Gathering together and annihilating them is easier said than done. How to let the Japanese obediently walk into the encirclement of the Beiyang Fleet is a problem. When formulating the plan, Xu Jie and others also thought about the layout of the entire campaign from the perspective of the Japanese army.

, "If I were Huashan Ziji, how would I deal with the coming Beiyang Fleet?" This sentence became the mantra of Xu Jie, Lin Yongsheng, and Ding Ruchang and Liu Buchan who were far away in Weihai.

According to intelligence, the Japanese combined fleet is also dispatched in full force. Not only are all the battleships coming, but all the remaining gunboats and torpedo boats that can move are also following in a swarm. This is obviously to solve the Beiyang Fleet in one battle. Here

On this point, Japan's own estimation is correct. No matter what, the Beiyang Fleet will be dispatched. Even if there is hell ahead, in order to save tens of thousands of land troops, the Beiyang Fleet will have to give it a go.

And this time the Japanese army was much more cautious, with 12 main battleships moored together. Even if there were Qing ships moving nearby, the main ships would basically not move, and at most they would send out some gunboats and torpedo boats to expel them. So judging from these actions, unless

It is certain that the main force of the Beiyang Fleet appears, otherwise the Japanese navy will never come out easily, and it is even impossible to use bait to lure the opponent to divide its forces.

This cautious teaming tactic has both advantages and disadvantages for the current Beiyang fleet. The disadvantages are naturally obvious. With 12 warships piled together, coupled with a large number of torpedo boats, even the Beiyang Fleet plus the fast fleet

If you want to capture the five cutting-edge warships, you will probably have to go through a fierce battle. If the opponent's torpedo boats desperately open a gap, the Beiyang Navy's blockade line, which lacks auxiliary warships, will also be able to open a gap.

As for the advantage, that is when the Beiyang Fast Fleet joins the war, it will not be so easy for the Japanese fleet's fast ships to escape. First of all, from the perspective of the battle situation, if Tsuboi Kozo fights alone and encounters the Beiyang Fast Fleet, he

You can absolutely choose to retreat, as long as you retreat in time

At that time, Kurama and Yoshino could definitely run away. But if they fight with the main unit of the United Fleet, it is simply unimaginable for the guerrilla fleet to abandon the main force and run away. No one can be held responsible for abandoning friendly forces and running away.

Accept it, even if the choice is right.

Second, from a tactical point of view, the combination of the two fleets does increase the difficulty of the attack, but at the same time, due to the mix of ship types and differences in speed and maneuverability, the maneuverability of the entire Japanese fleet will be greatly reduced. In order to cover the action

The relatively slow main fleet and the high-speed advantage of the guerrilla fleet will not be able to take advantage of it. And there is only one word for the ending of staying on the battlefield, that is death. Maybe the Beiyang Fleet will suffer heavy losses, and maybe some weak ships will be sunk, but

The ending will not change significantly.

The key to all the problems now is how to lead your fleet to a decisive battle with the Beiyang Fleet, and at the same time what tactics to use to engage the enemy. It will definitely not work for our fleet and the fast fleet to rush directly to the mouth of the Datong River. If so, the Japanese fleet will definitely be there

Under the cover of torpedo boats, the big ships can break out to the south under the cover of the torpedo boats. The big ships can fight and retreat, while the small ships can go along the shallow waters of the coastline. By then, the advantages of the large Beiyang ships will not be brought into play.

It is not possible to directly let the Beiyang Fleet lure the enemy. Let alone the weak strength of the Beiyang Fleet. Especially those 2,000-ton warships are very likely to be sunk by the Japanese fleet in the process of attacking the enemy, resulting in

Unnecessary casualties. The speed of the Beiyang Fleet itself is not suitable for such high-risk things.

You can't defeat it, but you just have to outrun it. This is the bottom line that the enemy fleet must adhere to! Naturally, the three new ships cannot go, so the only ones that can perform this task are the two Guiyuan-class cruisers. The speed is enough to get rid of Kurama.

.And the protection is better. More importantly, as the core combat force of the Beiyang Fleet, it has a symbolic meaning, symbolizing that the main force of the Beiyang Fleet will appear nearby. Otherwise, these two 5,000-ton warships would not appear for no reason.

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The Beiyang Fleet will never be stupid enough to let the only reliable vanguard force leave the main fleet activities when the situation is unfavorable. In this case, the Japanese fleet, which is bent on fighting, will definitely take the initiative to pursue it. As for the Beiyang Fleet,

The remaining task is for the two Guiyuan-class cruisers to converge with the three battleships, and then the Beiyang Fleet main force and the fast fleet will attack from both sides. At that time, the Japanese army will be in a dilemma.

The fast ship ran away? All the slow ships would stay behind. The big ships among the slow ships couldn't be beaten and couldn't escape, and the small ships couldn't escape to the sea at all. In the end, the only ones who could escape were Yoshino and Kurama.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the Japanese Navy. Then there is only one way left, to fight hard.

Therefore, after analysis, Xu Jie and the Beiyang leaders have a general understanding of the battle situation, that is, a head-on collision between the fleets of both sides is almost inevitable. Once the Japanese army enters the battlefield, they can only fight to the death in order to open a gap. Unless

Tsuboi Kozo is willing to bear the charge of abandoning friendly forces and lead the fleet to run away directly. Otherwise, the Japanese army will have no choice. In this case, Xu Jie and others need to list the strength and possible tactics of the Japanese army, and then formulate

Related battle plans.

First of all, once the two sides engage in battle, the only option for the Japanese Army to face the overwhelmingly superior Beiyang Navy is to open a gap. This is definitely not possible from Xu Jie. It is impossible for the Japanese Army to mobilize enough troops to break the blockade of Xu Jie's fleet.

Although there are 4 warships of more than 5,000 tons in the Japanese fleet, it is impossible to gather them all. After all, the Beiyang fleet also has three warships of more than 7,000 tons. Moreover, the four large ships of the Japanese fleet belong to two detachments and cannot be unified.

Combat.

Therefore, the only breakthrough the Japanese fleet can choose is the Beiyang Fleet. Although there are three 7,000-ton or above warships in the Beiyang side, the remaining warships are all weak ships worthy of the name. Under the impact of the Japanese fleet, it is very difficult

It is easy to open a gap, and at the same time, the Japanese guerrilla fleet can temporarily hold back Xu Jie's fleet.

If a gap is opened, the Japanese fleet has two options. One is to maintain the formation and withdraw from the battlefield, and at the same time use torpedo boats or weak ships to launch a counterattack against the Beiyang Fleet to buy time for the fleet to withdraw. The second is to disperse and break out with 2 to 3 ships.

Ships evacuate the battlefield as a group from multiple directions.

Regarding the first tactic, Xu Jie and others' plan is that the Beiyang Fast Fleet will be responsible for the pursuit. The Beiyang Fleet's own team will be responsible for dealing with the opponent's counterattack. Then they will catch up and join forces with Xu Jie and others to fight a mobile battle.

The Beiyang Fleet has the advantage in speed. A fast battle of more than 20 knots

There are 5 ships, and they have strong firepower and excellent protection. You can catch them one by one and fight them. The second tactic is relatively troublesome. Based on the principle of catching the big ones and letting go of the small ones, first attack the fast ships and then the slow ships. Xu Jie

et al. made the following arrangements based on the possible grouping methods of ri.

Fuji and Yashima are the backbone of the Japanese navy. At the same time, Fuji is also the ship of Huashan Ziji. It has the highest firepower, protection, speed and symbolic significance in the Japanese army, and its speed is higher than the fixed speed.

Town, with firepower and protection, there is still a great chance of breaking through the blockade. Therefore, Beiyang's new warships will first target these two ships.

In addition to these two battleships, Kurama and Yoshino will be the second targets. Needless to say, Kurama is a first-class protected cruiser with excellent firepower and speed. Apart from protection, there is basically nothing to fault.

As an outstanding second-class protected cruiser, the Yoshino has a higher speed than the Kurama. If the two ships can escape smoothly, they may form a group to retreat.

However, according to the deduction of Xu Jie and others, if the guerrilla fleet intercepts the Beiyang Fast Fleet, the Kurama has a chance to rush out. As for Yoshino? This second-class dome-armored cruiser with only 4,000 tons is under the focus of the 10,000-ton patrol.

It will be difficult for the general to successfully break through. As for a pommel horse? The Beiyang Fast Fleet can detach a Gary Bodi class to deal with it.

As for the remaining battleships, if there are two Sankei ships of the same type, they will definitely form a group. As for the weak ships such as Naniwa, Takachiho and Chiyoda, Xu Jie and others are not very concerned about it, let alone

Can you rush out? Even if you rush out

It will be scarred when it goes out. The speed will definitely not be high. The three battleships of the Beiyang Fleet can be responsible for the recovery. Even if the opponent escapes by chance, the Beiyang Fleet can reach the west side of the Korean Strait first after picking up those big fish.

Entrance, waiting for you. This big ship has many guns and 6-inch armor. But in the eyes of Xu Jie and others, it is just a paper tiger that is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. The 6-inch guns are not enough to pose a big threat to the fast fleet.

The main decoration is also insufficient

In order to resist the attack of the 6-inch rapid fire cannon, and more importantly, the speed is too low. In this case, in front of the five new Beiyang cruisers, its survivability is actually at the same level as the wave speed. In the eyes of Xu Jie and others,

It's basically a dead ship!

Regarding the pursuit formation of the Beiyang Fleet, Xu Jie and Ding Ruchang finally reached an agreement after spending no less than 200 taels of silver in telegraph fees. The Beiyang Fleet's own group of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were used to intercept Fuji and Yashima.

Used to attack Japanese warships that are heavily damaged and slowed down.

Haihe Zhiyuan is a group. It is used to chase Sanjing ships, which are warships with more than 15 knots and less than 20 knots, which may escape. As for Jiyuan, Jiyuan also has a third-class dome-armored cruiser that may be repaired. It is estimated that it can only be used to fend off the opponent at most.

A dash of torpedo boats or hitting some seriously damaged ships.

In principle, Xu Jie's fast fleet is not divided into groups, because the only ones that can really catch up with Fuji and Yashima and have the ability to destroy them are the five battleships Xu Jie has on hand. And there are likely to be other ships when Fuji and Yashima retreat.

The battleships follow. Therefore, it is not suitable for splitting. However, if the situation requires, Lin Yongsheng's two Guiyuan-class cruisers may act alone. This will be decided based on the battlefield situation.

When Xu Jie, Lang Weili, Deng Shichang and others compiled a battle plan of more than 100 pages, the three of them couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Everything they needed to do was done, everything they needed to buy was bought. Everything had been accomplished.

Best. The only thing left is to put the plan into action. Then go and participate in the Qing Dynasty naval decisive battle in a few days!

"Mr. Deng, are you nervous?" Xu Jie asked before leaving.

"Now there is only excitement and excitement. On the way back, every time I think of the Beiyang princes fighting the Japanese pirates at sea and us being unable to help, I feel ashamed in my heart." Deng Shichang said that this place is actually full of references and regrets.

"Where is Admiral Lang Weili? What do you think now?" Xu Jie turned to Lang Weili and said.

"I will personally participate and witness the arrival of an era!" Lang Weili replied proudly.

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