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Volume 1: Killing Japs Upgrade Chapter 622: The Destruction of the United Fleet

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    It had only been an hour and a half since the Second Beiyang Fleet led by Seymour appeared. The Japanese fleet had lost one battleship, the Fuji, and three cruisers.  '

    The 'Fuji' and a cruiser 'Nisshin' were both disabled by the Shanghai, the 'New High' was hit by several warships at the same time, and the Akashi was hit by coastal defense artillery.

    Of the four battleships of the Japanese Combined Fleet, only three battleships, Mikasa, Shikishima, and Asahi, were left, and only nine cruisers out of 12 were left.

    However, one Chinese warship was not damaged, and there were still 6 battleships, 10 cruisers and 5 large torpedo boats.

    Especially the dreadnoughts and monarch ships are not comparable to Japanese battleships. How can the Japanese survive?

    In addition, Ma Jinxu on the shore directed the coastal defense artillery to target the Japanese warships that had lost power and bombard them indiscriminately. The fixed targets were much easier to hit than the previous moving targets.

    The Shanghai's display of power frightened the Japanese. More importantly, their queue was cut in half by the team led by the Shanghai. There was a chaos. Seymour took this opportunity to lead other teams into the harbor.  All of a sudden, the Japanese fleet was cut and surrounded.

    When Seymour saw that Delis had achieved such great results, he was jealous and at the same time had some thoughts. However, the only people who suffered the tragedy were the Japanese, who had to bear the fire of Seymour's depression.

    Seymour divided the Second Squadron into four small battle groups, including the destroyer battle group (large torpedo boats). The other three battle groups were: Delis' Shanghai battle group, including Shanghai, Dalian and 3 cruisers; Seymour  The Tianjin fleet includes Tianjin, Weihaiwei and 4 cruisers; Guo Baochang's Guangzhou fleet includes Guangzhou, Dingyuan and 3 cruisers.

    "Give me an attack on the Japanese ship that has not completed its turn." Seymour saw that the Shikishima was half a beat too slow and immediately ordered an attack on it.

    Immediately, the Tianjin, Weihaiwei and four cruisers of Seymour's team concentrated all their firepower on the port side and launched a fierce attack on the "Shikishima".

    In an instant, countless shells landed near the "Shikishima", causing a cloud of smoke and rain. The Shikishima was floating helplessly like a lonely boat in a violent ocean.

    The fierce artillery fire shattered its armor protection into pieces.

    The Shikishima didn't even have time to fight back. Seymour's team's second round of shooting came again. The Shikishima had explosions one after another, fire spread everywhere, and sea water poured down.

    There was a shocking explosion. The entire superstructure of the "Shikishima" could no longer withstand the violent energy impact. It tore, shattered, and then exploded like fireworks blooming in the air, splashing and falling to the surroundings. Its central ammunition depot could not withstand the high temperature.  It was roasted, exploded, and a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky.

    The Shikishima began to take on water, and the huge battleship sank, forming a large whirlpool on the sea, swallowing up all the broken boards, corpses and living people, and burying them forever in the sea.

    The second Japanese battleship just disappeared. If Delis relied on the advancement of the Shanghai to achieve victory, then Seymour relied on his excellent command to sink the Shikishima in one fell swoop.

    Of course, while Seymour and Delis were busy, Guo Baochang was not idle either. He did not have as big an appetite as the two of them, but chose a cruiser to attack, taking advantage of the Japanese fleet to reorganize its formation.  At that time, there was a fierce bombardment and achieved considerable results.

    For a time, the Japanese fleet was cut into two chaotic parts by Delis, and was violently attacked by the four Chinese fleets.

    On the battleship "Mikasa", the flagship of the combined fleet, Dongxiang watched warships being sunk one after another, with eyes wide open, but they could only fight on their own.

    "Left full rudder, then sail at full speed, let me escape from the port." Dongxiang saw that the Beiyang Fleet had entered the Busan Port and surrounded him from the left, center, and right. The opportunity to escape had come, and he didn't care.  On November 11, the order to escape quickly was given.

    "Zuo Manduo!" The Japanese sailors shouted at the top of their lungs one by one. There were not many opportunities, and they treated this one with all their heart.

    "The Japanese escaped? They escaped just after the fighting started?" Seymour felt a little ridiculous. Although he was surprised, he was not slow. He also ordered the fleet to full rudder, turn left, and continue to seize the 'T' position.

    Seymour is not worried that he will not be able to catch up with the Japanese fleet, because generally speaking, his own fleet is faster than the Japanese fleet.

    Dongxiang finally saw the light of escape at the cost of sinking two more cruisers.

    Who would have thought that at this time, the Shanghai ship was strangulating again. The Shanghai ship turned a U-shape and dropped 180 degrees. Can it be pursued even after this?

    Dongxiang doesn¡¯t know?, the Shanghai's speed of 21 knots uses a steam turbine unit, which is not comparable to the Mikasa's.

    "This China warship is too powerful." Dongxiang felt weak all over. Suddenly, he seemed to have gone crazy and roared: "Fire, fire, sink it for me."

    Dongxiang finally figured it out. As long as the Shanghai number was with him, he couldn't even think of escaping.

    The Japanese ship aimed at the Shanghai and fired fiercely. However, instead of frightening Delis, this move made him excited.

    Shells fell around the Shanghai, and Delis, who was standing on the bridge, also took a fancy to the Mikasa.

    "Target, the opponent's flagship Mikasa!" Delis ordered calmly, as if the Mikasa had become his possession.

    Following Delis's order, each ship of the Shanghai fleet moved into the firing position and followed up with a salvo of fire. Hundreds of artillery shells of various calibers roared into the sky, drawing streaks in the smoke-filled sky.  The fox line then fell around the "Mikasa" like meteorites raining down.

    Amidst the rumbling explosions, water pillars rose into the sky, and the Mikasa ship island was also hit by countless cannons, and was instantly entangled in smoke.

    Seymour's team came in hot pursuit. Seeing this situation, they were like sharks that smelled fishy odor. They were still polite to the Japanese. The Tianjin, Weihaiwei and other ships adjusted their main guns at the same time to attack the Japanese navy at the front.  The flagship battleship "Mikasa" carried out bombardment.

    This time, Mikasa seemed to have caught a hornet's nest, attracting countless wasps to attack him.

    The shells covered the sky and the sun, pressing on the Mikasa like black clouds pressing on a city.

    Immediately afterwards, deafening explosions continued to sound. Since the main gun was used in the pursuit, the power of these bombs can be imagined, even for a battleship like Mikasa.

    They were also blown to pieces, and countless Japanese sailors on the back deck were screaming and flying everywhere.

    Dongxiang was knocked to the ground by the violent vibrations of the ship, and it took him a while to get up.

    "Your Excellency, we are not dead and can continue to fight back." Kato Yusaburo shouted with the joy of surviving the disaster.

    However, Dongxiang knew that if he could hide for a while, he would not be able to hide for the rest of his life.

    Seeing that one attack failed to defeat the Mikasa, Seymour frowned and continued to order: "Aim at the stern waterline of the Mikasa and attack."

    The waterline armor is not equally thick, but is thicker in the middle and thinner on both sides. The same goes for other covering armor, which is often thicker in the middle and thinnest near the bow and stern, so Seymour issued this order.

    ¡°Dong dong dong¡­!

    There were countless roars again, and several shells flew out from each ship rapidly. Before Kato Yusaburo's surprise had passed, he hit the Mikasa again.

    This time, countless holes were blown out of the Mikasa's stern, and seawater poured into it, causing the ship to tilt immediately.

    At this time, Delis commanded the Shanghai fleet to be parallel to the Japanese fleet. When Delis saw the situation of the Mikasa, his eyes suddenly lit up.

    "Shoot the fish, launch the fish!" The German was so excited that he uttered two sentences in Chinese. Unfortunately, he couldn't speak thunder, but fortunately the adjutant next to him knew what he meant.

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    Two torpedoes were launched from the torpedo tubes on the bow of the ship at the same time, heading towards the Mikasa, and then hit the gap, pushing the riddled Mikasa into the abyss.

    In the sound of the explosion, the Mikasa's boiler was detonated, a mushroom cloud rose into the sky, and fire swept out. Everything in its path was turned into ashes, and the "Mikasa" completely lost power.

    In a naval battle, losing power means becoming a living target, only one step away from being sunk.

    On the bridge, Togo Heihachiro looked at the flames soaring into the sky, and he had to close his eyes due to the overwhelming heat. When he opened them again, the Mikasa had become a sea of ??fire and hell.

    "Your Excellency, we have lost power." Kato Yusaburo fell to the ground softly and said weakly.

    "Signal, no, let's send a telegram and hand over the command to the Asahi." Looking at the sea of ????fire, Togo gave the last order, which was to hand over the command to the 'Asahi', the last intact battleship of the Japanese combined fleet.  Number.

    After Dongxiang finished speaking, he slowly knelt down on the ground, then pulled out his command knife and used force on his abdomen.

    "The Japanese Empire will never be defeated. Wei Jichen, I will wait for you below." Dongxiang raised his head, and blood quickly soaked his clothes. What he saw with his bulging eyes seemed to be  In the prosperous age of Japan, a smile appeared on his lips, and then his consciousness began to fade away.

    ¡°?Mr. Xiangxiang, Mr. Dongxiang!  "Kato Yusaburo crawled over and screamed a few times. Then he looked at the mess on the ship and the mangled corpses everywhere, and followed Dongxiang.

    When other Japanese warships saw the burning Mikasa, they could not hide their sadness and fear in their eyes. After the Asahi ship took over the command, it continued to execute Togo's order - to escape without any hesitation.

    At this time, the Japanese fleet still had the battleship Asahi and five cruisers, while the Chinese also lost 4 cruisers, but not a single battleship.

    "Still trying to escape!" Seeing the Asahi using the Mikasa's smoke to quickly bypass and continue moving forward, a trace of ridicule appeared on Seymour's face.

    At this time, all three battle groups followed the Japanese fleet out of the Busan port. Even the faster Shanghai had surpassed the Japanese fleet. The Japanese were still dreaming of escaping. Seymour sent them two words: dreaming.

    It¡¯s not that the Japanese love to dream, but that the Japanese can¡¯t see the hope of victory. The Dreadnought-class battleship is indeed a powerful ship that once it was launched, other ships will become obsolete. The Japanese artillery fire can do nothing to it.

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