Just as the Essen fleet was fighting with the fast fleet of the Chinese Navy, 6 Russian battleships started a standard battle line battle with 4 battleships of the Chinese Navy! If only in terms of the number of artillery pieces, the Russians still have a slight advantage.

, and the Russians have the upper hand in terms of numbers, but with 6 ships attacking 4 of their opponents, Russia is still at a disadvantage!

The two Longxing-class battleships played the mainstay role. With the help of the two calculation rooms, the ship's 12 main guns were divided into two front and rear gun groups to fight against the two Russian dreadnoughts at the same time, while the two Longquan-class battleships

Deal with the remaining two Russian battleships separately. Before the battle, considering that it is a 4-ship formation and the combat effectiveness of the Longxing class is higher than that of the Longquan class battleship,

Therefore, the two Longxing-class battleships were at the head of the team and the other two Longquan-class battleships were behind. At the beginning, Makanov also tried to concentrate firepower on the Chinese Navy's flagship Longxing, and the opposite battleship Alexander

The Eagle focused its firepower on the attack. However, in the ensuing battle, the two battleships did not overwhelm their opponents because of their numerical advantage of 16 main guns!

The backward ranging and settlement seriously affects the rate of fire of Russian battleships. In order to ensure that the main armor belt of their battleships can withstand the opponent's main gun attack, the Russians must keep their distance. The Chinese Navy's heavy artillery is more powerful than

This is no secret about the Russian-Dutch navy. As early as the last Sino-Russian war, when Russia discovered that its 12-inch heavy artillery could not even use its 6-inch Krupp hardened armor.

When unable to penetrate, the Chinese Navy's artillery of the same level can penetrate 8-inch armor at the same distance! This is undoubtedly a nightmare for the Russian and Dutch Navy, and now. This nightmare is still continuing, when the Russian Navy

After being complacent about being equipped with the new capped armor-piercing projectiles, they discovered that the other party's effective penetration was still much stronger than theirs! So the Russians must keep their distance!

The result is this. The two Russian battleships did not perform well when they fought against the Longxing-class battleship together! More importantly, although the Longxing-class battleship did not have an armored belt, because the armored belt was high enough, it reached

4 meters, a height that was unmatched by most battleships at the time. Coupled with the low stem chord, the entire battleship's hull side chords were basically protected by heavy armor. The result was that the Russian artillery shells could only explode into pieces.

Outside the hull, it has no effect.

"All important parts of this battleship are protected by thick armor. You can destroy its superstructure and its secondary guns. But you cannot shoot cannonballs into its turrets or ammunition depots and power compartments.

Our artillery bombarded its side string again and again, but except for the side string hull

Leaving damaged black holes everywhere will not have much impact on this steel behemoth." Makanov commented on the Longxing-class battleship afterwards. At this time, his mood was very similar to Japan's fear of Dingzhen.

It's similar. No matter how hard you fight, you can't defeat it. Not only is it invincible, but the opponent's counterattack is also very deadly!

The two Russian battleships that were fighting against the Longxing had not yet hit each other. As a result, the first shell hit the deck of the Eagle. After penetrating two decks in a row, the shell finally exploded in the upper part of the power compartment dome.

!The energy generated by the violent impact and explosion acted directly on the armor plate, which was not very thick. Although the shell failed to penetrate, the rear of the armor plate still cracked.

The Russians had no idea of ​​​​installing an anti-collapse layer behind the horizontal armor. Countless debris flew directly down from the ceiling of the power cabin. Although the boiler was not destroyed, the dense debris still cut some pipelines.

Cut off. The steam spurting out fills the entire power cabin with high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor.

Subsequently, although two Russian warships hit the Longxing again and again, except for one shell that destroyed the secondary turret, they did not have much impact on this behemoth. Even if the main gun hitting the turret caused the cannon to

temporarily malfunctions, but can be repaired quickly

Or use backup. Therefore, in the half-hour battle, the two Longxing-class battleships did not suffer much damage. However, due to one-on-two reasons, the Longxing after dispersing its firepower attacked the two Russian battleships.

The damage is also relatively limited, after all, the firepower density is much different.

The four Russian battleships and the two Longxing-class battleships in the front were fighting back and forth, while the two Longquan-class battleships in the back completely suppressed the remaining two Borodino-class battleships, especially against the Longteng.

The battleship Letvizan was knocked down by the sharp firepower and precise artillery fire of the Chinese Navy! The half salvo of 10 artillery pieces was more accurate.

, 5 rounds of shells in each round almost brought the warship's firepower to an excellent level. There was some truth in Vittorio and others' insistence on using dual main gun turrets back then. Only the third round of design, the column

The Twizan was caught in the trap, and with the fourth round of shooting, the Longteng accurately hit the Russian battleship, which had been seriously flooded!

"Fortunately, this shell hit the front of the hull." A Russian military officer said, looking at the billowing smoke coming from the front of the hull. The water intrusion near the front waterline did not have a great impact on the warship.

Because the weight at the front was a little heavier, the weight at the tail was balanced! But then, the Dragon Teng's continuous hits made the Russian battleship completely trapped.

Despair! The 10 heavy guns were divided into two groups and kept spewing deadly bullets. The Letvezan's maneuverability had been greatly reduced due to water intrusion. In the subsequent battle, a large number of shells hit the non-core area of ​​the hull.

This further reduced the balance of the battleship! And as the main guns were destroyed one after another, the Russians gradually lost the ability to fight back!

"Damn it! Our turrets are too close together!" Looking at the two jammed main guns in front, the Russian captain said sadly. Just a minute ago, a shell penetrated from the upper armored belt and hit the ground.

After shattering less than 6 inches of armor, it continued flying, destroying several cabins and then exploding on the upper deck. The shell did not penetrate the shell.

on the deck, but the violent explosion caused the deck to deform! The deck deformation directly led to the deformation of the two artillery rims connected to it! The deformation of the gun rims directly led to the jamming of the turret rotating mechanism! One shot

With the two turrets destroyed and the main gun lost in the previous battle, the Letvezan lost almost all of its firepower!

Then the Longteng successfully entered the rhythm of killing dogs. The undisturbed Longteng sent rounds of 12-inch heavy artillery shells to the Letwezan. The flames and thick smoke caused by the successive explosions covered the entire ship.

.If nothing goes wrong, the battleship may sink due to an out-of-control fire or excessive water intake. At this time, Makanov naturally cannot sit back and watch a dreadnought sink again.

So the few torpedo ships concentrated and released smoke to cover the fleet and distanced themselves. The Chinese Navy also chose to suspend firing because the muzzle smoke had not dissipated due to long-term high-speed firing. Shortly after the avant-garde fleet separated, both sides

The main fleet also stopped shooting and distanced themselves again, just like two boxers needing a break to continue fighting after fighting for a while.

The Essen fleet did not complete its mission, and the Makanov fleet was also at a disadvantage in the battle with Yang Yonglin. The long and fierce battle had actually brought the fleet to the brink of collapse, and the Makanov fleet was still at a disadvantage.

Okay, it can hold on for a while, but the Essen fleet is now exhausted! The performance of the two seven-provincial fast battleships just now is just a return to the past. Nothing.

Yes, the seven-provincial battleship did not suffer much damage, but the ammunition reserve has dropped to a dangerous level! The artillery with the smallest reserve among all artillery has only 20 base ammunition! In other words, if the exchange of fire exceeds half

If it is too small, the seven-provincial battleship will most likely turn into a toothless tiger! After all, the Essen Fleet has already fought against Cheng Biguang before!

"The fleet is no longer able to break through the opponent's encirclement again. The ammunition of the seven-provincial fast battleship has been exhausted, and the remaining battleships are seriously injured. There are not many auxiliary battleships left." After the breakout failed, Essen quickly sent Makanov a

Seal the telegram. After the battle between the two sides, the Russian fleet is already at an overall disadvantage. What is certain is that if nothing unexpected happens, when the Chinese Navy launches another attack, it will be the Russian fleet.

The end of the Chinese navy! Makanov does not know how many battleships the Russian fleet can get out of the ground, but one thing is certain, if we wait until the Chinese navy is ready to fight, the Russian navy will no longer have the capabilities after this battle.

Decisive battle capability! As for the remaining time, the Russian fleet will either stay in the port as a presence fleet or as a raiding ship to fight guerrillas. Anyway, it cannot be used as a decisive battle force.

If ordinary people were faced with this situation, they might be helpless. It is still very early before dark, and the Chinese Navy's offensive may be launched in the next minute. But now the boss of the Russian fleet is Makanov.

This veteran has fought with the Chinese Navy three times and started dealing with it 10 years ago! The name of the number one man in the Russian Navy is not given to him for nothing!

"The hardness is not enough!" Looking at the beaten Essen fleet in front, Makanov quickly made a calculation. This breakout operation must not only have speed and firepower, but also hardness! This is like the time of ancient wars.

In the end, the decisive force that can really break up the opponent's infantry phalanx is heavy cavalry. Although light cavalry can provide sufficient firepower output, it is still difficult to face an infantry phalanx with well-defended heavy infantry and equipped with spearmen and a large number of crossbowmen.

Too weak to do anything.

This is the problem with the Essen fleet. The two seven-province-class fast battleships are strong enough, but the battleships behind them are indeed too watery, so the result is that the seven-province-class fast battleships rushed out and blocked the ones behind them! And the current situation

After there are no auxiliary battleships

, I am afraid that it may be a luxury for the seven provinces to rush out, and there is no need to even think about the following! Therefore, it is no longer applicable to use the Essen fleet as the spearhead of the charge. In other words, Makanov wants to escape

When we go out, we can no longer count on the Essen fleet!
Chapter completed!