When the Russians wanted to draw the front, Beiyang did not want to do this! Just after the Russians turned to expose the dense rapid-fire guns on the ship's side, Deng Shichang decisively ordered the fleet to continue to turn left and open up the distance. And at the same time increase the speed to more than 18 knots! In this way, in the face of the high-speed maneuvering Beiyang Fleet, the Russians' shells were once again squandered!

Now there is such a question in front of the Russians, do you continue to turn to close the distance, or keep the course and fire? For the former, you have to turn at high speed and keep up with your opponents, which seems to be fine, but you have to know that the Russian fleet has been at sea for almost 10 days, even if the coal reserves have increased. It's impossible to play a race with the Beiyang Fleet! If you run for a long time, I'm afraid that without the attack of the Beiyang Fleet, the Russians themselves will run out of fuel to go back!

And what if the course shelling continues? This is obviously not a good way, and after a few minutes, the state of engagement between the two sides has changed to the same as before, throwing shells from a long distance in the North Ocean, and then slowly depleting the combat power of the Russian fleet until the Russian battleship is slowly destroyed! This time, Essen thoroughly felt the power of the long-range artillery attack, although it was not as fierce as the close-range attack, but after a long engagement, it was still deadly enough! What's more, the side with a long attack distance can easily determine the engagement distance and avoid the opponent's damage when the speed is the same!

"This battle can't be fought." Ethan said in a depressed mood as he looked at the enemy ship that was constantly moving away from him and spewing deadly flames. At this time, the two sides have been fighting for more than an hour! By this time, the Vostok had already joined up with two armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov under the command of Colonel Fokker Hill and ran away. And the Tatars, having destroyed three transport ships, also maneuvered towards the predetermined assembly area. In this way, Essen's task as queen has been basically completed. There's no need to stay. So the Prince and the Russian released smoke to cover their evacuation.

In the last naval battle, the main Russian fleet led by Makanov almost sank a battleship in the North Ocean in this way, and the good effect made Essen also weigh the hope of a safe retreat on the smoke canister. But I have to say that Essen's luck is somewhat tragic, the evacuation direction of Essen's fleet is downwind, and the billowing smoke is so bad under the force of nature! Under the blowing of the sea breeze, two huge armored cruisers showed their figures in the smoke!

"The efficiency of the smoke canister is still a little lower." Look at the two Beiyang armored cruisers that are constantly firing in the distance. Essen wiped a cold sweat rather depressedly. However, the smoke also somewhat interfered with the observation of the Beiyang Fleet. At least the column of water that hit the back of the hull is invisible! In order to save ammunition, two PISA-class armored cruisers reduced the rate of fire while keeping contact with the Russians on their heels! Deng Shichang's meaning is very clear, I can't sink you, but I definitely have to keep up with you!

Both sides are like wolves and sheep on the steppe. After some fighting, the Russian fleet chose to evacuate, but no matter how it evacuated, it could not get rid of the two Beiyang battleships behind! Deng Shichang waited a little longer. Waiting for the arrival of friendly troops, waiting for the Russians to come up and fight with themselves without holding their breath! Deng Shichang is not afraid of Essen's dog jumping off the wall, for his own safety, Deng Shichang does not take it very seriously, as long as his sacrifice can be exchanged for enough results, Deng Shichang does not care at all!

With both sides running and chasing. The clock ticks by. The sky was getting darker, the sun was slowly setting, and the moon was slowly rising, as visibility decreased. In order not to lose the target, Deng Shichang had to order the fleet to approach, and every half an hour by telegraph to inform the location of the two sides, when the sky finally darkened, Deng Shichang had to order to turn on the searchlight on the bow of the ship to search for the two figures hidden in the dark curtain!

Several thick pillars of light swept back and forth over the sea gate. From time to time, two Russian warships were illuminated. Although it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening, Essen still did not get rid of the tracking! "Fire. Knock out the other party's searchlight. The whole ship is subject to light control. Essen ordered.

Seconds later, the roar of the ship's guns and the spewed fireballs shattered the silence of the night. The first night battle of this war finally broke out. The purpose of the Russians was simply to attack the searchlights. And the distance between the two sides was not very far, so Essen simply ordered the secondary and light artillery to open fire. Of course, Deng Shichang was not the master who could not fight back just after being beaten, so the two sides greeted each other with rapid-fire guns at a distance of less than 3KM.

The shooting accuracy in low-light conditions can be imagined, but under the accumulation of a large number of ammunition, the light bulbs of Beiyang are still broken one by one! There was no way that this thing was too fragile, looking at the Russian battleship that was gradually disappearing into the night. Deng Shichang shook his head helplessly. "If there are a few third-class destroyers or mine-strike ships, maybe we can keep these Russian warships!" Deng Shichang said in his heart.

Let's talk about Essen, who escaped from the tracking, he is not easy at all now, although he has temporarily disengaged from contact, but it is obviously not safe, where can he evacuate now? It is definitely not possible to go north, maybe it will collide with other fleets in Beiyang, and it will not work to meet the base directly, and maybe, the most likely direction of Lend-Lease in Beiyang is the northeast direction. It is not a good idea to go south, the further south you go, the more merchant ships there are in each country, and Essen is sure that the British merchant ships do not mind reporting their whereabouts to the Beiyang Fleet at all, but Essen cannot do anything to the British! And after fighting for a long time today, the entire fleet formation was scattered, and the location of the remaining 4 warships was not very clear, but they went to the predetermined assembly area.

After dawn, Essen needs to continue to look for other Russian warships, and only after the convergence can he choose the next step, otherwise, these damaged or very limited self-defense capabilities will sooner or later become the prey of the Beiyang Fleet, Essen can be sure that in a very short time, the main force of the Beiyang can form an encirclement posture in this sea area! Coupled with a large number of camouflage sentry ships and those merchant ships flying the British flag, they are not only merchant ships, but also part-time spies in Beiyang! As long as the opponent's fleet is in place, give full play to its advantages in home combat, monitor the surrounding waters through a large number of sentinel ships, and then try to encircle it, there will definitely not be many Russian fleets that can escape.

"If the Beiyang Fleet brings some more torpedo boats, I'm afraid that the Prince and the Russian may also be annihilated." Looking towards today's fight, Essen shuddered! The Beiyang Fleet has become more and more proficient in long-distance artillery bombardment, and the gap in strength between the two sides will further widen! Faced with this situation, the Prince and the Russian will be suppressed, so there will be a considerable chance for auxiliary warships such as mine strike ships! No matter how high the kung fu is, I'm afraid of torpedoes! Even the battleships of the Beiyang Fleet are afraid, not to mention the Prince and Russia!

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