The Dongfang, which couldn't beat the spring in the first place, naturally couldn't beat it when it was caught off guard. In less than 5 minutes after the start of the battle, two 8-inch shells hit this poor "sneak attacker"! One of them hit the front of the Vostok hull and smashed a lifeboat, which was supposed to have little effect. However, one of the lifeboats that was blown into several sections smashed straight into a turret next to it! smashed a 64-inch gun directly into the sea. Another shell struck the Vostok's conning tower, and the officers inside were shaken by a huge shock. And the dazed Russian ** officer who was thrown naturally could not effectively command this battleship to fight, and this gave the Kasuga an opportunity!

"Reach in! Destroy it! Akiyama Shinyuki said as he looked at the Dongfang, which had been suppressed not far away, with red eyes. Immediately, the Kasuga got closer, and the distance between the two sides was close to 15km! This distance is considered close even in the Sino-Japanese War four years ago! At this moment, the Kasuga is in full swing! The 8-inch, 6-inch, and 12-pounder guns continued to spew out flames of destruction. The whole battleship was like an active volcano that was constantly erupting, and a large number of shells were poured on this poor French battleship!

A rain of bullets swept across the entire side chord and superstructure, and in just a few minutes, the Vostok turned into a burning torch! The Vostok only had a secondary gun shield to protect the fragile guns and gunners, not to mention being directly hit by the opponent's shells of medium caliber or more, and simply the grenade shells that exploded on the deck swept the gunners down piece by piece. That's right, it's a 75-shot grenade. Although it was unable to penetrate the cannon shield in the front, after the explosion, after the continuous rebound, these steel balls with the name of the devil's egg could actually be shot into the cannon position from behind the cannon shield! When the Russian gunners cowered and hid behind, they had no idea that death would suddenly descend from behind! The dense rain of bullets instantly smashed the Russian soldiers in a gun gallery into a ball of minced meat!

Soon, the Vostok's resistance gradually broke down, and the gunners ran out of the gun emplacements with their heads wailing and ran to what they thought was safe. But the deck, already covered in flames, toxic smoke and shrapnel, simply did not provide them with a safe shelter. On deck, the Russians survived only in seconds! Not only can they not fight, but they also have no way to rescue. If nothing else. The Vostok will be Kasuga's first record!

Facing the battleship that was getting out of control more and more, the captain of the Vostok was a little panicked, and he kept ordering the battleship to adjust as if it was away from the other party. However, the speed of the two sides is similar, and the Vostok under the dense rain of bullets cannot drive the maximum speed at all due to many problems such as water ingression, so as a result. The two sides simply can't close the distance. You turn left to a compass point, and the spring also turns, you accelerate, and the spring accelerates! In short, no matter how the Vostok dodges. The Spring Number is like a piece of dog skin plaster, which generally can't be shaken off!

"Turn the rudder right! Near! Launch a torpedo! The Russian captain who was forced to be in a hurry said ruthlessly! Since the other party wants to fight to the death, since he can't run away, it's better to fight! It won't be worse anyway! As a result, the Vostok suddenly turned to the right and slowed down! In this way, the Kasuga is slightly ahead of the vostok. Coupled with the lag of the reaction, the vertical bow of the Vostok gradually aligned with the hull of the Kasuga!

"Launch the torpedo!" With the torpedo commander's order, two 14-inch torpedoes were pushed out of the torpedo tubes by high-pressure air! Two torpedoes flew out from under the bow of the Vostok! Left 2 white trails on the sea!

"Torpedo! Left full rudder acceleration evasion! The two torpedoes fired at a distance of less than 1,200 meters were spotted by the lookout of the Kasuga in time, and the lookout on the backmast roared hysterically, and the Kasuga immediately drew a huge arc on the sea, and the entire hull quickly turned to the left, because the speed was too high and the speed was too rapid at the same time, the whole hull was seriously tilted to the left. Quite a few unprepared crew members were thrown aside. However, the effect is still obvious. At least the torpedo didn't hit! Two torpedoes struck the hull of the Kasuga, which really scared Akiyama Shinyuki and the others into a cold sweat!

And the Vostok, having fired two torpedoes, took the opportunity to turn. Galloping in the direction of the Prince. Although he didn't hurt the Kasuga by fighting to the death, he bought time for himself to escape. When the Kasuga completed its tactical turn, the Dongfang had already opened up nearly 4km away from itself, and at this time, Akiyama Shinyuki had no intention of continuing to fight. The counterattack blow of the Vostok just now made Akiyama give up the idea of destroying it. At this time, Akiyama also had to take the preservation of the ship as the first priority. Looking at the distant Toutou, Akiyama waved his hand to signal retreat.

And not long after the Kasuga was evacuated. The Prince finally returned with the wounded Dongfang to find a field. But all that can be seen is an afterimage that fades into the sea. Knowing that he could not pursue, Essen began to return with regret that he had not done his best. There was a problem with the power of their own battleship, the Russian was slightly damaged, and the Vostok was moderately damaged. And he destroyed a large Japanese armored cruiser, and this record is definitely passable.

Frankly. The sortie was still a bit hasty, even if the Prince and Russia were the focus of repairs. But it's still not perfect. Although Essen regretted not being able to destroy the Kasuga, he also had a hint of happiness. Fortunately, this is still against the broiler version of the Japanese Navy. If something goes wrong with the power, at most it will delay the fighter. If you meet the Beiyang Naval Division, if there is a little problem with the power, it means that you will not be able to return to Muroran Port. So now Essen must hurry back and continue repairs. Otherwise, the next attack could mean death!

Fortunately, after this war, the passive situation of the Russian Navy was improved to a certain extent. In Essen's opinion, the Japanese Navy will not be looking for trouble again in a short time. After the Russian Far Eastern Fleet regained two cruisers, although the decisive battle was still a coffee table, the ability to harass the transport line was greatly strengthened. As mentioned earlier, if it is only against merchant ships, the 11-inch gun is not much stronger than the 6-inch gun. And the high speed is of considerable significance in the face of the pursuit of the Beiyang Fleet. The speed of the main cruiser of the Beiyang Naval Division was about 2 knots slower than these two ships! Except for the three Guiyuan-class battleships, none of them can reach the speed of the Tatar!

"If you can, I think the Imperial Fleet can find some trouble for Beiyang on the communication line, of course, the premise is that it must be fast, and it will be dispatched before the Beiyang Fleet completes its preparation! Otherwise, the Imperial fleet will be locked in the harbor by the mighty Beiyang Fleet! Essen wrote in his diary.

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