The Russian really lives up to the name of the strongest outfit. Well, at least one of the strongest! In just a few minutes, the battle was completely turned around with the powerful 274 main gun, and it is undeniable that there is an element of luck in it, if it were not for the Japanese piling up ammunition indiscriminately, it would have taken more effort for the Russian to completely destroy the Hyuga.

Under the unremitting blows of the Russia, the Hyuga was hit one after another, accompanied by another hit of the 274 main gun shell, completely destroying the flue of a chimney in the front of the Hyuga's hull. A large amount of smoke could not be discharged through the flue and began to spread inside the hull, and some Japanese sailors could not stand the pungent smoke and scorching steam and rushed to the deck. As a result, from hell to hell, flying shrapnel and flames continued to harvest the lives of Japanese sailors, and Uemura Hikonojo closed his eyes in pain.

At this moment, the Russos suddenly stopped its attack and signaled the Hyuga to surrender and promise not to kill the prisoners. When this signal was transmitted unmistakably, the entire battlefield was silent, and the Japanese, who were already numb, looked at this signal blankly. Some people are dismissive of it, while others have renewed hope in their eyes. Although there is an instinctive distrust of the Russians' so-called guarantees, it is good to have a glimmer of life in the midst of mortality.

Glancing at the people with different expressions around him, it was not difficult for Uemura Hikonojo to see what some of them were thinking. The Russian Navy's commitment was credible relative to the Army, although a Russian cruiser in the Sea of Japan refused to accept surrender, in large part because the Japanese attack ships did not fly their own flag, and according to international practice, warships that did not fly their own flag did not deserve prisoner of war treatment. At the same time, because of the excessive brutality of the Japanese attack ship, the Russians also had the intention of revenge. However, this is not the case with regular naval warfare.

"Anyone who wants to go can go, but open the sea valve before leaving." This sentence seems to have drained Uemura's most sluggish strength. He slowly walked to the captain's seat and then stopped talking like an old monk, the meaning is very clear, those who are willing to go can go, and those who are willing to sink with the ship will stay!

The battle was now over, and the remaining Japanese either jumped on the transport boat or stayed on the battleship and chose to sink with the ship. They are like ants busy with their own choices. Twenty minutes later, the warship, which carried the hope of the revival of the Japanese Navy, slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. And Uemura Hikonojo also died with the sunken battleship.

The sinking of the Hyuga did not mean the end of the battle. The chase between the Kasuga and the Prince was still going on, with both sides speeding at 20 knots. Such a high speed caused the accuracy of the shelling on both sides to plummet. The two sides maintained this distance of about 4km until the power system of the Prince failed.

"What a cheat." Essen was dying of depression. If the chase continues like this, with the cooperation of the Vostok that is responsible for intercepting it in front. Essen is 70% sure of keeping the Kasuga. But because of the rupture of a steam pipe, this beautiful wish came to naught! "Damn French, damned profiteers!" Essen cursed as he looked at the Kasuga as it faded away. The Frenchman's powertrain is indeed NB, but the stability is not very good in the absence of maintenance, especially after a big fight. It is also very normal for the Prince, who was seriously injured and hastily maintained to come out to fight, to have this kind of problem.

"Tell the Vostok, stop the Kasuga at all costs! Until....... Essen suddenly became a little short of breath. How to write the rest? Until my boat is repaired and catch up? Well, well, let's do it for now. Essen commanded with a gloomy face. And when a few minutes later, the light armored cruiser Vostok, flying the French flag, received a telegram from the Essen. The captain couldn't laugh or cry. But fortunately, there is still a French flag on his battleship, and with this cover, he can still take the lead!

But there is a saying that what is called, once bitten by a snake for ten years, I am afraid of the well rope! Mayuki Akiyama, who has just been calculated once, is extremely wary of anything that moves at sea! As for the French-flagged cruiser he met when he came, Akiyama was even more unhappy, on the one hand, because France and Russia were allies, and on the other hand, the French ship was too ostentatious, and when he came, he could explain it by coincidence, and he ran away with his life and ran into it again. What does this mean?! If there are no ghosts, it's weird!

So when the two warships approached, Akiyama did not choose to evade, but went straight up, and the reason why he dared to fight again was based on three reasons. First of all. The battleship on the opposite side is a soft-legged shrimp, there are few in the Russian fleet that they can fight, who do you fight if you don't fight? Second, there was a problem with the power of the Prince. You don't have a helper, I'm afraid of Shenma? Your main gun isn't enough to slow down Hasuga. In other words, even if the other party chases after him. You can run away yourself! Third, that is, Akiyama needs some achievements to exonerate himself! The cost of losing a patrol is simply too great. Akiyama needs to use some of his achievements to mitigate his guilt. So, Akiyama set his sights on this wolf draped in the "French flag"!

Looking at the Kasuga getting closer and closer, the Vostok was also dumbfounded, it is said that under normal circumstances, the Japanese battleship should avoid its own "neutral" warship, right? Why is it coming up right on the right side? Forget it, it doesn't matter, anyway, sooner or later, the two sides are ready to do it, so the Kasuga turned right by 1 compass point and cut diagonally into the course of the Kasuga! Of course, in the process, the Russians did not forget to lower the French military flag and raise the Russian military flag! Originally, the Russians planned to start fighting first, but the French who accompanied them insisted that the Russian warships be replaced with their own flags first, because France did not want to cause trouble now, not that France was afraid of Japan, but that they were worried about the safety of the French expatriates in Japan!

Seeing the slowly lowering French flag, Mayuki Akiyama sneered and gave the order to fire! The Kasuga was really unambiguous, and before the Russians could make their moves, a volley of shells swept over! If Kasuga is unfit to confront the armored cruiser leadership, then the Vostok is unfit to fight the armored cruiser in any decisive battle!

When the French designed the Vostok, it was not a battleship for a decisive battle of the fleet, but as an ocean-breaking battleship protected enough against rapid-fire guns! The armor belt covers a large enough area, but it is too thin! The so-called 4-inch upper armor is also the last part of the 4-inch, and then gradually weakened upwards. At most, it is to block 6-inch high-explosive shells, and when encountering larger-caliber armor-piercing shells, wait to be pierced! Look at its meagre firepower, you can hit a protective cruiser, if you hit an 8500-ton main battle cruiser, then it's really no different from tickling!

So, this time, the Kasuga finally experienced the feeling of beating an enemy ship! Shells like raindrops exploded on the Vostok one after another, and the Vostok that I was planning to calculate others just now was calculated by the other party!

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