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    This naval battle that took place in the waters west of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea shocked the world.  Regardless of the scale or the intensity of the naval battle, it was the largest naval battle so far when the navy entered the steam age.  At the very beginning, almost all military experts unanimously believed that the combined fleet of Britain, France, and Russia, with 29 battleships, 10 armored cruisers, and hundreds of battleships in total, would achieve an overwhelming victory in the naval battle.  The advantages.  After all, although the Chinese navy is powerful and its warships are more advanced, in terms of numbers, there is no comparison with the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia.

    Later, as the Chinese Navy¡¯s Pacific Fleet annihilated the U.S. Navy in the eastern Pacific waters.  Even though both sides had similar warship performance and similar numbers, it was the Chinese Navy that still won. This shocked the whole world, and at the same time, it also raised eyebrows at the strength of the Chinese Navy.  There is no doubt that the strength of the Chinese navy has risen to the level of a world-class navy.  However, not many countries are still optimistic about the battle between the Chinese Navy and the joint fleets of Britain, France and Russia.

    However, the current naval battle situation left everyone dumbfounded.  On the warships of both sides, in addition to Chinese officers and soldiers and naval officers and soldiers of Britain, France and Russia, there were also observation groups composed of navies from other countries.  For example, on the warships of the Chinese Navy, there are observation groups composed of Germany and Austria-Hungary.  On the battleships of the United Fleet, there are observation groups composed of the navies of Spain, Portugal and other countries.  Before the naval battle began, they all thought that the combined fleet could gain an overwhelming advantage.  But now, the Chinese Navy's series of tactics shocked them extremely.

    The submarine attack at the beginning was an eye-opener for everyone.  They never thought that a small thing like a submarine could exert such a powerful attack power.  Observers from many countries have decided that after returning home, they must make suggestions to the country to equip the navy with submarines.  Germany, in particular, has been using submarines for some time, but has never found the correct way to use them.  Now the Chinese navy uses submarines to ambush the combined fleet, which undoubtedly opens a way out for them.  Compared with the British Navy, the German Navy is always inferior in terms of strength and quality of its personnel.  Even now that the British Navy has left its main fleet in the Far East, it is still not easy for the German Navy to defeat the British Navy.  If the German Navy could equip underwater killers like submarines, perhaps the dilemma faced by the German Navy would be greatly improved.

    Next, the appearance of the Chinese Navy¡¯s new battleships still shocked all countries.  The powerful combat power of the Chinese Navy's eight new battleships, and their absolute advantages in firepower and speed, have made naval experts from various countries find that the Chinese Navy is far ahead of the world.  When the Combined Fleet battleships were sunk one after another, they no longer believed that the Combined Fleet would win the naval battle.  It is very likely that China will win this war.  Once China wins, the entire world will change.  A powerful country with a world-class army and navy will rise in the east of the world.  The entire East and even the Pacific region will become China's sphere of influence.  Western countries will inevitably withdraw from the East.  After this war, all countries may have to re-face their relations with China.  China is no longer the decadent country that could be bullied by foreign powers during the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. The lion has risen, and the whole world will tremble for it!

    "The Chinese 'Qin-class' battleships are too powerful, obviously more powerful than the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships. Perhaps, the empire can ask China to build a few more 'Qin-class' battleships for the empire. China owes the empire naval construction  With 10 million pounds left in the warship payment, Britain can still have about three 'Qin-class' battleships!" German Navy observer, Reinhardt?  Major Scheer said secretly.  At the same time, the use of Chinese Navy submarines also greatly interested him. He has decided that after the naval battle is over, he must visit the Chinese Navy's submarine force in order to learn more experience.  He has already felt that submarines will become a very important branch of the navy.

    When the battleships of the Chinese Navy began to ravage the battleships of the Combined Fleet, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet also began to ravage, or rather massacre, the armored cruisers of the Combined Fleet.  The armored cruisers in the combined fleet, whether they are those of the British Navy or the French Navy, are far from rivals of the Chinese Navy's "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers in terms of tonnage, firepower, and speed.  As soon as the battle began, the whole situation showed a one-sided trend.

    The 'Orlando-class' armored cruiser of the British Navy is a first-class armored cruiser with a displacement of 5,600 tons, a speed of 17 knots, and a short-term rapidity of 18 knots. Its main firepower is two 234mm caliber naval guns and 10 152mm guns.  caliber naval gun.  Armored cruiser of the French NavyThey are more complex and belong to several levels, but they are far from the "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers equipped by the Chinese Navy.

    At 7:20 in the morning, a battle between armored cruisers began, which was intensified because under attack by Chinese Navy submarines, only seven armored cruisers of the Combined Fleet were left, three of the British Navy and four of the French Navy.  The unfavorable situation of the armored cruisers of the Combined Fleet.

    At 7:35, just 15 minutes into the battle, the British Navy's armored cruiser HMS Immortal was hit by the Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser HMS Beijing. A 395mm naval gun hit the bow of the battleship HMS Immortal.  The weak armor of the "Immortal" armored cruiser was unable to withstand large-caliber armor-piercing bullets. With one shot, the entire bow of the ship was cut off.  A large amount of seawater poured into the battleship from the bow, causing the entire ship to sink into the sea.  By 7:42, the armored cruiser Immortal had completely sunk into the sea. Of the 484 people on board, less than half escaped.

    At 7:40, the Chinese Navy¡¯s heavy cruiser Tianjin hit the French Navy¡¯s armored cruiser Poseo.  A 305mm artillery shell exploded on the port side of the armored cruiser 'Boseo', and a three-meter-large hole was blown out near the waterline on the entire port side.  The damage control personnel on the armored cruiser 'Poseo' did not make any efforts and directly announced that the battleship could no longer be saved.  The captain of the armored cruiser 'Boseo' immediately ordered to abandon the ship.  The French value life very highly.  Most of the more than 300 people on the battleship evacuated safely.

    The distance between the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers and the Combined Fleet's armored cruisers is controlled at about 10,000 meters. Fighting at this distance is very beneficial to the Chinese Navy.  Although the British and French armored cruisers in the combined fleet all hope to shorten the fighting distance and get rid of this situation of being passively beaten.  However, with their speed of only 17 or 18 knots, how can they be the opponent of the "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.  You know, the maximum speed of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser has reached 28 knots, which is enough to run away from the armored cruisers of Britain and France by several blocks.

    Under such circumstances, the battle situation was very unfavorable to the armored cruisers of the combined fleet.  In a one-on-one situation, the armored cruisers of the Combined Fleet are no match for the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.  Not to mention that as armored cruisers continue to be sunk, the numerical advantage of the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers has become increasingly obvious.  This made the officers and soldiers of the combined fleet very frustrated.  This was not a naval battle, it was simply a massacre.  However, on the battlefield, the Chinese Navy will not show any mercy.

    At 7:55, the French Navy¡¯s armored cruiser Brux was sunk.  At 8:05, the British Navy's armored cruiser HMS Living Statue was sunk.  This left the combined fleet with only the last three armored cruisers.

    In order to reverse the situation, the light cruisers and destroyers of the Combined Fleet launched a lightning strike on the heavy cruiser of the Chinese Navy.  The light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy fought back desperately, and the powerful firepower on the heavy cruisers was also transferred to the light cruisers and destroyers of the joint fleet approaching at high speed. For a time, a brutal fight began on the sea.

    In the end, because the losses were too heavy but unable to break through the blockade of the Chinese navy's light cruisers and destroyers, the combined fleet's light cruisers and destroyers stopped their unnecessary attacks.  At this time, four battleships of the British Navy's Third Battleship Division also joined the battle on the armored cruiser side, which temporarily contained the crisis of the armored cruiser of the Combined Fleet.  However, this did not last long. Under the attack of the Chinese Navy's heavy cruisers, the armored cruisers of the Combined Fleet and the warships of the Third Battleship Division were still beaten back.

    The Third Battleship Division of the Combined Fleet is composed of the British Navy's 'Admiral-class' battleships. There were originally six ships, but one was sunk by a Chinese Navy submarine and one was sunk by a Chinese Navy battleship. Now it is only  There are only four ships left.

    The British Navy's 'Admiral'-class battleship has a displacement of 10,600 tons, which is only 100 tons more than the Chinese Navy's 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser. Its firepower is two twin-mounted 343mm naval guns, which is the same as the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser.  It is comparable to a cruiser, with a maximum speed of 16.5 knots, which is 11.5 knots slower than the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser.  The comprehensive combat power is far from the opponent of the 'Beijing-class' heavy cruiser.  In the end, there is only the life of being slaughtered!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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