"Fire!" The Beiyang Fleet and the Russian Fleet fired shells almost at the same time, accompanied by violent vibrations, several orange fireballs suddenly appeared in the gray sky, and the 12-inch 362KG high-explosive shells of the Beiyang Dingzhen 2 ship and the 12-inch 349KG armor-piercing shells of the Russians flew out of the muzzles almost simultaneously. Fly to the distant enemy ship after the aerial rendezvous!

"That's a low point of accuracy!" After the first round of shelling, the two sides found that the accuracy of the other party's attack was really not very high, and the distance from the landing point of the shells on both sides was less than 3KM, and the deviation from the target reached 200 meters! But this is also something that cannot be helped, the sky is already dark. It was still raining lightly. The ranging and aiming must be much worse than normal, and the sea conditions are not good, and the swing of the battleship is more serious, which makes the stability of the hull as an artillery platform decrease, the ship roll is slightly larger, and the landing point of the shells is far worse!

"Rush up, melee combat, and overwhelm your opponent with rapid-fire cannons!" The same thought popped into the minds of Ding Ruchang and Makanov. Since it is difficult for both sides to hit their opponents at long distances, the only solution is to get closer to improve accuracy and take advantage of the rate of fire of rapid-fire guns. The Beiyang Fleet Dingyuan and Zhenyuan formed a two-ship formation and pressed over, and the three battleships behind followed behind, as for Lin Yongsheng's fleet? Because of the distance factor, the time to enter the battle is later.

"Fire!" When the distance between the two sides was 2,000 meters, Dingzhen's main gun roared again. At this time, Rurik had two 12-inch 40L, two 10-inch 40L, as well as five 6-inch guns and five 12-pounder guns. As well as 4 8-inch guns and 4 6-inch guns and 4 12-pounder guns of the Azov-type cruiser Bayan, which opened fire almost simultaneously. Nearly 30 guns of various calibers fired a dense rain of bullets woven into a fire net, enveloping Dingyuan and Zhenyuan!

"This Russian Navy is really not comparable to the Japanese Navy." Such a powerful firepower somewhat exceeded the expectations of Liu Buyun and others. The firepower of these two battleships alone is definitely not inferior to the firepower of the Japanese Fuji, Yashima and Kurama-3 ships! Not only is the 6-inch cannon fast, but the 8-inch, 10-inch and even 12-inch cannon is not slow at all! Know the way. All the heavy guns of the Russian fleet were turret guns, while there was not a single turret gun in the Japanese fleet. That's the gap!! The gap in absolute strength!!

Although due to the weather, coupled with the low level of training of the Russian Navy and the lack of actual combat experience, it was under so many artillery attacks. The amount of projection has also increased to a rather terrifying order of magnitude. Even if the hit rate is low. With a huge base, the absolute hit amount also increases to a staggering number!

In the face of the cannonballs falling like raindrops, the two ships Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were built in 1884. The old ship, which had experienced 2 sea battles, was at a disadvantage at the beginning. The two ironclad ships were moving with difficulty in the rain of bullets, and the eight 12-inch guns and two 6-inch rapid-fire guns in the bow were not enough to see in front of the two Russian warships.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang on the bow of the Zhenyuan! A ball of flame suddenly erupted from below the emblem of the Double Dragon Playing Pearl, and a large amount of debris and smoke erupted from the bow of the ship. A 10-inch shell hit the unarmored bow medical cabin of the Zhenyuan, and although a large number of flammable materials such as textiles had been removed, the huge explosion still blew up inside. But fortunately, the charge of the Russians was not picric, and the combustion effect was not obvious. But the huge bullet holes and the black smoke that came out of it still made people shudder.

"Ulla!" The Russian gunners let out a cheer. So load the shells, aim, and shoot even harder! The Russian gunners, who were almost insane, even piled up large quantities of shells and propellants in the gun gallery to speed up the firing. IN THEIR EYES, ALL THE GUN GALLERIES HAVE ARMOR PROTECTION, WHICH IS ENOUGH TO PROTECT AGAINST 120MM SHELLS, WHILE THE 12-INCH GUNS IN FRONT OF THE OPPONENT ARE POWERFUL, BUT THE RATE OF FIRE IS TOO SLOW. Soon, the bow of the Dingyuan was also hit by a 6-inch shell, blowing up the unarmored cabin. As for the hits of the 12-pounder gun, take more. In just a few minutes, two battleships had already been hit by seven 12-pounder shells. …,

"Closer, closer, yes, don't rush, calm down." In the 12-inch terrace gun room of the Dingyuan ship, the gun commander said while wiping a cold sweat. At this time, the whole ship of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan was under this tremendous pressure. The specific rate of fire is certainly not comparable to that of the Russian fleet with full turrets, so it can only give full play to the advantages of heavy artillery, and heavy artillery is slow to reload, so it is necessary to improve accuracy. Listening to the sound of shells and shrapnel hitting the hull of the ship from time to time, everyone in the running room was very nervous, because they didn't know that the shell would fall here in the next moment!

"It's 1500 meters, it's close enough, fire!" Finally, the Dingyuan found an opportunity, and when the Bayan turned, it was driving in the same direction as Dingyuan, and the distance was also shortened to 1,500 meters! The relative velocity difference between the two sides is minimal and the direction is almost parallel. "Fire!" As the click-and-launch device of the 12-inch 35L heavy gun on the Dingyuan ignited the propellant, the 200-pound smokeless gunpowder propelled the high-explosive projectile weighing 362KG to the target 1,500 meters away!

In just 3 seconds, this deadly shell can fly towards the Bayan! The Russian gunners who were fighting suddenly saw an orange flame erupt from Dingyuan, and then a huge fireball flew towards them with lightning speed! I subconsciously wanted to dodge, but before I could make a move, this 12-inch heavy high-explosive bomb had already hit the side chord of the Bayan!

The huge cannonball easily tore through the protection of the 4-inch cannon cover and directly entered the gun gallery, and then the fuse was activated, igniting dozens of kilograms of high-explosive picric acid explosives inside! Rumble! There was a loud bang, and the entire battleship of the Bayan was shaking! The flames from the huge explosion, the overpressure gas instantly ignited the charge placed on the launch site. The force of the explosion easily tore apart the next door of the Gun Arcade. The 6-inch rapid-fire gun weighing more than 6 tons was directly blown out of 2 sections, and the shock wave formed by the explosion swept across the entire battleship's side chord, sweeping the gun deck almost completely, and in just a few seconds, the Bayan, a battleship with a standard displacement of 7200 tons, lost the firepower of 3 6-inch rapid-fire guns and 2 12-pounder guns! The huge wounds on the side chords and the billowing flames tell the world how terrible this explosion was!

"Hit." Watch as the Bayan was hit. Liu Buyun roared excitedly, the previous forbearance was finally exchanged for the current great achievement. The entire Dingyuan command tower was jubilant. However, Liu Buyun was happy a little early, and when Dingyuan sent out the earth-destroying blow, the 12-inch 40L main gun of the Rurik was also aimed at the side chord of the Dingyuan!

"Go ahead, baby. Pierce it. The Russian gunner looked at Dingyuan not far away and said fiercely. Then a heavy artillery shell weighing 349KG flew out of the chamber 40 times! The shell with a muzzle velocity of up to 815 meters took only 2 seconds to bite the armor under the main gun on the left side of Dingyuan! How can the 14-inch steel-faced iron armor, which has been going on for 11 years, withstand the attack of new artillery and armor-piercing shells that only appeared in 1893? The 349KG armor-piercing bullet cut through the 14-inch thick armor of the Dingyuan ship and the teak back plate of no less thick than this thickness like a sharp blade. Plunged headlong into the cabin under the main gun on the left side of the Dingyuan!

"We were shot." Liu Buyun felt a violent shock from the Dingyuan, as if a huge force pushed the entire battleship to the right. Immediately, Liu Buyun hurriedly walked to the observation port. A huge bullet hole appeared under the main cannon on the left side of the direct fixed distance. Billowing black smoke and flames mixed with debris did not erupt from below.

"General soldier Liu, the loaf machine and rotating equipment under the main gun on the left side of Dingyuan have been destroyed. The left main gun is no longer usable! A herald said in alarm. How can it be? A full 14-inch rigid iron armor was pierced like this? Lu Buchan was a little undetailed about his eyes and ears.

"Be prepared to circumvent. Fight the fire and save yourself. "Under Liu Buchan's order. While evading to the right of the Dingyuan, the Dingyuan tried to return fire with a few 6-inch guns on its sideline. However, the Rurik ignored the 6-inch shells from the opposite side, and three 6-inch high-explosive shells hit Rurik in a row, which showed that these shells had no effect other than causing a small fire to the steel monster. …,

"Hmph, a second-class ironclad ship from more than 10 years ago." Makanov's eyes were full of contempt, and such an opponent made him not interested at all, although the Dingyuan did a good job, wounding the Bayan. But in the face of Rurik, a terrifying creature that concentrates the most cutting-edge techniques of France and Russia, Dingyuan is really nothing! Right now. Another 10-inch gun hit the tail 6-inch gun of the Dingyuan. The huge force of the explosion directly blew the entire cannon cover away. What was even more unfortunate was that the huge explosion directly ignited the propellant and shells waiting to be fired in the 6-inch gun, and a bright yellow flame erupted. It's so dazzling in the dark sky!

"Kill him, take out the flagship of the Northern Fleet!" The Russians were cheering, and there was nothing left on the side of the Dingyuan that could threaten Rurik's firepower. The ignited aft turret makes the ship extremely easy to target. The Dingyuan had already been heavily damaged, and it was only a matter of time before it was destroyed.

Just when the Rurik was ready to send the flagship of the Beiyang Fleet, the once proud of the Beiyang Naval Division of the Qing Dynasty, to the bottom of the sea, suddenly a huge fireball hit Rurik's port side with a piercing sound! Then there was a loud bang, and the shell weighing 362KG collided with the upper armor belt with a side chord of up to 7 inches thick on the side chord! After a loud explosion, a bright yellow flame rose into the air. The fire ignited by picric acid instantly began to spread on the side of the ship.

"It's Zhenyuan!" Makanov was shaken down by a violent tremor. His head hit the wall of the conning tower. A stream of bright red liquid is left on the head!

"Mr. Commander, you're fine." The first mate immediately picked up Makanov.

"Leave me alone, report the loss!" Makanov shouted.

"A fire broke out on the port side of the battleship, a 6-inch gun was damaged, and the armor was not penetrated!" Toyarev shouted with some excitement, after all, only 7 inches of armor can withstand the attack of 12 inches of heavy artillery, which is something he dare not imagine! Although the impact point is not good because of the angle problem, this is basically equivalent to telling him that the main guns of all the warships of the Qing Kingdom cannot help the armor of the Rurik, even the upper armor! "Lao Tzu is invincible!" Toyarev thought in his heart.

"Concentrate the artillery on the far side of the town and sink it!" Just when Toyarev was full of joy, Makanov's roar sounded in his ears!

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