But will Makanov let Lin Taizeng go like this? Surely it can't be. It's too much to say that I didn't leave a single ship behind! Shortly after the Kasuga was shot in the bow, the Russian fleet suddenly refocused all its fire on the Kasuga, and soon, a dense rain of bullets completely covered the poor armored cruiser! From time to time, there were explosions on the slender hull, and large clouds of smoke and flames raged on the hull!

"Cover the Kasuga, concentrate fire on the enemy's flagship Poltava, and attack the torpedo boats!" Lin Tai immediately felt that something was wrong, under this kind of firepower, the Kasuga could not last long, once the secondary artillery loss was too large, the Russians' lightning strike would directly take away the Kasuga in a wave, although he still hated the Japanese, but no matter what, the two sides were still nominal allies, Lin Tai could not care!

"Clever!" When Makanov saw a group of five Japanese torpedo boats suddenly rushing out from the rear of the opposing patrol, he couldn't help but admire, in the case of being suppressed in this range, blindly dodging and escaping could not get out of the predicament at all, and could only be slowly killed, too close. The dodge range is very small, and it is easy for the opponent's artillery to re-determine the firing parameters, especially the 12-inch gun, which is basically direct fire! The so-called dodge is of no use at all! Therefore, the only way is to force the other party back first and then distance yourself!

It was a joke that 5 torpedo boats wanted to challenge two Russian battleships with intact firepower, but because of the powerful lethality of torpedoes, Makanov still rationally chose to avoid it, after all, he was afraid of 10,000 just in case! The Russian fleet deflected half a compass point, and at the same time the Russian torpedo boats rushed over. Rush to the Kasuga that is dodging!

In the face of the attack of 5 torpedo boats, the Russian fleet appeared to be at ease, with more than 10 6-inch guns and more than 10 12-pounder guns. There was also a large number of machine guns, and such a powerful projection was enough to sweep 5 Japanese torpedo boats that together were less than 1000 tons to pieces! And the Russian gunners did not disappoint Makanov either. Two of the five Japanese torpedo boats were blown up at a distance of 2,500 meters, the other two were swept to pieces at a distance of 1,500 to 1,000 meters, and the last one was sunk by a 12-inch cannon shell before it could turn around after firing a torpedo in a hurry in the rain of bullets!

The lightning strikes of the Russians also had little effect, and the Kasuga was beaten to a pulp, but the Taipei still maintained strong firepower. UNDER THE COVER OF DENSE 6-INCH GUNS AND 105MM GUNS ON THE SIDE OF THE GUN, 4 TORPEDO BOATS RESPONSIBLE FOR MINE STRIKES WERE ALSO TORN TO PIECES BY HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE. After a torpedo boat exchange, the two sides redistanced themselves. Faced with this situation, Lin Taizeng had nothing to say. Let's go directly, the Kasuga has been beaten and half-crippled, and if it drags on, maybe I'll have to explain here!

And the Russian fleet did not choose to pursue. After all, Makanov's main task was to free the Essen fleet. And even if you want to, you can't catch up. In this first confluence engagement, the Russian fleet inflicted heavy losses on one armored cruiser, and its own losses were small, which was considered a small victory. This seems to be a good sign.

And after the interception failed, the Beiyang Fleet also had to readjust its subordinates, and the four scattered fleets had to be concentrated, and the combat effectiveness of the Kasuga was already very weak and was directly excluded. Lin Tai-tsang's Taipei joined up with another King-class armored cruiser, the Kaohsiung, and a Garibaldi-class armored cruiser, the Weihai, to attack the exhausted Essen fleet. And Deng Shichang's two PISA will join up with another detachment to attack the Russian battleship formation! Of course, this transfer will take time! It's hard to say whether the Russians will give them this time or not!

Deng Shichang led 2 PISA-class armored cruisers to immediately search for the Russian battleship formation. At the same time, the Taipei, to which Lin Taizeng belonged, converged with the detachment commanded by Chen Biguang, and all the torpedo boats of the Beiyang and Japan sailed out to the open sea to look for traces of the Essen fleet, especially on the possible course of the Russian battleship formation. And what is Essen doing at this time?

As soon as the two sides fought, Essen received a telegram from Makanov, but he did not take the fleet to join Makanov, but made a detour and retreated directly in the direction of Muroran Port! When the generals under him heard this order, their jaws almost fell to the ground! I wonder if there is something wrong with my ears! If the fleet does not go to the main forces of General Makanov, then what else will it take!

"If they really get together, this is not the same as telling the Beiyang Fleet that the Russian Far East Fleet is here, so come quickly!" Essen explained with a smile. At this time, the Russian fleet did not even have a speed advantage, and once it was discovered in the open sea, then it would only be chased to death! Therefore, Essen's only chance to go back is to run through the loophole in the blockade line of the Northern Fleet, and General Makanov will not sail to the far sea with only two battleships to meet Essen, because once it reaches the far sea, the Russian battlefleet will not even have a chance to escape! This is not to answer, this is to send death! So Makanov clearly told Essen that he could only help him contain the Beiyang Fleet, and the containment would only be effective for a short time, and if the Beiyang Fleet discovered this attempt, then it would immediately refocus on searching for the Essen fleet! So the time is very short, and that's all Makanov can do, and the rest is up to Essen himself!

But things seem to be good now! A two-ship formation had been crippled, and the Taipei had to find other warships to cooperate with the operation, after all, in Beiyang, they did not know that the Russian fleet had sunk one battleship in exchange for enough fuel and high speed for two warships to circle around. In the face of three Russian cruisers, Lin Taizeng did not have the confidence to command one battleship to look for trouble. Two main battle suits are the minimum standard! In this way, the original four fleets searched for the target sea area, but now it has become three! Loopholes are bound to appear, and more importantly, the remaining 3 fleets must also be divided into one or two to deal with Makanov's battleship formation! The originally tight blockade line is now a big hole in one fell swoop! And Essen took this opportunity to sail in the direction of Muroran Port,

"Boys, speed up to the top! If we're lucky, we'll be able to enjoy our dinner in Muroran Port in 7 hours! Essen said excitedly!

It can be said that everything that the Russians have done so far has been so perfect! not only restrained the Beiyang Fleet and tore a hole in the blockade line, but also did not let the Beiyang perceive its intentions! And now, the Essen fleet has sailed from this gap at high speed towards the port of Muroran, if nothing else, they will return to the port very smoothly, and Makanov will also make a false shot and return safely!

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