Although this near-missing bomb did not hit directly, the impact of the explosion still caused considerable damage to the Songdao. The 305mm picric acid-charged shell was a battleship-level weapon, not a small light cruiser-level weapon at all.
The battleship could withstand it. In addition, the quality of the French-made protected cruiser itself was not very good. The huge vibration caused damage to many pipes inside the hull. The Songdao, which was charging at high speed, immediately slowed down. As a joint
As the lead ship of the fleet, its slowing down immediately affected the entire formation behind it.
At this time, all the three ships of the First Guerrilla Fleet opened fire at the same time with their 152mm rapid-fire guns. The dense shells streaked across the sea with a harsh roar, and soon exploded a stream of water columns on the right wing of the Beiyang Navy, but then the opposite ones
The retaliatory artillery fire from the second ships of Laiyuan and Jingyuan also sounded, but the entire fleet did not adjust because of this, but continued to rush towards the combined fleet at high speed. It was obvious that Ding Ruchang was not prepared to tangle with the Japanese high-speed cruisers.
The target is the Combined Fleet.
Just as the ships on the right wing were fighting the Naniwa three ships one after another, the eight main guns of the second ship Dingzhen plus two secondary guns, and the five forward main guns of Zhijingji Sanyuan roared at the same time, followed immediately by the two ships opposite them.
All the main guns of the Japanese ships also opened fire at the same time. The sea surface instantly seemed to be boiling, and the waves stirred up by the explosion crashed into the air. Amidst the bitter and sour poisonous smoke, water columns rose into the sky.
The advantage of the rapid-fire cannon was fully demonstrated at this time. Just when the main cannon of Dingzhen, which had not achieved any results, was reloaded and reset to aim, hundreds of large-caliber rapid-fire cannons on both sides were still raining bullets on each other, especially when the number accounted for 10% of the total.
The Japanese army had an absolute advantage. The 152 and 120 caliber artillery pieces sprayed flames crazily, and dense shells exploded on the Chinese ships one after another. Almost all Chinese warships, including the second ship Dingzhen, were ablaze with flames.
, especially the weakest Yangwei, which was completely a sea of fire under the attack of Naniwa.
The Japanese ships were also having a hard time. Except for Naniwa, Takachiho and the four ships Akagi and Saikyo Maru who were hiding far away, the other four ships were also shot one after another, especially the flagship Matsushima, where fire had already started on the ship.
Three minutes later, the Dingzhen main gun roared again. Because of the close distance, the effect of this salvo was obvious. A near-missed bomb exploded near Itsukushima. The hail of shrapnel smashed the front deck of Itsukushima into a mess.
, at the same time, another shell accurately hit the 320 Ghana gun at the tail of the Songdao, which was called the most useless cannon. This huge gun, which had never fired a shell so far, was instantly torn apart by the huge explosion power.
It was shattered, and the flying steel fragments swept across the entire front deck like cannonballs, and even a big hole was smashed in the chimney.
In the command cabin, Ito Heyou's liver was splitting at this time. Now he knew that the power of the calming main gun was beyond his imagination. Just one near-miss and one hit had already caused heavy losses to him. If he tried again,
I'm afraid Songdao couldn't bear one. After all, the combined fleet is the foundation of the entire country. There is no need to bury thousands of troops here, so he can almost say that he made a decisive decision and immediately issued an order for the fleet to retreat.
The flag signal played by the Songdao made the two armies fighting on the sea confused. The Japanese ships sent back inquiries almost at the same time. By this time, the First Guerrilla Fleet had actually destroyed the Yangwei, but it also paid a certain price.
Later, the rapid-firing artillery from the second distance also beat the Chiyoda at the rear into a mess.
Ito Hiroshi repeated his order without hesitation, and the Naniwa three ships that were engaged in the battle reluctantly left the battlefield at high speed. But at this moment, the main gun of Dingzhen roared again. Although there was no hit, it
However, it strengthened Ito Hiroshi's determination to retreat. Under his strict order, the Combined Fleet passed directly in front of the Beiyang Navy and fled at full speed to the southeast.
Ding Ruchang would not let them escape so easily. The second ship Dingzhen pierced the Japanese fleet like a sharp blade, cutting off the two slowest ships behind, Hiei and Akagi. Ito Heyou watched the two unlucky ships
The battleship signaled for help. He was hesitating when suddenly there was a loud crack of earth-shattering sound. The Akagi was hit four times at the same time by the Zhenyuan's main gun, which was very close at hand. This small gunboat with only 600 tons was actually bombed all at once.
He was shattered into pieces and disappeared onto the sea surface with almost no pause.
At the same time, the Hiei was also hit by a shell from Dingyuan. After the huge explosion, the entire interior of this so-called iron-clad ship was blown to pieces, and even the towering mast collapsed.
At this time, Ito Tōsuke no longer needed to hesitate. He gritted his teeth and looked at Hiei, who was turned into a sea of flames by the rapid-fire cannon, and fled in a hurry with the remaining ships.
Poor Hiei immediately became the target of the ships of the Beiyang Navy. Under the roulin with a displacement of more than 2,000 tons, he was silently enduring it like a weak girl being raped. In the end, Ding Ruchang took a look.
There was really no place to attack on this guy, so we simply ordered the attack to stop, then lowered the boat and let the Marines go up, clean up the few remaining Japanese sailors, hang up the cables, and drag it back to the exhibition when they returned.
But they can't return yet. The Port of Incheon ahead is waiting for them with an open mind. Of course, there are also Japanese landing troops waiting for them. Oshima Hisanao doesn't know that Ito Hyungsoo has abandoned him.
Your Excellency, the brigade commander and his more than 6,000 men have just completed the landing. However, the people have gone down, and there are still various supplies that have not been unloaded. He is sitting on the dock with a saber stationed, personally supervising the unloading.
At this time, huge ships appeared in the distance in the haze of dusk.
"Dingyuan!" The soldiers on guard immediately screamed in terror. The fear of this battleship was unforgettable throughout Japan. Even for army target shooting, the image of Dingyuan was drawn on the target.
Then he regarded it as a target for target shooting, so he recognized the largest ship in East Asia at first sight.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Hisao Oshima also recognized it. At this time, he could no longer care about studying the fate of the navy. He jumped up from the chair, jumped on the horse next to him and fled the port like crazy, and with their command
Like the officers, the soldiers of the Sixth Brigade who were at the port also exploded in an instant. Everyone knew that in front of these sea monsters, the Army had no ability to fight back. The only thing they could do now was to escape from the port and escape.
The further away the better.
It's a pity that with their short legs, no matter how hard they try, they can't escape the range of the naval gun in time. Major General Oshima, who was galloping on horseback, suddenly heard a roar like a train passing by, and then...
He saw eight huge fireballs exploding in front, and two of the shells hit a fleeing Japanese army. He watched as almost a squadron of soldiers disappeared in an instant, leaving only two huge craters.
The commander of the Oshima Brigade turned pale and quickly continued to run for his life as soon as his horse was destroyed.
Countless artillery shells were roaring behind him, hitting the Japanese troops in Inchon Port like meteorites falling from the sky. The poor 6th Brigade was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire, and countless soldiers turned into flames in the explosion.
Made of flesh and blood splattered in all directions.
Not only them, but also the Japanese merchant ships at the port. These merchant ships filled with supplies were displayed in front of them like lambs to be slaughtered. Soon, the ships of the Beiyang Navy, which were being bombarded, put down their small boats and took them with them.
As the soldiers boarded their respective targets, the news that Yang Feng had made a fortune through robbery had spread widely among the navy. Now these soldiers saw Japanese merchant ships as if they were shining silver.
No one on those Japanese merchant ships dared to resist. They knew very well what the consequences of resistance would be. They could only watch as the Qing soldiers boarded their ships and then forced the ships out of the port at gunpoint.
The seven warships of the Beiyang Navy lined up in a line were still shelling the landing Japanese troops. Because they were reluctant to continue using precious large-caliber shells, these warships even got close to the shore, and then switched to small-caliber rapid-fire cannons to attack. These 47 and 3
The rate of fire of the seven-millimeter rotary gun can reach dozens of rounds per minute. The threat to the army after using explosive ammunition is even greater than that of large-caliber heavy artillery.
With the speed of his war horse, Oshima Kuzhi, who had already escaped to a safe distance, looked back at the bloody Incheon Port and sat down on the ground in pain. He knew very well that his sixth brigade was finished, and his future was also at stake.
It's over.
"It looks like these braided navy guys are doing a pretty good job." The captain of the British merchant ship said somewhat unexpectedly while drinking coffee and looking leisurely at the port that had turned into a hell for the Japanese army.
"Go, send a report to our boss and tell him that the Beiyang Navy has defeated the United Fleet and is currently bombarding Inchon Port. It is estimated that the Japanese Sixth Brigade has no hope. Even if they are not killed by the shells, they will not be able to fight.
"He turned to the first mate behind him and said.
As soon as I finished saying this, I heard an earth-shaking loud noise outside, which shook the captain's cabin glass. A huge mushroom cloud was rising on the dock. The Japanese troops were piled on the dock, and the ammunition that had not had time to be transferred was detonated.
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"In addition, our big boss likes to hear news about the Japanese's misfortune." The captain shrugged.