() Colonel Foxhill’s last chance is to annihilate the Zhenhai before the Anhai reaches it. It is obviously impossible to sink both battleships because of the tight time and heavy tasks. Therefore, the two Azov sea-type armored cruisers are on the Jingtai.

After temporarily evacuating, all firepower was concentrated on the Zhenhai.

High-explosive shells from as many as eight 8-inch guns and a corresponding number of 6-inch guns continued to explode on the hull of the Zhenhai. Under such intensive firepower, not to mention a refurbished product like the Zhenhai, it was like a Garibaldi

Such a warship will never be able to withstand the approaching attack of two Azov-type armored cruisers!

It is true that the largest possible protective area can indeed effectively prevent the attack of hellish high-explosive bombs, but everything has a limit. Most of the side area of ​​a battleship is unprotected or weakly protected, such as the bow and stern of the ship.

Speaking of the upper deck and the superstructure on the deck, these places are extremely fragile, and there are inevitably some flammable materials! And the bitter taste

The burning properties of acid charges are really good. Not to mention easy-to-burn things like teak boards, even some iron sheets or even thin steel plates cannot withstand the burning of picric acid explosives. In addition, the surface of the ship hull is

Paint and other flammable items, once the opponent's high-explosive bombardment reaches a limit, no matter how well-protected the warship is, it will not be able to survive in the sea of ​​​​fire!

The Zhenhai encountered this problem! Hidden diseases that had been encountered in previous battles broke out in this fierce battle. The damaged internal structure continued to be damaged and fractured under the impact of high-explosive bombs! Even

An armored back plate was hit by the opponent's gun

The shell broke after repeated strikes, and the support structure of the armor plate finally collapsed. An entire armor plate was torn off the hull under the fierce impact! Then a huge hole appeared at the waterline of the hull, and a large amount of seawater flowed along the hole.

It flows into the already tilted Zhenhai!

The firepower of the Zhenhai has been completely suppressed. The twin 8-inch turrets on the bow of the ship were hit at least 5 times. After the 8-inch guns began to be concentrated, the huge vibration directly caused the hydraulic pitch machine of one of the guns to malfunction, and had to use

Manual operation. But still struggling

Counterattack, but soon, successive hits destroyed most of the equipment inside the turret. Although the 8-inch thick steel armor protected the personnel inside, the turret had lost its function, and an 8-inch cannon at the stern

Guan Ze was hit directly and cut into two pieces!

As for the loss of power, the Zhenhai lost the final opportunity to evacuate. One of the chimneys was completely destroyed, and the breach in the side string allowed a large amount of seawater to flow into the internal cabin. Part of the power cabin had already been flooded. We worked hard at the bottom

The Nanyang Navy officers and soldiers desperately pumped out the seawater with water pumps, but as the breach became larger and larger, the power

Insufficient, the water level in some cabins was still rising at a speed visible to the naked eye. In desperation, the officers in charge of damage control had to order the evacuation of some cabins and close the watertight doors! For a time, unwilling roars and painful cries resounded throughout the entire room.

Power cabin. "This ship is hopeless. Even if it survives, this ship has no repair value!"

At the same time, Ding Zheqian, who was sitting in the command tower, had also realized that the end of the Zhenhai had finally come. This meritorious battleship that had participated in three major battles in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894 had finally come to its end. But

At this time, Ding Heqian found that he was not afraid, and did not even consider his own aftermath! This change was simply too big for Ding Heqian, who was once timid and greedy for money! "Perhaps there are too many times when I have experienced the line between life and death.

"I'm used to it!" Ding Zheqian said with a self-deprecating smile.

At this time, Ding Zheqian kept ordering the warships to avoid the opponent's attacks as much as possible, and at the same time issued orders based on the reports from various departments. At this time, he felt no fear or fatigue, and his whole person seemed to have become a human being.

Machinery. Depending on the situation, different

orders, try their best to save the battleship. The officers and soldiers of the Nanyang Fleet on the Zhenhai are like parts of this machine, running at full speed. But even so, if nothing goes wrong, the Zhenhai will eventually

It is only a matter of time before it is sunk!

"If you try harder, the Zhenhai will sink!" A faint smile appeared on the corner of Foxshan's mouth. But at this time, the colonel was already extremely excited in his heart. "I'm afraid that after accepting this war, my

Can you replace the shoulder straps with a general star?" But soon, a rapid sound of rapid fire came from the rear of the Russian fleet. It disturbed the colonel's sweet dream!

Accompanied by a violent explosion, a bright yellow pillar of fire rose from the tail of the armored cruiser Parada at the end of the team! A fire dragon went straight into the sky. There was also smoke beside it, giving the impression that this ship

The battleship had just been hit by a heavy artillery shell. The sound of the metal supports collapsing and the hull breaking could be heard even on the Samurai.

The tail turret that was still spraying deadly flames a minute ago was actually silenced! A yellow-brown smoke screen obscured the situation behind. Colonel Foxhill had no idea what was going on behind! "Could it be an enemy ship?"

Reinforcements are coming?" Thinking of this, Foxhill's heart twitched violently! "Order the Parada to report the situation quickly!" Colonel Foxhill ordered.

The M-speed cannon and the two 8-inch guns on the bow were following the Parada and firing hard at it! And don't mention it, the powerful Parada was beaten to a pulp by the half-sized Jingtai!

At least judging from the telegram, the Parada's quarter deck is almost

The beating was unbearable. In other words, the Parada was kicked hard in the butt! And the biggest damage from this kick was to hit the twin 8-inch cannons at the rear of the Parada.

It can no longer be used! This is entirely due to the twin 8-inch guns on the bow of the Jingtai.

Just as the Parada was tilting its firepower crazily towards the Zhenhai, the Jingtai, which had not moved for a long time after withdrawing from the battlefield, slowly touched it! Maybe it has been a long time since the Parada was so happy.

The Russian officers and soldiers on board were so focused on fighting that no one even noticed when the Jingtai came up from behind.

Interesting! Due to the angle problem, the rear of the huge twin-mounted 8-inch turret on the Parada was almost completely exposed to the muzzle of the Jingtai! Facing the suddenly exposed back of the opponent's turret, the twin-mounted 8-inch turret on the bow of the Jingtai

The main gun slowly aimed, and then two 100kg armor-piercing rounds were loaded into the barrel!

"Boom!" With a loud noise, two armor-piercing shells spun and flew out of the chamber. A few seconds later, one of them landed on the starboard side of the Parada, splashing a water column! The other shell was on the

There are holes in the side of the Parada's unprotected hull! Maybe the Parada

The Russian soldiers on board were too engrossed in the fight, and perhaps they had not yet reacted. When the Jingtai's twin 8-inch guns were loaded again, the Russian gunboat that was almost fired was still waiting for the shells with its big back exposed! And now

By then the two sides were already close to less than 1,800 meters!

The main gunner of the Jingtai aimed the telescopic sight at the Parada's turret. In the eyepiece of the 8x magnified telescope, the originally small turret gradually became clearer. "Fire" was accompanied by a sound.

On the order, two rounds of 8-inch armor-piercing bullets were fired again! A few seconds later, it lived up to expectations.

One of the shells actually hit the rear main gun of the Parada! The steel armor of less than 3 inches could not stop the capped armor-piercing projectile. With a muffled sound, the armor-piercing projectile was capped and the turret

The rear armor shattered almost simultaneously, and then the armor-piercing projectile with its warhead exposed flew into the turret and landed on the

It landed on the gun basket at the rear of the turret! The 4 rounds of ammunition and firing bags placed inside were hit! 1 armor-piercing round and 4 high-explosive rounds, plus a hundred kilograms of nitrocellulose firing bags.

.These explosives exploded in a small enclosed space at the same time! With a loud noise,

The hundred-ton turret shook violently! The top cover of the turret was ripped off by the huge shock wave! Thick smoke and flames poured out from the cracked gap! The entire battleship was shaken by the violent explosion! The entire stern of the ship was violently shaken.

As soon as it sank, the back deck almost entered the water! After dozens of seconds, it gradually floated up!

The reason for this situation cannot be entirely blamed on the Russian officers and soldiers on the Parada. After a long battle, even the dominant Parada showed signs of fatigue! The long confrontation still made the Parada

The Lada's personnel suffered heavy losses. Therefore, some of the artillery crew and personnel on the other side were transferred to the fighting side to fight and assist in damage control. (After all, a 6-inch shell weighs nearly 50kg) plus the Pala

The rear mast of the Da was broken, and the lookout on it had been killed. In addition, the Jingtai was almost directly behind the Parada. Due to an unexpected mistake, the Parada was destroyed.

This assassin was not discovered! And with the blessing of God, an 8-inch shell successfully turned the rear turret of the Parada into a burning iron box. As a result, the situation of the Parada was quite dire.

Wonderful!

The main gun at the tail was destroyed. Due to boundary problems, only one or two of the 6-inch guns on the side could attack the Jingtai. The Jingtai had the firepower of two 8-inch guns and a 6-inch 120mm gun. In addition, there were almost no guns at the rear of the hull.

Decent protection, this is the favorite situation of high-explosive bombs! Even more tragic

Yes, if the Parada and the Samurai want to ensure the strength of their attack on the Zhenhai, then the Parada cannot withdraw from the battle line at will and fight the Jingtai alone. Should they concentrate their firepower to sink the Zhenhai first, or sink the Zhenhai first?

Get rid of this annoying little tail at the back? This is a question worth pondering!
Chapter completed!