Several huge explosions, because the distance was too close, the opponent's speed was slow, and several torpedoes hit their respective targets, and the six cargo ships began to sink slowly.

After the torpedo enters the water, it needs to sink a distance before it can float. During the sinking stage, due to the deep draft, the cargo ships closest to the two cruisers did not suffer, and the ones that were sunk were all freighters in the distance.

Sun Xiaohu didn't have much experience in using torpedoes before. This time, it was because the torpedo was hidden enough. Unexpectedly, this unexpected surprise occurred.

The Cossacks' supply fleet was quite dense, and although they did not hit the original target, the torpedo was also wasted. In addition, there was no use of artillery, so there was no flash of muzzles. The Cossack warships did not know what had happened.

Relying on the other party's lack of knowledge of the existence of the torpedo, they loaded the torpedo again and shot it at another cargo ship. Finally, a crew member saw an abnormal waterline in the sea, but the torpedo floated for a short time and was in the dark sky again, so no one had time to hide.

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Several torpedoes hit the cargo ship again, one of which was loaded with small caliber shells for rapid-fire cannons. The explosion of the torpedo ignited the shells. The entire cargo ship exploded like a festival fireworks, and the explosion sounded densely, as if

New Year's firecrackers.

As the torpedo bypassed the ships around the cruiser, the bombed transport ships were very dispersed, making it impossible for the Cossack warships that dared to come to find the perpetrators at all.

Explosions continued to sound, scaring the sailors on several Cossack warships to fire randomly to boost their courage, which further increased the chaos in the freighter.

Sun Xiaohu's fleet fired another round of torpedoes, and soon chose to retreat when they saw that the torpedoes had been exhausted.

On the way back, Sun Xiaohu ordered a nearby cargo ship to be hooked with the hook. The sailors with guns climbed over the hook chain and controlled the entire ship. Sun Xiaohu's fleet wrapped clips

The freighter quietly evacuated.

It was not until dawn that Sun Xiaohu realized that he had taken care of the unintentional action of a ship of mechanical technicians. It turned out that they were all technicians from major shipyards in the Cossack Empire. They were forced to redeem Marshal Baglamyan to prepare to repair and maintain the machinery at any time.

of.

Because they didn't like the noise in the fleet, they chose to hang at the tail of the fleet, but became the first group of Cossack naval prisoners in the Chinese territory. Sun Xiaohu knew that Fang Xiaoyu attached great importance to this technician, so he immediately ordered the supply ship and warship to be uniform.

Some sailors drove the ship back to the wild continent, and these mechanical technicians were naturally taken over.

Eleven cargo ships were sunk and the mechanical technician was robbed. Marshal Baglamyan really got angry. Without the mechanical technicians, many of the faults of the ship could only be repaired by those half-bolt sailors on the ship. The success rate is conceivable

Know.

The most terrible thing is that Marshal Baglamyan has not figured out until now what secret weapon the other party used. He vaguely doubts about whether he can win for the first time.

No matter what, this battle still has to be fought. After tens of thousands of kilometers of sailing, if they cannot fight and win, they will only be defeated. The Cossack Empire had no colonies in the East. If they could not obtain supply ports and repair docks, they were just a luxury to return to their country.

After this incident, Marshal Baglamyan calmed down. The Cossack Expeditionary Fleet became much more alert during the march. Sun Xiaohu tried several times at night, but the other party had increased its vigilance and it did not work much each time.

Besides, there were not many spare torpedoes on the supply ship, so he had to give up.

A month and a half passed quickly. During this period, Sun Xiaohu reported the whereabouts of the Cossack Expeditionary Fleet to the headquarters every day. Accompanied by the advance fleet, the huge Cossack expeditionary fleet finally entered the waters of the Lanfang Empire.

After receiving the information about discovering the large fleet, Xiahou Min did not dare to neglect. He still remembered the words Fang Xiaoyu left to him before leaving the door. He was very alert these days. After receiving the news, Marshal Xiahou Min did not dare to stay in the port, and he ordered all

All warships drove out of the military port and headed towards the vast ocean.

Marshal Baglamyan originally planned to raid Quanzhou Port and strive to eliminate the main fleet of the Lanfang Empire to relieve his worries, but he did not expect that before they arrived, the other party opened the port and started formation.

Marshal Baglamyan, who was somewhat surprised, had to show kindness to stabilize the other party. He asked the sailors to signal that they were only here to deal with the Chinese territorial naval fleet this time and had no malice towards the Lanfang Empire fleet.

Seeing the other party's signal, Xiahou Min sighed and said, "Send them a signal, we will remain neutral under the order and will not take any hostile actions against them."

After receiving the signal from the Lanfang Empire Navy, Marshal Baglamyan felt a little relieved, at least on the surface, the Lanfang Empire Navy did not have the tendency to unite with the Chinese territorial navy to fight the enemy.

Although he did not get the most ideal start, Marshal Baglamyan did not dare to get too entangled. If he consumed too much strength here, the variables against the Chinese territorial navy would increase, and it might even be possible to be with the Lanfang Empire fleet

During the war, he was attacked by the Chinese fleet.

The number of ironclad ships in the Lanfang Empire is now quite large, so it is better not to be offended. Therefore, although Marshal Baglamyan was reluctant, he could only continue to lead the fleet to set sail in the direction of the Chinese leadership with a nervous mood.

Drive away.

After receiving information from Sun Xiaohu, Fang Xiaoyu's mouth curled slightly: "It seems that Marshal Xiahou Min still listened to my warning. At least this time, the relationship between Xiahou Ying and me will not be as harmonious as before, even if I

If you don’t mind this, he will have a ghost in his heart. Xiahou wins, I will let you know how wrong your choice was today.”

Diaoxia Island is a road to the north and south of the seas of the Lanfang Empire. Because it is a migratory area of ​​shrimps in spring and autumn, it has caused the huge shrimp fishing area here, so it is named.

Diaoxia Island consists of more than 50 small islands, and its main islands include Diaoxia Island, Huangwei Island, Chiwei Island, Nanxia Island and North Island. In order to facilitate the ambushing of the Cossack fleet, the Chinese territorial naval fleet hoarded a large amount of supplies here.

A temporary anchorage was established to wait for the arrival of the Cossack Expedition fleet.

With Sun Xiaohu's radio communication report several times a day, Liu Junguo clearly grasped the other party's movements, while Marshal Baglamyan was still secretly happy that the other party's warship was just following him without giving back.

On March 9, 893, when receiving the news that the Cossack Expeditionary Fleet was approaching, Liu Junguo ordered all the main ships of the Chinese fleet to draw anchors and set sail.

This fleet of four battleships, ten cruisers and five ocean-going torpedo boats drove out of the anchorage on Diaoxia Island and headed towards the Cossack fleet in the south. An unprecedented naval battle in the era of ironclad ships is about to break out.

Marshal Baglamionan sat in the commander tower of the flagship "Gangut" and looked at the cloudless sky and the blue sea. He was in a good mood. He had no wind or waves these days, and the fleet was moving smoothly.

The two annoying cruisers did not harass him again, making his life quite comfortable.

In Marshal Baglamyan's view, the weak Chinese territorial navy was already afraid. It had no force to use except for letting two small warships come out to support the scene. Of course, in the information that had been outdated for nearly a year, those two

The small cruiser is already two-fifths of the main strength of the Chinese territorial navy.

Marshal Baglamyan has made plans. He first wants to seize several ports and carry out necessary maintenance and repairs for his fleet. After rest, he can easily attack the coastline of the Lanfang Empire with the huge main gun on his ironclad ship.

forcing the other party to surrender.

If we can turn the tide and reverse the war form and seize a few more ports to become colonies, the navy can defeat the army.

When I return to Paladins, what I will wait for will be Alexander III's commendation order and generous material rewards. I will even surpass Kolchak and become the Grand Marshal who commands the Navy and Army. At least in the future, I will also be able to give up.

The navy's status is much higher than that of the army. Perhaps Alexander III would be happy to give himself a fiefdom in the east.

Just as Marshal Baglamyan was daydreaming and was already a little fluttering, the lookout whistle suddenly signaled that a fleet was coming towards this side.

After receiving the report, Marshal Baglamyan immediately became energetic and finally found the Chinese fleet. He felt that his chance to make contributions had come.

Marshal Baglamyan immediately ordered the fleet to expand its formation, and at the same time ordered the supply fleet to slowly retreat under the escort of two old cruisers and leave the battlefield, so as not to be accidentally injured in the war.

The Chinese lord's fleet was slowly approaching, and in another direction several Sar Empires that received news, the Nantes Empire even had a warship from the Boston Empire, which was slowly approaching with neutral flags.

These warships came with the large fleet of the Cossack Empire. The warships were loaded with naval officers from various countries stationed in the Lanfang Empire. They came here to watch this unprecedented ironclad ship duel.

After entering the era of ironclad ships, there has been no big showdown between ironclad ships. Warship designers from various countries designed warships through mathematical calculations and imagination. Therefore, they naturally refused to give up with such practical observation opportunities.

Such real naval warfare is crucial to the development direction of warship design and naval warfare tactics of various naval navies. The major powers will naturally not miss such an opportunity. Of course, such observation behaviors near the battlefield are international practices, so both parties involved in the war will not be able to do so.

Ignored.

Seeing the opponent's warship gradually approaching, Marshal Baglamyan smiled on his face. Although the opponent's fleet was a little larger than expected, and those large warships were larger than their own ironclad ships,
Chapter completed!