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Bohai Strait.

After the end of the European war, shipping in the Far East gradually recovered, and although it was far from the pre-war level, because the Chinese government hired a large number of ships to transport war trophies and soldiers after the war, it was already possible to see ships flying flags flying various countries to and from this important strait, which was known as the gateway to the country.

The 10,000-ton ship of the Almeida Mermaid is one of them. The captain of the ship, Mr. Salson, was very famous in Europe, because he was the only guy who dared to smuggle between Austria-Hungary and Italy through the line of fire during the war, and even the Starck 210mm naval guns that the Wehrmacht got back were smuggled out by this guy, mainly because his sister was married to a certain minister. Thanks to the "good" relations he had established with the Wehrmacht, he was able to get the order to ship the spoils back to China as soon as possible.

This time he was transporting the last trains, and in order to transport thousands of trains and tens of thousands of wagons back to China, the Chinese government leased more than 100 large ocean-going ships in one go, and this large order undoubtedly saved the European and American shipping industries in the depression. However, Salson still couldn't forget his old business, and through his sister's connections, he got a few extremely valuable machine tools from the materials seized by the Italian military and stuffed them into the cabin, so even sitting on the bridge, he shook his wine glass with his feet cocked and thought about the beautiful scene of the Chinese nodding and sending the flowing gold coins. However, before the glass reached his lips, a frightened shout came from the deck: "Mr. Sarson, I think you should come and see." ”

"Damn it. Tony, if it's okay, I'm going to kick you off the boat! It was uncomfortable to be interrupted from tasting a good wine, so Salson rushed out of the cabin in a fit of rage. But before he could reprimand, his eyes suddenly straightened after lifting the binoculars!

I saw that the front of the strait was close to the open sea, and 1 Japanese cruiser was confronting 2 Chinese destroyers, and behind the destroyer, there was a Japanese-flagged ship that had already burst into flames! God, is there a war in the Far East?! "Quick. Fast! Idiot, what are you still standing for? Turn the rudder and go to Yantai! ”

On the North Wind. Bingwen had already learned through the captain of the voyage about the Italian freighter that had rushed into the line of fire, but he did not look up, and lay on the chart table and quickly drew and calculated with a compass and a ruler. One command after another came out of his mouth: "Enemy ship speed, distance." ”

"19 knots, 13,000 meters."

"Cargo ship."

"15 knots, 8,600 meters."

"Report, enemy ships begin a lateral offensive movement."

"Lock on to the target at each gun position, use armor-piercing shells, and pull the alarm! Repeat and get ready to attack! ”

Bingwen didn't raise his head, and one after another orders came out of his mouth. He wasn't too nervous, he wasn't afraid of this kind of old armored cruiser at a distance of 13,000 meters, especially since the other party used a level 2 main gun. Even though the Japanese Navy has always been known for accurate shelling, a complex dual fire control system would require at least several rounds of shelling to calculate accurate ballistics. With this time, it is completely possible to rely on a speed of 30 knots to quickly pull away, and the destroyer also has a Fang-heavy torpedo developed by Hanyang himself.

This torpedo is a new type of torpedo inspected by Yang Qiu at the National Social Congress in 1915, and it was developed according to the famous German H8 thermodynamic torpedo. Also came up with a simple and easy World War II torpedo cap technique. Because of this small long-rod thundercap, the performance of the Fangs heavy torpedo has been greatly improved, and although the power technology did not reach the expected 50 knots in the end, the speed of 43 knots/9000 meters and 30 knots/13000 meters is enough to ensure that there is a chance to counterattack. What's more, this is the Bohai Strait, which is densely packed with islands, and it is completely possible to quickly sweep the bridge of the freighter, and then use the speed to enter the Miaodao Islands and use the island to cover the circle.

Soon. An attack and evacuation route was born from his calculations. This is an important job, and the first thing to do in naval warfare, whether offensive or defensive, is not to compare artillery, but to calculate! Before the battle began, the route of defeat or retreat had to be calculated. After finishing, he slowly raised his head, and his gaze suddenly sharpened: "Distance." ”

"The enemy ship is 12,000 meters, and it enters the effective range of our ship's guns! Cargo ship 7000 meters. ”

"No. 1 turret warning fire, port rapid-fire gun ready." As soon as the command fell, the twin L50/120mm guns of the bow turret of the destroyer Boreas let out a roar, and two shells crossed the void and landed in front of the Kurama cruiser's channel. This warning shelling immediately made the Kurama restless, and also made the angry Yoshioka Fanze calm down a little, after all, this is the Bohai Strait, and he is less than 50 kilometers away from Port Arthur. But he wasn't too worried, because in his opinion, the operation was purely sudden, even if the enemy had already reported it, according to the speed of the Japanese elite sailors, it would take at least nearly 3 hours for the two battle cruisers to complete the fire and anchor to the full speed pursuit!

3 hours, enough to sink two destroyers, rescue the freighter and run 50 nautical miles. You must know that Japan is not unprepared, and the two Kongo-class cruisers are cruising more than 100 nautical miles away at the moment, and they can come to support themselves. So after making sure that the King Kong was approaching at full speed, he ordered one last signal to release the man.

Later, Yoshioka Fanze regretted this decision, because he did not know that at this moment, the two Ankai-class battle cruisers had already left the port and circled around Dalian Bay, and the steam pressure had been kept at the highest, the distance was only less than 25 nautical miles, and it only took 30 minutes to collide with each other, which later became the main reason for Japan to clamore for this to be a premeditated action.

"Report, the enemy ship did not slow down."

"Humph! I really thought it was five years ago. Bingwen snorted coldly, and suddenly shouted: "Left rudder 15 ° 25 knots!" Rapid-fire cannon, sweep the upper reaches of the cargo ship for me! Main gun, fire. ”

Knock, knock, knock.

Command the exit, and everything points to the end in an instant! On the two long-standing wind-class destroyers, 12 main guns burst into roars at the same time! Blazing muzzle flames and winds swept across the deck, charging the enemy with the dreams and aspirations of a new generation of young navymen. At the same time, the four 37-mm rapid-fire guns on the starboard side, which had been aiming at the Haizi No. 3 wheel for a long time, also broke out with a sound like fried beans. Copper shells flowed out of the unloaded port like flowing water, and the densely woven shells brought out four terrible lines of fire, which instantly flooded the bridge of the freighter.

Ordinary offshore cargo ships simply could not stop such fierce artillery fire, and even 37-mm shells could not be stopped by civilian thin steel plates. Almost at the same time as the cannon was fired, the bridge where Minamizojiro was located was like a rain of steel, dozens of shells swept through the cabin, and flesh and blood were scattered with the explosion. In the blink of an eye, the entire bridge was shattered, and there was not a single creature to stand on.

Minamizojiro was completely stupid, he didn't expect to fly the Japanese flag. There was also a cruiser that came to protect it, and the other party dared to directly open fire and sweep the deck! When he saw his feet that had been blown off, he howled at a painful feeling. Unwillingly, he looked at the Kurama who came to protect him.

20 kilometers, only 20 kilometers but you can't reach it in a lifetime!

The ravages of rapid-fire guns caused black smoke to rise from the upper deck of the ship, but at this moment, the enraged Yoshioka Fanze could no longer care about the task, and the 120mm shells on the opposite destroyer had already opened fire at full speed, shooting a dense column of water around the Kurama at a rate of 6 armor-piercing shells per minute. "Yaga fights back! Fire! The Kurama also began to counterattack, with the powerful 305mm guns firing first, followed by the roar of the four 203mm secondary guns, and the 120mm guns on the side even joined the attack.

Rumble!

Two 305-mm shells fell a thousand meters away, and a huge column of water rose into the sky, and the brownish-yellow fog characteristic of picric acid powder spread around the water column in all directions. Bingwen, who had participated in Jutland, immediately recognized that the opponent was using British pre-war armor-piercing shells. If the command was an Anhai-class, then the Kurama would undoubtedly be dead, as the armor-piercing projectile proved to be too sensitive in Jutland.

It is true that a large number of old British armor-piercing shells are equipped with the Japanese Navy, and although the model of post-Jutland armor-piercing shells has been introduced for warships such as the Kongo-class, it is still impossible to produce qualified armor-piercing shells for Japan. The fact that the sub-armored cruisers were not equipped with such expensive shells also shows how much financial pressure Japan had, and even a navy with deep pockets had to be careful with its calculations.

The fierce artillery battle frightened Mr. Sarson like a rabbit to lead the cargo ship to the west, and what no one expected was that the captain actually "enthusiastically" issued a warning of the outbreak of war in the Far East with a radio force, hoping to remind those who came after him to be careful not to approach the Bohai Strait. And it was this radio wave that caused an uproar in the entire Northeast Asia region for the first time!

The ship that had almost been swept away on the upper deck had already caught fire and was swirling on the sea, and because the Kurama was too far away to hit the evidence of destruction, Yoshioka Fanze commanded the artillery battle and ordered a signal to be sent to the survivors of the ship to open the sea valve. Nobuta Oricho and many sailors were not hit by the shells because they were hiding on the lower floor, and he vigorously dragged out Minamizojiro, who had lost both feet, and shouted nervously, "Sir, what should I do?" ”

With such a serious injury, Minami Shojiro actually held his last breath in a daze, vaguely heard the start of the artillery battle, and pointed to the nail board knowing that he couldn't escape, and asked everyone to open the sea valve in an attempt to destroy the evidence. Captain Nobuta and the sailors dared to slacken, they all knew that if the ship fell into the hands of the Chinese navy, then the inside story of the deal between Japan and the poor party would be exposed, but when he hurried to the bottom cabin, he was suddenly dumbfounded.

The sea valves are all welded to death!

How so!

How so!

If there is no sea valve, can a chisel be used to chisel through the steel plate? The problem is that there are no chisels on the ship!

Minamizojiro was even more dumbfounded, and finally knew why he was able to get here all the way and why buying a boat would go so smoothly! Because, it's all a trap. At this moment, he wanted to remind Yoshioka Fanze and the Kurama to leave immediately, but he had no chance, and the two speedboats that had just left rushed over at the risk of danger, and the sailors armed with submachine guns quickly occupied the freighter and dragged the ship with a cable to retreat in the direction of Jinzhou.

Seeing the ship being towed away and the dense cannonballs flying towards him, Yoshioka Fanze's eyes were red! Just as he was about to use his rough skin and thick flesh to forcibly close the distance to sink the freighter, he saw the two Changfeng-class destroyers deflect the bow and begin to accelerate, and four black dots also burst out on the right side of the deck at the same time.

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