The fleet lined up in several columns and headed for the south of the Black Sea.

They stay away from the coast, which makes them invisible to those on the shore; Radio silence is also maintained along the way, making it impossible for the enemy to monitor their information.

But this did not last long, as they spent more time at sea and got closer to the coast.

The Bulgarians first discovered them, and then passed on to the Turks.

Enver ordered the local citizens of Istanbul to deploy mines in the strait, while sending a small fleet of small boats to keep an eye on the movements.

They also rebuilt the abandoned coastal defense guns and brought them all around Istanbul for defense. The power of these guns can be absolutely believed, after that it is only necessary to wait for the Russian fleet to come in on its own.

The preparations of the Turks were quietly prepared, and the Russian sailors, who were still sailing on the sea, did not know this, and remained on the deck in a state of melancholy.

At dusk on May 26, the silhouettes of several warships appeared on the horizon, and the afterglow of the sunset shone on the metal of the ship, and the whole ship looked brilliant.

The Turks quickly noticed them, and the officer quickly gave the order, and several heavy guns opened fire.

But without exception, all of them were missed, and in addition to the poor quality of artillery, there were also considerable problems with Turkish industrial production.

The fleets didn't care about these shells, which didn't hit them at all, and continued to sail towards the strait. On the contrary, the sailors above were very panicked and wanted to come down.

Finally stabilized his emotions, and the survey institute on the deck found a mine floating in the sea.

He shouted for the ship to turn around, but it was too late.

The first seven warships of the fleet all touched mines, including one unlucky ship, which flipped uncontrollably after being blown up, and then touched a mine again, causing severe damage to the hull and a large splash of seawater into the cabin, and soon the ship became one with the Black Sea.

The Turks on the shore, seeing signs of confusion, continued to intensify the suppression of the fire of the shore defense artillery.

The Russian fleet, which had already suffered heavy damage from mines, had nowhere to hide at this time, so it had to be bombed passively, although few guns were hit.

The front of the formation was completely blocked, and it was impossible to make a U-turn, unless they really wanted to be trapped in the Black Sea.

The naval officer gritted his teeth, folded his hands, and gave the last order:

"Rush over! Ignore the sunken ships and enemy artillery fire and rush over! ”

The fleet, which had just been mixed up, gathered again, lined up in a long line of snakes and rushed straight towards the strait.

Such a reckless move must have paid a heavy price, and several battleships were once again silenced by touching mines.

With 50 ships remaining, the ship at the head of the naval queue finally arrived at the entrance to the strait.

The Turks did not put any obstacles in the strait, which made them rejoice and speed up their sailing.

Until nearly half of the ships have passed through the entrance to the strait, Turkey has not hindered anything, and it seems that it is very possible to break through the strait, anything is possible.

The Russian naval officer saw that he was about to sail into the Sea of Marmara, and excitedly opened his fingers to slap the table.

But I couldn't open it, so it took a lot of force to separate my hands, and when I looked closely, it turned out that my hands were full of wet sweat.

The officer exhaled a breath and opened his eyes with long-lost joy, and the heroic laughter grew louder and louder.

But he suddenly felt his body tremble, and when he looked around, he saw that the whole world was tilted.

What's going on! How the battleship is broken!

The experienced officer immediately noticed the problem, but there was no time for him to react, the raging waves broke through his cabin, and just as he was about to open the door to go out, he found water leaking everywhere and fell to the ground bitterly.

Murky waters burst through the hatch behind him, swallowing up all steel.

The flagship is down!

Several battleships in the distance panicked when they saw it. They couldn't see anything in the darkness, the only fire was extinguished, and the whole fleet was in chaos.

No one could see how the flagship fell, but no one cared anymore, at the moment they were all scattering and fleeing, and the fleet was falling apart.

The Turkish officer on the shore smiled disdainfully, and then another order was given, and the sound of hundreds of artillery salvos resounded over the sea.

The coastal defense artillery outside Istanbul is just a decoy, and its main role is to attract attention with casual strikes.

What really worked was the hundreds of artillery pieces deployed on both sides of the strait, and if the dense fire hit a single ship, it would surely sink it instantly.

However, the sky gradually darkened, and the Turkish artillery on the shore could not see clearly, and began to fight indiscriminately, and a few shells even hit the friendly artillery on the opposite bank, causing dozens of casualties.

The Turkish officers hurriedly called for a halt to the bombardment and told the artillery to get closer and open fire.

They found that the Russians did not resist, and that even the turrets above had not been twisted in the slightest, and combined with their previous experience, they thought that they had no shells to use.

A few minutes later, all artillery was deployed. The officer ordered the harbor to turn on the lights and find the ship on the surface of the sea, while firing another flare.

Several lights were turned on in an instant, and together with the dazzling white light in the sky, the Russian fleet lurking in the darkness was unraveled.

They are no longer confused, and it looks like a new flagship has been chosen.

The Turks missed the best time to bomb because of the accident that had been accidentally wounded earlier, but no one was discouraged, after all, these Russian fleets would sink here sooner or later.

As soon as the officer gave the order, hundreds of artillery pieces opened fire one after another.

Countless shells rushed towards the ship, smashing one pothole after another in the steel plates. Several shells hit the ship's explosives directly, causing a detonation and the ship split in half and sank into the sea.

However, no matter how tragic the Russians died, the artillery fire on the battlefield did not stop, but intensified.

More artillery was pulled across the strait, bombarding the fleet from high and sinking more ships.

In just seven minutes, the huge Black Sea Fleet had less than twenty warships left, and only eight of them, which were incapacitated, could move.

The temporarily elected Russian officer remembered something, his eyes lit up, and while observing the burning battlefield with binoculars on the deck, he put his mouth close to the ear of his staff and whispered something.

Immediately, several warships exploded in an instant, and the steel bars scattered into the sea, and the flames soared into the sky. The flames spread to the land, relying on the oil on the surface of the sea, until they reached a few bits of grass on the shore, and the fire spread rapidly.

The Turkish artillerymen, who were still firing, were so frightened by this formation that they did not even care about the artillery, and fled with rolling and crawling.

Seeing that this trick worked, more immovable ships also blew themselves up in this way. Soon the sea was full of fire.

Only five ships with the ability to move took the opportunity to escape, while saluting the flames behind them.