Chapter 5, Chapter 50: Entanglement

"What a cunning Russian, he actually wanted to run away while it was dark. He immediately sent a telegram to the commander to report the situation." Shids was very nervous at this moment. It was about to be dark. It seemed that it was going to rain on this night. Even if the main force of the fleet arrived in the wind and rain, it would be difficult to catch up with the opponent due to the weather. If the Russian fleet escaped from the Bohai Bay, this would be a great sin. Shids' original mission was just to monitor the sea surface. Once the opponent was found, it was reported immediately. Now the situation had changed. Shids was a little hesitant. He only had a warship under his command. Should he rush forward to block it and drag it down for a while at the risk of being sunk, or do he follow his duties.

Time is tight, and Shids only changed his mind and gritted his teeth and ordered loudly: "Come on me, load the front main gun! Get ready for the two-string speed gun."

On the 12,000-ton Chaisharevich, Admiral Vetted's face was full of helplessness. After being trapped in Lushun Fortress, the fleet was facing a crisis of being eliminated from the land by the Chinese army after not waiting for reinforcements from the country. Under repeated strict orders from the country, Vetted ordered the fleet to be ready at all times and wait for the opportunity to escape.

The patient Wetteft finally waited for the opportunity. The heavy rainy weather that was about to come before dark was about to ignite the ignition at 4 o'clock every day and the fleet that was about to run away immediately drove out of Lushun.

"Your Excellency, there is a Chinese warship ahead, approaching us."

Weitteft's heart skipped a beat. In terms of mood, he still had to escape and not be discovered. It was impossible to think rationally, and he could only hope to be discovered later. Unfortunately, he met the Chinese warship just half an hour after leaving Lushun.

"Come on, concentrate your firepower to sink him as soon as possible and leave the battlefield!" After the signal soldiers quickly issued the order, the ships immediately formed a battle formation.

"If there is only one warship, you dare to face our army. The fighting spirit of the Chinese Navy has reached a level of madness." Stark stood on the deck of the battleship Sevastopol, and looked at the flying dragons in the distance bravely approaching us, and couldn't help but murmur.

"Is it brave? Or stupid?" Weitteft held up his telescope and smiled bitterly. Before the war, he threatened that the Chinese fleet would definitely not have the courage to attack and command the door of his home.

"Boom!" The shell landed ten meters away from the Flying Dragon. Huge columns of water rose up. The water droplets fluttered in the wind combined with the waves stirring up when the ship advanced, splashing the water on Shids' face. Shids quickly reached out to wipe it, and continued to observe the situation of the Russian army nervously.

"The front main gun aims at the Chaisarevich and fire!" Shidash roared, and the front main gun made a loud noise, and the battleship trembled.

"The left rudder is full, and the starboard side is ready, so I will concentrate my firepower to specialize in the Chaisarevich."

The Flying Dragon swung a rapidly on the sea surface, and a violent flame ejected from the starboard side. The rapid-fire cannon took advantage of the moment of turning the rudder and shot a large number of shells out.

Dong, a shell fell on the fore deck, and the splashed pieces hit the shield of the front main gun, and a burst of noises were heard.

"Sir, this won't work. The Russian's artillery fire is too fierce." First mate Chen Yunsheng rushed over and shouted anxiously at Shi Dashi with a loud voice.

At this time, shells kept falling nearby. The Flying Dragon seemed to be a small boat struggling on the stormy waves, and water kept splashing onto the warships.

"Grandma, it's definitely not possible to fight hard. Go to the telecommunications room and explain the situation of the old Russian fleet clearly." Shids had already seen it clearly. The opponent had five battleships, four cruisers, and eight destroyers. All the remaining battleships of the Russian Pacific Fleet came out, and if you continue to fight, you will be dead. It's better to have thirty-six strategies!

After turning the rudder, the Feilong continued to retreat along the S-shaped trajectory, avoiding Russian artillery fire, and constantly used the two-stringed rapid-fire guns of the rear main gun to counterattack.

With a loud bang, a shell fell near the command cabin. The violent explosion shattered and splashed the glass. Fortunately, Shi Dashi was moving fast enough. He squatted and hugged his head. He felt a pain on his back, and was pierced by the glass fragments.

"Sir, are you okay?" Chen Yunsheng rushed in and helped Shi Dashi up.

"It's okay, I can't die. Grandma, help me pull out the glass behind me." Shidash said, lying on the window ridge of the command cabin, roaring at the microphone: "The right rudder is full, and the starboard side is beaten hard."

Chen Yunsheng looked behind Shi Dash and said, "What a guy! It was bloody and scary."

"Medic! Where did you die? The adults are injured."

The Flying Dragon had been struggling for half an hour in the dense artillery fire, and began to accelerate and retreat, but aimed at the Russian fleet from afar. Seeing that the Flying Dragon relied on its fast speed and maintained a very good distance, Viteft wanted to ignore the entanglement of the Flying Dragon to accelerate and run away, but the Flying Dragon followed in a gloomy way.

"Parata, Diana, Ascole, and Baoyalin formed a cruiser team to entangle this annoying guy, sink it if you have the chance, and the main force will continue to go north." Weitteft made a wise choice and sent two faster cruisers to drive away the Flying Dragon.

Shids was embarrassed at this moment and stared at his opponent with a heart of his heart, but he couldn't beat him alone. Although the 7,200-ton Flying Dragon is a new cruiser made by Germany, the Germans value protection and light speed. The Flying Dragon is much faster than the Russian battleships. However, as a cruiser, the speed advantage of the Flying Dragon cannot be reflected. In desperation, when Chen Yunlin was about to order to retreat, he shouted excitedly: "Sir, look, the three cruisers patrolling nearby are here to reinforce."

Shids stood up excitedly, touching the wound on his back, grinning in pain, and saw that three cruisers were rushing up quickly.

"Mr. Ma from Cangwu sent a message saying, "Sida, you have won the first prize again. Remember to treat him when you go back."

"Ma Quanjia, this bastard, actually wanted to blackmail me at this time. I almost even got my life in it." Shi Dashi cursed angrily, and then heard the signal soldier again: "Mr. Zheng from Wuyi sent a message that the main fleet led by Lord Liu will arrive in ten minutes at a time. Let us hold on for a while."

"Tell Lord Zheng, I promise to stick to the end." Shiddash stood in the command cabin again and roared at the microphone: "The right rudder is full, keep a good distance from the three brother warships coming to reinforce."

The Cangwu, Wuyi, and Tianyuan were already approaching. Four warships lined up in a row and rushed towards the Russian cruiser team with a neat left rudder of 15° and rapid-fire cannons fired at the same time.

"Go forward at full speed!" Liu Buchan kept coughing and giving orders. Lin Taizeng frowned and whispered in a low voice: "Zixiang, don't be anxious to get angry. The Russians' battleships are all old-fashioned and can't run fast. Although our Great Wall, the Yellow River, has been overhauled for several years, was only overhauled last winter. The speed is guaranteed to be fine, and it can run at least 20 knots."

"I know, but it's going to be dark and it's going to rain again. If the Russians run away, how can I be worthy of Lord Shen's high hopes?" Liu Buchan said with a bitter smile on his face, and he looked at the chart with a sharp look: "Catch up with this route, and you can catch up with the Russians' battleship formation in one hour at most."

Lin Taizeng nodded. Just as he was about to give the order, Liu Buchan coughed violently, covered his mouth with one hand, and his face suddenly turned pale.

The blood fell down the cracks of the fingers, and a few drops fell on the corner of the chart. Liu Buchan quickly turned his head to avoid tainting the chart.

"Zixiang!" Lin Taizeng hurried up to support Liu Buchan.

"Kais, I'm fine. If I don't destroy the Russian fleet, I can't die. Go and give orders."

It has fast speed, strong firepower and strong protection. Although the German-made warships are not as fast as British goods, they are much stronger than the old men's goods. Four to four, the cruiser formations of both sides are violently entangled.

The first one to suffer was the 3,200-ton Baoyalin, which is called persimmon picking soft pinch. This second-class cruiser is a bit old-fashioned and the Beiyang Fleet was about the same age as the Beiyang Fleet. Not to mention the slowness, the power of the artillery was equal. Four warships including the Flying Dragon stared at Baoyalin and beaten up. Baoyalin was hit by fierce rapid-fire guns, and a raging fire suddenly ignited.

In order to cover the escape of the main fleet, the Russian cruiser fought to the death and resolutely blocked the pursuit of the four warships including the Flying Dragon. Although the Baoyalin was hit hard, he refused to retreat and still insisted on fighting. As a result, the battle lasted for only five minutes. In a salvo of the four warships including the Flying Dragon, the middle part was hit continuously, making a rickety sound, breaking into two pieces, and sank into the sea in a while. Although the Flying Dragon and other warships were hit several times by their opponents, they were all harmless.

The 5905-ton Ascole was the second unlucky guy. The big chimney in the middle was hit by the front main artillery of the Cangwu. With a crunch, the chimney broke and fell down, smashing into a mess. After a while, the boiler exploded and a bombardment broke into two pieces and flew up.
Chapter completed!