At 7 a.m. on February 12, 1907, the thick sea fog that spread over the Yellow Sea did not dissipate overnight. However, when dawn comes, when the sun in the east slowly rises, the sea fog will also dissipate at a gradually rising temperature.

Yesterday, the Yellow Sea was an extremely peaceful night, with no sound of artillery fire and no shouts of killing. Under such vast sea fog, neither side took any military action. Both sides are now waiting for the arrival of the best fighter plane.

When the sea fog dissipates, with a broad view, it will be the time for the two sides to fight to the decisive battle.

As the red sun gradually rises in the east, the thick fog on the sea surface becomes thinner and thinner. By midnight at 9 o'clock in the morning, the sea surface is already clear. With the blue water, you can even directly see the communication line between the sky and the sea in the distance.

At the order of Ye Zugui, the four destroyers serving as scout reconnaissance missions were once again scattered widely on the vast Yellow Sea, reconnaissance and determination of the final position of the joint fleet.

Soon, the scout squads of both sides discovered each other.

Until 11 noon, both sides could see the enemy ships above the Yellow Sea, but the Yellow Sea Fleet appeared in the northeast of the Joint Fleet beyond the expectations of Hirahachiro Togo.

Therefore, Hirahachiro Togo ordered the joint fleet to advance in a column. However, the joint fleet at this time was no longer the joint fleet that defeated the Beiyang Fleet led by Yuki Ito, and in the battle of Sasebo, Japanese naval talents withered. If warships can be ordered in a short period of time and the joint fleet can be quickly rebuilt, then the naval talents of the Japanese joint fleet at this time were a flaw in Hirahachiro Togo. Talents can be accumulated and cannot be recovered in a few years, and talents with combat experience are even more so.

What's more, after the new ship returned, the Japanese naval officers and soldiers rushed to the Yellow Sea battlefield without even having time to go through the running-in period.

Therefore, after Togo Heihachiro issued a fleet to advance in a column, the officers and soldiers of the new Joint Fleet, who had insufficient practical experience, were too nervous and had poor formation transformation, causing chaos. The first guerrilla flagship of the United Fleet, the Patriot-class battleship, was even forced to stop advancing to avoid colliding with other ships of the team.

At 11:00 a.m., Ye Zugui raised the Huanglong Sword Naval Flag on the flagship Dragon Wei and issued an order to "pursuing the Japanese Joint Fleet with all its might and burying the Japanese Navy completely on the Yellow Sea!"

After the order was issued, the various units of the Yellow Sea Fleet were running rapidly. Many soldiers in the Chinese Navy were naked, showing their solid and dark muscles, cheering excitedly at their respective posts, but their movements did not diminish at all.

The distance between the two fleets is getting closer and closer, and the ships of the Yellow Sea Fleet have been ready for combat. Just wait for the command of the fleet commander Ye Zugui, the Yellow Sea Fleet will launch a fierce attack on the joint fleet.

At this time, outside the range of artillery fire of the joint fleet, Ye Zugui led the Yellow Sea Fleet to cross directly in front of the Japanese ship, and then turned to the south to sail. The joint fleet closely monitored the movements of the Yellow Sea Fleet.

At 11:15 am, Ye Zugui issued an order to occupy the "Ding" position to each ship in turn. The leading Longwei-class battleship began to turn and use all artillery on the side to face the enemy. At the same time, the two triple main guns on the leading Longwei all aimed at the main formation of the joint fleet.

Hirahachiro Togo issued an order to force the character "Ding", but it was still a beat slower than the Yellow Sea Fleet. On the one hand, the officers and soldiers of the Yellow Sea Fleet had experienced many large-scale naval battles and had already used strategies and tactics very well. After Ye Zugui's order was issued, the entire Yellow Sea Fleet strictly implemented Ye Zugui's order, and the ships began to cooperate with each other to execute the order to seize the character "Ding".

On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of the newly built joint fleet had never experienced a real actual combat except for daily training. The quality of their soldiers was imagined compared with the Chinese Navy.

In the naval battle, whoever takes the position of "Ding" is given priority, then the naval battle will be half won. After taking the lead in occupying the position of "Ding", most of the fleets can use the ship's side to face the enemy, exerting the firepower on the ship to the maximum extent.

At 11:23 am, the Combined Fleet opened fire first. At this time, the Yellow Sea Fleet, which had completed its turn, was attacked by the Combined Fleet. The Haichen cruiser was shot three times at the stern, and the servo failed to rotate and was forced to withdraw from the battle sequence.

However, the disadvantage of the Yellow Sea Fleet was only temporary. Five minutes after the Japanese ship opened fire, all the artillery on the side of the first team, including the Longwei and Longxiao, who were led by the Yellow Sea Fleet, fired at almost the same time.

In an instant, countless shells flew into the united fleet with sharp whistling sounds above the low altitude of the Yellow Sea.

The smoke from flying shells gathered above the Yellow Sea Fleet, with a faint tendency to block the sunlight. The huge energy generated by the shells made the sea water near the side of the warship have an amazing concave arc.

At 11:30 am, the Yellow Sea Fleet fought back against the joint fleet that was the first to open fire with fierce artillery fire! The second team of the Yellow Sea Fleet, two battleships concentrated on attacking the flagship Patriot, the first guerrilla guerrilla flagship, and the first team, three Dragon Wei-class battleships, attacking the flagship Kikuramaru, where Hirahachiro Togo!

The sound of cannons roared, and the choking smoke filled the vision of the officers and soldiers on both sides. This was the first unprecedented naval battle between battleships and battleships in the 20th century.

The commanders of both sides knew that the result of this naval battle was either you die or I died. Therefore, Hirahachiro Togo ordered the joint fleet to fight against the Yellow Sea Fleet with the determination to serve the country to die!

At this time, the flagship of the Joint Fleet, Kikuramaru, was attacked by the Yellow Sea Fleet, causing other teams to be in chaos. Togo Heihachiro's flagship lost power in the first round of attacks, and the entire ship was shrouded in the fire. The Patriotic servo failed and tilted octave to the port side.

The front deck of the Kikuramaru where Togo Heihachiro is located was accurately hit by the shells shot from the Dragon Power God Gunner Wang Guocheng. At the critical moment, Yamamoto Iroku rushed forward to protect Togo Heihachiro, but the splashed shrapnel still swept Yamamoto Iroku and Togo Heihachiro.

Yamamoto Iroji's left arm was broken, and Togo Heihachiro was also injured. Different injuries were added to the head, back and feet. Everyone moved Togo Heihachiro to the command tower of the bridge, but at this time, Togo Heihachiro was already in a coma.

Because the Kikumaru was seriously injured, everyone moved Togo Heihachiro to another battleship, Toyoyun. At 1:00 pm, the Joint Fleet flagship Kikumaru sank in front of the officers and soldiers of the Joint Fleet.

At this time, the joint fleet was commanded by the captain of the Japanese Toyong battleship. Masato Uchida saw that the Yellow Sea Fleet was brave and wanted to retreat, so he ordered the entire army to quickly evacuate the battlefield under the cover of the Patriotic battleship and head towards Jeju Island.

In order to weaken the vitality of the joint fleet with all their might, Ye Zugui ordered four battleships of the Yellow Sea Fleet to hit the fire and sink the Japanese ship Patriotic, which sank into the seabed within just ten minutes.

"Report! Lost the main force of the joint fleet!" The latest news came from the command room of the Longwei bridge.

"Order the destroyer team to pursue the joint fleet! The ships of the fleet quickly moved closer to the flagship Longwei and reported the war damage at the same time!" Ye Zugui ordered.

"yes!"

Ye Zugui walked to the front deck of the Dragon Wei, and the entire battlefield of the naval battle was in chaos. On the sea, you could see Japanese corpses and wreckage of Japanese ships floating in the waves everywhere.

There were still raging fires on the decks of many Yellow Sea Fleet warships. The officers and soldiers were struggling to put out the fire. The smoke of gunpowder was filled with gunpowder. After being blown by the sea breeze mixed with gunpowder for a long time, their eyes would swell and hurt and they wanted to shed tears.

A combat staff member walked to Ye Zugui and reported: "Report to the Marshal, during this battle, our army sank two battleships, one for the flagship Kikumaru, the other for the flagship of the Combined Fleet, four cruisers, three destroyers, and three small ships. There is no specific statistics yet. Our army lost two cruisers, six destroyers, and three gunboats. Among them, the Dragon War and Storm were seriously damaged. Moreover, the Storm's cabin was invaded ten degrees to starboard, which was probably impossible to rescue. Other ships had different degrees of damage."

Ye Zugui clenched his fists slightly, and he actually suffered such a huge loss?

In fact, in this battle, Ye Zugui was able to cause such great damage to the equal-sized joint fleet, but Ye Zugui was still not very satisfied, because Tang Jian told him to exchange the smallest loss for the greatest victory, and the sinking of a battleship was already a huge loss for Ye Zugui.

"Do you want to continue pursuing?" asked the combat staff.

Ye Zugui clicked and said, "After getting closer, the fleet will advance at full speed and continue to search for the main force of the joint fleet!"

"Yes! Marshal!"

"In addition, where is Major General Chu Zhaoliang's position now?" Ye Zugui asked.

"Major General Chu Zhaoliang's submarine force has entered the scheduled ambush site early this morning. If the president's estimated flight route of the joint fleet is correct, it is estimated that in two hours, the submarine force will encounter the main force of the joint fleet!"

"Ye Zugui nodded. Now the main task of the Yellow Sea Fleet is to pursue the joint fleet with the East Sea Fleet on the Yellow Sea.

The current joint fleet has changed from active attack to fleeing in a hurry, just like the prey hunted by the Chinese Navy on the Yellow Sea.

Ye Zugui smiled slightly. At this time, the president should be about to take the stage!

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