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The fleet concentrated hundreds of cannons and kept pumping shells. Almost every once in a while, a huge explosion occurred on the fort, and the black smoke rising from the Chinese positions was no less than that of the Russian warships.

Liu Dingbang saw his brother fall down from time to time, his eyes were red, and now he had no time to think about when the Westport warship would arrive. He saw that the Ushakov was going to turn around and pass by him, so the speed slowed down a bit. Seizing this opportunity, he quickly fired a cannonball, which accurately hit the front main pole of the enemy ship. Six mast turners fell from a height of more than [-] meters and fell into a puddle of mud on the deck.

Liu Dingbang jumped happily, and yelled for the loader to fill up the ammunition quickly, and then re-corrected the alignment, and another shell hit it hard.An explosion that resounded throughout the sea alarmed everyone on both sides.With the precision of a scalpel, this shell penetrated the torpedo tube of the Ushakov under the bridge. The Ushakov was shaken by the huge explosion, and the huge 4730-ton hull almost jumped out. The water surface suddenly dumped to starboard.Before the hull was righted again, another big explosion happened again.The explosion triggered the power boiler below the deck, and the hot compressed steam broke through the boiler and rushed out. Almost all 45 stokers were burned to death by the steam immediately.The explosion also penetrated the fragile bottom of the ship, those riveted steel plates turned into pieces of rags before the powerful impact, broke at the joints, twisted arbitrarily, and fell into the depths of the sea.The armored deck above the boiler room was also distorted by such a terrifying explosion, and the entire hull was bent towards the middle.The electricity in the bottom cabin was cut off in an instant, and people couldn't find the exit in the dark. In fact, the passage leading to the upper deck had already been destroyed in the explosion.A few people climbed onto the open-air main deck. People were running around crazily on the deck, but below the deck was already a purgatory on earth. There were burning fires everywhere, splashing sea water everywhere, overflowing white steam everywhere, and shouting everywhere. The fleeing crowd.

At this time, the bow of the Ushakov had sunk into the water, and the sinking speed was still accelerating. The center of gravity of the entire ship began to shift, and the stern began to rise out of the sea. You can see his red bottom and The rudder and propeller, because the sinking speed is too fast, the propeller still maintains a certain speed when it is exposed to the sea.

"Damn it, I will send you back to your hometown!" Liu Dingbang gritted his teeth and said fiercely. He adjusted the gun position as quickly as possible, and the skilled loader quickly loaded the ammunition.boom!The cannonball was fired fiercely and accurately. The shell penetrated the bow armor and exploded directly inside the hull. Sawdust and iron chips collapsed one after another. The entire hull sank irreparably. Ushakov No. hastily ended his trip to China.

All this stunned the Russian sailors. A main cruiser was sunk just like that?Vakchen looked at the sinking Ushakov and couldn't hold his breath anymore. He said loudly: "Order the fleet to adjust to the shape of a swallow, and we must completely destroy these hateful forts!" Fighting in the bathtub, this time Vakchen wanted to use a beautiful victory to prove himself to the army, but the sinking of the Ushakov deeply hurt his self-esteem.How come the damn intelligence said that the Chinese did not have large-caliber fortress guns, but only dozens of old guns.When you go back, you must kill all these intelligence personnel one by one.

Looking at the battle situation, warships were hit from time to time, but the enemy's artillery has obviously weakened a lot since the start of the war.At present, there are only a few dozens of guns that are still conducting a tasteless counterattack. The most worrying thing is that the astonishingly powerful 305mm fortress guns burst out fireballs from time to time, causing considerable casualties to the Russian ships.

In the fire range of the Russian warship, the fort was under extraordinary blows. The entire Vladivostok fort was trembling under the enemy's shells. Of the more than 800 brothers under Liu Dingbang, there are only less than one or two hundred left. They are still suffering bloody massacres from naval guns, and there are not many shells in the few remaining fortresses, but the enemy's artillery fire is getting more and more fierce.

"What should I do?" Wang Qi ran to Li Baitao bloody.

Wang Qi shouted in Liu Dingbang's ear: "My lord, the artillery of the Russians is too powerful. Now most of our artillery have been damaged by naval guns. There are only a few artillery that can be used. But now The ammunition is running out, and I don't know when Lord Lin's warship will arrive, it's really frightening to death!"

Liu Dingbang didn't even think about it, he gritted his teeth: "Fight! How many brothers do we have now?"

Wang Qi wiped his face, not knowing whether it was blood or sweat, and said loudly: "There are about 130 more brothers."

"Tell the brothers, let them save the ammunition, let the injured brothers go down for treatment, and the rest go to the remaining fort." Liu Dingbang spat heavily on the ground, and said to Wang Qi.

"Understood." Wang Qi immediately braved the artillery fire and ran to the places where the brothers were hiding. Liu Dingbang Ning Wei Yu Sui's integrity aroused the anger of the brothers, and they ran to their fighting positions

Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 263 Burn, Vladivostok 5

In the Forbidden City, one after another battle report from Vladivostok made Guan Xuqing fidget. He just got the news from the Ministry of War that a large number of Russian troops are gathering in East Siberia, and I believe they will go south soon. So far, although Dong Liang sent four The division has already reached Hailanpao, but the border guards are only eight divisions in strength. Zhang Zuolin is in an extremely difficult situation to deal with the more than 20 Russian troops going south!If the army is transferred from Dong Liang again, the Northeast Military Region will be hollowed out. The most important thing in war is the balance of offense and defense. In that case, he will only put himself on the edge of a cliff.But at present, Guan Xuqing is most concerned about Vladivostok. Before the outbreak of a comprehensive land war between China and Russia, Vladivostok, a strategic location, must not be lost, otherwise the entire Northeast region will be surrounded by the Russian army.According to the front battle report, the Russian Far East Fleet is launching a powerful offensive against the Donggang Fort. The fleet stationed in Westport has not rushed to reinforce in time. During this period, once the fort falls, the Far East Fleet will quickly land from Donggang. will become an indisputable fact.Lin Jianzhang, can you take on the important task entrusted to you by the empire?

An adjutant of Vakchen, the Supreme Commander of the Far Eastern Fleet, wrote in his logbook: "...we were sailing close to the coast, and the increasingly loud rumble was deafening. I stood on a high pole and tried my best to use Observing with a high-powered telescope, I had a clear view of the battlefield. It was indeed terrifying. There were large and thick black smoke that could not be blown away even by the sea breeze. Through the smoke, the shaking appearance of those huge warships appeared faintly It's hard to distinguish clearly, they are like many angry dragons spewing flames. The artillery fire of the Far East Fleet is extremely fierce, and the rubble caused by each wave of attack on the sporadic forts is enough to destroy a legion. I can't believe that China Whether people can keep it. Soon the performance of the Chinese made me feel that they are not cowardly as our ancestors said, and their fighting courage is amazing...

It was the first time I saw such a large-caliber fortress gun on the Chinese fortress. I didn't expect their fortress guns to be so powerful. Every spray of the giant cannon would cause a disaster. The number was sunk just after the battle started, my God!Even the Alexandria was blown open.The artillery fire of the Chinese made me see a nightmare! ..."

At this time, the Russians did not give the Chinese soldiers a chance to breathe, and approached the coastline again in a neat geese-shaped team.The twelve giant heavy cannons on the Alexander and the Nikolai spewed fierce tongues of flame and gunpowder smoke time and time again. There were continuous shrill screams in the sky, and then a loud noise that shook the sky. Soldiers are under tremendous pressure.In addition, there is the terrifying shell throughput speed on the side, like a strengthened version of the cannon, sweeping the coastal defense line again and again.The uninterrupted 250mm main gun of the cruiser brings real damage. The observer on the mast sits carefully to measure the distance and measure the angle, and provides accurate information for the launch of each shell. These shells The shots were fast and accurate, and each explosion could almost take away a piece of flesh and blood.The battleships, cruisers, and gunboats of the Far East Fleet formed an impenetrable fire net, overwhelming the Chinese soldiers on the fort.

At this time, in addition to the battleships Alexander I and Nicholas I, there were also cruisers such as Senyavin, Aprak, Novik, Razbenik, Angara, and Bold. , as well as gunboats and torpedo ships of different tonnages. The torpedo ships are specially designed to deal with the Chinese fleet. So far, they have not been used much. These warships have suffered varying degrees of damage. The situation is not taken seriously.The cruiser Ushakov and the gunboats Aurz and Mostonf were sunk successively.The Far East Fleet, which thought it could successfully land in Donggang, has already paid a heavy price.

At this time, there was a roaring roar like a giant beast on the shore, and the low voice was approaching from far away, and the air on the sea seemed to be trembling for it. With a thunderous momentum, it penetrated the armored fort in the middle of the port side of the Aprak, and penetrated into the hull, followed by a thunderous explosion, fragments, gunpowder smoke, and shattered limbs scattered and flew.The interior of the Aprak became a hell on earth. The officer's dining room inside the ship was seriously damaged. The gunfire instantly ignited everything that could be ignited. It was unstoppable to burn, and the temperature below the deck soon exceeded what the human body could bear. limit.

At the same time, the Nikolai led its five cruisers to tilt the shells towards the No. 1 Fort. Most of the No. 3 Fort was rebuilt in a hurry and was not very strong. It was continuously bombarded by Russian ships. Finally, the cement table above the gun emplacement was broken into pieces, limestone fell from the top from time to time, and even the walls were cracked, which might collapse at any time, burying all the people inside alive.However, none of the eleven people inside was afraid to shrink back, as if these things had nothing to do with them at all, and their only thought was to sink the enemy ship to the greatest extent.

"The barrel is too hot. If you keep firing, it might explode." Hu Manizi, the loader who helped Wang Qi reload, said that the continuous intensive firing caused the temperature of the barrel to rise sharply, reaching a very dangerous level.

"What, what did you say?" Wang Qi's ears were "buzzing" at this moment, and he couldn't hear other sounds except the gunfire.Hu Manizi said it again loudly in his ear.

"Water, pour water on it" But Wang Qi soon realized that the water was used up, he shook his hand suddenly and said, "Don't worry about the gun barrel! The big-nosed warship is pressing up again, hit me hard!"

Another shell hit the forward gunboat Decroft, and Hu Manzi couldn't help cheering. The "Decroft" gunboat was already covered in bruises, a sign of decay, the damaged mast had not been cleaned up, hanging down on the deck, like a defeated rooster pulling its neck.

Wang Qi couldn't help but smile a little. At this moment, there were several loud noises from above his head, and the entire gun emplacement collapsed. After a long time, the smoke and dust did not dissipate.Wang Qi struggled to crawl out of the ruins, limped around the ruins twice, and shouted: "Is there anyone alive, please answer." He shouted three times, but no one answered.Wang Qi suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. He walked to the shore step by step, and shouted at the Russian warship on the sea: "I was born a Chinese, and died a Chinese soul. I am here, you sons of a bitch, don't try to invade An inch of land in China!" Before his voice fell, there was a loud bang, and Wang Qi turned into a loyal soul of Vladivostok.

"Boom... Boom..." Wa Keqin gave an order, and the Far East Fleet launched a final round of onslaught.On the west side of the coastline, in the vast expanse of water, suddenly a burst of yellow light flashed, like lightning shooting down from the sky, reflecting the sky in the west suddenly lit up, and then there was a muffled thunderous sound. , and finally the earth trembled violently!

Liu Dingbang, who came out of the flames of gunpowder and war, looked at the few remaining brothers and said: "Brothers, we have persisted for so long, and now is the time for us to serve the country. I believe that Master Lin's fleet will arrive soon. Right now ..." His voice was choked with sobs, "I only hope that we will still be good brothers after 20 years!"

"After 20 years, we still wish to serve under your lord." All the soldiers said in unison.

"The cannons of our country are on the fort, and they must not fall into the hands of the Russians. When the Russians come up, we will die with these cannons. Do you agree?"

"Everything is according to your orders, and I will serve the country to the death!" Everyone said in unison.

In the thick gunpowder smoke, the artillery fire on the fort gradually subsided. Vahihili, who was frightened by the Chinese artillery, said to Wa Keqin with a puzzled face: "Why did the Chinese stop fighting back? Did they use some tricks again?" .”

"Hehe... It's still useful. They have very few troops left, and I'm afraid they have run out of ammunition. Order all warships to move as fast as possible and move closer to the coastline, so that the first batch of landing troops are ready, and we will wait to meet them. Surrender." Vakchen said confidently.

At this time, the soldiers on the deck also discovered the abnormality of the Chinese position.

"The Chinese gave up their positions!"

"They must have escaped!"

"Victory belongs to Russia!"

In this way, the first batch of marines successfully set foot on the land of Vladivostok. When the Russian soldiers rushed into the fort positions, they saw calm Chinese officers and soldiers.One of the generals was wounded all over his body, and the blood was still dripping, but he just stood there quietly, his face full of determination and courage.This rare scene made the Russians forget to shoot, and they just looked at this group of Chinese standing like sculptures.

"Dynamite! Dynamite!" Until some Russian soldiers saw a row of powder boxes and a fuse that was about to burn out behind them, this group of Russian soldiers immediately panicked. In the direction of escape, some soldiers were stunned, their legs were stiff and unable to move, and some soldiers rushed towards Liu Dingbang and others, trying to stop something.But it was too late.

"Boom...boom..." There was a continuous loud noise on the Dagu Fort, and the billowing smoke quickly rose, forming a large black mushroom cloud. 34 Chinese officers and soldiers and the first batch of Russian soldiers who landed were blown to pieces.

"My God!" Vakchen couldn't find the right words to describe his mood at the moment other than shock.

"Don't worry about anything else, let the follow-up troops land immediately!" After a long while, Wa Keqin regained consciousness and hurriedly urged the soldiers to land.

"General, something is wrong. Behind our fleet is a huge Chinese fleet approaching at high speed." A sentinel said.

Wakchen hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked back, only to see a powerful fleet of ships approaching at high speed on the flat sea. What was shocking was that there were two huge ships in the center of the fleet, like two giant ships. The tonnage of each of the small islands moving at high speed far exceeds that of the Alexander. The flag flutters in the wind, and there is a mighty and powerful dragon on it!

I just looked at the flowers and was very moved. I rushed up so many at once, but it seems that I am far from the top 15 flowers. If friends have flowers, please come. If not, remember to save the basic flowers for next month. I oh thank you

Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 264 Raging Seas 1

The two super giant ships are Zhonghua No. 3 and Zhonghua No. 4, which were launched in Weihai not long ago. The two ships are of the same level, and their displacement has reached an astounding [-] tons. It can compete with the British Dreadnought-class battleship.No wonder Vakchen was so shocked to see these two warships.

Lin Jianzhang was sitting in the command room of Zhonghua No. 3. He was still holding on to a glimmer of hope. When he saw a large black cloud suddenly rising from our position, two pale lines appeared on his thin face. tear stains.After the news of the attack on Donggang, he didn't dare to delay for a moment, and immediately organized all the warships to go to Donggang for rescue, but he didn't expect it to be a step too late.

"All on alert!" Lin Jianzhang quickly regained his composure, and it was too late to regret and grieve, because there was still an unprecedented battle to be fought in front of him. As a professional soldier, he certainly knew what negligence would bring to this fleet.

"Hurry up and order the fleet to turn around and form a battle formation!" Judging from the current situation, it is too late to land. Facing the arrival of a powerful fleet, Vakchen must prepare for battle in the shortest possible time.

"My lord, all the ships are ready." Miao Yongqing, the captain of Zhonghua No. 3, reported to Lin Jianzhang.

"Arrange in battle formation."

"Yes!"

With a wave of the flag, 13 cruisers, the main force of the China Coastal Defense United Fleet, lined up in a column facing the Far East Fleet 20 miles away. In the middle of the formation were four armored cruisers, Ningyuan, Fuyuan, Weiyuan and Luyuan. On the side are the protected cruisers "Xiangjiang" and "Ganjiang", on the left is the "Minjiang", and on the outside are three fast cruisers with a smaller tonnage.Two Zhonghua-class ships were inserted at the forefront of the team, and the rest of the gunboats and torpedo ships were distributed on the two wings.

"The speed is ten knots, maintain a constant speed, and the fast formation accelerates to fifteen knots, and outflanks the enemy ship on both sides." Lin Jianzhang ordered.

"Yes." Miao Changqing immediately conveyed the order to the ships through semaphore.

I saw that the Kaohsiung, Taipei, and Xiamen ships accelerated immediately and came out from the right, while the Yangwu, Haitian, and Jinsha ships came out from the left.The seven cruisers of the Central Team also accelerated to 16 knots and rushed towards the enemy ship in the battle group with Weiyuan as the core.

"Fifteen miles ... fourteen miles ... thirteen miles ... twelve miles." The watchmen equipped with optical rangefinders kept reporting the distance from the watchtower.

"Ten miles..." the watchman finally said.