This blow sounded the horn of the Japanese ship's attack. Almost simultaneously, all the artillery on this side of the "Izumi", regardless of caliber, fired countless shells at the maximum rate of fire!

The "Zhenyuan" seemed to be drowned in an endless hail of ammunition. Shells are falling every second, explosions are happening with every breath!

Those astonishing numbers of machine guns seemed to want to shoot all the shells in one go, and the dense firing smoke once submerged the huge hull, and the swarming of small warheads, as if blowing up a hornet's nest, devoured the equally powerful opponent fiercely!

The "Matsushima", which is closely following the "Izumi", can finally take revenge on the anger that was beaten just now! The small- and medium-caliber rapid-fire guns and machine guns on this side of the ship roared and smashed out all kinds of warheads. Among them, a 120mm grenade loaded with "Shimose Gunpowder" landed on the "Jinen" ship, causing a fire that was difficult to extinguish when it landed.

Before the "Zhenyuan" set off, it had already removed the obstructive cover on the exposed fort. Not only could the shell, which was less than an inch thick, the heavy machine guns could not stop it, but if it was hit by a large-caliber shell, the shattered steel would kill and injure those inside. It can also cause a stuffy effect.

Therefore, now they are fighting in the open air.

The fragments of the opponent's blasting grenades were mostly obscured by the bunkers around the exposed forts, but after all, some of them splashed in. The artillerymen, who were desperately loading and aiming, were killed and wounded several people in an instant!

As the fire raged, thick, choking poisonous smoke billowed in, spreading to every space of the battleship. Choked everyone so much that they couldn't open their eyes. In such cases. I want to aim and fire. It's an extravagant hope!

Fired first, hit the "Zhenyuan Ship" in front, and fell into a sinister situation of being passively beaten when landing! From a distance, it seemed as if the giant ship had been consumed by a series of explosions and raging fires.

Liu Buyun was in a hurry on the other side, and there was no way! He can't help!

If the ship follows the initial plan, the parallel distance and attitude are strictly guaranteed, and the main guns are ready for each. By the time the enemy ship comes into range, the right guns of both ships can be used against their bow and stern. This made it possible to form a combined strike of four 305mm shells.

At a distance of more than a thousand meters, the certainty of the hit is almost absolute. Even if one shot hits. It is also enough to seriously injure the opposing ship. Similar to the "Matsushima", he can stop cooking with just one shot!

And then forward, the two guns on the left side of the fire at close range, another joint effect.

Such a strike tactic could inflict heavy damage on the opponent's "Izumi" at least and two cruisers at most.

Such a good arrangement, the chain fell at the critical moment, and the "Zhenyuan" actually fired first! This is really a frustrating result, just a little bit, but the final harvest is far away!

Liu Buyun clenched the saber at his waist anxiously. His eyes stared at the "Hequan" without blinking, until the "Dingyuan" finally reached the predetermined angle and distance. He shouted: "Hit! ”

"Boom!"

The cannon on the right exploded!

In the next moment, a shell hit the bow side of the "Izumi"! The twin 20mm rapid-fire gun, which was frantically erupting shells, was shattered!

The hull armor underneath it is shattered and penetrated by the kinetic energy of the heavy shells at close range, and the warhead and time-delay tube made with modern technology ensure that it explodes again when it hits the ship's hold, producing the maximum destructive effect.

The "Izumi" was hit by dozens of pounds of high-explosive from the warhead, and it made a brutal crash from its heart. In addition to the secondary cannon that turned into fragments flying into the sky, the adjacent foremast also broke its foundation! Not far from the command tower, there were countless steel fragments that were carried by the violent impact, and a bunch of crew members, including Ito Yuhiro, were blown all over the ground by the air waves, and their heads were broken and bleeding!

The power of the explosion was so amazing that it not only tore a large hole in the left side of the "Izumi", but also destroyed the hull structure within a radius of 10 meters. The huge vibration caused the power system to be greatly disturbed, and the huge hull, as if it was about to lose control, twisted to the right and lost course.

In this moment, all kinds of small-caliber gun positions in other places have been staggered, let alone fire, and it is difficult to stand firm!

Another 305mm shell missed in the shock and slashed across the bow of the ship, and the explosion at close range set off a thick column of water and slammed into the forward turret, a cable cut by fragments and pulled back like a whip.

The density of shells fired at the "Zhenyuan" dropped by more than half. But the ship was still powerless to fight back, and the fire on the deck alone made them unable to clean it up. Even if there were preparations, they could not withstand the damage caused by the explosion of artillery shells at close range.

The sudden right turn of the rudder of the "Izumi" brought about a series of reactions. The "Matsushima" thought that this was deliberately done by the flagship, and hurriedly followed up, accelerated the maneuver to open up the distance, and the rest of the warships did the same, twisting a huge S-shape on the sea surface.

However, before maneuvering, they still did not forget to give the "Zhenyuan" a blast of artillery fire first, including the "Chiyoda" in the rear and the "Itsukushima" and "Hashidate" in the follow-up, all of which were more or less ruthless with artillery.

With the two sides so close to each other, there was no way to dodge. The nimble front-side shell is fired at a density of hundreds of rounds per minute! The Japanese were determined to destroy the two ironclad ships, ignoring the other cruisers looming in the rear, and concentrated all the shells on the nearest "Zhenyuan".

"Dingyuan" was a success, Liu Buyun was overjoyed, clapped his hands and shouted: "Good fight!" That's it! ”

He thought that there would be another chance to open fire, but suddenly the enemy in front of him suddenly turned right and maneuvered, making an evasive gesture, which disrupted the previous angle preset deployment. It also makes the possible angle of fire in the calculation uncertain.

But "Dingyuan" can't move! It's hard to spell out such a speed, he can't slow down and turn to accommodate the gun position, so that there will be no ten minutes to get a disadvantage when he comes and go, and when the time comes, he doesn't know how many cannons he will suffer!

The sudden maneuver of the "Izumi" was quickly corrected, and Ito, who had come to his senses, looked back in a hurry, and the rest of the battleships also twisted, and his nose was almost crooked! I scolded in my heart: "A group of pigs! Can't you see that this ship is an accident? How can the course that has already been determined be changed arbitrarily! I don't know what to say! ”

The matter has already come out, and it is useless to scold. Besides, his command level is actually just like that, who could have imagined a bit of an unexpected situation when he was about to fight?

But it's not all bad, there are some benefits. He turned back again, and the angle at which the arc cut the path of the Beiyang Fleet changed to a more favorable side for firepower.

And, with the dense and compact column formation, maneuvering and changing direction, a wide air attack was given up in the rear. The two ships "Qiujinzhou" and "Sina Speed", which were cruising in the back, took the opportunity to kill in!

Their mission is to seize the opportunity to approach the key target of destruction! The key is the 10 152mm rapid-fire guns, which are replaced with the powerful Shimose gun-charge warhead, which has greatly improved its armor-piercing ability and explosive damage!

Coupled with the four guns of the "Qiujinzhou", the amount of high-power ammunition delivered alone is enough to exceed the total number of large and medium-caliber artillery pieces of the entire Beiyang Naval Division!

If the first two are still alive, the firepower of their four warships will not be a problem to sweep the Beiyang Fleet. But who let Yang Hao be there? It's bound to be an unpleasant battle!

"Sina Speed" and "Qiujinzhou", the two ships at a speed of 17.5 knots, suddenly killed from a distance. Sticking to the tail of the "Hashidate", with the help of its hull cover, suddenly, a string of high-explosive grenades hula smashed towards the "Zhenyuan"!

Their speed and angle were dangerous, as if they were about to hit each other headfirst. But as long as you look carefully, you can find that its angle will pass by without danger, but when approaching the "Dingyuan", extremely dangerous close-range friction may occur!

But at this time, the Japanese ships seemed to be out of the way. A cannon that could fire from the port side, a roaring spew of smoke and dust, and an overwhelming grenade fell densely around the "Zhenyuan" and other ships, and the explosion exploded a column of water, thick smoke, and flames, covering the sky and the sun! (To be continued......)

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