The Jiyuan escaped!! When the exchange of fire reached 20 minutes, the Jiyuan suddenly waved the flag of retreat and then turned to break away from the battle column. Only one ship left Zhiyuan remained to face the three cutting-edge Japanese cruisers. "Bastard." Chen Jinhua and Kawahara looked at Jiyuan, who had escaped, and scolded at the same time. Chen Jin scolded Fang Boqian for a reason, not to mention that abandoning friendly troops on the battlefield was enough for Fang Boqian, and more importantly, this time Jiyuan and Zhiyuan sailed to cover the two transport ships, and they left by themselves, what should they do if they can't get the news? The only fate that awaits them is to be sunk or captured! That's a thousand army brothers. Looking at the Jiyuan in the distance, Chen Jin's eyes were bloodshot and he pounded the walls of the conning tower like a wounded beast. "This guy who is greedy for life and afraid of death." "Pipe tape, what are we going to do?" Liu Yinglin, the chief manager on the side, asked in a low voice. "I can't fight to death, as long as I am far away, I will never allow the army brothers to make a mistake." So there was such a scene on the battlefield, one of the battleships of the Beiyang Fleet continued to stubbornly hold on to the battle, while the other battleship, which was obviously in better condition, fled the battlefield at full speed. Kawahara glanced at the Jiyuan who was fleeing and cursed "Yaga". Jiyuan's escape has to let him revise the plan again, in order to completely annihilate the Qing fleet, he must also divide his troops, this Zhiyuan is already half dead, just leave one to clean up the battlefield, and the other Jiyuan Although the situation is obviously better, but because of the difference in its own performance, either of Takasago and Yoshino can easily catch up and sink him.

"What should I do?" A playful smile appeared on Kawahara's face, "The first Japanese samurai to sink an enemy ship." "The title is so attractive. I'm the commander of the fleet, so why can't I take advantage of my privileges here? Anyway, Yoshino and Akitsu Zhou sank one Zhiyuan and gave them their due credit, and it shouldn't be a big deal to let the other two warships clean up the mess and pursue it by themselves, right? As soon as Kawahara thought of this, he glanced at the Zhiyuan, which was still fighting, and saluted a military salute from afar, expressing his respect for the fighters. Then he ordered: "Yoshino, Qiujin Zhou continues to attack Zhiyuan, and our ship pursues Jiyuan." The Takasago then accelerated past Zhiyuan, then turned and pursued Jiyuan, who was fleeing westward.

"Kawahara wants this bastard!" When he saw the command from the Takasago, Captain Yoshino Yuyuki Kano scolded loudly. What does Heyuan want to do, it can be said that Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by! He wants to have the credit for destroying the enemy ship alone, while he can only share the credit for sinking Zhiyuan with the friendly ship. This man is so shameless and selfish. But if Lu Ye definitely didn't think about it, if he was in this position, would he do the same? However, if there is an order, it must be carried out, even if there is a dissatisfaction in the heart. What's more, although the fat is gone now, there are still bones, right? As a result, Yoshino and Akitsusu began to deal with Zhiyuan in front of them with twelve points of energy. "I hope that after sinking Zhiyuan, I can catch up with Takasago and get a piece of the pie." Shikano thought so. However, the changes that followed were really a bit unexpected to him.

"Your Excellency, look into the distance, it seems that a new ship has appeared." A staff officer on the side said loudly.

"Nani?" Lu Ye's heart tightened, wouldn't he be the main force of the Beiyang Fleet? Thinking of this, Lu Ye picked up the telescope on his chest and looked into the distance, only to see that the four small boats in the distance gradually became clear with the passage of time, and two were obviously transport ships. What are the other two? Gunboats? The only thing that is certain of Luye is that these two battleships are definitely not from the Beiyang Fleet. Except for the three cruisers that had just returned, the other warships of the Beiyang Fleet could be said to have been thoroughly understood by Japanese spies. Shikano dared to use his head to guarantee that even if he was drunk, he would be able to recognize the battleship of Beiyang. …,

"They seem to be coming at us." The staff officer shouted.

"The tonnage of this ship is more than 1,000 tons at most, right?" Shikano said as he estimated the enemy. Even if these two battleships come over, what use can they have? Together, the two ships are not as good as one Akitsuzu. At most, Yoshino and Akitsu will change their record from 1 to 3, right? Lu Ye thought wishfully, no. And 2 transports in the back! That's my record, too! Lu Ye shouted frantically in his heart. At this moment, he was even a little grateful to Kawahara Ryuichi who let him stay, if it weren't for Kawahara Ryuichi's order, how could he Luye have such a big result? Since those two ships are to be left, it is natural to have a bait. Otherwise, if after Zhiyuan sank, people would naturally not come over when they saw that they didn't fight, so Lu Ye said hello to Uemura Hikonojo and asked him to slow down the siege of Zhiyuan first and prepare to deal with new enemies.

And it was none other than Xu Jie's avant-garde fleet, the two third-class dome cruisers of the Guangdong Navy Division's Sea Dragon and Sea Tiger. The Japanese relied on their own ships and cannons, and were full of confidence. And Cheng Guangbi, the pipe belt of the Sea Dragon, is even more confident, and there are 3 5,000-ton light armored cruisers behind him, are you afraid? Are you afraid something will happen? Now the time has come to make meritorious contributions! As long as you can entangle your opponent. When General Xu's fleet arrived, the Japanese were dead, so the two fleets with different ideas began to speed up and approach, in their own eyes, the other party was a piece of meat, but who could laugh in the end, it was not necessarily.

So the two and a half battleships of the Beiyang (Zhiyuan has been beaten to half death) and the two Japanese dome cruisers fought together, as soon as they fought, Luye felt that the situation was a little out of control, the firepower of the two newly arrived battleships was still very good, the twin 4.7-inch guns arranged at the end and the single 4.7-inch guns arranged on the amidships of the hull kept spitting out shells, and the two together actually had 10 4.7-inch guns with side-chord firepower, as well as an unknown number of 3-inch rapid-fire guns. Coupled with the half-dead Zhiyuan, well, although it was half-dead, the 3 203 guns at the head and tail were still very deadly. And on his side, the Yoshino and the Akitsu Island are not as intact as ever, although Yoshino was hit by 1 6-inch shell, but the 57 guns are not less, and I don't know how Qing Guo got the picric acid charge formula, the high-explosive shell still swept the Yoshino ship enough, and Akitsu Zhou? It seems to be even more miserable, Jiyuan's 6-inch shell hit the Akushibu of Qiujinzhou, and after directly penetrating the dome armor, it exploded in the hull of the ship, cutting off a steam pipe, and the scorching steam instantly filled the nearby cabin, and many sailors who had no time to dodge were immediately burned by the high-temperature steam. No, thanks to this cannon, the speed of Qiujin Island still can't be raised, and a team of soldiers is destroying the fire. From time to time, thick smoke poured out of the breach. The consumption of ammunition on both ships was also not small. On the whole, Yoshino and Akitsuzu are not in good shape, so the two sides are really close in a short period of time.

Although the 4.7-inch gun is a little smaller, it is still powerful against the dome armor protection cruiser. Although the 3-inch 12-pounder gun is not very powerful against the dome armour, it is still good to sweep the deck. After the two new ships led by Cheng Guangbi were put into battle, the shells that split their heads and covered their brains immediately made the Japanese realize what a rain of bullets was. Although the Jiyuan and Zhiyuan guns are large, the real medium-aperture rapid-fire guns are only Zhiyuan's two 6-inch and Jiyuan's tail guns. Although the main gun has also been replaced with a new type of barrel cannon, the rate of fire is still slow, after all, these two ships do not have a complete turret structure. The fastest is 1 shot in 1 and a half minutes. Therefore, in the battle just now, it did not show much dense firepower. But now it's different, there are 10 real 4.7-inch guns on the 2 small boats opposite! The rate of fire of 6 rounds per minute is unparalleled!! The order of engagement is as follows, with Sea Dragon cooperating with Zhiyuan to fight Yoshino, and Sea Tiger fighting with Akitsuzu. …,

"The Qing people used grenade bombs!! Be careful, everyone. From time to time, the gunners who operated the 12-pounder and 3-pounder guns on the deck of the ship loudly reminded his colleague to pay attention to concealment, and the 3-inch guns on the opposite Sea Dragon were actually filled with grenade shells that were commonly used by the Army. There are more than 200 steel balls weighing 30 grams in one shell, and under the propulsion of high explosives, once hit, hundreds of steel balls radiate from all sides at a speed of more than 300 meters per second! No equipment or person without armor protection near the explosion point will be spared, and the gunner who was still alive operating the gun a second ago will be beaten into a sieve by the rain of bullets one second later!! Blood, minced flesh and internal organs were thrown into the sky and then scattered on the deck, and some people who could not bear it could not stand the bloody scene, so they covered their mouths and spit it out on the spot. It didn't take long, and there were basically no people on the gun emplacements on Yoshino that were not protected by the gun gallery, leaving behind the dead or seriously wounded, and others? I've been hiding for a long time. It wasn't just the gunners who suffered, the entire hull was also punched with holes, you know, the superstructure was not protected by armor, and after the 12-pounder shells entered the hull, the grenades continued to ricochet in the cramped compartments of the hull. Killed all the spaces within 15 meters of the point of being hit. The huge number of casualties inflicted by the Sea Dragon forced Kawahara to reassess the form. The main fire was directed at the Sea Dragon.

"Damn, more cannons on the ship is the last word." After the Yoshino turned its main fire to the Sea Dragon, Cheng Guangbi immediately felt great pressure. Although his side chord is 5 4.7-inch guns, it is not too weak. But if you are hit by the same bullet, the effect is not the same, after all, where is the tonnage. It didn't take long for a 4.7-inch shell to hit the waterline near the amidship of the Sea Dragon, and after successfully opening a big hole, it exploded in the hull, and the fire caused by the picric acid charge immediately spread in the hull, and began to spread to the 4.7-inch gun of the Hailong amidship. Another 6-inch shell that hit the superstructure successfully sent a 12-pounder gun and the surrounding gunners into the sky. However, Beiyang is not without gains. The Zhiyuan and the Sea Dragon teamed up to dumb down one of Yoshino's 4.7-inch guns and a 6-inch gun. Yoshino's slender hull was also riddled with bullet holes. The hull of the ship, which was ignited by picric acid explosives, also emitted billowing smoke, and the situation was not very good. As for Akitsu and the sea tiger? It is obvious that the sea tiger suffered, although Qiujinzhou has been damaged, but the displacement of 3100 tons and the dense artillery are not given in vain. A dense rain of bullets covered the Sea Tiger. However, this third-class dome cruiser of the Guangdong Navy Division is still holding on!!

Thank you for the book friends still snowing, the cows flying to the sky, the Huangshan Qiao, and the reward of gazing deeply. Today the author is on the road all day~~ It's a little late to update, sorry~~.