Far East, Tsushima Strait.
This strait between Kyushu Island and the Korean Peninsula of the Eastern Empire has become the most important logistical supply route for the Imperial Oriental Army now.
In order to transport as many materials as possible to the front line, the Eastern Imperial Army requisitioned a large number of civilian ships and tried its best to transport a large amount of materials to the front line.
Originally, the Eastern Army could directly transport materials to the Liaodong Peninsula and even Yingkou.
However, when the Eastern Imperial Navy suffered a crushing defeat, it was almost completely lost. The transport fleet of the Oriental people did not dare to go to the Liaodong Peninsula again, let alone enter the Bohai Sea again.
In that case, it will only fall into the results of the Russian naval warships.
But even so, the counterattack of the Imperial Russian Navy began.
Vice Admiral Alekseev, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, personally led the 2nd detachment of the Pacific Fleet to the Tsushima Strait to cut off the logistics supply lines of the Toyos.
Although, these warships of the 2nd Detachment of the Pacific Fleet are just old warships. Whether it is the battleship Peter the Great, or the two Alexander II-class battleships, as well as the battleships Twelve Apostles and Gangut, they are all old battleships that have become completely outdated.
When the Oriental Imperial Navy was strong, these warships were no match for the Oriental people at all. If you dare to fight, you will be easily destroyed by the Orientals.
Fortunately, now, the Oriental Navy has been wiped out by the Russian Navy. Only a very small number of destroyers remained. So much so that these old warships of the Imperial Russian Navy are not something that the Orientals can deal with. Vice Admiral Alekseev can naturally confidently and boldly lead the fleet to launch a series of military operations. It also gave him a feeling of raising his eyebrows. You know, he was blocked by the Oriental people in the Lushun Fortress before, and he was attacked by the Orientals.
If the Lushun Fortress fell, wouldn’t he, the commander, also fall into the hands of the Orientals? Whether it was suicide and martyrdom or being captured by the Orientals, it was definitely not the result he hoped for.
Fortunately, the Imperial Russian Navy won. Moreover, the Russian Empire already had the absolute upper hand in this war, and they would soon be able to win this war.
On the battleship Alexander II, flagship of the 2nd Detachment of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy, lookouts are using binoculars to search the surrounding seas in search of Oriental ships.
“Your Excellency Commander, discover the Oriental convoy~!” a staff officer reported.
Vice Admiral Alekseev picked up the telescope and saw several transports in the distance.
“Order the battleship to speed up, immediately catch up, and take out the transports of the Toyos!” Vice Admiral Alekseev immediately ordered.
“Yes, Your Excellency Commander!” replied the officer.
Immediately, the battleship Alexander II, with two protected cruisers, began to accelerate and rushed towards the convoy of the Toyos.
In the distance, a merchant ship with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons hoisted a plaster flag.
This merchant ship, named Sakura Maru, was a merchant ship of Mitsui Corporation. After the war began, Mitsui Corporation actively supported the war, allowing its merchant ships to transport personnel and materials for the army.
When the warships of the Tsarist Navy discovered the transport fleet of the Orientals, the Orientals also discovered the Tsarist Navy.
“Baga, the Russians are coming, run away, scatter, flee as far as you can to the Goryeo Peninsula, or flee back home!” ordered an officer of the Oriental lieutenant on the merchant ship Sakura Maru.
“Hey, Your Excellency, Lieutenant!” the flag soldier immediately signaled to the other merchant ships.
Suddenly, these merchant ships scattered and fled one after another.
However, the speed of merchant ships was inherently incomparable to that of warships. Even though the battleship Alexander II has been in service for more than twenty years, the maximum speed can still be maintained at 14 knots. This speed is already much faster than these merchant ships. (Read violent novels, go on Feilu Fiction Network!)
Plus the speed of those two protective cruisers, and it was a little faster. These merchant ships of the Oriental people naturally could not escape.
“Boom! Boom!”
The battleship Alexander II’s two 305-mm main guns, the 228-mm secondary guns on the side sides, and the 152-mm naval guns all opened fire.
The merchant ships of the Orientals, whose defense was almost blank, could not withstand the shells fired by the Russian warships at all.
Soon, the merchant ship Sakura Maru was hit by a 228mm shell and suffered heavy damage.
Immediately, it was hit by several 152-mm shells and sank directly into the sea.
Under the pursuit of the Russian Navy, these merchant ships of the Oriental people were all sunk in less than two hours.
After that, the Russian navy began to continue cruising the sea, searching for other merchant ships of the Orientals.
Because the number of warships of the 2nd Detachment of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy is too small, it is undoubtedly difficult to block the entire Tsushima Strait. This undoubtedly left a lot of space for the Orientals.
There were still quite a few Oriental merchant ships and transport ships that ventured through the blockade of the Russian navy to send supplies to the Korean Peninsula to supplement the Eastern Army.
Especially at night, because of the obstruction of the line of sight, it was easier for the merchant ships and transport ships of the Oriental to pass through the blockade of the Russian Navy.
I am afraid that this situation will not be alleviated until the main forces of the home fleet of the Russian Navy. At that time, the Russian Navy can directly blockade the entire Tsushima Strait, and even the Whale Sea and the Yellow Sea, with its powerful fleet, completely cutting off the supply lines of the Eastern Army.
While the Russian Navy was operating, the large-scale counterattack of the Russian Army finally began.
On July 13, 1804, the Russian army put in the main force and began to attack the Eastern Army (Li Mo’s).
On the Great Stone Bridge battlefield, the Russian army directly threw in reinforcements from 8 infantry divisions and one heavy artillery brigade. Coupled with the troops deployed here by the Russian army before, the Russian army has already gathered more than 300,000 main forces.
“‘Boom! Boom! Boom!
A large number of artillery of various calibers opened heavy fire on the positions of the Orientals.
Even after the Oriental people stopped their offensive and turned to the defense, they began to build fortifications and prepare to resist the attack of the Russians.
However, due to the lack of materials, the fortifications built by the Oriental were only civil structures. There are no problems with protection against mortars and field guns yet. However, under the bombardment of a large number of 155-mm heavy howitzers and 105-mm light howitzers, it was like paper paste and could not be resisted at all.
On the entire battlefield, the Oriental people were also completely suppressed and could not withstand the attack of the Russian army.
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