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    "Boom!" The four twin-mounted 305mm naval guns on the battleship "Zhonghua" fired at the same time. The huge recoil almost caused the "Zhonghua" to move more than a meter away on the sea surface.  Eight artillery shells weighing more than 300 kilograms roared and hit the flagship of the Japanese fleet, the Shikishima.

    A series of explosions sounded on the sea, but the shells were basically three hundred meters away.  Although there was no hit, the powerful firepower of the 'Chinese Class' still frightened the soldiers of the Japanese fleet.  The Japanese fleet's 'Shikishima'-class battleships and 'Ryujo-class' battleships only have two twin-mounted 305mm main guns, but the 'Ryujo-class' battleship only has four more 203mm secondary guns.  Facing the powerful four-seat twin-mounted 305mm main gun of the 'China-class' battleship, it is completely at a disadvantage.

    The observation balloon raised on the battleship "China" has already sent the impact point to the gunnery officer. In conjunction with the battleship's fire control system, the main gun on the "China" has begun to slowly rotate and adjust its firing.  angle.

    On the battleship "Shikishima", Togo Heihachiro's face was so gloomy that he could drip water.  Originally, he had some doubts about the Chinese Navy's "Zhonghua-class" battleships, hoping that the "Zhonghua-class" battleships would be nothing more than a showpiece.  But now it seems that the 'China-class' battleship is truly a powerful battleship worthy of its name!

    "Order all ships to prepare to fire!" Togo Heihachiro ordered.

    "But Commander, the distance is too far now, and it will be difficult for us to hit the warships of the China Navy!" Rear Admiral Samejima said.

    "The cunning Chinese people will not let us have the opportunity to shorten the fighting distance. At this distance, the Chinese people's firepower and artillery accuracy have a great advantage, and they will not let this advantage go!" Togo Heihachiro said helplessly  said.  Although, in doing so, the Japanese fleet is completely passive and whether it can hit the target depends entirely on luck.  But now, the Japanese fleet has no other way.  The 'Ryujo-class' battleship has a maximum speed of only 15 knots and cannot catch up with the Chinese fleet.  In order to maintain the accuracy of shooting, Togo Heihachiro even ordered the battleship to reduce its speed to 12 knots.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" After Togo Heihachiro's order was issued, Japanese ships opened fire one after another.  However, their impact points are generally above six or seven hundred meters.  Some of the most expanded shells even flew thousands of meters.  This made Togo Heihachirou look very ugly.  During the Sino-Japanese War four years ago, the Chinese Navy not only destroyed the combined fleet, but also destroyed Japan's Etajima Sea School. Most of the Japanese Navy's reserve elites were killed, which affected the strength of the Japanese Navy.  great impact.  Although they have undergone several years of training, they are far behind the Japanese Navy during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894.

    Deng Shichang saw that the Japanese navy also opened fire, and he was not nervous at all.  But after seeing the Japanese fleet's artillery hitting the bullet point, he smiled even more disdainfully.  Although, in terms of the quality of naval soldiers, the soldiers of the Chinese Navy are at most equivalent to the Japanese Navy.  However, the Chinese Navy was able to surpass the Japanese Navy with its technological advantages.  Deng Shichang believed that even if it faced the British Navy, under the same conditions, China would not be at a disadvantage.  You know, the British Navy is the maritime hegemon that has dominated the world for hundreds of years!

    At 8:58, after calibration, the battleships and heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy opened fire one after another.  The Japanese fleet also launched a fierce counterattack.  For a time, the sound of cannons on the sea was loud and smoke filled the sky.  The hit rate in naval battles is inherently low.  More often than not, both sides are just competing for luck.  Although the sea was constantly bombarded with water columns that soared into the sky, in fact, both sides were basically unscathed.  However, judging from the output of firepower and the accuracy of shelling, the Chinese Navy firmly has the upper hand.

    The first to achieve results was not the 'Zhonghua-class' battleship, but the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser.  The "Beijing" and "Tianjin" jointly launched a fierce attack on the Japanese Navy's armored cruiser "Iwami".  Compared with the 'Iwami-class' armored cruiser, the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser has huge advantages not only in tonnage but also in armor firepower.  The displacement of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser is 10,500 tons, while the 'Iwami-class' armored cruiser is only 8,350 tons.  The main gun of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser is two twin-mounted 305mm naval guns, which is equivalent to the firepower of a battleship of the Japanese Navy, while the main gun of the 'Iwami-class' armored cruiser is two 280mm naval guns.  The power and range cannot be compared with the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser.

    At 9:32, a salvo fired by the Tianjin hit a 305mm main gun shell, accurately hitting the stern of the armored cruiser Iwami 10,000 meters away.  Weighing over three hundredThe 50-pound shell easily tore through the stern armor of the "Iwami", which was only more than 30 millimeters behind.  After tearing open the armor, dozens of kilograms of explosives in the shell exploded. With such huge power, half of the tail of the "Iwami" was immediately cut off.  The stern of the ship suffered heavy damage, causing the speed of the "Iwami" to immediately drop.

    take this opportunity.  The 'Beijing' and 'Tianjin' launched a more violent bombardment on the 'Iwami'.  At 9:48, a 305mm shell fired by the "Beijing" hit the port side amidships of the "Iwami".  The armor at the waterline was easily cut open, leaving a hole more than three meters long.

    The damage control personnel of the "Iwami" tried their best, but they couldn't take this chance.  At this time, the "Iwami" had begun to tilt.  The captain of the "Iwami" had to order water to be injected to the starboard side, hoping to restore the balance of the "Iwami".  At the same time, the high-power water pump on the ship began to desperately pump water out in an attempt to prevent the sinking of the "Iwami".  However, all this is in vain.  Twenty minutes later, the sea water overflowed the deck of the "Iwami". An hour after the battle began, the "Iwami" became the first warship to sink into the sea in this naval battle.  Of course, those destroyers yesterday don't count.  A destroyer picked up the officers and soldiers on the "Ishima", and the Chinese navy did not obstruct their actions.  The 'Beijing' and 'Tianjin', after sinking the 'Iwami', shifted their targets to other armored cruisers.  The sinking of the "Iwami" made the ratio of heavy cruisers and armored cruisers between China and Japan become eight to five, and the Japanese navy was at an absolute disadvantage.

    Compared with the battle between cruisers, the battle between battleships is also more intense.  At 9:30 in the morning, the battleship "Shenzhou" formed a straddle attack on the battleship "Hizen".  This means that it is only a matter of time before the 'Shenzhou' hits the 'Hizen'.  All that's missing is luck.  The displacement of the "Hizen" is only half of the "Shenzhou". Whether it is armor or firepower, it is no match for the "Shenzhou". If it is attacked, there is nothing that can be done.

    At 9:40 am, the "Zhonghua" made its first victory.  A 305mm main gun shell exploded on the port side of the Shikishima.  However, the location of the explosion was still some distance from the waterline. It only blew a big hole on the port side of the Shikishima and destroyed a 152mm single-mounted gun and a 76mm single-mounted gun.  Killed more than ten Japanese sailors and did not cause fatal damage to the 'Shikishima'.  But it was enough to scare the Japanese navy.

    At 10 o'clock in the morning, the "Yanhuang" also achieved results. A 305mm naval gun hit the front deck of the "Asahi".  Not only did it blow a big hole in the front deck, but a piece of shrapnel also jammed the Asahi's front main gun, making it impossible for the main gun to turn and could only fire at a fixed angle, which basically lost its effect.  This was the case where the Asahi had better luck. If it had been worse, if the shell had been slightly to the left, it would have probably hit the ammunition magazine under the main gun in front of the Asahi.  If the ammunition explodes, the Asahi will have no choice but to die.

    The situation on the battlefield became increasingly unfavorable to the Japanese fleet.  However, Togo Heihachiro had no choice.  He ordered to turn several times, but to no avail.  When he hoped to shorten the fighting distance between the two sides, the Chinese fleet also turned and continued to expand the fighting distance.  And when he wanted to get rid of the Chinese fleet, the Chinese fleet came up again.  The fighting distance has always been controlled at about 10,000 meters.  At this distance, although the Chinese navy's hit rate is not high, it is much better than the Japanese fleet.

    The battle has been going on for almost two hours, and the Japanese fleet has not hit the Chinese navy once. The nearest one was fifty meters away.  This made Togo Heihachiro's heart sink to the bottom.

    At 10:30 a.m., the battleship China fired the 42nd salvo of this naval battle.  This salvo achieved great results.  Three of the eight shells hit the target.  Among them, a shell exploded amidships of the Shikishima. A fingernail blew off the chimney of the Shikishima. Poisonous smoke immediately spread in the power compartment, killing all the more than ten Japanese naval soldiers inside.  die.  At the same time, the speed of the 'Shikishima' also dropped rapidly from 12 knots.  The second shell hit the front main gun of the Shikishima. The armor of the main gun of the Shikishima was only 152 mm, which was unable to withstand the attack of the 305 mm armor-piercing projectile.  The two main guns were immediately overturned.  The Japanese naval soldiers on the front deck suffered even more heavy losses.  The third shell exploded at the bow of the ship and wiped out half of the bow, but fortunately it was above the waterline.  Even so, this salvo from the battleship 'Zhonghua' has already severely damaged the 'Shikishima'!

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