The melee between the light warships of the two sides was like a thunderstorm in summer, it came quickly, and the fighting was fierce, but it went faster, and in the case of close fire from a large number of rapid-fire guns, or even in hand-to-hand combat, whether it was a light cruiser or a torpedo boat, in the rain of bullets, it was like ice cubes in a boiling hot pot, and in a very short time they either withdrew from the battlefield or were smashed to pieces. What's more, the capital ships behind also came with a few shots from time to time, which made this melee end faster. However, although the time was short, the Russian light cruisers still succeeded in hindering the pace of the Chinese Navy's blockade. The two seventh-level fast battleships had already taken advantage of this precious time to break away from the battle line and had not suffered much damage.

The two provincial-level battleships successfully passed through the battle line of the Huaxia Navy before the Longtai-class battleships. Looking at the Huaxia Fast Fleet that was already located in the southeast of him in the distance, Essen felt a little proud in his heart. Lao Tzu can't beat you, can't he run away? Did a couple of light cruisers and torpedo boats easily break through the blockade of the other side soon after opening the way? At this time, after Essen's idea was to open a gap by himself, as long as Makanov's main fleet could quickly keep up with him, then he could form a T-shaped horizontal head in front of the Huaxia Navy, and even if it was not good, he could run away, and maybe he could always use the formation advantage to press the opponent and beat him hard.

"If this is the case, this time it is not a loss, although a quasi-dreadnought battleship was sunk, but the armored cruiser formation of the Huaxia Navy was almost completely wiped out, and the 3 Ninghai-class battleships were also seriously damaged. By the time the two French battleships are in place, the Russian-Dutch navy will have absolute superiority. However, the calculations of the Huaxia Navy finally came to nothing. At this time, Essen, who was almost out of danger, couldn't help but think about the future battle. What if the Huaxia Navy continues to catch up? No fast fleet. Essen did not believe that Makanov's 6 dreadnoughts would not be able to run away! No matter how you calculate, it feels like you can win!

But is it really what Essen envisioned? Joke! If the Huaxia Navy didn't even have this response, then there would be no need to fight this battle! Looking at the two seventh-level fast battleships that were prominently blockaded, Ye Zusi did not show any concern. For these two leaders in the Russian-Dutch navy, Ye Zusi wants to destroy them, but if it really doesn't work, forget it, Essen's assault spearhead is indeed very sharp! But it's hard to say whether the back is so strong!

Following the other party away from the battlefield is definitely the stupidest decision, since there are two ships that are not easy to catch, then let them run away! It's okay to block the back. And behind it are 2 Peter the Great-class fast battleships that have been heavily damaged and a bunch of patrol fish! And these warships, under the cover of lack of smoke and auxiliary warships, are quite inadequate to the 5 capital ships of the Huaxia Navy!

Just as Peter the Great and other battleships were about to take advantage of this gap to rush out of the battle, another group of mine-striking ships of the Huaxia Navy was dragged out of the battle column, and they rushed to a place about 5 kilometers away from the Russian fleet at a speed of 27 knots. And then fired a round of torpedoes at the extension of the Russian fleet's track! No hits were expected at this distance, but in order to dodge these torpedoes, the Russian battleships had to turn left, which would inevitably lead to the disarray of the Russian fast fleet, and the two seventh-level fast battleships had already rushed out. And the other ships had to turn. And once turned, in the absence of enough corvettes, the chance of wanting to break out of the city again is almost zero!

Facing the Russian fleet that was dodging the torpedo attack, more than 30 12-inch guns of the Huaxia Fast Fleet aimed at the two Russian fast battleships at the head! Flames erupted from the side of the Longtai-class battleships and Longxu-class battlecruisers, and orange fireballs and smoke instantly engulfed the five towering giant ships. It took less than 15 seconds for the rain of bullets that heralded destruction to cover a distance of 8KM, and then shrouded the two Russian fast battleships in a column of water and fire! Loud noises followed one after another, so that the Huaxia Navy didn't know how many shells had hit these two unlucky ghosts at this moment!

"In less than a minute, the surface of the Peter the Great was like a baptism of fire and steel! All of the ship's deck compartments were badly damaged. With the exception of the sturdy and cramped conning tower, everything on the surface of the battleship was shattered. The ship's strongest main turret was hit by several shells at once. The huge impact directly tore this turret into several pieces! Just one minute of hit-and-hit shooting completely deprived Peter the Great of the ability to return fire. The entire superstructure of the battleship was almost wiped out. Afterwards, a Russian officer who served on the Catherine said so.

And this was just the beginning, and then the second round of bullets continued to attack the Russian battleship, which had lost the ability to resist, and the side armor of the hull stubbornly resisted the impact of 12-inch armor-piercing shells again and again! Even if it could not be penetrated, the successive blows still caused the main armor of the battleship to crack and shift. The cracks were like scars cut by a sharp blade all over the side line, and the powerful impact force was transmitted through the armor and the back plate behind it was shattered and detached, as a result, the armor was not penetrated, but fell off the side chord piece by piece! As for the head and tail parts without heavy armor protection, they have long been sparse!

This Russia's newest fast battleship, which participated in 2 naval battles, finally could not hold on under the blows again and again, and a large amount of seawater poured in from the gaps and gaps, and its water inflow rate has exceeded the design level of Peter the Great! There was an irreversible tilt of the entire battleship, and in just a few minutes, the tilt of the battleship reached 30 degrees! Then the battleship spun around! I don't know if it was because of the operation problem or the weight of the water ingress, the Peter the Great lost its balance in an instant! plunged headlong into the sea. In just a few minutes, the battleship sank to the bottom of the sea with hundreds of Russian naval officers and sailors, and the battleship next to it did not even have a chance to be rescued! At this time, it took less than 10 minutes from the Huaxia Navy's concentrated fire to the sinking of the enemy ship!

And when the Huaxia Navy turned the focus of its attack to the Catherine, suddenly a slender guy rushed to the side of the Catherine! The armored cruiser Sealand Province accidentally blocked the gun muzzle of the Chinese Navy! The Dutch said that it was because of the cover of the more valuable Russian fast battleships, while some people believed that the unlucky Dutch armored cruiser was unable to turn as soon as possible because there was too much water on the side and the gap in sailing performance was too large, and it crashed into the muzzle of the Chinese Navy! Because later, the battleship did not cover the Catherine all the time, but tried to evacuate, but the result was the same, that is, the battleship would be torn apart by the fierce fire of the Huaxia Navy in minutes!

The Dutch battleship quickly realized its situation, and tried to flee while fighting back in vain with its few remaining 10-inch guns. Although it has a thickness similar to the Catherine's main armor belt, it has been significantly reduced in height and length. A dense rain of bullets soon overwhelmed the Dutch armored cruiser. "I suddenly saw the middle of the battleship's hull sink sharply, as if a person was hit in the abdomen by a punch, and then, the battleship did not reset, but quickly tilted and plunged into the sea, this process is too fast, from the beginning of the Huaxia Navy fire in only 3 minutes, this unlucky battleship sank to the bottom of the sea, which surprised us all!" Afterwards, Ye Zusi also expressed his doubts.

Shot in the water! After the research of the technical department of the Chinese Navy, the fundamental reason for the rapid sinking of the Sealand Province was that a shell did not detonate after falling into the water, but hit the underwater mine protection body of the Sealand Province along a straight line, and the shell easily tore apart the hull and smashed the high-elastic steel behind it, and then the power compartment exploded! A huge piercing wound appeared on the side of the battleship. Coupled with the flooding after the mine in front, the battleship finally sank immediately!

In just a quarter of an hour, the two capital ships of the Russian Navy were buried in the belly of the fish! And there are also 2 armored cruisers and 1 quasi-dreadnought, if there are no accidents, their elimination is a foregone conclusion. But at this time, the two seven-level fast battleships that had just rushed out of the city were killed again! ITS REMAINING DOZEN OR SO 274MM MAIN GUNS BEGAN TO ATTACK THE DRAGON-CLASS FAST BATTLESHIP THAT WAS IN THE HEAD! And because Ye Zusi initially focused on the remaining Russian battleships, he was a little caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the two seven-provincial battleships! Two Dutch battleships appeared just right! It forms a right angle to the course of the Longtai! And because of the blockage of the Longtai, the battleships behind did not shoot at the range!

Although he lost part of his firepower at the beginning, with the support of his numerical superiority and ultra-high rate of fire, Essen still caught Ye Zusi off guard! The Longtai was instantly enveloped in a dense rain of bullets, a ball of fire erupted from time to time on the foredeck, and the triple main turret in the bow was hit at least twice in 3 minutes! One shot blew off the middle 12-inch barrel, while the other hit the horizontal armor at the top of the turret, leaving a deep bullet mark. Although the ship's bow gun was temporarily unusable due to the shock, the heavy armor still blocked the shelling again and again. There is also a layer of highly elastic steel lining behind the turret armor to prevent the back plate from falling off, etc., and in the event of a problem with the hydraulic drive of the gun, the spare equipment can be replaced in time, although the efficiency is reduced a lot, but it is not useless.

Essen's appearance was very sudden, and the Huaxia Navy reacted very quickly, with the three Longtai fast battleships continuing to suppress the Russian fleet, while the two Longxu-class battlecruisers at the end of the line left the formation to cover the flagship. The two Longxu-class battleships quickly headed towards the rear of the two Dutch battleships, and at the same time, the 16 12-inch main guns also let out a burst of roars! And Essen naturally did not dare to fight, so he took advantage of the confusion of the Chinese naval formation to return to the Russian formation. The two sides need to adjust at the same time, so they tacitly pull a certain distance. The exchange of fire ceased for a moment.

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