"Battleships, ships of the Chinese." A terrible cry rang out. This is the lookout of the destroyer 'Tsaritsyn' giving warning.

It was seen that in front of the Volga flotilla, a large number of gunboats, torpedo boats and patrol boats had already appeared. These ships are all flying the Chinese flag. Their identities can be imagined.

"Bastard, when did the Chinese have such a big influence in the Caspian Sea? Why didn't we get any information before? Vladimir roared angrily. Originally, he always thought that his Volga fleet was the boss of the Caspian Sea. However, now it seems that this is clearly his arrogance.

"The trap, this has always been a trap for the Chinese. They had expected us to land in Siazam, so they set a trap for us. It's over, it's really over this time. Karski's face turned even pale. Obviously, in the face of the trap carefully planned by the Chinese* army, it may be very difficult for them to escape this time.

If it was the heyday of the Volga fleet, they probably wouldn't have taken the Caspian flotilla of the Chinese Navy seriously. But now it is different, after breaking into the trap of the 9th Heavy Artillery Brigade of the Chinese Army, their strength has been greatly reduced, and the ships that can continue to fight are only four destroyers, 1 frigate, 5 armed steamboats and 12 patrol boats. Compared with when he set off, he lost nearly half of his strength.

"Order the ships, prepare for battle, only by defeating the Chinese in front of us, we will have a chance to live." Otherwise, everyone will be killed by the Chinese. "Vladimir gave the order. Now there is only one way in front of them, and that is to fight to the death. There is no other option.

As for the merchant ships and freighters that transported the Soviet Russian Red Army, they simply did not have the energy to take care of it. Now they can't even care about themselves, let alone protect the infantry. Those infantry were left to their fate. Maybe. They can pray to God and pray that God will bless them. It's just that the Bolsheviks didn't believe in God, didn't they?

The Caspian flotilla of the Chinese Navy did not give Vladimir much time to prepare. As soon as the Volga flotilla came into range, the attack began. The first wave of attacks was launched by 12 torpedo boats, which, although with a displacement of just over two hundred tons, were powered by diesel engines. Speeds of up to thirty knots. Originally, it was a sharp weapon for the coastal defense of the Imperial Navy. However, in order to fight for control of the Caspian Sea, the Imperial Navy deliberately sent all the relevant accessories to the Caspian Sea. In order to defeat the Volga Fleet of the Soviet Russian Navy in one fell swoop and establish the control of the Imperial Navy.

Twelve torpedo boats, approaching the Volga fleet at high speed, rushed to a position of two thousand meters in just a few minutes. Subsequently, the torpedo boats fired torpedoes. A total of twenty-four torpedoes, at a speed of up to thirty knots, quickly rushed towards the Volga fleet.

"Torpedo, get out of the way!" The ships of the Volga flotilla began to turn one after another. Though. The ships of the Volga flotilla were all small warships and were easily turned. However, the performance of these old ships of theirs is already terrible. For example, the flagship destroyer "Tsaritsyn" is an old ship that has been in service for more than 20 years.

"Boom!" A patrol boat was hit by a torpedo. The explosion of several dozen kilograms of high explosives contained in the warhead of the torpedo was so powerful that the patrol boat was instantly blown to pieces. The Soviet and Russian sailors on the patrol boat were even killed on the spot.

"Boom! Rumble! "Two torpedoes in a row hit a destroyer. A small destroyer with a displacement of only a few hundred tons was blown into several pieces on the spot with great force. It's just a dozen seconds. The destroyer sank into the sea, leaving only pieces of broken wood and the bodies of sailors floating on the surface. There are also some surviving sailors waiting for rescue. However, if the Volga flotilla is defeated, they may not have a chance to be rescued. It was too late to even flee for their lives, how could the Volga flotilla go to their rescue?

This wave of torpedo attacks sank four patrol boats of the Volga Fleet. Two armed steamboats and 1 destroyer. In addition, two merchant ships were sunk. As a result, the strength of the Volga fleet was once again weakened.

"Bastard! Order the ships to speed up and fire when they are in range. Sink these Chinese ships. "Vladimir's eyes were red, like a gambler who had lost red-eyed.

The current Volga Fleet is no longer inferior to the Caspian Flotilla of the Chinese Navy in terms of overall strength. Although there are still three destroyers, the displacement of these three destroyers is estimated to be inferior to the gunboats of the Chinese Navy, and the combat effectiveness is naturally much inferior. In addition, the Chinese Navy's torpedo boats attack sharply, if the torpedo boats are allowed to launch lightning strikes, their strength will only be constantly weakened, and finally they will be annihilated alive.

After the completion of the lightning strike, the torpedo boats of the Imperial Navy withdrew at high speed. At the same time, reloading of torpedoes began. Each torpedo boat carried a total of ten torpedoes, plus two torpedo tubes, for a total of six salvos. The commander of the Caspian Flotilla was already thinking about how many ships would be left of the Volga Flotilla if all six salvos of torpedo boat formations were completed?

In order to get out of the predicament, the Volga flotilla rushed at high speed to the Caspian Flotilla of the Chinese Navy. And the Caspian flotilla continued to withdraw, creating favorable opportunities for torpedo boat formations. Chase and run away like this. So, a very interesting scene appeared. The less powerful side chased after the stronger side and was so aggressive that it looked as if they had the upper hand.

Of course, only the commander of the Volga flotilla in question, Vladimir, knew how bitter his heart was. The ships of the Volga flotilla were constantly firing with naval guns and rapid-fire guns. However, little has been achieved. On the contrary, it is necessary to be vigilant from time to time against torpedo attacks by the Caspian Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy.

Sure enough, after completing the loading of the torpedoes, the twelve torpedo boats of the Caspian flotilla immediately turned and swooped down on the Volga flotilla with great vigour. The frightened Volga flotilla had to do a scattering of birds and beasts. Otherwise, it is easier to get torpedoed when clustered together.

In the second wave of torpedo attacks, the Volga Flotilla once again paid the price of sinking a frigate, an armed steamboat and two patrol boats.

Subsequently, the torpedo boats, having completed the attack, again swaggered away and methodically loaded the torpedoes.

This rogue tactics of the Caspian Sea Fleet of the Chinese Navy made Vladimir very angry, and he kept scolding: "Those despicable yellow-skinned monkeys are really despicable and shameless, and they only know how to use such shameless tactics." They simply don't have the courage to fight us in the open. ”

It's a pity that Vladimir's swearing is useless. After the Caspian Flotilla of the Navy, they still use their tactics to consume the strength of the Volga Flotilla little by little.

When all five rounds of torpedo attacks were over, only two destroyers and eight patrol boats remained in the Volga fleet. And the formation of torpedo boats of the Caspian flotilla can also deliver a salvo.

By this time, the commander of the Volga flotilla, Vladimir, already knew that there was no escape. He ordered the ships to disperse and break out, and they were able to escape one by one. Otherwise, there is a high probability that they will all be sunk.

It's just that this order was given too late. Four gunboats and twenty patrol boats of the Caspian flotilla had already rushed up and surrounded them. The gunboats of the Caspian Flotilla, although they have a larger displacement than the destroyers of the Volga Flotilla, carry smaller caliber of artillery. Each gunboat was equipped with two 88mm rapid-fire guns, one at the bow and one at the stern. On either side were two 57 mm rapid-fire guns, two 37 mm rapid-fire guns, and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns. Such firepower is already more formidable than the destroyers of the Volga fleet. Small-caliber rapid-fire guns were not as powerful as large-caliber naval guns. However, the rate of fire was undoubtedly faster. You know, the old destroyers of the Volga Flotilla have extremely weak defenses, and even small-caliber rapid-fire guns can't withstand them.

The torpedo boats of the Caspian Flotilla, in addition to torpedoes, were also armed with a 57-mm rapid-fire gun and two 37-mm rapid-fire guns, plus two 12.7mm heavy machine guns. The patrol boat was armed with a 37 mm rapid-fire gun and two 12.7 mm heavy machine guns.

In addition, almost all the ships of the Caspian Flotilla are brand new ships that have just entered service, and their speeds are generally more than 30 knots. It is generally faster than the ships of the Tulgarga fleet, which is more than ten knots faster. This made it impossible for the Volga flotilla to escape.

Four gunboats, twelve torpedo boats and twenty patrol boats of the Caspian Flotilla, swarmed up and began to lay siege on the remaining two destroyers and eight patrol boats of the Volga Flotilla.

Four gunboats, in a two-on-one fashion, besieged the two destroyers, and the remaining torpedo boats and patrol boats laid siege to the patrol boats of the Volga fleet. It can be said that the Caspian flotilla has now completely gained the upper hand.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The dull, continuous sound of rapid-fire guns rang out continuously, and the shells fell onto the deck with a ping-pong sound. The shells were fired at the enemy ship quickly, and the enemy ship was set on fire.

The power of the 88-mm rapid-fire gun is actually not weak. It was possible to easily tear apart all the armor of the destroyers of the Volga fleet. The four gunboats of the Caspian Flotilla easily suppressed the two destroyers of the Volga Flotilla. Even so, both destroyers had 105 mm guns in the bow. (To be continued.) )

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