The torpedo passed through?

The people on the bridge were a little stunned. First they couldn't believe it, but then the huge joy made them boil. Except for the political commissar who was steering, everyone in the bridge rushed towards the porthole, wanting to see what the torpedo that made them thrilled.

What else can a torpedo look like? Long columnar objects? In fact, people mainly don’t believe that they will be so lucky. Who can believe that the Lieutenant Colonel of the Zakan Navy made such a low-level mistake? It is impossible to think that this is a mistake. The torpedo was set at the wrong depth, which made the Mercury Memorial escape the disaster.

Looking at the light and farther away torpedo, even Eberhardt felt like he was reborn. He waved at the torpedo, as if he was to give up the bad luck, and then walked back to his command position.

"The battle is not over yet, let's give these White Army dogs a little color!"

With the old man's voice, the officers and soldiers on the bridge came to their senses and escaped the disaster, but the battle was not over yet. On the other hand, the Asked was still firing, and they were not disturbed. They fought very accurately during this period!

First, a 75mm gun position on the rear of the Mercury Memorial ship was exploded, killing more than a dozen sailors on the spot. The violent explosion caused the tubes of the 75mm gun to bend. Several 75mm grenades waiting to be fired flew out under the action of the shock wave. Another sailor in the adjacent artillery position was knocked unconscious on the spot. The violent explosion also triggered a fire. If the damage tube team had not handled it in time, it would have almost caused a chain reaction.

This is not all. When the Mercury Memorial was turning, another magical shell even hit the Commander Tower directly. Fortunately, the Mercury Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial Memorial only left a small pit on it. If the Askerd's main gun was larger, for example, if it was replaced with a 203mm caliber, then there would definitely be more than one pit left on the Commander Tower. If Eberhart and his group had to take the pot.

Of course, to be honest, this bullet luck accounts for the vast majority, and it can only be said that the gunners of the Asked have lost their luck. In naval battles, generally speaking, the bridge, especially the command tower, is relatively difficult to hit compared to the shell magnet turret. Moreover, the more the main battleship is, the armor is generally thicker, and the problem of being hit is not too big.

Even after careful research and analysis, the Royal Navy believed that the Commander Tower with a large thickness was completely unnecessary. Starting from the George V-class battleship, the thickness of the Commander Tower was reduced from 300 to 400 mm to about 100 mm. In order to save weight and increase the stability of the ship.

But there are exceptions in everything, especially for the Russians. I don’t know if it’s because of their bad character or a little too backward, but I always encounter accidents frequently in naval battles. In the Japanese-Russian naval battle, Maklov, who had just made the Pacific Fleet improve, was considered a little backward. When Witteguffidi led the Pacific Fleet to break through, he was hit by a completely unreasonable shell. His life caused his success and he had nowhere to be explained.

So, the same thing is true, you can have nothing in a naval battle, but you must never be without luck. Undoubtedly, Eberhardt is lucky and escaped two pieces in a row. It seems that there is a meaning of a disaster that will lead to a blessing in the future.

Eberhart's luck was Galanin's misfortune, because of distance. He didn't know that Lieutenant Colonel of the Zaccon Navy almost ended the Mercury Memorial because he didn't make much hope for the destroyer to attack at the beginning. As a hardened conservative, he didn't care much about small ships such as destroyers. In his opinion, those are cannon fodder, and their biggest function is harassment. If you want to win the naval battle, you have to rely on big ships and giant cannons.

Therefore, he ordered two destroyers to attack, which actually meant to harass the Mercury Memorial, to disrupt the rhythm of the Mercury Memorial and to fight for his artillery to defeat the enemy.

In a sense, Galanin's goal was achieved. With the attack of the Lieutenant of the Navy Shestakov and Lieutenant Colonel of the Zakan, the rhythm of the Mercury Memorial was indeed disrupted. In this period, it seemed even more busy to avoid the torpedoes, and Galanin almost got the bargain.

"Damn it!"

Galanin put down the telescope and started cursing. He almost wanted to sing loudly when the bow of the Mercury Memorial was shot. But who would have thought that when the smoke from the explosion dissipated, the Mercury Memorial Memorial was almost completely unharmed. This disappointed him and issued a new order fiercely:

"Open fire, slam hard, and use armor-piercing bullets!"

When Galanin ordered the change of the bomb seed, the Mercury Memorial also quickly adjusted and escaped thrillingly just now. Although everyone was sincerely grateful, it was inevitable that they would be full of anger against the culprits, the Lieutenant of the Navy Shestakov and the Lieutenant Colonel of the Navy Zakan. There was no need for the commander to cheer up. The artillery consciously tried its best to let the two destroyers go into the sea to catch fish.

I don't know if it's because of the return of character, the gunners of Mercury Memorial finally found their correct head. After two rounds of volleys, the Lieutenant Colonel of the Saken Navy, who was just about to turn the rudder and escape, was hit by a slap - a 152mm grenade accurately hit the stern of its ship. As a ball of orange-red flames rose, the old destroyer's obvious hull trembled.

Then, the speed of the Navy Lieutenant Colonel of the Zacconn dropped significantly. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the small-caliber rapid-fire cannon on the Mercury Memorial shot and directly marked the Navy Lieutenant Colonel of the Zacconn into a sieve.

The old destroyer was half paralyzed on the sea and struggled very weakly, and what awaited him was the even more ruthless bomb rain of Mercury.

After the attack on the Navy Lieutenant Colonel of the Zakan, the gunners of the Mercury Memorial immediately turned their attention to the Navy Lieutenant of the Shestakov. Most of the shells flew over to the cart, and for a moment it was also full of danger.

However, the Lieutenant of the Shestakov Navy was a little better, because he had escaped for a distance and was like a slippery loach. Although he had been shot several times, most of them were small-caliber grenades, with scars and rolling smoke, and it staggered out of the battlefield.

Next, the situation on the battlefield became one-on-one with Mercury and Asqued. Both sides continued to pay tribute to each other with shells, but both lacked the ability to defeat the enemy with one blow. However, at this time, the commanders of both sides thought the situation was good and both believed that they could win this naval battle!

The main reason for Eberhardt's judgment was that the Relentless and Angry, who had withdrawn from the battlefield and reloaded the torpedo, finally returned. They rushed over at full speed at full speed, and at their speed they could quickly occupy an advantageous position. It is perfect to expect to use the torpedo to deal with the Askerd.

Similarly, the main reason for Galanin's confidence was reinforcements. The old Donetsk gunboat finally arrived at the battlefield out of breath. Although the tonnage of this gunboat was not stagnant, the firepower was still considerable. At least the firepower on paper was more intimidating. The contour of this gunboat was equipped with two 203mm cannons under the bow of this gunboat, which was in line with the theory that Galanin's theory that whoever had more cannons and whose caliber was greater was the master.

In addition, the Diamond, which has been playing soybean since the war, returned to the battlefield unhappily under the order of Galanin. If we look at it this way, the strength comparison between the two sides seems to be three to three!

However, the Relentless and Angry soon made Galanin realize that counting heads is meaningless, and the importance of the mass is still the mass. The captains of the two destroyers have already sacrificed their strength and added the height Volga, which has been treasured for a long time, all of which was all the way to the boiler. The turbine unit with a maximum output power of 25,500 horsepower was out of stock in an instant, and it soared to more than 29,000 horsepower in one breath, which made them suddenly increase to nearly 37 knots with a maximum speed of around 34 knots to 35 knots!

This speed is hopeless. At least it makes the gunners of the Asked feel desperate. The large-caliber artillery in their hands are really not powerful to shoot such small and fast targets, and the small-caliber rapid-fire artillery basically cannot severely damage this 1,200-ton destroyer in a short period of time.

The Relentless and Angry rushed forward in anger, and the decisive and resolute smelled a trace of danger. The admiral squirted in anger on the bridge: "Kill them, hurry up! What are you doing? Try it right... Didn't you hear it, aim! Do you fucking understand what aim is? Fuck, where do you fire? It's the sea, the empty sea like Siberia!!"

While Galanin was jumping, Eberhardt was also cheering for his gunners, "Hurry up. Faster! Suppress them and give them a little color. Be sure to cover up the Relentless and Angry!"

With the roar of the coaches on both sides, this small-scale naval battle finally came to an end. The Relentless and Angry bravely advanced 20 chains, shortening the distance by about 5 chains before a beautiful rudder turned, and fired 20 torpedoes in one breath.

Please note this number, which is quite desperate. At such a close distance, 20 torpedoes basically blocked all the escape routes of Askerd. Unless the captains of Relentless and Angry also made the mistake of setting the depth too deep, it was only a matter of time before the destruction of Askerd was destroyed.

In the bridge of the Asked, the desperate Galanin shouted a treble of more than octaves: "The left rudder is full!"

However, such a shouting was meaningless. As the first torpedo accurately hit the bow of the Asked, in the following seconds, the narrow hull of Asked ate three torpedoes in a row!

The almost incompressible sea water perfectly exerted the huge power of the torpedo. Three water columns that rolled and tumbling near the bottom of the ship indicate the end of the Asked. Underwater, the Asked's hull was torn three large holes more than ten meters away, especially the one hitting the bow, which directly broke the keel. With the crunching sound, the Asked's head and body gradually separated.

The cold sea water instantly poured into the cabin. The caught off guard was flooded by the sea water before she could ask for help. Even Galanin had no time to order the ship to abandon the ship. The 6,000-ton cruiser capsized in a few minutes after being hit by the thunder.

Standing on the bridge of the nautical ship, Eberhard quietly stared at the last moment of the Asked. As an old navy, he still remembered the scene when the Asked was in service. That day was more laughing. Almost everyone believed that this new cruiser would be born and die to defend the Russian sea front and defend the honor of the Russian navy.

However, no one expected that this cruiser that had been given hope would eventually be sunk by its own people. In a sense, this is the sorrow and shame of being a soldier during the national turmoil.

So, Eberhardt had no intention of being happy about this victory. He took off his military cap and looked silently at the rapidly sinking Asqued, not knowing whether he was observing silence or praying.

"Put down the lifeboat and save people!"

When he returned to the commander's tower, Eberhardt threw down this sentence and turned around and left, so that the political commissar swallowed the words he had not said yet.

Asked sank. Donetsk, who had not yet fired a shot, knew that there was no hope of escaping, so he raised the white flag at the first time. Diamond wanted to smear the soles of his feet, but now it was not 1904. It was a relatively fast new ship that year. Now, the speed of 19 knots is not enough in front of the Relentless and Angry. Even Mercury can eat and hold him steadily. After a brief chase game, Diamond raised the white flag helplessly.

The Lieutenant of the Navy Shestakov was considered a man. The captain ordered the opening of the sea valve while abandoning the ship. More than ten minutes later, the old destroyer followed its flagship and kissed the seabed of the Black Sea.

However, this small-scale naval battle cannot determine the fate of the Black Sea Fleet. To put it bluntly, no matter who wins or Galanin wins or loses, it has no effect on the overall situation. They are not people with decisive significance, but people who can determine the fate of the Black Sea Fleet are gathering in Sevastopol at this moment.

The Bay of Shevernaya (which can also be translated as the Bay of Severnaya) is filled with a different atmosphere. From noon, a heavy feeling is pressing on the hearts of the sailors. Although the harbor looks calm, there is always a feeling of a storm coming.

The sailors felt very sensitive. The last time this feeling was in November 1917. The last time it was in February 1917. Every time this feeling appeared, it meant that the weather would change.

"How long will the fleet take to land?" Nikola looked at the port outside the window and asked anxiously.

Next to him, Skoropatsky said confidently: "It's only over two hours that my allies will support me the best ship!"

Nicholas glanced at this guy and said that he had no favoritism for Skoropatsky's so-called ally. As a British man, he would never have cooperated with those bastards if it were not for the basis of common interests.

"Just match!" Nichola said without objection. "Six o'clock!"

Skoropatsky showed off his gold pocket watch: "Six-14, but my watch is high-end German, never faster than a second, my watch shall prevail!"

"Whatever!" Nikola said, "We will meet at Nikolaev's Fort at eight o'clock!"

Skoropatsky nodded, put away his pocket watch, and left without saying a word. After glanced at the guy's back, Nikola snorted contemptuously, and then ordered his subordinates: "Start the action, we should say hello to the fleet committee!"

The location of the Fleet Committee is the former Black Sea Fleet Command. On this afternoon, the committee members seemed extremely irritable. The Odessa direction had lost contact with them since noon, and there was no news about the Mercury Memorial. Anyone would be anxious and crazy if they were crazy.

"I've said a long time ago that the little brat is unreliable at all. He shouldn't have been allowed to go to Odessa from the beginning!" A committee member began to accuse Li Xiaofeng of anger.

Another sneered, "I'm just talking about this now... And as the special commissioner sent by the Central Committee and as the leader of All Ochika, can we oppose his decision? Now, the most important thing for us is to understand the situation in Odessa and pray for all safety of Comrade Andre, otherwise how can we explain to the Central Committee!"

Immediately a committee member suggested: "Where should we send another fleet to Odessa? Perhaps the situation there is more complicated than we think!"

The first committee member immediately objected: "How can we use warships again now? What if the sailors mutiny? Isn't that giving the warships to the enemy with their hands? We must never do such stupid things!"

"Then what do you think you should do!"

The first committee member replied without hesitation: "Continue martial law and keep holding the troops!"

"Isn't that just waiting?" A member immediately sarcasticly said, "Is this different from now? You're just nonsense!"

The first committee member immediately became angry, slapped the table and jumped up: "Who are you talking nonsense!"

"I said..."

The quarrel between the two people was immediately interrupted by a knock on the door. A correspondent came in to report: "Dear members, there is a comrade from Chika outside asking for a visit!"

The conference room was quiet, and the first committee member who was still angry just now frowned and asked, "Comrade Chika? What's wrong with him?"

The correspondent replied in detail: "According to him, he brought information from Odessa and the latest information on the activities of the counter-revolutionaries of Sevastopol..."

The committees here looked at each other and were a little surprised. The message and information came a little suddenly, and they always gave people a strange feeling.

"Can this person's identity be confirmed?"

The correspondent replied: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs and comrades from Chika have been asked to repeatedly check his ID, so there is no problem."

The committee members exchanged their eyes again and quickly ordered: "Let him come in!"

A few minutes later, when the door of the conference room opened again, Nikola, who was disguised and made-up, walked in with firm steps, as if he had already smelled the fragrance of victory...

PS: Bow again and thank you very much Juventus and the instant killing of Comrade Potato!
Chapter completed!