Master Yuan, start!

As soon as the battle with the Russian fleet began, the warships' combat effectiveness was immediately lost. Ito v Heng finally couldn't help it and blurted out a Chinese curse.

"Baga presses the road!"

But after venting his anger, he could only sigh helplessly and order the Saikyo Maru to stay away from the battlefield.

"Have the Saikyo Maru retreat quickly to rescue the Akagi, which is in danger of sinking."

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The main battlefield of the naval battle broke out in the central part of the Whale Sea and continued to move northeast as time went on.

1896年6月15日上午10点，尼古拉一世号发射一枚305mm榴弹，击中日舰赤城号。

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Most of the officers and soldiers, including Captain Hachirota Sakagami, were injured and killed in the explosion, and the Akagi sank.

The Japanese ship Saikyo Maru suffered heavy damage, but still sailed towards the sinking Akagi, lowered the lifeboat and began to salvage its comrades.

The remaining Takachiho, Akitsushima, Matsushima, and Yoshino were almost all damaged, with either their decks tilted or water taking in one of their sides, reducing their speed and eliminating their speed advantage.

If this goes on, the Japanese fleet will be sunk one after another!

"Captain, the Hiei has been hit and the turret is on fire!"

"Captain, the deck of the Matsushima is on fire, and we are forced to stop the bombardment!"

"Captain, the Yoshino's deck is tilting, temporarily out of combat."

"Matsushima, Matsushima has sent out a flag signal, requesting to replace Yoshino as flagship!"

Seeing that Japanese warships were damaged one after another, Liu Bohong, standing in the command tower of the Hailong, was caught in a dilemma.

Should we besiege the Ushakov or help the Japanese fleet which is in a tough battle?

At this moment, a burst of fire suddenly came from the side and rear, attracting Liu Bohong's attention.

On the land side battlefield, the torpedoes launched hastily by the Ushakov failed to hit the Zhiyuan at all.

However, the Zhiyuan anchored its target and rushed towards the Ushakov in one go.

Relying on its high speed advantage, the Zhiyuan made small maneuvers to get rid of the torpedoes while rapidly approaching the Ushakov.

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The main gun of the Zhiyuan has been destroyed, otherwise, at such a close distance, it would have been fired several times.

Deng Shichang stood on the bridge, drew his sword, and led all the officers and soldiers on the ship to charge with an indomitable attitude.

He could even see the terrified faces of the sailors on the Ushakov.

"Listen to my command!"

"torpedo!!!"

"emission!"

At Deng Shichang's command, the axles of the four-tube torpedo tubes on the Zhiyuan began to rotate rapidly.

The 457mm torpedo sank into the sea under the cover of its light grey shell and rushed towards the nearby Russian warship.

One after another, they blocked the Ushakov's route.

There was a loud noise of "Boom!"

A torpedo blew a large hole in the Ushakov's port side.

Countless seawater rushed into the cabin, and the central axis of the Ushakov shifted nearly 10 degrees in almost an instant, tilting to the left.

Captain Andre was also knocked to the ground by the huge impact of the torpedo.

It took him a long time to come to his senses and stand up with the help of the wall.

However, before he could stand firmly, another violent impact hit him and made him fall again.

The collision was accompanied by a squeaking sound caused by metal friction.

"Captain, Captain Andre, the Chinese are coming in, the Chinese are coming in!"

The first mate of the Ushakov rushed into the command tower and reported to Andrei in a panic.

The Zhiyuan was at the right rear, at a 30-degree angle, and inserted into the middle of the Russian warship Ushakov.

At 9:55, after the collision, the huge impact force caused the Ushakov, which had originally been in the shape of a ship, to be twisted into a shape.

The 250mm gun turret was also tilted with the muzzle facing upwards, making it unable to bombard the Zhi-5 Far-Range missile at close range.

The gunners on the Ushakov quickly ran out of the main gun turret and moved to the open secondary gun mounts on the deck, intending to fire back.

At this time, the two 2mm Armstrong secondary guns on the side of the Zhiyuan opened fire decisively, and before the Russians could react, they quickly destroyed the open-air gun mounts on the Ushakov.

The huge recoil caused the two ships, which were close to each other just now, to be shaken apart by dozens of centimeters.

紧接着，致远号左舷上的4门57mm哈奇开斯速射炮，1门47mm哈奇开斯速射炮，3门37mm哈奇开斯机关炮开始向乌沙科夫号甲板扫射。

In an instant, blood splattered like flowers, and there was no living person standing on the deck of the Ushakov.

At this moment, the Heji and Naniwa arrived and aimed at the leaking port side of the Ushakov, continuously pouring ammunition.

In the end, the Russian warship Ushakov sank, with the front half of the Zhiyuan's hull twisted and severely damaged.

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Liu Bohong, who was far away, saw that the victory on the flank battlefield was already decided, so he no longer hesitated and began to advance at full speed, chasing after Alexander II of Russia on the front battlefield.

In the next hour, Chinese, Japanese and Russian warships fired at each other and hit the target continuously, but they were unable to expand the victory.

The Saikyo Maru, which the Japanese brought in to make up the numbers, fell behind, the small gunboat Akagi sank, and the outdated Hiei and Fuso also withdrew from the battlefield one after another.

The remaining Chinese and Japanese warships were all genuine steel ironclad ships built in British and German shipyards. They had dozens to hundreds of layers of protective armor, and were not iron-sided or wooden-hulled ships.

The Russian artillery had a too slow firing rate and could not do anything to the Chinese and Japanese fleets for a while; the caliber of the Chinese and Japanese fleets' cargo guns was relatively small and could not penetrate the Russian surface armor and cause serious damage.

Seeing that neither side could defeat the Russian ships together, Ito V Heng intended to seek support from large-caliber artillery fire, so he continued to run towards the northeastern Japanese archipelago.

Then, the Russians thought that the Japanese had no intention of fighting and intended to escape, so they gave chase.

The Japanese ships were originally fast and did not have to worry about being pursued by Russian warships.

But after a fierce battle, most of the Japanese ships were hit by bullets, their speed was damaged, and they were actually held tightly by Russian warships.

Seeing this, Liu Bohong ordered the Hailong, with its deck tilted and speed reduced, to catch up quickly, intending to continue shelling the Russian ship.

The three formations, one in front, one in the middle and one in the back, headed towards the northeast.

The reason why Ito v Heng wanted to seek help from land firepower was because to the northeast of Whale Sea was Yilin Qijiu! Feeding Zijinq Liuzhong "q: The border between Hokkaido and Honshu Island in Japan.

Here, there is a narrow strait called Tsugaru Strait, which is the northern throat of the Whale Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

To the north of the Tsugaru Strait lies the Hakodate Fort, which was built by the Meiji government to defend against foreigners.

The Hakodate Fort was originally built by the shogunate government to defend against attacks by foreign ships. After the Meiji government took over, it was expanded and added to.

There are 8 cannons with a diameter of more than 300mm and more than 20 cannons with a diameter of more than 200mm.

In Ito V Heng's conception, these artillery batteries could bring devastating damage to Russian warships.

At this point, the initial melee of the Whale Sea Battle came to an end and began to turn into a pursuit battle.

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The pursuit lasted nearly 7 hours, covering more than 200 nautical miles, from the scorching sun to the sunset sky.

"What on earth are the Japanese planning?"

Liu Bohong frowned, picked up the telescope in his right hand, and began to look at the Russian warships in front and the Japanese warships farther away.

There was no radio on the Yoshino, and Liu Bohong didn't know what Ito V Heng was planning.

As for the Russian warships?

The Alexander II no longer cared about the Sea Dragon's bombardment and just pretended it didn't exist.

At full speed, it is extremely difficult for shells to hit the target. Even if they do, the more than 200 mm armor on Alexander II will offset most of the destructive power.

Looking at the mountains on the distant sea through the telescope, Liu Bohong knew that Japan was approaching.

However, at this moment.

Liu Bohong saw that in the Tsugaru Strait in the distance, huge waves suddenly rose at an extremely fast speed.

With the last rays of the setting sun, he saw waves more than ten feet high, which almost instantly submerged the Japanese warship (4si Sanyuxuan?

The two Russian giant ships, Alexander II and Nicholas I, following closely behind, were also easily overturned and capsized by the waves like leaves in a pond.

The once-mighty Alexander and Nicholas, just disappeared like that?

Liu Bohong opened his mouth wide, somewhat incredulous.

But soon, he realized that it was a tsunami!

The power of nature is so terrifying!

He recalled what he had learned in geography class when he was studying at the Tianjin Naval Academy.

Earthquakes that erupt deep under the sea can cause tsunamis, and the closer to the land, the bigger the tsunami.

The strait near the earthquake site is narrow in nature, and its water area is rapidly reduced, which will amplify the speed and energy of the tsunami waves.

A major earthquake must have occurred in the ocean east of Japan to trigger a massive tsunami in the Tsugaru Strait.

"Quick, turn around and run!"