After sending out the direction of the main Russian fleet, the Kaiyuan began to withdraw quickly, while the Goddess and the Pearl continued to pursue this "voyeur"! And not realizing that they are likely to be in trouble. And Makanov didn't realize it at the beginning, but at this moment he was also full of confidence, ready to cooperate with Essen to gather and destroy the most elite cruiser detachment in the North Ocean.

And after receiving this crucial telegram from Sa Zhenbing, a Beiyang main fleet sailing at a medium speed quickly increased its speed to the maximum fleet speed of 18 knots and rushed towards the target, but at this time, the Russian main fleet, including 3 battleships and 2 armored cruisers, did not find that a huge beast was coming from behind them that was enough to devour them! The Great War is on the verge of breaking out. And one of them is still immersed in an illusory victory!

Three battleships, accompanied by a group of torpedo boats, headed for the Essen fleet. The Goddess and the Pearl finally chose to give up and continue to pursue the Kaiyuan, the latter had been seriously injured, but the good watertight compartment and strong power system allowed the battleship to still run at a speed of 18 knots, and it was not a problem to catch up, but in order to better deal with the upcoming fleet battle, Makanov needed to shrink the main force. This move played an unexpected role in the ensuing battle, allowing part of the Russian fleet to escape from Ascension. Avoided the fate of total annihilation.

After giving the order to entangle the opposing fleet to Essen, the fleet led by Makanov headed for the theater of operations at full speed. As the minutes and seconds passed, inconspicuous columns of smoke rose behind the flanks of the main Russian fleet. A huge fleet is slowly becoming clear from the sea level!

"What's that?" "Such a huge fleet, it is the main force of the Beiyang Fleet." Suddenly, there was a commotion in the Navarin's conning tower, and Makanov turned to look at the unscrupulous fleet behind him, and his face turned pale. At this time, Makanov was quite calm on the surface, but deep down he was already in fear, and he really couldn't understand how this fleet appeared in his rear when it came to the ground! Almost without further confirmation, Makanov can determine the identity of the comer, the main force of the Beiyang Fleet, this existence that he avoids!

"The fleet turned to prepare for evacuation, and the Pearl and the Goddess led the torpedo boat formation to cover the withdrawal of the main fleet from the battlefield, telling General Essen to make a detour to the open sea to evacuate." At this time, Makanov had no other thoughts, so he quickly evacuated, did his best to evacuate, and counted as many ships as he could.

After the order was given, the Pearl and the Goddess broke away from the formation and launched a decisive charge towards the main force of the Beiyang Fleet with 10 torpedo boats. The battleship formations increased their horsepower and fled in a northeasterly direction. The two Garibaldi-class armored cruisers and the two Guiyuan-class light armored cruisers of the Beiyang Fleet left the main formation to intercept the Russian lightning strike forces. The two detachments were rapidly approaching at a relative speed of 38 knots, and before the exchange of fire from the main fleet, the two detachments had already collided together!

Although the two Garibaldi-type armored cruisers in Lushun and Weihai are somewhat outdated, they still have a full chance of winning in the face of the Azov-type armored cruisers, which are large road goods. And the two Guiyuan-class armored cruisers are designed to deal with those piranha-like torpedo boats, although not big, but very deadly!

"Hit the torpedo boat first, and then suppress the patrol." Lin Yongsheng, who led the team, ordered. Four cruisers, large and small, led by the flagship Arthur, drew a graceful arc in front of the opposing torpedo boat fleet. Cut off the opponent's channel straight, and either you turn away, or you brave the ferocious artillery of the Beiyang Fleet to rush over. This direct and domineering style of play directly forced the opponent to a dead end.

After a brief hesitation, the first four torpedo boats rushed to the Beiyang Fleet, and these 500-ton torpedo boats were extremely vulnerable to the attack of 6-inch, 8-inch and even 10-inch naval guns. As long as it hits the right position, a 6-inch shell can make these small fish ineffective, and an 8-inch shell often means that this is a catastrophe. As for the 10-inch shells, even if they don't hit, a simple close miss can cause irreparable damage to them.

In the face of these self-inadequate moths throwing fire-like actions. Beiyang harvested these fierce guys with a dense rain of bullets. The first torpedo boat was hit at a distance of 4 km, thanks to a 10-inch shell. I saw a red ball of light smash straight into the front of the torpedo boat, and then the poor fellow seemed to be pressed into the water by a large invisible hand. When it floated again, only two-thirds of the hull remained, like a dead fish with its head chopped off, and the torpedo boat swung around the surface of the sea and sank into the rolling waves.

Two more torpedo boats were destroyed at a distance of 3km to 1.5km. They didn't even have time to fire the torpedo before they were torn to shreds by the dense 6-inch guns. The last torpedo boat finally released its torpedo at a distance of 1 km, and the two torpedoes drew two white lines in the sea and headed for the Weihai. But all it did was to make the Weihai turn half a compass and dodge the torpedo, and then an 8-inch shell blew the smallest fish that dared to break through the battle line to pieces. In less than 10 minutes, a lightning strike squad of the Russian Navy was wiped out. And the Beiyang detachment was unscathed!

But the desperate fight of the Russians is not for nothing. The attack of 4 torpedo boats made the Beiyang Fleet turn ahead of time. Just as the Beiyang Fleet was dealing with the Russian mine-striking ships, the Pearl and the Goddess rushed over from the stern of the T-shaped crossbow with the remaining torpedo boats.

"My lord, the Russians broke through our interception." An officer said with some anxiety.

"It's okay, turn to the main battlefield course, we'll wait for them in front." Lin Yongsheng said with a smile. He was not at all worried about the temporary evacuation of the other side, and he could even conclude that the Russian detachment would definitely go to join the main Russian fleet. Because very simply, if the Russian detachment chooses to withdraw from the battlefield, the Russian battlefleet under the attack of 3 battleships and 4 cruisers will have no chance to escape from the sky! Lin Yongsheng's fleet was not so much to intercept the Russian detachment as to entangle and consume the other side.

Therefore, Lin Yongsheng did not make a big turn to pursue the opponent's detachment, but turned to the main battlefield where the rumbling sound of artillery was heard in the distance, where the battle would ultimately determine the situation in the Far East!

At this moment, just after Lin Yongsheng and the Russian detachment had a face-to-face encounter, under the command of Yang Yonglin and Liu Buyun, the three Dante-class battleships in Beiyang had caught up with the Russian main fleet that had escaped at full speed. The war between the two sides is about to break out!

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