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The Fourth Empire of China Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 488 Overwhelming Advantage

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    "The Majestic has been sunk!" Watching the Majestic battleship sink into the sea, Frederick, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet?  William?  murmured Sir Richards.  This is the most powerful battleship in the fleet!  However, it was not long before it was sunk by the Chinese navy. If this continues, it will become impossible for them to win the final victory.

    Commander of the Combined Fleet Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons looked even more pale. What if it wasn't Frederick, the fleet chief of staff?  William?  If Sir Richards had strongly requested to change the flagship, he might have sunk to the bottom of the sea along with the battleship Majestic at this moment.  When he thought of this, he felt cold in his heart.

    "Counterattack! All battleships, aim at the enemy's flagship and shoot. They must sink their flagship and avenge the Majesty!" Fleet Commander Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons roared loudly.

    The remaining seven battleships in the first battle line of the combined fleet all aimed their guns at the Chinese Navy's battleship "Qin Shihuang". However, if they wanted to hit the "Qin Shihuang" battleship at a distance of tens of thousands of meters, they would have to  Not that easy.  After several rounds of salvo fire, they didn't even touch the side of the battleship "Qin Shihuang".  Instead, the Chinese Navy once again adjusted its target and targeted the battleship Hannibal.  Under the fierce attack of the Chinese navy, the battleship "Hannibal" was once again in danger.

    "What are the Russians doing again? Why haven't they joined the battle yet? If we fail, they will only die!" Algernon, commander of the United Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons roared angrily.  Now it is very clear to him that the British Navy alone cannot defeat the Chinese Navy and will only slowly sink them all.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, Grand Duke Alexandrovich called, they can join the battle in ten minutes!" Fleet Chief of Staff Frederick?  William?  said Sir Richards.

    On the sea, a fleet of seven battleships was sailing toward the battlefield at high speed.  While avoiding the submarine attack of the Chinese Navy, the formation of the combined fleet was completely disrupted.  Later, the Chinese navy's battleships arrived with force, causing the Russian battleships to avoid the southwest.  After more than half an hour, they completed their formation and prepared to enter the war.  Although, for Grand Duke Alexandrovich, he was very willing to see the British Navy's battleships sunk.  However, they and the British Navy are now grasshoppers on the same rope. If the British Navy is eliminated, it will be their turn next.  So he had to lead the Russian navy into the battle.  However, the performance of the Russian Navy's battleships is poor, especially the 'Ekaterina II-class' battleships, whose maximum speed is only 13.5 knots, which is far from keeping up with the speed of the Chinese Navy.  Even if the Chinese Navy is fighting the Russian Navy and they can intercept it from a shortcut, there is obviously still a big problem in trying to stop the Chinese Navy's battleships.

    "If we say that when they learned that the Chinese Navy's home fleet was going to face a combined fleet of twenty-nine battleships, most of the Chinese Navy soldiers were still a little worried.  So now, all the worries have disappeared.  The Combined Fleet seemed to have a huge number of battleships, but one-third was lost in the unexpected submarine attack.  The performance of the remaining battleships is far inferior to that of the Chinese Navy's new battleships, and they can only be ravaged in naval battles.  Although the naval battle has just begun, it is obvious that the outcome of the naval battle has been decided. The British, French and Russian combined fleets, which have a huge numerical advantage, are destined to be no match for the Chinese navy.

    Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy, always has a smile on his face.  The current war situation is completely developing in favor of the Chinese navy.  Although, the combined fleet still has an absolute numerical advantage.  But as battleships are sunk one after another, the Chinese navy will surely be able to slowly establish its advantage.  And, this time won't be too long.

    "Commander, the Russians are coming up. They are coming from the east. They seem to want to intercept us, and then attack us with the British!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, said.

    Admiral Deng Shichang picked up the telescope and looked at the second battle line of the joint fleet composed of seven battleships of the Russian Navy that was approaching at high speed. However, the old battleships of the Russian Navy were moving at a slow speed.  , compared with the new battleships of the Chinese Navy, there is indeed a very big gap.

    "Hmph! Is it that easy to encircle us? Order the fleet to turn 15 degrees to the right, accelerate to 22 knots, and rush out of the encirclement. By the way, give the Russians a little greeting." Admiral Deng Shichang said coldly.

    The maximum speed of the ¡®Zhonghua-class¡¯ battleship is 22.5 knots, and the maximum speed of the ¡®Qin-class¡¯ battleship is as high as 24 knots.  However, in order to attack the first battle line of the combined fleet, during the battleThe speed was reduced to 17 knots.  If you want to get rid of the battleships of the United Fleet with high speed, there will be no problem at all.

    Subsequently, the eight battleships of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Home Fleet spewed out billowing smoke, and the steam turbines started running rapidly, driven by the high-temperature steam.  After receiving strong power guarantee, the battleship sailed at high speed.  The Chinese Navy's battle line, which was originally parallel to the first battle line of the Combined Fleet, immediately accelerated and gradually left the first battle line of the Combined Fleet behind.

    "Hell, how come the Chinese battleship is so fast? It's more than 20 knots. Is this a battleship or a cruiser?" Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons cursed viciously.  As the Chinese navy left at high speed, the bombardment temporarily stopped.  However, this frustrated the combined fleet's plan to flank the Chinese Navy.

    "High speed, powerful firepower, and thick armor seem to be the future development direction of naval battleships. However, the Chinese are obviously ahead of us at this point. Therefore, in this war, even if we have a large number of  With absolute advantage, it may be difficult to achieve final victory!" Frederick, Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet?  William?  exclaimed Sir Richards.

    "The Chinese did take advantage of the development of battleships. However, the British Empire's heritage is not comparable to theirs. The British Empire has also begun to build new battleships. Soon, we will have new battleships.  And in terms of numbers, it will definitely gain the upper hand again. By then, the British Empire Navy will still be the most powerful navy in the world!" Algernon, Commander of the Combined Fleet?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons said affirmatively.  For hundreds of years, Britain has been the dominant maritime power. It has never changed and will never change in the future.  To that, Algernon?  McLennan?  Sir Lyons believed it very much.

    Frederick?  William?  Sir Richards nodded, but they might have to suffer in this naval battle.

    At 9:20 a.m., the high-speed Chinese Navy battle line passed directly through the two battle lines of the Combined Fleet.  After that, the Chinese navy quickly turned around and happened to be in front of the second battle line of the combined fleet.  All the main guns turned around and aimed at the second battle line of the combined fleet.

    This position happens to be the T prefix of the second battle line of the combined fleet.  When the two fleets pass by each other, the Chinese navy can concentrate its firepower and deliver a fierce blow to the Russian navy as it enters the city.

    "Aim at the battleship 'Petropavlovsk' at the front. We have the opportunity to sink it with four salvos!" Chinese Navy Commander Admiral Deng Shichang ordered.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" All eight battleships locked on the battleship 'Petropavlovsk'.  The dense shells, under the influence of huge kinetic energy, hit the battleship "Petropavlovsk" fiercely.

    "Damn it, the Chinese have changed their main target of attack to us!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich, deputy commander of the United Fleet and Marshal of the Russian Navy, looked horrified.  In the battle just now, the Chinese Navy killed the British battleship Majestic in just a few salvos!  The battleship 'Petropavlovsk' is not comparable to the British battleship 'Majesty'.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense artillery shells exploded around the battleship "Petropavlovsk", and columns of water splashed into the sky on the sea.  The situation of the battleship "Petropavlovsk" has become precarious.

    At 9:25, during this salvo, the battleship 'Petropavlovsk' was no longer able to escape. Two shells hit the battleship 'Petropavlovsk', one in front.  An explosion occurred on the deck, blowing a large hole in the front deck and killing more than a dozen Russian navy soldiers.  Another shell blew off the main mast of the battleship Petropavlovsk.

    Immediately afterwards, in the salvo at 9:28, the battleship 'Petropavlovsk' was hit again. This time, the battleship 'Petropavlovsk' was completely killed.  In this round of salvo, two shells once again hit the battleship "Petropavlovsk".  Moreover, the places that were hit were all on the port side of the battleship Petropavlovsk.  Near the waterline, two large holes of more than two meters were blown out. The distance between the two large holes was less than 20 meters.

    The damage control personnel on the battleship Petropavlovsk tried hard, but in the end they gave up.  At 9:40, the battleship 'Petropavlovsk' rolled sideways on the sea and sank into the sea.  Only half of the Russian naval officers and soldiers who came to visit the warships escaped.  Of course, Grand Duke Alexandrovich, the Russian naval marshal, was the first to escape onto the transport boat.  (To be continued. Please search for Piao??Literature, novels are better and updated faster!)
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