Whenever people commented on this battle in later generations, many people thought that Essen's decision was too hasty and too cowardly, and that relying on the Prince's excellent protective capabilities, Essen could have brought the Russian fleet closer to give full play to its firepower. At a distance of 2500 meters, give full play to the numerical superiority of the medium-caliber rapid-fire guns of the Russian fleet and defeat the opponent. But because of Essen's retreat. It is absolutely wrong to let the entire Russian fleet lose almost half of its rapid-fire artillery firepower.

But the Russian officers and soldiers who participated in the war scoffed at this view. "These guys who have never fought and can only talk on paper will only bury the entire fleet, and they have no idea how vulnerable a battleship is in the face of the blow of 12 12-inch guns! The defense of any armor against artillery depends on the distance, and the closer you get to the opponent, the closer you are to death! The protection of the Prince is not invulnerable, even if the armor-piercing bullet cannot penetrate the main equipment, it does not mean that it will not crack and fall off! It will still cause the battleship to enter the water! And more importantly, even if you get close, the Beiyang Fleet can still use the speed to keep a distance, don't forget, because of the drag of two damaged armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov, our speed is not superior! So we have to pick up the station early! A surviving Russian officer defended his chief officer in court!

Of course, these are all later words, and at this time, the fight between the two sides on the battlefield officially begins! At a distance of 4KM, the main guns of the Prince and the Russian finally fired the first salvo! HOWEVER, THE MAIN GUN FIREPOWER OF ONLY 2 12-INCH GUNS AND 5 274MM GUNS IN TOTAL IS REALLY TOO BIG COMPARED WITH THE OPPONENT'S 12 12-INCH GUNS! Coupled with the opponent's advantage in archery, the hit rate of both sides is not at all a grade!

After the Russos entered the battle, the Jinghai aimed its main fire at the Russians' only remaining armored cruiser leadership! Compared with the Prince, the protection of the Russian is still worse, and it is easier to achieve results! Less than 5 minutes after the Russia entered the battle, the Jinghai, which had completed the shooting, threw the first shell onto the deck of the Russia! Accompanied by a sharp crash and the sound of steel plates twisting and tearing. The mount of an 8-inch gun on the side of the Russian was torn apart by a 12-inch cap-piercing shell. Hundreds of kilograms of shells crashed directly into the raising channel under the 8-inch gun emplacement! Blows the bomber inside into a pile of twisted metal, which is detonated along with the shells and projectile packs on it.

The first explosion was followed by a loud bang, and an orange fireball burst out of it! The huge energy tore the entire front of the gun mount to shreds, and the upper 8-inch turret was also distorted. Then thick smoke and flames spread in the front of the battleship, and flames more than ten meters high rose into the air, but fortunately, the Russians still carried out according to the operational requirements. During the transmission, the fire door of the ammunition depot section was closed, and the ammunition was not detonated, but this was enough for the Russian.

"Let the remaining battleships break out of formation and shoot at close range, and be sure to suppress the opponent's firepower!" Essen glanced at the Russian ship, which was on fire behind it, and ordered loudly! At this time, Essen really couldn't calm down. The most elite ships of the Russian Navy were damaged as soon as the battle began. As the last pillar of the Russian Far East Fleet, Essen could withstand the loss of an armored cruiser of the Sea of Azov, but would never tolerate the sinking of either the Crown Prince or the Russia. As a result, Essen was forced to let 3 second-class capital ships go to hand-to-hand combat while attracting firepower!

After receiving the order, Falk Hill did not hesitate in the slightest. The three cruisers, led by the Samurai, left the battle column and turned half a compass point to the left. Diagonally cut the course to the North Ocean and aimed all its firepower at the Jinghai at the tail of the team! Three shark-like cruisers quickly approached the two Beiyang giants. The rapid-fire cannon on the side line spat out a fiery snake. A dense rain of bullets hit the Beiyang battleship, which was also moving at high speed!

"Half a compass point to the left, reduce the speed by 2 knots, solve those cruisers first, and then find trouble with those big guys!" Liu Buyun glanced at the Jinghai that was shrouded in a rain of rapid-fire shells and said. Countless shells of various calibers flew towards the Jinghai behind it, and although most of them were bounced off by the heavy side-chord armor, some high-explosive shells that hit the deck and hull superstructure still caused a lot of fire. Although the main gun firepower of the Jinghai is strong, the secondary gun firepower is slightly weak. 6 6-inch guns were obviously unable to withstand nearly 20 rapid-fire guns of various kinds.

So Liu Buyun decided to deal with the close cruiser first, and at the same time after slowing down, if the Russian cruiser maintained the original speed. It will cut between the Beiyang Fleet and the Essen Fleet, which will directly affect the firing range of the Russian fleet and reduce the pressure on the Beiyang. Under Liu Buyun's order, the two battleships began to maneuver to avoid the blows of the Prince and the Russia, and at the same time aimed their main guns at the 3 Russian cruisers that were fighting hard!

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Pinghai and Jinghai fired a salvo at 3 Russian cruisers almost simultaneously! 12 rounds of 12-inch shells flew straight towards the Russian cruiser less than 3KM away! At this distance, the large-caliber artillery was almost direct fire, and the Russians were almost facing the Jinghai in order to give full play to the firepower of the artillery in the artillery gallery, and the huge side chord was completely exposed to the Beiyang muzzle! So the hits of the Beiyang were quite high, and in the second round there were two shells that hit the Parada and the Samurai!

At a distance of 2,500 meters, the 12-inch turret of the Jinghai amidship spewed out a deadly fire dragon, and a huge fiery red object crashed into the waterline of the Palada hull amidship at a speed of more than 600 meters per second! The powerful armor-piercing bullet effortlessly tore apart the Parada's 6-inch main armor belt, and not only that, but the huge impact was transmitted along the breach to the outer wall of the hull, and the armor-piercing bullet not only opened a large hole in the hull, but also tore the armor plate next to the broken armor from the back plate with a huge impact! A huge hole in the recess appeared on the side chord of the Parada!

And that's not all, the shell that pierced the side chord pierced several floors of the compartment wall in succession, and finally exploded on the outside of the power compartment. Although it did not directly penetrate the power compartment, the energy generated by the huge explosion enveloped the large amount of shrapnel and tore the outer wall of the power compartment to shreds. Immediately, a shock wave swept through half of the boiler room, knocking the steam pipes of the staff inside, but fortunately, no boiler exploded due to damage, which was a blessing in misfortune, but after the blow of this cannon, the power of the Parada had lost two-thirds!

A huge wound appeared on the side chord of Parada, bright yellow flames, black smoke and white steam erupted from the breach, and a large amount of seawater poured into the cabin along the breach, and the hull of the Parada's amidship was in shambles, and a scene of apocalypse filled the entire battleship!

And the other Samurai is also uncomfortable, although the shell that hit the Samurai did not form a penetrating wound like the Parada, but this shell fell on the front of the Samurai's hull, and it was a grenade, but the power of the 12-inch grenade is still not to be underestimated, and the picric acid charge weighing more than ten kilograms tore the bow of the Samurai, and because the landing point was close to the twin 8-inch turret in front of the Samurai, although it did not hit directly, the huge shock still made the Samurai's twin 8-inch gun temporarily lose its power!

With just two shells, one of the two Russian cruisers was seriously injured and one was wounded, and such a powerful strike capability not only surprised the Russians, but also shocked Beiyang himself! Usually, if you hit a cruiser, you will have to fight for half a day, but who would have thought that in just a few minutes, an armored cruiser would be heavily damaged! Although the Parada had been wounded before, a shell that hit it hard was still a surprise to both sides of the battle!

Just when the two battleships in the Beiyang were fighting smoothly, suddenly, two huge figures appeared directly in front of the Beiyang Fleet, which made Liu Buyun's brows jump slightly! The two battleships commanded by Essen actually used the Fork Hill fleet as a cover, and then quietly seized the T-shaped crosshead!

"The flagship concentrates its firepower on the Russian cruiser Russia, let the Jinghai move quickly, or destroy the other party, or drive the other party away!" Liu Buyun thought for a moment and then ordered. It is said that naval engagements cannot easily disperse firepower, but everything must be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and now Liu Buyun's flagship is covering the firing range of the Jinghai, so that even if the Jinghai wants to concentrate firepower to attack the Russian capital ships, it is impossible to give full play to its firepower, and the three cruisers of the other side are still threatening the flanks of the Beiyang, in this case, it is the best way to cripple one of them. AS FOR THE TWO CAPITAL SHIPS OF ESSEN, LIU BUYUN IS NOT SO AFRAID, NOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES IS RELATIVELY FAR, COMPARED WITH THE 6 12-INCH GUNS OF THE HEPING HAI, THE FIREPOWER OF THE TWO 12-INCH GUNS AND 5 274MM MAIN GUNS OF ESSEN IS REALLY NOT AS GOOD AS THE PINGHAI, AS FOR THE SECONDARY GUNS, BECAUSE THE DISTANCE IS RELATIVELY FAR, SO THE USE IS VERY LIMITED! Liu Buyun is not afraid that he will not be able to hold on!

As a result, the Jinghai continued to attack the Falk Hill fleet, while the Parada was severely damaged, its speed plummeted, and in desperation, it had to temporarily withdraw from the battle column for repairs. In this way, the only Russian battleships that the side chord could use to attack were the Samurai and the Vostok! "Order the Parada to get out of the battle and let it get out of the way first." After reading the damage report of the Parada, Essen ordered. At this time, the Parada had actually confessed, even if it could escape this catastrophe, the speed of the ship was greatly reduced, and the seriously damaged hull of the Palada was no longer possible to avoid the repeated pursuit of the Beiyang, but Essen was still unwilling to give up, after all, the Russian Far East Fleet at this time was already very weak.

He now hopes that before the Fork Hill fleet is defeated, the two battleships under his command can severely damage a battleship in the Beiyang, so that he can also contain another battleship, and at the same time let the Fork Hill fleet launch a lightning strike, if he can sink one of the opponent's battleships, he will earn it!

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