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The speed of the fleet is not very fast, making one think that Vackchen seems to be deliberately enjoying the feeling of excitement before the battle.Amidst bursts of harsh combat readiness sirens, all warships entered their respective battle sequences. After the battle formation of the main Russian fleet, supply ships and transport ships gathered in dense formations to reduce the navy's defense. The landing transport ship speeded up and followed closely behind the fleet.

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From time to time, Costinus flies over the sea. Although this fierce bird is small in size, it is extremely brave. This bird has a very noble value in the eyes of the Chinese people, because Chinese people love its bravery.

The fleet moved slightly to the northeast, about 20 nautical miles away from the mouth of Donggang Bay. It was still early at this time. According to Vakchen's plan, after the fleet completed its attack on Vladivostok, the capital ship immediately returned to Terne Iraq, other warships are responsible for the devastating blow to the coastal defense facilities here, and then the marines land on a large scale to fully occupy Vladivostok.On this night, Vakchen will go back to Terney to have a good sleep, and when he wakes up, he will personally inspect the victory of the troops.He wanted Vladivostok in exchange for Hailanpao, which had fallen to the empire.

On the flagship Alexander I, Wakchen stood triumphantly on the deck, and a majestic dynasty was in front of him. If he won this battle, he would add a lot of color to his military career.Today, I will be here, and I will use the force of the Russian Empire to prove to China that strength speaks for itself. For the unruly Chinese, the tsar's order will severely punish these yellow-skinned monkeys in the Far East.

The warships in front of me represent the most powerful military force of the Far East Fleet of the Russian Empire. Immediately, those mud legs in the east can try the taste of steel bombs. refreshing.

At this time, a captain ran up to Wa Keqin: "General, General Vahihiri is ready, he said please order."

Wakchen waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, then let him go."

However, Dorozov Vakchen called the soldiers and asked: "Where are you, children?"

The soldier replied: "Dear general, there are still [-] nautical miles, and we can clearly see the fort of Vladivostok."

"Okay, order to fill up the tank and move forward at full speed."

Wakeqin's finger points to the east, where is the vast land of China.

Vladivostok Fort.

A soldier ran up to Liu Dingbang panting heavily.

"Wang Qi, how is it?" Liu Dingbang asked.

Wang Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's ready, just wait for the order." "Has the sentinel who notified Mr. Lin left? We can't fire without his order. It's the anxious man."

"It has already been dispatched, but Master Lin is currently deploying a fleet in Westport. It will take at least an hour to go." Wang Qi was also sweating profusely.

"This is the main force of the Far East Fleet. Without the defense and protection of our fleet, what use are our coastal defense cannons?"

"Captain, we can only bite the bullet now, the situation is critical and it's too late to ask for instructions. When it's time to fight, we can fight for a while if we go all out." Wang Qi said firmly.

"Well, that's the only way to go." Liu Dingbang turned his face to the sea again. Now the entire fort has more than 800 brothers and more than 70 cannons. Facing the menacing Far East Fleet, there is not enough manpower to activate these cannons. It can be started, but all the ammunition has not been transported up yet, so I really don't know how to play.When Liu Dingbang was in the Wusong Naval Academy, the instructor never talked about this situation.But what Wang Qi said was right, at this time, he could only bite the bullet.

Thinking of this, Liu Dingbang suddenly stood on the height of the fort, and said loudly to the sergeants on each fort: "Brothers, today I ask you a question, who are we?"

These sergeants are all veterans that Liu Dingbang has led for many years. For a long time, Liu Dingbang treated everyone as brothers. When Liu Dingbang called out, all the sergeants present shouted loudly: "We are soldiers."

"Yes, they are soldiers." Liu Dingbang laughed loudly, and continued: "The Russians have provoked us, and behind us are the imperial fortress and the folks in Vladivostok. To be honest, we have nowhere to go. We have eaten For today’s sake, people are always going to die. I, Liu Dingbang, swear here that if there are people, the fort is there, and if the fort is dead, the big nose will pass through our Donggang, and the only way to step on it is through me, Liu Dingbang! "

Liu Dingbang's words infected everyone present, although everyone knew the situation before them, but no one was timid, and more than 800 sergeants knelt on the ground one by one.

Liu Dingbang looked at his brothers who had followed him for many years, and couldn't help saying loudly: "Those who have wives and children, and those who are the only child in the family, go out. The rest will go to the fort." Everyone knew that this was the last chance given by the regiment leader, but they were not afraid. Instead, he watched Liu Dingbang quietly.

Wang Qi said loudly, "For so many years, I have followed the leader, why can't we share joys and sorrows, life and death together? Wang Qi is willing to follow the leader to the death!"

"I wish to follow the leader to the death!" The voice resounded through the sky.

"Okay." Li Baitao laughed again: "It is enough for Li to live and die with all the brothers. Everyone listens to the order and immediately goes to the fort to take their respective battle positions!"

"Yes." All the officers and soldiers acted urgently, and the steps were surprisingly unanimous.

Liu Dingbang ran to the No. 1 Fort at the highest point, came to the 305mm Krupp cannon, and said to the gunner: "Aim at the leading flagship for me. If I want to shoot, I will see it!"

The gunner carefully adjusted the elevation angle while shaking the handle, preparing for shooting.The pillars of smoke on the sea rushed straight into Xiaohan, and the Far East Fleet was lining up in cascading rows, approaching the fort at a cruising speed of about 8 knots.

Vahihiri put down the binoculars, smiled and said to Vakchen: "General, the Chinese really don't know how to design fortresses, they are simply a group of stupid monkeys. Their east and west ports are very far apart, and the Chinese fleet rushed here Our marines had already landed by then."

Wa Keqin carefully observed the Chinese fort facilities with a telescope, and couldn't help laughing: "I thought the Chinese had strengthened their defenses, but I didn't expect there to be many original forts made of earth. Hehe..."

Wakhchen held up the vodka and said to his adjutant Vashihiri: "Cheers to Russia" "Cheers to Russia" and the two drank their wine glasses at the same time, ready to enjoy the wonderful performance of the great Russian fleet.

Vakchen has reason to be proud. In addition to the 9330-ton Alexander I, the fleet he led also included the Nicholas I of the same level, as well as the Ushakov, Senyavin, Cruisers with a displacement of more than 6000 tons such as the Aprak, Novik, Razbenik, and Angara, as well as cruisers such as the Decroft, Luvmen, Aurz, and Mostonf. large frigate.As well as a large number of gunboats and torpedo ships, the combination of these ships is enough to shock the entire Far East Pacific Ocean.

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As soon as it entered the bay mouth area, the entire fleet was divided into several strategic formations.One team led by the battleship Alexander I went from south to north, and the other team led by Nicholas I went from north to south.At this time, the guns on the sidestring of the warship opened the door, and the black barrels pointed at the fort across the sea.Although the Chinese fort has a lot of Krupp cannons, the total number of artillery is definitely far less than that of the Russian fleet. The powerful main guns of warships are bound to cause a major blow to the fort.

At 9:53 in the morning, the Far East Fleet launched the first round of salvos to the fort, and amidst the loud "rumbling" gunfire, the battle began.Rows of shells fired from the muzzle flew towards the fort, and shells of large and small calibers hit the fort, splashing a layer of thick smoke around it from time to time. In the first wave of Russian shells, many Chinese sailors were hit by shrapnel , fell in a pool of blood.

The scorching shock wave rushed out of the front of the gun barrel with the flame and white smoke of the propellant explosion, and at the same time carried the suffocating smell of gunpowder.The gun carriage was pushed up the retreat slope by the huge recoil force brought by the shooting, and the hydraulic recoil machine also played a role in counteracting the recoil force.

Twenty seconds later, another round of shells fired from the muzzle and flew towards the fort.At this time, the formation of the Russian fleet was like a big two-character, led by two ironclad ships, Alexander I and Nicholas I, respectively, and maneuvered from north to south.

At this time, Liu Dingbang and the others didn't care about the impact points of these shells. They only had one goal, which was to destroy the Russian fleet. They turned a deaf ear to the explosions around them, and just calmly stared at the direction of the enemy fleet, patiently capturing the best counterattack. opportunity.

On the Alexander I, the flagship Andrei's slanted flag fluttered in the sea breeze, and what fluttered with the Russian flag was filled with gunpowder smoke.

Lieutenant General Vakchen, who watched the turret and did not respond, couldn't help laughing at the timidity of the Chinese. The Alexander I continued to act as the vanguard. It was uncomfortable for the 280mm main gun shell to hit any place.

Looking at the enemy's flagship, Liu Dingbang couldn't help shouting loudly: "For me, beat the mother." Immediately there was a burst of humming on the fort, and these shells, large and small, smashed into the enemy's flagship.Jets of water rose near the Alexander I, and several shells hit the flagship. The 305mm security Krupp artillery tore through Alexander I's thick armor and just hit the ammunition compartment of one of the artillery pieces, causing a catastrophe. fire.

Lieutenant General Wakeqin immediately ordered the damage control personnel to rush to repair and put out the fire.And loudly ordered to strengthen the firepower offensive, the sailors on the flagship couldn't help but start to get nervous. Many wounded soldiers were entered by the operator into the cabin. If there was nothing wrong for the time being, they pulled up the ship's water pump to extinguish the fire, instead of panicking on the deck. At a loss.

After seeing the enemy's flagship being hit, the officers and soldiers on the fort couldn't help but shouted.Liu Dingbang was so excited that he rubbed his hands together and shouted loudly: "Brothers, the Russian warship is just paper. There is nothing to fear. Give me a hard hit." Everyone saw the enemy's flagship with thick smoke, so most of the firepower They all came to his overwhelming concentration.

Seeing that the firepower of the turret was coming towards him, Wakchen ordered the Nicholas I to suppress the firepower of the turret.All of a sudden, the broadside rapid-fire guns of the Nicholas I spewed tongues of flame together, and the high-speed flying shells burst through the air with piercing long sounds, and exploded on the fort. The 275mm main gun hit the steel On the finished breech-loading cannon, golden flowers splashed all over.Many cannons were hit by the enemy's main guns and lost their ability to fire.

"Southwest direction, target 35 degrees, elevation angle 30 degrees, fire!"

On Fort No. 3, Wang Qi took aim at Nicholas I and fired a single shot at Nicholas I. With a loud bang, the shell exploded above the waterline on the side of the warship, but after the smoke passed, only a small hole was left on the steel armor. Obvious bullet marks.This gun made Wang Qi suffocated. He ran to a Krupp Fortress gun and said to the gunner: "Hurry up and adjust the direction, aim at that Nikolai battleship, and beat me to hell."

"Boom, boom, boom" The consecutive shots fired did not hit the target, but only stirred up water waves tens of meters high around the Nikolai.Wang Qi kicked the gunner away and aimed himself. At this time, the Nicholas I also knew that the cannon of the No. 3 battery was facing him, so he placed it in an "S" shape from time to time to avoid shooting.Wang Qi said fiercely: "Look at you kid, you're really fucking good at hiding."

Boom... Wang Qi's fourth shell finally hit the target. The shell exploded with a fiery explosion on the upper part of the warship's 275mm main gun turret. Although it was protected by the turret armor, two gunners were still injured, and the hydraulic pipe of the main gun burst. , The pitching and rotating mechanical failure of the naval gun, the gunner immediately ordered the mechanics and sailors to repair it.

While inflicting casualties on the enemy, the fort is also under the intensive attack of naval gun fire.Moreover, the Far East Fleet has an orderly formation and a clear division of labor. The capital ship is responsible for attacking the fort and destroying the coastal artillery, while the small cruiser is responsible for mass destruction of the Chinese artillery. With the cross-coordination of firepower from the two aspects, the number of casualties on the fort is geometric. growing.

The 190mm caliber shell of the Nikolai easily penetrated the iron sheet and wooden boards wrapped by the turret, directly hit the hard reinforced concrete, splashed gravel and exploded around, and caused a fire.Most of the forts were extensively remodeled and built after Lin Jianzhang took office. However, the construction period of some forts has not yet been completed, and there are many wooden pillars, which are easy to cause combustion. In the fire, a lot of ammunition is nearby, which can easily cause a rapid explosion.But at this time, most of the troops were devoted to the fort, and there was no way to control the fire due to lack of manpower. The fire spread from the wooden pillars and became one piece in a short period of time. Passing through caused a huge obstacle to the extraction of ammunition. The seats of No. 210 and No. 2 turrets could not be loaded with ammunition due to channel blockage, and they misfired one after another.The fire continued to engulf other places, burning towards the ammunition piled aside...

Boom... Amidst the huge explosion, Liu Dingbang and others who were directing the battle felt the ground shake violently, their legs softened and they sat on the ground, their minds buzzing.Liu Dingbang clearly saw that several 2mm cannons on the No. 210 Fort were wrapped in thick smoke and dust that was rolled up tens of meters high, and then a violent fire burst out from the bomb hole, and more than a dozen soldiers were covered with fire. Surrounded by the fire, they ran around helplessly, screaming heart-piercingly.Liu Dingbang's eyes were wet, but he quickly wiped them off with his sleeve, and shouted: "The enemy's iron-clad ships have too thick steel armor, let the large-caliber guns deal with them, and the rest of the fortress guns deal with those gunboats and torpedo ships."

This was an extremely tragic battle. The artillery exploded on those earth barriers from time to time. The fortress guns in the cement tanks exerted quite astonishing power. warship.Some fell around these Russian warships, stirring up water columns one by one, and some hit the enemy's weak armor, causing a certain degree of casualties to the enemy.

Several shells landed around the flagship at the same time, and Vakchen sitting on the Alexander I also felt a shake. Pieces of dead fish emerged from the water with their bellies turned white, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke and The bloody smell of fish.

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On Fort No. 3, Wang Qi was shirtless at this time, yelling back and forth on the fort. At this time, his eyes were red, and he was directing the battle while measuring the enemy ship.At this time, Wang Qi pointed the muzzle at the Ushakov behind the Alexander. He gritted his teeth, cursed "bitch", and quickly ignited the fuse.With a bang, the shell was falling on the rear deck of the Ushakov. The countless broken stars caused by the explosion detonated a pile of grenades stacked there. Boom, boom, boom, the huge explosion shook the entire battleship , Explosion fragments with red flames scattered and fell, forming a beautiful and spectacular holiday fireworks. A second lieutenant and five sailors were killed in the fireworks, and ten others were injured.The explosion also caused a fire, and a yellow smoke trail was drawn from the tail of the Ushakov.The firefighters rushed to the rear deck, fighting the fire demon with the fire hose in their hands, and the entire rear deck was in chaos.The fire affected the sight of the coastal defense artillery, and thick black smoke rising from the sea covered the hull.Even so, quite a few shells hit Ushakov's ship accurately, causing iron flowers to splatter all over the place, and the roar was endless.

Seeing that the Ushakov was under fire from the enemy, the Russian warships all rushed to rescue them. At this time, the formation was completely chaotic, and the Nikolai blocked the front of the Ushakov with its arrogant body. Use the intensive offensive of the side artillery to deal a severe blow to the No. 3 Fort on the front.The Ushakov wanted to leave the battlefield quickly, but the enemy's artillery hit him one after another, causing huge damage to the rear of the ship. The seawater poured in from there, which greatly affected the maneuverability of the warship, so that it could be rescued in case of emergency damage control, but it was still unable to fully launch.

"Concentrate all firepower on the fort, and hit me hard." Seeing thick smoke billowing from the rear deck of the injured Ushakov, Vakchen no longer had the good mood just now, and wished he could immediately kill the fort. The opposite fort was razed to the ground.