Chapter 421: Mutation
"If they are not normal, I don't believe that a man who participated in the Sino-Japanese War and commanded the Spanish-American War would be such a rookie.\\" Makanov praised slightly. "When will they arrive on the Pearl?"
"It is no longer possible for two ships to break through together. The other side is too strong, even with the cover of torpedo boats. Wells said helplessly.
"After letting the Goddess Palace, the Pearl immediately rushed to the main battlefield with 3 mine-strike ships, we have limited time, and the smoke canister can only be guaranteed for 45 minutes. If it doesn't work after 45 minutes, then we have nothing to do but abandon the rest of the fleet and return to sailing, Yang Yonglin looked at the Petropavlov across the sea with a grim face and the billowing smoke erupting from it, and was silent. And Liu Buyun on the side Chapter 421 Abnormal Change was a little angry. The location was not good, the effect of the shelling was limited, if it were not for the large number of main guns and the new artillery skills, I am afraid that the battleship in front of me would not be slowed down at all. But now, the other side has slowed down, but it is also dragging the main force of the Beiyang Fleet to slow down together, and the smoke is billowing on the sea, and it is difficult for the Beiyang ships to accurately measure the enemy ships, let alone effectively shell them. It is even more impossible to bypass this battleship. People move, and so do you. And the other party still cuts the inner circle. Let's not talk about whether we can go around it, even if we get around, the other two battleships of the Russians may run away. Just now, Liu Buyun almost couldn't help but order the fleet to pursue the opposing battleship through the smoke area, while leaving one to deal with the Russian battleship that had already been damaged. But Yang Yonglin's words made Liu Buyun calm down!
"Visibility in the smoke is not even 1 kilometer, and you don't know where the other party's torpedoes are coming from." Yang Yonglin sneered and glanced at the smoke in front of him and said. As a veteran general who has also experienced a hundred battles, Yang Yonglin's perception of the war situation is no worse than that of Makanov, and even in his bones, he is a very offensive person like Makanov, and it is not his character to be beaten passively, so when encountering any abnormal situation in Chapter 421, he will stand in the enemy's perspective to consider whether the other party will use certain conditions to attack him. This time, Makanov's move made Yang Yonglin see through three points, but not completely!
"General, the Beiyang Fleet slowed down, they closed the distance to ensure the accuracy of the shelling, but did not pass through the smoke zone at high speed. They didn't hit the scheme. Wells said with some frustration.
way. Makanov snapped. The sound like the clashing of gold and iron made everyone present shudder. The coldness and harshness of the Russians in their bones are fully reflected at this moment! Throwing away a part in exchange for a bigger victory, Makanov will not hesitate in the slightest.
And at this time, on another battlefield, the two detachments met again, this time without dying. The Russian fleet must break through the blockade of the Northern Fleet to support the main fleet, and the Northern Fleet must drag the Russian detachment and even destroy it! The Beiyang Fleet did not have too many auxiliary warships for ocean-going operations. If the Russian auxiliary warships are allowed to rush forward, I am afraid that the situation will change some subtlely.
Both sides were desperate and could not afford to take a step back, and 4 cruisers of the Northern Fleet were biting 2 Russian decoration and 6 torpedo boats. And the Pearl and the Goddess bear the intensive firepower of the four battleships of the Beiyang Fleet with their thin bodies, desperately covering the fragile torpedo boats, if this continues, at most, the two Russian battleships will be beaten into a pile of scrap metal floating on the sea by the dense rain of bullets! But at the moment, the situation has changed!
Three of the torpedo boats of the Goddess suddenly broke away from the formation and rushed towards Lin Yongsheng's fleet, while the Pearl left the formation with the remaining three torpedo boats that did not let go of the torpedo and made a detour towards the main battlefield. Under the leadership of the Goddess, two of the torpedo boats broke away from the formation and went around the side and rear of the Beiyang Detachment's flagship Weihai Haolu under the cover of the Goddess to launch torpedoes, and the torpedoes fired at a distance of 1.5 km could not hit the target at all, but the trajectory of the torpedoes just cut off the route of the Weihai. In order to avoid being hit by a torpedo, the Weihai had to turn left and move away from the battlefield.
"There is a conspiracy!" Seeing the Russian fleet moving so desperately, Lin Yongsheng's heart throbbed for no reason. As a commander who fought almost the entire field in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, he was still very sensitive to this abnormal behavior. And his rich experience makes him very decent in dealing with such emergencies.
First of all, he knew very well that under the desperate situation of the Goddess and the torpedo boats under his jurisdiction, it was impossible for the Beiyang Detachment to quickly catch up with the escaping Pearl. So his first order was to give the telegraph operator to inform Yang Yonglin of the escape of some of the opponent's warships, so that the latter could deal with it. Intelligence on the battlefield is paramount at all times.
Secondly. Redeployment of troops. The Weihai and Lushun continued to deal with the Goddess after evading the torpedo, while the remaining two Guiyuan-class ships left the formation and relied on high speed to chase the Russian getaway fleet. Rather than destroying the opposing side before they converge, it was to provide cover for the three capital ships. Judging by the actions of the Russians, it is highly likely that the Russians will launch a surprise attack with lightning strike units. In this case, a high-speed cruiser like the Guiyuan class will be more powerful than the firepower, but the sluggish and slow Garibaldi class is much better. After all, in the face of torpedo boats, there is no difference between an 8-inch gun and a 10-inch gun, and it will take seconds to hit!
"Damn the Beiyang Fleet, why can't you get rid of it!" Looking at the two Guiyuan-class light armored cruisers trailing in the distance, the captain of the Pearl cursed in a low voice. If these two warships can't be shaken off, I'm afraid that the plan for the future will bring unpredictable changes. Obviously, if the household is entangled again, the Pearl and the torpedo boat led by it will definitely not be able to get out of trouble, because there is no cannon fodder to consume. In order to avoid this situation, the Russians had to act in advance. Attack before the two Guiyuan-class ships get tangled with themselves!
"Be ready to act, make or break it." After receiving the telegram from the Pearl, Makanov took a deep breath and stabilized his mood. Commanded. To be honest, this scenario is not what Makanov envisioned. The objective conditions are not ideal, now we can only fight and try our luck, if it fails, Makanov will risk losing all the fleet. Under the cover of smoke from the Petropav, the two remaining battleships of the Russian Navy secretly slowed down and quietly turned to the left. The five torpedo boats that followed the squadron quickly concealed behind the Petropav. Because of the smoke, the Beiyang Fleet did not know much about this. And the Russians' plans are finally starting at this moment!
"Lord Yang, a cruiser and three torpedo boats are maneuvering to the right side of the fleet." Liu Buyun pointed to the Pearl that gradually appeared on the right flank of the fleet and said.
"Order the Jinghai, which is at the tail of the fleet, to intercept and shoot at the Russian fleet." Although Yang Yonglin didn't know the Russians' plans, he knew that there was absolutely no good result for letting the other party come up! And vaguely, Yang Yonglin concluded that a Russian torpedo boat that did not play a role should be dispatched! Makanov must have been calculating something.
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