Volume 1: The Battleship Yitian Changes into the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Chapter 26: Bloody Battle at Dadonggou
Sun Gang was still there excitedly, when a huge ball of orange flame suddenly burst out from the turret on the starboard side of the Dingyuan ship, making a thunderous noise. The 305mm cannon spewed out angry tongues of fire and fired the first shot at the invaders!
The Battle of the Yellow Sea that shocked the world officially broke out in the sea near his hometown !
Sun Gang stared closely at the Japanese fleet opposite. A huge column of water suddenly rose up on the port side of "Yoshino" and the sound of artillery shells exploding like thunder was heard. He seemed to be able to feel the fear in the hearts of the Japanese, and his mood became excited.
The shot from Dingyuan was also a signal for the entire army to attack. Immediately afterwards, the huge cannon of Zhenyuan also began to roar, and other warships also began to fire. One shell after another flew towards the Japanese fleet, stirring up towering water columns around the Japanese ships. The sound of cannons like muffled thunder suddenly resounded across the sea. Suddenly, flames burst out on the right side of Yoshino and caught fire. Sun Gang could even see some people being blown into the air and falling into the sea along with fragments of the hull.
The officers and soldiers around him cheered instantly, "Damn Lin Taizeng, you fought well!" Liu Buchan also shouted excitedly.
Sun Gang tried to calm himself down. It should be the 150mm shell from the Zhenyuan that hit the Yoshino, but it didn't seem to cause fatal damage to it. The Japanese hadn't opened fire yet. He still remembered the dense artillery fire from the Yaeyama and the rapid artillery fire from the Atago. What would the battlefield look like in a while? He couldn't help but hold the railing tightly and stare at the Yoshino and Takasago opposite.
The Beiyang Fleet's first round of shelling clearly gave the Japanese a warning. The damage caused instantly by the large-caliber heavy artillery must have left a deep impression on the Japanese. At this time, the two fleets were less than 3,000 meters apart. After a brief hesitation, the Japanese fleet finally began to fire back.
Although he had been mentally prepared to a certain extent, the first round of salvos from the Japanese fleet still shocked and frightened him from the bottom of his heart.
Red flames instantly spurted out from the side gun muzzles of the warship, accompanied by a series of thunderous explosions. Countless shells flew with sharp sounds and fell like hail. The Dingyuan ship was instantly surrounded by groups of flames. Sun Gang watched a shell instantly sink into the wall not far away. A flash of fire flashed in front of his eyes, as if his whole body was shaken apart. The huge air wave almost lifted him off. He struggled to stabilize his body. The entire command tower was shrouded in pungent yellow smoke. He struggled to disperse the yellow smoke. What came into view was a mess. A man fell beside him, and his clothes were on fire. Sun Gang rushed over, endured the burning of the flames, struggled to tear off his clothes that were already on fire, threw them aside, and used his hands to extinguish the remaining fire. The other party looked at him absent-mindedly. Sun Gang saw clearly that it was Ding Ruchang.
"General! General!" Sun Gang shouted loudly. Ding Ruchang tried hard to open his mouth to say something. Sun Gang saw that his body was covered with countless small wounds and blood was gushing out. Then he remembered that he had overlooked something!
The ship's command center lacks effective protection!
I was only thinking about ammunition, equipment, personnel quality, etc., how could I forget this most critical point! ?
Less than half an hour after the war started, the enemy destroyed the command center! The entire fleet is now without a commander! How can we fight?
Vomiting three liters of blood!
Sun Gang looked at the old man covered in blood in his arms, feeling regretful and helpless. Could it be that after all his efforts, he still couldn't change the outcome of this naval battle?
"You... don't worry about me! I'm right here... watching you... beat the Japanese pirates back!" Ding Ruchang said with difficulty, a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth, "Go and help... Bu Chan..."
Sun Gang immediately understood. It was useless to regret now. No matter what, this war had to be fought! We couldn't let the Japanese win like this! Even if we couldn't win, we had to beat the Japanese to a pulp!
He nodded vigorously at the old man, tore off his clothes and bandaged him simply, then turned around and ran to the side. Several officers were lying there covered in blood. Sun Gang helped them one by one. They were all lifeless. Sun Gang suppressed the sadness in his heart and let go of their bodies. A man was crawling on the ground with difficulty. Sun Gang rushed over and helped him up. He couldn't stand at all, so Sun Gang had to let him sit down. Only then did he realize that although his legs were not broken, his pants were covered in blood. I'm afraid he wouldn't be in much better shape.
"Master Liu! Master Liu!" Sun Gang called him loudly, fearing that he would faint.
"It's you... How about the general?" He smiled bitterly and looked at him blankly.
"The general is injured, but still..." Just as he finished speaking, there was another heart-wrenching whistle, and the Japanese fleet started a new round of salvos, but this time it seemed not as accurate as last time. Sun Gang saw many shells falling on the sea surface on the side of "Dingyuan", stirring up high water columns, splashing on his face, and he almost closed his eyes in pain.
Liu Buchan looked at him in a daze. A piece of shrapnel penetrated the wall beside his head, making a fist-sized hole.
A small smoking shell was rolling at their feet, but it didn't explode! Without thinking too much, Sun Gang dodged and rushed over, picked up the shell, and threw it into the sea from the window.
With a loud bang, the shell exploded the moment it entered the water. The sea water hit his hands, and he felt a piercing pain in his palms. Only then did he realize that his hands were as black as charcoal.
