Chapter 452: Recapture Zhenyuan

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Rozdvinsky stood on the deck of the Duke of Suvorov with a grim face, and it was only after the real battle with the main fleet of the Japanese Navy that he realized that there was a considerable disparity in strength between them. After completing the "U" turn in 16 minutes, the Japanese fleet gradually adopted the tactic of seizing the T-shaped head to pass through the Russian fleet and attack the Russian vanguard battleships.

During the turning of the Japanese fleet, the Russian fleet damaged the Japanese armored cruisers "Izumo" and "Azuma", but after the turning was completed, the Japanese fleet took advantage of its high speed and rate of fire, as well as the power of artillery ammunition, and gradually seized the initiative on the battlefield, and the flagship of the Russian fleet, the "Duke Suvorov", was subjected to concentrated and heavy fire from Japanese artillery.

After the artillery battle lasted two hours, the rudder of the Duke Suvorov was broken and the warship lost control. Historically, the Russian fleet Rozdvinsky was also seriously wounded, but a Russian player named Moladev received the task of protecting Rozdvensky, and he was next to Rozdvinsky during the battle, sacrificing himself to protect Rozdvensky.

The entire superstructure of the "Duke Suvorov" was smashed, Rozdvinsky ordered to withdraw from the battle column and float on the sea, and the Russian fleet fell into a chaotic situation without command. The flagship of the Russian Second Detachment, "Oslyabya", was bombarded by six Japanese warships, suffered heavy damage, and sank not long after, with more than 300 of the ship's 900 officers and men surviving. After that, the battleships "Alexander III", "Borodino", "Eagle", "Sisoy-Viliki", which lost their unified command, were also heavily damaged.

While the battleships were engaged, the cruisers of both sides were also engaged in a fierce exchange. The cruiser exchange of fire was mainly between the Japanese 3rd and 4th warplanes and the Russian cruiser detachments, during which three Japanese cruisers were severely damaged and several Russian auxiliary ships caught fire.

The battle lasted three hours. The time has pointed to four o'clock in the afternoon, and the defeat of the Russian NPC fleet has been decided. The commander of the fleet, Rozdvensky, changed several flagships in succession, he first transferred from the uncontrolled Duke "Suvorov" to the battleship "Borodillo", after the "Borodillo" was heavily damaged, he transferred to the battleship "Eagle", and finally the Eagle also tilted, and he had to transfer to the cruiser Aurora.

The route to Vladivostok has been blocked by the Japanese. The fifth and sixth battles of Japan were fought one after another, and the situation began to be one-sided. Rozdvensky saw that the defeat was assured and was about to order the fleet to withdraw to Cam Ranh Bay, when the 5th and 6th Japanese fleets, which had been newly brought into the battlefield, suddenly became confused.

The flagship of Japan's Fifth Sentai is Itsukushima, including four warships, including Zhenyuan, Matsushima, and Hashikasa; The flagship of the Sixth Sentai is the Akitsuzu, including four warships: Suma, Chiyoda, and Izumi; Both teams were fresh troops, and Heihachiro Togo tried to use it for a decisive victory, but was attacked from behind.

Chen Shaokuan personally commanded the third and fourth teams of the Chinese and Russian player fleets to appear in the rear, and then used the speed and range advantages to seize the "T" prefix. Heavy fire was fired at both Japanese teams. The third and fourth warboards had two battle cruisers with high speed and firepower, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, as well as seven armored cruisers in Cam Ranh Bay and a large number of Russian ships, which far surpassed the two Japanese warships in strength.

"Yaga."

Heihachiro Togo stood on the deck of the battleship Asahi, his eyes almost spewing fire, and he hated the Chinese Chen Baxian in his heart. If Chen Baxian hadn't used despicable means to snatch the three main battleships of Mikasa, Tsukiwa, and Asama, now that the Russian fleet had collapsed, and seeing that the fifth and sixth teams were put into the battlefield and could completely finish off the Russians, it was the damned Chen Baxian who led the fleet to arrive and made him fall into passivity.

The eight warships of the fifth and sixth warships of the Japanese team were completely unable to defeat the third and fourth warships of the Chinese and Russian players. Heihachiro Togo had to direct other combat rescues. He personally commanded the First Sentai with the Asahi as the flagship to rush to the battle site between the two sides, but at this moment, a giant appeared in the panicked Russian native fleet. The dreadnought-class battleships of Cam Ranh Bay arrived.

In addition to seeing the new dreadnought, Heihachiro Togo also saw the Mikasa, which he was very familiar with, which should now be called Qin Shi Huang. Chen Hao stood on the deck of the dreadnought "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" and watched with high spirits as Liu Mazi commanded two teams to intercept the first team of the Japanese.

The first Japanese Sentai includes the Asahi, Nisshin, Shikishima, Fuji and Kasuga, and is the main team of the Japanese. Chen Hao's fleet consisted of two battleships, as well as more than a dozen cruisers of Russian players. In terms of strength, they are not in any way weaker than the Japanese. In addition, on the battlefield, the Russians Alexander III, Eagle, and Borodino have not completely lost their combat effectiveness, and there are a large number of cruisers in the Russian NPC fleet, and it is basically impossible for the Japanese to win.

The Japanese relied mainly on high speed and firepower against the Russians, but the dreadnoughts completely destroyed the Japanese warships on both fronts. The second flagship of the player's fleet, the Qin Shi Huang, is also a bit more advanced than the Japanese Asahi. After the Japanese lost their superiority in firepower and speed, the numerical superiority of the Russian NPC fleet also came into play.

After the battle lasted for an hour, the first to collapse were the Japanese fifth and sixth teams, under the command of Chen Shaokuan, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao gave full play to the advantage of firepower and speed, and completely annihilated the two Japanese teams.

The three protective cruisers of the Fifth Sentai Itsukushima, Matsushima, and Hashidate were sunk, and the battleship Zhenyuan, which had been snatched from Huaxia, was recaptured. Before the war, Chen Hao told Chen Shaokuan to find a way to recapture the Zhenyuan, so Chen Shaokuan ordered to suspend the firing on the Zhenyuan, and after annihilating the other three warships of the Japanese Fifth Squadron, the Japanese on the Zhenyuan raised the white flag and surrendered.

In contrast, the Japanese Sixth Sentai was even more undisciplined, and after the entire Fifth Sentai was wiped out, the commander of the Sixth Sentai Army, Major General Togo Masaji, ordered surrender. The flagship of the Sixth Sentai Akitsu Island and the cruiser Chiyoda fell into the hands of Chen Shaokuan, and Chen Hao's fleet had two more cruisers.

The fifth and sixth Japanese teams were completely annihilated, and the Fuji and Kasuga were lost on the main battlefield. Of course, Chen Hao would not let go of the opportunity to beat the water dogs, and he immediately ordered the player fleet to pursue.

As for the Russian NPC fleet, Chen Hao didn't bother to care what Rozdvinsky did, almost all of the main battleships of the Russians were damaged, and the low speed did not play a role in the pursuit. The task of pursuing Japanese warships mainly relied on three new warships, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao.

Chen Shaokuan suggested that three fast battleships lead the cruisers to the front to intercept, and the other ships chase behind, so that the main fleet of the Japanese can be fully annihilated. Under his command, three new warships increased their speed, shelled the Japanese fleet from the flank, delaying the advance of the Japanese fleet.

The routes of the two sides became chaotic, and the Japanese fleet was unable to move faster under the harassment of three new warships. Approaching the Japanese mainland after chasing all the way, the battleship Qin Shi Huang and a large number of Russian player cruisers caught up, and Togo Heihachiro saw that he could not escape, so he had to order a decisive battle.

The Japanese lost four capital battleships again, and Heihachiro Togo reluctantly ordered a retreat again, and at the same time ordered 21 destroyers and 37 torpedo boats to launch a torpedo attack to buy time for the main force to retreat. Chen Hao's Cam Ranh Bay fleet had undergone several anti-torpedo training under the command of British officers, so there were no losses, but the warships of the Russian players were silent by three.

Chen Shaokuan ordered all the slow cruisers to drag the Japanese destroyer and torpedo boat detachments, and the main battleships continued to entangle the Japanese main fleet. The 305 mm guns of the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were the first to hit the flagship of the Japanese fleet, the Asahi rudder was broken and out of control, and soon became a live target for the Sino-Russian combined fleet.

Seeing the danger of the flagship Asahi, other Japanese warships approached the Asahi to try to rescue, but the Naniwa, Takachie, and Tsushima blocked the fire of the Emperor Wu of Han. Chen Shaokuan smiled when he saw this situation, if the Japanese abandoned the flagship Asahi, most of them might escape, and if they turned back to rescue, they would be looking for death.

More and more warships of the combined fleet of Chinese and Russian players rushed to the battlefield, the Naniwa and Takachie were sunk, and the Tsushima was seriously injured. The battleship Asahi had already tilted at this time, and Heihachiro Togo decisively ordered the other ships to retreat and stop trying to rescue the Asahi again.

The battleship Asahi sank an hour later, but several Japanese warships did not carry out Togo Heihachiro's orders, and the Fuso, the flagship of the Seventh Sentai Army, rescued Togo Heihachiro. However, the price paid by the Japanese was extremely heavy, and in addition to the Fuso, the 7th Sentai was completely destroyed by several warships of Takao, Tsukushi, Moya, Shimakai and Uji.

The Battle of Tsushima in the game ended, in which the Japanese navy won and then lost, and most of the main force was annihilated. However, it was not the Russian Second Pacific Fleet that benefited the most, and many of the main ships of the Second Pacific Fleet had to be overhauled, and 14 warships, large and small, were also lost.

Chen Hao's Cam Ranh Bay fleet suffered almost no losses except for minor injuries on the Sun Wu and Wu Qi, and also recaptured the battleship Zhenyuan and the Japanese armored cruisers Akitsuzu and Chiyoda. The biggest gains were destroyers and torpedo boats, and the player fleet commanded by Chen Hao captured eight destroyers and twelve torpedo boats, which just made up for the lack of small ships in the Cam Ranh Bay fleet.

At the request of Rozdvinsky, Chen Hao led the Cam Ranh Bay Fleet to escort the Russian Second and Third Pacific Fleets through the Tsushima Strait, and soon joined up with the First Pacific Fleet departing from Vladivostok. The Battle of Tsushima is officially over, and after this battle, the Japanese have no naval support, and it is still unknown where the Russo-Japanese War will go in the game. (To be continued......)