Chapter 634: Hammer Hammer Smashes Eggs
There are always some special warships in the world that will be remembered, for example, the battleship Mu Pong that Japan purchased from France in history, this French battleship purchased before the first day sank in a daze on the way back to China, for example, the battleship Bismarck, although it died relatively quickly, but it finally took Hood away. For example, the Japanese Navy's Taiho, which sank for various reasons in the first war, and Shinano, the flagship of the sea trials in service with the largest tonnage of 2 wars, sank, these warships can almost be described in one word, that is, "birth and death"! Of course, the meaning of the word here is that not long after it was made, it knelt!
And now, the two new Russian armored cruisers are also quickly in the rhythm of death, and when the rain of bullets from the three Longtai-class fast battleships completely envelops them, it is impossible for them to escape again. The opponent has a slight advantage in speed, and there are light cruisers constantly entangled, and the destruction of the Bayan-class has become inevitable, but it is a matter of time or time. The 27 main guns continued to spit out a rain of bullets, and after just two and a half volleys, the poor Bayan was the first to be clamped, with 3 water columns on the port side of the Bayan and 2 on the starboard side!
Immediately, like a fierce beast that has turned from temptation to attack, the effective shooting is over, and the Longtai is spewing deadly flames like a three-headed dog coming from hell. Rumble! With a loud bang, the stern of the Bayan suddenly seemed to be pressed down by a giant hand, and half of the stern immediately entered the water, and a huge column of smoke mixed with debris rose into the air. And after this shell hit, the Longtai fired the next salvo.
"Hell yes!" Deng Shichang, who was on Longtai, glanced at the fast battleship Longyang next to him and said a little depressedly. It turned out that Longtai and Longyang were the first to set fire to each other's flagships, and Longtai did hit the target first, but sadly. The first hit was not Longtai but the second ship Longyang, this person Deng Shichang was slightly unhappy. However, this cannonball does have a level, or luck, according to Deng Shichang's years of experience, this cannonball should have hit the wheelhouse! The Bayan's trajectory, which had been hit by a shell, suddenly became chaotic and its speed was reduced. Arc on the surface of the sea.
At this time, the Bayan struggled like a waddling beast. In the face of the rain of bullets, they were so powerless and fragile, and the six 10-inch guns were unwilling to spit flames. But in the face of this scattered shelling, the Longtai didn't pay attention to it at all, and suddenly two red lights flashed on the hull of the Bayan. Immediately, the whole battleship seemed to jump on the sea gate, and a few seconds later a loud sound was heard, and the two shells hit the Bayan's No. 2 turret like a hammer smashing an egg. Directly shredded the fragile defenses on the front of the turret. A huge shell slammed into the turret, and then the blast wave of the explosion spread throughout the turret, completely destroying the two 10-inch guns.
Although the turret was destroyed, fortunately there were no shells or propellants inside, and it was not ignited. And another shell hit the mast by mistake! The mast that was more than ten meters high was broken, and then the onlookers who were more than ten meters long jumped and swept between the superstructures of the hull, smashing a compartment into a mess, and several lifeboats were also swept into the sea. Watch your own battleship hit the opponent with 2 shells in a salvo. Deng Shichang nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, Deng Shichang suddenly felt a dazzling red light flash in the corner of his eye. Then something was thrown into the sky, "Huh? Like a turret? Deng Shichang hesitated, turned his head and looked at it, and couldn't help but be startled! That's it? Deng Shichang opened his mouth, but he didn't hear his own whisper at all. It turned out that a huge explosion came like a storm. Then there was a series of explosions. Looking up, the hull of the second ship of the armored cruiser Bayan, the Crimea, was twisted and deformed, the bow of the ship had bent a little and fell into the sea, and the latter section was still stubbornly floating on the surface of the water and refused to go down.
"The Long Fei is really lucky, it hit the ammunition depot with one shot." Ye Zusi looked at the breaking point in the front of the Crimea's hull and said, this place should be the ammunition depot of the second main turret of the Crimea. And the shell of the Long Fei just now should have directly penetrated the opponent's side chord and dome armor and then directly sent the shell into the ammunition depot under layers of protection, and the cannonball directly entered the ammunition depot, even if the cannonball did not explode, the violent impact could still cause a martyrdom, and it was generally too late to even inject water, so this is definitely a must-kill! What a real spike.
The scene of the explosion of ammunition and the shattering of the hull instantly shocked almost all the officers and men participating in the battle, and even the artillery firing stopped a little. The Russians, in particular, really didn't dare to imagine that their newly built armored cruiser was so weak, and it wasn't until the scattered debris fell on the hull of the Bayan that they woke up from a dream and realized that what they saw was true, that the Crimea was completely finished, and that in the incident just a few tens of seconds, the Crimean hull was completely broken in two and was quickly swallowed by the sea. And now, it's Bayan's turn!
After reaping the first trophy, the Longfei was not satisfied, but quickly aimed its turret at the Bayan, and in this way, the three capital ships aimed at the poor Russian armored cruiser at the same time. The Bayan is dead, this is the consensus in the minds of almost everyone, whether it is the Russians or the Chinese Navy. But it was at this time, when the rear main turret of the Bayan was scrapped. Ye Zusi ordered to stop firing.
"We have something else to do, leave the rest to the light cruiser fleet." Looking at the somewhat puzzled eyes of his subordinates, and at the same time glancing at the light cruiser in the distance, Ye Zusi handed over the Bayan, which had almost lost its combat effectiveness, to the light cruiser for disposal, on the one hand, to save shells, and on the other hand, because the performance and dedication of the light cruiser formation in this battle made him very satisfied, and it was also appropriate to count this result on their heads, something that could be solved with one torpedo, it should be easy for the brothers on the light cruiser to do this.
Soon the order was sent by telegram. Immediately, a light cruiser began to break away from the line and headed for the Bayan. In the face of the approaching light cruisers, the Bayan, which had almost lost the ability to resist, also realized that its last moment had come, and at this time, I saw a Russian sailor climb the mast with great difficulty, and then sent a signal with a flag, and then saw a large number of surviving Russian officers and soldiers come out of the cabin and run to the few lifeboats.
"They're going to sink their own battleship, but they also save a torpedo." According to a naval officer, it is simply impossible to capture the battleship, whose rudder has been destroyed, in this case. The direction is uncontrollable, how can it be possible to drive back? As for attacking these Russian officers and soldiers who fell into the water, don't say it, the Chinese Navy really has such an impulse. That was because of the atrocities and plundering of the Chinese by the Russian Army.
However, before the war, Ye Zusi specifically demanded that the Russian naval personnel abide by international customs, which is not to say that Ye Zusi did not want to do this, but because the world at sea is impermanent, it is difficult to ensure that no Chinese naval personnel will not fall into the hands of the opponent and treat the other side's crew well, which is also the practice of the navies of various countries. After all, except for the Japanese Navy, the navies of other countries basically abided by this rule, and after destroying Bismarck, the British also tried their best to save the German naval personnel, and the British destroyer was sunk after the British destroyer was sunk after the lightning strike, and the Germans also agreed to rescue the British officers and men who fell overboard.
With the opening of the sea valve, the Bayan slowly sank into the sea to accompany the Crimea, which was one step ahead. In the battle, except for one light cruiser that fled from the battlefield, all 2 10,000-ton armored cruisers, 1 light cruiser and 4 destroyers of the Fox Hill fleet were destroyed by the Huaxia Navy. And when Ye Zusi decided to continue to go north to support Lin Yongsheng, a telegram from Lin Yongsheng said that he had repelled his opponent, and the two sides immediately agreed to meet at the next meeting point.
As night fell, the First Battle of Java came to an end, and the Chinese Navy paid the price of damage to 2 battle cruisers and 3 light cruisers in exchange for the destruction of 2 Russian armored cruisers, 3 light cruisers, and 8 destroyers. At the same time, 3 Russian fast battleships and 1 armored cruiser received blows of varying severity. On paper, the Huaxia Navy achieved a resounding victory. In a short period of time, the Russian Navy will no longer be able to organize a strong force to participate in the encirclement of the Chinese Navy. So now there is a question in front of the advance fleet of the Huaxia Navy, whether to continue the fight or go back to replenish first?
Judging from the state of their own fleet, the light cruisers had to go back and correct it, although it was only entangled with the armored cruisers for a while, but the difference in tonnage and performance made these 4 light cruisers suffer. But the three main battleships under his command were in good condition. According to the intelligence, the situation on Lin Yongsheng's side was just the opposite, the two battle cruisers were beaten badly, but the light cruisers did not suffer any losses.
7 hours later, in the night, Ye Zusi suddenly noticed that several signal lights appeared in the distance, and then a telegram was sent to him, Ye Zusi finally determined that this was the Lin Yongsheng fleet that he had been waiting for for a long time, and the five fast dreadnoughts of the Huaxia Navy finally met again. Unlike the Longtai battle group, which had almost no losses, the damage on the Longxu-class armored cruiser, which was already seriously wounded, and the breach on the side of the ship told Ye Zusi what a fierce battle Lin Yongsheng had just experienced.
Ye Zusi also felt a little ashamed in his heart, Lin Yongsheng's strength was far weaker than himself, but he had to bear the blows of the opponent's two fast battle fleets, and he only sank 2 armored cruisers with strong strength in his hands, and failed to support Lin Yongsheng in time, which made him always feel a little uneasy in the face of Lin Yongsheng.
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