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Deng Shichang, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly thought of something, raised his head and asked, "Is this the meaning of Duke Lang, or the meaning of your navy department?"

Lang Willi paused, then heaved a long sigh and said, "The Admiralty hopes that a new candidate will take over my position. They have asked me about the candidate in private. My reply is that maybe you will not accept me except me." Others, the people in the Admiralty think there is something wrong with my character." He smiled wryly and said, "No matter how bad my character is, I won't be greedy for your country's chief instructor and give up the position of deputy commander of the British fleet. Maybe... …I’ve been in China for too long. You know, sometimes when an empire has been around for a long time, it’s bureaucratic…”

How could all the gentlemen here not feel the same way, although the navy is the most favored institution of the emperor nowadays, few local officials dare to argue with the navy, but they have done bureaucratic things before, so they deeply agree with what old man Lang said.

"Mr. Lang, let's become a Chinese citizen. After all, you are the one who wears the yellow belt. Since the other side is suspicious of you, it's boring to go back." Liu Buchan sincerely persuaded him to stay: "Anyway, if the court asks for my opinion, Then apart from Duke Lang, it is not suitable for any other British to take this position."

"Thank you. I have lived in China for so many years, and it doesn't matter whether I become a Chinese citizen or not. After leaving office, I personally want to go to the Imperial Naval University. I like to watch young people grow up slowly, just like you did back then." Lang Weili smiled and spread his hands and said, "My family is all in China. It's time for me to go ashore and enjoy life with them. As for the Admiralty, maybe you still have some problems."

"It's still the same sentence. If Duke Lang goes, we don't think there is any need to invite a new one. We don't have such a contract with your country." Liu Buchan raised his head arrogantly, made a gesture to stop the topic and said: "Let Let's see Duke Lang off after we finish this battle. An order, in the name of the Imperial Navy Command, to send power to Manila Port, and an ultimatum, if the Baltic Fleet continues to stay before [-]:[-] this afternoon, it will be regarded as a request from the Philippines. Our country has declared war, and all the consequences caused by this will be borne by the Philippine authorities. This telegram will be sent to the newspapers at Kaohsiung Port in the morning." He looked at the smiling Lang Weili, turned his head and continued: "Order the Nanyang Fleet and the Singapore Fleet , advance at the speed of the cruise, and the combatants will enter the first-level combat readiness state immediately."

In fact, even though Lang Weili did not say it clearly, Liu Buchan knew in his heart that Lang Weili had indeed had some conflicts with the British Admiralty. The identity, in many points of interest, did not win enough interests for the Royal Navy, so that it could not gain a satisfactory advantage in the competition with Germany for China. The contribution he made was to adjust a non-critical high position for him, which is high but has no real power.The Royal Navy hoped that Lang Weili could make certain recommendations for his successor, but Lang Weili refused.Therefore, the Royal Navy Department is considering whether to count his years in China into his service years in the Royal Navy. This was originally agreed, but Lang Weili will go back to the UK to fight several lawsuits for this. , he was not happy about it, and besides, he was getting older, so he had the idea of ​​quitting the military to teach and educate people.

This idea is also good, so Liu Buchan thought about it, why not take this opportunity to stop foreigners from taking real positions in the core leadership, and made up his mind, so he stopped taking this matter to heart.

The ultimatum was received by Manila at three o'clock in the afternoon. The new governor was busy dealing with the attack of the Filipino rebels outside the city, so there was no time to pay attention to the ultimatum.When he devoted his energy to this ultimatum, it was too late to ask the Russians to leave.Besides, it is not so easy for the Russians to leave. This fleet is second only to the strength of the original Far East Fleet. Just 9 giant cruisers have already filled the port. Even if they want to leave the port, the messy sea is enough for the Russians. busy.Moreover, the Russian fleet is still useful for the city defense of the Philippines. If you want to invite them back after driving them away, you will probably have to go to the bottom of the sea to invite them back.

Therefore, the British did not make any formal response other than cursing the Chinese* for going too far.This early winter season.The chaotic situation in the Philippines has already made them feel very cold, and they are fighting with the Germans in a mess, so they have no time to take care of this distant colony.Many British people already hope to abandon this unsustainable colony as soon as possible. Some people even think that the Philippines should be given to China as a favor. At this time, it is a wise choice to recognize the situation.This shows that the empire where the sun never sets has begun to set.

The hour hand pointed to 7:13 in the evening. The Singaporean fleet arrived in the offshore waters first and forced through the mine-strewn waterway. With the help of military drawings and precision ranging instruments, none of the mines exploded.

"There is a Chinese fleet approaching the port at a speed of 8 knots!" The coastal sentinel reported this amazing discovery at the first time.The shore guns on both sides of the waterway were also panicked, because at this moment, the Singapore fleet, which had shown its identity, was still a neutral posture rather than an enemy country, so the understanding of the coastal defense officers and soldiers was that these fleets should come to embarrass the Russians.

"Sir, are you firing now?" a sentinel asked their commander.

"Send a few shells first, as a warning." The officer's hand touching his chin was also trembling.

The coastal defense turret fired two runaway bombs as a warning, both of which hit the sea not far from the Singapore fleet.But I didn't expect that there would be a more violent artillery fire. After the short exchange of fire, the coastal defense forts cleverly maintained restraint. These forts on our side are too old. It would be better to calm down in front of the powerful Chinese warships. good.

Manila Bay, surrounded by land on three sides, is in front of you. Under the hazy light and shadow, the Baltic Fleet abandoned by God is in front of you. What will be waiting for them? !

"Boom, boom!" The Singapore fleet took the lead in launching the attack. After the shells pierced the night sky, they fell into the narrow Manila Bay, splashing a large amount of water.

The Russians, who had just been awakened by the sound of gunfire, immediately lit the lights, which gave the Chinese torpedo boat formation the best attack guidance.

"Fight back immediately!"

"Where are the gunners, get in position quickly..."

"The ship's side is on fire, what to do, what to do..."

"Adjust the position of the ship, damn it, hurry up!"

The Russian fleet was in chaos for a while.Under the cover of the naval gunfire, the eight torpedo boats moved forward at full speed. It was difficult for the Russian warships to rush out of the small military port for a while. The panicked Russian soldiers seemed to have smelled the breath of death...

Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 289 Surprise Attack on Manila

"The semaphore asked them to identify themselves, and ordered the ships to prepare for the enemy!" Lieutenant General Rostrav tensed up, set up his binoculars, and looked at the sea ahead through the window of the command room of the flagship Peter the Great. , I saw a fleet of ships approaching their own direction. Rostrav roughly counted them, and the number was more than fifteen.What ghost fleet?Rostrav couldn't help but gasped. If it was an enemy, the number of enemy ships would be comparable to that of the Baltic Fleet.However, judging from the intensity of the artillery fire, it seems that it has surpassed its own fleet. Moreover, after traveling all the way from the Baltic Sea, two main cruisers have been hit and damaged, and three gunboats have run aground on a small island in the Indian Ocean. Half of the four fast cruisers had problems with their power systems and became slow cruisers.Thinking of this, he looked up at the bursts of blue light in the dark sky in the northwest direction, and a fine layer of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.

"Report to the general, it is the flag of the Chinese fleet." A communications soldier ran in in a panic.

"Order the ships not to panic, and the Flying Fish will lead the team to rush out of the mouth of the bay first." Rostrav almost shouted this order.He picked up the binoculars again, and at the slightly cloudy sea and sky intersection in the north, the five-clawed golden dragon flag fluttering in the wind was particularly dazzling on the black background.But Rostrav's expression seemed to have seen a nightmare.He stared firmly at the two ships in front. From the field of view of the telescope, the displacement of these two warships seemed to be higher than that of the Peter the Great.Although he has heard that China has built the world's first-class warships, such as the Zhonghua-class warships, prior information shows that the so-called Zhonghua-class warships have not been seen in Southeast Asian naval ports. For many Russian naval officers, the Zhonghua-class warships are only It's just a legend, and this includes Rostrav.But the sight in front of him still stunned Rothstraf. Judging from the shape of the two warships, it is obvious that they cannot be Chinese-class warships, but they look like the masterpieces of Armstrong Shipyard.While being suspicious, the deputy commander beside him said: "General, those are two imperial-class battleships ordered by China from the United Kingdom last year. One is called Raging Wave and the other is called Hurricane. It is said that these two warships were once in China. It played a huge role in the British Malacca naval battle."

After hearing this sentence, Rostrav was already drenched in sweat. He was not sure whether the sea force in his hands could withstand the Chinese artillery fire.

At this time, the Chinese fleet in sight suddenly made a detour and turned around from the southeast.Under the moonlight, the fleet was like a giant python, slowly turning its body, and its greasy body was emitting a frightening light.During this turn, Rostaff also counted the total number of the fleet, a total of seventeen ships!

"Damn it!" Rostrav suddenly came to his senses, angrily took off the binoculars, and pressed the combat siren heavily!

Seventeen warships with five-clawed golden dragon flags took advantage of the opportunity to turn around and quickly formed a combat formation!The fleet was divided into three teams, the left, middle and right wings, the center wing was dominated by the two largest warships in the middle, and a dense row of broadside gunboats opened fire on the spot.The left and right wings are basically fast cruisers.More than [-] gunboats and torpedo boats are attacking here at the fastest speed.Rostrav's astonishment was interrupted by the sound of rumbling guns, and he was stunned for a moment, only to see gunpowder smoke rising from the sea.

At this time, the Flying Fish, which was in charge of breaking through the mouth of the bay, had just left Manila Bay, and was confronted by a formation of torpedo ships that was rapidly attacking, followed by five medium-sized gunboats.In an instant, more than a dozen fast-moving white tracks appeared on the sea surface, and a dozen high-speed aerodynamic torpedoes rushed towards the poor Flying Fish like a dozen sharks. At the same time, five gunboats fired at the same time, and the Chinese hooked a shell A three-dimensional attack net composed of torpedoes, even if the Flying Fish could really fly at this time, it would not be able to escape the opponent's net.Since the Flying Fish is a small and medium-sized fast cruiser, the hull is only covered by a symbolic layer of thin armor, coupled with the rough shipbuilding style of the Russians, this warship suffered a devastating blow from the enemy without firing a single shot. .This wave of attacks alone dismembered the Flying Fish, and the two steel beams supporting the rear of the hull were completely broken. The bow of the ship quickly turned up, and the sailors on the deck fell into the sea like ants. inside.There is no doubt that the Chinese no longer have to waste ammunition for this warship, and the only thing to wait for the Flying Fish is to sink.

But the Flying Fish's sinking was still very valuable. If it hadn't attracted most of the enemy's artillery fire, the rest of the warships stuck in the harbor would have been difficult to get out of the bay.

As soon as the fleet rushed out of the mouth of the bay, Rostrav immediately ordered to form a T-shaped battle formation.The Chinese gunboats and torpedo ships immediately slowed down, and the main force of the fleet quickly stepped in.

At this time, no one was in a hurry to attack, and the two giant steel dragons floating on the water were slowly approaching each other...

The commander in charge of commanding the Singapore Fleet is Lieutenant General Lin Yongsheng, the senior combat staff officer of the Ministry of the Navy. He put down the binoculars and said to the young adjutant Wu Peifu: "Order the fleet to line up. Our vitality is stronger than the enemy. Try to use the main guns to fight against the opponent. .Order the Hurricane to advance forward, place the Guin and the Triumph on the left and right wings, aim at the opponent's flagship and hit hard!"

"Yes!"

Boom... Before the Hurricane fired the command gun, a shell from the opponent Navarin roared and went straight to the Guin.A huge explosion sounded 300 meters in front of the Guin, and a water column nearly 40 meters high was set off in the sea, and the falling sea water sprinkled on the soldiers who were waiting in front of the main turret of the bow.Lin Yongsheng, who was standing on the deck, was also drenched by the splashing sea water, "Tell the Hurricane not to worry, and aim at a closer point before hitting." Bah, bah, Lin Yongsheng spat out two mouthfuls of seawater.

As soon as the fleets of both sides entered the effective range, fierce artillery fire began to intersect on the sea level, and large-caliber naval guns became the protagonists at this time.This kind of face-to-face confrontation quickly demonstrated the power of Lin Yongsheng's one-line formation. The distance between the Chinese warships caused the Russian fleet's artillery fire to be relatively scattered, and it was difficult to increase the hit rate.Most of the Chinese artillery fire was concentrated on the Peter the Great and the Navarin at the T prefix.As the flagship was heavily attacked by the opponent, the warships on both sides began to gather towards the flagship in order to attract the opponent's firepower.

"Order Chengfeng and Polang to detour to the two wings of the enemy fleet and attack the opponent's torpedo ships with broadside fire. The Guin and the Triumph rushed over to disrupt the enemy's formation, and the rest of the warships circled to divide and encircle the enemy ships." Lin Yongsheng commanded the operation. The biggest advantage is that it can adapt to local conditions, be flexible, and through ingenious tactical arrangements, give full play to the role of each of its own warships.

With an order, ride the wind and break the waves to suddenly speed up and turn around to the Russian fleet from the left and right, and the four ships of Juin, Triumph, Changsheng, and Unbeaten also rushed towards the center of the Russian fleet with full power. The rest of the blue whales and sea lions , Yangfan, Nanxiang and other ships followed closely, ready to insert from the rear to divide the enemy's formation at any time.

ps: It’s the weekend again, and the next chapter will dedicate a 5000-word chapter, so I’ll ask everyone for flowers! ! !

Soaring Front: The First World War Chapter 2 Iron Blood Ocean

The T-shaped formation carefully arranged by the Baltic Fleet seemed so fragile under the multiple impacts of the Chinese Fleet, and it was easily disrupted.The torpedo ships on the left and right wings were bombarded frantically by the broadside rapid-fire guns of the Guin and the Triumph. The rate of fire of 9 shells per minute made it impossible for these torpedo ships to evade, and they were quickly killed on a large scale. Seeing that the momentum of the torpedo ship was not good, it actually hid behind the main cruiser. This was simply a great irony for Rostrav!

In order to protect the flagship at the beginning of the T, Rothstraf immediately sent the Kropatra and the Siberia forward at high speed, trying to stop Juin and Triumph, but was entangled tightly by the two ships Changsheng and Unbeaten up.boom!boom!Amidst the two loud bangs, two high-speed armor-piercing projectiles were fired from the cold barrel of Changsheng and Bubai, and the two 42-kilogram projectiles drew a white line in the air, hitting the front deck of the Cropatra one after another. There was no fatal damage to the hull, but it took the lives of more than 30 Russian sailors who were busy here.

However, at this time, Guin and Triumph had just turned around from the two enemy ships, and the side of the Siberia quickly fired three 3-inch shells, two of which landed in the sea more than 5 meters in front of the Triumph. Here, the rising waves washed the bow deck of the Triumph, and another shell hit the No. 20 secondary gun on the port side of the Triumph. Amid the roar of the explosion, the secondary gun completely broke away from the launch device and fell into the In the desolate sea.

"Damn it!" Liu Changsheng, the captain of the Triumph, was heartbroken watching a secondary gun being taken away by a single shot. In his mind, this warship was like his own child. It made him feel as if he was being gouged out by a knife.He yelled at the chief engineer: "Old Hu, speed up, what are you going to do if you want to get another shot!"

As a retaliatory attack, the Triumph soon fired four 6-inch shells at the Navarin in front. One of the shells penetrated the bow armor of the enemy ship and exploded in the hull. Come out with an "eye".Another shell happened to hit the main mast and exploded. The tens of meters high mast crashed down, killing 7 sailors who were busy on the deck on the spot, and 12 sailors were seriously injured.As a result, Liu Changsheng's gripped heart just relaxed a little.

"Aim at the opponent's flagship and hit me hard!" Liu Changsheng said through gritted teeth.

Boom!The two 6-inch main guns on the stern of the Triumph began to roar at the Peter the Great, and the shells fell into the sea in front and to the right of the Peter the Great, causing waves tens of meters high. Nothing moved.Liu Chang stomped his feet angrily, and shouted: "Hey! Slow down, the main gunner takes aim before firing!"

The two main cruisers Navarin and Batoyev that escorted the flagship pushed forward from the left and right wings, crossed the hull, and fired back at the approaching Guin and Triumph with rapid-fire guns.At this time, Juin and Triumph, who were trapped in the enemy's line, seemed a little lonely. However, in the northern waters 3000 meters away, the Cropatra and the Siberia were besieged even more frantically by Chinese warships.Not to mention warships such as Nanxiang, Blue Whale, Sea Lion, and Yangfan, the 8-inch main artillery of the Hurricane alone battered the Cropatra. Four high-speed armor-piercing shells hit the hull of this warship. And it exploded in the main power cabin and drainage cabin, and the blazing flames detonated three power boilers, and waves of huge explosions sounded in the hull of the Cropatra.What's more terrible is that a 5-inch shell fired from the Nanxiang penetrated the waterline armor of the warship, creating a large hole with a diameter of two meters there, and the seawater poured in at a speed of several tons per second. , and the artillery fire from behind pierced through his side armor one after another, the Cropatra quickly became fat, and the entire hull leaned heavily to the left, completely losing its attack capability.

Under such circumstances, the Siberia chose to abandon its teammates at a critical moment, quickly changed its course, and fled to the main camp.Even so, the stern of the ship was pierced with two large holes by the main artillery of the Rage, and a 5-inch high-explosive shell fired by the Blue Whale blew up the ammunition piled on the deck. After a series of huge explosions, it was endless The raging fire.

At this time, the Chinese artillery fire became more intense. In just a short time, the cruiser Cropatra hit eleven bullets in a row, but luck was not bad. So far, the ammunition depot has not been hit. The power system was completely scrapped and became a living target at sea.All the non-combatants on board had also been evacuated to the lifeboats. The lifeboats were heaving up and down in the splashing waves, but facing the intensive artillery fire from the sky, they could only pray silently on the boats.

During this incense-burning effort, the attack formation of the Singapore fleet exerted great power. Because it was very close to the enemy ship, the hit rate also increased rapidly. The expansion is a bit slow.Lin Yongsheng also recognized the identities of most of the enemy ships. The huge flagship was the Russian Peter the Great. In addition to the nearly sunken Cropatra, the Baltic Fleet has thirteen main cruisers.

The Chicheng and a Firebird just delivered from the French Mediterranean shipyard, as well as the new ships Agni and Pevenez just delivered by the United Kingdom constitute the southern wing, using high speed to prevent the target fleet from attacking.The King Kong, Takayama, and Alps followed Greg to form a relatively weak northern wing, and the middle route was carried out by the original sailing fleet of the Russian Far East Fleet and the [-]-ton Peter the Great for long-range fire strikes. The Baltic Fleet has changed from a T-shaped lineup to a V-shaped lineup.

The trump card in Rostrav's hand is the three ironclad ships, the flagship Peter the Great, the Navarin and the Batoyev.Needless to say, the Peter the Great has a displacement of 270 tons and a main gun of 6000 mm. It is fully capable of competing with any of the Chinese flagships Rage and Hurricane.The Navarin has a displacement of 6 tons, and the maximum armor thickness of its main parts is comparable to that of a Chinese Yuanzi-class warship.The displacement of the Batoyev has also reached more than 5 tons. The gun position is a double-mounted [-]-inch main gun, plus six [-]-inch fast guns on the left and right sides, a total of fourteen guns.The number and layout of the Navarin's gun positions are exactly the same as those of the Batoyev. Although the caliber of the main gun is larger than that of the Batoyev, the fly in the ointment is that the main gun is an open-air gun with a breech gun, and there is no advanced tube retreat When the artillery is fired, the artillery has to avoid the strong recoil, so the attack efficiency is far behind that of the Chinese warships, and the left and right side guns are not as fast as Batoyev.But overall, the firepower of these three warships is still strong enough. Lin Yongsheng could see clearly that if he wanted to defeat the Peter the Great, he had to break through this trident first.

Although the Peter the Great directly ahead had good protection and fierce firepower, the other six ships he led were all sailing warships, and their firepower and protection were extremely weak.On the right wing, it was the enemy's weakest point. Except for the flagship Greg, the fast gun, the other four ships had no obvious advantages.

Lin Yongsheng observed for a while, and made a decision that made him very proud afterwards. The main ship opened fire on the enemy with all its strength. The target was not the Peter the Great, but six other sailing warships, forcing the enemy's old ships first Lost combat effectiveness.At the same time, cancel the formation of the left and right wings, and concentrate all the fast ships to intersperse and attack the enemy's right wing. Same as the previous strategy, start from the weakest, and after destroying the four warships around the Greg, encircle and wipe out the Greg on the spot .Use the protective capabilities of your three ironclad ships to attract the opponent's firepower, and use the cover of the fast ship group to destroy the enemy's right wing!In the Chinese language, this is called picking the soft persimmons and pinching them.

Haitian led the Yangfan, Sea Lion, Haima and Blue Whale. A total of four fast cruisers adjusted their direction and rushed to the northwest at full speed. The Russian ship King Kong was the first to bear the brunt!

King Kong has a displacement of 3350 tons and a speed of only 170 knots. The main guns are three 150mm guns, and three 37mm guns are installed on the two sides. The [-]mm gun with the Green rotating tube is a new type of fast gun.Captain Jiuganov is also a newcomer. When he first learned that he was going to be a captain, he was very excited. It wasn't until he came to his ship that he discovered that this King Kong-class cruiser had been around for more than ten years. Compared with other warships of the Russian Navy, they are already considered grandparents.