"It's really luck to destroy the opponent's two turrets with one shot." Looking at the raging flames on the foredeck of the Sealand, Lin Yongsheng nodded with satisfaction. The luck component of this cannon is too big, although it is said that the turret has the title of cannonball magnet in naval battles, but if one cannon scraps two turrets, it not only needs luck, but also needs the opponent's matching! For example, the other party made the two turrets on their backs a little closer. For example, the internal compartments are not well divided, and as a result, the flames of one turret turret are hit and the flames go down the chamber to the other turrets.

And this is just the beginning, there are not many opportunities to beat the water dog, especially when two lions meet a water dog who thinks he is a water dog, even if the dog is a Tibetan mastiff, it can't beat the lion! Just when the foredeck turned into a sea of fire, the rear of the ship was also knocked open by heavy artillery! Because of the close distance, this shell did not hit the waterline, but directly from the intersection of the upper armor and the main armor, only about 7 inches of armor could not block the blow of the 12-inch heavy gun, this shell after penetrating the side chord armor, there was a direct penetration of less than 3 inches thick dome armor. In less than a second, the shell had broken through two layers of protection and landed in the boiler compartment of Zealand Province.

With the explosion of the cannonballs, a rain of death composed of flames and steel swept through the entire boiler room in an instant, and the stoker who was operating the boiler and the boiler next to him turned into pieces. A dull thud came from inside the hull, and then white smoke poured in from the breach, and even in the gray-black smoke screen, the water vapor was so dazzling. One of the boiler compartments was scrapped, causing the Sealand Province to lose a third of its power. The propeller on the right side then slowly stopped, and the Sealand Province, which was turning sharply, slowly turned at sea as if it were half-dead.

"The Sealand Provincial Number is coming to an end!" An officer who was watching the battle said excitedly. As the distance got closer, the secondary guns of the Longxu-class battlecruisers were also put into battle. Dense bullets rained down on the hull of the Sealand, fireballs rose on the hull, continuous explosions came from the enemy ship, the part above the hull was scarred in a short time, and the smoke and flames turned the battleship into a veritable hell!

"Thunderbolt, turn right immediately!" Just when the situation was getting better, the lightning strike ship that suddenly appeared at high speed from the side chord made Lin Yongsheng have to give up the results of the battle. 4 destroyers rushed from the left. Because of the influence of the smoke, when Lin Yongsheng found the other party, the distance between the two sides was no more than 6 kilometers!

"All guns are aimed at the port target, and the attack on the Sealand is abandoned." Glancing at the fleeing province of Zealand and the two Peter the Great-class fast battleships that had become clear. Lin Yongsheng wisely chose to deal with the lightning strike ship that rushed up first. At the same time as the hull turned rapidly, the dense 6-inch guns and 12-pounder guns on the port side shot out a net of fire, and then the main guns also turned around, joining in the death charge!

The gunners withdrew armor-piercing shells, which were designed to attack large battleships. And the shrapnel for hitting small targets was directly chosen. Each 12-inch artillery shell exploded. There will be hundreds of steel balls the size of a baby's fist smashed into the charging destroyer, how to put it, a bit like hitting a rabbit with a shotgun! The 6-inch guns and 12-pounder guns used high-explosive shells, because the weight of the shells of these guns was too small, and the power of the shrapnel fired was limited, and the current destroyers were not torpedo boats of less than 100 tons, but more than 400 tons.

This is a real barrage, under the action of a time-delay fuse. A rain of bullets containing countless steel balls formed a deadly fan that enveloped the Russian destroyers, and perhaps they could not destroy a single battleship with a single shot like other bullets. But if it comes to the killing of personnel, these little things are real devil's eggs, as long as there is a place where there are people, then under the impact and constant bouncing, the officers and soldiers in a cabin will be turned into a pile of flesh and blood. And the weak hull plates of the destroyer could not withstand the blows of these things, and after a rain of bullets, the sides of the hull quickly turned into honeycombs!

None of the destroyers succeeded in firing torpedoes, the two that rushed to the front were torn to pieces by more than 10 6-inch guns and no less than this number of 12-pounder guns, and the third one kept rushing forward, not knowing how to evade or track the enemy ship, and one battleship walked in a straight line like a soulless man, not torn to pieces by heavy artillery, but the people above had been beaten to pieces by the continuous grenade shells. The fourth ship was even more crisp, when it was close to 3,000 meters and was about to release the torpedo, a 12-inch gun shell landed straight on the amidships, and then the shell smashed through the fragile deck, and the moment it entered the hull, the fuse detonated! The entire battleship was instantly torn to pieces by the furious blast energy, and a column of water more than 30 meters high became the last elegy for this Russian destroyer fleet.

"Russians, regrouped?" Looking at the reunited Russian fleet, Lin Yongsheng hesitated, the battle had been fought for an hour and a half, this time did not seem to be long, but if the other side had a warship coming, I am afraid that it would have walked up and down 30 nautical miles, right? "Is there any news from Lin Yingqi?" Lin Yongsheng asked suddenly. A proper general must not pay attention to the information that can be seen, he also needs to have a judgment on the overall situation!

"Colonel Lin's information is not yet available, but General Ye Zusi has already said that his fleet may not be able to arrive in a short time because they are far away from here and have found their prey." An officer said quickly. This news may not seem like much to ordinary people, but in Lin Yongsheng's eyes, he seems to see that a large net is gradually tightening, and he has found enemy ships in the northwest direction, so it means that the Russians are likely to encircle from all directions this time, and if he can repel one wave of the opponent's attack, it does not mean that he can repel the second wave.

"General, Lin Yingqi's telegram, they have found a new fleet 22 nautical miles northeast of our fleet, it should be the fast battleships of the Dutch!" Just as Lin Yongsheng was pondering, a telegram came, bringing uneasy news that the new fleet 22 nautical miles northeast of him was undoubtedly fatal! If you entangle yourself with your opponent for even half an hour, I'm afraid your fleet will be caught between two lines, right?

"Let's go, telegraph General Ye and say that we are going to meet in the No. 4 sea area, hoping that they can pick up, rule Liu Guanxiong, and let them continue to stay away from the battlefield!" Lin Yongsheng said with a little unwillingness. Looking at the Sealand Province that had been heavily damaged in the distance, Lin Yongsheng suppressed the idea of continuing to fight. A small half of his reserve ammunition has been removed, and the hull has still received some blows, which is okay to deal with the Peter the Great, but in the face of the Dutch's seventh-level fast battleship, Lin Yongsheng really doesn't have much bottom now!

After killing a horse pistol, Lin Yongsheng did not have the intention of continuing to fight, and immediately changed his voyage again to prepare to leave the battlefield. But at this time, Essen had obviously received a telegram from General Harvey, although the fleet had been beaten to pieces, but at this time, Essen immediately transferred to the fast battleship Catherine, which had the strongest combat effectiveness and the speed was not affected, and then a single battleship left the queue and headed towards Lin Yongsheng's fleet! And in the face of this fast battleship that kept up, Lin Yongsheng really didn't have a good way.

At this time, the Catherine took advantage of Lin Yongsheng's turn to get a lot closer, at a distance of 6KM, 6 12-inch heavy guns spit out huge red balls, and one shell after another almost shot directly, and the accuracy of the battleship in the steering is naturally very low, and at this time Lin Yongsheng is ready to flash, naturally he doesn't want to entangle with the opponent, maybe it was Essen who came to run, and a 12-inch shell hit Lin Yongsheng's flagship again. A large hole was opened again in the rear of the hull, and the huge vibration made the engine make a discordant sound, and several technical officers quickly rushed to the scene, and there was a slight problem with the engine of the Long Xu, although it was not serious, but it would take some time for the dispatch to fail.

At this time, the speed of Lin Yongsheng's fleet was limited to about 21 knots, and it would take at least half an hour to troubleshoot, if this is the case, I'm afraid I will have to meet the Dutch, right? There are two tigers waiting for them in front, and a wolf slowly chasing after them, the situation can be described as very dangerous, what should I do now? Ask for Liu Guanxiong's assistance now? Let's not say that far water can't quench the thirst of the near, just from a purely formal point of view, the Russian fleet has been exposed to 3 waves. But the current situation is that the other side should still have cruisers nearby, which means that even if Liu Guanxiong comes, the Russians still have an advantage in the nearby sea area, and now Liu Guanxiong's fleet will definitely not be able to run at a speed of 21 knots! Then the results are needless to say!

What if there is a tiger in front of you and a wolf in the back? Turn around and beat the wolf out first, of course! After solving the good problems first, let's focus on dealing with the difficult ones! Lin Yongsheng's biggest advantage is that he is decisive, and when he found that it was no longer possible to solve the problem by simply evading, he still ordered the fleet to turn again, and went straight in front of the Catherine! As many as 12 or more guns were aimed at the stunned Essen!

"Fire!" With the order issued, the two Longxu-class fast battleships once again spit out a deadly rain of bullets! The fire dragon rushed to the opponent quickly, a 12-inch shell hit the front of the No. 1 turret of the battleship Catherine, the huge impact directly tore the frontal armor, probably because the collision was too intense, the fuse of the shell failed, but this did not prevent the broken projectile body from killing all sides in the turret, and the shrapnel that continued to bounce between the armored walls killed the entire gun crew, although only one gun was destroyed, but this turret actually lost its combat effectiveness!

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