In Hikaruto Uemura's vision, the entire Russian fleet suddenly became two parts, one of which was composed of two old battleships. They continued to turn and then headed towards the reverse direction of the Japanese fleet. In addition, the huge steel spearhead composed of Borodino-level battleships slightly turned half of the prayer point westward. In this way, it turned into the Russian fleet to cut the Japanese fleet in reverse!

It doesn't matter if the Russians start using this tactic. Even if they are entangled with Hikasaki Uemura's fast fleet, the battleship formation behind them can still find an opportunity to cut the opponent from the counter and then attack on both sides. But now, because before the smoke screen appears, the main fleet's judgment direction is that the Russian fleet turns to the northeast, so the main fleet turns in advance and intercepts the opponent on the predetermined channel.

This turn doesn't matter, which gives the Russians more time to adjust their formation. Moreover, the two old-style warships and several destroyers crossed between the main fleets of both sides, and the thick smoke emitted from the cigarette tanks on the other side's warships also hindered the shooting range of the Japanese main fleet! The course of the Japanese main fleet is actually the opposite of the Russian main fleet. They need to turn and kill two Russian cannon fodder ships that are in trouble before they can chase Makanov's main fleet again, and this takes time!

A drop of cold sweat fell from Hiroshinosuke Uemura's head. If Togo Hirahachiro's fleet could only lose a chance to intercept his opponent, then his fleet is at a critical moment! The Russians in front of him seemed to have no intention of escaping from the temporarily weakened encirclement net. The steel spearhead led by the Borodino-class battleship has been aimed at the Japanese cruiser! More than a dozen 12-inch cannons and dozens of 10-inch cannons have been aimed at Hiroshinosuke Uemura. Although Asama is good, his opponent is stronger!

"We have the chance to escape the cruiser fleet that has crippled the Japanese! For Russia, to go home!" The infectious voices of the officers echoed in the fleet. There is a saying in Europe that should not stop a fleet that will go home, and there is a saying in China that is called "Going to jump over the wall when you are desperate." These two sentences are just right for the Russians!

The speed of the Japanese cruiser formation is too high. As long as they are there, the Russian fleet will never be able to escape. Therefore, Makanov's plan was not blindly avoided from the beginning. He was like a lone wolf forced into a corner. Although he was in danger, he was always ready to bite the other party!

Boom! The Russian fleet showed its terrifying power for the first time since the Crimean War! The four battleships and four armored cruisers commanded by Makanov shot dense rain of bullets at the six Japanese cruisers. The gun fired almost into a piece of fire. Countless shells roared towards the target. From a distance, the entire Russian fleet was like an erupting mobile volcano. The armored cruiser at the head of the team was first taken care of, and the two Borodino-class battleships concentrated their firepower to attack the flagship of this fast fleet!

The concentrated shooting of more than ten large-caliber artillery 5 kilometers away will definitely make any warship in this era unable to survive! The 12-inch and 10-inch shells hit the Asashima like heavy hammers. The shells hitting the armored belt may bounce open or leave a crater. However, the shells hitting the superstructure will bring disaster to the warship. A storm composed of steel and flames swept the superstructure of the entire warship. In addition to the command tower with armor protection, the superstructure on the Asashima was riddled with holes in a short time, especially the few shells landed in the middle of the warship, which not only blew a chimney into pieces, cut off the signal flag and other communication tools, but also caused a fire.

As for the counterattack of Asama, let's just ignore it. When the opponent's gun is larger and twice as many as the number, Asama can't make any waves. The other three ships of the Asama class are also stared at by the Russian fleet, which temporarily has the advantage in numbers. As a high-quality imitation version of the Liurik-type fast battleship, it is definitely not something that Asama can deal with. The remaining four American cruisers' six 10-inch guns are at least at the same level as the Asama class.

However, the first problem was not the Asashima. This battleship produced by the Brom-Foss Shipyard is still of excellent quality. Although the more than ten minutes of storm-like strike caused the Asashima to lose 3 8-inch guns and 1 10-inch gun on the combat side, the entire armor box structure is still complete. Relying on the thickness and height of the conscience, as well as the strength of the back plate, the cracks caused by the heavy artillery impact are not very large. In other words, although it was cut very badly, it will not sink for a while...

The first problem is that the original Spanish warship Tsukuba, which was seized by the Japanese and renamed after being renamed. Although this warship is also a high-quality imitation of German warships, it still has not learned the essence. For example, German warships are generally not equipped with torpedoes. Even if there are, the torpedo compartments are below the waterline and have relatively thick armor for protection. However, I don’t know whether the Japanese fleet was lightly equipped and the torpedo compartments are above the waterline or other reasons. A 12-inch shell from the Eagle battleship that Tsukuba caught the right hand of the Tsukuba successfully penetrated the torpedo compartments on the bow of the Tsukuba ship and detonated dozens of bottles of compressed air...

Accompanied by a loud noise that resounded throughout the fleet, the bow of Tsukuba seemed to jump upwards, and then hit the hydraulic force heavily. Then a series of explosions came from the inside. The violent explosion of the compressed air bottle caused a fire and detonated the torpedo in front! Although Tsukuba only carried 4 torpedoes, such a violent explosion was also quite deadly for a warship worth more than 10,000 tons! The torpedo's death explosion made the entire hull make a twisted and broken sound, and half of the bow seemed to be twisted by huge force, forming a strange angle with the hull behind. Thousands of tons of sea water also poured into it along countless breaches. What no one could have imagined was that after the battle began, the first sunken warship was actually the Japanese main battleship!

"Damn it! Let Togo get faster, if he doesn't want to collect the body of the Japanese Navy for me!" Hiroyuki Uemura shouted loudly as he looked at the Tsukuba battleship that had a serious head turn and gradually left the formation. It was already a huge disadvantage at the beginning of 6-to-8, but now it is 5-to-8, no, 4.5-to-8. His Asama number has been beaten half-dead, and now it is a lucky thing to have a radio left to contact Togo!

"Makanov is indeed worthy of being a long-time general in the Russian Navy. Although he is at an extreme disadvantage, he can still perform so well." Just where the war broke out in the Japanese and Russian fleet, the flagship of the German Far East Fleet, the armored cruiser of the Mainz, was watching the battle not too far away. As the commander of the fleet, Hippel had just seen this wonderful scene.
Chapter completed!