Volume 1: The Battleship Yitian Changes into the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 Chapter 42: One Shot to Win
Sun Gang didn't understand why he said that. Only then realize that he had overlooked another thing. The damaged warships of the Beiyang Fleet were all repaired in less than ten days due to the workers' day and night efforts. He originally thought that the Japanese should not be able to achieve this efficiency, but he did not expect that the Japanese actually did it in a shorter time!
At this time, there was a loud noise in the distance, like the sound of metal colliding. Li He laughed, "Damn Japanese! I thought you were so capable! You are just a bunch of idiots!" He jumped up as if he had taken stimulants, ran to the nautical chart, looked at the positions of the reefs, carefully estimated, and immediately reported the data to the artillery position. Sun Gang saw that the 260mm main gun of the "Pingyuan" ship and the 150mm secondary gun on the port ear platform began to slowly adjust the angle. Looking at the huge artillery moving slowly and listening to the sound of metal mechanical friction and rotation, Sun Gang's heart began to get excited again.
With a loud " bang", a huge flame spurted out from the muzzle, followed by thick gunpowder smoke, and then the secondary guns also opened fire. In the distance, there was a violent explosion caused by the shells hitting the water. "It's a little off, we need to adjust it." Li He's voice had just fallen, and the harsh sound of a shell whistling was heard. A shell fell into the water not far from the bow of the "Pingyuan", stirring up a column of water into the sky again. Sun Gang looked at the water splashing on the deck again in surprise, and didn't understand why the Japanese stopped firing in salvo?
"They hit a reef, hehe!" Li He laughed strangely, adjusted the direction, and ordered the artillery to fire.
The cannons of the Pingyuan ship fired into the thick fog again. This time, faint flames and huge explosions were heard in the thick fog in the distance!
"Hit it!" Li He shouted excitedly, "One shot and it's done!" The surrounding officers and sailors on the deck began to cheer.
As the fire accurately exposed the position of the enemy ship, the cannons of the Pingyuan ship began to fire continuously one after another. The artillerymen worked hard and operated the shooting in an orderly manner. Along with the blazing flames in the distance, huge explosions continued to be heard. The Japanese only fired back one shot and then there was no sound, indicating that they must be very, very happy now.
Sun Gang looked at Li He with admiration. Li He smiled at him and suddenly lowered his head, revealing the back of his collar.
"Brother, help me dig it out, quickly! A fish just went in." He said in a somewhat funny way, probably because he really couldn't help it.
Sun Gang finally took out all the fish from his clothes. The officers around him all laughed, confusing Ma Yue who had rushed in. They finally stopped laughing. She looked at the fish in Sun Gang's hand, then realized what was going on and started laughing too. She walked to Sun Gang and gently took out a fish from his pocket with her slender fingers.
"What kind of fish is this?" Sun Gang smiled awkwardly.
"We call this 'Ting Mengguzi' in my hometown." She shook the fish in front of his eyes and said seriously, and the people around them laughed again.
The cannons of the Pingyuan were still firing, and Sun Gang noticed that when the 260mm main guns were fired, the ship's hull did not shake much, indicating that the designers of this battleship had considered the impact of the giant guns firing on the smaller hull and made corresponding improvements. Thinking of the Japanese foolishly installing a huge 320mm cannon on the deck of the Songdao in order to penetrate the armor of the Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, but it was too heavy and only fired four shots in the naval battle, and finally contributed directly to the Dragon King of the Sea, he was sincerely proud of the Chinese ship designers.
And here was this humble captain who had actually saved his life!
"Sir, they are probably disabled. Shall we go over and take a look?" an officer asked.
"Hold all the guns and stop firing." Li He said, "Wait until the fog clears. They can't get away. If we run aground, it will be no joke. We are not as stupid as them."
The cannons of the Pingyuan ship stopped firing, and the sailors pointed at the fire in the distance and said something excitedly. Sun Gang and Ma Yue came to the front deck. Sun Gang looked at the excited faces around him, and his heart gradually calmed down.
He, a tiny soybean, is witnessing the changes in history with his own eyes.
Seeing his absent-minded look, Ma Yue, who was holding his arm, looked at him worriedly and said, "Go back and change your clothes. They are all wet. The sea breeze outside is cold. Don't catch a cold."
Sun Gang nodded, and went back to the cabin with her, letting her help him change his clothes. "Were you scared just now?" Sun Gang lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the ear, saying with a smile.
"Not at the beginning. It was just that we were a little scared when we were hit by a cannon. We couldn't even move our legs." She nodded , her face flushed, and said, "I was afraid that we would be sunk. At that time... I was thinking about how I could see you again..." She lowered her head and murmured softly, "I finally know what a naval battle is like..."
Sun Gang was moved and hugged her, not knowing how to comfort her. He was actually very scared. The speed of the Japanese ship was nearly 23 knots, which was much higher than the 11 knots of "Pingyuan". The firepower was so fierce that under normal circumstances they would not even have a chance to escape. If Li He had not cleverly used the thick fog and reefs, the two of them would have been really finished this time. It was like going from death to life again. He hugged her tightly, enjoying this warm moment.
In fact, to him, she is everything in his life.
After waiting for the fog to clear, the Pingyuan, under the control of the officers and soldiers, carefully approached the place where the Japanese ship hit the reef. As expected, it was the Takasago, a ship of the same type as the Yoshino. Half of its hull had been submerged in the water, and the part exposed above the water had been deformed and twisted by the Pingyuan's cannons. It was still emitting fire and thick smoke, and several bodies of Japanese sailors were floating on the sea. Despite this, Li He still kept the Pingyuan farther away, fearing that the Japanese would fire another shot from some corner, causing unnecessary damage.
Li He adjusted the position of the warship so that the bow of "Pingyuan" was facing "Takasago", and the main gun and two secondary guns of "Pingyuan" could all be aimed at "Takasago". At this time, "Takasago" was completely at the mercy of others. Sun Gang seemed to be able to see the frightened faces of the remaining Japanese officers and soldiers on the ship through the telescope.
There is also a hint of despair.
