"It was really lucky to destroy two of the opponent's turrets with one shot." Looking at the blazing flames on the front deck of the Sealand Province, Lin Yongsheng nodded with satisfaction. There was too much luck in this shot, although in naval battles

The middle turret is called a shell magnet, but if one shot is useless

Two turrets require not only luck, but also the coordination of the opponent! For example, if the opponent places the two turrets on his back a little close. For example, if the internal compartments are not well divided, one turret mount will be hit.

Later, the flames followed the cabin and burned to other turrets.

And this is just the beginning. There are not many opportunities to beat up a drowned dog, especially when two lions encounter a dog that thinks it is a drowned dog. Even if the dog is a Tibetan mastiff, it cannot beat the lion! Just when the front deck turned into a sea of ​​​​fire,

A hole was also opened in the rear of the ship's side by a heavy cannon! Because the distance was relatively close, the shell did not hit the waterline.

Instead, it was fired directly from the intersection of the upper armor and the main armor. The armor of about 7 inches could not block the blow of the 12-inch heavy artillery. After penetrating the side string armor, the shell directly penetrated the thickness of 3

The dome armor was less than an inch away. In less than 1 second, the shell had penetrated the two layers of protection and fell into the boiler room of Zeeland Province.

As the shell exploded, a rain of death composed of flames and steel swept across the entire boiler room in an instant. The stoker who was operating the boiler and the boiler next to it were turned into pieces. A dull explosion came from inside the hull, and then a

White smoke poured in from the breach, even in the gray and black

Amidst the colorful smoke screen, the jet of water vapor was also so dazzling. One of the boiler rooms was destroyed, causing the Sealand Province to lose one-third of its power. The right propeller then slowly stopped,

The Zeeland, which was turning sharply, slowly turned around on the sea as if it was half-dead.

"The Sealand Province is about to be finished!" an officer who was watching the battle said excitedly. As the distance got closer, the secondary battery of the Longxu-class battlecruiser also entered the battle. A dense rain of bullets fell on Sealand.

On the hull of the Province, fireballs rose up one after another. Continuous explosions came from the enemy ship. The parts above the hull were scarred in a short period of time. The thick smoke and flames turned the battleship into a

A veritable hell!

"Thunder strike ship, turn right immediately!" Just when the situation was good, the thunder strike ship suddenly appeared from the side at high speed, forcing Lin Yongsheng to give up the victory. Four destroyers rushed over from the left. Due to the influence of the smoke, when

When Lin Yongsheng found the other party, the distance between the two parties was no more than 6 kilometers!

"Aim all artillery at the target on the port side and abandon the attack on Zeeland." He glanced at the fleeing Zeeland and the two Peter the Great-class fast battleships that had gradually become clearer. Lin Yongsheng wisely chose to deal with the oncoming lightning strike first.

The ship. While the hull turned rapidly, the dense 6-inch guns and 12-pound guns on the port side fired a net of fire, and then the main guns also turned around, joining in the blocking of this death charge!

The gunners gave up the armor-piercing shells specially used to attack large battleships, and directly chose shrapnel shells used to hit small targets. Every time a 12-inch heavy artillery shell exploded, hundreds of steel balls the size of a baby's fist hit the enemy.

The charging destroyer, how should I say, is a bit

It's like shooting rabbits with a shotgun! The 6-inch guns and 12-pound guns use high-explosive shells. Because the weight of the shells of these guns is too small, the power of the shrapnel fired is limited. Today's destroyers are not less than 100 tons.

It's not a torpedo boat, but a 400-ton torpedo boat.

This is a real barrage. Under the action of a delayed fuse, a rain of bullets containing countless steel balls forms deadly sectors that envelope the Russian destroyers. Perhaps they cannot destroy a warship with one shot like other types of bombs.

But when it comes to the damage to people, these little things can

It is a real devil's egg. As long as it touches a place where there are people, the officers and soldiers in a cabin will turn into a pile of flesh and blood under the impact and constant bounce. And the weak hull plate of the destroyer cannot withstand these things.

After a heavy blow, after a hail of bullets, the side of the hull quickly turned into a honeycomb!

None of the destroyers successfully launched torpedoes. The two ships at the front were torn into pieces by more than 10 6-inch guns and no less than this number of 12-pound guns. The third ship kept rushing forward.

, not knowing how to evade or track the enemy ship, a battleship was walking in a straight line like a soulless person, and was not torn to pieces by heavy artillery, but the people on it had been beaten to pieces by continuous shrapnel shells.

The fourth ship was even more straightforward. When it was about to release a torpedo at 3,000 meters, a 12-inch heavy artillery shell fell straight into the middle of the hull. The shell then smashed through the fragile deck and landed on the ship.

The moment it entered the hull, the fuse detonated! The entire battleship was instantly torn into pieces by the violent explosion energy, and a water column of more than 30 meters high became the last elegy of the Russian destroyer fleet.

"Russians, have you regrouped?" Lin Yongsheng hesitated a little as he looked at the regrouped Russian fleet. The battle had been going on for an hour and a half. This period of time didn't seem long, but if the other side had a warship arriving, it might have been already.

Traveled about 30 nautical miles? "Is there any news from Lin Yingqi?" Lin Yongsheng asked suddenly. A suitable general must not pay attention to visible intelligence. He also needs to make a judgment on the overall situation!

"There is no information about Colonel Lin yet, but General Ye Zusi has said that his fleet may not be able to arrive in a short time because they are far away from here and have discovered their prey." An officer quickly said this news.

It might not seem like much to ordinary people, but in Lin Yongsheng's eyes, he seemed to see a big net being gradually tightened. Enemy ships had been discovered in the northwest direction of him, which meant that the Russians were likely to launch attacks from all directions this time.

In siege, just because you can repel one wave of attacks from your opponent does not mean that you can repel the second wave.

"General, this is a telegram from Lin Yingqi. They found a new fleet 22 nautical miles northeast of our fleet. It should be a Dutch fast battleship!" Just when Lin Yongsheng was deep in thought, a telegram came, bringing

He received disturbing news. The new fleet appearing 22 nautical miles northeast of him is undoubtedly fatal! If he and his opponent continue to struggle for even half an hour, I am afraid that his fleet will be attacked by two fronts?

"Let's go, tell General Ye that we are going to rendezvous in Sea Area No. 4. I hope they can take over and control Liu Guanxiong so that they can continue to stay away from the battlefield!" Lin Yongsheng said slightly unwillingly. He looked at Xilan who had been severely injured in the distance.

Province number, Lin Yongsheng is dead

He suppressed the idea of ​​continuing to fight. His own ammunition reserve has been reduced by less than half, and the hull has still received some blows. It is okay to deal with the Peter the Great, but facing the Dutch seven-provincial fast battleship, Lin Yongsheng is still

There really isn’t much foundation!

After ruthlessly killing a carbine, Lin Yongsheng had no intention of continuing the battle, and immediately changed his sailing to prepare to leave the battlefield. But at this time, Essen had obviously received a telegram from General Harvey, although the fleet had been badly beaten.

, but at this time, E

Sen immediately transferred to the fast battleship Ekaterina, whose combat power was not affected and whose speed was not affected. Then a single battleship broke away from the queue and sailed towards Lin Yongsheng's fleet! Faced with this fast battleship that followed, Lin Yongsheng really had no choice.

What a great idea.

At this time, the Yekaterina took advantage of Lin Yongsheng's turn and got a lot closer. At a distance of 6km, six 12-inch heavy cannons spit out huge red balls, and the shells came almost directly.

The accuracy of the turning warship is naturally very low, and Lin Yongsheng is preparing to dodge at this time, so he naturally does not want to get entangled with his opponent, maybe Essen

As time passed, a 12-inch shell hit Lin Yongsheng's flagship again. A large hole was opened in the rear of the hull again. The huge vibration caused the engine to make a discordant sound. Several technical officers quickly rushed to the scene, and the Longxu's

There was some problem with the turbine. Although it was not serious, it would still take some time to dispatch the fault.

At this time, the speed of Lin Yongsheng's fleet was limited to about 21 knots. It would take at least more than half an hour to troubleshoot the fault. If this was the case, I was afraid that he would encounter the Dutch? There were two tigers waiting for him in front and one behind.

The wolf is slowly catching up. The situation is very critical. What should we do now? Ask Liu Guanxiong for help immediately? Let’s not talk about the distance yet.

Water cannot quench the thirst. From a purely formal point of view, the Russian fleet has been exposed in three waves. But the current situation is that the opponent should still have cruisers nearby. In other words, even if Liu Guanxiong comes, the Russian strength in the nearby waters is still

Advantage, and now Liu Guanxiong’s fleet will definitely not be able to run at a speed of 21 knots! So needless to say the result!

What to do if there is a tiger in front of you and a wolf in the back? Of course, turn around and kill the wolf first! Get rid of the easy ones first, and then concentrate on dealing with the difficult ones! Lin Yongsheng’s biggest advantage is his decisiveness in doing things.

When he couldn't solve the problem, he still ordered the fleet to turn again and directly in front of the Ekaterina! More than 12 artillery pieces were aimed at the stunned Essen!

"Fire!" As the order was issued, the two Longxu-class fast battleships once again spewed out deadly rain of bullets! The fire dragons rushed towards the opponent quickly, and a 12-inch shell hit Ekaterina directly.

On the front of the No. 1 turret of the battleship, the huge impact directly shredded the front armor, but

The fuse of the artillery shell may have failed because of the violent collision, but this did not prevent the broken projectile from killing all directions in the turret. The shrapnel that kept bouncing between the armored partitions killed the entire gun crew, although only one was destroyed.

gun, but this turret has actually lost its combat effectiveness!
Chapter completed!