Iwasaki Master smiled bitterly. The thing he was most worried about happened. However, when he decided to give up the Akishi, Iwasaki Master also made the worst plan, because the speed of the Akishi is almost two knots slower than the Suma. Therefore, if the other party catches up with the Akishi and refuses to stop, or divides a warship to chase the Akishi and Suma, then he can only sacrifice the Akishi. After all, between the Akishi and Suma, the faster Suma is obviously more likely to escape. And now the Suma has exceeded the Akishi's position of about 500 meters.

So Iwasaki Master held his military cap very calmly and said to the adjutant: "Send a flag to the Suma, let them move forward at full speed, don't worry about us, after arriving at Dagukou, immediately return today's battle situation to the country. This is crucial." After a pause, Iwasaki Master said in a deep voice: "Turn to 90 degrees and face the enemy ships,

The messenger immediately ordered the signal to ask the flag bearer to issue orders to Suma. The master Iwasaki took a deep breath, looked at the other Japanese officers in the command room, and said, "Everyone, everyone, let's be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor." Then, Master Iwasaki raised his arms and shouted, "Long live the Emperor, Your Majesty the Emperor."

The other Japanese officers and soldiers in the command room also raised their arms and shouted: "Long live your Majesty Emperor."

Although Japan in this era has not yet been fully militarized as in the war of aggression against China, the nationalist sentiment in China has become very strong. Because it defeated the Qing court in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the confidence of the Japanese people has expanded. The Japanese Navy, which played a decisive role in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, was full of warlike fanaticism. It made achievements for Japan, expanded its territory, and fulfilled its loyalty to the emperor. Even if it was broken, it was quite popular among the navy.

. Therefore, although the Japanese officers and soldiers in the command room knew that Iwasaki Master decided to sacrifice the Akizusu to ensure that Suma could escape back to Dagukou, and everyone knew that turning around and fighting against the enemy ship would cause death, Iwasaki Master took the lead and shouted "Long live the emperor", which successfully aroused the martyrdom of the officers and soldiers. Everyone was full of fighting spirit. The gunner was in place and the helmsman turned. Even Iwasaki Master walked out of the command room with armor protection and came to the open-air bridge to command the battle.

Commanding battles on the open-air bridge is a very dangerous thing. Although there are favorable conditions for a broad vision, there is no protection facility. Once an accident occurs in the commander, it will cause chaos in the command of the entire ship and affect morale. In the Battle of Dadonggou, the admiral of the Beiyang Navy, Ding Ruchang, the admiral of the Beiyang Navy, commanded the battle on the open-air bridge. As a result, the Japanese ship shells hit the bridge deck. Ding Ruchang was injured by ironwood on his left leg and foot, and his right face, head, neck and right arm were burned by flames. Although Ding Ruchang has been standing on the deck during the battle, he was unable to command the entire army to fight. In the subsequent battle, the Beiyang Navy fought without unified command, which is also one of the reasons why the Beiyang Navy was defeated in the battle of Dadonggou.

Although there is another method about Ding Ruchang's injury when he started a war: it was because the bridge was disrepaired and was collapsed by the recoil when it was fired by the artillery of the Dingyuan ship. No matter which one, it was obvious that it was too dangerous to command battles on an open-air bridge without protection. Therefore, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the navies of various countries stipulated that the captains must command battles in the command room. At the same time, in the warships designed later, command rooms with armor protection and as much as possible were designed.

Now Iwasaki's master came to the bridge to command the battle, showing that he had a determination to die, which also inspired the morale of the officers and soldiers of the ship.

The hull of Akitsushi turned slowly, while the Iwasaki master who had just boarded the bridge and other Japanese officers and soldiers accompanied him all saw a scene that he would never forget for his life.

Although most of them died in this battle, a few survived. The second lookout chief, No Higashisaburo, who served on the Akitsushi, wrote this passage in his diary:

"At that time, we had all decided to break the whole ship and also wanted to stop the Yueyang ship from catching up with the Xumo. When the captain boarded the bridge, the Yueyang ship was only more than 5,000 meters away from us. The weather was very good that day, so I could see it very clearly. On the front deck of the Yueyang ship, a large amount of smoke suddenly appeared. At first, I thought that the Yueyang ship suddenly caught fire, but then I saw a vertebral front end, a long cylindrical thing rising from under the front deck of the Yueyang ship. It looked like a shell, but it was much longer than normal shells. And after all, a long orange fire appeared before the end.

The flames kept flying up to the sky, then ran parabola, flew over our heads and hit the Thunderbolts in front of us, which looked a bit like a sky-storm cannon in fireworks. At that time, those of us on the deck and on the bridge were stunned, so that the huge explosion sound of the Thunderbolts was hit as if they had not heard. What kind of weapon was this? The shells could not be shot out of the borehole, and there was flames at the tail. Although there was no one talking about it for a long time, everyone realized that such an opponent was so terrible that we could defeat at all."

Saburo Notawa just recorded everything he saw truthfully, but he never expected that several years later, his diary was published by chance, becoming a very important material in the history of researchers studying the fleet traveling through the fleet. It was called [Wild Diary], and even developed into a science.

Of course, Notto Saburo's diary is also full of controversy. Many opponents believe that Notto Saburo's diary is false, suspected that it was forged by later generations, or believed that in the fierce battle at that time, Notto Saburo misread it, because according to Notto Saburo's records, this weapon is a missile that could never appear at this time.

The fact that the Yueyang ship launched a Haihongqi 16 missile, which sank the Xumo.

Although Wang Hailong decided to let the Xiangyang ship stay and deal with the Akishi, the Yueyang ship detoured and continued to pursue the Akijinzhou, Sumo. However, Wang Hailong also considered that although the opponent's speed was not as fast as he did, there were two warships, and he only had one. If the other two warships fled separately, or sacrificed another warship to save the other, it would be a little troublesome. The Yueyang ship could not sink a Japanese ship first and then chase another Japanese ship. So Wang Hailong asked the command and finally obtained approval. In this case, missiles could be used.

After obtaining the command of the command, the officers and soldiers on the Yueyang ship were naturally excited because this is the way of combat of the Yueyang ship. What is the use of artillery? But the command of the Yueyang ship must decide which missile to use.

The Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship are equipped with two types of missiles: anti-ship missiles and air defense missiles. The two ships are equipped with the same anti-ship missiles, both of which are Eagle Strike 8 light anti-ship missiles launched by two quad-mounted oblique arms. The air defense missile is the biggest difference between the two ships except radar and electronic systems.

The Xiangyang ship is equipped with an Eight-connected Haihongqi 7 short-range air defense missile, which is launched using an inclined arm. The missile has a total length of meter, a bullet diameter of 156 mm, a wingspan of 0.55 meters, a total amount of 84.5 kilograms, a combat headquarters weighs 14 kilograms, a maximum range of 1 kilometer, and a maximum combat height of 6,000 meters. It has the ability to intercept anti-ship missiles with sea-sweeping flights, and a maximum speed of Mach 6. It is only equipped with air defense capabilities.

On the side of the Yueyang ship is equipped with 32 Haihongqi 16 medium-range air defense missiles, which adopt the most advanced vertical launch method. The missile has a total length of 5.5 meters, a bullet diameter of 0.4 meters, a total weight of 0.7 tons, a warhead weighs 65 kilograms, a maximum range of 40 kilometers, and a maximum combat height of 5 kilometers. It also has the ability to intercept anti-ship missiles with sea-sweeping flights, a maximum speed of 4.5 Mach, and all have regional air defense capabilities.

A warship like the Yueyang ship can monitor a range of 60 kilometers in diameter and can provide air defense protection within a range of 50 kilometers in diameter. In addition to the advantages of anti-submarine capabilities and radar and electronic systems, the comprehensive combat capability far exceeds that of the Xiangyang ship, of course, in addition to naval guns.

If you can use missiles to fight, you will naturally choose to use Eagle Strike 8, because Eagle Strike 8 itself is an anti-ship missile, and the warhead is much larger than the Haihongqi 16, with high accuracy and great power.

However, after a brief discussion with the commanders on the Yueyang ship, Wang Hailong and the commanders on the Yueyang ship believed that the previous headquarters' consideration was not unreasonable. The artillery power of the crossing fleet was seriously insufficient, and the warships themselves were quite weak. Therefore, in this era, they mainly rely on missiles to fight. However, the entire crossing fleet carried limited missiles, far fewer than artillery shells, and even fewer anti-ship missiles. Only the Yueyang ship, Sanya ship, Xiangyang ship, and Huaihua ships were equipped with eight Eagle Strike 8 anti-ship missiles. It is indeed not cost-effective to use Eagle Strike 8 ships like the Xumo.

The number of air defense missiles in the crossing fleet is relatively higher. Take Haihongqi 16 as an example. Yueyang, Sanya and Kunming ships each have 32 rounds, so it is better to use Haihongqi 16. Eagle strike 8 is still reserved to target with greater value. In addition, using Haihongqi 16 also has considerable experimental properties. If air defense missiles can effectively attack ships of this era, then there will be more choices for crossing the fleet, because Kunming ships are also equipped with 32 more powerful Haihongqi 9 long-range air defense missiles.

Although Haihongqi 16 is an air defense missile, it has the ability to intercept anti-ship missiles in seafly flights, so it can actually be used to attack non-missile targets on the sea surface. It simply means using a warship as a missile that flies in seafly flights. Moreover, considering that the electronic countermeasures and interference capabilities in this era are basically zero, it is more than enough to use Haihongqi 16 to attack the Xumo.

However, the command center of the Yueyang ship also made preparations. If using a Haihong Flag 16 is not enough to sink the Shoumu, then use another one. If the Seahong Flag 16 fails to hit the Shoumu, you can only use the Eagle Strike 8.
Chapter completed!