"Boom-buzz!"

Another anti-explosive grenade exploded behind the command tower of the "Hashidate"! The thick chimney was torn open a hideous gap, and a large number of fragments were wrapped in a powerful wave of flames, slamming against the outer wall of the command tower, colliding with a palpitating clang.

The fiery aura, with a suffocating fear, filled every inch of the tower.

Ito rudely pushed away the staff officers who were surrounding him, his eyes bloodshot to his left, two voices fighting in his head.

"You're wrong! Once again deceived successfully by the hateful Chinese, they simply set a vicious trap, waiting for you, a fool, to crash in and kill yourself! ”

"I'm not wrong! They are just bluffing, this is a consistent tactic, the strong show the enemy to be weak, the weak pretend to be full of heritage, in fact, they only have such a little strength. Defeat them, destroy them, and victory is still in my hands! ”

"Admit it, idiot! Wrong so many times, haven't you realized that your brain has fallen behind, the world is different, the enemies are even different, they are more cunning and powerful, hurry up and give up your place to the young people! ”

"I didn't make a mistake, and the lack of sufficient intelligence was the reason for my miscalculation, but it was not enough to lead to the failure of the zhì Yan zhòng! That's right, the power of the empire is still not strong enough, and this cannot be changed by one person's strategy! ”

The ruthless, scathing, sharp voice steadily gained the upper hand, and every word pierced Ito's mind like a bayonet.

The other is in the midst of a strong opposition, which is obviously insufficient, and is about to be completely overwhelmed little by little.

Ito was at a loss for what to do.

He has been proud and confident all his life. Hit the vital point by accident several times in a row. The pain of failure. It's not just the damage to the battleship, it's a terrible force that directly destroys a firm conviction.

He wanted to deny it, and wanted to use facts to prove that his opinion was not wrong, but he was left with very few opportunities. After the death of Shikinori Kayama, the main battle faction in the base camp was suddenly weakened, and the moderate Ito Hirobumi was already planning to win by diplomatic means.

Such a result is absolutely unacceptable!

From the beginning of the war to the present, the Navy has paid so many casualties. It also emptied the last bit of the treasury. If it did not achieve a decisive victory, it did not annihilate the Qing navy in one fell swoop, but left a big tail. A mere benefit from the negotiations would not be enough to make up for it, and more importantly, it would negate all the sacrifices and efforts they had made before.

Ito Yuhiro can't accept that result, even if he takes revenge for the director of the Kayama Shiki Military Affairs Bureau, and avenges the sacrificed naval ships and officers and soldiers, he must fight firmly and win!

If you are cowardly defeated in a small landing escort battle. What other face does he have to order others?

"Turn around and face the enemy position. Imminent attack! ”

Ito's cold shout startled the entire command tower!

Chief of Staff Dewa Shigeyuan exclaimed: "Your Excellency, you can't be so reckless! We can't tell if the enemy still has a backhand. The density of their artillery fire was too great, which was already beyond the power of all the guns of the two battleships, more like ...... There is a swarm of rapid-fire guns! Close the distance, the threat to us is even greater! ”

This is no joke! The accuracy of army artillery was very high, especially for the naval guns of this era, which had an unparalleled advantage. If the other party is just a bunch of small guns of tens of millimeters, now it seems that there are definitely 120 or even 150 calibers, and at close range, they will penetrate the main armor!

Everyone has already experienced the explosive power of the opponent's shells, which can be called very terrifying. Can't avoid it from a distance, approaching? Isn't it self-defeating?

For the first time, Ito glanced at them coldly with a sharp gaze: "Are you all scared?" So have you ever thought about it, or is this exactly the other party's strategy. First show the enemy weakness, and then suddenly use all your strength to scare for a while. If we retreat from this, it will be playing into their hands. ”

Oyama Rock is the same in this regard.

Army artillery is inferior to naval artillery, this is common knowledge known all over the world. Nothing else, the artillery is too heavy, large-caliber ones are often several tons and more than ten tons, and those over 200mm plus the gun carriage even cost dozens of tons, except for special batteries, which cannot be carried anywhere else.

Obviously, the other side has only one battery, and there is only one 305mm gun on it, and the rest is deployed on the beachhead, which can pull 150 guns over, which is probably the limit. Then you have to separate the barrel and gun carriage and pull it over slowly. Want to move? Very difficult.

Based on this, Dashan Yan also judged that the opponent's 150mm caliber cannon was the limit. At the moment, the heavy blow they encountered was more likely to be a slightly more powerful and slightly larger caliber cannon, which would not reach the size of 150.

Dewa Shigeyuan also had to admit such an opinion, after all, the other side had hit his own warship at a long distance with 150 guns more than once. That kind of terrible armor-piercing power, just five kilometers away, can definitely kill them all. But as it turned out, the hit shell was not more powerful than expected.

Or...... Is Your Excellency the Commander right?

Izuwa Shigefar was not sure, and he immediately went to see Captain Shimamura Suo, who was highly valued and trusted by him.

The two consecutive chiefs of staff have been able to entrust them with important responsibilities with great confidence, which makes Shimamura Suo feel very excited. He had actually thought about it for a long time, and made his own judgment on the opinions of the two commanders, and nodded cautiously at the moment: "If you judge by common sense, there is nothing wrong with thinking that way." But don't forget that the biggest characteristic of our enemies is that they are taken by surprise. So I think that there should be a temporary distance, at the end of our main artillery range, for uninterrupted suppression. After all, our task is always to contain and attract. ”

A word to wake up the dreamer.

Ito's confused head, burned with anger, suddenly came to his senses. That's right, the navy is not the main attacking force, they are here to escort the formation. The target is also the opponent's warship, so what's the matter if you always work land?

Don't look at the navy can run around on the sea, but once the battlefield space is limited, it will be very dangerous. Fight enemies on land, provided they can't maneuver. If people don't play with you when they see that the situation is bad, can you drive the boat up?

Ito broke out in a cold sweat. If you do as he says and crash into the reef carelessly, you'll die.

His approving Okishimamura Suo nodded: "What Shimamura-kun said is good, then follow your opinion first and distance yourself." ”

The "Hashidate" suddenly turned its rudder to the right and accelerated into the distance, and the rest of the battleships followed closely, and the cannon fire that was being fired at them suddenly fell short, blowing up a column of water.

In just a few minutes, every Japanese ship seemed to have entered an explosion and fire hell. The number of shells dropped by the 24 rapid-fire cannons was equivalent to that of the original "Yoshino" and "Akitsuzu", and it was more beneficial than the entire Beiyang Fleet.

Their accuracy is also amazing, a considerable number of shells accurately hit the hull, and all high-explosive grenades swept across the deck superstructure, causing fires, not to mention the number of anti-personnel and casualties.

was finally able to retreat and evade, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

On the coast, the artillerymen, who were already familiar with the inaccurate head fire of the Japanese ships, shouted one by one that they were sorry.

Qiu Baoren patted his thigh and shouted, "Oops, oops! It's just a little bit closer! If the little devils turn their heads, they will definitely die ugly! I've just warmed up my hands, why did I run away? ”

The requirements for firing guns on the ship are too high, and it is relatively simple on the ground because of the lack of various wave swaying values, but it takes time to get used to. There was a burst of random artillery just now, and everyone finally got acquainted with it, and this is the only way to have the high accuracy of continuous hits. However, the Japanese suddenly turned the rudder to the right, and all the advance was missed.

Yang Haiwei even sent an order to reduce the speed of bombardment, and each gun to keep firing, but it must be fired one at a time, and it is necessary to be proficient in weapon operation.

In the face of Qiu Baoren's incomprehension, he explained: "It's not appropriate to fight too fiercely now. It would take too long for their army to come ashore, and there had to be enough troops trapped here to force them not to leave. At that time, it was the opportunity to kill the killer. ”

Qiu Baoren exclaimed: "What do you mean, you actually want to eat a share of the Japanese Army?" ”

Zhang Peilun, who heard this, was startled, and then became angry and scolded loudly: "Nonsense! With less than 1,000 soldiers and horses, Israel and others actually wanted to destroy tens of thousands of Japanese troops, did they really think they were earth dogs and chickens? If you fail to stop the enemy, but instead poison the people, and even cause the heavy weapons of the court to fall, who of you can afford such a crime? ”

He did a lot of investigative work, and the Yang infantry was 1,000 people, and the rest were regimental training reserves. What kind of virtue are the regimental exercises, and the support is similar to that of the current officers and soldiers. But aren't the officers and soldiers with old qualifications still being defeated and retreated by the Japanese army?

Qiu Baoren didn't know the bottom of his heart, he couldn't trust the army gang at all.

Yang Haiwei shot back unceremoniously: "Lord Zhang, you are just a civilian official and don't understand military affairs, so don't talk nonsense in this regard, just look at it honestly." ”

Zhang Peilun was choked and rolled his eyes, but helplessly, people didn't care about his official authority at all, and when they got angry, they sent him to a small black house and locked him up, and it was useless to call.

Qiu Baoren was also arrogant, laughing: "Okay! If you say so, Qiu will believe it. Then let little Japan tremble for a while. ”

As if the range was not good, the land counterattack artillery fire gradually thinned out. In fact, they took the opportunity to transfer half of them and dragged them to another newly repaired artillery position about three kilometers south of the port, where they were erected.

The two-wing artillery positions thus formed, with twelve guns of two calibers on one side, bombarded unhurriedly at a rate of two rounds per minute. From time to time, the explosions and fireworks became clearer and clearer as the sky gradually dimmed. (To be continued......)