By this time, the two ironclad ships had actually suffered more than a dozen 120mm shells, most of which were bounced off by the armor, but the upper deck was also hit a few times, and the broken wooden planks scratched Ding Ruchang. The Admiral, who came up stubbornly, only made people wrap their wounds indiscriminately, and still stood still!

This courage and perseverance is that no matter how dissatisfied with him is, he really can't think of anything else. The Lord will use his life, what else do others have to say?

"Boom ——!"

A 240mm shell hit the starboard side of the "Dingyuan", and the 365mm thick ironclad fort shook fiercely, and the evil consequences of years of improper maintenance of the old hull finally appeared! An internal transverse rib cracked in response, and a crack was clearly visible on the surface of the hull!

Ding Ruchang exclaimed, not scared, but distressed! This big ship, they can't upgrade it themselves, and they don't know how much trouble it will bring to such damage.

The corners of Liu Buyun's eyes twitched fiercely, and the arm that clenched the saber trembled suddenly, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Aim!" Be sure to aim before you fire! Never in advance, remember, every shot is extremely critical, and our battleships can resist! ”

His voice, resounding through the brass pipes, resounded to every gun position, and the nervous sweating officers and sailors relaxed their nerves that were about to collapse.

Shen Shoukun, the first mate of the gun, took aim again and again from the gun, and at the moment when the bow of the ship swayed and completely stabilized, he waved his hand fiercely and opened fire!

The heavy cannon body was pushed by the recoil and then retreated, and a thick smoke spread out from the outside and backlashed in. The deafening roar made it impossible for his ears and for everyone to hear anything. But none of them bothered to cover it up. All of them stretched their necks. Look at the sea in the distance.

A blazing flame shone suddenly. Illuminate the enemy ship below and hit!

All the gun emplacements cheered and helped the cannon to reset with all their might, and the ammunition was pushed forward and ready to be loaded. Immediately after, another door was opened.

The twin secondary guns of the "Izumi" ironclad ship on the left front were shattered by the 305mm shell!

Boiling fireworks, waves of explosions. So that Ito Yuheng in the commander tower thought that he was going to be finished!

Terrible cannons, terrible explosives, is this still the hulking steel guy in their intelligence?

He didn't think much of it, because another shell exploded in the water next to the hull, and the fragments flew up, cutting the foremast cable in one piece. The sound of banging and banging is terrifying!

Immediately after, the "Zhenyuan ship" on the right was a little far away, and three shells came in a row. Two large and one small, all of them fell into the water at the nearest place.

One of the 305mm high-explosive shells exploded close to the waterline. Fragments and water pressure slammed into the waterline armor, causing visible damage, and the severe tremor caused the rivets inside to snap and fly, killing and injuring several people.

Both sides were nervously loading the shells, but the speed of one shot in two or three minutes was really too late. A minute later, Dingyuan and Hequan almost came face to face! The lateral distance between the two sides is only five hundred meters, and with the help of flashes, even two captains and commanders can clearly see who their opponents are!

They hedged too fast!

"Dingyuan" and other ships are between 11.5-12 knots, and Japanese ships have also been raised to more than 12 knots. When their main guns are loaded with shells, they all have to pass by. The previous shelling did not achieve the effect that each other needed, and both the Japanese and Liu Buchan and Ding Ruchang were anxious to catch fire!

The two ships are like fast horses and staggered stirrups, and they hedge quickly, and they are simply dead! The distance of 500 meters seems to be very wide, but in fact, at sea, at a hedge of nearly 25 knots per hour, that is the trembling of the helm, which may lead to a dangerous distance of collision!

Two minutes! Neither side has yet to load the shells, but the hull of the ship is already about to miss. After waiting for a long time, the 240mm main gun in the rear of the "Hequan" finally seized the opportunity to fire fiercely!

This is a grenade fired with black gun-powder, which hit the exposed battery of the main turret straight from the right side of the "Dingyuan ship"! The 305mm thick armor withstood the impact, but the impact caused by the explosion blinded the two newly loaded main guns!

Only the inch-thick cannon cover was torn apart by fragments, injuring three sailors inside.

But the biggest damage is to the flybridge above!

With such a ferocious impact, the bottom of the flying bridge was blown through from the bottom up, and a piece of fragment interrupted one of Ding Ruchang's personal soldiers! Several other pieces of crumbling steel cut two deep bloody cuts on him. His whole person was almost turned over by the angry waves, and he was grabbed by other personal soldiers, and he was lifted to the command tower with all hands and feet!

The stubborn Ding Ruchang finally fell under the enemy's artillery fire and did not die on the spot, which is already a great luck!

At the same time, a twin 120mm turret of the "Izumi", plus small cannons of various calibers such as 57, 47, and 37mm, fired wildly at this side! Their rate of fire was extremely high, and their shells were so dense that in one minute, they actually hit more than 30 rounds on the "Dingyuan"!

The 75mm sampan guns of the "Dingyuan", the machine guns of three calibers, and the rapid-fire guns also fired back unceremoniously, and the upper deck buildings of the two battleships were drowned in the rain of shells. Large swaths of wooden planks, and shattered steel and warheads, flying in all directions, splashing in all directions!

A few seconds after the middle gun, the "Dingyuan" also gave the opponent a hard blow with a 150mm tail gun!

At such a distance, the posture of each other is like two boxers fighting each other. The two 120mm rapid-fire guns of the Japanese ship were obviously superior, but they could not help the opponent's heavy armor, and even though they hit the ceiling, they did not suffer a single fatal injury!

And at this time, the "Zhenyuan ship" on the other side also opened fire! Another 305mm grenade, which hit its rear from the side and pierced diagonally against the port ladder! The short armored fort of the pit father showed its shortcomings at this moment, and the only weak structure in that area was actually penetrated, and the big explosion that followed successfully uprooted a twin secondary gun!

Not only that, but the violent impact tore apart the external lifeboat, almost affecting the rear main gun, and the ensuing explosion of the ammunition rack simply tore the hull open a hideous gap! Billowing smoke and flames, like a third chimney, obscured the view from behind!

At this moment, it's really a lose-lose situation.

The corners of Ito's lips trembled slightly, but he still straightened up firmly, and shouted to the worried staff officers next to him: "You don't have to worry, the enemy ship won't have time to turn around, and it will collide with our Sanjing ship!" ”

When everyone was lucky, thinking that under such a distance and impact, the other party would inevitably not be able to escape the terrible 320mm main gun bombardment, Captain Shimamura Suo reminded him of the scenery: "Everyone, don't forget that it is the Matsushima that is closely behind us!" ”

"Huh?!"

At this moment, even Ito Yuhiro is a little dumbfounded!

Although the "Matsushima" is also one of the three scenic ships, this guy's main gun is backwards! The only thing it could attack was the 12 120mm Armstrong rapid-fire guns. For the heavily armored Dingzhen 2nd ship, this thing can't be seriously injured at all.

Ito's expression became grim again!

The rear is not just "Matsushima", there is also a lightweight "Chiyoda" separating it! Which of these two ships can't withstand the other party's penetration with the main gun at such a close distance!

The most terrible thing is that the other side's shells have become high-explosive grenades, and no one knows how much damage it will cause!

Trouble.

As soon as Ito Yuheng thought of the firm one-line column, he was staggered by the opponent's two-sided attack, and fought against the bayonet fighting style with heavy armor, and the final result was a defeat for both sides!

This is completely different from what they wanted at the beginning. If you continue to fight like this, everyone will be finished.

But it's useless to be in a hurry, it takes time for the battleship to speed up, and it also takes time for them to maneuver to evade. Is it possible to have a tough fight with the big guy on the other side?

Well? Hard bump?

Ito Yuheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly ordered: "After making a mistake with the ironclad ship in front, immediately turn the rudder left and rampage the enemy formation, be sure to damage its weak ships and destroy their column formation!" ”

Maneuverability, in the final analysis, depends on the maneuverability of the battleship, and in this regard, its own warship still has a very good advantage...... He immediately remembered that in order to resist the heavy 320mm cannon, he had made the top-heavy and weakly armored Sanjing ship. What a headache!

The fighter plane was fleeting, but there was no hesitation at all.

In the midst of the stormy fire, the "Izumi" raised the flag of following the flagship's change of formation, and signaled the rear battleship. After firing a shot at the opponent, it immediately turned to the cross-cut and intercepted the battleship behind it. (To be continued......)

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