() Anhai and Dongfang entered the fight with full confidence. Shao Jie was very satisfied with the improved Anhai, at least not weaker than an armored cruiser similar to the Guiyuan type. The Russians were confident in the Dongfang.

It comes from outdated information. The asymmetry of information directly led to the further widening of the gap between the two sides in the battle.

If the main gun of the Vostok uses armor-piercing bullets, there is still hope of penetrating the opponent's 3-inch hardened armor. But unfortunately, in order to increase the "ignition" efficiency, the Vostok uses only high-explosive bombs! On the two battleships

The rapid-fire cannon sprayed a deadly hail of bullets at the opponent.

"Boom." With a violent explosion, a shell hit the side string of the Anhai, but the 100kg shell did not penetrate the hull plate of the Anhai's side string and then penetrated the hull as the Russians expected.

The explosion caused a series of fires, but was blocked from the hull by 3 inches of armor. After a loud bang, the Anhai had no effect except for some cracks in the side strings!

"The damn Qing people must have added side string armor to the An Hai!" At this time, the Russians also reacted. After careful observation, the Russians suddenly discovered that the stem string of the An Hai was much lower. If before the battle,

, the Russians’ understanding is that the Anhai is overloaded, so now, the Russians finally know what is on the “overloaded” Anhai! It’s all armor!

Because of the shadow left after the battle with the Japanese armored cruiser, facing the Anhai that suddenly "transformed" from a protective cruiser into an armored cruiser, the Dongfang was a little scared to fight with each other! And at this moment

, the Anhai's precise bombardment even shook the Dongfang's fighting spirit!

When Shao Jie found that the opponent could not cause effective damage to him, Shao Jie ordered the warship to quickly approach, and then used the numerous 12-pound cannons on the ship to increase the firepower. In fact, the difference in firepower between the two sides was not large. If he really wanted to see

The outcome can only be decided in terms of 12-pound rapid fire artillery and gunnery.

The fighting distance between the two sides quickly shortened to less than 2,000 meters. At this distance, the Nanyang artillery equipped with new aiming equipment could easily send deadly shells to the Dongfang not far away. Four 8-inch guns

It is even more powerful at this distance, accompanying

With a bang and the sound of metal breaking, an 8-inch shell hit a chimney on the Vostok! The chimney, which was spewing thick smoke, was blown into two pieces after a loud noise, and one of them fell

A section of it swept across the deck below along with debris and flames.

The huge chimney smashed a rapid-fire cannon into the air, then crushed several nearby gunners into a ball of flesh, and then jumped down from the deck. Before falling into the sea, it also took away several of the gunners who were in the process.

Damage control team members who rescued people! Just a group of people wearing asbestos fire-proof suits

When the damage control team members were frightened by the sudden disaster, the overwhelming debris and flames that followed came towards the surviving Russians again. Several Russians were unable to dodge and were flying at high speed.

Sweep up the debris that comes, and then fall into a pool of blood!

After the Anhai removed a chimney, the Dongfang's smooth-running power system immediately developed problems. A large amount of exhaust gas could not be sent out in time, which directly led to the poor operation of the power system. The exhaust gas containing a large amount of dust was poured into the power cabin.

The desperate Russian soldiers in the boiler room were so intoxicated that some of the slow-reacting ones even fell to the ground due to lack of oxygen! After such a toss, the Vostok's proud speed was forced to slow down.

The loss of the hull was only one aspect. The magic touch of the half of the chimney just now made the already somewhat shaken Russians have the idea of ​​​​retreating. They looked at the fire that gradually spread on the deck and looked at their comrades who had just been smashed into pulp.

, coupled with the smell of blood and the stench produced by burning weapons, made some Russian soldiers who were new to the battle vomit.

Later, after successive wars, the number of veterans of the Russian Far East Fleet plummeted. Until now, some soldiers who could only perform some auxiliary work ashore could only be transferred to serve on warships. Naturally, the quality of these second- and even third-line soldiers was not as good as the beginning.

Compared with that time, not only the proficiency in operating armaments but also the will to fight were inferior.

That's it. Originally, the gap in strength between the two sides was not large. However, as one of the parties' will to fight gradually collapsed, the Russians were thinking more about how to escape from this battle rather than winning the war, regardless of whether it was a ship or a ship.

Both the commander and the officers and soldiers below began to have an inexplicable fear of this sea area. It is no wonder.

This seemed to be a very correct choice, and even Essen could not blame the Vostok for its decision. After all, the Vostok was mainly used for reconnaissance and dealing with merchant ships, and did not

It is said that it must be able to resist the attack of the opponent's capital ship! This task requirement is a bit excessive and very unrealistic!

From the perspective of the battlefield situation, it is understandable that Dongfang chose to retreat. After a brief hesitation, Vostok finally decided to release the smoke screen and turned around to evacuate, running in the direction of the Essen fleet. But from the overall strategic perspective, Vostok's decision was directly

This caused a shock to the Russian Navy as a whole!

News of the defeat of the Vostok was quickly conveyed to Essen and Fox Mountain. For Essen, his right wing had lost its eyes and ears. The fog of war in front of him further expanded, and the Beiyang Fleet was very likely to take advantage of it directly from the right wing.

Once more than two main detachments enter the battlefield, Essen will have to face

The danger of being flanked by two wings! This situation is something that any general is afraid of. The potential threats and the unknown of the battlefield situation are really scary. Even Essen, who likes to fight and fight, will never dare to throw it lightly! Let alone one

A Nanyang warship has broken into the battlefield, and the situation and prospects of the entire war have become blurred!

For Colonel Foxhill, this situation was so bad that when he received the telegram from the Vostok, Colonel Foxhill angrily threw the telegram on the ground, yelling at the other party for being a coward! and shouting

To court-martial the captain of the Vostok

! In the end, I still felt uneasy and stepped hard on the telegraph newspaper! What the Vostok did undoubtedly shook Colonel Foxhill's determination to continue the fight. He looked at the ship that had been hit by high-explosive bombs in the distance.

The Zhenhai, covered with fire, and the one passing by

After the Jingtai returned to the battlefield after self-rescue, Colonel Foxhill hesitated. If the Dongfang could hold on a little longer, he would have had the chance to send both warships to the bottom of the sea. Although the Zhenhai was fierce, it was one against two.

It's not possible. But now,

Victory seemed so confusing and elusive. The Oriental was defeated, and an improved Anhai would soon arrive on the battlefield. If he could not expand his advantage as soon as possible, Facing the three warships of the Nanyang Fleet, Fokker Hill was really

No confidence at all!
Chapter completed!