The distance of less than 2KM is a matter of minutes for the Bayan, which can still reach a speed of about 14 knots, this decisive charge will inevitably disrupt the formation of the Beiyang Fleet, Weihai and Lushun evad, and the Tianjin in front of the line also gave up the pursuit of the Rurik and aimed 6 powerful main guns at the Bayan, and at the same time, Weihai and Lushun also attacked the Bayan with their tail main guns, and the dense bullet rain covered the desperate battleship

With a bang, a 10-inch shell from the Tianjin hit the amidships of the Bayan's hull, and after the flames and smoke cleared, streams of white vapor rushed out of the breach, forming a mist, and the speed of the Bayan was further reduced

This cannon should have hit the steam pipeline of the Bayan, Deng Shichang looked at the Bayan, which was gradually decreasing, and said with relief, just when everyone thought that the Bayan was no longer threatening, suddenly several long round things flew under the water and hit the Weihai that was turning

It was the torpedo that the left was full of rudders, and the huge battleship slowly changed its course under the operation of the helmsman, although the torpedo at that time only had an effective range of 300 meters, but it did not mean that it could only hit 300 meters, and it was still possible to encounter such a huge battleship as Weihai

One torpedo was directly dodged by Weihai, and another torpedo rushed straight to the stern of Weihai, but under the action of the huge wake generated by the propeller, the torpedo deviated from the course under the influence of the wake, and the third torpedo was also dodged, but this torpedo exploded at 15 meters behind the right side of Weihai, and the close-range explosion of the 15-inch torpedo was still very powerful at that time, and the huge water pressure mixed with debris broke the two watertight compartments of the Weihai, and the seawater poured into Deng Shichang and others from the breach, and the battleship was fierce, but fortunately, the subdivision compartment of the Weihai was very reasonable, and the water inlet was controlled within a certain limit, except for a little speed, and the hull was slightIt's not a big problem to tilt it slightly

Fortunately, when the design was designed, some empty cabins were left at the bottom of the ship to block and absorb the impact of underwater attacks, Xu Jie was very satisfied with his design, although he knew that the lethality of torpedoes in this era was not very large, but he still set up some early lightning protection facilities when designing, such as the empty cabin and a 30MM steel plate after the empty cabin and the subdivided compartment, if there are no these things, then once the hull is destroyed, the sea water will all enter the engine room

Lushun didn't seem to have anything to do, and Lang Weili said with satisfaction

Fortunately, it didn't hit the Russians directly, and the torpedo power was small, and the problem was not big, Xu Jie replied

This torpedo is still not good, the course is easy to be affected by the current, and the fuse and charge are also unstable, it seems that Lord Xu did not install torpedo weapons on the two-stage battleship when it was originally designed, and the choice of weapon is still correct, Lang Weili praised

Torpedo is a very promising weapon, but it is really not suitable for loading on large warships, after all, a direct desperate blow like the Bayan is still a small number of large warships, it is an artillery battle, and the matter of firing torpedoes at close range is better left to a special torpedo battleship to solve, Xu Jie said with a smile

However, with all due respect, there is a great shortage of such torpedo warships in the Beiyang Navy, otherwise, the abandoned Bayan would have to be handed over to the torpedo warships, and we must now sink it with expensive shells, and more importantly, the Russian fleet will take advantage of this opportunity to run away, and Lang Weili said with a little dissatisfaction as he looked at the Russian fleet that was gradually moving away

Eh, this is a problem, I will work to solve it after the war, but for now, let's sink the Bayan first, Xu Jie blushed and said with a little embarrassment

The speed can only be described by the speed of the turtle, the Bayan at this time can not even ram tactics and launch torpedoes, compared to the three cruisers in the Beiyang with a speed of more than 18 knots, the current Bayan has become purely a fish on the board to be slaughtered, and just now, the most rearly hit a torpedo damaged the Weihai, which made the Beiyang Fleet angry, you said that Lao Maozi died and died, and he came to die, such a hand is bearable...,

The Russian main fleet has already run out of the city during this time, and it is too late to chase after it, not to mention that it can't throw down this dead fish in hand, so the three armored cruisers in the Beiyang surrounded this Russian ship and launched the most rear-end attack

In the rain of bullets, the Bayan finally ushered in the last moment, with the continuous hitting of the shells, the fire on the surface of the Bayan ship was completely out of control, the original majestic bridge was hit by picric acid high-explosive bombs, and the first waterline part was beaten into a sieve, a large amount of seawater kept pouring into the hull, no matter how hard the Russian sailors used the pump to drain the water, the whole battleship was irretrievable

Order the crew to prepare to save themselves, open the sea valve, and let the Bayan go with dignity, the captain of the Bayan said, looking at the battleship struggling in the flames

A few minutes later, the Bayan's sea-valve opened, a large amount of seawater poured into the hull of the ship, and the remaining sailors jumped into the sea, and the captain himself chose to sink with the ship, these Russians, do we save or not, Lang Weili asked, if they are not considered prisoners of war in terms of law, we have no obligation to rescue them, and our warship is also seriously damaged, we need to retreat, an officer next to him said that the Beiyang Naval Division has no good impression of the Russians, since the Russians chose not to declare war and chose to help Japan, then it must pay the price

Admiral Luang Weili: It's not that we don't go to the rescue of these poor people, but because it's too dark, we can't do it, and the searchlights on our battleship are also damaged, we have the heart and the strength is insufficient, Jericho on the side stepped forward and said, while pointing to the dark sky and said

This is inhumane, and there is some dissatisfaction with Jericho's words

War is inhumane, since the other party chooses to resist to the end, then what awaits him is only the law of death, war, but after the other party's battleship is completely silent, we can discharge some personnel to rescue in a small boat, after all, now if the other party comes to another torpedo or something, we will lose more than we lose, Xu Jie explained

My lord, where do you look, General Lin is coming, and suddenly an officer pointed to two battleships coming at high speed and said

Why are there only two ships, and one is heavily damaged or even sunk, Xu Jie sighed in his heart, if one is sunk in the Yuanyuan class, then the two sides can only be considered a draw in this battle

Ten minutes later, Lin Yongsheng boarded the deck of the Tianjin in a small boat, and then went to the conning tower accompanied by Lang Weili to report to Xu Jie about the situation on the battlefield he was in

After this battle, I am afraid that the Beiyang Fleet will not exist, Lin Yongsheng's face is full of pain, after all, there is also the battleship he used to be in

Let's talk about it carefully, is the loss of personnel, Xu Jie's heart tightened, he didn't care much about the loss of battleships, after all, these old ships were outdated, and the loss was not painful, but these officers and soldiers who had been in battle for a long time were indeed people accumulated in Beiyang for more than ten years, and they were more important than battleships

Jiyuan finally sank, Yuan was too seriously injured, coupled with the lack of buoyancy of the armored ship's reserves, I am afraid that it will not be able to go back, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan suffered heavy losses, especially the Dingyuan last time, the old wounds did not heal, this time it was pierced by the 12-inch giant cannon, which caused a fire under the main patio cannon, and the Zhenhai ship was also burned enough, the most fortunate thing is that the Zhiyuan is after this battle, I am afraid that the Zhiyuan will have combat effectiveness, the casualties are not very large, Ding Admiral Liu, the general soldiers, they are nothing serious, Lin Yongsheng replied

It's good that people are gone, the boat is gone, you can recreate people, it's gone, but it's really over, Xu Jie let out a sigh and said

So what should we do next, Luang Weili is more concerned about the Russian fleet that escaped

Lord Lin, how is the situation of your fleet Xu Jie asked

Suiyuan escorted the Russian ship to Lushun, and Guiyuan and Kaiyuan were good, the damage was not big, and the ammunition supply was barely enough, I don't know what Lord Xu commanded, Lin Yongsheng pondered for a moment and said

The Russian fleet has been hit hard, they will definitely go back to find a port where they can rest and replenish, and the three ships in Tianjin must go back to repair and replenish, so only the Guiyuan class under Lord Lin can complete this task, the main task is to find and track the supply point of the other party, and after finding out the supply point of the other party, as long as I can defeat this supply point, the Makanov fleet will be considered a scrap, Xu Jie said, in fact, now the Makanov fleet has declined into an existing fleet, except for the Rurik accident, the other two warships have been seriously injured, and if there is no port and dock to provide repair and supply for them, these two ships are no longer suitable for participating in naval battles except for fighting transport ships

No problem, if you simply track it, I will be able to ensure that it is foolproof, but my subordinates are a little confused, and all the ports in Japan that can dock large warships have either been smashed by our Beiyang Fleet or blocked by mine arrays, where is there a place for repair and supply, Lin Yongsheng said with some doubts

Overhaul is impossible, but it doesn't mean that it can't be replenished, and the Rurik still maintains a certain combat power, and after this battle, it is estimated that there are only 8 warships that can go to sea in Beiyang, right, this big battle is actually a small victory for our side, facing the vast East China Sea and the Sea of Japan, the scale of our current fleet is too small, Xu Jie said with a wry smile

Navy construction pays equal attention to quantity and quality, and sometimes a large number of small ships with average performance and cheap also play an irreplaceable role in blockade and reconnaissance, and in order to win the decisive battle, Xu Jie invested most of his resources in the capital ships, and now in the face of this situation of the other side fighting guerrillas, the disadvantages of this choice have also been fully demonstrated

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