France's level of warship construction and its navy have been established for more than two hundred years. There is no doubt about the strength of this fleet.
In particular, their capital ships will not be much inferior to the quality of the Tenglong Army.
Several consecutive shots just put a lot of pressure on the Beiyang Navy.
The Beiyang Navy began to use its ultra-fast speed to move.
As soon as the Dingyuan ship started to move, it became much more difficult for the enemy ship on the opposite side to aim.
But at the same time, it was also difficult for the Beiyang Navy to target the Cochin China Fleet on the opposite side.
After another half hour, the Dingyuan ship finally got its revenge.
A cannon hit the flagship of the Cochinchina fleet opposite.
The cruiser Alma's main gun and two secondary guns were damaged and destroyed, and dozens of soldiers were injured.
Lisby was also shaken by the bomb explosion.
After Lisby got up, he faced the opposite side with his mouth full of words.
They also had people aim to fight back, but the warship's main gun was damaged and its combat power was basically reduced by half.
The Zhenyuan ship took the opportunity to launch an attack on a nanny ship on the opposite side.
The nanny ship was quickly hit and burst into flames.
The French soldiers above frantically put out the fire, but it was full of fuel, so how could they possibly put it out?
In the end, the fire was so great that it burned the ammunition depot, and then exploded. Fortunately, other warships on the side escaped early, otherwise they would have to be implicated.
The Zhiyuan ship also took this opportunity to target a vanguard cruiser. The vanguard cruiser was hit by two shots before it began to take in a lot of water.
The warship could only leave the battlefield and go to the rear.
The Laiyuan ship quietly attacked on the edge and sank two old-fashioned cruisers. These old-fashioned cruisers were basically wooden ships with thin iron sheets.
Send away a little cutie with one shot.
The two warships were still preparing to leave the battlefield, but they couldn't hold on any longer.
The smokeless gunpowder used by the Beiyang Navy was much stronger and more powerful than the black gunpowder they use now.
The two old cruisers did not struggle for long before they were declared sunk.
At this time, the Cochinchina fleet only had three old cruisers, one nanny ship, three vanguard cruisers, and four Alma-class cruisers (two damaged).
Lisby was a little panicked. Tsarist Russia was just unreliable. Why hadn't it taken so long to get rid of those three cruisers?
If we don't come to rescue them, it's very likely that they will all be blamed here.
Lisby ordered the flagship to retreat. After all, the warship had been injured, and then another vanguard cruiser came up to make up for it.
The cruiser Alma continued to direct the battle from the center.
At this time, Tsarist Russia changed its formation, and the two columns filed into formation.
Facing the Beiyang Navy were two intact Alma-class cruisers and three intact vanguard cruisers.
This is also the first line of confrontation with the Beiyang Navy.
The warships behind were protected by human shields in front and continued to deliver firepower.
After another ten minutes, the Zhiyuan ship's main gun hit a small cannon.
One main gun was destroyed.
The Zhiyuan ship withdrew to the back and dealt with it briefly before returning to the battlefield to continue fighting.
The four warships of the Beiyang Navy are more or less in trouble.
At this time Qin Hai received the telegram.
The Taipei Navy has reunited with Li Wu and the others and the battle is over. Several battleships are heading north to support the Dingyuan ship after abandoning the captive ship.
"Hahaha, okay, Lao Maozi's Vladivostok fleet has been destroyed again. When we have the opportunity, we will take back Vladivostok, and we will form our Vladivostok fleet there."
Lin Hongtao: "I will apply to be the captain of the battleship over there."
"Old Lin, if it is really possible, I will recommend you to the Lord to be the commander."
"Commander-in-Chief, this is impossible."
"What can't be done? I don't have confidence."
"They are all people whom the Lord knows very well. He will be at ease when the Lord uses you."
Lin Hongtao hehehe touched the back of his head.
Although he only had the rank of captain before, he had been with the general Qin Hai for many years and learned a lot, and he had already been promoted.
"Old Lin, send a report to the other three warships and tell them the good news. If you hold on for another half an hour, it will be time for these bastards to meet the Dragon King as soon as the Taipei Navy arrives."
"In addition, send a message to the three Swift Fleets, telling them not to go further north, and to slowly lead the little devil southward."
"After we finish taking care of the Cochinchina fleet, we'll take care of the Yokosuka fleet."
"Yes, Commander."
The three warships Dingyuan did not continue their desperate attack.
Qin Hai ordered the four warships to attack each other.
Mainly sneak attacks.
Disrupt the opponent's formation and eliminate as many effective forces as possible.
The eleven French warships felt even more pain in their heads.
It can be said that the French fleet suffered a disastrous defeat in their face-to-face bombardment just now. Several warships were sunk and several were seriously injured.
However, although all four warships on the opposite side were injured, none of them was sunk.
Four Dingyuan-class cruisers began to cruise outside.
Because France has been fleeing south, the Taipei army has been rushing north.
This also greatly shortened the meeting time between the two armies.
Another twenty minutes passed.
The Laiyuan ship seized the opportunity and sank another vanguard cruiser.
This vanguard cruiser had also been injured before.
Other warships of the French Cochinchina Fleet also suffered more or less.
As the bow ship, the Dingyuan ship has been attacking the opposite battleship.
The Zhenyuan ship then made a sneak attack on the remaining injured old battleship on the opposite side.
Although there are warships protecting it.
The Zhenyuan ship took the risk of being shot and sank all the old cruisers on the opposite side.
The Zhenyuan ship was hit by another boiler, and its speed was greatly reduced at this time.
Even if the speed is reduced by half, it will not be much slower than the French warship.
And the fight continues.
There is only one nanny ship, two vanguard cruisers, and four Alma-class cruisers left in the Cochinchina fleet.
Basically the main fleet still exists.
Lisby: "The steel armor of the warship opposite was too thick. The Zhenyuan ship was hit by four guns by our army, and only lost half of its power and one main gun."
"The Dingyuan ship was hit twice by us, and it still continues to fight. It is really rough-skinned and thick-skinned."
The captain of the cruiser Alma said: "Commander, the armor on the other side is not only thick, but their artillery is obviously more powerful than ours."
"And after their artillery explodes, there is no black smoke, so it is much more powerful."
"Oh, damn it, damn the Prussians, is gunpowder so far ahead of us?"
"Tell the soldiers, if you hold on a little longer, you should be able to join the Russian fleet soon."
"I don't believe that more than a dozen Tsarist Russian warships can't deal with the Beiyang warships that are weaker than them."
"Boom...bang..."
"Your Excellency, Commander, it's not good, our right-wing warship was hit."
Lisby took a look with his binoculars and saw that it was the cruiser USS Alma that had been shot.
Moreover, it was a ship that had been damaged before, and now it was more damaged and began to sink.
Lisby cursed angrily.
This is one of the best warships in their country. This time, he won four of them, but one of them sank in front of his eyes.
At this moment he saw a piece of black smoke in the distance!
