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Seeing the leading Haitian rushing straight towards his own ship, Zyuganov quickly ordered the main gunner to open fire, and the three 170mm mortars struggled to eat the shells, waiting for the fuze to burn before spitting out the projectiles.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Three waves splashed in front of the Haitian. As the main battleship of the Haizi class, the firepower of the Haitian was much stronger than that of the King Kong. There are six standard 5-inch guns on the bow and stern, and six standard [-]-inch guns on each side.A series of shells were fired, and the Russian soldiers who were charging and loading ammunition on the front deck were immediately blown out.The violent explosion of the cannonballs blasted through the wooden hull of King Kong, and the damaged deck struggled to support the heavy cannons. Everything should be blamed on the greedy designers. The three main cannons were placed on the front deck, making the entire hull look a bit top-heavy. After being hit by a round of artillery fire, this tendency became even more obvious.

The Sea Lion, which had detoured to the flank of the King Kong, fired three white-headed torpedoes at the exposed King Kong while firing at the Gaoshan.

"Full speed forward! Full speed! Torpedo!" Accompanied by Zyuganov's hoarse shout, the side guns tried to hit the torpedo whimsically. Heading has no effect at all.

"Two hundred yards...accelerate! Full starboard!" Zyuganov judged the distance, trying to flick his tail to get rid of the torpedo attack.This trick really worked, as the King Kong made a sharp turn, the hull drew a wonderful arc on the sea surface, the torpedo swished past the stern, and continued its course, everyone couldn't help it Close your eyes and wait for the trial of fate... There is only a thin line!The chief helmsman wiped off his sweat and secretly thanked the captain for his wise command.All the [-] crew members on King Kong are the same as him, thank the captain, thank the tsar, and thank God for his blessing.

Zyuganov wiped his sweat, but he didn't have time to rejoice. He suddenly found the tracks of the second and third torpedoes, which were also not far away... At the same time, he also found that the right-hand ship that rescued the King Kong Although the full rudder escaped the torpedo, it exposed its weak flanks to the oncoming Haitian.

At this time, the Haitian was only less than [-] yards away from the King Kong. Exposing the side of the ship to the well-trained Chinese gunners at such a distance was tantamount to suicide.

"Allegiance to His Majesty the Tsar!" Zyuganov issued the last order to the megaphone.Two torpedoes and Haitian's main gun hit King Kong almost at the same time, and a 7-inch shell was sent directly into King Kong's ammunition depot. The huge air wave caused by the explosion broke through the upper deck, and dozens of Russian sailors Straight into the sky like a steel wire.With a loud explosion, the steel beam of King Kong's main structure broke into three pieces, and the entire warship collapsed instantly, merging into the dark sea water.However, the King Kong's mixed structure of iron and wood played a role. Quite a few surviving sailors floated on the sea holding the remnants of wood, and wailed bursts of gunpowder smoke.

The next sacrificial object was the Takayama. The Takayama, with a displacement of 150 tons, was originally a merchant ship. During this special operation, it was requisitioned by the Russian Navy for camouflage. Four 350mm rapid-fire guns were temporarily installed as the main body. Combat firepower, in such a close-range duel at sea, the poor Takayama is nothing more than a floating coffin.The entire wooden hull started to catch fire after a round of artillery fire from the Yangfan. The [-] crew members on the ship faced the two lifeboats and had no fighting spirit. Soon the fire engulfed the entire battleship, and the captain ordered to abandon the ship , Completely withdraw from the battle sequence.

At this time, on the west wing of the Russian fleet, only the Gregg and the Alps remained.The displacement of the Alps is 5217 tons.And different from other Russian warships, this warship has thick skin and powerful guns. In the fight just now, it has already damaged the Blue Whale and the Seahorse which were rushing ahead.Seeing that there was no hope of rescuing the King Kong, the Greg resolutely gave up the attack on the Sea Lion, and attacked the nearest Blue Whale with all its strength.Relying on its own excellent protection performance, after the Gregg carried more than 1 shells, a shell finally hit the Blue Whale and produced a miraculous effect. This happened to be the 11.00 shell fired by the Gregg, and the hit rate Only a measly [-]%.

The shell accurately hit the boiler area of ​​the Blue Whale, and after a burst of black smoke, the Blue Whale lost power.However, it was still stubbornly attacking the small gunboats around the Greg, and after firing three more shells, it was finally hit by Greg's 254mm main gun, and the side bottom exited the battle sequence. After boarding four lifeboats, the remaining more than 200 crew members moved closer to the friendly ship.In just 5 minutes after that, the Blue Whale was hit by another shell from the Greg, and finally sank stubbornly on the sea of ​​Manila.

At this time, the massacre on the sea surface on the northern battlefield was not over yet. The Chinese sailors on the lifeboats shot and killed the Russian sailors floating on the sea surface holding a log with their rifles. open.Although a dozen Russian sailors managed to escape the bullets of the Chinese, they ushered in a group of sharks swarming in!

The tonnage of the Alps is not small, and the firepower is relatively equal. The two main guns on the ship are all concentrated in the bow, one with a caliber of 2 mm and one with a caliber of 220 mm.But even the fully armored steel-structured hull was unable to withstand the heavy artillery strikes from Haitian and Haima. The entire ship was hit by more than 195 bullets and fell into a sea of ​​flames. The remaining 126 people on the ship had no time to board the lifeboats. Under the leadership of the chief mate (the captain has been killed), they jumped into the sea and swam to the Gregg. The hull gradually sank after burning for half an hour.

Now there is only one Gregg left on the west wing battlefield.Facing four large-tonnage enemy ships, Greg knew that she was not an opponent, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight recklessly with her opponents.

Within a distance of less than a thousand yards between the two sides, the Chinese warships have formed an encirclement pattern with Greg as the center.

The Yangfan is a fast cruiser. It is not afraid of the huge Greg. Instead, it uses two 6-inch main guns to frequently attack the side of the enemy ship. Cooperating with the release of torpedoes, it uses its speed advantage to skillfully intersperse around the Greg. with.In this situation, none of the five consecutive shells fired by Greg failed to hit Yangfan, which made the captain furious: "Don't pay attention to this hateful warship, and concentrate your firepower on the other three warships!" During the continuous shooting, the 150mm cannon on Greg's side played some role. Two shells hit the port side of Haima. Fortunately, the position was relatively high. Come serious trouble.But the two shells that hit came at the cost of being attacked by six heavy artillery shells.Greg's twin-mounted main guns were twisted into a twisted shape by the opponent's artillery fire, completely losing the ability to attack head-on.However, the firing rate of Greg's artillery fire was slow, and the combat quality of the Russian Navy was relatively low. After dozens of shells missed in a row, they completely lost their fighting spirit. The Great Emperor moved closer.

Unexpectedly, the speed of the four Haitian ships were all above 16 knots, forming a zigzag pattern, chasing after the Gregg, and at the same time, the artillery on the bow continued to fire shells. Number of bombs.But this ship is really durable. Although the speed of the ship is getting slower and slower, it is still moving forward tenaciously, and it is getting closer and closer to the Peter the Great.

The Haima and Sea Lion released torpedoes several times at the same time, but they always missed the target by a little bit.At this time, the battle situation has become more and more chaotic.One of the Chinese flagships, the Rage, was almost uninhabited in the enemy fleet. It had already sunk 6 sailing wooden warships and 8 large and small gunboats.The other main flagship, the Hurricane, was firing fiercely at the Peter the Great, and the thick smoke from the barrel made it hard to breathe!

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Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 291 The Battle of Closing

At this time, the killing on the sea was over, and the Chinese soldiers on several lifeboats shot wildly at the escaped Russian sailors for nearly 10 minutes, their eyes were bloodshot.There was not much ammunition left, and considering the intense artillery fire on the main battlefield, he dared not approach that side, so he rowed west, hoping to wait for the fleet's rescue on the small island there.

The extremely fast Yangfan is getting closer and closer to the Greg, and the artillery and torpedoes of the Yangfan are ready.Following the captain's order, he took the lead in launching the last strike on Greg.Because if you go any further, you will be too close to the Peter the Great.

"Launch!" The captain gave an order to the microphone, and the torpedo man couldn't wait to release the torpedo, and the main gunner also fired revenge shells at the enemy ship.

Two fireballs erupted from the stern of the Greg, which was already very fragile, and the gunfire from the Sail hit first.The torpedo forged ahead along Greg's track.One hundred yards, fifty yards, thirty yards...

Everyone on the Yangfan was looking at the crucial torpedo, completely unaware that the huge main gun on the Peter the Great had already aimed at them...

"Boom!" The Peter the Great roared, and two fireballs hit the Sail, followed by two more.At this time, the Gregg had noticed the torpedo and was desperately turning the rudder. At the same time, the gun positions on the side were also aimed at the Yangfan and fired!

The shells from the Gregg, which can only hit stink bombs, were surprisingly accurate. The conning tower of the Sail was overturned immediately, and one shell accurately hit the boiler room, penetrated the bulkhead, and caused a huge explosion there , The Peter the Great's second round of shelling hit the side of the Sail again, and the ammunition depot exploded.Boom, boom, boom... Amidst a series of huge explosions, raging fire ignited on the side deck of the Yangfan.While the sailors of the Yangfan were busy fighting the fire, several huge explosions came from under the stern of the Gregg. The torpedo just now hit the side of the Gregg. After a violent explosion, The Greg broke in two and sank slowly.After Yangfan completed his important mission, all the crew members boarded the lifeboat and watched the tragic farewell of their warship!

After killing the Greg, the four Haitian ships did not dare to stop any longer, and turned back to the main fleet.With an absolute advantage of four to two, it launched a fierce attack on the Navarin and Batoyev on the two wings of the Peter the Great.It was precisely because of the timely arrival of the four warships Haitian that the scuffle situation between the ironclad Hurricane and the four warships Haitian against two enemy cruisers was formed, and the one hanging out alone was the biggest overlord of the Baltic Sea - the Peter the Great.

At this time, two hours had passed since the naval battle broke out.Under Lin Yongsheng's tactical command, the Singapore fleet quickly expanded its advantage to 15:5 from the original basically balanced force balance to the current tactics of relying on attacking weak links and encircling units.With the ebb and flow of morale, the battle situation became more and more favorable to the Chinese fleet.The Hurricane completely disregarded the Siberia that was on the sidelines, and only assisted the friendly ships with broadside firepower, and the main firepower was all used to shoot at the Peter the Great!

The poor training quality of the Russians has not been improved by accurately hitting the sail just now. On the contrary, it seems that their good luck has run out just now. All the recent rounds of artillery attacks have missed the target, and even one shot even missed the target. One of our own torpedo ships really annoyed the coach Rostrav.

In the melee between the two sides competing for will, the eastern wing of the Baltic Fleet has been completely wiped out by the fierce Guin and Triumph, leaving only a solitary Pevenez, who also lost her fighting spirit early. Losing his patience, he cautiously withdrew from the battle group and quickly approached the Peter the Great.

For the Russians, the sea war came suddenly, but ended helplessly.The fighting situation on the battlefield reflected their gambling psychology. In order to make up for the lack of firepower, all ships loaded more ammunition in order to make up for the lack of artillery caliber by firing more.However, King Kong was unlucky to be hit by a torpedo in the first round of engagement, and then the ammunition depot exploded, completely blowing up this iron-wood hybrid cruiser to only an iron skeleton.As for a civilian ship like the Alpine, a pure wooden ship is not equipped with much firepower, so it shouldn't have traveled across the ocean to come here to die.

But for the gamble, the Russians came.Moreover, they are less able to afford failure than the British.Every sailor in the Navy knew this operation was one that could not be failed.Therefore, when the Pevenez fled in the direction of the Peter the Great, the four gunboats staying here still refused to leave. Facing the Guine and the Triumph, which fought more than themselves, they would have to fight again. It can be said that it was a fight for honor.

The four main battleships of the Chinese fleet, Raging Waves, Haitian, Chengfeng, and Breaking Waves, are concentrating all their artillery on the local flagship Peter the Great.The Hurricane led other warships to separate the four warships guarding the Peter the Great, and formed a flank attack on them.

Half an hour later, the gun emplacement of the Pevenez was blown away, and it lost its combat capability. It turned the hull in a hurry, trying to escape to the south, but was bombarded by the main guns of Nanxiang and Haishi, which were inserted quickly. The power plant was also completely destroyed, becoming a living target floating on the sea.

Although the hull of the Siberia did not receive fatal damage, the 10 Gatling cannons on the Chinese warship swept across the upper tower like a storm. The captain, first officer, chief engineer, and helmsman successively After being bombed to death, almost all the Russian sailors were wiped out, leaving only a dozen workers in the cabin huddled together, waiting for the god of death to come!

The Peter the Great, who had no interest in fighting, took the Navarin and the Batoev and gradually withdrew from the battle zone, fleeing to the east. Lin Yongsheng secretly said "no", and immediately ordered the Haitian, Haima, and Guin on the east side. Go forward to intercept, use the side artillery to suppress the speed of the three enemy ships, and at the same time order all the warships to aim at the three enemy ships and release torpedoes.

With an order, dozens of aerodynamic torpedoes with a fixed depth of 5 meters were launched one after another, drawing white waves on the dark sea.

On the Peter the Great, the supreme commander of the fleet, Rostrav, clearly saw the torpedoes launching one after another, and they were heading towards him at high speed. The distance finder reported the distance in a trembling voice.

500 yards...

320 yards...

240 yards...

100 yards...

30 yards...

This kind of waiting was simply the most painful torment for Rostrav at this moment, his pupils were getting bigger and bigger, and there was an unbelievable light in his blue eyes.

Boom, boom, boom...it's all over.

Lin Yongsheng made Manila Bay the end of this long journey of the Baltic Fleet!

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Soaring Front: World War I Chapter 292 Russian Airships

Due to the suddenness of the attack and the complete blockade of the port, the Russian fleet, which relies on the defense line in Manila Bay, is not fully prepared to be on duty, so it is impossible to avoid projected artillery fire and torpedoes, even at this point, Rost Raff still stubbornly thinks so.Dozens of torpedoes hit three Russian warships, and the result can be imagined.The Navarin was completely sunk, and the Batoyev completely lost its power plant. Apart from serving as a target in situ, it could only play the role of a fixed fort. If this continues, it will be sunk sooner or later.

"Order the flagship and the Batoyev to give up resistance and raise the white flag!" Rostrav's face was as ugly as a pig's liver, and he shuffled towards his command room.However, the commander's decision made the officers and soldiers breathe a sigh of relief. After all, they are a group of people driven by political interests, and they came all the way to this strange sea area. Even if they can't fight for the honor of the empire, they can't put their own Lose your life in a foreign country.

"General, shall we accept the Russians' request for surrender?" The young and shrewd Wu Peifu walked to Lin Yongsheng's side in a timely manner, looked at Lin Yongsheng meaningfully and said, "If the navy can also raise the white flag, they are not the real navy. I trust the Russians, they may have failed so badly."

After his reminder, Lin Yongsheng suddenly realized that this might be a trap, and quickly ordered all ships to raise their alert and be ready to fight at any time.At the same time, he signaled to Wu Peifu that he asked Chengfeng and Breaking Wave to sail over and accept the enemy's arming.

Everything went smoothly, and Rostrav handed over his command knife to Lin Yongsheng on behalf of the Baltic Fleet.After the Battle of Vladivostok, the Russian fleet, which considered itself the number one in the Far East, was once again defeated by the Chinese. So far, the two most powerful Russian fleets have all been destroyed, leaving only one Black Sea Fleet to maintain Russia's face in Europe.

"My lord, how do you plan to deal with the city of Manila? They ignored our country's warning and insisted on allowing the Russian warships to dock. I think at least we should show them some color and completely destroy their coastal defense batteries. I don't know my lord. What do you think?" Wu Peifu's eyes flashed with vengeance.

Lin Yongsheng smiled: "Ziyu, you are right, but it is not enough to give them a little color, we want Manila to be included in the territory of the empire."

"Oh?" Wu Peifu gasped. He just wanted to teach the Filipinos a lesson. He didn't expect Master Lin to occupy the entire city of Manila. "My lord, this matter is of great importance, should I consult the emperor first before making a decision..."

Lin Yongsheng chuckled: "Ziyu, a smart person like you should be able to think that if there is no emperor's will, would a small fleet commander like me dare to make such a decision?"

"So, the emperor has already given secret instructions beforehand?"

Lin Yongsheng smiled and remained silent.Suddenly, a sentry pointed to the coast of Manila and said, "Look, my lord, they raised the white flag!"