Chapter 489: A One-Sided Battle

"Excellent! Keep turning. The next target, the battleship 'Rostislav'. "Admiral Deng Shichang is very satisfied with the Chinese Navy's performance. By now, the battleships of the Navy have sunk four battleships of the Combined Fleet, plus the seven battleships sunk by the submarine forces and the two battleships that were heavily damaged, the Combined Fleet has lost 13 battleships. Although, it is still twice as many battleships of the Chinese Navy. But one against two, it is definitely the Chinese Navy that wins.

The Chinese Navy continued to turn and formed a second battle line with the combined fleet of the Russian Navy, but the distance between the two sides was still 10,000 meters. The battleships of the Russian Navy also began to counterattack one after another. It's just that the level of their artillery bombardment is not even comparable to that of the British Navy, and it cannot be compared with the Chinese Navy. The artillery was fired at a distance of 10,000 meters, and the nearest point of impact was nearly 300 meters away.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! After the turn, the Chinese and Russian navies staggered. And all the main guns of the Chinese Navy were aimed at the battleship "Rostislav" at the forefront after the sinking of the battleship "Petropavlovsk". Dense shells, spanning a distance of tens of thousands of meters, hit the battleship 'Rostislav' fiercely.

One after another, with a sharp whistling sound that pierced the air, slammed into the sea, splashing columns of water. The entire battleship 'Rostislav' was almost surrounded inside, and the situation was quite threatening.

On the sea, Russian Marshal Aleksandrovich prepared to take a transport boat to the battleship 'Rostislav'. However, as soon as the battleship 'Rostislav' was sighted, it was surrounded by intensive artillery fire. He immediately changed direction. Ordered the transport boat to go to the battleship 'Three Saints' in the back. Obviously. He also did not think that the battleship Rostislav would be able to withstand the onslaught of the Chinese Navy.

9:50 a.m. In this salvo the battleship 'Rostislav' was hit, which was a shell fired from the battleship 'Zhonghua'. The shell hit the stern of the battleship "Rostislav" and overturned the stern main gun.

Two groups of battleships, staggered at high speed, which caused a lot of trouble for the shelling. But on the whole, the Chinese Navy still played a very strong combat effectiveness. Of course, this is not a good thing for the Russian Navy.

9:58 a.m. A shell fired from the battleship "Shenzhou" once again hit the battleship "Rostislav". This shell cost the battleship 'Rostislav'. The bow of the battleship "Rostislav" was hit, and, at a tricky angle, the shell penetrated the armor outside the ammunition depot. Dozens of shells in the ammunition depot were detonated, and the tremendous force directly blew up the entire capital of the battleship 'Rostislav' to pieces. A large amount of seawater poured into the battleship, and the bow of the battleship "Rostislav" was completely buried in the seawater. Soon. The entire battleship sank to the bottom of the sea with its bow facing down and its stern facing up.

The transport boat on which the Grand Duke Alexandrovich of the Russian Navy was traveling. He happened to pass through that area of sea and witnessed the sinking of the battleship "Rostislav", which made him stunned and at the same time, his heart was full of fear. So far, not a single battleship of the Chinese Navy has been sunk, not even heavily damaged, but only a little insignificant minor injury, but the combined fleet has sunk countless battleships, and if this continues, the battleships of the combined fleet will not be able to withstand being sunk even if there are many of them!

"Could it be that this expedition to China is really a mistake? If I had known, I would not have come to fight for this position, and how good it would have been to stay in Moscow and enjoy it! Grand Duke Aleksandrovich couldn't help but think so. It's just that there is no regret medicine in the world.

"Haha! Another one was sunk, which is very good! Full rudder left, balance with the Russian battleships, and sink as many battleships as possible while the British Navy has not yet arrived! Admiral Deng Shichang said very happily. In retrospect, there is nothing more wonderful than the sinking of one battleship after another. Watching the enemy ships continue to be sunk, this shows that the status of the Chinese Navy in the international community is rapidly improving. This is something that Admiral Deng Shichang is very willing to see.

The battleships of the Chinese Navy, making a high-speed turn on the sea, directly drew a semicircle, changed the course from east to west, kept parallel to the battleships of the Russian Navy, and then prepared to launch a further attack on the battleships of the Russian Navy. In the combined fleet, the Russian Navy is undoubtedly a soft persimmon, and killing the Russian Navy first will be conducive to the next battle of the Chinese Navy.

Grand Duke Aleksandrovich has just set foot on the 'Three Saints'

battleship, I saw that the Chinese Navy had completed the turn and rushed up at high speed. The hideous muzzle of that door made Grand Duke Alexandrovich feel chills in his heart.

"Damn, do those Chinese really think that we are easy to bully? Why has it been targeted at us? Grand Duke Alexandrovich was very aggrieved. With the sinking of the battleships Petropavlovsk and Rostislav, there were only five battleships left in the Russian Navy, and in less than four hours after the battle began, half of the battleships were lost.

"What are those damn Brits doing? Do they want us to fight alone? Grand Duke Alexandrovich was very dissatisfied. In his opinion, if the British had not urged them to join the battle, the Russian Navy would not have suffered such huge losses.

"Your Excellency, Commander of the Fleet Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons has called, asking us to join them and form a battle line with the remaining battleships to confront the Chinese navy! "A staff officer, holding a telegram, said to Grand Duke Aleksandrovich.

"Bastard! Order the fleet to speed up and move closer to the British fleet! Grand Duke Alexandrovich said helplessly. Now, there is no other way, and the Chinese Navy, relying on sheer speed, can launch an overwhelming attack on them. If you act alone, the final result will only be to be wiped out by the Chinese Navy step by step. It's just that the speed of the Russian Navy of 13.5 knots is really speechless.

Fortunately, the British fleet is also approaching quickly, otherwise, after the Chinese Navy seizes the opportunity, the Russian Navy will definitely lose one or two battleships.

At half past ten o'clock in the morning, the British and Russian fleets converged to form a battle line of 12 battleships. However, in order to maintain the formation, the speed of the battle line also dropped to 12 knots. 12 battleships, four more than the battleline formed by the home fleet of the Chinese Navy. However, in the number of main guns, it is the Chinese Navy that has the advantage. The Combined Fleet is trying to rely on this tactic to fight a naval battle with the Chinese Navy in an upright manner.

"Commander, what should we do now? The British and the Russians converged. If we continue to fight, we will have to face 12 enemy battleships at once! Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, said. In previous battles, the Chinese Navy had always used the advantage of high speed to throw off the battleships of the other part of the combined fleet, and launched an attack on the remaining battleships with overwhelming superiority.

"If we fight a naval battle with dignity, will we be afraid of them? Let them see the true strength of the Chinese Navy! Admiral Deng Shichang said confidently. The current navy is completely different from what it used to be. So far, none of the battleships of the Chinese Navy have suffered losses, and at most some of the battleships have suffered a little minor damage, which does not affect the battle. On the other hand, the battleships of the Combined Fleet were constantly being sunk. If this continues, the naval battle will soon be over.

At 10:50 a.m., the battle line of 8 battleships of the Chinese Navy was parallel to the battle line of 12 battleships of the Combined Fleet. The two sides were separated by 11,000 kilometers, and although the Combined Fleet tried to shorten the engagement distance by turning Guò, their attempts simply did not succeed. Fighting at this distance, for the Chinese Navy, there is a great advantage. They certainly won't watch that advantage go away.

"Boom! Rumble! "The roar of artillery fire sounded on the sea, and one after another shells flew towards the opponent's battleships, although there were four fewer in number, but on the entire battlefield, there was a one-sided advantage, and the Chinese Navy firmly occupied a favorable position.

In the naval battle, the four 'Qin-class' battleships each fought against two Combined Fleet battleships, namely the 'Qin Shi Huang' battleship against the 'Shengli' battleship and the 'Jupiter' battleship, the 'Prince Fusu' battleship against the 'Hannibal' battleship and the 'Mars' battleship, the 'Qin II' battleship against the 'Caesar' battleship and the 'Vitality' battleship, and the 'Qin III' battleship against the 'Pavrel' battleship and the 'Gangut' battleship. The four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were one-on-one with the remaining four battleships of the Combined Fleet, namely the 'Zhonghua' battleship against the 'Three Saints' battleship, the 'Yanhuang' battleship against the 'Catherine II' battleship, and the 'Huaxia' battleship against 'Georgi? The battleship Pobedonosets, the battleship Shenzhou against the battleship Sinop.

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