On April 25, 1899, in a burst of whistles, the Beiyang Fleet, the largest fleet in the Far East, slowly sailed out of the military port, this huge fleet consisting of 3 battleships, 4 large armored cruisers, 4 light armored cruisers, 4 2000-ton protective cruisers, and 12 torpedo boats slowly sailed out of the military port and headed for Riben against the background of the rising sun. \/\/\/\/

On the tenth day of the emperor's war, the Russian Cossack cavalry and some pro-Russian Mongol princes attacked a military horse farm of the Northeast Wuyi Army in Inner Mongolia, which was certainly not the intention of the Russian high-level, but the Cossack cavalry did not realize what a disaster they had caused, and after some plunder, the Russians obtained the horses and supplies they expected, but at the same time Beiyang also got an excuse to go to war. In this way, Beiyang was finally involved in the war, and a war involving the fortunes of China, Russia and Ben officially broke out.

The mobile cavalry of Beiyang had begun to prepare for the pursuit of the Russian cavalry, while the Beiyang and the Russians on the Yalu River still maintained a confrontation. The Russians naturally did not dare to attack at will due to insufficient troops, and Beiyang also had two considerations, on the one hand, naturally because the domestic situation was undecided, Beiyang needed to set aside sufficient margin to deal with the unexpected, and on the other hand, the reason was that Beiyang's initial plan was somewhat conservative and mainly defensive, so the transportation capacity and logistics preparations were not enough to meet the offensive needs. Therefore, if Beiyang wants to attack, it must be prepared for a period of time.

But this is not the case at sea, the Beiyang Fleet was fully prepared long before the start of the war, and sea transport itself has incomparable advantages over land transport. Coupled with all the help provided by the British, the entry of the Beiyang Fleet into the sea was a breeze.

Fifteen warships of the size of the Beiyang Fleet sailed on the sea in four battle columns. And 12 mine-striking ships lined up. Lin Yongsheng's command of the four Guiyuan-class armored cruisers is located 10km in front of the main fleet, marching at a speed of 14 knots, their task is to serve as the fleet avant-garde, although because of the time relationship and tonnage factors, the current Guiyuan-class is nothing in terms of combat effectiveness, but Lin Yongsheng has 4 light armored cruisers under his command after all. Coupled with the quality advantage of the Beiyang Naval Division, it is still comparable to deal with 2 or 3 armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov, after all, the other side is not a hard stubble. Of course, if you run into something like Rurik. With such a cargo as the Russia, the avant-garde fleet under Lin Yongsheng was naturally unable to resist, but it relied on a high speed of nearly 23 knots. It's still not a big problem to run away.

In the main fleet, the 4 armored cruisers commanded by Deng Shichang existed as heavy cavalry at sea, of which 2 were PISA-type armored cruisers, and the other 2 were Garibaldi-type armored cruisers. Although three years have passed since the Sino-Japanese War, the four large armored cruisers that were commissioned in 1894 are still in the leading ranks of the world's armored cruisers, especially the PISA-class armored cruisers, which once again experienced the flames of the Spanish-American War and made outstanding contributions to the victory of the Spanish fleet. Especially before the war, the Beiyang Fleet was replaced with a new ranging system and improved the transmission of fire control information, making these 4 warships more powerful, according to Beiyang's estimates. The combat effectiveness of the PISA is approximately comparable to that of the Rurik type. In tactics, they will be responsible for fighting the opposing armored cruisers, seizing positions and, if necessary, taking part in the main battle.

And the anti-lightning detachment consisting of 4 2,000-ton cruisers is a new addition to the Beiyang Fleet. In fact, the warships of the corresponding tonnage appeared in the First Sino-Japanese War, such as the Haizi cruiser of the Nanyang and Penghu naval divisions at that time. But now, although the tonnage is similar, the tasks of the two sides are different. The third-class cruisers of the First Sino-Japanese War were fought against the enemy's capital ships when necessary. Armed with 6-inch guns. However, the main task of the current anti-lightning detachment is to confront the opponent's lightning strike ship and cover the lightning strike when necessary, so the armament of the new anti-lightning detachment has been replaced by a mixed mode of 12-pounder guns and 120 guns, and a total of 10 120 guns are arranged on the whole ship, of which 3 double-mounted 120 guns are located in the central axis, and the remaining 4 single-mounted 120 guns are arranged in the four corners of the hull. In addition to this, six 12-pounder guns were arranged on both sides of the ship's side. It can be said that this is the first class of warships in the Beiyang that is specially designed to combat lightning strikes.

The most eye-catching thing is the battleship formation commanded by Liu Buyun, and the three battleships Pinghai, Ninghai, and Jinghai sail on the sea like giant beasts. The three battleships of 14,000 tons were the most powerful ships in the world, and they were superior to their Spanish brothers, and their six 12-inch guns with new cap-piercing shells were more devastating than the 10-inch guns of the España. The more optimized underwater protection system allows the entire warship to have better anti-sinking xing. They are the cornerstone of the Beiyang Fleet. It is the most important guarantee for the Beiyang Fleet to dominate the Far East, and it is the grinding disc that crushes the backbone of the other side, and it is precisely because of their existence that the Beiyang Fleet dares to launch a decisive battle with the Russian Far East Fleet. New fire control, six turret-like 12-inch guns, and cap-piercing shells make this steel behemoth far superior to the Russians' outdated ships. And now, Liu Buyun is waiting for an opportunity, a chance to fight a decisive battle with the Russian Far East Fleet!

Behind the main fleet was the torpedo boat formation of the Beiyang Naval Division, which was equipped with two 400-ton torpedo boats with three torpedo tubes under the unified command of Cai Tinggan. Between the powerful destructive power of the torpedo and the new white-headed torpedo produced by the Italians, the torpedo has been qualitatively improved in terms of both jing and shè degrees. Xu Jie decided to form a special torpedo boat unit to interfere with the opponent's formation and mend knives in naval battles. Basically, the time for the establishment of the lightning strike force in Beiyang and the establishment of the lightning strike force in the Spanish Navy is the same. At the beginning of its establishment, the vast majority of the officers and men of the Beiyang Fleet had an insignificant attitude towards these little guys. It's not necessarily of much use if you have it, and it's okay to have it. However, since the U.S. fleet made great achievements after the Spanish lightning strike fleet was heavily damaged in the Spanish-American War, the Beiyang Fleet has paid more and more attention to this "Cai Tinggan's toy fleet." In addition to the lightning strike mission, another task of the lightning strike formation is to be used as a rapid notification ship, equipped with a telegraph system, and a 25-knots high-speed lightning strike ship can fully take on this task.

And just as the Beiyang Fleet was sailing to Riben, the Russian Far East Fleet commanded by Makanov felt powerless against the declaration of war on the Beiyang. Prior to this, when Makanov learned that Riben had first declared war on Russia, he excitedly told his colleagues that the Russian fleet finally did not have to face two countries at the same time. He knew very well in his heart that a battle to the death would inevitably break out between the Russian Far East Fleet and the Beiyang Fleet, but before that, he hoped to destroy the Riben Navy first, so as to ensure the safety of Russian ships in the Riben Sea. Then concentrate on the rectification of the Far Eastern Fleet, the Northern Fleet, and the Foreign Fleet. And then fight the opponent in the right situation.

But all this plan came to naught when the Russian Cossack cavalry attacked the North Seas. The Northern Fleet and the Foreign Fleet were dispatched. Although in Makanov's opinion, even without this matter, Beiyang will still choose a suitable time to enter the war. But Makanov felt that at this time the participation of the North Ocean in the war was the most detrimental to the Russian Far Eastern Fleet. First of all, the Russian Far Eastern Fleet has been dispersed into three parts, the first part is naturally the main fleet led by Makanov, 3 battleships, the Russian and another 2 armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov type swept the coastal ports of Riben, and 1 week ago Makanov's fleet finally began to attack the Gulf of Tonkin. However, he himself had already taken precautions, and various minefields and shore artillery caused great trouble to the Russians, and the long-term sea operations made the supply of the Russian fleet not very smooth, so in this case, the state of the Russian main fleet was actually not good. Not at all suitable for a decisive battle.

In addition to this main fleet, there were 2 sub-fleets, the first of which consisted of the battleship Prince and 2 armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov type, who were tasked with hunting down two armored cruisers, Chunri and Hatsugumo. But Inoue Liangxin and others also have self-knowledge, after they finished the big order in RI Benhai, they went back to the Shimonoseki Naval Base and hid without saying a word. At first, the Russian fleet also tried to storm it, but in the face of the terrible fire of 2 armored cruisers plus a vote of 240 shore guns, 3 Russian battleships finally returned in vain, and one of the armored cruisers of the Sea of Azov was knocked a few times by 240 guns! In desperation, the RI Benhai detachment of the Russian Far East Fleet flashed in gray.

The other fleet was the Broken Friendship Fleet, which Makanov used to break the Russians, an armored cruiser of the Sea of Azov and the Bayan. The key reason why a valuable armored cruiser lead ship is used to break diplomatic relations is that Makanov is also on guard against the attack of the Beiyang Fleet, so he needs to use a Russian armored cruiser lead ship to block the other party's possible pursuit at a critical moment, to buy time for the evacuation of the Sea of Azov, or if necessary, 3 warships can eat one of the small fleets in the Beiyang. Therefore, the hunting range of the three warships is fixed, and if you want to fight beyond the range, then the three warships must be coordinated and executed. Of course, within the range, the three can keep in touch with the radio, although the hands and feet are restricted, but the safety factor is higher!

Under these circumstances, Makanov suddenly found himself with no choice but to retreat, and the fatigue of the scattered fleet and long hours of combat made the entire fleet vulnerable. In this case, Makanov sensibly led the main fleet to withdraw to the port of Muroran. And use all means to notify the three warships that are breaking the diplomatic relations to quickly retreat. Otherwise, if it is targeted by the Beiyang Fleet, it will be miserable, and the 4 Guiyuan-class light cruisers in the Beiyang can completely entangle the Russian cruisers, and then once the main force of the Beiyang Fleet is put into battle, then everything will be over!

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