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Piaotian Literature of the Fourth Empire of China www.piaotia.com Chapter 404 The Naval Battle of Peter the Great Bay

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    Thick black smoke came out of the chimney, and the warships of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet accelerated their speed and began to turn the rudder and turn to the right.  The main guns of the two battleships and three heavy cruisers have been aimed at the approaching Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.

    "Damn it, the Chinese want to seize the prefix T. Speed ??up and turn left 40 degrees!" Rear Admiral Vezoft, the commander of the Russian Navy, also gave the order to turn on the flagship "Nicholas I".  The battle line of 6 Russian battleships began to turn to the north.  However, because the speed of the Russian battleships was relatively low, especially the top speed of the 'Cesme', which was only 13.5 knots, the Russian battle line could only sail at this speed.

    At 9:40 in the morning, the Chinese squadron occupied the prefix T. A battle line composed of five warships, heading northwest, stretched in front of the Russian Pacific Fleet. The distance between the two sides was only 10,000 meters.

    "Fire!" The gunnery officer on the battleship Sichuan gave the order to fire.  The three twin-mounted 305mm naval guns on the "Sichuan" battleship sprayed out a ball of orange-red flames from the muzzle, and six shells weighing more than 300 kilograms fiercely hit the flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet.  Nicholas I' was smashed.

    "Boom! Boom!" The shells fell into the sea two to three hundred meters away around the battleship 'Nicholas I', exploding columns of water into the sky.  Immediately afterwards, the battleship 'Xikang'.  The heavy cruisers "Xi'an", "Xining", and "Lanzhou" also opened fire, all targeting the Russian flagship "Nicholas I" battleship.  The Chinese Navy has one less capital ship than the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet. It is best to try to severely damage or even destroy the Russian battleships when seizing the "T" position. This will have great benefits for the subsequent battle.

    "Damn it! The Chinese can actually fire at a distance of tens of thousands of meters and with such accuracy. Is there any way to fight this battle?" Major General Wizoft was secretly surprised.  Although the Russian Navy's naval guns can also reach tens of thousands of meters.  But at this distance, they have no accuracy at all. It is very impossible to hit the Chinese Navy's warship, even with God's blessing.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells exploded around the battleship "Nicholas I". The water columns rising from the sea even fell on the battleship, soaking all the decks of the battleship.

    "Continue to turn. Prepare to counterattack!" Rear Admiral Wizoft ordered.  If it continues to be occupied by the Chinese navy, it will be under such precise bombardment.  It won't be long before the battleship 'Nicholas I' will be hit.  If the flagship is sunk, it will not only be a problem of losing one battleship, but it will also have a great impact on the morale of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.

    In fact, at the beginning of the naval battle, the morale of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet was declining rapidly.  Looking at the 'Nicholas I' shrouded in a hail of bullets, the soldiers of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet were filled with fear.  This is tens of thousands of meters apart!  They can only fight at a distance of five or six thousand meters at most, and fight at a distance of ten thousand meters.  This is simply impossible.  Originally, they thought they would be able to fight evenly, but now it seems that they are simply being ravaged!

    The battleships of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet began to continuously turn, from sailing to the northeast to slowly turning to the northwest.  Want to maintain parallel with the Chinese Navy.  However, the Chinese navy's battle line turned with the Russian navy's turn and always occupied the battle line.  and.  The bombardment is becoming more and more precise. If it continues like this, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet will be finished.

    "Order, everyone turn to the right and temporarily break away from contact with the Chinese Navy!" the Wezoft Navy ordered.  Since you can't grab the "T", let's simply put some distance between the two parties to avoid being beaten passively now.

    "Hmph! Do you want to run? Can you run away? Accelerate to 17 knots, turn left 60 degrees, catch up, and continue to occupy the "T"!" Major General Li Haitao ordered.  He had fired several rounds of volleys just now, but none of them could hit the target, which made him a little dissatisfied.

    The battle line of the Chinese fleet drew an arc on the sea, quickly turned around, and pursued the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.  With a speed that was 4 knots faster, at 11 o'clock, it successfully caught up with the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, and once again successfully occupied the "T".

    At 11:10, the fierce shelling began again.  The target of the Chinese navy's bombardment is still the flagship of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, the Nikolay I.  However, this time the 'Nicholas I' did not have such good luck, perhaps because the luck had run out.  At 11:22, the heavy cruiser "Xi'an"??A 280 mm artillery shell hit the "Nicholas I".  The place where it was hit was located at the stern of the "Nicholas I". Due to the weak armor, even the main gun of the Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser was enough to pose a fatal threat to the Russian Navy's battleship.  The shell easily penetrated the armor of the stern of the battleship "Nicholas I" and blew a big hole.  Fortunately, it did not hit the critical point, otherwise the 'Nicholas I' would be doomed.

    The Russian Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet also began a counterattack.  However, their shelling was really unsatisfactory. At a distance of tens of thousands of meters, the impact point was missed by a thousand meters.  It did not pose any threat to the Chinese Navy's warships.

    At 11:38, the battleship Sichuan fired a salvo, and a 305mm shell hit the battleship Nicholas I again.  This time the bow of the ship was hit.  The front main battery turret of the battleship "Nicholas I" is not a piggyback design, but is placed side by side on the front deck.  This shell hit the main gun on the left side of the front deck.  The armor-piercing projectile easily penetrated the armor of the turret and overturned the main gun.  Fortunately, the shells of this main gun have been fired, and the ammunition depot has not been penetrated, otherwise the battleship "Nicholas I" would be dead.

    On the bridge of the battleship 'Nicholas I', Rear Admiral Wizoft's face was gloomy. The battleship 'Nicholas I' had been hit twice. If it had not been for luck, it would have been hit long ago.  sunk.  Without being able to seize the prefix T and being passively beaten, the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet will soon be completely annihilated.  Rear Admiral Wizoft regretted it for the first time. Going out to sea for a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy seemed to be seeking death!

    "Order all ships to turn 60 degrees to the left and target Vladivostok!" Rear Admiral Vezoft ordered.  Now that we know that we are no match for the Chinese navy, there is no need to continue the fight to avoid annihilation of the entire army.

    After receiving the order, the ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet immediately turned around, no longer entangled with the Chinese Navy, and accelerated sailing directly in the direction of Vladivostok, hoping to escape back to Vladivostok.  There is no doubt that this is a very wise choice.  However, now that they have gone to sea and started fighting with the Chinese Navy, how can the Chinese Navy let the cooked duck fly away?

    "Want to run? It's not that easy! Speed ??up, catch up, and try to sink all the Russian navy before they escape back to Vladivostok!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.  The current location is a full 80 kilometers away from Vladivostok. At the speed of the Russian Navy, it will take more than three hours, and this is enough for the Chinese Navy to wipe out the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet.

    At 12:34, the flagship ¡®Nicholas I¡¯ of the Russian Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet was hit again.  In a salvo fired by the 'Xikang', two 305mm shells hit the 'Nicholas I', and one hit the rear deck of the 'Nicholas I', destroying the rear main gun.  The second shell was the fatal blow.  The battleship "Nicholas I" was hit near the waterline on the starboard side. The thin armor was penetrated, and a large hole more than three meters wide was blown out. The turbulent water poured into the battleship "Nicholas I".  Among them, the damage control personnel are completely unable to do anything about it.

    As a last resort, Rear Admiral Vezoft could only transfer from the battleship "Nicholas I" to the battleship "Poltava" to continue commanding the battle.  The battleship "Nicholas I" rolled over on the sea surface just ten minutes later, and then sank into the sea, leaving a huge swirl on the sea surface.  Of the hundreds of Russian sailors on the battleship, more than 200 escaped, and the rest sank to the bottom of the sea with the battleship.

    The fierce battle continued. After sinking the "Nicholas I", the Chinese Navy set its sights on its new flagship, the battleship "Poltava". The Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet was no match at all and could only stand side by side.  He fought back aimlessly and accelerated towards Vladivostok.

    At 13:15, a 280mm naval gun shell from the heavy cruiser Lanzhou hit the bridge of the Poltava.  The bridge's armor, which was only two hundred millimeters, was easily penetrated.  The shell exploded in the bridge, killing everyone including Rear Admiral Vezoft, commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet.  For a time, the entire Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet was leaderless.

    Although the remaining captains can all take over as commanders, they have no intention of commanding the battle now. After the battleship 'Nicholas I' sank and now the 'Poltava' was severely damaged,  They no longer had the courage to continue fighting.  ¡®Cesme¡¯, ¡®Twelve Apostles¡¯, ¡®Navarin¡¯ and ¡®Sevastopol¡¯.  They all turned around and accelerated towards Vladivostok, and the battle line suddenly collapsed.

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