The 12-inch bullet fired from the aft turret hit the stern of the Hyuga's hull straight through, effortlessly piercing the 4-inch upper armor and smashing into the dome armor above the propeller shaft. Although it didn't penetrate the dome armor, the damage caused by the huge impact of the 300+kg shell was still terrifying. Huge vibrations were transmitted from the dome to the hull structure, and then to the engine spindle, which was spinning at high speed. With a loud shaking and cracking sound, one of the spindles shifts. The sound of various metal breaking and twisting came from the stern of the ship's hull, and the tooth-aching sound and constant vibration from the tail terrified everyone on board the Hinata. In desperation, Hikonojo Uemura ordered to cut off the power of this drive shaft!

Soon this frustrating news reached the Kasuga, and after seeing the telegram from Uemura, Akiyama couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat! Japan has put a lot of effort into bringing these two warships back! Not to mention the high cost of construction. The price paid simply to persuade Britain to negotiate with Beiyang is not a small number, and less than half an hour after the exchange of fire, there was a problem with the propeller shaft of a battleship.

"Let's go, cover the Hyuga, let's evacuate." After being silent for a while, Akiyama still decided to retreat, after all, staying and fighting will definitely not sink the Prince, once the other party decides to flash people, because of the drag of the Hyuga, it is impossible for the Japanese fleet to catch up, and let Rurik slow down, the Benzi fleet really doesn't have this ability! The 8-inch high-explosive bomb has limited functions other than ignition. And if another warship suddenly comes out, the Japanese fleet may be all here!

The Kasuga then gave a signal to retreat, and asked the Hyuga to evacuate first, leaving her behind. Looking at the Japanese fleet that turned away, Essen slammed the telescope in his hand on the table. "Damn, order the Russia and Vostok to rush to the combat sea at full speed." At this time, Essen was in a very bad mood, on the one hand, because the withdrawal of the Japanese fleet disrupted his plans. On the other hand, the quality of the Russian Navy is very problematic.

In all naval battles, the Beiyang Fleet used precise planning to make the scattered fleet gather in a specific sea area at the right time, such as the encirclement and suppression of the Takasago in the Battle of Toshima. And in the main showdown that ended not long ago, this kind of planning and liaison was brought to the extreme, under the guidance of Sa Zhenbing. The main force of the Beiyang Fleet bit the main force of the Russian Navy very smoothly! And the Beiyang detachment was always able to return to the main force at the right time, provide cover and wake up the Russians, and the planned lightning strike finally failed. On the surface, this method of relying on radio and preset battlefields to mobilize troops is not clever, and Essen is confident that he can do it well, but when it is actually implemented, it makes Essen quite disappointed!

The Russians are not stupid either. It is also known that the map is divided into several areas in advance to prepare for deployment. It is also known that Langdao will set a time and then determine the place to meet, and it is also known that Langdao constantly uses radio to communicate. But the implementation of this tactic is too demanding for the commanders of the various divisions, well, to go to a fixed sea area at the right time. And at the same time, it is necessary to avoid the reconnaissance of the other party, which is already a test of the quality of a commander, and although there are divisional charts, a grid is hundreds of square kilometers in size! And in the battle, if you fight yourself, you will find that there is a deviation from the original route. As soon as the location of this battlefield changes, everything else will change, and as a result, the other two ships rushed to Ji Lu to row the battlefield, but they did not find the target, and they had to look for the warring sides again! This back and forth not only delayed time, but also the surrounding formation was completely chaotic!

However, the weather was really better today, and the smoke from the battle 20 km away could be observed by the lookout on the mast, so the Russian immediately increased its speed to the limit speed of 20 knots and ran towards the battlefield! It's good that the Hyuga was slowed down, otherwise. Essen's layout is completely ruined!

Looking at the Russia coming from afar, Shinichi Akiyama was in a cold sweat, and he felt a great sense of crisis, two 12,000-ton warships attacking two 8,500-ton warships, and thinking about it, he also knew who won and who lost. What's even more terrifying is that the Hyuga has slowed down! Now that he finally realized that he had been calculated, the mistake of a thought had led to quite serious consequences, and it was certainly impossible for the Hyuga, which had a maximum speed of 16 knots, to escape from the two capital ships with a maximum speed of 30 knots, and it was the same if he stayed. But Akiyama Shinyuki didn't dare to leave now, and the guilt of abandoning a capital ship without permission was not something he could bear! And in his heart, he still hopes for a miracle!

But at this time, Uemura was very aware of the situation. He knew that he would definitely not be able to escape! Whether it was smashed with a high-explosive bomb or torpedoed at the worst, the 8,500-ton patrol of the Hyuga could not escape from the sky. Naval battles are like this, if the weaker side does not choose to evacuate immediately after the two sides meet, then a small opportunity is enough to destroy itself. Uemura Hikonoki didn't want to be a prisoner anymore, he had already been captured twice, once by Beiyang and once by Spain. And Uemura also did not believe that the Russians would give him prisoner of war treatment, from the moment the war between Japan and Russia began, there was no mercy on both sides, there was no humanity, only killing and revenge!

In the last hours of his life, Uemura thought a lot, thinking about his childhood, about his studies, about his first time on a naval warship. But what I think about the most is the Battle of Toshima and the later Spanish-American War. At that time, he was a member of the powerful Japanese Combined Fleet, he was proud, he was proud, and he wanted to make a contribution. However, in the Qing-Japanese War, Japan's navy, which had accumulated for more than 20 years, was wiped out in just one year, and he did not give up. Captured again in the United States, he did not give up either. But now, he knew that he had no chance of staying in the navy any longer.

Someone must take the blame for this defeat! There must be someone between him and Akiyama as a victim, even if Uemura feels that Akiyama is not wrong, but the result of losing a battleship is too serious for the current Japan. And I obviously can't run away, in that case, it's better to be a favor.

"Send a signal to General Akiyama, just say that our ship is no longer able to evacuate, and I am willing to be the queen." Hikonojo Uemura said, and the Hyuga broke away from the battle column and began to rush towards the Prince. And Akiyama, who received the signal, finally decided to break the wrist of the strong man. Flee the battlefield!

"The Russian is dealing with the stalled Hyuga, and we continue the pursuit, telling the Vostok our location and preparing it to intercept." Essen is very relaxed now, there are still at least 5 hours before sunset, enough for the Russian to kill the opponent, now Essen can be described as the spring equinox proud, the bad luck of the last war has been swept away, and now the battle situation has made a steady profit, and if you can destroy the Kasuga again, it will really be complete!

The Kasuga and the Prince gradually moved away, and all that was left was the Hyuga and the Russian that had arrived. And Hikonojo Uemura finally ushered in his most embarrassing moment! In the face of this giant existence, the already damaged Hyuga has no chance! The 4 274 main guns of the Russian were aimed at the Hyuga, and then 4 bright yellow fire dragons erupted, and the battle at the end of the battle began!

As the saying goes, trapped beasts are still fighting. How could the British Empire's war beast, forged with 8,500 tons of steel, be destroyed so easily? Although the 8-inch gun of the Hyuga is not enough to cause fatal injuries to the Russia, it can still be fought with some relatively large losses to the other side! Perhaps it was the Russians who used up all their character with the shot that hit the Hyuga, and 10 minutes after the two engaged, the Hyuga hit the Russian in quick succession.

An 8-inch shell hit the corner of the Russo. A 100-kilogram high-explosive shell smashed into the mount of the 8-inch secondary gun. The shock from the massive explosion strangled the secondary gun. Then two more 8-inch shells were concentrated on the bow of the Russo, opening two large holes near the waterline. With the influx of seawater, there was a slight head-tilt in the bow of the Russo. As for the 6-inch shells and 12-pounder rapid-fire artillery shells that hit, there are even more countless. The hull of the Russian was filled with gunsmoke.

Looking at the Russian Ship shrouded in fire and smoke, both the sailors and the officers couldn't help but let out bursts of cheers, and the faces of those who had just been desperate because they couldn't evacuate showed an excited expression. It's so nice to go from the prey at the beginning to the hunter to the present. The Japanese sailors fought excitedly, they shouted loudly, they fought with all their might, they were eager to survive, they were hungry for victory!

It has to be said that in the desperate situation and the desire for survival, the Japanese played the level, the momentum, and the realm. But no matter how powerful a jackal is, it can at most cause some minor injuries to the lion. In the end, it is strength 3 that determines the outcome of the game. "Boom!" With a loud bang. The Hyuga's hull felt as if it had been struck with a hammer. A huge thrust was transmitted through the hull, causing the entire battleship to feel a violent vibration! A random bright yellow fire dragon rises from the middle and rear of the ship! Huge explosions kept coming, like firecrackers, and the explosions made the entire battleship constantly vibrate.

"What's going on?" Uemura Hikonojo was confused for a moment, even if he was hit by the 274 heavy artillery according to the law, it would not cause such serious consequences, right?

"General, in order to increase the rate of fire, those guys piled up shells in the gun emplacement, and just now a 274 armor-piercing shell directly penetrated the upper armor, destroying a 6-inch gun and detonating the ammunition." A few minutes later, an officer whispered with a dark face.

"It's over!" Glancing at the fire that had begun to spread from the conning tower, Hikonojo Uemura closed his eyes in pain. With no chance to save itself, the fire inside the hull, coupled with the continuous firing of the other side, the life of the Hyuga has reached its last moment. And the house leak happened to rain overnight! At this critical moment, the rear turret of the Hyuga was hit, and the 274 heavy gun blew up two 8-inch 40L gun barrels into 4 sections! In just a few minutes, the Hyuga lost more than half of its firepower!

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