"Yang Pipe, there are already three boilers that cannot be used due to water inlet or pipeline rupture. In addition, there is a long-term lack of maintenance and maintenance, as well as coal-fired quality problems, so our speed is only 13 knots at the fastest. If we encounter opponents again, we can only fight to the end." Earl Spey, who is the chief of the Kaiyuan cruiser gun, reported to Yang Yonglin.

3 months! It's been three months. Since the last simple maintenance and maintenance in Weihai last time, this armored cruiser has not been docked for three months! During this period, the Kaiyuan cruiser sank eight Japanese Navy transport ships in the Yellow Sea, sent 1,500 Japanese troops to the sea to feed fish, and burned 3,200 tons of various supplies.

Then the warship ventured across the Tsushima Strait and rushed towards Yuanshan. When the Japanese fleet searched for the traces of Kaiyuan in the Yellow Sea, outside the Yuanshan landing site, Mainz used dense shells to flatten half of the landing ground, and at the same time destroyed four transport ships that could not be avoided!

When the Japanese fleet took a shortcut to sail from the Korean Strait to the Sea of ​​Japan, the warship actually passed through the Shigaguan Strait and entered the Seto Inland Sea! After making a big fuss, it even ran out of the plum blossom waterway! The performance along the way can be described as thrilling!

When the Kaiyuan cruiser sent merchant ships with a total tonnage of more than 5 tons and 3,500 Japanese Navy and Army soldiers to hell, the warship had not even encountered the opponent's main fleet. Then the warship began to hunt alone transport ships in the East China Sea and completed three resupply!

If nothing unexpected happens, this warship may be able to keep up with more time, and even rely on a few more cases to maintain it. However, for some reasons, the Japanese fast fleet successfully captured the Beiyang cruiser outside Shandong!

The three cruisers Kasuhi, Matsushima and Akashima blocked the evacuated cruiser Kaiyuan. The enemy was particularly jealous when they met. After more than two hours of fierce fighting, the Japanese fleet successfully broke the barrel of the main turret of the Kaiyuan tail, destroying at least 5 secondary guns at the same time. The hull's head and tail armor belt also knocked on several large holes. Of course, the final result was that the Kaiyuan escaped again under the cover of night, while the Matsushima would never return to Japan...

Japanese gunners once again carried forward their spirit of deafness, and Japanese warships inherited the long-standing tradition of firecrackers in history! The Matsushima, Mikasa, Hanoi, and Muro were possessed at this moment! The Matsushima self-destruction in this plane is absolutely inevitable! It gathers the essence of the security issues of the Navy ammunition depot of the Dadian Navy! The random stacked shells and the teleportation channel without arson facilities make everything natural!

During the battle, a 280mm shell successfully ignited the 120mm shells and **** piled up next to the gun position! Then a violent explosion poured into the ammunition depot with surging flames! Accompanied by a shocking sound, the Songdao completed the cycle of fate!

(To complain, everyone is saying that British BC firecrackers are a historical tradition, why not look at the Japanese Navy's firecrackers tradition? The British were at least in seconds during wartime. How many famous Japanese warships were destroyed in non-war state? These once famous warships were actually so unknown, which makes people think deeply! They say that the Japanese are so meticulous, why don't they think about their own ammunition depot issue?)

After a war, the remaining two Japanese warships did not dare to chase after them, saying that you are waiting, I have brothers! After this battle, Mainz finally reached the verge of exhaustion. The non-core protection area of ​​the warship had been beaten beyond recognition. Due to the British, the warship could not dock at the neutral port, and mines were laid in the northern port under the cover of the Japanese fleet. The subsequent two failures of supply caused Mainz to drop sharply.

"Maybe in the last battle, even if the warships can support it, the amount of ammunition is probably not enough! The ammunition stock of all artillery is only a little over 30%. We can obtain food and coal by killing Japanese transport ships, but what should we do if the shells are?" Hippel said to Yang Yonglin more than once. At this point, even if everyone is too excited, the worst moment must be considered.

"When we encounter a neutral ship again, I will send you and your comrades away. The war has ended, your country has done its best, and the rest is Yang's business." Yang Yonglin knew very well that the other party could fight with him until now was no longer a simple problem for both buyers and sellers.

Long before returning to the East China Sea, during a maritime supply supply, the German officers who assisted the supply ship told Schell and others that their mission had been completed and could be evacuated at any time. In the eyes of ordinary people, the country had agreed, why should these soldiers participate in a battle that was doomed to fail? Although Hector's courage to challenge Achishus was commendable, he was a hero, but he was also considered a futile action. From a rational point of view, it was very meaningful to continue to stay.

"I'll wait a little longer, let the wounded and those who are willing to leave first." Scher finally decided to stay. God knows whether he can continue to supply next time. Perhaps this is his last chance to evacuate. In the end, more than 20 wounded and more than ten willing to evacuate were on the supply ship and set off on his way back. Scher, Hippel and others continued to be on the Mainz.

"Why do you want to stay?" Hippel asked as he watched the transport ship finally disappear on the sea.

"I'm experiencing it, do you know? The moment I joined the Imperial Navy, I decided to leave the pond of Beihai sooner or later! The Beihai is too small, I don't like it. I like the feeling of sailing and fighting on the ocean. In order to live longer in the future, I must accumulate experience." Earl Spee said with a smile, and then the topic changed: "What about you? In the future, when you go back, you are likely to command a warship. What will you do?"

"I will stay in the Beihai. Although the Beihai is small, it has the most powerful navy in the world! They will be the only opponents worth worrying about in the high seas fleet. What I mean and you want to reverse it. I don't look at the size of the place, but whether there is enough weight to be the opponent!"

To be honest, after experiencing so many things, Hippel's disgust with Japan reached a certain level, and naturally he would not have any good feelings for the British! This feeling continued to ferment in the following days! Because of the British, his supplies were cut off...

For a period of time, Hippel's daily food was only hard bread and jerky. The former needed to be soaked in water, while the latter needed to be made into powder with a file and put it in water before it could be eaten! "I feel that every day I eat wood and stones! Maybe one day I did not die under the other party's shells, but from these damn foods!" Hippel complained more than once.
Chapter completed!