After only 2 hours of naval battles, because the battle lines of the two sides are getting closer and closer, the hit rate of the naval guns of both sides is getting higher and higher, and the two sides have also joined the battle with protective cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats, so that the battleships on the Northeast Navy battle line have suffered heavy losses, 10 have been sunk and 4 are seriously damaged, but the British Navy's Eastern Fleet and the Japanese Navy Combined Fleet on the opposite side are not having a good time, and even the losses of the battleships of the two countries are more than those of the Northeast Navy.

The Eastern Fleet of the British Navy has sunk the Sovereign-class all-steel battleships HMS Hindi and HMS Hood, the old man-class all-steel battleships USS Glorious and Oceanic, and the Pavreux-class all-steel battleship USS Centennial, a total of 5 all-steel battleships.

The four ironclad battleships Teuton, Mitchell, Meteor, and Purple Baoluo, with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, also sank into the sea.

In addition, there were the majestic all-steel battleship Caesar, the Sovereign-class all-steel battleship Sovereign, and the Pavrel-class all-steel battleship Pavrear, three all-steel battleships were seriously injured and had to withdraw from the battle line and withdraw from the range of artillery fire of the battleships of the Northeast Navy.

The combined fleet of the Japanese Navy sank the Kongo-class all-steel battleships Ise, Hiei, and Haruna, the Kumano-class all-steel battleships Kumano and Mogami, and the Aoba-class all-steel battleships Nishikasa, the all-steel battleship and the Yashima, for a total of 7 all-steel battleships.

In addition, Kirishima and Suzuya, two all-steel battleships of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, were so wounded that they also withdrew from the battle line and withdrew to safe seas.

The combined fleet of the British Navy's Eastern Fleet and the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy was equal to the sinking of 16 battleships, of which 12 were all-steel battleships and 4 ironclad battleships, and 5 all-steel battleships were seriously injured and withdrew from the battle. The overall losses were greater than those of the Northeast Navy.

A large reason why the combined fleet of the British Navy's Eastern Fleet and the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy lost more battleships than the Northeast Navy was that the destroyers and torpedo boats of the Northeast Navy were very powerful. In the course of the bombardment of the battleships of the two sides, both sides invariably sent destroyers and torpedo boats to launch an attack on the enemy battleships. These destroyers and torpedo boats opened the gap between their own battleships and rushed to the enemy battleships on the opposite side.

Immediately, the protective cruisers of both sides were put into the battle to destroy the destroyers and torpedo boats rushing over the enemy, and there were 48 anti-several fast protection cruisers of the Northeast Navy that were put into this naval battle, so the destroyers and torpedo boats of the British and Japanese navies rushed over and did not bring any heavy losses to the battleships of the Northeast Navy, but it is impossible to say that there is no loss at all, and the sunken ironclad battleship has the Flying Wolf, which was sunk by a torpedo of a destroyer of the British Navy. The all-steel battleship Zhen Mi was also seriously injured by a torpedo from a torpedo boat.

However, the destroyers and torpedo boats of the battleships of the British and Japanese navies rushed to the Northeast Navy, and they also achieved the result of sinking one and seriously wounding one. Most of the destroyers and torpedo boats of the British and Japanese navies were sunk by a large number of anti-aircraft fast-defended cruisers as they approached the battle line.

However, the destroyers and torpedo boats of the Northeast Navy that rushed to the battleships of the British and Japanese navies achieved very good results, mainly because the number of protective cruisers of the British and Japanese navies participating in the war was relatively small, and the number of destroyers and torpedo boats of the Northeast Navy exceeded 100.

The British Navy's Eastern Fleet's Sovereign-class all-steel battleship HMS Hindu Queen, the old man-class all-steel battleship USS Koei, and the ironclad battleship USS Mitchell, as well as the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet Kongo-class all-steel battleship USS Ise, Kumano-class all-steel battleship Kumano, and Aoba-class all-steel battleship Nishikasa. The sinking of these 6 battleships was the work of destroyers and torpedo boats of the Northeast Navy.

In this tragic battle, the protective cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats of both sides suffered considerable losses, and to the south of the battleship bombardment battlefield was the battlefield of the two sides' large fast armored cruisers, and the large fast armored cruisers of both sides relied on high speed to constantly change formations. Seize the T-prefix and bombard the opponent with large-caliber main guns, after 2 hours of naval battle. At present, 1 large fast armored cruiser of the Northeast Navy is 3 sunk and 3 seriously damaged, while 14 large fast armored cruisers of the British Navy are 2 sunk and 2 are seriously damaged. The British Navy had the upper hand in this sub-battlefield of naval warfare.

At this time, in the bridge of the all-steel battleship Prince George of England, British Admiral Bridget stood in front of the observation window with a gloomy face. He was holding a telescope in his right hand, and because of the exertion, the green tendons on his hand were bulging.

British Rear Admiral Gale, the captain of the Prince George, who was already a little pale, said in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Admiral, the losses are really too great, the Emperor of India, the Hood, the Glory, the Ocean, the Captain of the Centenni, the Teuton, the Mitchell, the Meteor, the Purple Paulo, we have 9 battleships sunk in these 2 hours!" My God! I can't believe it's true! Together with the wounded and incapacitated Caesar, Sovereign, and Pavrel, our entire Eastern Fleet was left with 8 battleships to maintain combat effectiveness, and we have to regretfully admit that our British Navy was already at a disadvantage in the naval battle. ”

Bridget's voice was also a little hoarse, this was the consequence of shouting loudly in the naval battle, "I didn't expect the Qing Dynasty to bring so many destroyers and torpedo boats, many battleships were torpedoed and sunk by destroyers and torpedo boats, and now the number of our and Japanese battleships combined is much less than that of the Qing Dynasty's Northeast Navy, and if it goes on like this, it will be a great loss, order the battle line to deflect 15 degrees to the left, and distance itself from the battle line of the Northeast Navy opposite, and then order the Ramier, Dreadnought, and Hannibal." , Revenge, move closer to us! ”

Gail said in surprise: "The Lamiy, the Dreadsome, the Hannibal, and the Revenge were all injured in the submarine attack last night, and their speed was greatly affected. ”

Bridget said: "The Ramey, the Dreadnought, the Hannibal, and the Revenge have only been affected by some speed, and the firepower above has not been affected at all, and the current situation is not so much, Rear Admiral Gale should convey my order, otherwise we will be completely defeated in this naval battle." In addition, inform the Japanese that they should transfer the 2 all-steel battleships that were also wounded last night, and we must hold on anyway! ”

In the bridge of the all-steel battleship Fuji, the flagship of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, the commander Togo Heihachiro's face was very ugly, watching one after another Japanese battleships built with huge investment sink into the sea, Togo Heihachiro's heart was like a knife, but he knew that this time he had to persevere, and he couldn't retreat with a flick of his ass like the Battle of Tsushima, behind their combined fleet, there were tens of thousands of army officers and soldiers who were landing, if there was no United Fleet and the British Navy's containment of the Northeast Navy, Then the officers and men of the Great Japanese Army who landed will definitely suffer a disaster.

Those warships of the Northeast Navy will absolutely not mind using the large-caliber naval guns on their warships to bombard the officers and men of the army who have not yet landed on the transport ship into the icy seawater, and even the officers and men of the army who have already landed will be bombarded by naval guns.

At this time, the captain of the Fuji, Jiro Takahashi, walked quickly to Heihachiro Togo, "Commander, Admiral Bridget of Britain has sent a flag informing us that the battle line will be deflected 15 degrees to the left, preparing to distance itself from the battle line of the Northeast Navy, and Admiral Bridget has ordered the four British battleships protecting the transport ship behind to move closer to the battle line!" ”

Heihachiro Togo frowned and asked, "Are the 4 all-steel battleships that were injured last night?" ”

Jiro Takahashi nodded and said: "Yes, Commander, it is the 4 all-steel battleships that were attacked by submarines last night and the British were injured, in addition, Admiral Bridget wants us to transfer the Mikuma and Fuso to participate in the battle!" ”

The Kumano-class all-steel battleship Mikuma and the Kongo-class all-steel battleship Fuso were also torpedoed by the Bayonet and Sharp Knife submarines last night.

Heihachiro Togo glanced around from the observation window in the bridge again, and the battleships that were originally in a long row on the battleline of the combined fleet were only the Fuji, Kongo, Hyuga, and Aoba, and even the 6 fast protection cruisers and 2 lightning strike teams and 12 torpedo boats that were originally following the battleships were now only 2 fast protection cruisers and 4 torpedo boats.

If it is possible, Togo Heihachiro really wants to give the order to retreat, otherwise in the next naval battle, I don't know how many warships the combined fleet will have to lose, but the current situation does not allow him to have the idea of retreating at all, otherwise what will happen to the transport ships behind, he can only hold on!

Heihachiro Togo nodded and said, "Takahashi-kun, send a signal to the Mikuma and Fuso in the back, and let them move closer to our battle line, we must hold on to this naval battle no matter what!" ”

Takahashi Jiro nodded with a stern expression, and then turned around to find someone to signal the Mikuma and Fuso, and informed the other 3 Japanese Navy all-steel battleships to prepare to deflect 15 degrees to the left, at this time, the 26th round of battleship main gun salvo of the Northeast Navy fell, and the British Navy officers and Japanese Navy officers and sailors saw together that several British and Japanese battleships were hit by shells, and the situation of the British Navy and 1 ironclad battleship looked very bad, Bursts of exploding flames rose from the ironclad battleship. (To be continued......)

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