Soot spewed and artillery fire boiled the sea.

Everywhere there were majestic ships, and everywhere there were fireballs that roared and fluttered. Crashing on the deck, the scorching waves exploded, and the sea of fire erupted; crashed into the bridge, the mast collapsed, and steel flew sideways; More of them hit the sea, the water column is optimus, the big waves are rushing, and the waves are dozens of meters away.

Thanks to the courageous efforts of the gunners of the "Chaoyong", at 13:08, a 254-mm shell fired by the "Chaoyong" finally hit the "Yoshino", and some ammunition piled up next to the gun emplacement was ignited, and the rear deck of the "Yoshino" suddenly burst into flames. A large amount of toxic smoke released after the burning of picric acid drifted away with the wind, forcing the Yoshino to interrupt the intensive artillery fire. Looking at the "Yoshino", which finally fell silent, all the officers and men on the "Chaoyong" finally breathed a sigh of relief, and under the leadership of Huang Jianxun, the pipe band, they took advantage of this time to extinguish the fire and plug the leakage. In just a few minutes of fighting, the "Chaoyong" was hit by more than 20 shells of large and small calibers, the flames were high, the bilge was flooded in large quantities, and the hull was seriously tilted.

Not long after, the "Akijinzhou" and "Naniwa" of the First Guerrilla Fleet were also hit one after another, and the officers and men of the Beiyang Fleet thundered with joy and prepared with confidence for the next round of shooting.

However, this gratifying situation lasted less than 2 minutes......

At 13:10, the "Yoshino" extinguished the fire on the rear deck, and the ship's guns began a new round of attacks like poisonous snakes awakened from hibernation! A cannonball thunderbolted through the unprotected hull of the "Chao Yong" and exploded violently inside the battleship.

In order to reduce weight, only shipbuilding steel was used in the outer layer and some key stress parts, and most of the other compartments were made of wood. After this shell exploded, the flames of the explosion met the easily burning wood, and the fire was out of control!

The water dragon roared, and the fiery snake roared. The "Chaoyong" rose from the towering clouds of rolling flames, like a huge torch surging and burning. On the cruiser "Yoshino", the officers and men of the Japanese Navy were already dancing excitedly and laughing wildly; Just now, several sailors who were crippled by the "Chaoyong" also struggled to limp out of the infirmary, watching the tragic situation of the long-awaited enemy, and venting the perverted anger and excitement in their hearts. In the command tower, Tsuboi Hangsan was even more smiling; With such a huge fire, it has been announced that there is only one word "death" in the ultimate destination of the "Super Yong", even if it is full of gods and Buddhas, I am afraid that it will not be saved!

"What did I say just now, what did I say just now? With the blessing of Amaterasu and the Emperor, the combined fleet will surely be invincible and invincible! Pingjing Hangsanzhi was complacent, and couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's only been less than 10 minutes, and a Qing warship has been completely destroyed by us!" The United Fleet is full of blessings, and the rise of the Great Japanese Empire is just around the corner! ”

"Wow!" The cannonballs roared and slammed into the sea next to the Yoshino, sending silver pillars into the sky and white waves swaying. Tsuboi Kozo turned his head to look, only to see that the main gun muzzle of the "Yangwei" striking the cruiser in the distance rolled up layers of orange-purple light, and the smoke of gunpowder slowly rose and quickly dissipated in the sea breeze. Obviously, the "Yangwei" saw that the "Chaoyong" was in trouble, and was trying its best to support the ships of the same squad with its cannons; However, due to the slow rate of fire of the old-fashioned rack guns, it was difficult to affect the ravages of the "Yoshino" against the "Chaoyong".

The corners of Pingjing Hangsan's mouth hooked up a cold sneer, and he said in a dumb voice: "This Qingguo boat, is it really tired and crooked?" Since you want to be buried with the wingman, then I have fulfilled you! ”

"Boom! Rumble! "The red light burst out, the arrogance soared into the sky, and dozens of shells were overwhelmingly shooting down towards the "Yangwei", and the waves were gushing; After a while, the cabin collapsed, and the flames soared. The disadvantage of the large number of wooden structures used by these two warships was that they were very prone to fire, and under the attack of picric acid explosives of the Japanese Navy, the fire was already uncontrollable in a moment. Against the backdrop of the fire, the faces of the officers and men of the Beiyang Navy on the two battleships were full of hatred and grief; Their skills and their will have completely destroyed all their counterparts on the Japanese battleships on the opposite side, but due to the disadvantage of equipment, the gap is too great to make up for it with human factors!

Artillery fire flew and flames burned into the air. The bow of the "Chaoyong" was completely swept away by the waves of fire, and thick smoke was billowing and gushing. Since the propeller was also destroyed in the dense rain of bullets just now, the entire battleship stopped motionless on the sea, becoming the best floating target for the First Guerrilla Fleet. On the shattered deck, the sailors braved the meteors that hit them with their heads and faces, and they were engaged in a fierce battle with the fire demons.

After receiving the news that the "Chaoyong" had completely lost its combat power and could not be saved, Liu Buyun, who commanded the overall situation on the "Dingyuan", was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, beating his chest and feet, and was heartbroken. At this moment, seven of his Chinese warships were engaged in a fierce confrontation with the four cruisers of the combined fleet, and both sides were using their own strengths to overcome the enemy's shortcomings. However, due to the gap in technical equipment, now "Super Yong" is no longer able to fight, and "Yangwei" is about to follow in its footsteps; If your own Chinese army does not open up the situation again, the outcome of this naval battle will be really unpredictable!

"Boom!" The hull of the ship shook violently again, Liu Buyun stumbled and almost fell to the ground, and the "Dingyuan" was hit by an enemy shell again, and the position where it was hit was quite close to the command tower! Before he could rejoice that the shell had not hit the command tower, an officer hurriedly ran in and said loudly: "Report, Ding Junmen was injured on the flying bridge, his right arm was burned, his left leg was broken, and he is receiving emergency nervous treatment!" ”

"Eighteen generations of ancestors of Zhenni brewing, little Japan, are you waiting to eat shit by brewing so many fast cannons!" Liu Buyun was indignant in his heart, and couldn't help but roar hysterically in the conning tower; Everyone also held back a vicious breath in their chests, and they had relatives in their hearts. In this nearly 20-minute battle, the rapid-fire artillery fire of the combined fleet was as dense as a raging storm, wave after wave, wave after wave, the ships of the Beiyang Naval Division were shot one after another, and the situation of the three large iron ships was even better, and the waterline of the several dome cruisers without waterline armor had been pierced several times, black smoke rolled, and waves of fire hit the sky. Although the Japanese battleships were also hit many times because they exposed their sides in front of the Beiyang Fleet, due to the quality of the shells, the vast majority of the shells hit by the Beiyang Naval Division only left some holes in the Japanese battleships, and did not cause any substantial damage at all. Moreover, now that the First Guerrilla Fleet has almost completely circled the flanks and rear of its own fleet, only the rear main guns of its own Chinese army can obtain the firing range of the First Guerrilla Fleet, and the support effect it can play is extremely limited.

"Liu Guanband, now even the signal flag has been destroyed by the Japanese. Unable to command, what should we do now? A staff officer couldn't help but ask.

Liu Buyun frowned, anxiously pacing back and forth in the command tower, his face gloomy and silent. The officers around him all looked nervously at the captain and commander in front of them, hoping that he could come up with a practical way to reverse the unfavorable situation facing the Beiyang Fleet at present.

After a while, there was still a mess in his head, and Liu Buyun couldn't help but grab the binoculars and look ahead again. Battle Flag Hunting. With a forest of artillery, the four fast cruisers of the combined fleet's main team, at some point, have opened a big gap with the four slow ships in the rear. Seeing this situation, Liu Buyun's mind flashed, and he suddenly yelled like crazy: "It's now!" Summoning the ship, turn left 2 compass points, increase the speed to 12.5 knots, give me full speed to rush! ”

First mate Jiang Renhui was shocked: "12.5 sections! Liu Guandao, you want to ......"

Liu Buyun didn't answer him, but laughed wildly at Ha Luha, who was taking care of himself: "Old Yidong, this is your own stupidity, but you can't blame me!" ”

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Today, ten years later, Liu Buyun, who has become the commander-in-chief of the navy, is still full of pride and happiness when he recalls the Battle of Dadonggou. Although he admits that this is a flash of thought that has not been carefully analyzed by himself, no one can deny the absolute correctness of this decision!

According to the naval drill code promulgated by the Beiyang Naval Division, the fleet marched in a double-fish column, in groups of twos and twos; When encountering the enemy, it will turn into a horizontal team to meet the enemy, and the two warships of the same squad cooperate with each other to attack and defend at the same time. After this well-known regulation, there is actually a system that each ship must follow the movement of the flagship. If the flagship goes to the east, the fleet goes to the east; If the flagship charges, the fleet will also charge!

In the face of the tense and severe situation, Liu Buyun thought of using the movement of the "Dingyuan" itself to command the fleet. At this moment, "Chaoyong" and "Yangwei" have lost their combat effectiveness; Although the Beiyang Naval Division lost a team, it was a blessing in disguise, and the speed of the voyage no longer had to be slowed down by the two old ships. Now the headquarters of the Combined Fleet suddenly broke a rift, only a little more than 2,000 meters away from itself, if it rushes up at full speed at this time and cuts it off from the gap, the four battleships that fell at the end of the team, can they still escape their palms?

Liu Buyun is now gambling on the excellent qualities of the officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division after more than ten years of training; He firmly believes in his heart that everyone is an old man who has been on the ship for more than ten years, as long as he sees the flagship "Dingyuan" turning and accelerating, he will definitely be able to react and follow the flagship to move together!

"German, it's up to you now." Liu Buyun looked at the battleship "Kaiyuan" next to him bathed in the rain of bullets and gunsmoke, and muttered.

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