When fighting with the Joint Fleet, the Borodino and the Eagle could still reach a speed of 12 knots, and now the two warships cannot even drive 10 knots, so Kashnilov cannot get up even if he wants to. The other party obviously saw this, so he deliberately slowed down the speed to below 10 knots.

While the two sides were getting closer, they were still shelling each other. The Weiyang bombarded a total of 6 rounds, causing one near loss and three hits. The Borogino only carried out 4 rounds of artillery, achieving one near loss and one hit.

The near-missile bomb loss caused the two sealed chambers of the Weiyang to crack and enter water. A shell hit the right front side of the Weiyang, blowing a large gap in front of the ship, killing more than 10 soldiers. However, overall, the damage to the Weiyang was not great.

On the contrary, the three rounds of Borodino hit a one-meter position on the sidewalk water line. Although it still bounced open, it caused the sidewalk to deform and water inflow. One shot hit the front of the main turret. Although it failed to pull over the turret, it caused more than 20 soldiers in the turret to be killed or killed. The turret was clamped and unable to turn. One shot hit the front of the command center. Although the explosion failed to penetrate the command center, the metal fragments that were shattered still caused a large number of casualties in the command center. Kashnilov's body was shocked on the spot, and his life and death were unknown. The seriously injured first mate Djokovic forced to take over the command of the warship, hung up the flag of "no matter, withdraw from the battle", and let it go aside and pushed the second Eagle into the front row.

Just as the Weiyang and Borogino were angrily fighting each other, the Eastern Fleet also changed its tactics. The Ocean and Kaihai behind the Weiyang were sailing out of the column, and they came around, forming a side by side with the Weiyang, forming a "trident" formation. Since both sides were unwilling to turn first, it would be better to fight a battle between the bow of the ship against the enemy, so that the Ocean and Kaihai were bypassed by the Weiyang, so that they could all fire and shoot.

As a result, before the formation of the Eastern Fleet was set, the Borogino was crippled and forced to withdraw from the battle. As soon as the unlucky Eagle took the battle, it faced a situation of one-on-one-three.

So before the Eagle could understand what was going on, it was hit by the other side. At this time, the distance between the two sides had been closer to about 2,500 meters, and the hit rate was astonishingly high. As a result, in 3 minutes, the Weiyang and Oceania bombed 4 rounds, and the Kaihai even bombed 5 rounds, which only made the surrounding water of the Eagle continue to be affected. In this turtle bombardment, the Eagle suffered 6 rounds, and 3 rounds were missing. The entire ship bow was almost completely destroyed. The Eagle only fought back for one round, but all of them were missed.

As a result, the Borogino had just retreated aside. Before he could recover, the Eagle also posed the banner of "quitting the battle" and rushed to accompany it, becoming a pair of brothers in distress.

At this time, the Russian fleet was left with protective cruisers Oleg, Avle, Svetrana and two destroyers, all exposed to the East Fleet. Oleg and Avle were quite large, about the same size as several battleships, but in fact they were of the same level as the Qingzhou class, with thin skin and large fillings. They were a scum in front of the battleships and large armored cruisers.

What makes these warships feel sad is that they cannot escape now, because at this time, the cruiser detachment of the East Fleet and the destroyer detachment all left the column and spread on both sides of the three main battleships, completely turning the linear column into a horizontal line, spreading for more than 3,000 meters horizontally, and the muzzles on the fore deck point to the Russian ships. No matter which direction these warships escaped, it would take at least about 10 minutes to completely escape from the fire strike range of the East Fleet. Moreover, the speed of the Russian ships now cannot even reach 10 knots, and they can escape there. Therefore, the remaining Russian ships were completely stunned and could only wait for the opponent to strike violently.

However, after 3 or 4 minutes, the imagined strike did not come. At this time, the Russian ship discovered that the other side's warship had a banner of demanding the Russian ship surrender. At this point, the Russian fleet had no other choice, and if they did not surrender, they would have the fate of being sunk. Of course, at this time, we must first look at the attitude of the temporary flagship Borodino. If the flagship chooses to surrender, then the other warships naturally surrendered naturally; but the flagship refused to surrender and fought to the end, then the other warships had to re-evaluate the choice, so the other warships also issued flags to the Borodino and asked about the attitude of the flagship.

At this time, the captain of the Borodino, Kashinilov, was still in emergency rescue and did not wake up. The acting captain Djokovic was obviously not interested in fulfilling his loyalty to the country, so he sent the second deputy to the Weiyang boat to negotiate with the People's Army.

In the end, the People's Army agreed that as long as these Russian ships no longer resist and surrender to the People's Army Navy, after the war ended and returned to Qingdao, all the fleets would be released immediately and handed over to the Russian Consulate in Shanghai.

In fact, the People's Army mainly focused on these warships. Although the damage was severe, the Borodino and the Eagle did not hurt and could be repaired. The Oleg, Avle, and Svetrana did not suffer much loss. Therefore, if these warships can be captured, the strength of the People's Army Navy can be further improved.

Djokovic was also very satisfied with such conditions. He even thought about the excuses he had returned to China for domestic hearings and investigations after being released, because at this time the Russian ship would definitely lose to his opponent. If he continues to fight, he doesn't even have the possibility of escaping, and he can only die in battle. If he chooses to surrender, he can save the lives of more than 1,000 Russian officers and soldiers. These people are all officers and soldiers with rich sailing and combat experience. In the future, the Russian navy will need the efforts of these people.

When the Russian ship surrenders, there are still some things to be done next. After all, the Eastern Fleet still has to participate in the battle later, and the surrendered Russian ships also need to be watched by warships. Therefore, it was decided to draw out two warships from the cruiser detachment and destroyer detachment to take over these Russian ships. The artillery of each Russian ship was stopped and returned to the state before the battle and covered with gunboats. Except for the power compartment and pilot personnel, all other personnel were transferred to the People's Army's warships. At the same time, the People's Army also sent a small number of personnel to each warship to control the command room and deck, so that these Russian ships could be completely controlled. Then they drove back to the place where the Kunming ship was located and anchored, waiting for the battle to end, and then returned to Qingdao together.

After dealing with these matters, the Weiyang, the Ocean and Kaihai led the remaining warships to the next battlefield.

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Just when the Eastern Fleet and the Russian fleet encountered fierce war, the Western Fleet also saw its own goal. However, the situation faced by the Western Fleet was much more complicated than the Eastern Fleet, and the fleets of Japan and Russia were in fierce battle.

The Russian warships, the battleships of the Scenic Battleships, the Navalin, the cruiser Admiral Aprakhin, the Admiral Ushakov, the Admiral Singynyawen, and two destroyers, were participating in the war; while the Japanese warships were the 3rd and 5th teams.

The 3rd Fleet of the Joint Fleet is the strongest, except for the 1st and 2nd Fleets, with four protective cruisers, Kashiya, Chitose, Xingao and Yinba. These four warships are all new warships launched after 1900, and their speeds exceed 21 knots. Their displacement is close to 5,000 tons and speed is 23 knots, which is an improvement and strengthening type of the meritorious warship Yoshino in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895; while the 5th Fleet has the protective cruisers Ichimajima, Matsushima, Hashita, and Yaeyama. The three protective cruisers are old ships that participated in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, which is the famous "Three Scenery Ships". The biggest feature of these three warships is that small ships carry cannons, with a displacement of only 4,000, but they are equipped with a 320mm caliber main gun.

After the Russian fleet collapsed, the 3rd team first found this Russian fleet, but it also encountered radio interference problems and could not transmit information to the flagship. The Russian fleet also had two battleships, so the 3rd team did not dare to take the initiative easily.

At this moment, the 5th Team actually found this. After the two fleets merged, although they could not transmit messages by radio, the two main generals believed that they still had the power to fight because the Sanjing ship had three 320mm main guns, so they sent Yaeshan to find the flagship, and then seven Japanese warships immediately rushed towards the Russian fleet.

Nicholas I and Navarrin suffered not much damage in previous battles. After all, there were four Borodino-class ships in front of them. However, these two battleships were too old and had passed a long voyage of more than 30,000 kilometers. Now they can only run at most 8 knots. Although the caliber of the main gun reaches 305 mm, they are old-fashioned artillery guns, which take 4 or 5 minutes to fire. The three "Admirals" were originally shore defense ships, and they were not suitable for running in the ocean. To be honest, it was a miracle that they could run here without breaking.

After the two sides fought, the battle was very fierce. The Russian ship had a large tonnage, strong firepower, thick armor, but both speed and fire speed were slow. The Russian ship also knew that it was slow, so the two battleships were ranked first and last, protecting three "admirals" in between, trying their best to bombard the opponent with the main guns of the two battleships, striving to kill the enemy with one shot.

The Japanese ship has a small tonnage, weak firepower, but fast speed and flexible positioning. The third team wanders on the battlefield at high speed, constantly interfering with the Russian ship, striving to disrupt the Russian ship's queue, and occasionally breaking to close range, using rapid-fire cannons to sweep the deck of the Russian ship. The fifth team is fighting steadily, waiting for an opportunity to use its 320mm main gun to give the Russian ship a fatal blow.
Chapter completed!