FOLLOW - ME - READ WEN WEN - XUE XUE - LOU LOU BUILDING REMEMBER! To say that the Russians were relatively well prepared, in the port of Batavia, the Russians did their best to maintain and replenish the warships, and a large number of supplies were sent to the secret base of Okinawa. FOLLOW - ME - READ WEN WEN - XUE XUE - LOU LOU BUILDING REMEMBER! And in order not to blind the fleet, the Russians also used a group of fast boats as camouflage reconnaissance ships to provide Makanov with information as much as possible. And this effort was not in vain, Makanov finally received vital information!

"The Beiyang Fleet has finally divided its forces!" When this news reached Makanov, a great sense of happiness almost knocked out the admiral! But then the news came that made Makanov know what the so-called division of troops to the ground meant by the Beiyang Fleet!

It turned out that after "visiting" several ports, the Beiyang Fleet found that the efficiency of all the people coming to the door was too low, not to mention the problem of the navigation of the large fleet in a relatively narrow waterway, that is, to bombard the port, it would be difficult for you to put so many warships! And in the open sea, there are still some transport ships that risk death to run out of gangs. So Xu Jie and the others discussed. It was decided to divide the fleet into 3 parts.

With the Beiyang Fleet led by Ding Ruchang as the first detachment, its mission was to attack the port. The take-out was also followed by a group of minelayers and minesweepers, as well as captured transport ships. Once they have cleared the existential threat, they will stop outside the harbor to bombard the harbor, and at the same time a hot air balloon will be raised to correct the shelling and observe the surrounding sea.

The fleet commanded by Xu Jie was the third detachment, the three armored cruisers of the Luang Weili fleet were the second detachment, and the three Guiyuan-class ships led by Lin Yongsheng were the third detachment. The two fleets operated in the open sea, on the one hand, they were used to attack Japanese transport ships within a certain range, and on the other hand, they covered Ding Ruchang's Beiyang Fleet from both wings, and the distance between the two sides was controlled at about 20 nautical miles, that is. If one side is attacked, then only one fleet can come to the aid within 1 hour.

And if you directly attack the main team of the Northern Fleet. You have the potential to be supported by two fleets in 1 hour. And in order to ensure the smooth transmission of information, the Beiyang Fleet is also equipped with some camouflage reconnaissance ships. Even the two third-class cruisers of the Guangdong and Taiwan naval divisions were unloaded with some weapons and made into high-speed notification ships! In this way, the utilization rate of the Beiyang Fleet will be very high, and the area of the blocked sea area will also be very large. At least it's much better than a bunch of ships crammed into a port.

Although he knew the truth about the so-called division of troops, Makanov decided to give it a try. FOLLOW - ME - READ WEN WEN - XUE XUE - LOU LOU BUILDING REMEMBER! Just when the Beiyang Fleet went to "visit" Nagoya, Makanov finally ran into a detachment of the Beiyang Fleet!

"The other party may be the three Guiyuan-class light armored cruisers of the Beiyang Naval Division Lin Yongsheng's department. They're chasing a merchant ship," a staff officer said, putting down his binoculars.

To the surprise of the Russians, when Lin Yongsheng saw the six Russian warships, his first reaction was not to retreat. Instead, they rushed forward. "Sink that Japanese ship. We can't take it back. Lin Yongsheng looked at the Russian fleet in the distance, and then said lazily.

Then the 3 Guiyuan-class battleships began to accelerate, and then, under the noses of the Russians, in 2 minutes, the poor Japanese transport ship was sunk! "Why don't they retreat? Could it be that Lin Yongsheng was so arrogant that he thought that only 3 cruisers could fight us? Which staff officer said in surprise.

"They just have no fear! Even if we don't have the back two ships to drag us down. I definitely can't catch up with those 3 Guiyuan-class battleships! Makanov said with fire in his eyes. Sure enough, after sinking the transport ship, the three Guiyuan-class ships leisurely made a circle on the sea, and then withdrew northeast at a high speed of 21 knots. Now it's the turn of the Russians to get worried, do you chase it or not? Chasing, you will definitely not be able to catch up, maybe the Lin Yongsheng fleet that has been reinforced will turn around and bite you, don't chase? That's for nothing! …,

"Let's go, it's not a good place to stay. Let's move away a little bit. It is estimated that the Beiyang Fleet will stay in this sea area for a while, and we still have a chance! Looking at the Guiyuan-class battleship that ran away, Makanov said helplessly, people are faster than you, what can you do? Even if it's on paper, people are still 2 to 3 knots higher than you. Not to mention that there are 2 old battleships with towing speed in the back.

The next day. The Russians were lucky to come across another Beiyang detachment, and this fleet was none other than three large armored cruisers led by Xu Jie. Looking at the approaching Russian fleet, Xu Jie smiled slightly.

"Keep your distance, let the notification ship go over and deliver the message, and let Admiral Ding prepare to receive our fleet." Xu Jie ordered, and then a quick notification ship left the formation and headed in the direction of Nagoya, while Xu Jie's fleet kept a certain distance from Makanov's fleet. The Makanov fleet accelerated to catch up, and Xu Jie retreated some distance. The two sides went around in circles on the sea!

With two old ships, Makanov's fleet really couldn't talk about much mobility. Makanov even wanted to abandon 2 slow ships outright. But this is at most just a thought, except for these 2 battleships, then Makanov's fleet is probably not enough even in the face of 3 large armored cruisers! Maybe from the data, the Russian battleships have the advantage, but don't forget, the Russian fleet has not fought a single battle!

As for Xu Jie? Time is on his side, even if the two sides continue to confront each other like this, Xu Jie can drag the Russian fleet, and let the two two fleets go on a killing spree, then Beiyang will be earned, if the Russians insist on playing with their lives, then they can move closer to Ding Ruchang's fleet. If Makanov dares to throw off the 2 battleships behind. Then Xu Jie doesn't mind fighting the Russians! As long as the opponent's power system is damaged, then when other Beiyang warships arrive, the Russian fleet with power injuries will have no way to survive at all. In this case, Xu Jie would not take the initiative to fight with the 6 warships of the Russian fleet.

"Let's go!" After half an hour of confrontation between the two sides, Makanov really couldn't describe his mood at the moment. Now Makanov really understands what a dilemma is! Instead of staring at the opponent like this, it is necessary to mention the Beiyang Fleet team that may be killed from time to time. Makanov really didn't think there was any point in waiting any longer.

"It seems that Lieutenant General Makanov is very unwilling." Watching Makanov's fleet turn away, Xu Jie couldn't help but feel a trace of pride in his letter. Anyway, my task is to sweep the coast of Japan, if you dare to come over, everyone roll up their sleeves and fight, if you are dangling on the side, then you can hang around, don't interfere with the master's affairs.

"The Beiyang Rapid Fleet has a clear speed advantage, and they can choose to engage or not to engage. It seems that the only breakthrough is the Beiyang Fleet led by Ding Ruchang. Makanov, who had been depressed twice in a row, finally turned his attention to the Beiyang Fleet itself, which was sweeping through Nagoya.

Although from the perspective of formation, the Beiyang Fleet is under the protection of two fast fleets, but the distance between the two fleets and the team is about 20 nautical miles, no matter where Ding Ruchang moves, it will increase the distance between the other fleet and him, so in terms of space, the possibility of being processed by the three fleets is not very large. Of course, once Ding Ruchang joined up with any fleet, Makanov's fleet would not have an advantage. So, Makanov put the main target of the attack on the weak ships of Ding Ruchang's fleet. As for minesweepers? How could such a small fish Makanov take it to heart?

But when Makanov was still more than 10 nautical miles away from the Beiyang Fleet, which was besieging Nagoya, a looming balloon in the sky made the Russians want to cry without tears! From the beginning of the steam age to the 1st World War, the large fleet composed of coal-burning warships was the most conspicuous target at sea, and the observation post standing on the balloon could definitely find the whereabouts of the Russian fleet at a distance of about 20KM. God knows when the two fast fleets of the Beiyang Naval Division will come over, and it is really uncertain whether the direction of attack will be their own flanks or the rear! …,

"Your Excellency, what should I do? Are we still in the past? Toyarev asked, in his eyes, which balloon floating in the air seemed to be mocking the fleet that had come from afar!

"The idea is characteristic. Let's go. Makanov knew very well in his heart that rushing forward at this time, even if he won the main team of the Beiyang Fleet, it would not be solved in 2 hours. After all, the Beiyang Fleet also has three large warships of more than 7,000 tons, and although the Russians say that the ships are strong and the guns are sharp, Makanov does not have so much confidence in his sailors. Can a rookie who has never fought be the same as a person killed in a sea of blood in a mountain of corpses?

Makanov had to admit that the opponent's detachment was quite shrewd, and the absolute speed advantage of Lin Yongsheng's fleet made it impossible for Makanov to fight at all. Xu Jie's fleet is equal in strength and speed, so that Makanov does not have a little desperate. The Beiyang Fleet led by Ding Ruchang was placed in the middle. The position was too superior so that Makanov did not dare to act rashly, even if the combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Fleet was inferior to Makanov, it would definitely not be able to outrun the Russian fleet. But no sane commander would allow his fleet to jump into such an obvious trap!

And the result of all this, that is, the Beiyang Fleet does its own thing, and the Russian fleet can only go around in circles on the periphery to play soy sauce, empty consumption of precious fuel and warships, and do nothing!

"In the static, we can't find the opponent's weakness at all, the only way is to find flaws in the movement of the Beiyang Fleet, whether it is Lin Yongsheng's fleet or Xu Jie's fleet is not a target that can be chosen, the former can slip away even if it is close, and the latter is strong and difficult to hit hard. The only option we have is Ding Ruchang's fleet, but we need a bad weather, a bad weather that can bring us close to our opponents. In his diary, Makanov wrote.

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