The northeastern part of the East China Sea is close to the waters off the island of Kyushu in Japan. Two warships, one large and one small, are sailing to the east. This is the battlecruiser 'Longyao' of the Imperial Navy's broken fleet, and the destroyer 'Oichi', which became a group of them.

They had just sunk a Japanese merchant ship with a displacement of five thousand tons and were continuing to search for targets. The fast destroyer 'Yiyi' was in front, and the battlecruiser 'Longyao' was behind.

On the bridge of the battlecruiser 'Longyao', Admiral Cheng Biguang received a telegram from the Lushun fortress. Admiral Sa Zhen reminded him that the operation of the Broken Fleet had attracted the attention of the Japanese, and that the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet had sent a large number of warships to encircle them.

"Hmph, little Japan finally can't sit still? I'm going to see if they can catch us. Admiral Cheng Biguang had a sarcastic smile on his face. Although the number of warships in the Broken Fleet is small, except for the two 'Longyao-class' battlecruisers, the firepower of the other warships is also weak. However, there is one thing in common, and that is the speed of the voyage. Even the slowest of the 'Northern Seven' light cruisers were able to maintain a speed of 26 knots, and no warship could catch up with them except for the destroyers of the Japanese Navy. The Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet attempted to encircle and suppress the Chinese Navy's fleet to break diplomatic relations, but that was simply wishful thinking. If you can't beat it, it's not a problem to use the speed advantage to evacuate, right?

On January 26, the Chinese Navy's Broken Friendship Fleet made persistent efforts, sinking more than 20 Japanese merchant ships and transport ships in total, with a total tonnage of 100,000 tons. As a result of these three days, Japan has lost 300,000 tons of merchant ships and transport ships. The Japanese cabinet has repeatedly sent telegrams to the Combined Fleet, demanding that they destroy the Chinese Navy's broken fleet as soon as possible.

The commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Admiral Goro Ijiin, was under great pressure. He could only give the commander of the armored cruiser detachment, Rear Admiral Yamaya, a more severe order to complete the task as soon as possible.

Now. An armored cruiser detachment and two destroyer detachments led by Rear Admiral Yamaya are looking for traces of the Chinese Navy's broken fleet in the waters south of Jeju Island. However, in order to avoid being broken by the Chinese navy, Yamaya did not disperse the fleet, but only sent some destroyers to search around. Facing the broken fleet of the Chinese Navy, which was divided into eight groups. Yamaya's approach will naturally not have any effect. Not even a trace of the Chinese Navy's broken fleet was found, let alone sunk them.

When Admiral Ijiin Goro's stern order was delivered, Rear Admiral Yamaya had no choice but to disperse the fleet and look for traces of the Chinese Navy's broken fleet. In order to strengthen his own strength, Rear Admiral Yamaya ordered eight armored cruisers in groups of two. Each group is equipped with four destroyers. The remaining four destroyers were scattered and reported as soon as they found traces of the Chinese Navy's broken fleet.

On the morning of 27 January, two 'Kasuga-class' armored cruisers and four 'kamikaze-class' destroyers led by Rear Admiral Yamaya discovered traces of the Chinese Navy's broken fleet in the waters 50 nautical miles east of Jeju Island. This was a formation consisting of the battlecruiser 'Longhui' and the destroyer 'B-2'. This route is one of the main routes from Japan to the western part of the Korean Peninsula. Many of the vast resources plundered by the Japanese from Korea were transported back to Japan through this route. They lay in ambush on this route. More than a dozen Japanese merchant ships and transports have been sunk. However, I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet. This time, the battlecruiser 'Longhui' inevitably ran into the Japanese fleet.

"The cunning Shina people, this time they have been caught. The ships speed up, ready to sink them! "On the armored cruiser 'Kasuga'. The other major general of the mountain house yelled excitedly.

"But, General, is that a battle cruiser of the China? We have only two armored cruisers, will we be able to defeat each other? A staff officer said with some concern.

Major General Yamaya was silent for a moment, and the staff officer's words were like a basin of cold water poured on his head. Sobered him up. Although the Kasuga-class armored cruiser is the latest first-class armored cruiser in service with the Japanese Navy, its displacement is only more than 8,000 tons, and even if the two are combined, it is not as large as the battle cruisers of the Chinese Navy. In terms of armament, the armored cruiser "Kasuga" had only one 254-mm 40-caliber single-mounted gun and one twin 203-millimeter 40-caliber main gun. The armored cruiser Nisshin had two twin 203 mm 40 x caliber guns. With such firepower, against the battle cruisers of the Chinese Navy, not only is it less than half cheap, but I am afraid it will be completely at a disadvantage.

Yamaya was a little hesitant, if he fought with the Chinese navy at this time, he would probably lose. However, if this opportunity is missed, it will not be so easy to seize the Chinese Navy's broken fleet.

"Order the rest of the formations to move closer to us at once! This is a battlecruiser of the China, and if we can sink her, the Chinashi will have one less capital ship, and we will probably win this naval battle. "Major General Yamaya made a decision.

After all, the Chinese Navy only has four capital ships in total, and if it can sink one, it will undoubtedly be a great achievement!

"Yes, General." The staff officer immediately went to deliver the order. After receiving the order, the other three formations also quickly rushed to the location of the major general of the mountain house. If it is possible to concentrate eight armored cruisers to besiege one battle cruiser of the Chinese Navy, it may not be impossible to win.

On the battlecruiser 'Longhui', the captain of the ship, Brigadier General Liu Ziying, looked at the Japanese fleet that was approaching them at high speed, and thought in his heart, whether to evacuate or turn around to meet the battle.

After a little hesitation, Brigadier General Liu Ziying made a choice. Now there are only two armored cruisers of the Japanese, and it is completely possible to sink these two armored cruisers before other Japanese ships arrive, and then evacuate and look for opportunities again.

"Order the ships, get ready for battle. Let the destroyer 'O-2' take care to protect our flanks from lightning strikes by the Japanese. Brigadier General Liu Ziying gave the order.

The battlecruiser 'Ryuhui' and the destroyer Oji' then turned around and pressed on the Japanese Navy's armored cruisers Kasuga and Nisshin.

The Japanese Navy's two 'Kasuga-class' armored cruisers and four 'kamikaze-class' destroyers also completed the adjustment of their battle formations and pressed towards the 'Ryuhui' battlecruiser.

Rear Admiral Yamaya knew that the 305 mm guns of the 'Longhui' battlecruiser were much more powerful than the 40 times the caliber of the 254 mm guns and 203 mm guns of the 'Kasuga-class' armored cruisers, and that they were far superior to their opponents in terms of range and armor-piercing ability. Therefore, he ordered the formation to turn around, in an attempt to further close the distance.

During the Russo-Japanese War, the distance between the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy and the Russian Navy was shortened to two or three thousand meters. At this distance, the hit rate of the Japanese Navy's artillery strikes is undoubtedly high. It's a pity that the battlecruiser 'Longhui' is a dreadnought, with four twin 305-mm guns of fifty times the caliber, and has extremely strong armor-piercing performance. Even at a long distance, it was guaranteed to easily penetrate the armored cruisers of the Japanese Navy.

"Fire!" When the distance between the two sides was still eight thousand meters, Brigadier General Liu Ziying gave the order to open fire.

"Boom! Rumble! "The four main guns of the battleship 'Longhui' each fired a shell, which was a calibration, and only after the straddle fire was formed, the four main guns would fire at full strength.

"Stupid Shina people, who opened fire from such a distance, wanted to hit our battleship, that is impossible. It seems that after the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the navy of the Chinese people completely declined, and even if they had advanced warships, they could not exert their strong strength at all. Command the ships to reduce to a distance of four thousand meters before firing. Major General Yamaya sneered. At this moment, the worry in his heart has dissipated a lot. In his opinion, the Chinese Navy's dreadnoughts are certainly powerful, but it also depends on what kind of people are in their hands. If it was a heroic Japanese navy, it would certainly be able to give full play to the performance of these warships. However, if it were the Chinese Navy, it would be a complete waste.

Four shells weighing more than 300 kilograms roared towards the armored cruiser Kasuga. However, perhaps because of the distance and the fact that the sailors of the Chinese Navy were engaged in actual combat for the first time, the shells not only did not hit the target, but the nearest impact point was more than 200 meters away from the target.

"Haha, stupid Shina." Seeing this, the Japanese sailors on the armored cruiser Kasuga burst out laughing. The originally tense atmosphere was also diluted.

On the battlecruiser 'Longhui', Commodore Liu Ziying did not get angry, but ordered the battleship to turn slightly, keep a distance from the Japanese battleship, and then continue to fire.

At 9:46 a.m., when the battlecruiser "Longhui" was conducting the fifth round of test firing, the nearest bomb impact point was less than 50 meters away from the armored cruiser "Kasuga".

At this moment, the Japanese sailors on the armored cruiser "Kasuga" could no longer laugh.

At 9:50 a.m., the seventh round of test firing of the battlecruiser "Longhui" successfully formed a cross-firing. Subsequently, the four twin 305-mm guns on the battleship switched to concentrated fire, raining shells on the armored cruiser Kasuga. (To be continued.) )

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