The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

"Takahashi-kun, Nakajima-kun, do you feel that the scene in front of you is familiar?"

The fall of the last aircraft carrier did not make Yamamoto 56 more depressed. At this time, he stood with his hands behind his back and stood in the command room of the "Nagato". The drooping bags and dark circles under his eyes showed that he was very tired, but The brilliance in the eyes is still the same, and the fighting spirit is still the same!

He looked at the faces of his subordinates one by one, and the sharp eyes made several officers feel ashamed. \\\\It's just the loss of four aircraft carriers. The carrier-based aircraft is doing its best to fight the enemy to the end. Before the last one is sacrificed, the meaning of the existence of the aircraft carrier has not been completely lost. "Feilong and Canglong" have not sunk yet , maybe you can insist on driving back to the mainland, maybe it can be repaired.

And they feel discouraged and disappointed now, it is too early!They have eight battleships, a dozen heavy cruisers, and dozens of auxiliary ships, all of which have an absolute upper hand in numbers!As long as all the opponent's fighters are desperately killed, even if more than half of them are killed, what can the rest do to the fleet? !

They want to rush over, trying to kill the Imperial Navy with a sneaky surprise attack, dreaming!

Takahashi Yiwang quickly came back to his senses, stood at attention solemnly, and after contemplating what Yamamoto meant, he tentatively said, "Sir, do you mean the Battle of the Yellow Sea 44 years ago? Dadonggou!"

Yamamoto 56 nodded with a satisfied smile: "Yes! It was that battle that completely laid the solid foundation for the rise of the empire. With supreme courage and wisdom, the ancestors accurately grasped the opportunity to wage the national destiny against the huge Qing Empire. World War I. In the end, with our fighting spirit and correct tactics, we won the final victory! The empire has since become a world power, and for the first time in thousands of years, China has been trampled under its feet!"

This is a course that the Japanese navy must learn since childhood. The history of the rise of the imperial navy is the most talked about in that battle. Up to now, the most powerful warships captured in the world are still displayed in the country, inspiring generations to come A generation of Japanese youth joined the navy, making the successor power of the empire.Inexhaustible.

It was also in that year that Yamamoto was 5610 years old. His father scratched his legs 12 times with a samurai sword, indicating that he officially became a man.Afterwards, Yamamoto joined the navy and went all the way to today. It is by no means a fluke!

But, now he speaks.It should not be teaching the people present. What the words refer to is the current posture of the Chinese and Japanese fleets.

"Yeah! It's so similar!" Nagato Captain Tohiko Nakajima also reacted, sighing with emotion.

44 years ago, above the Yellow Sea, the Japanese Navy launched a long-planned surprise attack.At that time, the first guerrilla team responsible for the search was in the front, and first discovered the three warships of the Beiyang Navy, and then our fleet followed closely.An arc-shaped longitudinal split team was formed between the two, blocking the main force of the Beiyang Navy.

Afterwards, the Beiyang Navy Fleet, which discovered the enemy's situation, opened up the cracks and marched in a geese formation, trying to cut across the Japanese army in a staggered front and back, and then coordinated from left to right to attack with artillery fire, using the power of the Krupp guns equipped on the ship at that time.If it plays normally, starting from the vertical impact, to staggered cutting of the Japanese army columns, and then to the rear attack, it cannot be said that the tactics are wrong, it should be dealt with correctly.

However, there are various unfavorable conditions, delays in the transmission of orders and information, mistakes and omissions, and various problems within the fleet.The impact of the firing speed and power of the artillery, the deadly delay caused by the unqualified shells, the helplessness of having no shells at the critical moment... The students and students of the Beiyang Navy, who had a slight advantage in strength, were defeated by the police. As for the Japanese navy, it was just a miserable victory.

However, in the subsequent negotiations, Japan succeeded in blackmailing by relying on its psychological grasp of the Qing government's fear and fear. Difficult to repay the elegiac generosity, speechless sigh!

Today, everything seems to be reversed. Chen Shaokuan's fleet, which launched the sneak attack first, and Shen Honglie's fleet, which just arrived, formed a curved column led by four battleships, and the dominant battleship was the first in the Japanese army. Before the team formation.

The ships of Chen Shaokuan's fleet and Yamamoto's fleet are currently facing diagonally in a figure-eight shape, while Shen Honglie's fleet is over the top into a T-shape, just occupying the best attack position. The straight-line distance from the "Nagato" is only 35 kilometers, and each other's naval guns, Mutual bombardment can begin immediately, and even the two front-mounted dual-mounted turrets of the "Nagato" at this moment can fire first with the advantage of range, but the possibility of hitting...even the emperor's blessing is basically impossible.

Because they turned to rescue the aircraft carrier detachment and tried to break the dangerous situation of being flanked by Qishe, the four battleships turned left from the original pursuit column and formed an echelon and parallel forward posture. The distance between the front and rear was less than five kilometers. It's like being delivered to your door one after another to be gnawed on, nothing is worse than this!

44 years ago, in the pre-dreadnought era, there was no possibility of firing centerline turrets in unison, and it was possible to break through the formation of horizontal geese. Such freaks.

The world has changed. Today, capital ships all over the world are playing turret salvo. The higher the firepower density, the better. Whoever occupies the prefix T will have the advantage. Similar to the Yamamoto Fleet, all four capital ships have their guns facing forward. Only half of the firepower can be exerted, and two-thirds of the opponent's turrets will be locked and bombarded from the side. It is as hard as it takes to force it. It is a certainty that it will be a disadvantage!

When he said this, several adjutant officers immediately understood that your Excellency the Commander was laughing at himself.

44 years later, China and Japan once again confronted each other with giant ships, and the position of each other was changed. The situation was extremely unfavorable for Japan.

However, on the face of Yamamoto 56, there was no trace of frustration or anxiety about the dangerous situation. There was a calm smile on the corner of his mouth, and his voice was filled with a calm indifference: "Back then, the ancestors bravely broke all This kind of cowardly remarks created the foundation of all ages. Today, as the younger generation, we must not shame them. Then, what do you think, how big are our chances if we start the battle like this?"

Everyone shook their heads together, do you even need to ask?There is a fart chance, if four battleships are targeted by at least 10 triple turrets at the same time, I am afraid it will be over in a few rounds, 30 406mm main guns against 4 410mm main guns, life or death!

What's terrible is that the fleet has no time to turn and turn around. Turning to the left is definitely not possible, and it will be directly included in the range of the four battleships. Going to the right, try to keep parallel to Chen Shaokuan's fleet as much as possible, or even tilt at a large angle, from the T-shaped column. The unfavorable angle becomes horizontal, which seems to be possible, but when the speed is seriously inferior, the opponent only needs to turn slightly to still maintain the advantage, but in that way, the four capital ships of the fleet can re-form a column, and the turrets will rotate in unison , One can fire on the enemy ships in the rear, or attack the enemies on both sides at the same time. It seems unwise, but as long as you persist in the initial dilemma, the second team in the rear can meet in advance, and even attack the enemy ships from both sides!

Do this, okay? !

Yamamoto 56 seems to be asking for opinions, but in fact he has already made up his mind, saying it in this way is just to let them all understand their decision, and it cannot be changed!As for whether to follow suit, you can decide!

The big hat is put down first. The ancestors fought bravely back then and won the final victory. If we have an absolute superiority in warships, if we dare not fight, why not be ridiculed for generations when we go back?

The expressions of Takahashi Yiwang and Nakajima Tohiko were unusually solemn, they all stood at attention and saluted suddenly, and shouted in a hasty and forceful voice: "We must fight side by side with Your Excellency to the end!"

"Okay!" Yamamoto 56 nodded slowly and waved his right hand lightly, "That's how it is arranged, please believe that victory will definitely belong to us!"

"Hi!"

"Nagato" let out a long whistle, and the bow of the ship turned to the right, throwing a large-angle arc towards the northwest!

Thirty kilometers away, standing on the watchtower, you can clearly see the whereabouts of distant enemy ships with a large telescope, not to mention high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and radar scanning. The unusual change of direction of the "Nagato" makes the front and rear line up The four "Taishan-class battleships" on the line were puzzled for a while.

"Little devil... what are you doing?! Want to try to escape from our encirclement? Are you fast enough!"

Wang Wenda finds it incomprehensible, don't you guys keep shouting about being brave and invincible?Could it be that he saw that he was surrounded by an arc, that he was scared and made random moves?It shouldn't be!Even if he could escape the pursuit of himself and the "Hengshan", at least two ships behind would have to be singled out. Besides, just in the course of this big turn, how many shots would have to be taken by the two ships in front!

"This is the best way for the Japanese army. If you turn towards us and your speed is not enough, you will definitely not be able to grab the superior position. Instead, you will be called one by one by Commander Shen. It is the most sensible way to seek life in such a detour to the north, and persist until the second team arrives! But since then, it will be four against four, hehe, very courageous!"

Chief of Staff Fu Zhenhua is very familiar with the tactics of various countries. He did not know how many routines he had simulated and practiced, and there were basically no new gadgets.

Wang Wenda frowned, and sneered: "Sure enough, I have been so arrogant for a long time that I don't know how much I weigh! Four against four, plus seven heavy cruisers, seems feasible, but he doesn't count, who has more large-caliber main guns? , The lethality is great! ***, if you don’t eat the dishes served on the table, wouldn’t you be sorry for him?!”

The next moment, Chen Shaokuan's steady voice spread throughout the fleet: "Ships 101 and 102 turn 103 degrees to starboard, cut off the current enemy ships, stop the enemies behind, and intercept with artillery fire from ships 104 and [-], start!"

The two fleets that had just met again went their separate ways. The leading "Taishan" maneuvered quickly and went straight into the Yamamoto formation. Ten minutes later, the second "Mutsu" missed obliquely from 10 kilometers away, and each other fired their main guns. They fought against each other for six rounds without any results, and then increased the distance beyond the boundary, and then felt that the "Ise" was chased to the front. Chen Shaokuan gave an order, and the six giant cannons exploded! (to be continued)