The Rise of the Empire

"The Beiyang Fleet is over!" The battle was over. When the nerves that had been tense under the stimulation of artillery fire and blood suddenly relaxed, Ding Ruchang looked at the warships that were already in a mess, and looked at the four remaining warships behind him. A line of muddy tears followed Flowing down the face. It took nearly 20 years of hard work for the Beiyang Fleet to have the size it is today, but all the dedication and hard work of the entire Beiyang at sea finally came to naught in one day! This blow is too great! It's almost crashing!

"This is war!" On the Kaiyuan, Earl Spey and Hipper looked at the same scarred Kaiyuan and were speechless. To be honest, this war is also a test for their psychological endurance! This time is different from the last time I beat broiler! When the four British cruisers came all the way in the final stage of the battle, the Germans were also beating drums in their hearts!

"We need at least 3 weeks to repair the damaged superstructure and hull." Earl Spey looked at the burned cabin, the chimney that was half blown up by the shell, and the main gun turret that was stuck at the rear. Said.

The Japanese high-explosive bombs were really powerful, and the unprotected areas above the deck were washed enough! The ashes and twisted brackets left by the flames can be seen everywhere. Fragmented partitions and complete armor plates are also everywhere. The 88MM anti-lightning cannon on the upper part of the 6-inch gun gallery is almost lost. These light protection The gun positions can only defend against shrapnel, and cannot stop the direct hit of the shell at all.

"I'm afraid the situation will get worse." Hipper shook his head, his tone full of helplessness. He pointed to a rolled-up steel plate at the front of the battleship and another hull where the hull plate had been torn off in pieces. Although the number of British 9.2-inch guns and 8-inch guns is small, and the rate of fire is very slow, they are not very good in terms of projection effect, but in fact they cause much higher damage than ordinary 6-inch guns!

The shells from the 6-inch guns will make a dent at most on the armor belt. If you don’t have time after returning to Hong Kong, you don’t have to deal with it. Apart from being unsightly, the problem is not big. It doesn't even matter if two shells hit the same place one after another, but the 9.2-inch shell and the 8-inch shell are different. Although they can't penetrate the main armor belt in theory, they can penetrate the 3-inch armor belt at the beginning and end! And according to the calculation of the kinetic energy formula, the kinetic energy of the 8-inch shell is almost twice that of the 6-inch shell! The strong impact is likely to cause the cracking of the back plate and the overall collapse of the hull plate. Subsequently, a certain amount of water ingress was caused. If these damages are to be repaired, it is very difficult.

This battle made two future German naval senior generals understand a problem in advance. Fighting a war is not a treat for dinner, and there will be a heavy price to pay. It also gave them an added awe of war. On the battlefield, in addition to fighting for victory, they also wanted to bring back more comrades alive! Although the Mainz had excellent defense, after this bloody battle, there were still more than 100 casualties. Among them, the person who operated the anti-lightning cannon naturally suffered the most losses, but at the same time the fireman also suffered a lot. Poured a big batch.

There were not many Germans on board, and under the arrangement of Earl Spey and Hipper, they were quickly dealt with, but Yang Yonglin, the captain, was very busy. Plane, behavior fully interprets the true meaning of these three words, comforting comrades, rescuing the wounded, repairing equipment, plugging loopholes, after he is busy, he even has time to discuss the direction of future wars with Earl Spey and others , if at this time, who still has enough courage to go to sea to fight again, then Yang Yonglin is definitely one of them!

This cannot be blamed on the weakness of the Beiyang Fleet. After all, the fleet has not collapsed after being beaten to such an extent, and it is already worthy of this uniform! Moreover, the main force of the Beiyang Fleet is finished. Although the tonnage is still good-looking, it is really impossible to fight with the large fleet. Not without courage,

But incapable! But what is better than history is that a considerable number of people were rescued in the end, so the loss in personnel was smaller than in history, and a small number of these people went to other countries after the war and continued to fight in the war. Other countries write their legends!

After the battleship returned to Lushun Port, the first thing to be repaired was naturally the number one hero in this naval battle—the Kaiyuan armored cruiser. He was first put into the dock, and then underwent thorough renovation and maintenance. And other members of the Beiyang Fleet must also consider what to do in the future.

And just after the Beiyang fleet returned to the port, the Japanese fleet also dragged its scarred body back to the Wonsan anchorage. The loss of the fleet was so great that the Japanese were embarrassed to say that they were the winners! If you look at the losses alone, except for the number of sunk ships in the Japanese fleet, the Japanese are completely defeated whether it is loss of personnel, loss of tonnage, or the quality of the lost warships! This battle also beat the Japanese heartbreakingly!

Except for the battleships that were completely sunk, the remaining warships of the Japanese must also return to Hong Kong for overhaul, starting from the strongest Kasuga to the old King Kong battleship for repairs! This also means that for at least 2 months, the Japanese Navy will not be able to send a large fleet to perform missions at sea!

"The probability of another large-scale dispatch of the Beiyang Fleet is already very low. They only have 4 ships, and the speed of the two warships in Dingzhen is very slow. The fast warships can gather together, cruise the Yellow Sea, and let the slow warships escort the transport ships." The Japanese are still very smart, they have calculated the opponent's intentions, and have taken precautions that they think are sufficient. Of course, the specific situation depends on the actual combat.

Finally the new fast fleet is formed! A fast fleet consisting of six warships, Kasuga, Takasago, Naniwa, Takachiho, Chiyoda, and Akashi, is responsible for cruising in the Yellow Sea, looking for and attacking the Kaiyuan that may appear. Up to now, the Japanese have overwhelmingly possessed the forces capable of fighting at sea on both sides. Sexual advantage, no matter how powerful Kaiyuan and Zhiyuan are, they can't beat these 6 ships!

"Kaiyuan must leave as soon as possible. Once the necessary repairs are completed, leave the Yellow Sea immediately, and then fight in the East China Sea, or even the coastal waters of Japan, and jump out of the encirclement before the Japanese react!" Yang Yonglin told the fleet the day after the fleet returned to Hong Kong. This suggestion was put forward, and his suggestion was supported by Deng Shichang, and Deng Shichang expressed that his Zhiyuan was willing to accompany him to the sea!

"Deng Guandai is a real warrior! Even in the face of an unmatched opponent, he still rushed forward without hesitation!" In his diary, Hipper commented on Deng Shichang this way!

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