"We need to divide the opponent and gain local advantages before we can rush out. If we don't defeat the 2nd fleet in front of us, we have no chance." Makanov said to himself, looking at the Chinese fleet in the distance that might launch an attack at any time.

What may sound like nonsense to outsiders is actually the key to solving the predicament at hand! The key to breaking through the opponent's defense line is not the total strength of both sides, but the strength directly used for offense and defense!

"The speed advantage of the four battleships of the Chinese Navy is not very great. If we invest all the remaining auxiliary battleships, we may not be able to get the upper hand. What is really scary is the opponent's firepower and protection. Even if we get the upper hand, we will gain a certain

degree of advantage, the opponent can still rely on the

The spear and the heavy armor on the body regained the initiative. More importantly, the Chinese Navy also has a fast fleet with super maneuverability and strike power. If this fleet plugs the leak, the Russians' so-called first-mover advantage will soon be eliminated.

It will disappear!" Makanov said when explaining his tactics.

"We must suppress the Chinese Navy's fast battleship formation, and we must block the four battleships of the Chinese Navy from the battlefield, at least for a period of time. Only in this way can we possibly rush out. But unfortunately, we have already

There are no auxiliary warships that can complete this task. The few remaining warships cannot even be used as cannon fodder in the face of the Chinese Navy's cannons and light cruisers. So we must make sacrifices and sacrifice some of our capital ships in exchange for the fleet's breakout.

success!"

Which warships are currently in the hands of the Russian fleet that are expendable? If considered based on the standard of minimum loss, the last two armored cruisers of the Russian and Dutch Navy are undoubtedly the best choice. But the protection of these two warships

It really couldn't withstand the indiscriminate bombardment of the Chinese navy's heavy artillery group. If this was the case, the result would be that the battleship would sink and it would still be unable to break through.

Neither can the Dutch's two seven-provincial battleships and the Ekaterina. Let's not talk about whether the Dutch will object. Simply from the perspective of fleet strength, Makkanov is not willing to lose these fast battleships, especially

Seven provincial level, definitely a classic battle

ship, if there are no seven provincial-level fast battleships, then the Russian-Dutch naval fast fleet is doomed to die. And once there is no excellent fast fleet as a reconnaissance force, then the Russian-Dutch fleet, which has been severely weakened, may become completely blind.

Got it!

After much deliberation, Makanov decided to abandon the seriously injured and slowed-down Letvezan and another quasi-dreadnought. The former is difficult to escape, while the latter has very low combat effectiveness. If you lose it, just lose it! Yes!

After being cannon fodder, the remaining focus is to choose to break out from there and continue on the path from the beginning.

It is not advisable. If nothing else, the speed of these two cannon fodder ships cannot keep up with the Essen fleet. The gap between them will inevitably lead to the situation like the first breakout, when the seven provincial battleships went out.

But most of the fleet was blocked! At this time, Essen did not have the ability to fight back for rescue!

Therefore, the entry point chosen by Makanov is the gap between the Chinese Navy and the fast fleet. In the next assault, the Essen Fleet will continue to sail at high speed and then turn to a posture of repeating its old tricks and mobilize the Chinese Navy to quickly

fleet, and then after the two fleets of the Chinese Navy opened a gap, the two selected cannon fodder battleships will be among the remaining 5 Russian fleets.

Launch a suicide charge under the cover of a dreadnought. After the main fleet of the Chinese Navy is attracted, the remaining Russian warships will quickly pass through this gap. And if possible, Makanov wants to flank the fast fleet of the Chinese Navy with Essen.

The Tai class cannot be destroyed, but facing the two Longxu class battlecruisers, Makanov still has some ideas!

Makanov is obviously a person who will take action immediately after making a decision. Before the Chinese Navy was ready to launch an attack, the Russians took action first! The layout of the Russian fleet has not changed, and the only five fast warships of the Essen fleet are still moving.

At the forefront of the fleet, behind is the Letvezan which has changed its position and the Russian Navy's last

A quasi-dreadnought ship, the Potemkin. Behind it were 5 dreadnoughts in the hands of Makanov and the few remaining lightning strike ships. Then the Essen fleet once again braved the gunfire of the Longtai-class fast battleship and began to accelerate.

Impact! And this time without the accompaniment of torpedo ships and light cruisers, the Russian Navy will bleed every step it takes!

Faced with the "uncreative" breakout operation of the Russian Navy, Ye Zusi also had a trace of doubt in his heart. After all, it is obviously not that reliable for a person to fall twice in such a short period of time, especially when the opponent is on the opposite side.

Essen and Makanov are not ordinary people! But

This doubt soon disappeared, because in Ye Zusi's view, as long as Yang Yonglin's fleet can entangle Makanov, then he is guaranteed to make a profit here! The Essen fleet, which has no combat effectiveness, will definitely be nb again

It will not pose any fatal threat to yourself!

More than 30 large-caliber guns were constantly bombarding the Russian fleet that was charging desperately. During this confrontation, the two seventh-provincial fast battleships came under concentrated fire. Although they had excellent protection, they faced a barrage of shells like raindrops.

After repeated attacks, these two ships have

The fast battleship, which had experienced too many battles, was obviously running out of gas! With a loud noise, the A turret of the Seventh Province was completely destroyed. In the end, the turret was unable to withstand the third blow. The first two hits had already

Seriously damaged the structure of the turret,

The armor plate also fell off and cracked, and the third shell completely penetrated the turret. The powerful armor-piercing shell tore through the thick protection and rotated into the interior of the turret, colliding with a 274mm gun.

An explosion occurred after the collision of the gun tail!

Accompanied by a thunderous noise, a bright yellow pillar of fire rose into the sky, and tongues of fire spurted out from the breach. Continuous explosions and the sound of metal breaking came from the turret, which made people feel a rush after hearing it.

Chills! It's like the doomsday bell has sounded.

While the front deck of the Seven Provinces turned into a bloody hell, the Amsterdam was also having a hard time. The dense rain of bullets swept the entire superstructure to pieces, and the armored belt at the waterline was also hit repeatedly.

Blocks of ship planks were shattered, and the armor belt at the back was also damaged due to

Peeling occurred due to vibrations and explosions. The entire battleship tilted to a certain extent due to water intrusion and damage to the side strings. As for the Yekaterina behind it, it was almost like a dead fish at this time. In addition to continuing to stay in the battle line

It has no effect other than sharing some of the blow online.

Behind the Ekaterina is the Dutch Navy's last armored cruiser Rotterdam. This cruiser with a 10-inch main armor belt still persists because it has not been taken care of by the opponent's 12-inch artillery in several battles.

, so we are still alive now, but facing the attack from battleship-level artillery, although it is not a key target,

The Rotterdam was already a bit overwhelmed. After being hit three times in a row, the most elite armored cruiser in the Russian-Dutch Navy no longer had the ability to fight back. However, the Varyag armored cruiser, which had always been at the bottom of the team, was lucky.

Yes, because of the angle, Ye Zusi didn't give it much "care". It was just beaten hard by the secondary cannon.

If the fight continues like this, the result waiting for the Essen fleet will be that the battleships will be killed one by one. And just when everyone thought that the battle was decided, Makanov finally took action! Under the cover of the last batch of torpedo boats

, the Letvezan and the Potemkin left

In the battle line, the billowing smoke from the smoke cans on the battleships and torpedo boats formed a smoke screen that completely covered the two battleships! "They want to force a crosscut?!" He looked at the front where the Chinese Navy's bullets were raining in the distance.

Yang Yonglin suddenly felt bad about the moving Russian fleet!

Obviously, the current situation is that 7 warships of the Russian Navy forcefully rush into the gap between the two fleets of the Chinese Navy! If it is a head-on battle, Yang Yonglin will never worry, but the current situation is that the fast fleet of the Chinese Navy is overwhelmed by the Essen fleet.

If you are restrained, you won't be able to come back for a while. If you force a U-turn, the other party will definitely run away, maybe after turning around.

Cheng Zhong would be attacked by focused fire, so neither Yang Yonglin nor Ye Zusi would do this. If not, I am afraid that his four battleships will have to face the opponent's seven battleships. Yang Yonglin understands very well that this

The two incoming warships are cannon fodder and will be his food sooner or later, but the other five might be able to escape, and it's hard to say they will bite back!

"The fleet evades and concentrates its fire on the Letvezan and the Potemkin!" Under Yang Yonglin's order, the four battleships of the Chinese Navy tried to distance themselves as much as possible while attacking the two battleships. Faced with the attack of nearly 40 heavy guns

, the Letwezan, which had been severely damaged, could not hold on at first. "We had no idea that under Commander Yang's order

In just 10 minutes after the order was given, how many shells hit the poor battleship. Its entire hull was shaking in the flames and thick smoke after the explosion. The bright yellow flames had filled the field of vision, and from the sight,

We can see occasionally exposed masts." A Chinese naval gunner wrote in his diary.

"The Letvezan walked very calmly. It slowly sank to the bottom of the sea. The damage to the side of the ship caused the water to enter an irreversible situation. The battleship's draft increased rapidly, and the entire ship sank to the bottom of the sea quickly. The battleship

Almost all the facilities on the deck surface were unusable. We tried to

The crew members carried out rescue operations, but the dense rain of bullets made it impossible for us to get close. When the two torpedo boats trying to get closer were destroyed, we completely gave up this plan. Thousands of officers and soldiers on the entire battleship capsized and sank to the bottom of the sea along with their battleships.

!" Makanov described the fate of this battleship in his memoirs.

The destruction of the Letvezan was not meaningless. During this short period of time, Makanov led the main fleet to successfully pass through the most dangerous stage, and formed a cross-cutting situation against the Chinese fleet.

, the Russian fleet, which has a positional advantage, has more choices!
Chapter completed!