"When I saw the Beiyang Fleet coming out of the rear as if it were falling from the sky, I knew that we had lost this war, and we did not expect victory, but only hoped to get out of here alive. Come on,.!" - Makanov "concentrated all its firepower on the enemy's flagship, the Pinghai. Looking at the Beiyang Fleet, which was getting closer and closer, Makanov weakly gave the battle order. Two-thirds of the torpedo boats and two armored cruisers were not on hand. There are only 5 torpedo boats and 3 battleships on his side, and a total of 12 12-inch guns have to deal with the 18 12-inch guns of the opponent's 3 battleships. Even the running speed is not enough! Makanov did not immediately send the remaining five torpedo boats to launch a decisive charge to buy time, because he knew that in Chapter 420 Makanov's response was under the dense fire net of the other side, and rushing up was just a moth throwing fire, which did not play any decisive role. So he held back, he waited, waiting for an opportunity!

"Makanov is really old-fashioned. His fleet was constantly changing direction, and the two sides were basically parallel, but the lateral spacing between the two was very small. Our main artillery firing community has been greatly affected. 3 battleships with a total of 18 guns, only 10 can find the firing range. Liu Buyun said hatefully.

"Yes, if we go a little to the right, we can get a better shot, but the speed difference between the two sides will be reduced. The other party can escape a little farther. Yang Yonglin nodded in agreement. But that's nothing. Just catch up. The shortening of the lateral distance will allow me to have a better shooting range as well. ”

"This is a departure from the plan we began to formulate, and after the distance is closer, our artillery superiority has been weakened." Liu Buyun said.

"It doesn't matter, it's enough for us to get a range of shots against the Petropav, the last of the opponents." Yang Yonglin was not greedy, he didn't think about finishing his work in one battle. It seems that the three to three have an absolute advantage, and if you count the auxiliary fleet, your advantage is even greater than that of Makanov in Chapter 420. However, there must be time to give full play to the big advantage, the place of the battle is not too far from the opponent's minefield, and if you look at the time, it is already more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and it will take a long time to destroy the opponent by simply relying on artillery bombardment, especially in the situation of pursuit. Even more so!

Adhering to this principle, the three Dante-class battleships aimed all 10 12-inch guns at the rear of the line, which was at the end of the line! Everything was as Lin Taizeng's fleet did, sideways, ranged, and then half a salvo was targeted. After the formation of a crash shot. Switch from slow to fast fire. The roar of 10 12-inch naval guns resounded throughout the battlefield, like the clarion call of the Doomsday War, which made people's hearts palpitate. The Petropav, located at the stern of the team, was enveloped by an oval-shaped drop zone, and after the collapse was over, there was a near-miss, and then a 12-inch shell hit the stern!

This is a high-explosive shell, because of the problems of the angles of the two sides, it is difficult to penetrate the main armor belt in the case of a large angle of incidence, even with an immature hood armor-piercing projectile. At the same time, considering that the Russian battleships were built relatively early, the design was not very mature, and the height of the armor belt was not enough, so it was better to use high-explosive shells to hit unprotected or lightly protected parts than armor-piercing shells! The shell successfully tore through the unprotected zone at the stern, opened a large hole of more than ten square meters at the stern, and then drilled into the hull. Accompanied by the activation of the fuse. More than a dozen kilograms of picric acid explosives were detonated in the hull. A firestorm swept across the stern of the ship. With the impact of the explosion, the cracked steel plates, bracket beams, etc., turned the entire stern of the ship into a purgatory, and a bright yellow fire dragon soared into the sky, billowing smoke rising from the stern to obscure the firing boundary of the stern cannon.

While the Russians were still terrified by the blow they had just hit, another 12-inch shell fell from the sky, and because of the angle of incidence, this shell still hit the stern. "From my vantage point, I could see a fireball passing at high speed across the stern sideline of the Peter Paplov. The shell may not have hit the target directly, or it may have grazed the side of the ship. A huge fireball then rose over the water on the starboard side of the hull. Unexpectedly, the damage to the hull from this shell was greater than from a shell that hit the hull directly, and the whole ship shook a little, followed by a slight tilt to the right. A large amount of seawater poured into the hull of the ship through the blasted hole. Afterwards, Liu Buyun recorded the second hit in the report.

"General, the Pyotr Pavlov was hit." Looking at the black smoke rising in the distance, an officer said anxiously.

"Don't panic, kid, since it's happened, then we have to face it." Makanov patted the other man on the shoulder and ordered. "Give a signal to Pyotr Paplov, just tell him to get out of formation, block between the two battleships in front, and cover the retreat of our troops. Also, the smoke canister we prepared in advance can be used. ”

"Your Excellency, are you sentencing the Petro Paplov to death?" The captain of the Navarin, Wells, said loudly. His face was full of anger and unwillingness.

"If the operation is good, we still have a chance to fight backhand, and if it fails, we can only minimize the losses of the fleet." After saying that, Makanov no longer paid attention to Wells's questioning, turned around and asked, "How long will it take for the Pearl and the Goddess to return to the team?" ”

"Although they successfully got rid of the interception of the other party, but soon, the Beiyang detachment also rushed to support the main fleet, if the Pearl wants to merge with the main fleet, I am afraid they will still have to fight with the Beiyang detachment again." A staff officer replied.

"Tell the Pearl that while they entangle the opposing detachment, send 3 or 4 torpedo boats to join the main fleet at least half an hour." Makanov thought for a moment and ordered.

In just a few minutes, Makanov laid out all the orders, and it is impossible to say that Makanov did not think of a possible predicament, as a veteran admiral. He will prepare several sets of plans for his fleet, one of which is used to deal with the current situation, his fleet is bitten by the Beiyang Fleet and cannot be shaken off! The so-called abandonment of damaged warships and a gecko tail is what those new naval officers do, and as a veteran, you will not sacrifice a capital ship in vain and gain nothing! That's not his style!

With Makanov's order, the wounded Petropavlov began to leave the formation, lying between the two fleets, and at the same time the smoke canisters prepared on the hull began to spew billowing smoke, and in the era of no radar guidance, the impact of a large number of delays on sighting was enormous. So much so that this tactic began with the 1st World War and continued to the 2nd World War!

Thank you for the reward of the book friend Songlin Pony, the first reward of this month, I am moving~~. Yesterday I didn't have as many recommended subscriptions as I did the day before yesterday, so what's going on——!!!!

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