Faced with the sudden appearance of the coastal defense fleet of Ganyang City, Lu Mao did not want to admit it.

However, of the four all-steel battleships that could continue to fight on his side, one of them had a twin main gun on it destroyed, which means that only half of the combat strength remained.

There were also two all-steel battleships that were injured and flooded, and their speed dropped a lot.

Only the flagship Auspicious was only slightly injured, but it maintained its full combat effectiveness.

However, the all-steel battleship Jixiang built by the Liang Yan Empire, with a full load displacement of only 9,000 tons, has two twin 35 times the caliber 240 mm main gun, and has a maximum speed of 14.5 knots, which is relatively not very strong in combat.

According to the latest information held by Lu Mao, the six all-steel battleships that appeared on the opposite side, among which the two Buran-class with the smallest full load displacement were both 15,700 tons.

There is also one Tornado-class with a full load displacement of 18,900 tons, and three Iron Fist-class ships with a full load displacement of 21,500 tons.

With such a huge difference in strength, even if he fought hard, Lu Mao could fully predict the final result.

Lu Mao was silent for a while, and then said to the eldest deputy Sun Feng'an with a wry smile: "Uncle Sun, while there is still a certain distance between the two sides, I am ready to disperse and retreat."

If we can escape, we will count as one, and if we face the battle, as Uncle Sun said, we have no chance of winning at all. ”

Sun Feng'an nodded solemnly, "Young master, it seems that this is the only way."

However, the speed of the Auspicious is too slow, and I suggest that the young master immediately transfer to the Bao Yong.

Anyone in the Tongze fleet can be a prisoner, but the young master cannot! ”

The Baoyong is the fastest armored cruiser in the Tongze fleet, with a full load displacement of 5,500 tons and a top speed of 23 knots.

Lu Mao, as the heir of the next head of the Lu family in Tongze, if he became a captive, he was likely to be immediately deprived of his status as the heir of the next head of the family.

You must know that a big family like the Tongze Lu family, which has existed for hundreds of years, will care very much about their face, once Lu Mao becomes a prisoner of war, it will be difficult to protect the identity of the heir of the next head of the family.

Lu Mao sighed, "Uncle Sun, I'll leave the auspicious number to you." ”

After coincidentally meeting the Lu family's Tongze fleet, Zhou Rui's nervous legs and stomach trembled a little.

Originally, for Zhou Rui, the naval battle was just a group of various data on both sides of the enemy, how could he have experienced it himself!

Even if the coastal defense fleet now has a great advantage, Zhou Rui still feels his scalp tingling and his heart pounding.

He can't swim, so don't make any mistakes on the Zhenhai!

Then the operation of Tongze's fleet made Zhou Rui's nervousness disappear all of a sudden.

The two sides were still more than ten kilometers apart, and the three all-steel battleships of the Tongze fleet that were being towed raised their white flags one after another.

Immediately, the other four all-steel battleships and three armored cruisers of the Tongze fleet turned around and began to disperse in different directions.

Zhou Rui was stunned and asked Song Limin: "Old Song, what is the situation?" ”

Song Limin laughed excitedly: "Major General, it seems that we are very lucky, the Tongze fleet must have just fought a naval battle."

The three all-steel battleships with the white flag raised were most likely captured by the Tongze fleet, or the Tongze fleet itself was seriously injured in the naval battle.

It seems that our coastal defense fleet can pick up cheap today! ”

When Zhou Rui heard this, he also rubbed his hands, "It seems that God is helping us, I like to pick up cheap!" Old Song, give the order to pursue! ”

This sea pursuit battle lasted until more than one o'clock in the afternoon.

In addition to the three Berserk-class all-steel battleships that were the first to raise the white flag, the coastal defense fleet forced down three Berserk-class all-steel battleships of the Tongze fleet in the process of pursuit.

In addition, the all-steel battleship Jixiang, the flagship of the Tongze fleet, was pierced through the deck armor by a shell from a 320 mm main gun of the Longhai in the process of escaping, causing a large number of shells to detonate in the ammunition compartment.

In the end, this all-steel battleship with a full load displacement of 9,000 tons, under the great power of the martyrdom, the hull broke and sank rapidly, and none of the 598 officers and men of the Jixiang, including the first mate Sun Feng'an, survived.

Thanks to Lu Mao's transfer to the armored cruiser Baoyong, otherwise the Tongze Lu family would need to re-select the heir of the next head of the family.

The Baoyong, where Lu Mao was located, and the other two armored cruisers of the Tongze fleet, relying on their higher speeds, escaped the pursuit of the coastal defense fleet.

The warships that were waiting for the coastal defense fleet to launch a pursuit, with the three captured Berserk-class all-steel battleships, regrouped together, and the time was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon.

In the bridge of the Zhenhai, Song Limin could not suppress his joy and reported to Zhou Rui: "Major General, the six captured Berserk-class all-steel battleships have been confirmed, four of them belong to the Tongze fleet, and the other two belong to the Xiyun Liu family.

Unexpectedly, the Xiyun Liu family had just purchased four Berserk class, and they were robbed of two by the Tongze Lu family. ”

Zhou Rui looked at the six Berserk-class all-steel battleships on the sea through the observation window of the bridge, and said with some emotion: "I really feel a little incredible, we actually captured six Berserk-class all-steel battleships in one battle.

Old Song, do you say we still go to Tongze City? ”

At one o'clock in the afternoon, the lottery system had already prompted Zhou Rui to complete the task of "personally leading the fleet for revenge", and according to the statistics of the revenge results, Zhou Rui was rewarded with a three-star lottery card and 30 points.

So whether to go to Tongze City or not now doesn't matter to Zhou Rui.

Song Limin immediately said: "Major General, we have captured six Berserk-class all-steel battleships from the Tongze fleet, and the Longhai also sank the flagship of the Tongze fleet, which can be regarded as avenging the 249 brothers who died.

I suggest abandoning the original plan to shell the port of Tongze and bring back these six Berserk-class all-steel battleships first.

As long as a suitable ship repair shop is found, these six Fury-class all-steel battleships will soon be repaired and join the sequence of our coastal defense fleet. ”

"Old Song, over there in Ganyang Mingang, can the ship repair shop opened by the merchants of the Silver Wolf Empire repair ships repair the Berserk-class all-steel battleships?"

Song Limin shook his head, "That ship repair yard only has three 6,000-ton docks, and it can only repair ships with a displacement of less than 6,000 tons.

And the 10,000-ton dock is only available in Shuonan Town in the territory of our Han and Tang Empires.

However, I'm worried that Shuonan Town will be blushing when he sees these six Berserk-class all-steel battleships, so I suggest that it is best to send these six Berserk-class all-steel battleships to the Liang Yan Empire for repair.

The shipbuilding industry of the Liang Yan Empire is the most developed among human countries, with many large docks, and there is absolutely no problem in maintaining the berserk class. ”

"When the Liang Yan Empire sees these six Berserk-class all-steel battleships we have captured, won't it also suffer from pink eye?"

Song Limin hesitated, sighed and said, "Young General, I really can't guarantee what you said. ”

Then Song Limin said in a deep voice: "Major General, now that our coastal defense fleet has more and more warships, it seems that it is time to build our coastal defense fleet's own warship repair plant!" ”

Zhou Rui nodded and said: "The warship repair plant must be built, and it can't always be controlled by others."

In fact, I have entrusted my friends to help me go to the territory of the six orc countries to recruit technicians and workers in the shipyards.

The dockyard is easy to build, and it is difficult to find technicians and workers who can repair warships, especially in our Han and Tang Empires. ”

The friend Zhou Rui said was actually Cheng Xianhou, who came to him on behalf of the rebels.

Many shipyards in the six orc countries, in order to reduce costs, will also train some human technicians and workers.

In the six orc countries, the wages of humans for the same jobs are far lower than those of orcs.

"Great, once our coastal defense fleet has its own warship repair plant, there is no need to worry about sending warships for repair, whether they will be greedy."

Not only a warship repair plant!

Zhou Rui's ambition is very big, and the Zhou family must have its own shipyard!

Zhou Rui then groaned and said, "Old Song, I think it is best to contact the ship repair factory of the beast country to repair these six berserk-class all-steel battleships.

According to the performance of the Berserk-class all-steel battleships in all aspects, the navies of the six orc countries should not be able to look down on them, otherwise the Black Bear Empire would not have retired and sold all the Berserk classes. ”

Song Limin nodded, "Major General, the Red Tiger Empire's naval base on Fengsha Island has a warship repair factory, and it can even maintain all main gun battleships. ”

"The warship repair plant on Phongsa Island? I think so, we have acquaintances on Phongsa Island. ”