The Rise of the Empire

Only by saving himself can we talk about defeating the opponent and participating in the first naval battle. Ruprecht is also a little dizzy, but Prince Ruprecht can at least confirm the following points:

"First, the Japanese will never stop. Their madness will make them lose their minds, especially in this seemingly irreparable situation! They will attack like mad dogs, even if they make a peaceful settlement, that's nothing. It's a fiction!"

"Second, you must keep your distance. As long as your ship doesn't run aground or get hit by the opponent's torpedo, it's not a big problem. Even if you encounter the main force of the Japanese Combined Fleet, you can still escape!"

"Third, the 8-inch armored conning tower of the armored cruiser Mainz is worthy of your trust! He doesn't care what other commanders do, the prince won't go out anyway."

"Tell the people below that you must keep your distance! Whether it is a fight or a tie, you must keep your distance!" Under Ruprecht's order, Hipper immediately communicated with the following through the microphone.

As the armored cruiser Mainz approached, the two Japanese cruisers finally spotted each other! The huge hull of the Mainz and the dense rapid-fire artillery on the side strings made the Japanese shudder, and when they saw the eagle flag of the Second Empire Navy on the mast clearly! Togo Heihachiro and Uemura Hikoyuki felt a cold air rushing directly from the tailbone to the forehead, and their hearts almost froze!

"God Amaterasu bless you!" Some of the officers below were stunned. How did they really think that there was really a German warship next to them at this time, and it was such a powerful German warship! If Yoshino was here, they would still dare to fight, but now Yoshino doesn't know where to go! A 2 to 1 quantitative advantage is worth it?

"What should I do?" The Qiujinzhou asked after a signal was issued.

"Sudden attack, torpedo!" Togo Heihachiro, as the future commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, is not lacking in courage. This guy's courage is as big as a bucket. In his opinion, the matter has been irreversible. If the German warship is not there, Then it’s easy to say anything, it’s a big deal to lose money, but the key now is to beat up other people’s merchant ships with holes in them under their noses. This is a provocation, and there is no room for both sides to turn around!

If that's the case, what's the point? Find a way to kill your opponent! As for what will happen later, that's beyond his control. If he loses this battle, whether he can go back alive is a matter of choice!

Of course, he knew that if he acted recklessly, he would definitely die, so this cunning Japanese commander came up with another way. The two warships stopped attacking the Haisheng, and then approached the German fleet. When approaching, Some personnel left the gun positions and stood on the deck, making a gesture of not being an enemy to the opponent.

"Anyway, rapid-fire guns are useless, it depends on whether the main guns and torpedoes can make a difference!" Togo Heihachiro was betting that he carried forward the traditions of the Japanese for hundreds of years, betting hysterically that he could win!

"The Japanese have stopped, and they seem to be planning to reconcile." Herbert tried his best to stop the German naval officer who was too adrenaline-suppressed and who might strike at any time.

"They are approaching, and the crew is on the deck, which means they don't plan to fight us!" Herbert continued. "Are you making the same gesture?"

"Keep them at a distance, their rapid-fire guns are useless to us, we are worried about the Japanese main guns and torpedoes!" Ruprecht's anxious roar came from the bridge microphone! And this sentence seems to have awakened some people. Regardless of the Japanese, keeping a distance first is tantamount to maintaining an advantage. You can't let your opponent get too close! What if one hits a torpedo?

"Keep a distance, stop advancing, and send personnel to come over in a small boat!" Soon, the Mainz made such a semaphore!

"Damn it, we've been exposed!" The guilty Japanese lost their temper and missed the last chance to resolve the issue peacefully.

The two Japanese cruisers began to accelerate rapidly, and all the personnel ran to the battle position amidst the sharp battle sirens. The black hole muzzles of the two Japanese cruisers sprayed fire snakes at the Mainz at a distance of 1,500 meters. !

"They actually took the initiative to attack us?" When the dense rain of bullets swept towards the main deck of the Mainz, almost all Germans thought the Japanese were crazy! They couldn't even believe their eyes a little bit! Herbert stared blankly at the Japanese warship breathing fire snakes, and said something in surprise!

"Beware of torpedoes!" Almost the officers and soldiers on the armored cruiser Mainz couldn't believe that the first battle order after the battle suddenly started was actually issued by a prince!

The luck of the Japanese can be called against the sky. The firepower of the two 260-inch guns, three 150MM guns, three 6-inch rapid-fire guns, and three 4.7-inch rapid-fire guns on the sidestring of the two cruisers directly destroyed the unprotected Mainz. Flesh and blood exploded from the bridge! At that time, most of the commanders were on the bridge, and they never thought that the Japanese would be so decisive and ruthless in their actions! In just a few minutes, the German officers in the group were either killed or injured.

"Your Highness, I am afraid that you are the supreme commander on this ship now..." The armored cruiser Mainz, which was passing through the bullet rain of rapid-fire guns, was hit almost every minute, and when Hipper After confirming that the other commanders on the bridge did not respond, he immediately said to Ruprecht.

"Be careful of torpedoes, and then dodge to the northeast. After avoiding the blow, turn to the southwest, and we will cut from behind!" The prince has no combat experience except for playing a few naval chess deduction in his previous life, but his intuition told him, As long as you can keep the distance, if you fight firepower and armor, the opponent will not be able to beat you no matter how hard it is! Of course, the specific command details have to be polished by Hipper!

The first order of the prince saved the lives of everyone on board the ship, the huge armored cruiser immediately evaded in the opposite direction, and the Japanese had to fire torpedoes at a distance of 1200 meters! Compressed air powered torpedoes fired sporadically at this distance have little chance of hitting. Aunt Amaterasu's blessing is useless! Several white lines crossed the rear of the armored cruiser Mainz, leaving white trails behind!

"Damn it! Such a large hull is so flexible!" Togo Heihachiro cursed. After seeing his lightning strike being dodged by the opponent, he realized that the next battle might not be so easy to fight, and his firepower would not be effective. The battleship was severely damaged, and even most of the shells that hit the armor plate left a dent, and the effect of setting fire was ineffective. As long as the opponent slows down, he will be in danger!

"They evacuated towards 2 o'clock, the Germans are going to run!" However, the Japanese officers under him seemed to be very satisfied with this start, and the two ashigaru took advantage of the sneak attack to easily beat away a heavily armored samurai, which greatly boosted their confidence . They even intend to destroy the battleship!

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