The battle has been going on for three hours, the sea surface is sparkling, and it seems that everything is calm, but the rumbling cannon sound interrupted this short calm again, a shell Suidong ship's aft waterline, 229 mm Krupp steel armor was penetrated by the powerful kinetic energy generated after the explosion, and the sea water burst into the stern compartment like a frenzied burst,

Everyone in the command room had slightly felt that the attitude of the ship's hull was changing, and the hull was gradually leaning back, and after Wu Xiaoliang learned that the armor of the stern waterline had been penetrated, he immediately asked Petrov worriedly:

"Can the closed water compartment stop the battleship from sinking?" If he couldn't stop it, he decided to order the Suidong ship to ram forward and sink the Japanese ship Settsu.

Petrov replied with a solemn expression but pretending to be relaxed:

"The whole ship has six water-blocking compartments, and after closing the water-blocking compartments at the stern, the attitude of the Suidong ship will change when the stern is filled with water, but it will not be silent, please rest assured."

The Japanese ship somehow did not continue firing after a salvo, and stopped, Petrov, of course, would not give up this golden opportunity, and immediately ordered to shoot, this time the luck of the Setzu was really good, all the shells avoided it, but the companion of the Setzu was very unlucky, a shell hit its amidship, the shell broke its main armor belt of less than 15o mm and drilled directly into the hull, unfortunately this happened to be the boiler room, a few seconds later, the Satsuma amidship had a violent explosion, At the same time, the explosions sounded one after another, and the smoke that erupted from the crack was dozens of meters high, and the sea water poured inexorably from the huge crack.

Seeing this desperate scene, the commander of the Japanese fleet of the Settsu knew that the Satsuma was finished, the shape of the shì had taken a sharp turn, and the superiority of the Imperial Navy had been leveled little by little, and this naval battle had been destined to become a battle of shame for him, under his leadership, three battleships had an absolute advantage against the Hanoi captured by the Shina people, and one was sunk, and one was heavily damaged and lost power, and the flagship of the fleet commander was also suffering heavy losses, and the ministers of the Admiralty would definitely be furious when they learned the news,

And he will become the second disgrace of the empire and the imperial navy after Ryuichi Hashimoto, and at this moment, he has made up his mind that after sinking the Kawachi captured by the Shina people, he will cut his own body to thank the emperor and save the last glory and dignity of a samurai.

The command room was once again exchanged for cheers, but there was still a faint worry in this cheer, the situation of the Suidong ship was not optimistic, the stern had been filled with water, the bow of the entire battleship was pressed upward, and the stern was due to the strict angle of inclination, the twin 3o5 mm main gun of the No. 6 turret was no longer able to shoot, and the battle-damaged team looked at the turret that had just been repaired and restored, with a look of unwillingness.

Wu Xiaoliang saw hope, the naval battle was already endless, as long as the Settsu was sunk, the remaining Asahi could only be slaughtered by the Suidong ship, and the dawn of victory had come.

"Your Excellency the Duke, sink the Settsu, and victory will be ours."

Petrov is full of admiration for the Chinese general from the bottom of his heart, naval battle is the greatest test of whether a person's will is firm, because the sinking of the battleship will mean that they will lose the platform on which they can stand, the sea will mercilessly devour them, and the enemy ship machine gun will ruthlessly harvest these Chinese sailors who have no ability to resist in the water, there is no way back, and the hope of survival, the best ending is to become a shameful prisoner of the Japanese army, in that big war, countless sailors died so tragically, what a good boy, Just like that, he was swallowed up by a failed naval battle,

And this general of the 6th Army, who has never been to sea, can still be calm and calm when faced with a desperate situation that will be sunk, even if it is difficult for sailors who have been floating at sea all year round,

At this moment of victory, the sound of the report from the microphone made everyone fall into frustration and panic in an instant.

"The No. 1 turret is ready, the target is the Settsu, and there are only 12 ammunition left."

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"The No. 5 turret is in reserve, and the target is the Settsu, and there is only 1o ammunition left."

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The artillery reserves on the Suidong ship were only enough for five salvos, but the chance of five salvos killing the Settsu, which was basically intact, and the Asahi, which had lost its combat effectiveness, was almost equal to zero.

Wu Xiaoliang put down the binoculars and was very sorry,

"Prepare to retreat, the result of any further fight is even more unacceptable than losing both." He didn't directly say that the absolute unfavorable situation of running out of ammunition and food would definitely lead to zhì, Petrov also had the idea of retreating at this time, without shells, this naval battle could not continue, although the combat effectiveness of the Settsu was basically intact, but the hull was injured strictly, and it may not be easy to pursue.

But unexpectedly, when the Suidong ship turned to intersperse and prepared to leave the battlefield, the Settsu actually dragged the seriously injured hull and chased up, after more than ten minutes of pursuit, the first three twin main guns of the Setjin in the state of high driving, came a six-gun salvo, this salvo may have set a salvo record with the highest hit rate in history, six three, however, only one hit the Suidong ship, and the other two put a big oolong that they regretted not worrying. Directly crossed the Suidong ship and hit the Asahi that lost power, and all hit the vital point, the hull exploded violently, was thrown away from the sea, and then fell heavily on the sea, the hull broke from the middle, and it didn't work.

Petrov was stunned by the scene in front of him, "What is this Japanese dwarf who is enough to raise a mother." ”

It wasn't until the sound of the battle-damaged team reporting the damage to the hull came from the microphone that it returned to normalcy, and then immediately realized the severity of the problem, the waterline armor of the Suidong ship's amidships was penetrated, forming a crack that was directly checked by one meter, if it was not repaired in time, the seawater would be poured into the third and fourth water compartments, so that the buoyancy of the seawater would not be able to support this steel giant ship with a displacement of 20,000 tons, which meant that the Suidong ship would be in danger of sinking.

In desperation, the Suidong ship carried out a retaliatory salvo on the Setjin, one of the shells hit the engine room, blew up the pipeline, and steam, flames and smoke instantly filled the entire Setjin hull, and the sister ship of the Suidong ship then lost power and could no longer pursue.

The cheers from the command cabin of the Suidong ship did not stop for a long time, this was a complete victory, in Petrov's view, the last round of salvo for this naval battle drew a perfect end, he regretted many years of wishes, and finally achieved at this moment, the sister ship of the Japanese Pacific Fleet flagship Mikasa, Asahi, was sunk in the naval battle, and the battleship Satsuma, which was highly anticipated by the Japanese military circles, was also sunk, only the ending of the Settsu is unknown, but he did not have time, due to the water ingress of the three water compartments, There is no longer a guarantee that the battleship will be able to safely reach 6 places without sinking,

An hour later, the faltering Suidong finally saw the coastline of Siberia......

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