"The battle for the Le Maire Strait, one can even say that the outcome was predestined from the very beginning, the seemingly powerful Imperial Russian Navy was defeated from the very beginning, and as for the "Duke Suvorov" was abandoned after heavy damage, but the beginning of this catastrophe was ......"

Disaster!

The command tower was destroyed, and the "Duke Suvorov" was completely reduced to a target after losing power, and Rozhestwinsky, as the commander of the fleet, although miraculously not even injured, lost his life - his body was blown in two, and the chief of staff of the fleet, Rear Admiral Cologne, and the navigation staff officer, Colonel Filipsky, were also seriously wounded and lost their ability to command, and the "Duke Suvorov" did not lower its flagship flag, and its officers left on the destroyer." Duke Suvorov", the sailors on board continued to fight even after the death of the captain, although at this time they were "baptized" by 6-inch shells like raindrops. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

By this time, the cruiser's firepower had shifted to the "Grand Duke Nikolai", which was still subjected to devastating shelling in a short period of time, despite its thicker armor and the most powerful battleship in the world.

However, the battleship "Grand Duke Nikolai", which had just been subjected to fire and was under the heavy care of the cruiser, turned into a complete fireworks. Since the beginning of the artillery battle, hundreds of shells have fallen on the most powerful warship of the Russian Second Pacific Fleet. At this time, on the battleship "Grand Duke Nikolala", those Russian sailors completely ignored their personal lives and rescued the battleship in the face of fragments of shells.

Flames soared into the air on the deck. The wooden deck was burned into charcoal. Along with those precious coals. This will also be ignited, although the sailors continue to use high-pressure water hoses to rush the flames, but the flames are constantly burning, but like the "Duke Suvorov", it is also vulnerable.

Why are the Baltic Fleet, the supposedly strongest battleships in the world, so vulnerable? There is a very important factor in this, that is, because the Baltic Fleet has to bring its own "dry rations", and the full load of coal, which cannot be discarded, not only arranges a crematorium for itself, but also deepens the draft of the battleship. The armor belt that was supposed to be above and below the waterline was pressed to the bottom, so these battleships were no longer armored ships.

Because of this, its hull will always be easily torn apart, although within an hour of the start of the war, many warships, including the "Grand Duke Nikolai", have suffered heavy damage and serious flooding, but the Russian sailors are worthy of their bravery, they are still fighting bravely!

"Shoot until the last shell!"

In the roar of cannons. The gunners kept reloading and firing. Compared to the Chinese gunners who used optical sights, their sighting devices were undoubtedly too primitive - only the most primitive ruler type of aiming, which made their shells less accurate, but this did not prevent them from continuing to fight.

There was a bang, the gun shaft shook for a while, and the gunners behind the gun shaft all looked like they didn't care, loading, loading the canister, firing, although every time the side was hit, the shells that exploded inside the fleet would always take the lives of many gunners, but they could not stop them from fighting.

At this time, for these Russian sailors, all they need is to fight!

Fight for survival!

"What a bunch of brave guys!"

With binoculars in hand, although the Russians' shells would always hit the ship, and the deafening sound of each explosion would make people's ears sore, Luo Ziwei looked unmoved, and at this time, he admired the courage of the Russian sailors - even if the battleship was seriously flooded and lost power, it did not prevent them from continuing to fight.

"Captain, look...... "Grand Duke Nikolai"! ”

A sudden shout only focused everyone's attention on the "Grand Duke Nikolai", which would only see him completely enveloped by a huge burst of black smoke, which burst out hundreds of meters high, and in that black smoke, you can even see a broken turret being thrown into the air.

"It must have hit the ammunition depot! It must have penetrated the ammunition depot! ”

Almost everyone shouted in surprise, and although they did not know that it was the shell that hit the "Grand Duke Nikolai", it did not prevent them from cheering for this victory, which was the first Russian battleship they had sunk in this war, and it was the most advanced in Russia.

Instead of listening to the excited shouts around him, Johnson, as an observer of the British Navy, stared at the "Grand Duke Nikolai Battleship" that was broken in two and was sinking rapidly, and if you pay attention in the distance, you can also see the battleship "Duke Suvorov" in the half-sunk ****** like a dead fish, at this time, the Russian sailors on it are still stubbornly fighting with artillery, but their efforts are meaningless!

"This moment should be remembered!"

Looking at his pocket watch, Johnson thought silently.

At 13:47, an hour after the outbreak of the naval battle, the Chinese Navy had already severely damaged and sunk a Russian warship, including their flagship, and at this time, looking at the Chinese Navy, their warship was just like a few mosquito bites!

"A new time has begun!"

For no reason, as one of the six observers sent by the British Royal Navy to the Northeast Navy, such an idea came to Johnson's mind. Facts speak louder than words, in the face of new armor-piercing shells, there is no battleship that is impossible to penetrate, and more importantly, in front of new armor-piercing shells, any warship can be sunk!

Now, the Chinese have won the war by being one step ahead of the world and using new armor-piercing shells.

"Captain Luo, congratulations, the goddess of victory has unfolded her skirt to you!"

Yes, now the Chinese are about to taste the fruits of victory.

“……”

Surprisingly, when Luo Ziwei heard this, he shook his head, he looked at the Russian Second Pacific Fleet in the distance, and now it seems that the cruiser fleet has the upper hand, but in fact. For the Chinese Navy. They are not only looking for the sinking of two Russian warships.

We want all-round victory! Now this naval battle ...... But it's just getting started!

Sometimes. The reaction on the battlefield was delayed, at least for nearly twenty minutes after the command tower of the "Duke Suvorov" was hit, because it was still flying the flagship, so that the entire Second Pacific Fleet did not realize that the commander had left the flagship, and for the next twenty minutes, they were still fighting on their own, instinctively.

Despite the fact that the Russians lost their flagship at the very first moment of the naval battle, this did not bring much confusion. The officers of each ship still instinctively commanded the ships to fight, and at this time, the Russian Second Pacific Fleet also relied on instinct to fight.

Less than half an hour after the "Duke Suvorov" lost power, the battleship "Grand Duke Nikolai", the most advanced warship of the Russian Navy, was martyred and quickly sank in the icy Lemaire Strait.

"Is this really the third naval power in the world?"

When he put down the telescope and determined that the battleship "Grand Duke Nikolai" was sunk, Huang Zhongying's heart had such a doubt, from the beginning of the war until now, except for the remarkable performance of the Russian sailors, everything else is not worth mentioning at all. Although he occupied the geographical advantage from the beginning. They had the upper hand, but the Russians were too confused.

But even the smoothest ambush battles. There were also times when he came to the end, as the fleet got closer and closer to the burning island, the fleet had to adjust its course, which meant that at least for the next half hour, at least one warship in the fleet would not be able to use firepower, but now, he had no other choice, unless he wanted to crash headlong into the reef along the burning island.

"Each ship turns its course in turn......"

Huang Zhong, who was expressionless, ordered to turn two points to starboard to get away.

At the same time, after the big explosion in the front turret of the "Grand Duke Nikolai", the iron-faced Nebogatov, when he noticed the change in the flagship voyage of the Chinese, he realized almost immediately that this was an opportunity for the fleet!

He did not have the duty to command the fleet in battle, and when he once again cast his telescope on the "Suvorov", he noticed that it had lost its combat effectiveness.

Where is the commander?

What's next?

Now, the Chinese have completely gained the upper hand, because the fleet in the strait has fallen into a situation where they cannot fight and run, but now the Chinese are adjusting the course, and they want to continue to maintain control of the "t" prefix.

Having confirmed that it was impossible to get in touch with the commander, it was at this moment that Nebogatov made a decision.

"Raise the flagship!"

"Target, Archduke George!"

After giving the order to turn, Huang Zhongying once again stared at the battleship "Grand Duke George", which had just raised its flagship flag, and sank the enemy's flagship more effectively than sinking other warships, which could not only interfere with the enemy's fleet command, but also affect the enemy's morale.

For Huang Zhongying, at this time, he has already tasted the taste of victory, and all that remains is the time to continue to expand the fruits of victory, no matter what, under the glorious results of heavy damage and sinking of one, he is enough to make the world remember this naval battle and the commander of the naval battle.

In fact, from the very beginning, this naval battle was enough to be included in the textbooks, the Northeast Navy carried out thousands of shooting tests, and even through the shooting of their own warships, so that they have the most scientific artillery data of this era, and these data determine the armor thickness and tactics of the Northeast Navy warships, at the beginning, the cruiser fleet in addition to seizing the T-word, also cleverly maintained a distance from the Russian army. So that the Russian Navy, which used old armor-piercing shells at a distance of about 10 km, simply could not penetrate the armor of Chinese warships, as for high-explosive shells...... The power of the high-explosive shells of the Russians is really not worth mentioning. The naval battle lasted for an hour, but Huang Zhongying commanded the fleet like a monkey, skillfully maneuvered, maintained a distance from the Russian fleet, and used new armor-piercing shells to inflict heavy damage on the Second Pacific Fleet at a long distance.

And now, when the fleet had to turn around to keep the T-head, he did not let the Russians go, but ordered the other warships to attack the "Grand Duke George" with all their might.

At 14:07, the battleship "Grand Duke George" was shot for the first time, in the front of the bridge, but it did not cause major damage. The cruisers' warships fired a round of shells at each other every 20 seconds, while the battleships and cruisers of the Second Pacific Fleet fought back, and the sea in front of them was like a forest covered with barrages, and the sea was dyed yellow.

The entire sea and sky echoed with the roar of cannons of caliber more than ten inches. At this time, several destroyers of the Russian Navy repeatedly tried to attack the battle line of the cruiser. It was at this time that a convoy of thirteen destroyers appeared on the flanks of the cruiser.

The appearance of the convoy instantly raised the morale of the entire cruiser fleet, and they knew that the main fleet was about to arrive on the battlefield! These destroyers are nothing more than outposts of the main fleet!

"It's time to retreat!"

When the "Zhenbo" began to turn around, Rear Admiral Folksam once again had this idea in his heart, and the sudden departure of the destroyer fleet made him feel a sense of foreboding in his heart, and he was even more reluctant to retreat.

"The fleet has turned around! Evacuate the strait! ”

Almost at the same time as the "Zhenbo" turned its course, the ominous Furksam also gave the order. Although he chose to retreat, not realizing that the Second Pacific Fleet would give up resistance, they continued to watch over the Chinese warships with artillery fire, especially several of them that appeared to have suffered heavy losses.

At 14:38, a shell fired by the battleship "Eagle" hit a bullet hole in the upper deck of the "Dingbo", the shell exploded directly under the deck, blowing a large hole in the deck, and the fragments destroyed a boiler, and the smoke penetrated through the snorkel into the steering engine room, where the people had to evacuate, the first Chinese warship to suffer heavy damage.

However, this does not affect the big picture!

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Commander has sent a telegram that the main fleet has arrived at the Cape of Ecdos!"

"Oh!"

The telegram he received suddenly made Huang Zhongying stunned at first, and then, looking at the destroyers that arrived in advance, he seemed to guess Li Weizhong's intentions!

"2:29 a.m."

Glancing at the pocket watch, Huang Zhongying suddenly laughed, looking at the sky that seemed to be filled with gunsmoke, he knew that the outcome of this war had been decided at this moment! Staring at the fleet, which had become chaotic due to the U-turn, the corners of his lips lifted slightly.

"We won, order the destroyers to attack!" (To be continued.) )