibility for the emperor's place!" ”

Takahashi Jiro reluctantly agreed: "Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" ”

After receiving the order of Heihachiro Togo, the remaining warships of the Combined Fleet began to turn around and make a U-shaped turn, making a U-shaped turn, and accelerating their retreat to the Japanese Sasebo Naval Base while firing their guns, and the other Japanese ships also retreated, and the battlefield of the naval battle was near Tsushima Island, not too far from the Sasebo Naval Base.

The officers and men of the Northeast Navy did not expect the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy to retreat so quickly, you must know that although the Northeast Navy has some advantages, it is not obvious, only 2 of the 18 all-steel battleships of the Japanese Navy were sunk in this one-hour naval battle, and 2 of the all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy were also sunk. Most of the remaining all-steel battleships of the Japanese Navy were wounded, and the all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy were basically unscathed.

The two all-steel battleships sunk by the Japanese Navy were the Yamashiro of the Second Battlefleet and the Kago of the Fourth Battleframe, the Yamashiro was damaged by a torpedo from a submarine, and its speed dropped so much that it was hit by multiple 305 mm main gun shells, and finally detonated an ammunition magazine, which was blown into two and sunk into the sea, and the Kagu was sunk in the counter-bombardment.

In addition to the sinking of the all-steel battleship Zaide in the Northeast Navy, the all-steel battleship Chaohu of the Fourth Sentai was unlucky enough to be detonated by a shell and the ammunition compartment inside the hull and sank into the sea.

It's not fun yet! Why did you run away? No, absolutely not, so the Northeast Navy teams, under the orders of Commander Jiang Hui, began to pursue the fleeing Japanese Navy Combined Fleet.

Heihachiro Togo was very decisive, knowing that if the Northeast Navy pursued him like this, it would be impossible for some injured main battleships to escape, so he ordered some protective cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats to leave behind and entangle the pursuing Northeast Navy.

Although the Japanese Navy was not almost filled with the spirit of bushido like the Japanese Army, it was still affected a lot, and these Japanese warships left behind not only did not feel abandoned, but thought that it was an honor to be able to retreat for the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, leaving behind to block the Northeast Navy, so these broken Japanese warships launched a crazy attack on the Northeast Navy, and when the Northeast Navy paid some price and eliminated the broken Japanese warships, the main force of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet had fled. (To be continued......) R1292