Vol 2 Chapter 71: Big battle

As night fell, under the command of Lieutenant General Stepan Osipovich Makarov, the Russian Navy moved, 6 armored ships (Pocket battleships, can also be understood as battleships where the former Dreadnoughts appeared) , 8 cruisers, 3 destroyers, and a large number of auxiliary ships, smashed into the Bosphorus.
This is almost the entire family of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. After 1881, all the new ships acquired by the Black Sea Fleet are now almost popping out!
This fleet is also one-third of the navy of the world's third naval power. In terms of tonnage alone, compared to the Ottoman Navy at this time, it has no advantage.
Of course, naval battles are not about simply fighting for tonnage. In terms of warship performance, the Russians still have a clear advantage! After all, one side is a product of the 1960s and 1970s, and the other side is a product of the 1980s and 90s. There is no comparison at all!
The Ottoman navy is too old, and the boss of this fleet now has no previous glory!
As the saying goes, the one who knows himself best is always his enemy!
The situation of the Ottoman navy is clear to the Russians, otherwise the Russian navy will not rush to take action against the Ottoman navy! !
An opponent who is as weak as it is weak is undoubtedly the best choice for gaining military merit. At this time, the Black Sea Fleet is already hungry and thirsty!
The situation in the Bosphorus, the Russians have long understood! Including the exact location where the Ottomans deployed the shore artillery, perhaps the maps marked by the Russians are more accurate than the Ottomans themselves!
The Bosphorus has a Mediterranean climate, with calm waves during most of the year, slow ocean currents, few beaches and superior shipping conditions, which also created conditions for the Black Sea Fleet to pass at night.
At the same time, Bulgaria also launched a massive offensive, the artillery roared, trying to cover the sound of the boat with the sound of artillery!
"Listen to the bait, is there a boat passing by?"
"Impossible. Now that we are fighting so fiercely with the Bulgarians, which idiot dares to pass this time, isn't he afraid of being killed by a stray bullet?"
"It's not right, this is not just a ship, it's like a fleet! No, this is a warship passing by, report it quickly!"
The Ottoman soldier who sensed something was wrong, immediately reported the situation, and after several twists and turns, it was passed to Edel Pasha.
After receiving the news, Edel Pasha immediately transferred it to Ahmed Pasha and ordered the defenders on both sides of the strait to fire at the strait. It should be the defenders on the Uskdar side to fire!
At this moment, the few remaining shore artillery in Constantinople have turned around, busy fighting the Bulgarian life and death battle.
At this time, the Russian fleet has passed most of the journey, and a great opportunity is placed in front of Ahmed Pasha!
As long as the Ottoman Navy blocked the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Marmara Sea, coupled with the help of shore artillery, the Ottoman Empire is likely to severely damage or even wipe out the Russian Black Sea Fleet this time!
No, it should be said that the Bulgarian navy was wiped out! Once the navy wins, then the battle of Constantinople will also have a turning point!
Bulgaria without a navy, even if it takes Constantinople, it is of little value, and there is no need for this war to continue!
It is a pity that Ahmed Pasha, the commander of the Ottoman Navy, is now poking his nose at this opportunity!
"Damn Edel Pasha, you idiot! Let the Russians go deep into the Bosphorus, and it's only now!
You should find it sooner. Use shore artillery to attack. The distance of 3o kilometers is enough to send all the Black Sea fleet into the sea to feed the fish!
Now that it is good, at most one hour, the Russians will rush out of the Bosphorus Strait, and now I have to lead troops to intercept!
Do you think the navy is also your 6th army offal? If you say that you must gather, you must gather. This time I killed Lao Tzu! "
Scolded scolded, what should be done is still to be done! Ahmed Pasha gave the order and the whole army was dispatched to intercept the Black Sea Fleet!
Now Ahmed Pasha has fully hoped that the shore artillery can severely damage the Black Sea Fleet, otherwise his rabble navy can only send a wave of achievements!
When the Ottoman Navy was ready, the Russian Black Sea Fleet had come to the door. The two sides exited the Bosphorus Strait, and they started the fight without saying anything!
At this time, the sky hadn't brightened, and the Ottoman navy didn't dare to go too deep. After all, the artillery shells had no eyes, especially when there was a black light. If they were killed by one's own shore artillery, there was no place to reason!
It’s getting lighter, so I don’t even dare to go. At that time, Bulgaria’s artillery can also be fired. The power of the dense artillery fire is probably no one wants to try!
After this fight, Ahmed Pasha knew that it had suffered, and the loss of the Black Sea Fleet was not great, at least in terms of firepower!
Think about it, even if the shore artillery fires, it has to be hit! The black light doesn’t even have a target to aim at. The artillery walks entirely on the basis of feeling. Is it weird that the head can be high?
As for the giant searchlights deployed on both sides of the strait? As soon as it turns on, the Bulgarian shells will be inoculated immediately, but nothing has happened, but they have been wiped out!
Even so, when the Russian Black Sea Fleet rushed out, many ships were injured and many auxiliary ships sank to the bottom of the sea!
At this moment, the Ottoman Navy has an advantage in the number of fleets, but the Russians have an advantage in tonnage, and the firepower of both sides is not on the same level!
But right now, the Black Sea Fleet does not plan to engage in artillery battle with Ahmed Pasha here! In the mind of Lieutenant General Stepan Osipovich Makarov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet, there is nothing more important than entering the Marmara Sea!
"Rush up and fight melee with the Ottomans!"
With the order of Lieutenant General Stepan Osipovich Makarov, six battleships took the lead and rushed towards the Ottoman Navy!
Soon the two fleets fought together, UU reading www.uukanshu. com Since neither side has experienced an overnight battle, the scene is in that chaos!
The Black Sea Fleet is a little better, they are all regular troops after all, they have enough psychological advantages to fight the Ottomans!
At this point in the battle, the Ottoman Empire’s advantage of shore artillery no longer exists. The two sides fought together, and they couldn’t tell the difference, and they couldn’t continue fighting!
Ahmed Pasha decisively stopped the fire support of the shore artillery, because in their previous support, an artillery shell accurately landed next to his flagship, which caused a few waves to make cold sweats. Go straight!
If you die in the hands of the enemy, it's fine, there is no eye on the battlefield, life and death! What if he died in his own hands? Isn't it too wrong?
As everyone knows, it was his decision that saved the remaining auxiliary fleet of the Russians! These small boats are not thicker than warships. If they are hit by a shell, they will be injured at least, but dead!
The battle lasted for more than three hours, and the Ottoman naval fleet was still defeated. The difference in strength cannot be made up by the number alone, especially when the number is not enough!
After sinking seven iron-clad ships, two armored cruisers, three protective cruisers, four collision cruisers, and other miscellaneous warships, Ahmed Pasha saw that the situation was gone and had to take the fleet away. !
Of course, the Black Sea Fleet was not well, first it was bombarded by the Ottomans' shore, and then another fight with the Ottomans, which also suffered heavy losses!
The losses include: a battleship, sinking a cruiser to the bottom of the sea, a battleship was severely injured, several warships were slightly injured, eight auxiliary ships of various types, and more than 3,000 casualties!
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