Chapter 88: Turning point

　　 is the other two Japanese cruisers that are about to be included in the bag on the one hand, and the other is to plunge into the siege and rescue the besieged main fleet. The former has nothing to do with it, while the latter may also trap itself! Yang Yonglin only hesitated for less than a minute! "Leave the Japanese fast fleet away! We can keep at least two ironclad ships!" In the end, Yang Yonglin chose the latter and diverted the opponent's most powerful unit away from the battlefield. The two ships can at least stabilize their positions!

"From a strategic point of view, my only option at the time was to give up the prey I got. Destroying the last two Japanese cruisers would not only waste time, but more importantly, it would consume a lot of ammunition! The performance of Kaiyuan was very good. After a long artillery battle, the hull loss is very limited, but the ammunition consumption is huge. It is hard to imagine what happens when we face Japan's most elite fleet and the ammunition is not enough!"

"What's more, the Takachiho and Chiyoda have been severely damaged. Even if we give up the attack, they will not be able to return to the war for a long time. We are equivalent to using 3 warships to force the other 6 warships from the siege of the two warships. Removed from the sequence!" After the war, when asked why Yang Yonglin chose to give up, he replied like this!

　　 How many years later, the world navy community generally believed that Yang Yonglin was the best naval general in the entire Qing-Japanese War, largely because he had a good grasp of the overall situation! He will hardly overdraw the combat power of his fleet, and he can always think of the whole from a local battlefield! If he hadn't left enough ammunition to face Japan's No. 1 Guerrilla Fleet, then the Beiyang Fleet would eventually be able to evacuate no more than 3 ships!

"The cruiser of the Northern Ocean is gone!" After the Hashidate was destroyed, Takachiho's Captain Nomura Sada hardly reported any hope of survival, the Yang Yonglin fleet on the opposite side actually gave up the attack on him and turned around on the sea. Get away quickly! At this time, the two remaining Japanese cruisers naturally did not dare to catch up. The ships were about to become a mountain of flames. First find a place to put out the fire!

"Mainz is coming up!" When the Japanese fleet had just beaten the Kaiyuan to death and was about to work harder to get the opponent out completely, an officer pointed to the three Northern cruisers that were flying in the distance. The entire Japanese first guerrilla fleet is very nervous!

　　 "Is the killer really here?" Hirai Hirozo glanced bitterly at the opponent in the distance! "Abandon the peace, we are ready to meet the enemy!" At this time, the only thing that can block the opponent is our own fleet. The other warships are not as good as the Three Kings, and going up is dead!

"Your Excellency Commander, we shouldn't give up! Concentrate on our firepower to knock down the town, and we will lock in the victory!" Just after the signal flag of the Kasuga issued this order, the new captain of the cruiser Yoshino behind, Heihachiro Togo A counter suggestion was immediately raised! He asked to use other warships to tow and continue to attack and settle down!

　　 There is a reason why Togo Heihachiro can become the **** of war in Japan. At least for now, he can figure out the relationship between short-term and long-term interests, tactical advantages and strategic advantages! It is true that the other two cruisers in the queue are to be sent off now, but as long as it can be delayed for half an hour, Lai Yuan and Jing Yuan are dead!

　　 Under the attack of Hiei and King Kong, the Pingyuan was over, and the Beiyang Fleet was left to settle down! Moreover, the artillery that was temporarily installed in the town was made temporarily after all, and there was a huge gap in protection from the original artillery. Without sufficient near-fire resistance, more than a dozen torpedo boats could definitely be killed by a wave. Use 3 or even 4 old cruisers in exchange for the two most powerful armored ships of your opponents. This transaction is not lost! What can you complain about? Togo Heihachiro saw it very clearly!

　　 And Togo Heihachiro can figure it out, it doesn’t mean that other people can figure it out too! At least now, Hirai Hangzo is a bit hazy. Fortunately, there is no radio in this era. Togo Heihachiro can't tell his opponents. But Hirai Hangzo looked at the murderous Yang Yonglin fleet and decided to take the enemy after hesitating for a few minutes. ! The Japanese fast fleet immediately abandoned the two battleships Pingyuan and Jingyuan to intercept the Yang Yonglin fleet that came over!

　　 With the departure of the powerful first guerrilla formation, the situation in this sub-battlefield immediately changed! There are still 5 Beiyang warships floating on the water! The opponents we face are Matsushima, Kongo, Hiei, Chikushi, who have rejoined the battle, and Fuso, who is hanging on the sea like a floating torch! The number is flat! Although Pingyuan, Jingyuan, and Laiyuan suffered heavy losses, especially Laiyuan, it is not too much to say that it is hanging! But the quality of the town is too high!

　　 King vs. King! The real king vs. king! The most elite cruiser fleets of the two countries have finally collided together! The Kasuga and Yoshino first focused all their firepower on the Kaiyuan, while the Takasago and Akashi dealt with the two northern cruisers behind. After the two sides started fighting, Yang Yonglin immediately felt that the situation was a little bad!

The powerful firepower of the Kaiyuan was forced to be distributed to the two battleships. The firepower of the opponent’s side string was a level higher than that of its own. On the side of Kaiyuan were 2 280MM guns and 6 150MM guns (one artillery was broken Gun barrel). There is also the problem of possible lack of ammunition. Naturally, it cannot be used arbitrarily~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and the opponent’s side firepower is 2 234MM guns of Kasuga, 5 6-inch guns plus 3 6-inch guns and 4 guns of Yoshino 4.7 inch gun! When it comes to the number of 12-pounders, the opponent has an advantage! The small guns of the Kaiyuan began to lose a lot, after all, the so-called gun positions are not protected by all guns! And just now the first guerrilla formation was slaughtering broilers, except for shells, there was no loss at all!

　　 But it’s okay, the projected volume is almost too far away, and you’re not afraid of it. But Zhiyuan and Jingyuan in the back are different! Behind is Chile’s former cruiser Blanco Encaraca! In history, foreigners have been called the existence of the Qing and Japan who wins!

　　 Whether it is Yoshino or Haitian when Beiyang was rebuilt, it is not as good as this guy! Two 8-inch tube retreat guns, 10 6-inch gun firepower! I'm scared to think about it! The two cruisers Takasago and Akashi have an absolute advantage over the two Zhiyuan-class cruisers in terms of tonnage, firepower and ship conditions! The strength gap between the two sides can no longer be made up by the quality of the personnel. If it continues, Yang Yonglin will definitely suffer!

　　 "The operation of Kaiyuan rescued the Beiyang Fleet, but it left herself in a desperate situation. She couldn't beat it, and couldn't escape!" Feilimante couldn't help but exclaimed as he looked at the 7 cruisers grouped in the distance. From a neutral perspective, he admired the courage and vision of the other party! Using yourself as a bait allows the main fleet to temporarily stabilize the situation and balance the already skewed battle situation again.

　　 Of course, the price of this decision is that his situation is very critical. The next two Zhiyuan are really inferior in combat effectiveness and slow in speed. According to Fei Limante's estimation, at most half an hour, Yang Yonglin's rear team may have problems.