February 11, 1896, Lantern Festival.

In Dongdan, at the Qing army fort, all the army and navy officers in Beiyang celebrated the Lantern Festival together.

"Ye Junmen, the fort has been almost demolished?" Mr. Ding took a sip of soup and drank a glutinous rice ball in it.

"It has been dismantled, and everything that can be moved onto the ship has been moved onto the ship. Ding Junmen, I want to ask you something..." Mr. Ye put the glutinous rice balls down and took out the map.

"You're welcome, but the main force of the navy must fight the Japanese pirates to the death. Everything else is easy to talk about." Master Ding smiled.

"I want to borrow two troop transport ships to transport a thousand soldiers to this location." Mr. Ye waved his hand and pointed to a location in the middle of the Dongliao Peninsula. On the map, there was only a small fishing village there.

"Okay, when returning, let the transport ship follow behind the fleet. Once the enemy's main force is found, just let the transport ship go first." Mr. Ding also put down the bowl and compared the distance.

"You can even have a transport ship carry supplies and go here first. The Caojiang can be in the river to prevent Japanese pirates from taking the opportunity to attack."

"That's very good, very good! Then I will have a better chance of winning! Thank you so much, sir!" Master Ye bowed deeply...

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Even if the navy provides support, the army cannot change the situation of being outnumbered and weak, and the Japanese army has proven that in organized combat, the Japanese army is far stronger than the Qing army's elite Huai army.

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February 12th is the 16th day of the first lunar month. In some sense, this is just the end of the new year.

The Beiyang Navy completed its "set mission", replenished coal, and replenished five days of fresh water and food to prepare for emergencies. After making preparations, the navy set sail and sailed into the distance.

This could not be hidden from the Japanese on the other side. Soon, the Japanese naval combined fleet temporarily anchored on Phi Island got the news.

"The empire rises and falls in one fell swoop! I wish you a prosperous military fortune! There is a black card in the sky, onboard!"

"Onboard!"

"Set off!"

At 8:00 a.m. on the 16th, the Beiyang Navy sailed out of the port slowly at a speed of 5 knots. At 930, the combined fleet sailed out of the port and quickly increased the speed of the fleet to 10 knots.

Joining Akagi, Chikushi, and Saikyo Marugo, the formation's maximum speed is only ten knots.

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At 12:10 in the morning, the Japanese army discovered the Beiyang Navy in the waters east of Dalu Island.

"One o'clock direction! A lot of soot, suspected to be the Beiyang Fleet!" the lookouts shouted.

"Yo Xi! The first guerrilla fleet, go out to investigate!" Yuheng Ito shouted excitedly.

In fact, Beiyang, which had acquired four fast armored cruisers of the same class, had certain advantages against the Japanese army. However, the Qing Dynasty suffered consecutive defeats and the Japanese army won consecutive battles. Although both were land forces, it inevitably affected the navies of both sides.

The Japanese navy was afraid that Beiyang would escape, but Beiyang was already prepared to fight tooth and nail.

The news they received was that a group of old ships of the Nanyang Navy were heading north. Once the Japanese army lost all combat effectiveness, they could block the sea area. The Beiyang Navy seemed to determine the direction of the entire war.

"At seven o'clock, soot was found, suspected to be a warship!" Beiyang's lookout soldiers also reported that at 12:40, both sides discovered and confirmed each other.

"The enemy's main team has not been found yet, but..." Liu Buchan shook his head.

"The transport ship will leave according to the established route, and the fleet will turn to meet it!" Mr. Ding thought for a while and gave the order.

At 12:50, the Beiyang Fleet began to turn.

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At 13:00, the First Guerrilla Fleet began to accelerate in formation, preparing to approach Beiyang.

"According to plan No. 2, change the formation!" Seeing the enemy's fast fleet approaching, the Beiyang Navy began to change the formation according to the planned plan.

After settling down, the ships separated to both sides and divided into two formations composed of five ships.

They are: Chaoyong-Yang Wei-Zhenyuan-Guangjia-Guangyi, which is the No. 1 battle group.

: Jing-lai-ding-ji-ping is the No. 2 battle group, outside the No. 1 battle group.

This is divided by speed. Chaoyang is aging and it would be good if it can run out of seven or eight knots. Use the flagship Zhenyuan as the core to attract enemy firepower and serve as bait.

On the outside are the five ships in the formation with a maximum speed of about twelve knots. Except for Ji, all of them are armored and can be used for small-scale confrontations. They can withstand attacks and move around.

Then there is the fast fleet, which is similar in nature to the first guerrilla fleet.

At 13:15, the First Guerrilla Fleet, led by the armored cruiser Takasago, increased its speed to sixteen knots.

"What formation are they in?" At this time, the Beiyang Navy had formed three relatively concentrated fleet groups, still moving slowly at a speed of about six knots. The Japanese were very puzzled.

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At 14 o'clock, the distance between the two sides was 5,000 meters, and still not a single shot was fired.

"Turn the fleet, the target is far away from the enemy!" Kawara Kaname gave the order.

The first guerrilla fleet began to turn left at 5,000 meters, wanting to go directly behind and deal with a few old ships first.

"Advance three, target the enemy's main force." Commanded by the fast fleet, Master Deng led six fast cruisers, broke away from the formation, and rushed forward.

At 14:05, the distance between the two sides was 3,500 meters.

"Target enemy flagship, aiming completed!"

"put!"

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom!

A huge gunshot sounded, and a total of eight Krupp 305mm/25c short-barreled guns on the second ship Dingzhen roared.

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Eight water columns rose in the distance, and the explosion was deafening.

"This cannon... is so powerful!" Mr. Ding was a little dumbfounded.

"Is this Nanhua's new gunpowder?" Mr. Deng was also shocked. Looking at the power, it was probably three to five times more powerful than the original.

…

Liu Yiming really didn't lie. Selling artillery shells would be a huge profit, but it was really impossible to make it at the time.

Without experience, it would be troublesome to force himself into the project, and there was not much demand in Nanhua, and Liu Yiming was really afraid of strengthening himself too much and interrupting his awakening.

As a result, Die Qing was still as strong as ever, and the army was defeated in one blow. Afraid of losing too badly, Liu Yiming could only quickly attack Beiyang.

This batch of shells was prepared for the Yecheng 305 coastal defense gun. The shells ordered in the UK were loaded with fuzes and charges by themselves. Double-base charges were used, which was extremely expensive.

Then he sold it to Mr. Li for five times the price. Liu Yiming was exposed by a fake bomb, and the plan worked!

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boom!

There was also a loud noise, and a water column rose more than a thousand meters behind the Beiyang formation.

"Is this the 320mm Ghana gun? Why is the muzzle raised so high?" Mr. Ding was puzzled. Can't the artillery even adjust the height?

In fact, it is a wave. The center of gravity of the Sanjing ship is forward, and its seaworthiness is not very good. For example, during a wave just now, the center of gravity of the bow of the ship was fine, but the tail was hit by the wave and shook a little.

This level of accuracy is something even most parents don’t recognize.

Boom!

An explosion suddenly sounded next to Master Ding.

"Be careful!" Almost at the same time, the guard pushed Master Ding to the ground.

"I'm fine!" Lord Ding pushed the guard away.

"Junmen!" Liu Buchan's voice came in.

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"I'm fine, what's the damage?" Master Ding asked anxiously.

"The mast was shot and one person was injured, but the commander is dead..." Mr. Liu was very unwilling that he would be the first to be hit.

"Relax, it's just fine. It's just right. Let them underestimate the enemy and rush in!" Mr. Ding was also very unhappy. As soon as the battle started, he was hit.

But I'm not too worried, he was just the bait.

"Hit!" A voice of surprise came, and Master Ding quickly grabbed the telescope.

"It's Tsukushi. It looks like it's a fifteen-year-old cannon, a fast fleet, right?" Mr. Liu quickly gave the answer.

"Dingyuan was shot!" came the voice, which made Mr. Ding's eyelids jump and he thought, "It's not so unlucky, is it?"

Fortunately, it looks like it was just hit on the hull and there is no problem.

At 14:30, the First Guerrilla Fleet moved to the designated position, the Beiyang Fast Fleet also arrived at the attack position, and the four sea-shaped ships began the bombardment.

The battle began to become fierce.

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At 14:52, three warships, Fuso, Akagi, and Tsukushi, caught fire, and Tsukushi wanted to withdraw from the array.
To be continued...