The Rise of the Empire

Generally speaking, the Yoshino is indeed much stronger than Akitsu, both in terms of firepower and health (if it has this attribute), but it is useless in actual combat! The rapid-fire firepower that Yoshino is proud of has no way to face the large-area defensive armor of the armored cruiser Mainz. Except that the shells hitting the superstructure and deck can cause a certain degree of fire, there is no other effect .

On the contrary, in the battle just now, it was Naniwa's two main guns that really affected the Mainz! One of the 260MM shells hit the bow armor belt of the Mainz. The sharp impact of the armor-piercing shell tore through the 3-inch armor defense. , Dozens of tons of water have been poured in, and that's it!

Three 150MM guns and several 88MM rapid-fire guns were assigned to suppress the Naniwa, and the other four 150MM guns and two 280MM main guns focused on the Yoshino. The so-called protected secondary gun of the Yoshino is nothing more than a gun shield made of several steel plates. It can block shrapnel, but if the 6-inch gun hits directly, it will only lead to death.

And Mainz's secondary gun is almost in a steel gun nest! If the German officers and soldiers who were on the battlefield for the first time were still nervous at the beginning of the battle, then after more than half an hour of fighting, except for the ear-piercing sound of shell explosions and the smoke from the gun nests The smell is a bit pungent, and there is no difference from the exercise! The gunners aimed and attacked almost methodically according to the code of practice.

The Yoshino's rapid-fire gun fire was useless under the heavy armor of the Mainz. Apart from exploding balls of flames on the side string armor, at most it could only damage the hull plating or put a bullet on the deck. put on fire. Mainz's shooting volume does not have a big advantage, but it bites the flesh!

The 6-inch, 4.7-inch and 75MM rapid-fire guns that were originally supplemented by the side string of the Yoshino were destroyed one by one by rolling barrages. The Japanese can still find a few pieces of meat next to the twisted cannon that was blown up. And a pool of dark brown blood! In essence, there is no essential difference between the performance of Yoshino and Akitsuju, it's just a matter of how long you persist!

"The Naniwa is approaching the shallow sea! The Yoshino is covering it and fleeing towards the shallow sea!" Hipper first discovered the opponent's plan. The Yoshino tried his best to lie between the Naniwa and the Mainz armored ship, and the Naniwa Then sail towards the shallow water like crazy!

"The dog jumped the wall!" Prince Ruprecht still felt that he had underestimated the decisiveness of the Japanese! In front is the shallow water area, and experienced sailors can even distinguish it by the color of the sea water. The draft of the Mainz-class armored cruiser is more than 7 meters! The wave speed is about 5 meters. To be honest, the prince thinks that life is more precious, so he doesn't want to risk his life with the other party.

"Focus on another wave of firepower, and don't enter the shallow sea area!" The prince still chose to save his life at the critical moment, but because of the restraint of the Yoshino and the cover of gunpowder smoke, the accuracy of the last wave of long-distance bombardment was not very good. A medium-caliber shell hit the stern of the Naniwa, burning a layer of the entire rear deck.

"It seems to have run away!" Hipper said with some regret. And just before his words fell, a loud noise suddenly came from the stern of the Naniwa! A huge fireball rose from the stern of the ship, and the violent explosion even blasted the 260MM gun at the stern of Naniwa into two pieces! Then, accompanied by a soaring flame and thick gunpowder smoke, a mushroom cloud rose slowly! The Naniwa also lost control like a dog with a broken spine, and then drifted towards the shallow talk under the action of residual power and waves!

"It's not bad, our main cannon seems to have done a good job!" said the prince, wiping the sweat off his brow. The shot just now should have hit the rear ammunition depot of the Naniwa.

Although it is a dome armored cruiser, Naniwa's ammunition depot is also protected to a certain extent, and ordinary 6-inch high-explosive bombs will definitely not be able to penetrate it. The only thing that can be explained is that the main gun hits. Although the ship was not completely blown in two, Naniwa probably will never appear on the sea again!

"Retreat!" Kawara Kazuichi took one last look at this steel behemoth that almost wiped out the entire squadron! Gritting his teeth, he ordered. Today is really a day of ups and downs. When the Japanese fleet intercepted the Qing fleet and sank the escorting Jiyuan and Guangyi, Kawahara Yoichi believed that he had made contributions to the empire! In just two hours, 3 brigades of the Qing army and 2 warships were wiped out. He was intoxicated by the glory and the imagination of the future. but now........

"The damage of the 6-inch gun is still low. It is enough to sweep the deck, but the damage to the core cabin is still limited." Seeing the Yoshino quickly fleeing the battlefield covered in flames and gunpowder smoke, Hipper said with a little regret . He couldn't have imagined that the German Navy's first actual combat in decades would actually be like this! And it's so clean and beautiful.

After relaxing, Hipper suddenly collapsed. He was just about to sit on the stool to rest for a while, but before his ass was touched, he was lifted up by the prince and kept!

"Hurry up and get up and do business!" Ruprecht's bloodshot eyes and slightly hideous face made Hipper feel a little dizzy. "Think the war is over? Dream it! It's just beginning!"

"Immediately find someone to check on Ingenuel and the others. If there are a few awake, count the casualties. Also, send a small boat to the nearby waters to search for the Japanese prisoners of war immediately! Keep them alive! This shit is evidence!"

"Call me that guy Herbert! Even if he's lying on a stretcher, he'll be brought up!" The prince was furious when he thought of Herbert. This guy's appeasement policy almost destroyed the entire ship!

Probably the casualties have already come out. There are more than 560 people on a battleship, and more than 40 casualties, half of which were caused within 5 minutes of the start of the battle! In an instant, the high-ranking officer on the ship who was sitting on the bridge was almost beaten to death or injured! If anyone was to take the blame afterwards, it must be this kid!

Although the battle was won, the prince didn't dare to relax at all. If there were no accidents, the main force of the Japanese United Fleet was nearby, so he couldn't stay for too long. A ship challenging a country? It's better to wash and sleep, people let you fight, you don't have enough shells!

After the war, there will be a lawsuit! Now I must let Herbert take the Japanese prisoners and the victimized German merchant ship to Tianjin, and then immediately contact the German ambassador to the Qing Dynasty to tell the country about this matter! First put the blame on the Japanese. Take the moral high ground! Then I have to lead the Mainz back to Shanghai to rendezvous with Tirpitz. After the rendezvous, the German fleet is really not afraid of anything!

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