"The Jinghai has been dragged by the cruiser, this is our chance to hit the Pinghai hard, the fleet is approaching the Pinghai and attacking the Dinghai with all its might!" Essen found that the No. 2 ship in the Beiyang did not turn the main gun firepower around, which made Essen excited, Essen was still more confident in his two battleships, of course, he also knew that the long-distance Russian battleship firepower was not enough, so he ordered the fleet to get closer, and the Pinghai was turning, and it was not easy to pull away.

In the ensuing half-hour, the three capital ships of both sides engaged in fierce fire. The distance between the two sides was once close to 3,500 meters, and at this distance, the hit rate and power of the heavy artillery were fully utilized! The hits of the Russians also increased as the distance closed! A 274MM shell directly hit the front of a twin 6-inch turret of the Pinghai, and the violent impact tore the 6-inch armor on the front of the turret, and then the shell exploded inside the turret, directly destroying the secondary turret with great force.

Subsequently, the Prince also hit a 12-inch heavy gun shell into the main armor belt of the Pinghai, although it was bounced off by the heavy armor, but it still left a gap at the junction of the two armor plates, causing the watertight compartment to flood. Looking at the flames and smoke columns rising from the Pinghai, the Russian fleet was cheering, and the gloom since the battle was swept away, and the inspired Russian naval officers and men threw themselves into the battle even harder, as if victory was beckoning to them!

BUT SOON, THE PINGHAI WAS STILL SERIOUS, AND WITHIN A MINUTE, TWO 12-INCH SHELLS HIT THE RUSSIA ONE AFTER ANOTHER, ONE OF WHICH HIT THE FRONT ARMOR BELT OF THE BOW OF THE RUSSIA, THE ARMOR BELT WITH A THICKNESS OF LESS THAN 100MM COULD NOT STOP THE SHELLS FROM ENTERING AT ALL, AND THE POWERFUL SHELLS DIRECTLY PENETRATED THE WATERLINE ARMOR AND PENETRATED THE ENTIRE BOW, EXPLODING AT THE ARMOR AT THE OTHER END OF THE BOW. A large hole was blown open at the middle of the bullet, and the other side was also flooded under the dual action of the remaining kinetic energy of the shell and the explosion, and the speed of the Russia, which was already already suffering from hidden diseases, was further reduced!

The second shell was between the two 6-inch gun galleries on the side chord of the Russo, and the huge shells tore the side wall of a nearby gun gallery to shreds, destroying the gun crew and artillery in it, as well as destroying several cabins. The killing of more than a dozen Russian soldiers in the cabin did not cause much damage to the hull, but the combat attrition was really serious. Coupled with the losses and fatigue caused by the previous engagements, the combat effectiveness of the Russian has begun to decline significantly.

LATER, THE PINGHAI'S TWIN 12-INCH GUNS IN THE BOW SENT A SHELL TO THE PRINCE'S 274MM TURRET AMIDSHIPS, ALTHOUGH IT COULD NOT PENETRATE THE PRINCE'S 11-INCH THICK GUN MOUNT ARMOR. HOWEVER, THE HUGE SHOCK STILL STUCK THE PRINCE'S 274MM TURRET IN THE MAIN BODY, SO THAT IT COULD ONLY FIRE IN ONE DIRECTION, AND THE FIREPOWER WAS SHARPLY REDUCED.

Although the main gun firepower of the two capital ships of the Russian Navy and the Pinghai were tied at most, the powerful secondary artillery firepower was far from being comparable to the Pinghai, and the two battleships together exceeded one dozen medium-caliber rapid-fire guns of more than 100MM and completely suppressed the only remaining four 6-inch guns of the Pinghai. Waves of shells shot out towards the Pinghai, and the dense column of water and the smoke generated after the explosion completely enveloped the Pinghai. The picric acid high-explosive bomb gave full play to its high explosiveness and excellent flammability at this moment. Flames rose from the surface of the Pinghai and spread rapidly.

In the face of the onrushing fire demon and the Russian fleet that was constantly spewing a deadly rain of bullets not far away, the officers and men of the Beiyang Fleet on the Pinghai were not afraid. Except for the front-line combatants, almost all of them were involved in the damage management and rescue work of the battleship, and the waterline armor at the rear of the Pinghai was penetrated, and a large influx of seawater was unavoidable. Several members of the damage management team decisively used their bodies to block the surging sea water until their teammates closed the watertight door. On the deck, the damage management team dragged the water dragon on the deck, facing the dense rapid-fire cannon fire and the rain of bullets. The time for a person to set a fire can only be calculated in minutes, and almost all of the first team members were killed or injured in the fifteen minutes after they were put into the fire, but then the officers and soldiers who followed up still silently put on gas masks, and after a few words of encouragement to each other with their comrades-in-arms, they continued to plunge into the fire. Successive battles of fire demons.

Although the battlefield situation was not favorable to the Pinghai, relying on superb gunnony skills and first-class damage management, the Pinghai still held on under the attack of two Russian warships, and destroyed an 8-inch gun and another 6-inch gun on the most offensive side of the Russian ship! As the Pinghai completed the turn, it immediately used its speed to strive for a distance, and as the distance widened, the rapid-fire guns on the Russian battleship began to gradually lose accuracy, which bought a certain amount of time for the Pinghai to extinguish the fire and save itself. Just when the three warships were inseparable, on another battlefield, the Jinghai was killing all sides!

"Boom" was accompanied by a loud bang, and suddenly a huge fire light accompanied by a pillar of smoke rose from a distance! A huge mushroom cloud appeared in the field of vision of the warring parties, and then, a series of explosions continued to be heard from a distance, and the violent explosions and the beating fire made the commanders of both sides worry for a while.

"The Samurai has sunk!" At this moment, a Beiyang officer pointed to the looming figure in the smoke and shouted excitedly. Just now, a minute ago, a 12-inch heavy artillery shell from the Jinghai entered from the upper armor of the Samurai, and after penetrating the 4-inch upper armor, it penetrated the inclined section of the dome armor behind it, and then finally penetrated the boiler room of the Samurai, and the shell weighing more than 300 kilograms passed directly through the 3 boilers and exploded in the center of the boiler room, and in less than a few seconds, the entire boiler room became a hell filled with high-temperature steam and flames! In the next series of explosions, the Samurai finally came to the end of its life, and finally sank into the sea unwillingly!

The sinking of the Samurai led to a series of reactions, and the remaining Vostok did not have the courage to continue entangled with this terrifying beast, and before Essen could give the order, the weakest armored cruiser had chosen to flee the battlefield, although it had suffered some losses in the previous battle, but it still did not prevent it from running at a high speed of 21 knots. And the Jinghai also said that it was really not interested in this little shrimp, and the Jinghai chose a bigger target, and this target was the two armored cruisers under Essen!

After repelling or sinking the three Russian Miscellaneous Fish, the Jinghai immediately accelerated, kept up with the pace of the Pinghai, and engaged in the most reluctant duel with the two Russian first-rate warships!

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