The first shell hit the turbine chamber, but it did not explode, and a large hole was smashed into the turbine chamber with its huge inertia.

The second shell hit the chimney of the Akagi and exploded in the air. Countless fragments tangled downwards like sharp blades. The weak top armor (5mm) gave up after symbolic resistance, and the deck immediately turned into Avici Hell...

Before Banyuan Hachiro had time to react, he was hit by shrapnel. The shrapnel was cut off his right arm effortlessly, and he killed the messenger in front of him before he could finish his remaining momentum. The severe pain came, and Banyuan Hachiro's eyes fainted.

"Captain, please wake up!" Onomoto Hachiro regained consciousness amid the anxious cry of the orderly soldier. The first thing he did to restore consciousness was...

A slap in the face

"Baga (bastard), save the commander quickly."

The orderly soldier stood up straight, received another slap in the face, shouting loudly

"Hey (yes)!" (One of the strange behaviors of the Japanese, you have to say yes loudly after being slapped in the face, showing your heroism??)

After some turmoil, the commander finally pulled out of the pile of dead bodies. When the God of Death attacked, these senior naval officers tightly surrounded Shiki Kariyama in the center.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Karayama Shiki, Hirato Hiro felt much more at ease and said to the messenger: "Send the Commander and all the surviving naval elites into the lifeboat, then turn the rudder and rush towards the pirate ship."

The messenger was a little confused: "Captain, the pirate ship is gone."

When Hachiro Benyuan looked back, he saw that the pirate ship, which was already close to (5,000 meters), did not move for some reason. Now the distance is more than 6,000 meters. The pirate flag, mast, chimney, and hull are hidden one by one at the junction of the sea and sky.

Chen Sheng, Banyuan Hachiro, asked: "Why is the speed so slow?"

The second mate next to him (the first mate is dead) said: "Report to the captain, the engine room was hit, the two boilers were destroyed, and the others could barely operate, so the speed was only 5 knots."

The Akagi ship was as its name at this time, with bloodstains on the deck all over the top and bottom. Yamamoto Kouai, Miyake Sadao, Sakurai Rule, Arima Shinichi died, Omoto knew that Togo Heihachiro was seriously injured, six people were slightly injured, and the navy suffered unprecedented losses.

However, the consequences were not only these. This battle left a painful and profound memory for Shiki Karayama. Weak armor, terrifying metal storms, and messy corpses on the deck. All of this shook the original recognition that the speed was stronger than the armor. Afterwards, the Joint Fleet temporarily installed armor on the command station, turret, and turbine room; or in other words, the armor that was originally reduced to increase the speed was added. The effect of this practice was obvious. After the armour, the Joint Fleet increased by 3,000 tons, and the average speed was reduced by 1 knot. What the outside world did not understand was that this stupid order was supported by most naval officers. The commander of the US Far East Fleet commented:

"I don't agree with the (Japanese Navy) commander's approach. It takes some time to familiarize yourself with the ship's situation after changing the armor. However, judging from the situation at that time, (the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895) is imminent, and it is impossible to have so much time to familiarize yourself with the ship. You must know that sometimes the weight of hundreds of tons means two types of ships."

The commander of the British Far East Fleet also commented in a vague manner: "If... then the more flexible joint fleet."

With a "ping-tablet" sound, Captain Wen of the Dreadnought angrily smashed his fist on the table and cursed:

"I'm embarrassed at the critical moment."

The first mate next to him said:

"Captain Wen, don't smash it. If you want to smash another hole in the ship, we will all have to see the Dragon King. At that time, when the Dragon King sees you are handsome, he may call you as his son-in-law; we ugly people will not be allowed to feed fish and shrimp."

Everyone in the captain's office laughed when they heard this, and the messenger came up to repay:

"The water inlet has been controlled and the engine room has recovered its power. Currently, it can drive at a speed of 3 knots. After all the water is drained, it can be restored to a speed of 12 knots."

Looking at the little gunboat staggering away, Captain Wen gave a fierce order

"Burn the pirate flag, go back to Jinzhou to avoid it for a few days, and wait for Li Zhongtang to leave, and we will come out again."

Lushun Port - Asia's largest port, today welcomes its founder.

Li Hongzhang, surrounded by a large group of officials and entourages, boarded the Golden Mountain Fortress.

On the cannon position, Krupp artillery weighing more than ten tons was majestic.

Looking up, the spring sunshine shines on the calm harbor, with golden scales and blue waves. Surrounded by the mountains, the huge fort is looming, adding to its might.

Yuan Baoling followed Li Hongzhang and guided him the newly built part.

Li Hongzhang nodded and said, "Lu Kan, Lu Kan, Lu Shun did not have this size three years ago. I didn't expect that when I saw him today, it was much better than before. It was really hard for you."

Yuan Baoling bowed: "The Grand Marshal (Yuan Baoling was an old subordinate of the Huai Army, so he is called it). This is the merit of Zhao Gang, the governor of Jinzhou. He dare not make a contribution. In the past three months of renovation, the labor costs of this place were raised by Zhao Gang. All the machines and equipment were also supplied by him. The total number was no less than one million taels. Otherwise, it would have been the current scale!"

Li Hongzhang said: "Take a million dollars in silver? Where did Zhao Gang get so much money? Besides, can you do so many things with a million dollars in silver?"

He pointed at the foot of the mountain one by one, as if it were Jiazhen:

"Look at the docks and anchorages in this port have expanded more than three times, and all the ships of the Beiyang Navy cannons cannons are connected in a row, and the Krupp cannons have been added at least a hundred times, and the turrets are at least five or six times larger. Look at the docks in this port, two hundred feet long and one hundred and fifty feet wide are more than three times larger than before." I'm afraid it costs three million taels of silver."

Yuan Baoling bowed his head and said nothing. When Li Hongzhang saw that he didn't speak, he whined indirectly:

"I think Zhao Gang bought arms privately, but he was really a bad intention. I will participate in his book after the military parade."

Yuan Baoling did not expect him to be a fraud and hurriedly said to Li Hongzhang:

"Master, Zhao Gang secretly helped him according to the order of the Empress Dowager. He did not want the Japanese to know and wanted the Japanese to suffer a great loss. So he didn't say it clearly, so he would like to forgive him."

Li Hongzhang said in surprise: "It's really the order of the Empress Dowager!"

Yuan Baoling said seriously: "Don't you dare to deceive the general?"

Li Hongzhang looked at the sea from afar, with a smile on his face. This unexpected good news gave him great confidence. He drove away a few days ago because Weng Tonghe refused to release the money and brought the haze, and also drove away his fear of the Japanese fleet. "I'll ask if the dragon slaying is in hand, the Japanese pirates are not awarded the head yet!"
Chapter completed!