New Warlords 1909

The pilot flicked the tail of the aircraft, turned around, and came to the bow bridge, and immediately saw through the binoculars four or five people on the bridge holding binoculars and staring at him fiercely.Seemingly seeing the sign on his plane, a man waved at him cautiously.

"Isn't that Zhu Bing, Captain Zhu?" The driver was overjoyed. Back then, Zhu Bing made great achievements in the battle against the Beiyang Navy, and his photos were published in newspapers.This Zhu Bing, but the driver's fellow countryman, once made this young man admire him very much.

This time I ran into each other on the plane, and I was in a different mood. I couldn't help but waved vigorously towards the bridge, and shouted, "Hey, hey, Captain Zhu, the commander asked me to welcome you, you are heroes, hey, you guys Hurry up and go home, I'll go back and report to the commander!"

When the people on the bridge saw the pilot waving at them, they immediately cheered up.The team member who waved cautiously before said with a smile at this time, "Haha, I am our plane. Captain Zhu is afraid that it is the enemy's weirdness, so he is too nervous!"

"Fuck you!" Zhu Bing also relaxed, and said with a smile, "How many crises have we encountered along the way? When we don't reach the port, everyone is not allowed to relax our guard! Don't look at our huge warship, but it's a fucking shot There are no shells. Even if we encounter a torpedo boat with hundreds of tons, we have no power to fight back. Can we be careful?"

Although he knew that there was not much coal, Zhu Bing ordered to drive in a straight line at the calculated limit speed along the way.

No one is sure that if you drive in a curve, you will not encounter enemies. Instead of wasting time, it is better to try your luck.Zhu Bing and the others had an element of luck in driving the Kirishima out of the port, and they were not gambling on luck along the way.

Even if he saw the smoke of the merchant fleet, Zhu Bing ordered to stay away from it, so as not to reveal his whereabouts.At this time, the Kirishima was completely like a silver gun, strong on the outside but capable on the inside, a toothless tiger at all, unable to show off its power at all.

"Captain, found a warship, possibly a cruiser!"

A soldier who was on guard suddenly yelled, which immediately wiped out the relaxed atmosphere of the entire bridge. Everyone immediately picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of the alarm.

179 A Big Mac Comes Up the Huangpu River

The cruiser is the flagship of the First Fleet! "

One of the special operators shouted loudly, but before they could cheer in unison, another special operator put down his binoculars and opened his mouth and shouted, "Alarm, bearing 2166, we found a Japanese warship. /First/Two cruisers, four A fleet of destroyers!"

"What?" Zhu Bing quickly turned around, and what appeared on the distant horizon was indeed a fleet. According to the size of the smoke column, it could be preliminarily determined to be two light cruisers, four destroyers or torpedo ships.Although it is not certain that it is the Japanese fleet, but the first fleet of our side has come from the side to support, this side is not the Japanese fleet, who could it be?

"Send the order, sit at the rudder thirty degrees, and move forward at full speed!"

"Send a signal to the sea, we found an unidentified fleet in the northwest direction, suspected to be a Japanese fleet!"

Zhu Bing immediately issued an order. Although the displacement tonnage of the Kirishima was greater than the total tonnage of the enemy fleet, there were no shells, and the giant cannons on the ship were all for display.A tiger without teeth poses little threat at all.

The boiler of Kirishima is the latest oil-coal mixed combustion boiler. The power equipment adopts the latest steam turbine main force instead of the traditional reciprocating steam engine. The main power reaches 64000 horsepower, the maximum speed is 275 knots, and the cruising speed is 8000 nautical miles/14 knots .

Such an advantage is unmatched by most cruisers in active service in the Japanese Navy, and only the fast destroyers can barely catch up.So after Zhu Bing's order was issued, the three big smokers quickly spewed out thick black smoke, and the four steam turbines drove the propellers to run at full speed.The warship, which was originally at a relatively high speed, quickly turned around and headed towards Shanghai at a faster speed.

When the Kirishima had just turned around, the cruisers Izumi and Chiyoda of the Sixth Squadron of the Japanese Third Fleet spotted the huge warship Kirishima in front almost at the same time.Amidst ghostly roars, the Japanese warship also fired at full power, vowing to sink the Kirishima in one fell swoop.Even if he is allowed to sink to the bottom of the sea, the Chinese cannot get it.

The First Fleet Feihong was the first to receive the signal from the Kirishima, and soon spotted the Japanese fleet ahead.Captain Lei Guangjiong quickly notified the flagship and accelerated to move forward.

"Fly the war flag. The whole ship is ready for battle immediately. Approach the enemy ship at high speed!" Lei Guangjiong received the signal from the flagship.Order quickly.

Sirens echoed across the deck.All the young sailors ran around nervously but in an orderly manner.Most of these sailors have no combat experience.Some were when Hua Fei first attacked Nanjing.Those fleet sailors who rebelled and surrendered.Most of them were recruits transferred from the army or newly recruited for training.

In the battle with the Beiyang Navy.Many recruits have yet to be recruited.Most of the [-] naval battles were laborious.They are all places where the submarine force was established.At that time they were the only mission on the warship.Just run away at full speed.Or retreat.

Now get the command of the flagship.Start a frontal battle with the opponent's incoming enemy.Prevent them from pursuing the Kirishima.Because according to the information from Kirishima.The coal they have on board is running low.If you drive at such a high speed.I'm afraid it will be difficult to support returning to the Changxing Island base.

The opponents are two old-fashioned cruisers and four destroyers.Not superior in strength.Since the establishment of the Huafeidi Navy.Although no new ships have been purchased.But such as the Feihong.Gunboat Whale.Gunboat Dragon, these warships ordered by the former Qing Dynasty.After the completion of the project, the government of the Republic of China was unable to pay the balance.All were taken by Hua Fei in various ways.Buy and return.

In addition, for the old Earthsea.Haitian.Hairong and other warships were refitted.The latest steam turbine was replaced.The power is greatly increased.

Replaced some of the main guns, replaced some of the secondary guns with the latest rapid-fire guns, unified the caliber of the main guns and secondary guns of the warships, and improved the main guns and secondary guns of various calibers on the original warships, reducing the Increased the difficulty of supplying logistical ammunition.

At the same time, the armor of important parts of the warship, such as turrets, boiler rooms, power cabins, ammunition cabins, and bridge conning towers, is thickened.At the same time, in order to prevent torpedo attacks, an anti-torpedo watertight compartment is installed below the waterline.The method of adding armor to key parts is very similar to the key protection concept of the US Nevada-class battleships.The addition of the anti-torpedo watertight compartment has greatly enhanced the anti-torpedo capability of the warship.

These seemingly inconspicuous modifications cost more than half of the navy's military expenditure.Even so, the military expenditure of the navy is far from enough.If it weren't for the support of the national defense fund established by Hua Fei himself, I am afraid that the modification alone would not be completed.

These modifications have maximized the combat effectiveness of existing warships without purchasing additional ships, and fully improved the existing armament resources.

The displacement of the enemy's cruiser was only more than 3000 tons, while the six main warships of the First Fleet going to sea were not much different.It's just that the classification of ships by the First Fleet of the National Defense Forces is somewhat different from that of other countries.For warships with a displacement of less than 700, Hua Fei divided them into patrol gunboats and high-speed torpedo boats according to different equipment and tasks.

Warships with a displacement of 700 to 600 are divided into patrol gunboats, high-speed torpedo attack ships, and coastal protection ships (frigates) according to their functions.If the displacement reaches 600, but does not exceed 4000, it is considered a destroyer.Tons to 2000 tons are considered cruisers, 2000 to 20000 tons are considered battleships, and more than 20000 tons will be classified as famous dreadnoughts, or even super dreadnoughts.

Although there are some personal wishes in this division, it is better at a glance, and with Hua Fei's prestige, no one objects.Therefore, Lei Guangjiong's Feihong was originally a cruiser, but in Hua Fei's naval order, it could only be classified as a destroyer.

Destroyers are just destroyers. When divided in this way, except for the flagship Hai and Haitian, the other main warships are all destroyers, so Lei Guangjiong didn't care.In the National Defense Forces, what is really relied on is military merit.Although everyone didn't say it when they received the order from the staff, everyone understood that the captain of the Kirishima must be selected from the six main warships.So who will be chosen depends on this battle.

Kirishima, that is a dreadnought battleship with a displacement of more than [-] tons!As a naval captain commander, no one does not dream of commanding such a huge ship one day, galloping on the ocean.This is a dream, but also an incomparable honor.

Lei Guangjiong was very aware of his strengths and weaknesses. As a Chinese returning from abroad to participate in the revolution, Lei Guangjiong never thought that he would be so important in the revolutionary army.He was originally an intern navigator in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Moved by Hua Fei's various declarations and calls, he returned to China and joined Hua Fei's new revolutionary army.

After learning of his resume, Lei Guangjiong was sent directly to the Nanjing Naval Academy, and later transferred to the Changxing Island Naval Academy.In the battle against the Beiyang Navy, and the previous first ship

In retreat.Lei Guangjiong led the Jian'an torpedo attack ship to fight bravely, + ship, and made great military exploits.

After the original captain of the Feihong was injured and retired, he was directly transferred to the Feihong as the captain, and his promotion speed was considered rare in the navy.

"Captain, close to the range of the main gun!" The observer shouted from the artillery observation room in the middle of the ship's mast.

As soon as the observer's voice fell, the Haihao fired first. The 254mm cannon had a much longer range than the Feihong's 52mm main gun.

Various ranging data were quickly transmitted to the turret, and Lei Guangjiong on the bridge put down the binoculars, and decisively ordered, "Fire!"

The two six-inch main guns fired almost at the same time, and one shell hit Chiyoda's starboard side a few meters away.

Lei Guangjiong shouted hello, and at the same time, various correction data were quickly communicated to the main battery.Boom!Two more shells were fired, but unfortunately they still missed the target.

Boom!All the sailors on the Feihong reloaded, aimed, and designed at high speed.After the third round of firing, a shell finally hit Chiyoda's main deck.However, the 52mm shells did not pose a fatal threat to his armor. Some small fires ignited on the local warships, which were quickly extinguished by the sailors on the warships.

The battle continued, the two sides entangled, and the bombardment came and went.

The Navy's First Fleet temporarily held an advantage in tonnage and firepower, but the Japanese army fought tenaciously, showing no sign of shrinking back.After more than ten minutes of fighting, a Japanese destroyer was hit continuously by Feihong's multiple shells, and finally caught fire and sank quickly.

The light cruiser Chiyoda was also under the pincer attack of Feihong, Hai, and Haitian. It ignited a raging fire, lost its combat power, and withdrew from the combat area.Most of our warships were hit by shells, and more than 20 sailors were killed in battle, and the ships were slightly injured.

Just as the First Fleet adjusted its formation and was preparing to continue its fierce attack on the cruiser Izumi, a destroyer of the Japanese army found a good opportunity to continuously fire torpedoes at the destroyer Hairong.

The Hai Rong dodged left and right, but in the end it was too late to dodge and was hit by the enemy's second torpedo.At this time, Hua Fei made his own claim, and the torpedo-resistant watertight compartments installed on several major warships played a role. The torpedoes of the Japanese destroyer Z[-] had limited power and exploded the watertight compartments, while the waterline armor of the ships was only damaged. Slight trauma does not affect combat.

When Ding Jiang, the captain of the Hairong, was terrified, the people on the Japanese destroyer were also dumbfounded.When the torpedo hit the Hai Rong, everyone on the destroyer cheered.Hitting one torpedo is hard to say, but hitting two torpedoes at once, even a battleship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, is enough for him to drink a pot of earth.Even if the Hai Rong does not sink, it will definitely lose its combat effectiveness and can only withdraw from the battle.That is, if the destroyer chases after it, and adds a few more guns and torpedoes, it will definitely sink it.

However, everyone on the destroyer, including the captain, believed that even if the second torpedo hit the cruiser Suma, the flagship of the Sixth Squadron, it would definitely sink.The opponent is just an armored cruiser with a displacement of less than [-] tons, so there is absolutely no reason for her to escape.

But amidst the laughter of all the sailors on the destroyer, the Hai Rong wobbled, suddenly turned its muzzle, and approached the destroyer.Bang bang bang bang bang bang!Four 52mm main guns and eight [-]m secondary guns fired at the same time, immediately submerging the Japanese destroyer in the artillery fire.

Until a shell hit the captain of the destroyer, and until the destroyer began to enter the water and sank, the captain who graduated from the Etajima Naval Academy still did not understand why the Chinese warship that was hit by two torpedoes not only did not sink, but seemed to be unscathed. Generally harmless.

"Report, the flagship has sent an order to quickly evacuate the battlefield!" Guan Tong quickly ran to Lei Guangjiong to report.

"Retreat? Why retreat?" Lei Guangjiong was puzzled.

"The flagship's reconnaissance plane spotted the main Japanese fleet fifty nautical miles to the northwest!"

"Main fleet?" Lei Guangjiong quickly understood the meaning of the flagship. Their mission was to stop and delay the enemy ships and buy a certain amount of time for the Kirishima.Now the battle has lasted for more than two hours, and the Kirishima has long gone, it is time to retreat, and now is not the time for a decisive battle with the Japanese army.

Lei Guangjiong's binoculars looked at the cruiser Izumi who was entangled with Yingrui and Zhaohe.Lei Guangjiong decisively ordered to go around the side and rear of the Izumi, braved the enemy's gunfire, quickly approached, quickly fired all four torpedoes, and then turned directly to the direction of the flagship to retreat without looking at it.