Seeing the loss of two destroyers in succession, the embarrassed and angry Japanese poured all their artillery fire on the "Perseus", although the "Perseus" did its best to fight the Japanese warships, but under the violent blows of the 208-mm main guns and 152-mm secondary guns of the armored cruiser "Azuma" with a displacement of 9,307 tons, it quickly lost its ability to resist, but even if it was to sink such a light cruiser, "Azuma" It was also carried out for about half an hour before the bombardment was successful, and the Japanese picric acid shells also had the problem of insufficient armor-piercing ability, and finally the "Perseus" ignited a raging fire and sank in the light of fire and explosions. 【]

Just as the Japanese officers and men on the "Azuma" were smirking at the "Perseus" gradually disappearing into the sea and the German officers and men struggling in the sea, a red-like light suddenly flashed under the gray sky in the distance, followed by a loud thunderous sound, and suddenly there was a piercing whistling sound of large-caliber shells piercing through the air.

Soon, the Japanese found out through the binoculars that it was a German battleship that opened fire!

The accurate artillery fire of the German battleship frightened the Japanese, and Kanji Kato, who was on the "Kurama", immediately ordered the destroyer to attack, and just as he finished speaking, the "Azuma" that rushed ahead was shot, and Kato Kanji saw that the "Azuma" rose one huge flame after another, and the slender ship Hugh was broken into two pieces in the explosion, and the "Azuma" was hit by eight large-caliber shells in a short period of time, and the ammunition depot exploded, and the violent explosion actually blew the bottom of the "Azuma" out of the sea more than ten meters high. More than one of the officers and men of the Japanese Navy, including Captain Ryoichi Yagi, did not survive.

"It's the Crown Prince William. Tetsutaro Sato, who was standing on the bridge of the Kurama, said to Kanji Kato, "It only fires with two main turrets, and it's still so powerful." ”

"We've got to sink it! Kanji Kato looked at the armored cruiser "Azuma" that gradually disappeared into the sea, and for a moment he was annoyed and angry, he waved his arm and "gave a loud battle order" and "let the Ibuki" follow! We send them to hell! ”

Although the sinking of the "Azuma" was a great blow to the morale of the Japanese, it seemed that the courage of the Japanese was restored when they saw that there was only one lonely spirit of the German battleship faltering in the distance. Without waiting for Kanji Kato, who was on board the "Kurama", to give the order, a Japanese destroyer swooped down on the "Crown Prince William" at high speed.

The "Crown Prince William", which knew that it had broken into the enemy's encirclement, also saw two Japanese "quasi-battle cruisers" appearing in the distance. "It seems to have no idea what happens to itself, and the two remaining main turrets are constantly spewing long flames," and the secondary guns also boil the surrounding water.

The Japanese destroyer approached the "Crown Prince William" at high speed, fired torpedoes one after another, and then quickly turned the rudder to flee for its life; the "Yu" destroyer was probably greedy for merit and rushed to the distance of the "Crown Prince William" about a yard before firing the torpedo, and just as the "Yu" destroyer was about to turn around and run away after firing the torpedo, a 350-mm large-caliber shell fired from the main gun of the "Prince William" hit the poor Japanese destroyer, and the "Yu" was lifted up from the waves like a toy boat. At the sound of a loud bang, it broke in two, and almost at the same time, the stern of the "Crown Prince William" was hit by a torpedo fired from the "Elm", and a high column of water was raised.

Having been hit by the rudder, the "Crown Prince William" began to slowly circle around the sea, heading straight for the Japanese fleet. Seeing that there was an opportunity, Kanji Kato immediately commanded the "Kurama" and "Ibuki" to meet them, and the porridge of the "Kurama" began a salvo at a distance of 12,000 yards, and then the "Ibuki" also opened fire.

One after another 305-mm shells flew towards the "Crown Prince Wilhelm", hitting the body of the German battleship covered with bullet wounds, making a loud and heart-piercing sound, looking at the dazzling flashes of light emitted by the German ship, Kato Kanji knew that his artillery was not powerful enough, according to this style of play, even if the other side gave up resistance and wanted to sink this German capital ship, it would have to be bombed for at least two or three hours. 【]

The rudder, which had been stuck, took the "Crown Prince William" and leaned into the arms of the Japanese fleet, and saw that the firepower of the German ships was not strong, and other Japanese warships also gathered one after another and fired at the "Crown Prince William" with guns of various calibers. ,

Seeing that the main guns of the German battleship were dumb, the Japanese, who were amazed, leaned over and opened fire around the giant ship with all kinds of guns, large and small. A Japanese officer aboard the Kurama wrote in his diary: "............ We pressed on her, each salvo hitting her, and she was already enveloped in yellow flames and black smoke............ Both smokes collapsed, and the red tongues of fire peeking out of the breaches on both sides indicated that the fire was raging inside the hull............ Her mainmast slowly tilted, like a large tree, and slowly lay down on the foredeck. ………… More details of the battle were provided by the survivors of the ship's hull that we rescued later, as they groped their way inside the tilting hull to escape with an electric brief, and the gunner, microphone controller, and ammunition delivery team were blown to pieces.

The upper deck was littered with ruins, flames, scorching heat, and corpses, and the suffocating yellow-green air from the explosive residue of our shells spread everywhere. "In order to prevent the "Crown Prince Wilhelm" from falling into the hands of the enemy, the captain of the "Crown Prince Wilhelm...", Hans... Lieutenant Colonel von Page ordered the ship to sink itself and ordered the entire crew to put on life jackets." However, the warlike naval officer, Rear Admiral Luffy, refused to obey, and he ordered the battle to continue, and since the main guns were all destroyed, the Germans insisted on returning fire with the secondary guns. Faced with this situation, a Japanese officer suddenly became respectful: "Crown Prince William, the horn has shown incredible bravery......... The last time I saw her, she was completely wrecked, and the whole middle of the ship had been reduced to a smoking hell, but she still spewed out angry and defiant fire with two bow guns and one stern gun, like a wounded and mad tiger.

Under the frantic siege of Japanese warships, "Crown Prince William. The resistance of the USS finally stopped, Kanji Kato also ordered a ceasefire, and the destroyer "Shirasha..." lowered the dinghy and rescued 56 people who had fallen overboard. Seeing that the deck of the German ship was crowded with wounded people with difficulty moving "white sand." The "Crown Prince William ...". About 220 people withdrew to the Japanese destroyer in flames and smoke. But a young German officer, who had been very active in transporting the wounded, refused to leave the ship at this time, and although the Japanese tried to persuade him, the officer simply stood still, saluted the Japanese haughtily, and simply said: "Thank you, no." The "Crown Prince Wilhelm" finally sank, and the German officer was not able to be rescued.

With the sinking of the "Crown Prince William", this "three-fork" style melee finally came to an end, and Kato Kanji counted his results, although a large number of cruisers and destroyers were exchanged for sinking an enemy battleship, but he finally saved the "Kurama" and "Ibuki...", two quasi-battle cruisers, such a result, has made him thankful.

To Kato's surprise, soon, the defeated German battleships and their deadly pursuers would appear in front of him.

After the "Republic...", Betty was unable to see the enemy ships, and he still tried his best to maintain command of the entire fleet, and he did not know that although the Germans, whether battleships or light ships, had been scattered, the German light cruisers had repeatedly drilled out of the fog, and when they saw lone Allied ships, they tried to attack, and when a large number of Allied ships arrived, they were forced to retreat. Although this style of play posed little threat to the Entente fleet, it effectively slowed down the pursuers. Since Betty did not know the current situation of the battle and could only wait passively, and he soon received a report that due to the dense fog, all the Chinese battleships pursuing the Germans had lost their targets (on the one hand, due to the changing weather on the Mocan side of the North Sea, and on the other hand, the Chinese naval officers and men were inexperienced in combat, so they could not respond appropriately in such situations), Betty had to order a gathering, but the order was given for a long time but there was no response.

Just as Betty was feeling anxious, a huge gray shadow suddenly appeared from the western fog, and Betty somehow felt a kind of uneasiness and tension in her heart. But the unpleasant smell did not last long, and as the lookout shouted the name of the Constitution, the melancholy on the bridge vanished in an instant, and in a short time waves of ease and joy swept over the ship, and four other Chinese battleships also appeared in the line of sight in turn. One British officer wrote excitedly in his diary, "The deck of the battleship was deserted, puffs of smoke were spewing from the clouds, and the huge turret was sticking out of its long barrels and rising high forward, as if eager for battle." A Chinese captain aboard a Chinese destroyer witnessed the same sight: "The Republic, the Democracy, the Constitution, the Freedom Spirit, the Nation, and the Independence all came towards us, like an ancient beast walking among a pack of cats and dogs. They were as large, cold, and fierce as the monsters of the wilderness, and they seemed so strong, so shocking. They followed in our footsteps and pursued the enemy to this place, and we showed them the enemy of the handy,......... Then they went their separate ways.........,... A moment later we heard the roar of a cannon. ”,

"After about half an hour, the first thing that was reported was the sound of artillery in the distance. Soon there was a faint flash of muzzle in the fog on the port side, which at first was only a faint light that appeared from time to time, and soon a slight hint of red and gold was recognizable. Not long after, the "Crown Prince William" appeared in front of him, and several Japanese cruisers were firing without mercy, and their shells caused more explosions and even bigger fires. ………，… I think the Japanese must have been very surprised when they saw us appear, they were worried that we would take away their achievements, but unfortunately they were wrong, of course the male lions would not compete with the maned dogs for their prey, and soon the flagship ordered a left turn and detour, leaving the Japanese alone to enjoy their delicacies. …”

Soon, the Chinese battlefleet made visual contact with the light cruisers and destroyers, and the "Augsburg" and "Fuerte...", which at first stuck to the Chinese fleet, immediately turned around and ran away, and the "Augsburg ...", which managed to escape, and the luck of the "Fuerte" was obviously not good enough. Betty, with the speed advantage of the Chinese fast battleship, easily cut off the retreat of the "Fuerte ...", and always kept it in sight.

At a distance of 7,000 yards, the "Fuerte" became an excellent moving target, and the turret of the "Republic" slowly turned to point at the poor creature ............ In a few moments, the cannon roared, and the other ships opened fire. One British officer wrote, "In a short time, the German cruiser ship was hit by heavy shells several times, and she bravely aimed her small 6-inch (actually 105 mm) gun at our ship's command tower to return fire." Someone felt a small 6-inch shell hit the armor of the conning tower, and the shrapnel hissed away. In a matter of minutes, that German cruiser was a pile of carved steel. ”

At this moment, a smoky German battleship sailed out of the thick fog and appeared in front of Betty, this is the "Elector" who has just arrived on the battlefield, she is still ignorant of the battle situation, and the course happens to cross the bow of the "Republic". Betty immediately threw down the dying "Fulte." "No., pounce on the new prey. Shen Honglie ordered the gunners to switch the firing targets, and the gunners quickly switched the main turret from port to starboard and reopened fire. We fired three fierce salvos: "The enemy ships were completely surrounded by flames and explosions, and I saw only constant explosions and columns of water rising high. At such a close distance, the Elector's evasion effect was minimal, "the first salvo formed a close shot at about 330 yards, and the second was so close that the column of water set off flooded the foredeck ......" "Republic." The third salvo hit the target, and the rest of the ships joined in succession. The Chinese battleship fired for about 20 minutes at a distance of 3000 to 6000 yards, constantly setting off a series of upside-down poppers around the target. The number of shots on the Elector is no longer countable, and she is completely enveloped in fire and smoke.

Even in this one-sided and exhilarating battle, the strings in Betty's heart still crumbled, and due to the long battle, the ammunition and fuel of the Chinese battleships were greatly consumed. The accompanying Chinese destroyers continued to spot some mines that were outcropping. The German submarine was still a lingering shadow on Betty's mind, and after making sure that the "Elector" was finished, Betty left the dying German battleship and turned around and signaled the retreat of all Allied ships in the bay.

Although it was less than 50 minutes before he joined the battlefield, Betty knew that he had another target to attack. When the Chinese battlefleet passed by the "Fuerte", which was still holding on to the water, the "Republic" fired two salvos from two forward turrets at a distance of 2500 yards, sending the pile of wreckage to the bottom of the sea. The four destroyers just wanted to come to the rescue, but they found the trace of the periscope and had to turn the rudder and leave.

The people on board the "Elector..." couldn't help but rejoice as they watched the Chinese battlefleet turn away. However, due to the complete destruction of the fire extinguishing equipment, the fire on the ship was out of control, and the officers and men, under the leadership of the captain, gathered on the foredeck to prepare to abandon the ship. At the suggestion of some soldiers, the officers were cheered three more times. Fortunately, after a while, the German light cruisers "Rita" and "Strauss" appeared and rescued the survivors.

There was a time when "the Elector." As the fire died down and the explosions subsided, the ship's eager captain prepared to ask the Strauss to tow it. And yet at this moment. The "Elector" suddenly capsized and sank. ,

(To be continued!) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point (qu n than m) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation! In the summer, Marx pointed out in his Chronicle of China: "[The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom] did not set any task for themselves except to change the dynasty, they did not have any slogans, and they terrified the people more than the Japanese rulers." Their whole mission seems to be to oppose stagnation and decay with ugly destruction, which shows no signs of construction............ The Taiping Army is the embodiment of the devil portrayed by the Chinese fantasies. However, only in China can there be such devils. Such demons are the product of stagnant social life! The ship designers of the Mawei Shipyard fully considered China's current national conditions when designing the "Hai Rui...", because of China's lack of oil and multimedia, so the ship's power compartment was designed to be very long, and the smoke was white and rainbow, in order to use a less efficient medium-fired boiler with three expansion reciprocators to make the ship's speed reach the main section. As for why the three-expansion reciprocator is insisted on instead of the new turbine steam engine, it is because the three-expansion reciprocator is much simpler to maintain than the turbine, which can reduce the pressure on the Chinese navy. Since the Chinese navy itself lacks enough ships, and a large number of major ships are going to Europe to participate in the war, this difficulty is exacerbated, and in order to guard the long coastline, some people in the Chinese navy's top brass plan to allow the newly launched warships to undertake high-intensity service tasks from the north to the south, that is, "being a donkey" as the saying goes. Under the influence of this line of thinking, "Hai Jui. It's no surprise that this is the case.

Somewhere: conscience has no value, the law has no dignity, morality has no bottom line, the people have no rights, husband and wife have no loyalty, feelings have no purity, there is no mantra, there is no food safety, the environment has no tomorrow, property rights are not protected, humanity has no way out, innovation has no market, greed has no end, and ideas have no faith...... Q: Where is this?

The inside story of the scene where Gaddafi was shot: After Gaddafi was arrested, he yelled and kept repeating the phrase, I am fake, I am fake. The soldier was somewhat convinced, and asked: Where is it really? Gaddafi said something he regretted for the rest of his life: "Really in China". The soldier was silent, raised his gun and pointed it at Gaddafi, and said: "There is no real thing in China!" …”

(To be continued!)