If the automatic stability of this destroyer is good, then it can still be saved.

When the ship moves in the water, it is constantly subjected to the force of water and wind, and these forces change the direction of the ship at all times, and the ability of the ship to maintain a stable course under the force of the current and wind without steering is called the automatic stability of the ship.

Therefore, whether the Japanese destroyer with the rudder blown off can maintain stability in the river depends on its automatic stability, but unfortunately, the automatic stability is determined by the structure and shape of the hull.

Lin Yuan saw that the destroyer had lost power and was floating on the water like a huge target, so he ordered: Concentrate artillery fire and go all out to destroy this destroyer!

The artillery fire of the shore battery became more intense, and soon a large hole was blown open near the starboard waterline, and the ship continued to enter the water as it rolled sideways, gradually tilting towards the starboard side of the city, and the captain of the destroyer hurriedly signaled to the ships behind him that he had lost power and urgently needed to tow.

The ships behind hurriedly approached, sent a small boat, and sent the cable to the injured destroyer, in order to successfully complete the work of the mooring, so the rescue destroyer must slow down, this slowdown, the shore artillery will be more relaxed, so Lin Yuan ordered, the rescue destroyer is also knocked out!

If it goes well, these two destroyers will be buried in the belly of the fish, but at this time, Lin Yuan suddenly found that a layer of white veil seemed to be shrouded in the river, and soon there was chaos between heaven and earth! It turned out that there was a heavy fog on the surface of the river!

It took less than ten minutes for the fog to cover the river like a thick cover, and the defenders on the batteries on both sides of the river bank could not see the target clearly in the fog, so they could only stop the shelling.

The Japanese fleet on the river escaped from the mouth of the river through the thick fog, and the damaged destroyer staggered away.

At this moment, Ma Zhiliang from the mountain sent a message: "Our radar can penetrate the fog and detect the position of the enemy fleet, should we attack them?" ”

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said, "Don't attack yet, let them go." ”

At about seven o'clock in the evening, it was completely dark, Lin Yuan's headquarters was brightly lit, Lin Yuan was not happy because he repelled the Japanese attack, on the contrary, because the fog rose on the river, he was still a little worried. Lin Yuan summoned Luo Rongguang and others to discuss the next actions of the Japanese army.

Luo Rongguang first said: "I think the Japanese and Russians have been frightened, and they will definitely not dare to come again." ”

Lin Yuan nodded and asked the staff around him, "What do you think?" ”

All the staff members nodded one after another, and Lin Yuan said: "The fortifications in front of our fort are very strong, if they land and attack from the front, they will definitely pay a great price, so I don't think they will give up the method of landing behind the back and attacking on both sides, and they will definitely find a way to clear mines." ”

Luo Rongguang said: "But today's results are very telling, their warships are not the opponent of our coastal defense artillery at all. ”

When Lin Yuan heard his words, his heart moved, and he thought: "The Japanese army and the Russian army must also know that their small destroyers are not the opponent of our shore artillery, so they will definitely find a way to clear mines when the shore artillery fire cannot be attacked, tonight the river is full of fog, isn't it just their chance?" ”

Lin Yuan hurriedly asked, "Which part of the boat we sent to rescue the Russian soldiers who fell into the water the day before yesterday?" Luo Rongguang hurriedly said: "It's from the water reconnaissance battalion." ”

Lin Yuan said, "Go and call their battalion commander to see me." ”

Luo Rongguang asked: "Lin Shuai has any orders, let us pass it on, why let him come to see you in person." ”

Lin Yuan said: "My order, a few words are not clear, you hurry up and let the battalion commander come to see me." Soon a black and thin officer came to the headquarters, saw Lin Yuan turn over and bowed, and said: "The last general is the commander of the water reconnaissance battalion, Pan Chi, see Lin Shuai." ”

Lin Yuan said: "Get up, let me ask you, what does the warship of your battalion look like?" ”

Pan Chi replied, "Our warship is called the 'Hundred Oars Centipede Boat', which is most suitable for sailing in the river. Lin Yuan said: "I'll give you a task, you send two boats to travel in the river, at first your two boats have to be close together, and when you have traveled for a while, you have to separate from each other, and when you are covered by fog and you can't see each other, you stop, and then write down how far away you are at this time, understand?" Pan Chi took the order, and Luo Rongguang asked suspiciously: "Lin Shuai, why did you give such an order?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "Your words remind me, if my inference is correct, the Japanese minesweepers will definitely take advantage of the fog to clear mines in the river!" ”

Luo Rongguang said in surprise: "Sailing in the fog is a taboo, the ships and the ships can't see each other clearly, once they collide, the consequences are unpredictable!" ”

Lin Yuan said: "So I asked Pan Chi to lead the two ships out of the river to see how far away they could see on the river, if the distance was not small, the Japanese minesweepers might be desperate." ”

As he spoke, Pan Chi came back and said, "Qi Qi Lin Shuai, we have already investigated clearly, and we couldn't see it when we were ten zhang away. ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "One zhang is ten feet, and in the Qing Dynasty, one foot was 0.31 meters, so the visibility on the river is about thirty meters, and the Japanese minesweeper is much larger than the hundred-oared centipede boat, and the visibility distance will be even greater, this distance is already very safe, so the Japanese army will definitely sweep mines." Lin Yuan then said to Luo Rongguang: "I guess the Japanese army will definitely dispatch minesweepers!" ”

Pan Chi said: "Lin Shuai, the officers and men of our water reconnaissance battalion are willing to go out and fight to the death with the Japanese minesweepers. ”

Lin Yuan shook his head lightly and said: "There's no need for this, in this way, I'll go out of Lu first, you guys wait here, if the Japanese minesweepers are dispatched, no one is allowed to go out to meet the enemy without my order, do you understand?" ”

Although everyone was puzzled, they all nodded one after another, Lin Yuan came out of the command headquarters, did not bring an entourage, came to Shenxian Mountain alone, walked halfway up the mountain, only to hear a muffled sound from the dense fog, Lin Yuan heard the sound of a mine explosion, he thought: "It seems that the Japanese minesweepers are really dispatched." ”

When he came to the top of the mountain, as soon as he walked into the bunker, he heard the sound of the generator "buzzing", Lin Yuan asked Ma Zhiliang: "Ma Lao, how long can our electricity last?" ”

Ma Zhiliang said: "According to the amount of diesel we brought in, it was no problem to work for 10 days in a row. ”

Lin Yuan looked into the room again, and saw a person sitting in the room, it was Li Kai, the radar operator, who turned around and said, "Captain, our radar has found that four Japanese warships have entered the river. ”

In front of Li Kai, there was a computer, Li Kai said while operating the computer: "The data bus of the radar is connected to this computer, when it is on the plane, the information detected by the radar is to be summarized on the head-up display together with the flight attitude, weapon status, and engine work information. ”

Lin Yuan looked intently at the radar display, and the image displayed on it surprised him.