There are British, and Yang Hao does not intend to be too prominent. He led four boats to the north to rendezvous with the "Dongsheng", slowing down behind the torpedo strike team, deliberately maintaining a lateral distance of at least five kilometers.

This kind of obvious self-preservation, even if Liu Buyun sees it, he can't say anything else. Yang Hao is not one of them after all, and it is enough to be able to help with this. The next battle will depend on their own Beiyang Naval Division.

He straightened his official hat, stared ahead with his eyes, and roared: "Victory or defeat, in one move, charge!" ”

The broken dragon flag is rising, and the inferior coal-fired boiler is burned to the highest level, driving the battleship straight forward amid the roar of the rumbling engine!

It's the way to attack, and it's the way home! They have completed the important task of escorting and transporting soldiers to land, and the results of this battle are brilliant enough, as long as they break through the barrier and return to the military port, it will be a victory!

After a short but fierce bloody battle, almost every capital ship was wounded, and every ship suffered casualties. From officers to soldiers, there is no one who does not yearn for a smooth return. But now, they must defeat and kill the enemies who stand in their way before they can break through the blockade!

Forward! Forward!

The smoke from the ten capital ships gathered together, and those who didn't know thought it was a forest fire. The turbid smoke even made the vision of Guangyi and Guang C at the back black, and they were almost out of breath!

Yang Haochang had never seen such an exaggerated pollution scene when he came here, and he exclaimed: "My mother, what are they burning, cinders?" deliberately pulling a cigarette to hide his figure, it is estimated that this is the way. Is....... ”

He decided. When his fleet is built, the coal used in it will either be bought from this world. If you buy it from here, what bastard would dare to fool people with this thing. He must be chopped into eighteen sections. It's so hateful, it's simply irresponsible!

Up and down the Beiyang system, what kind of chaos has become! They can actually collect such garbage coal, it is really incorrigible!

Inferior coal not only causes excessive smoke and low boiler efficiency, but also causes accelerated aging of the entire power system. Li Hongzhang wouldn't be unaware of this kind of problem, but he could endure it. It can be seen that the situation is out of control.

Decay and old age, and chaos that does not follow the rules can be seen everywhere. With such a system, I really don't know where to start if I want to clean it up.

Ito Yuhiro was also observing from the other side.

The scene of billowing smoke. A sneering smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to the staff officers: "You should all see clearly that our enemy is fighting under such terrible conditions. No matter how they managed to win the first attack. The battle that followed. They will still be dragged down by this! Next, let's use a resolute blow to completely destroy them! ”

"Hay! Your Excellency is wise! The Empire will win! ”

The "Izumi" charged forward at full speed, the main guns had been filled, and all the anti-personnel grenades were piled up in the gun shafts. The last attack proved that armor-piercing shells using black gunpowder were very mediocre against enemy ships. This time, it will be the main attacker, all with grenades to continue to attack at close range.

Behind it. It's still the same formation array as before. The guns of the Mikei and Chiyoda were all grenades, and some of them were filled with the secret "Shimose gunpowder". They can't even penetrate the armor. and make a fire that cannot be quenched.

The "Akitsu Island" and "Sina Speed", which had been temporarily repaired on the battlefield, still formed a guerrilla fleet and marched at high speed from the flank, forcibly cutting off the formation of the ironclad ships and the rear ships when the battle broke out. Then, concentrate all your firepower and sink the ironclad!

Yes, Ito has only one combat center this time, sinking the ironclad ship!

As long as the two ships in Dingzhen are sunk, the remaining ships are insignificant. Without those eight terrible 305mm guns, why did the Imperial Navy care about anything else?

Ito clenched his fists.

Vice Admiral Shiki Kayama sank with the ship. Such a loss was an extremely heavy blow to the Imperial Navy. As his personally appointed commander, Ito himself had the duty and obligation to avenge him and preserve the dignity of the empire.

In this battle, he can die, but he must not lose!

The two fleets were striking diagonally in a large figure-of-eight, with a top angle of nearly sixty degrees. The speed of the Japanese ship was clearly superior, and the two arrows pointed extremely clearly. Skimming the sea in a large arc, it is expected that when it arrives, it will be able to cut directly in front of two ironclad ships from 1.5 kilometers away and gain the advantage of a T-shaped formation.

The distance between the two sides is about ten kilometers diagonally, and the secondary guns can reach it by firing.

But neither of the two commanders gave an order, and they each moved forward along the trajectory in silence! Forward!

The two ships in Dingzhen were spaced one kilometer apart laterally, and the billowing smoke obscured the other eight ships in the rear that had shrunk in formation.

The main guns of both ships were fully filled. All high-explosive grenades.

Approach! Approach! Eight kilometers! Six kilometers! Four kilometers!

Jing Yuan, who was in the thick smoke, finally couldn't stand the depression and fired first! A secondary artillery shell rushed out of smoke and dust, sticking to the stern tribal water of the "Hequan", and splashed a splash.

Liu Buyun's eyebrows were upside down, and he scolded sharply: "Bastard! Who let him shoot! ”

It's useless to scold. Up and down the whole fleet, which one is not under tremendous psychological pressure? The desire to go home, the strength of the enemy, and the hard work of the night turned into a burning force, making them like a volcano on the edge of an explosion, on the verge of exploding!

This cannon was like lighting a fuse, and the ships on the right flank unanimously opened fire one after another!

Even the "Zhenyuan", after waiting for a while, finally couldn't hold it back and fired the two cannons on the right side! At this time, it was still 3,000 meters away from the enemy ship!

Cannonballs explode in the water! A few fragments splashed onto the hull of the Izumi.

Liu Buyun fell to his feet and shouted: "Oops! Why are you so breathless?! What a pity! ”

Because it was impossible to fire in a violent maneuver, each battleship set the angle of the main gun before charging. Maintain a steady course until the enemy ship enters the firing angle, striving for a hit at close range.

This is dangerous, but it is the only means that the Beiyang Fleet can take if it is unable to get rid of enemy ships because of its low speed. Because the front main gun reload speed is too slow, it is very important to strive for the first hit!

But the "Zhenyuan" still couldn't help but strike first, and the result was that the shells were empty!

The Japanese soldiers on the "Izumi" were scared into a cold sweat!

The distance of three thousand meters was enough for them to aim and hit. Once the terrible 305mm shell hits, with the armor of the "Izumi", there is no guarantee that it will not be penetrated!

It's not an unguaranteed iron lump armor-piercing bullet, it's a powerful grenade, and no one can afford it!

Thankfully, the shell fell into the water and was almost no threat.

Ito was very good at seizing the moment to boost morale, and immediately exclaimed, "See? They can no longer withstand the pressure, such a chaotic fire, the threat to us is minimal! ”

In the command room, there was a burst of relaxed laughter, even if several small-caliber armor-piercing shells hit the hull in succession, the collision was not enough to make them put away their smiles. A small shell like that, nothing threatening.

Until, a loud bang suddenly erupted from behind!

The bright flames of the explosion, the familiar sound, made Ito Yuhyun and his group seem to be pinched by the neck, and the smile froze on their faces.

It's that abominable cargo ship again, the abominable cannon! They can always do such nasty things at critical times!

Yang Haiwei used a 152mm cannon again and gave it a blow.

At this time, the "Dongsheng" retreated to a distance of 12 kilometers, aiming for a longer time, and to be precise.

The cannonballs are aimed at the rear deck of the target in an arc, specifically targeting its incomplete armor, which is vicious enough and extremely effective!

The corners of Ito Yuheng's mouth twitched, and he said indifferently with a straight face: "He can only sneak attack, and he can't kill at close range." It's just that such an attack, the ship can withstand it. Hmph, wait until we kill the two ironclads and then clean him up! ”

As long as you don't penetrate the main armor, it's easy to say.

Of course, this is also a helpless choice. Who wants to be beaten and not fight back? Yuhiro Ito is no problem!

Looking back, all his attention was on the huge opponent in front of him!

Carefully adjust the speed, carefully grasp the angle, and finally at this moment, the two sides met without avoidance!

Distance, a thousand meters! The front main gun of the Izumi, fire first! Two front secondary guns, follow up at the same time! Three grenades hit the right side of the majestic bow of the "Zhenyuan"!

"Boom!"

Two explosions erupted immediately afterward, blasting the "Zhenyuan" under the secondary guns on the foredeck into pitch black! The heavy armor resisted the impact, but the lifeboat above tumbled and rose into the air, and then disintegrated and shattered!

A raging fire, spreading! (To be continued......)