Another World: Naval Storm

After the Japanese Combined Fleet completed a "U"-shaped ("a"-shaped) turn in a short period of time, it gradually adopted the tactic of seizing the T-shaped crosshead to pass through the Rakshasa Fleet and attack the leading warships of the Rakshasa Fleet. During the process of the Combined Fleet's turn, the Rakshasa Fleet damaged two Japanese armored cruisers, Izumo and Asama, but after the turn was completed, the Japanese Combined Fleet took advantage of its higher speed and firing rate, as well as the power of artillery ammunition, and gradually seized the initiative on the battlefield.

"Concentrate firepower to attack the Rakshasa flagship!" Dongping Xia Saburo planned to capture the leader first and destroy the Rakshasa's command core.

The Duke of Suvorov, the flagship of the 2nd Rakshasa Pacific Fleet, came under concentrated and fierce fire from the Japanese fleet.

"Bang... Bang..." A steady stream of shells hit the Duke of Suvorov.

"Why isn't the ship moving?" An officer noticed something was wrong and asked loudly.

"The rudder of the ship is broken!" said the sailor in despair as he checked under the heavy bombardment.

"Go and report quickly!" Before the sailors reached the bridge, another round of artillery shells came.

Amid screams, the command room of the Duke of Suvorov was littered with corpses. "Transfer command!..." Rozhgest, who was seriously injured, said this and then fainted.

At 2:20 p.m., the rudder was broken and the warship lost control. Fleet Commander Rozhgest was also seriously injured. The flagship's turret and radio were damaged. The Duke Suvorov, with all its superstructures destroyed, was forced to withdraw from the battle and float on the sea. The 2nd Pacific Fleet fell into a chaotic situation without command.

"Raise the flags and keep the ships in formation!"

"Counterattack! Counterattack!" The hoarse voice echoed in the bridge.

The flagship of the 2nd Division of the 2nd Pacific Fleet, Oslyavia, took over the command and raised the commander's flag.

"Don't worry about the Duke of Suvorov! Attack the Oslyavia that has raised the commander's flag. The Suvorov is no longer a threat! Attack the warship that has raised the commander's flag!" Tohei Shimosaburo shouted loudly, without even noticing the wound on his head burst open.

Soon after, the Oslyavia was hit by a concentrated bombardment from six Japanese warships and was severely damaged. It sank at around 6:3 pm, with only 30 of the 900 officers and soldiers on board surviving. After that, the battleships Alexander III, Borodinov, Eagle, and Sisoyveliki, which had lost their unified command, were also severely damaged one after another.

While the battleships were engaged, the cruisers of both sides were also engaged in a fierce battle. The cruiser firefight began at about 2:45 p.m., mainly between the Japanese 3rd and 4th squadrons and the Russian cruiser division. During the battle, three Japanese cruisers were severely damaged, and several auxiliary ships of the Russian fleet were hit and caught fire. By about p.m., the Russian fleet was defeated and the route to Vladivostok was blocked. As the two fleets often lost contact in the smoke and the route was confused, the two sides began a melee.

At 4:45, the 6th and th squadrons of Japan entered the battle. Soon, the Rakshasa cruiser Svetlana was sunk. Another old cruiser Donskoy stubbornly resisted the siege of Japanese cruisers and damaged Naniwa and Otowa. Later, the crew sank it themselves to avoid being captured.

The battle situation was at a disadvantage, and some of the Rakshasa ships desperately accelerated in an attempt to escape. However, due to the old and slow speed of the Rakshasa warships, they could only reach a speed of 13 knots. In addition, the seaweed debris on the bottom of the ship was not cleaned up, which further slowed down the ship's speed, while the Japanese warships could reach a maximum speed of 18 knots.

The combined fleet took advantage of its speed, constantly occupied advantageous headings, and fired continuously, leaving the Rakshasa fleet powerless to fight back. The Rakshasa fleet's chaotic fire retaliated and posed no threat to the Japanese ships at all. Those seemingly powerful naval guns failed to live up to the Rakshasa people's expectations.

"The Rakshasa people are so weak, God bless the Empire!" Hinata shouted happily, his mouth almost smacking his ears. After this battle, he felt that the Wo Nuxian Kingdom had the strength and influence to upgrade to an empire.

"After dealing with the Russian fleet, we should march to Vladivostok!" An officer expressed what many Japanese officers and soldiers were thinking at the moment.

"Let's finish this battle first! Now is not the time to get carried away!" Tohei Shimosaburo stopped the others from having wild thoughts. Japan has relied on financing and loans from the Tarun and Yemelika people to fight to this day. The best option now is to quit while the going is good.

The Japanese Combined Fleet took advantage of its high mobility to quickly catch up and outflank the Rakshasa Navy.

The battleships of both sides met twice at 4:45 and 5:30, but the Russian battleships were severely damaged and could not launch a strong attack. As a result, three battleships were sunk one after another. At 3 pm, the battleship Alexander III, which was riddled with holes, sank and all the crew members were killed. A few minutes later, the ammunition depot of the Borodino was hit by the Japanese Fuji, which destroyed the ammunition depot and caused a boiler explosion. It sank immediately and only one officer and soldier on the ship was rescued. The flagship Duke Suvorov, which was floating on the sea, was still bombarded by the Japanese. The Russian Empire destroyer Storm ventured close to the flagship and took away the wounded on board, including the fleet commander Rogers Tvensky.

"Order the torpedo boat formation to sink all the damaged and remaining Rakshasa fleet!" Tohei Shimosaburo didn't want to waste any more time.

Duke Suvorov, the flagship of the 2nd Fleet of the Russian Pacific Fleet, was damaged in many places, its speed slowed down, and only one 75mm tail gun was still firing. Finally, it was surrounded and attacked by the Japanese torpedo boat team and sank, with only 20 people surviving.

By the afternoon of that day, the 2nd Pacific Fleet had suffered heavy losses. The flagship battleship Suvorov, as well as several battleships such as Orel and Borodino were severely damaged or sunk. The seriously injured former fleet commander Rozhgest was carried to other ships.

"General Tohei Shimosaburo is worthy of being called a military god. Now it is time for us to serve our country!"

The desperate Rakshasa navy kept fleeing northward, but the nearby waters were already filled with Japanese torpedo boats, which was another trump card of Tohei Shimosaburo. Taking advantage of the night, the Japanese torpedo boats continued to fire torpedoes at the Rakshasa warships.

"Turn off the searchlights! Which idiot gave this order!" Rear Admiral Quest cursed. He quickly ordered the four fast cruisers under his command to turn off all the lights on the ship. The other warships did not react so quickly.

During the night battle, most of the Russian ships foolishly turned on their searchlights in an attempt to detect the traces of torpedo launches, dodge or detonate the torpedoes with their secondary guns, but they did not expect that this would light up a live target for the Japanese torpedo boats.