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The Fourth Empire of China Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 484 Battleship Showdown

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    At 6 a.m. on June 22, a huge fleet was sailing at high speed from north to south of the Paracel Islands.  This fleet is the Chinese Navy¡¯s home fleet.  They are only more than 40 kilometers away from the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia.  The morning sun has shone on the sea, and the sky is bright.  The weather was very good, there was no thick fog, and the visibility on the sea was very good.

    In the bridge of the battleship Qin Shihuang, the flagship of the local fleet, fleet commander Admiral Deng Shichang and chief of staff Lieutenant General Li Haitao are waiting for specific battle reports.  According to the time of the combat plan, the Chinese Navy's submarine force should have launched an attack on the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia at this time.  Next, it¡¯s time for the main force of the local fleet to appear.  The submarine attack was just the appetizer for this decisive battle.  In the end, it is the main force of the local fleet that determines the outcome.

    ¡°Chief of Staff, what results do you think the submarine force can achieve?¡± Fleet Commander Deng Shichang asked.  The construction of the submarine began at the strong request of the Imperial Emperor Wang Yuze.  Although, the submarine also showed strong combat power, especially the unpredictable attack, which made everyone see the power of the submarine.  However, no one can predict how much results a submarine will achieve and how much losses it will inflict for its first combat operation.

    "The submarines are equipped with heavy-duty torpedoes. Even if the foreign Japanese battleships are hit by one, it will be enough for them. The submarine ambushed the route of the combined fleet and launched the attack. The harvest should be quite big! I guess!  , we must sink or seriously damage three or four battleships of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia!" Fleet Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Li Haitao said.

    ¡°If we can really achieve such great results, thank God!¡± Fleet Commander Admiral Deng Shichang said.  The eight battleships of the Home Fleet had to face twenty-nine battleships.  The pressure is indeed very high.  but.  General Deng Shichang was still confident of defeating the enemy.  after all.  The battleships on both sides are not on the same level at all.  Both the 'Qin-class' battleships and the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships are far more powerful than the old British and Russian battleships.

    "Commander, Chief of Staff! A telegram has been sent from the light cruiser Linxia." A staff officer handed the telegram to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Li Haitao.

    "Haha! Commander, I'm so happy! The submarine force has achieved very good results!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao took a look at the telegram and immediately laughed.  Obviously, the results achieved by the submarine completely exceeded his imagination.

    "Oh? Show me quickly!" Fleet Commander Deng Shichang also quickly received the telegram.  Looked up.

    The light cruiser "Linxia" following the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia recorded the process of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia being attacked by Chinese submarines, and we have a clear understanding of the results achieved by the submarine force.  During the submarine attack, seven battleships were sunk and two severely damaged.  In addition, two armored cruisers were sunk and one armored cruiser was severely damaged.

    "Okay, very good! Well done to the submarine force! Next, it's up to us. Order the fleet to move forward at full speed and seize this opportunity. Give the enemy a fatal blow!" Fleet Commander Deng Shichang laughed loudly.  Seven battleships were sunk and two were severely damaged.  Also sank two armored cruisers.  One ship was severely damaged.  There is no doubt that this is a serious injury to the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia.

    The Chinese Navy¡¯s home fleet immediately accelerated to 15 knots and headed south quickly, preparing to take the opportunity to launch a fatal attack on the British, French and Russian combined fleet.  After the sneak attack by the submarine just now, the battle formation of the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia must have been completely disrupted.  The Chinese Navy's home fleet took the opportunity to kill them.

    At the same time, more than ten kilometers south of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Home Fleet, several light cruisers from the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia were also searching for traces of the Chinese Navy.  The Chinese Navy's home fleet came from the north at high speed and was immediately discovered by them.  These light cruisers from the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia immediately alerted the flagship.

    The huge combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia were in chaos.  The formation formed before was completely broken up.  When battleships were sunk one after another, each battleship encountered a fatal threat.  At this time, these battleships no longer cared about the formation, and fled at full speed, facing the aftermath of the sunk battleships.  Now, the Chinese submarines have stopped attacking, but this has also caused heavy losses to the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia.

    On the battleship HMS Majesty, the flagship of the United Fleet, the commander of the fleet, Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, looked so gloomy that he could drip water.  He never expected that the Chinese Navy would give such a great gift to the combined fleet before the real battle began.  Submarines, which Westerners think are just toys, can exert such terrifying combat power in naval battles.  Does this make Algernon?A shadow arose in Sir MacLennan Lyons's heart. This naval battle might not go as smoothly as he expected.

    "Commander, the battle damage has come out. Four of our battleships were sunk and one was severely damaged, namely the battleship Noble, the battleship Bafleur, the battleship Trafalgar and the  The battleships Prince George and Benbow were severely damaged and lost their combat effectiveness. The Russians had three battleships sunk and one seriously damaged, namely the battleship Alexander II and the battleship Peter the Great.  And the battleship 'Gangut', the battleship 'The Great Hisoka' was severely damaged. In addition, two armored cruisers were sunk, and one was severely damaged, respectively, our armored cruiser 'Living Statue' was sunk  , the armored cruiser 'Narcissus Boy' was severely damaged and lost combat effectiveness. The French armored cruiser 'Admiral Charles' was sunk." Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards reported.  His face was also very ugly.  Such losses caused the combined fleet to lose almost one-third of its combat power.

    "Damn! The Chinese are so despicable and shameless that they actually use weapons like submarines. They are not worthy of being a navy at all, and they simply do not dare to fight us openly! These cowards, cowards, and yellow-skinned monkeys, I will kill them  Kill them all!" Fleet Commander Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons yelled. For him, this is definitely a shame and a stain in his life.

    Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards did not say much. Obviously, he was also stunned by the first wave of attacks launched by the Chinese Navy using submarines.  There is no doubt that China has once again moved ahead of the West in the development of its navy.  The Chinese Navy's application of submarines is the first of its kind in the world's navies and has achieved very good results.

    The deputy commander of the fleet, Marshal of the Russian Navy Grand Duke Alexandrovich, was also angry at the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk. Now he has not even seen the main force of the Chinese navy. Three battleships of the Russian navy have been destroyed.  A battleship was sunk and a battleship was severely damaged. How could he explain this to Tsar Nicholas II?  At the same time, he also felt deep fear. When the battleship Alexander II was sunk, he saw the sinking of the battleship Alexander II with his own eyes.  If the target of the Chinese Navy's submarine attack at that time was not the Alexander II but the Petropavlovsk, wouldn't he also be dead?

    "How come this damn Chinese can even produce such evil weapons? God should really let all these Chinese go to hell!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich cursed fiercely.  After this submarine attack, he was also full of fear about this naval battle.  Obviously, this battle will not go as smoothly as they imagined. The strength of the Chinese navy far exceeds their expectations.  Such thoughts made Grand Duke Alexandrovich panic.  However, now that he has reached this point, there is no way out. How can he pray for God's blessing to survive this naval battle?

    "Order each ship to regroup. The Chinese are nearby. After their submarine attack, the next step will definitely be the battleship attack!" On the flagship battleship 'Majesty', Fleet Commander Algernon MacLennan?  Sir Lyons completely calmed down. Now that what had happened, there was no use in feeling sorry for himself. The next thing he should consider was how to defeat the Chinese Navy with the remaining twenty battleships.  In any case, twenty battleships still have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers.

    Soon, the chaotic combined fleet began to regroup and began to reorder according to the previously formed queue.  However, some detachments did not have many battleships left at all.  For example, the Fifth Battleship Division only has three battleships left.  The First Armored Cruiser Division only has three armored cruisers left.  However, it would be too late to regroup.  That's all.

    At this time, the reconnaissance fleet dispatched by the United Fleet sent back a telegram, claiming that it had discovered the main force of the Chinese Navy.  The main force of the Chinese navy is now heading south at high speed, and the battle is expected to start in an hour.  This further allowed the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia to speed up the formation of the fleet.

    At 7 o'clock in the morning on June 22, the Chinese Navy's home fleet was less than fifteen kilometers away from the British, French and Russian combined fleet, and the war was imminent.

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