Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

Although the Sakura Navy sank the Alexander III, they did not pay a price.

The Naniwa was penetrated through the waterline on the left side, and its speed dropped from the original 18 knots to 13 knots. And at least one to two hundred tons of seawater was poured into the hull.

This greatly reduced the maneuverability of the Naniwa, and it could only withdraw from the battlefield and return to the Sakura Country for repairs.

The Takachie was also damaged, with two hits on the front deck, causing the casualties of at least hundreds of Sakura Nation sailors.

Hiei and Akagi were sunk.

In other words, in order to deal with the battleship Alexander III, Sakura Country paid the price of two deaths and two injuries.

However, the sunk Hiei and Akagi were both old-fashioned ironclads and were originally semi-obsolete battleships, so if they sank, they would sink. It would not greatly weaken the combat power of the Sakura Kingdom Navy.

Taka Chie was still able to continue fighting, and the main turret was not damaged at all. After a short period of repairs, the Naniwa was also able to return to the battle sequence in a very short period of time.

The Rakshasa Kingdom lost the new battleship Alexander III.

As a digression here, battleships are divided into pre-dreadnought class and post-dreadnought class. The division between the two started after the launch of the dreadnought class.

The former Dreadnought-class battleships cannot compare with the later Dreadnought-class battleships in terms of firepower and armor. The difference between the two, to exaggerate a bit, is equivalent to using a family car to compare speed with a top-notch sports car.

The biggest difference between the two armors is that the main disk can automatically correct and fire salvos, and the other is that the ship body has become slender.

The former Dreadnought-class battleship was like a short and fat bucket, while the latter Dreadnought-class battleship generally has a slender hull and is very beautiful.

A large part of the design concepts of modern battleships evolved from the Dreadnought-class battleships.

To be more straightforward, the former Dreadnought-class battleship and the latter Dreadnought-class battleship can be said to be not the same kind of battleship.

Togo Heihachiro saw that his side had destroyed the Alexander III battleship squadron of the Rakshasa Kingdom. Although his side also suffered losses, they were still within an acceptable range.

"Order all ships to enter combat positions and move towards the Vladivostok military port!" Togo Heihachiro said to Heiyuanyi behind him.

"Hi!" Heyuan Yaoyi nodded quickly, and then went to pass on Togo Heihachiro's order.

At this time, Togo Heihachiro actually felt a little regretful in his heart. They wasted several hours trying to destroy the Alexander III battleship.

This was slightly different than the one to two hours he expected to sink the opponent. At this time, Togo Heihachiro could only pray that the Rakshasa Kingdom was not ready for battle.

Two hours later, Togo Heihachiro approached the Vladivostok military port. By this time, the sky had brightened and the visibility had improved.

However, what troubled Togo Heihachiro was that at this time, some of the warships of the Rakshasa Kingdom's Baltic Combined Fleet had already left the port.

This is inconsistent with the news that he arrived, saying that the combined fleet is still staying in the military port.

But what made him relieved was that although the combined fleet had left the port, it did not want to escape, but wanted to have a showdown with him.

Togo Heihachiro put down the telescope in his hand. He frowned slightly, wondering whether he should issue an order to attack.

"Your Excellency, Commander, please issue a combat order!" Yaoichi Heyuan saw Togo Heihachiro's entanglement, and he said quickly.

"The Imperial Navy is not the weak Great Xia Navy, we are the overlord of the East!"

"Although half of Rakshasa Kingdom's Baltic Combined Fleet has left port, you should be more concerned that half of them have not yet left port."

"If we can't defeat our opponents in one go at this time, then we will have no chance of winning when they all go out to fight."

"In this situation, the advantage is still in the hands of our Imperial Navy! Please don't hesitate, please give the order!"

When Togo Heihachiro heard Kawahara Yoichi's words, he suddenly felt a little moved.

It is true that the combined fleet can now face more warships than he expected, but the advantage is still on his side.

There must be a battle between the Empire and the United Fleet, so why not choose a situation that is favorable to the Imperial Navy to start a war with the other party?

You know, on the battlefield, any little advantage may change the direction of the entire battle in the end.

"Kawahara-kun, you are right." Togo Heihachiro nodded, and then he personally walked to the microphone and announced the battle order to the Sakura Kingdom fleet in a deep voice.

"The first battle is the decisive battle! The empire will rise and fall in this battle. All members must work hard! Your Majesty Tianhuang, on board!"

After hearing Togo Heihachiro's pre-war encouragement, the entire Sakura Kingdom navy fell into madness.

Those crazy navy soldiers shouted "onboard" one by one, and then drove the battleship towards the combined fleet.

At this time, on the Combined Fleet side, Lieutenant General Roger Stevinsky's face was ashen.

If it hadn't been for the fact that he suddenly received an anonymous warning letter the day before, and he had kept an eye on it, then his combined fleet would now be blocked in the military port.

At this time, Lieutenant General Roger Stevinsky had some regrets as to why he did not fully believe the warning letter and prepare all the warships.

However, at this time, most of his main forces had already left the port to prepare for the battle, which made Lieutenant General Roger Stevinsky a little relieved.

At least he is now in peace and has no power to fight back. If he persists longer and waits until the boilers of the other half of the warships in the military port are heated up and can go to sea, then this battle will be considered a victory.

"Tell Vladisk to tell the remaining warships to hurry up and prepare for war!"

"In addition, send an order to all ships to follow the flagship and fight!"

"Yes! Your Excellency, Commander!" After hearing Roger Stevinsky's order, the adjutant on the side immediately ran to convey his order.

Roger Stevinsky's car is the battleship Prince Suvorov, which is also a new type of battleship.

The Prince Suvorov, relying on its thick armor, rushed to the front line.

Behind him was half of the Baltic Fleet, with more than twenty battleships of various types. The ships were strong and powerful, and there were four battleships alone.

On the Sakura Country side, there are more battleships than the United Fleet. The total number is about thirty warships of various types. But the battleships here in Sakura Country are all cruisers.

Their overall speed is faster than that of the Combined Fleet, but their artillery and armor are much worse than those of the Combined Fleet.

In the early morning, at 7:34, the flagship of the Combined Fleet, the battleship Duke Suvorov, fired the first shot. Three minutes later, the Yoshino, which had completed its turn, launched a counterattack against the battleship Duke Suvorov.

The main ships of both sides started an artillery battle within a distance of 6000 meters, and the sea battle officially began!