Super Emperor of the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 191: The Unsinkable Battleship

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"Dingyuan" and "Zhenyuan" were attacked by 7 Geely warships at the same time. Among them, there were more than 50 guns with a caliber of 180mm or more, especially the 305mm forebore gun of the Sea Fury, and the 240mm of the war damaged number 35 times the caliber. Heavy artillery poses the greatest threat to him.

This was the fiercest artillery fire concentrated by the ships in this naval battle. The huge water column stirred up beside them from time to time, and the smoke-stained uncle could not dissipate.

In the confrontation between Ding, Zhen and the main force of the Geely State fleet, Dingyuan received the most attention.Almost two-thirds of the attacks fell on him.

"Fight! All the main guns are aimed at Dingyuan!"

On the Duke, Vail-Hamidon's eyes were red, and he constantly urged the ships to lean on, while exerting the greatest power of the artillery.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The muzzles of the seven battleships continued to incite fire, and even their rapid-fire guns began to attack here.Although it is impossible for this rapid-fire gun to cause any damage to their armor, it still has an effect on personnel.

Dingyuan and Zhenyuan were constantly hit and set on fire. The ammunition flew wildly and the black smoke filled, especially Dingyuan, as if the entire ship surface was on fire, but they were still as stable as Mount Tai, standing proudly, even only the Sea Fury, fighting Loss, only when it hits his vital position can it cause some damage to him.

Dingyuan, who was full of fire, could only cause him to shake to varying degrees when he was attacked by artillery fire with a caliber of more than 280 mm, but he still fired back slowly but rhythmically.

Every time his 305MM main gun roars, the Geely army will be worried. They will constantly observe whether their own battleship has been hit, and even the Sea Fury has some concerns.

"Why did people invent yellow powder too!"

"The same 25 times and 26 times 305MM guns use the same yellow powder! Why are they more powerful than ours!"

"Does people's gunpowder technology lead us? They were the first to invent gunpowder, but don't they like to use that for firecrackers?"

The captain of the Sea Fury, Alqius, looked at a 190mm secondary gun destroyed by a gun on the Zhenyuan ship, his face was pale.

Under the climbing frame, there were corpses lying all over the place. There were no wounds on the whole body, but the blood was bleeding from all seven orifices., These excellent Royal Navy were directly shocked by the powerful shock.

The 455mm wrought iron armored cannon cover of the secondary gun had been torn apart, and the whole barrel was pulled down. This gun happened to be the junction of the mid-machine gun barrel and the cannon cover, making this tragedy happen.

After the Dingyuan Four Ships discovered the powerful defensive and offensive power of the Sea Fury, except for the Zhenyuan Ship to suppress it to prevent his cannon from firing too high, the other warships angrily turned their targets to the soft persimmons.

Suddenly, two more cruisers of the Geely Army were severely injured. "The 2,300-ton Ramento was hit by the Guangwu and Weiyuan on the sidestring and bow respectively. He was shaken, and his bow appeared a triple. The big opening around the meter and the raging fire inside seriously affected his speed.

Had it not been near the waterline, this shot could kill him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Geely Army’s shrapnel was poured down, and another round of shelling caused three fires on the fore deck of Dingyuan.The flames were raging, and the fire spread rapidly, almost spreading to the entire ship.

"Go and put out the fire!"

Before the fire chief Li Ruyun waited for the shrapnel to disperse, he rushed up with the fire hose.

Because there are too many shells fired, it is impossible to wait that long. The high temperature and poisonous smoke produced by the fire will affect the operation of the gunner, the line of sight and the stability of the ship.Must be extinguished or suppressed.

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Another 190 gun exploded next to him, and the projectiles were like rain, iron filings were flying, Li Ruyun was shot in more than 20 places all over his body, covered in blood, and still pulled the fire pipe with thousands of holes and walked forward two steps. , And finally fell unwillingly.

"team leader!"

Two firemen rushed up and snatched him off.

"Extinguishing!"

Li Ruyun exhausted his last strength and murmured, dropping his hands weakly.

His eyes were wide, just unwilling to close them, as if he was unwilling to blame himself for not fulfilling his mission.

"I go!"

"I go!"

The two rushed forward without hesitation...

"Why isn't this warship sunk!"

"Is this the devil? Why is its armor so strong?"

"God, help your honest believer! Let him be silent, OK!"

One hour passed.

The officers and soldiers of the Geely State fleet were completely shocked by the sight in front of them. Almost all of the four iron-clad ships were wounded all over, but don’t penetrate each of them, especially the Dingyuan, which contained more than 100 bullets, except for the Sea Fury and battle damage. The horn destroyed his two main artillery, leaving a four- to five-inch crater on the ship, and the only thing to do is to start a fire that was stubbornly extinguished.

Facing the 365mm steel and warp heavy armor, the Geely Army's ships were helpless.But Daqing used this time to sink three Geely cruisers.

The 6000-ton Duke, the "Wanderer," and the "Pirate" were also hit by multiple bullets. The Viking was destroyed by a shot from Weiyuan, losing half of its speed.

"Hit me, hit his deck!"

"what!"

"Can't go on like this, we must find a way!"

The Royal Navy Vice Admiral Vail Hamilton became frantic and even became chaotic in command. He kept walking around, trying to stabilize his emotions.

As a good commander, he knows that it is very important to keep a clear head and judgment.

Originally thought that victory was a handful of auspicious soldiers.After more than 1 hour of crazy attacks, Dingyuan still stood tall. The dense craters looked terrifying, but they did not cause much damage.

As the flagship, Dingyuan was not afraid, and was still tightly leaning against the other three ships in a row, looking like he would accompany to the end.

"This is an unsinkable warship..."

The improved Dingyuan made most people in the Geely Navy come up with this idea.

What they didn’t know was that a few years later in the original time and space, the proverb “Dingyuan has not sunk yet...” was also circulating in Neon..