"The Majesty has been sunk!" Watching the battleship 'Majesty' sink into the sea, the Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards muttered. This is the most powerful battleship in the fleet! However, it was only a short time before they were sunk by the Chinese navy, and if this continued, it would have become impossible for them to achieve a final victory.

Combined Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons was even more pale, if it weren't for Frederick, the chief of staff of the fleet? William? If Sir Richards had insisted on replacing the flagship, he might have sunk to the bottom of the sea with the battleship 'Majestic' at this moment. The thought of this sent a chill through his heart.

"Fight back! All warships, aim at the enemy's flagship, be sure to sink their flagship and avenge the 'Majesty'! "Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons roared loudly.

The remaining seven battleships of the First Battle Line of the Combined Fleet all aimed their guns at the battleship Qin Shi Huang of the Chinese Navy, but it was not so easy to hit the battleship Qin Shi Huang at a distance of 10,000 meters. After several rounds of volleys, I didn't even touch the side of the battleship 'Qin Shi Huang'. On the contrary, the Chinese Navy once again adjusted its objectives and placed the target of the attack on the battleship 'Hannibal'. Under the fierce attack of the Chinese Navy, the battleship 'Hannibal' was once again in danger.

"What the hell are the Russians doing? Why haven't they joined the battle yet, if we fail, they will only have a dead end! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons roared angrily. Now he knows very well that the strength of the British Navy alone will not be able to defeat the Chinese Navy at all, and it will only slowly sink all of them.

"Your Excellency Commander, Grand Duke Alexandrovich is calling, they will be ready to join the battle in ten minutes!" Fleet Chief of Staff Frederick? William? Sir Richards said.

On the sea, a fleet of seven battleships was heading towards the battlefield at high speed. While evading the submarine attack of the Chinese Navy, the formation of the combined fleet was completely disrupted. Later, the battleships of the Chinese Navy attacked strongly, and even allowed the Russian battleships to avoid the southwest. After more than half an hour, they finished marshalling and prepared to enter the war. Although, for the sake of Grand Duke Alexandrovich, he would very much like to see the battleships of the British Navy sunk. However, now they and the British Navy are grasshoppers on a rope, and if the British Navy is exterminated, it will be their turn next. So he had to lead the Russian Navy into battle. It's just that the performance of the Russian Navy's warships is poor, especially the 'Catherine II-class' battleships, which have a maximum speed of only 13.5 knots, which is far from keeping up with the speed of the Chinese Navy. Even if they can intercept the Chinese Navy from a short distance while the Chinese Navy is in a big war with the Russian Navy, it is obviously still a big problem to stop the battleships of the Chinese Navy.

If we say that when they learned that the Chinese Navy's home fleet was going to face a combined fleet of 29 battleships, the vast majority of Chinese Navy soldiers were still a little worried. Now, all those worries have vanished. The Combined Fleet seemed to have a huge number of battleships, but, in the surprise attack of submarines, it lost a third. The performance of the remaining battleships is far inferior to the new battleships of the Chinese Navy, and in naval battles, they can only be ravaged. Although the naval battle has just begun, it is clear that the outcome of the naval battle has already been decided, and the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia, with its huge numerical superiority, is not destined to be the opponent of the Chinese Navy.

Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy, had a smile on his face all the time. The current war situation is completely in favor of the Chinese Navy. Although, now the combined fleet is still in an absolute position in numbers. But with one battleship after another sunk, the Chinese Navy was sure to be able to slowly establish its superiority. And, it won't be too long.

"Commander, the Russians have come up, they have copied from the East Bread, and they seem to want to intercept us, and then flank us with the British!" This was stated by Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Homeland Fleet of the Chinese Navy.

Admiral Deng Shichang picked up the binoculars and looked at the second battle line of the combined fleet composed of seven battleships of the Russian Navy, which was approaching at high speed, but the slow speed of the old Russian Navy's battleships was indeed very big compared with the new battleships of the Chinese Navy.

"Humph! Is it that easy to surround us? Ordered the fleet to turn 15 degrees to the right, accelerate to 22 knots, and break out of the encirclement. By the way, give the Russians a little greeting gift. Admiral Deng Shichang said coldly.

The maximum speed of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships was 22.5 knots, and the maximum speed of the 'Qin-class' battleships was as high as 24 knots. It's just that, in order to strike at the first battle line of the combined fleet,

Only in the middle of the battle did he reduce his speed to 17 knots. If you want to throw off the battleships of the combined fleet at high speed, there is no problem at all.

Subsequently, the eight battleships of the Chinese Navy's home fleet spewed out billowing smoke, and the steam turbines were driven by high-temperature steam. Having received a strong power guarantee, the battleship sailed at high speed. The battle line of the Chinese Navy, which was originally parallel to the first battle line of the Combined Fleet, immediately accelerated, and gradually left the first battle line of the Combined Fleet behind.

"Hell, how can the Chinese's battleships be so fast, this is more than 20 knots, is this a battleship or a cruiser!" Combined Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Ser Lyons cursed viciously. With the departure of the Chinese Navy at high speed, the shelling also stopped temporarily. However, this frustrated the Combined Fleet's plan to flank the Chinese Navy.

"High speed, powerful firepower, and thick armor seem to be the direction of the development of naval battleships in the future. It's just that the Chinese are clearly ahead of us at this point. Therefore, in this war, even if we have an absolute superiority in numbers, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve the final victory! "Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards sighed.

"The Chinese really took a little advantage in the development of battleships. However, the heritage of the British Empire is not comparable to theirs. The British Empire has also begun to build new battleships, and soon, we will have new battleships, and in numbers, we will definitely have an advantage again. At that time, the British Imperial Navy will still be the most powerful navy in the world! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons affirmed. Britain has been the hegemon of the seas for hundreds of years, and it has never changed and will not change in the future. In this regard, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons was convinced.

Frederick? William? Sir Richards nodded, but this time in the naval battle, they were afraid that they would have to suffer.

At 9:20 a.m., the high-speed battle line of the Chinese Navy passed directly through the two battle lines of the Combined Fleet. After that, the Chinese Navy quickly and immediately turned around, and it happened to be in front of the second battle line of the combined fleet. All the main guns, turned around and aimed at the second line of battle of the Combined Fleet.

This position happened to be the T-shaped prefix to the second battle line of the Combined Fleet. When the two fleets staggered, the Chinese navy could concentrate its firepower and strike a fierce blow at the Russian navy entering the city.

"Aim at the battleship 'Petropavlovsk' at the front, we have a chance to shoot four salvos and sink it!" Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy, ordered.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "8 battleships, all locked onto the battleship 'Petropavlovsk'. Dense shells, under the action of huge kinetic energy, smashed fiercely at the battleship 'Petropavlovsk'.

"Damn, the Chinese have replaced us with the main target!" The deputy commander of the combined fleet, Grand Duke Alexandrovich, Marshal of the Russian Navy, looked horrified. However, in the battle just now, the Chinese Navy wiped out the British battleship "Majestic" with a few salvos! The battleship "Petropavlovsk" was not comparable to the battleship "Majesty" of the British.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells exploded around the battleship Petropavlovsk, splashing columns of water on the sea. The situation of the battleship Petropavlovsk became precarious.

At 9:25, in this salvo, the battleship Petropavlovsk did not escape again, two shells hit the battleship Petropavlovsk, one exploded on the foredeck, blowing a large hole in the foredeck, and more than a dozen Russian sailors were killed. Another shell blew off the mainmast of the battleship Petropavlovsk.

Immediately afterward, in the salvo at 9:28, the battleship Petropavlovsk was hit again, and this time, the battleship Petropavlovsk was completely killed. In this round of salvos, again two shells hit the battleship Petropavlovsk. Moreover, the places that were hit were all on the port side of the battleship 'Petropavlovsk'. In the vicinity of the waterline, two large holes of more than two meters were blown out, and between the two large holes, the distance between them was less than twenty meters.

The damage management personnel on the battleship Petropavlovsk tried their best, but in the end they had to give up. At 9:40 a.m., the battleship Petropavlovsk overturned on its side and sank into the sea. The officers and men of the Russian Navy who came to the door of the battleship only half fled. Of course, the Grand Duke of the Russian Navy Alexandrovich was the first to escape on the transport boat.