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Chapter 391 Tsushima Sea Battle (17)

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"This... what is this? Are fireworks set?" Nepokadev stood on the side of the ship, looking at the back of two slender silver warships in the distance, and suddenly burst out dazzling flames. Then a flash of fire flashed, and a long strip of object left the ship, spewing dazzling flames at the tail, which was far beyond himself, flew towards the sky, and it was not one, one after another, and it did look a bit like the fireworks emitted during a celebration.

"Why do overseas Chinese set off fireworks at this time? Is it to celebrate their victory in advance?"

"But if it is setting off fireworks, it should be launched straight into the sky. How can it be placed like this?"

"Maybe this is a habit of overseas Chinese. They don't know how to set fireworks?"

After the surrendered or captured Russian ships gathered, except for each Russian ship that left a small number of people who could ensure the operation of the warships, the rest of the personnel were transferred to the warships guarding these Russian ships, and they selected the officers on each Russian ship and concentrated them on one warship, but there were no restrictions on their movements, allowing them to move on the deck at the stern.

Although these Russian officers became prisoners, they were still dissatisfied. After seeing the launch of the Huaihua ship, everyone was puzzled and couldn't help but speak out and sarcastic.

"madness."

When everyone turned around, it turned out that it was the first mate of the Borodino and the captain of the ship, Colonel Djokovic, spoke. The captain of the Borodino, Kashinilov, was seriously injured and was still unconscious. He was placed in the infirmary of the warship.

The colonel sneered and said, "Fireworks were the first invention by the Chinese. Don't they know how the fireworks were set up? And this is not fireworks at all, look over there."

Everyone looked along the place where he pointed, and saw a ball of flame rising from the distance at the junction of water and sky. Everyone immediately exclaimed a burst of exclamations, as if this was the way the warship was bombed. Before the flame could be extinguished, another ball of flame appeared, and then a third ball of flame appeared. These Russian officers were calm again, and they all pulled the ship's side and stretched their necks to watch. Some people also took out their own telescopes to watch. The People's Army only took away everyone's weapons, including swords, but did not take away any personal items such as telescopes.

At this moment, two more sea red flags were fired on the Huaihua ship, and many Russians also raised their attention and stared at the flight trajectory of *, and saw that * flew farther and farther away, gradually blurring. However, if you watch carefully, you can still see the looming tail flames, while those with telescopes can see more clearly.

Sure enough, the flames at the junction of water and sky rose again, and the Russians with telescopes could see clearly that the flying flames really hit a warship. At this time, everyone also understood that it turned out to be a weapon, and many people exclaimed: "God, what weapon is this?"

Nepokadev put down his telescope, his face pale, and said to Djokovic: "Col. Can you calculate the distance between the explosion point and us?"

Djokovic stretched out his arm and measured it, and then said: "The line of sight is not good now, and the measurement error is very large, about 12-15 kilometers. The warships that shoot this weapon are about 2-3 kilometers away, which means that the range of this weapon is about 9-12 kilometers."

Nepokadev said: "In terms of effective range, the range of this weapon has exceeded all the artillery of this era. My God, what kind of weapon is this?"

Djokovic's face was solemn, and he said, "General, I think the range is second-most. One thing you should notice is that this weapon seems to hit a warship with every shot, which is the most terrifying thing."

Nepokadev was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it seriously. It was indeed the case. He couldn't help but sweat. This weapon not only hits far, but also hits accurately. This is really terrible.

Djokovic said: "We used to focus most of our attention on Japan. It seems that this is a major mistake. We have indeed underestimated the overseas Chinese. This is an enemy that is more terrifying than Japan."

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The Huaihua ship fired 6 Haihongqi 7* in one breath, hitting 3 destroyers and 3 * boats; while the Xiangyang ship fired 5 Haihongqi 7*, hitting 3 destroyers and 2 * boats.

At this time, both ships received the order from the Kunming ship to stop using the Haihongqi 7* and use naval guns to attack these small warships, and allow these small warships to travel within 7 kilometers and can also wander within a nearby range of 5 kilometers.

It turned out that the Northern Fleet was ordered to attack the Japanese warships gathered near Tsushima Island. However, after seeing the Northern Fleet, these warships had no intention of fighting and fleeing in various places. Although the Northern Fleet's strength was far above this Japanese ship, it was impossible for them to intercept them all if they wanted to flee. First, the Northern Fleet's number of warships was insufficient; second, the Northern Fleet did not fully deploy and formed a siege on these Japanese ships.

However, the North Fleet also made a quick decision and immediately dispersed the fleet, fought as a squadron as a unit, and eliminated as many Japanese ships as possible. The armored cruiser team firmly stared at the two strongest warships among the batch of Japanese ships, the Kasumi and the Hirojin. After all, the Asama and the Iwashou had been let go, and these two warships could no longer let them escape.

Since the People's Army Navy has the advantage of unilateral battlefield transparency, once it is targeted, it is certainly impossible for these two armored cruisers to escape. Although Kasuga and Hiroki chose to flee to the inland sea of ​​Tsuga Island, Tsuga Island is not an island, but consisting of two large islands, the Shimoji Island and three nearby islands, and the five islands form an inland sea with complex terrain. The two warships hope to use the complex sea terrain here to escape the pursuit of the People's Army Navy.

Nazhikura and Hiroki not only did not escape the pursuit, but were blocked by the armored cruiser team of the People's Army Navy due to the narrow waters in this area. However, before the battle, the People's Army Navy still issued a banner of surrender like two Japanese ships, and the response of the two Japanese ships was a round of artillery attacks. Although the Japanese navy did not like to play with jade, not surrendering was a common feature of Japanese soldiers, so they were forced to fight to the death if they were forced to do so.

But of course, these two armored cruisers cannot be the opponent of the four armored cruisers. Since the Japanese were seeking death on their own, the People's Army Navy would not be polite. The four warships had their firepower and the battle ended in less than 10 minutes. The Kasumi was hit with more than 70 rounds, of which 200mm shells were hit with 23 rounds and sinking in the water. The Rijin was lucky and was hit with more than 50 rounds. When the hull was sinking in the water, it was stranded on the nearshore. The People's Army also stopped the main gun attack and used small and medium-caliber artillery to wash the deck. After the deck of the Rijin was cleared, soldiers were sent to board the ship.

Other squadrons also looked for their own goals, some fighting and some chasing, but more than a dozen warships fled the battlefield, most of which came to the places where the People's Army Navy gathered and stationed.

Because there were too many warships coming this time, it was not enough to shoot all the Haihongqi 7*, so Shang Jinfeng decided to switch to a naval gun. The 130mm naval gun equipped by the Kunming ship was also strong in this era, and there are still 134 shells. The double 100mm naval guns of the Xiangyang ship and Huaihua ships are not weak, and the reserves are more than 200 rounds. Although the accuracy of the naval gun is not as accurate as *, it is also more than 50%, which is completely enough.

Moreover, the sky gradually darkened. This was a chance for the Kunming ship, Xiangyang ship and Huaihua ship to show off their skills, because there was no big difference between the day and night for these three warships. So these three modern warships frequently fired fire, and the fire from the muzzles flashed. Japanese warships were hit one by one, and balls of flames continued to emerge from the sea.

After the night fell completely, the sea surface returned to peace. In the shelling just now, the Kunming ship sank two cruisers, 3 destroyers, and 1 boat; the Xiangyang ship sank two destroyers, and 2 boats; the Huaihua ship sank two destroyers and 1 boat. Although some Japanese ships still escaped the shelling of three warships, the sunken warships still accounted for most of them.

The officers and soldiers on the three modern warships were extremely excited. After all, they finally had a good time on the battlefield. After all, using gunfire is indeed much more satisfying than using * to fight, even if it is the small water pipes on modern warships.

In addition, on another battlefield, the East Fleet fought fiercely with the only remaining Russian fleet, but there was no need to worry. The battle lasted less than 15 minutes, and the Russian ships Admiral Nasimov, Dmitry Donskoy were sunk, and Monomach and two destroyers chose to surrender.

The Northern Fleet also ended the battle. The armored cruiser fleet paid the price of the death of eight soldiers on boarding the ship. Finally, they controlled the Japanese. Only 17 Japanese soldiers on the ship surrendered or were captured. The rest were either killed in battle or committed suicide. However, they finally captured the armored cruiser. Of course, they also needed a professional engineering ship to carry out simple repairs to tow away.

In other battles, the People's Army Navy captured only 4 Japanese ships, 2 cruisers, and 2 destroyers. They did not surrender voluntarily, but were beaten by the People's Army Navy and basically lost its combat effectiveness. Then they jumped to the sidelines and then captured the warships after a fierce battle. There were also many Japanese ships who refused to surrender the People's Army Navy when they were desperate, and chose to resist to the end, and were eventually sunk.
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