At this time, Guantong Commander Chen Changzhi said: "Captain, the Xiangyang ship replied that the Akashi has surrendered. ”

Wang Hailong was stunned, scratched the back of his head, put his military hat back on, and said, "Xie Fuzhan, this kid, is really lucky, he actually captured a ship." ”

It turns out that in the navy, there is an unwritten rule that the enemy's ships should be captured first, sunk them first, and let them escape. This argument is not unreasonable, because if you can capture the enemy ship, you can also use it for yourself, not only weakening the enemy, but also strengthening yourself, killing two birds with one stone. On the other hand, after naval warfare entered the era of steam artillery, the distance of engagement became farther and farther, and the difficulty of capturing enemy ships naturally became more and more difficult.

In this way, the Yueyang ship worked hard and used missiles, but the result was only to sink the Suma and force the Qiujinzhou to sink itself.

It turned out that the main guns of the Xiangyang ship hit the side and rear of the headquarters of the Akashi, as a result, most of the personnel in the headquarters were killed and wounded, and almost all the members of the command led by the captain of the Akashi, Ota Morimi, were killed. Subsequently, the Xiangyang ship also stopped the attack and shouted to the Akashi to surrender.

After all, although the momentum of militarism appeared in Japan at this time, it has not yet developed to the national fanaticism, and there are still a considerable number of officers and soldiers who want to do useless jade crushing, and the current situation is very clear, the Akashi was abandoned by the Akitsu Island and Suma as an outcast, and the captain and other commanders were also killed, and the remaining middle-level officers did not want to die. And most of the soldiers, of course, were in favor of surrendering, after all, it was better not to die or not to die.

Of course, not all Japanese soldiers did not want to die, but there were still a few people who were brainwashed more thoroughly, who only thought about broken jade and loyalty, and who refused to surrender, and even wanted to kill several officers who led the surrender, seize the command of the Akashi, and fight to the death with the Xiangyang.

However, such soldiers were in the minority, and after a short battle on the Akashi, all the diehards who refused to surrender were killed, and then the white flag was hoisted, the guns were covered with cloth, and the ship was stopped to indicate surrender to the Xiangyang.

After confirming that the Akashi had really surrendered, Xie Fuzhan ordered to send thirty soldiers to board the Akashi in rubber boats to accept the surrender of the Akashi, and at the same time close the cannon bar, leaving only a few Japanese soldiers who were responsible for power and navigation and maintenance, a total of 53 people, and all the rest were transferred to the Xiangyang ship, and finally 20 soldiers were left behind to monitor the remaining Japanese soldiers.

At this time, the Qiujinzhou had completely sunk into the sea, and the Japanese soldiers who escaped from the Qiujinzhou could only honestly approach under the threat of the guns of the Yueyang ship, and all surrendered to the Yueyang ship, and at the same time rescued more than a dozen soldiers on the Suma, and the lifeboats that had previously rescued the Longtian and Atago also rushed over to join the Yueyang ship, and the two lifeboats rescued a total of 31 Japanese soldiers.

In this way, a total of three Japanese ships were sunk, one was forced to be sunk, one was captured, and four hundred and three Japanese soldiers were also captured, including 265 men on the Akashi, 93 on the Akitsuzu, 11 on the Suma, 18 on the Tatsuda, and 13 on the Atago.

The crew of the Akashi was 310 people, and because the whole ship surrendered, the vast majority of the Japanese soldiers on board survived, accounting for more than 60% of all prisoners, and 212 people were transferred to the Xiangyang ship. As a result, the number of prisoners was more than the crew of the two ships.

Modern ships have a high degree of informatization and automation, coupled with reduced armor and thin skin and large stuffing, so at the same tonnage, the hull is much larger than the ships of this era, and the crew is far less than the ships of this era.

For example, the Akitsuzu has a standard displacement of 3,100 tons, a length of 91.7 meters, a width of 13.14 meters, and a crew of 330, while the Suma and Akashi have a standard displacement of 2,700 tons, a length of 93.5 meters, a width of 12.24 meters, and a crew of 310 people. The standard displacement of the Yueyang ship is 3,600 tons, which is not much larger than that of the Japanese ship, but it is 135 meters long and 16 meters wide, which is obviously two or three times larger, and the crew is only 180; the standard displacement of the Xiangyang ship is 2,250 tons, which is not as good as the Japanese ship, but it is 115 meters long and 14 meters wide, but the hull is larger than that of the three Japanese ships, and the crew is only 170 people.

Fortunately, both the Yueyang and Xiangyang ships have a helicopter platform at the tail, which is about the same size as a standard basketball court, so both ships will place all the prisoners on the helicopter platform, which is not only conducive to centralized care, but also does not have to worry about the prisoners touching into the cabin on the ship.

At this time, Yueyang received an order from the headquarters to return to the dockings of the fleet.

In fact, the main commanders of the fleet, fleet commanders Xia Bohai, Xiao Jianjun, and Qin Zheng, as well as Shang Jinfeng, captain of the Kunming ship, and Chu Yaping, commander of the Marine Corps, all gathered in the command room of the Kunming ship, listening to the phased battle reports coming back from the front, so they had a complete grasp of the entire combat process.

Originally, the Yueyang and Xiangyang warships were also responsible for supporting the landing troops, and during the naval battle, the headquarters had already sent support forces to the landing troops, which were carried by the Changbaishan ship, and at the same time sent the Sanya ship, which was of the same type as the Yueyang warship, to escort the Changbaishan warship, which was also the task of taking over the Yueyang and Xiangyang ships. Therefore, the headquarters decided to recruit the Yueyang and Xiangyang ships, hoping to understand the details of this battle and sum up the experience of this battle. What is most lacking in crossing the fleet now is actual combat experience, so every battle is a very rare experience that needs to be summed up.

After determining the victory and the results, Xia Bohai said: "Our first naval battle was also a good fight, sinking four ships, capturing one, and capturing more than 400 Japanese soldiers. ”

Xiao Jianjun said: "Before we crossed the Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship, they could also be regarded as advanced levels, and in this era, they are star destroyers, and it is definitely more than enough to fight these Japanese ships." However, if more than 400 captives were captured, more information about Dagukou should be obtained. We now have too little information, and we hope that these Japanese prisoners will know more about it, so that our plans can be more targeted, so that the chances of capturing Dagu Pass will be higher. ”

It turned out that while the naval battle was still going on, the headquarters had ordered the landing force to interrogate the captured Russian prisoners and learn about the deployment of the Eight-Nation Allied Forces at Dagu Pass. It is a pity that the captured Russian soldiers are not of high rank, not even a captain, but we only know that the Russian warships anchored at Dagukou now include the battleship Sisoy, the armored cruiser Russian, the shallow gunboat Geely, Kiliak, Beaver, and the Korean. We don't know much about the warships of other countries, only that Britain, Germany, and the United States have sent a few large warships, but the models and names are not clear.

At this time, Shang Jinfeng, the captain of the Kunming ship, said: "Commander, political commissar, I want to study the Akashi, so as to understand the performance of the warships of this era, as well as the power of the artillery, it is best to find a few gunners to ask, if necessary, a few more guns, so that I can have a good heart." ”

Xia Bohai nodded and said, "This is completely necessary, you can arrange manpower now, and as soon as they come back, you can start researching, even if you want to open fire and sink the Akashi." ”

Shang Jinfeng said with a smile: "That's not necessary, the armor of the Akashi is not strong, and I am afraid that sinking the Akashi will not get any useful data." ”

Qin Zheng said: "How to study the Akashi will let it go first, there is a question I don't know if you have thought about it, we have not announced to the evacuees that the fleet has crossed to the Qing Dynasty, so it is not appropriate for everyone to see the Akashi and the captured Japanese soldiers, so how to place them, more than 400 people is not a small number, we must come up with a plan before the Yueyang ship and the Xiangyang ship come back." ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "This is easy to do, the Akashi will stop a little farther away, just don't appear in front of a few passenger ro-ro ships, as for the captured Japanese soldiers, more than 400 people are not too much, other warships can't fit it, but the Changbai Mountain ship must be able to fit in the space, and it is estimated that the Changbai Mountain ship is coming back soon." ”

Qin Zheng shook his head and said, " I'm not saying that our warships can't fit these people, if it's ordinary people, such as the people who evacuated overseas Chinese this time, our warships can also fit it, but these people are all prisoners, our warships, including the Changbaishan ship, have no prisons, more than 400 people need a lot of manpower to take care of them, of course, there is no big problem in peacetime, we can also draw manpower, but our next goal is to capture Dagukou, when the time comes, not only our five warships, even the Changbaishan ship will also participate in the war, because this will be a landing operation, it is impossible to participate in the Changbaishan ship, so how much energy will be on the Changbaishan ship to take care of the prisonersWhat if these prisoners make trouble on the Changbai Mountain ship during the war? ”

Xia Bohai nodded and said: "Lao Qin's reminder is very good, only by capturing Dagukou can we have a foothold, so this battle must be foolproof, these prisoners are indeed a problem, and it can't be reassuring to put them on that ship." I think it's better to find a small uninhabited island nearby, throw all the captives on the island first, so that they can't escape, and wait until we capture Dagukou, and then take everyone to Dagukou to take care of it, everyone will see how it goes. ”

Shang Jinfeng said: "Staying on the desert island, will anyone escape, there are many islands nearby, you can go by swimming, and they are all official soldiers, the ability to survive in the wild should not be bad, and they can live by fishing and catching birds on the island." ”

Xiao Jianjun shook his head and said, "I think this method can be used, even if someone escapes, there will be no loss to us." ”

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