"What? Definitely won't hit...... Can this also be calculated? ”

In the bridge of the cruiser Vladivostok, Colonel Lee Seung-hui, the commander of the formation, was holding a Mexican cigar and looked at the British Royal Navy formation that was getting closer and closer in the distance, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching twice.

Bai Siyuan, the deputy chief behind him, couldn't help but bite his mouth hard, and stepped forward and said, "Sir, Zhuge Daozi is right...... According to intelligence, the 13.5-inch main gun of the Sovereign class can only fire one shot in 3-5 minutes, and if it is engaged in a 10-minute battle, its 2 13.5-inch guns can only fire 8-10 rounds, and as for the 16-inch front-loading gun of the Unyielding class, it can fight two rounds at most, which is also 8 rounds. 6 giant cannons have a maximum of 16 rounds, and they are all small boat-carrying cannons, and the accuracy is poor, I'm afraid that there is not even a 2.5% hit rate, 2.5% multiplied by 16 is 40%, rounding it up, it just misses......"

"Can this still be rounded?" Lee Seung-hui bit the heart of his cigar and said, "If a 13.5-inch or 16-inch shell takes a shot......"

Seeing that Li Chenghui was still hesitating there, Major Bai Siyuan was also a little anxious, and said to Admiral Li again: "Admiral, this time the Japanese and Yingyi obviously set a trap for us...... First coax us to visit Japan, and then use four camouflage ships as bait to lure us under the guns of the British large formation. Xiaguan estimates that there will be a second ambush circle of Yingyi and Wakou in the south, and if we don't leave without a fight, we will crash into their second ambush circle, and then we will be attacked by the enemy on our backs, and we will be dead! ”

This Bai Siyuan obviously scared himself, but his analysis is very reasonable...... The current situation is obviously that the Japanese and Yingyi are colluding together! Since they are colluding together, there will not be only ten British ships, two Japanese gunboats, and four Japanese camouflage ships, there must be more ships ambushing nearby - the Japanese shogunate navy has a total of more than thirty steam ships, and now only three have appeared, and the rest can't be squinting in the port of Yokosuka, right?

So now I can only make a move, as long as I can inflict heavy damage on the most powerful monarch class, I can deter the remaining British ships and make them dare not chase after them. If there are no pursuers behind him, with the firepower and speed of the two Lushun levels, it is still certain to escape by killing a bloody road.

Although Li Chenghui is a little sluggish, he is also an elite trained by the Ming Navy step by step, and after listening to Bai Siyuan's analysis, he completely understands - now he can only fight! If you don't fight, you're going to lose your life in Japan!

Thinking of this, Colonel Li's anger and blood rose together, and he roared: "He's N, Lao Tzu fought with them...... Order, raise the blood-colored red flag of King Wuzhong! ”

"Yes, sir!" As soon as Bai Siyuan heard the "bloody red flag", his blood suddenly rose, and he said loudly, "The admiral has an order, raise the bloody red flag!" ”

Of course, the blood-colored red flag is the battle flag handed down by King Zhuge Wuzhong - known as the banner dyed red by the blood of loyal martyrs!

This battle flag is common on land and sea, and the bloody red flag can only be raised when the decisive battle is about to begin!

So this red flag has not been raised for more than a hundred years, but every Ming soldier, especially the officer, has imagined the moment when the blood-colored red flag was raised, and he has also seen the blood-colored red flag once held high by King Wuzhong in the military academy.

And every battalion and combat unit above the battalion of the Ming Army, and every combat ship of the Ming Navy, have a blood-colored red flag that belongs to them...... Carefully kept in a mahogany box (which of course changes regularly) and waiting for the moment when it flutters in the wind.

And this is more than 100 years!

When a bright red flag fluttered on the mainmast of the Vladivostok, the officers and men on the four Ming naval ships who were a little panicked suddenly realized that they were standing at an important historical crossroads...... It is also the last danger before their new Ming Dynasty moves towards the ultimate glory!

Although the Ming Empire has not really fought a war for more than 100 years since the death of King Wuzhong, the eight great families and the noble group that rule the country seem to have lost their ambitions and only want to be their rich men in peace.

However, the Ming Dynasty's Navy and Army Academy has consistently instilled such an idea in their students - the final battle will come, and the Ming will either win and become the master of the world, or defeat and be trampled under the feet of the enemy......

And what is the fate of the future of the Ming Dynasty, it depends on whether the officers and men of the navy and army of the Ming Dynasty can win victory after victory for their empire!

"Blood Red Flag! The flagship Vladivostok has raised a bloody red flag! ”

In the bridge of the Lushun, Wang Wen was the first to see the blood-colored red flag flying on the mainmast of the Vladivostok - this was the signal for the decisive battle!

"Good! Raise the red flag! ”

Zhuge Weidao turned his head and saw the fluttering red flag, and suddenly he also had a feeling of excitement, and immediately ordered the blood-colored red flag on the Lushun to be raised.

As soon as his order was uttered, cheers erupted from inside the bridge of the Lushun.

"Wan Sheng! Daming ...... Wansheng! ”

"Daming Wansheng!"

Before the cheers dissipated, the voice of the signal officer sounded again in the bridge of the Lushun: "Sir, the flagship orders us to lead the whole team and be sure to seize the T-shaped position in the shortest possible time!" ”

"Got it!" Zhuge Weidao said loudly, "Lushun, full speed!" ”

At this moment, the steam engines of the four Ming Navy cruisers and destroyers on the sea suddenly began to roar and began to output maximum power, and the majestic bow of the ship suddenly smashed the splash that blocked their advance. The four ships, with the Lushun as the spearhead, launched a surprise attack on the "combined formation" composed of the British Royal Navy and the Japanese Shogunate Navy, which were turning more than 10,000 meters away.

"Report the distance!"

Zhuge Weidao held on to the railing, stared ahead, and asked loudly.

"Report, thirteen thousand kilometers away!"

"11,000 meters!"

"Ten thousand meters!"

"Nine thousand meters!"

"8,000 ......"

The captain's distance report one after another made the atmosphere in the bridge of the Lushun extremely tense, after all, five thousand meters away there was a Sovereign-class, an Indomitable class, eight other British ships, and two Japanese gunboats. Everyone's attention shifted to Zhuge Weidao, the youngest "Zhuge Military Division" in more than a hundred years.

Probably saw the blood-colored red flag raised on the side of the Ming army, George. Yilu and Charlie. Yilu also immediately realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Blood Red Flag! They're going to ......"

"They're going to war! Are they crazy? We have 12 battleships, and they have only 4! ”

"Sir, the Ming Navy formation is rushing towards us, the distance is less than eight thousand yards, please instruct!"

Inside the bridge of the Revenge, the voice of the chief staff officer who was extremely nervous also sounded.

George. Yilu also calmed down, and a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Since they want to fight...... Well, although Britain has not yet declared war on the Ming Dynasty, the Royal Navy will not back down! Raise the Z flag...... All the soldiers are loyal to their duties, and they will destroy the enemy! ”

"Yes, sir!"

"Pass my order, all form a column, and all ships follow the flagship!"

"Yes, sir!"

......

Soon, the formation of the British and Japanese forces had also been adjusted, and the two Yamato-class gunboats that had led the way in front had disappeared, led by the Sovereign-class Revenge, followed by the Indomitable, Leander, Mersey, and Eris, as well as five destroyers with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons. The two gunboats of the Yamato-class Echigo and Mino, followed slowly at the end of the formation.

Compared with the high speed of more than 24 knots run by the Ming naval formation at the moment, the speed of the British and Japanese formations is much slower, and it can only run a little more than 14 knots, because the Indomitable is only this fast. But their firepower is still quite strong!

Because the Ming formation had not yet turned, the two sides were moving opposite each other along two parallel lines. The secondary guns on one side and at least half of the main guns on both sides can aim at each other and fire!

At 5:35 a.m., when the distance between the two formations was shortened to between four or five thousand meters, dozens of main and secondary guns on the 10 British Royal Navy ships in front of the British and Japanese formations opened fire at the same time. The thick smoke of gunpowder suddenly rolled up a black storm on the sea, and before the smoke dissipated, dozens of shells roared across the sea and flew towards the Lushun that was speeding in the distance!

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