Just when the Yueyang and Sanya ships were encircling and suppressing the German transport fleet, and after the Kunming, Xiangyang, and Huaihua ships also defeated the German guerrilla fleet, the three ships wanted to rush over to join the Yueyang and Sanya ships immediately, but on the way, they encountered the lone battleship Brandenburg.

At the beginning of the battle, the Brandenburg was hit by a torpedo from the Kunming ship, and the hit site was near the power room, a steam engine was damaged, and a large amount of water entered the ship's cabin, so the speed of the Brandenburg dropped from 17 knots to below 10 knots, and it could only temporarily withdraw from the battle and step up drainage and repair. After more than 40 minutes of emergency repairs, the gap was finally plugged without force, and most of the water was discharged, but only one steam engine was left to work, and the speed could only reach 12 knots.

The captain of the Brandenburg, Samuel, then gave the order and returned to the battlefield. But by this time the battle was almost over, and the German fleet was sinking and escaping, and only the shadows of some ships could be seen in the distance. The Brandenburg was unlucky, and just when it wanted to leave the battlefield and retreat, the Kunming, Xiangyang, and Huaihua ships rushed over, and the two sides bumped into each other.

Before being hit by a torpedo, the Brandenburg was hit by more than a dozen guns, including two 130-mm shells, six 100-mm shells, and five 76-mm shells. Although these shells did not cause fatal damage to the Brandenburg, and most of the shells fell on the superstructure, the damage to the deck facilities was also considerable, as it was on the foredeck, a mess, one 280-mm twin main gun in the bow of the ship was destroyed, four 105-mm guns and three 80-mm guns were also destroyed, half of the glass in the command room was shattered, and more than 100 officers and men were killed or wounded on the ship.

In this case, when encountering the Kunming, Xiangyang, and Huaihua ships, the German officers and men on the Brandenburg also knew that they probably couldn't run away this time, but the Germanic nation was also known for its bravery and belligerence in Europe, and they knew that they couldn't fight, but they had to fight, so Captain Samuel immediately ordered the ship's guns that could be used again to shoot at the enemy indiscriminately, anyway, they were fighting with the enemy.

But before the Brandenburg could fire, the main guns of the three passing warships were already in full fire, and suddenly all kinds of shells fell on the hull of the Brandenburg. And almost all of them were the superstructure equipment of the Brandenburg, which was struck, and the huge explosion completely covered the hull of the Brandenburg.

The German soldiers on the Brandenburg did not want to counterattack, but the opponent's attack was too fierce, and the accuracy was extremely accurate, and the Brandenburg never stopped being fired, which also made the German soldiers on the Brandenburg hardly find a gap to return fire; in addition, the gunpowder smoke barrier produced by the explosion also interfered with the shooting of the Brandenburg, so in the continuous attack of the three ships, the guns on the Brandenburg only returned fire five guns, and all of them were fired indiscriminately, and the shells did not know where they went.

However, the three crossing warships only used naval guns to attack the Brandenburg, and no missiles or torpedoes were used.

It turned out that he hit the lone Brandenburg, and Shang Jinfeng immediately made a decision to capture the warship as much as possible. Because this is a battleship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, if this warship is captured and repaired, it can be used as a main warship in the new navy of the crossing group in the future.

Now the crossing group has recruited troops in Tianjin to form a new army, and the navy will also be expanded in the future, and the navy cannot rely on only five modern warships, and it must build more and stronger warships with the existing technical conditions. However, the construction of the navy is not only a long cycle, but also a huge cost and a staggering investment, and at the same time, it also requires sufficient industrial strength, which can by no means be completed in a short period of time. The 100-year-old navy is certainly not an empty phrase.

Of course, the construction of the navy is not completely without shortcuts, and in some cases, it is still possible to speed up the development of the navy through some means, such as capturing and repairing the enemy's warships for their own use, which is one of them.

There was a precedent for using captured enemy ships to expand one's own navy in the old plane.

Before the Russo-Japanese War, Japan's main warships were six battleships and six cruisers, ranking seventh in the world. Over the course of the war, Japan sank two battleships and purchased two more armored cruisers to replenish them. After the end of the war, Japan incorporated seven Russian battleships and one armored cruiser into its own naval sequence through capture, salvage and repair.

In addition, Japan also ordered two new battleships to replace the two battleships sunk in the Russo-Japanese War, and as a result, it suddenly had thirteen battleships and nine armored cruisers, almost double the number before the war, and the strength of the Japanese Navy also jumped to the fourth place in the world in one fell swoop, becoming a first-class naval power. In the First World War, these Russian warships participated in the Japanese attack on Qingdao and also played a significant role.

In fact, in the previous battles, the crossing group has always captured enemy ships as much as possible for their own use, even if they are not needed now, they can be used to form a navy in the future. At present, the warships captured by the crossing group are mainly the British warship Orlando, the German warship Hansa, the French Pascal, and the Japanese ship Akashi, as well as several shallow water gunboats and torpedo boats. Only wait for the war to be repaired after the war.

If the battleship Brandenburg can be captured again, then the new navy that will cross the group in the future will have three large warships of 10,000 tons, and this starting point can be said to be quite high. It is entirely possible to build a navy with a certain strength in a relatively short period of time.

And on the other side, the Yue Ming and Sanya ships were also able to control the German transport fleet, which allowed the three ships to free up their hands and capture the Brandenburg with all their might. Therefore, Shang Jinfeng ordered all ships to bombard the Brandenburg only with artillery, and try to only attack the parts above the deck, so as to destroy the remaining strength of the Brandenburg, and at the same time not sink the Brandenburg.

By the time the bombardment was over, the deck of the Brandenburg was almost completely devoid as if it had been washed. It was at this time that the Kunming ship put down a small boat and sailed towards the Brandenburg, which turned out to be represented by Deng Yongjian, deputy political commissar of the Kunming ship, to persuade the Brandenburg to surrender.

Originally, Shang Jinfeng did not plan to send someone to the Brandenburg to persuade him to surrender, after all, it was too dangerous to do so, and he still planned to use the usual way of shouting through a loudspeaker. However, Deng Yongjian believed that relying solely on shouting would not do much good, and just now the Yueyang and Sanya warships also shouted at the German transport fleet, so what the result was, it was better to send people to board the German ships to persuade them to surrender.

Moreover, Deng Yongjian also took the initiative to ask for an order, asking him to personally board the German ship to persuade him to surrender, and thought that the danger was not great. Because Deng Yongjian had worked and studied in Germany for a year as a military exchange personnel, he was not only proficient in Germany, but also familiar with German history and humanities, compared with other European countries, although Germany has a short history as a unified country, in the old time and space, only more than 150 years, shorter than the history of the United States. But the German nation is a nation with a long history, and it considers itself the successor of the Holy Roman Empire, so the German character is not only rigorous and serious, but also quite a gentlemanly demeanor similar to that of the British, and at the same time has a great sense of military honor, and on the battlefield, it is generally not easy to hurt the representatives sent by the enemy.

Seeing Deng Yongjian's resolute attitude, Shang Jinfeng could only respect Deng Yongjian's decision and send Deng Yongjian to the German ship to persuade him to surrender.

The captain of the Brandenburg, Samur, had just taken a breath when he received a report from the soldiers that a representative from the opposing warship had come over and asked to meet the Brandenburg's fleet. Although Samuel also guessed the origin of the other party, out of the demeanor and sense of honor of a soldier, he still ordered the other party to come to the ship and met the other party in the command room.

Deng Yongjian boarded the Brandenburg, and under the leadership of the German soldiers, he came to the command room, at which time Captain Samuel had already recruited the main officers of the Brandenburg to meet Deng Yongjian.

The two sides exchanged their names and ranks, and each saluted before Samur said, "Lieutenant Colonel Deng, what is the matter with you coming to our warship?"

Deng Yongjian said: "Captain Samur, on behalf of all the personnel of our warship, I hope that your ship can lay down its arms and surrender to us, and we can guarantee the personal safety and basic rights and interests of all of you." ”

Samour had already guessed the origin of Deng Yongjian, so he had already thought of a response, and immediately said: "Impossible, we German soldiers would rather die in battle with honor than surrender to the enemy." When the other officers heard this, they all raised their heads one by one, and made the appearance that they would rather die than surrender. Build momentum for Samuel.

Deng Yongjian said: "Captain Samuer, and all the soldiers, the situation is very clear now, do you think that the Brandenburg still has a chance to escape? I can say without exaggeration that as long as we want, we can sink the Brandenburg at any time, and you will not deny this, but we are not willing to make unnecessary sacrifices, so I hope that you can lay down your arms and surrender, and when the war is over, we will negotiate with the German government, and you can return home safely." ”

The German officers present were also silent for a while, although Deng Yongjian's words were a little harsh, but they were indeed the truth, especially in the face of the strength of the crossing fleet, no one could deny it, and then Samur said: "Lieutenant Colonel Deng, I admit the truth you said, but we German soldiers will never surrender, so please go back and tell your captain that we cannot accept your kindness, please fight seriously like a real soldier." ”

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