After the Eighth Fleet and the advance fleet of the Golden Lion Empire Navy chose to retreat, they did not dare to retreat to the Gaowo Island Naval Base, otherwise it would be tantamount to giving a chance for the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires to close their doors and fight dogs.

Therefore, the two fleets of the Golden Lion Empire Navy fought and retreated all the way towards the vast sea in the southeast.

The Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet pursued it until more than 10 a.m. on February 25, which was considered to be the end of this naval battle that was later called the "Battle of Gaowo Island."

At the end of this pursuit battle, the four all-steel battleships of the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Imperial Navy, surrounded by the eighth formation and the twelfth provisional formation of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, chose to raise the white flag.

After Song Limin, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, counted the results of each formation, even he himself couldn't believe it.

Not counting the sunken warships of the Golden Lion Empire, only the captured warships included 10 battleships with full main guns, 9 all-steel battleships, 2 large armored cruisers, 3 light cruisers and 2 destroyers.

To tell the truth, even in this Battle of Gaoluo Island, the strength gathered by the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet exceeded the two fleets of the Golden Lion Empire Navy by a lot, and Song Limin did not have the confidence to win.

Song Limin had even asked his staff officers to work out a retreat plan, and also let the more than 100 transport ships following the second column stay away from the battlefield of the battle.

Once the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet loses in the naval battle, let these more than 100 transport ships carrying 6 infantry divisions run away as soon as possible.

However, what Song Limin didn't expect was that the Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, known as the world's first, was even inferior to the Navy of the Silver Wolf Empire in naval battles.

As a result, throughout the course of the Battle of Gaowo Island, the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet almost always controlled the superiority on the battlefield.

Chen Yongliang, the captain of the Ruixue, said to Song Limin with an excited face: "Song Zhi, our Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet has won a complete victory this time!"

According to the information fed back, most of the 10 battleships with full main guns and 9 battleships with all steel were only slightly damaged, and even if some were seriously injured, they could be repaired. ”

Of the 10 all-main gun battleships captured by the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, except for 6 Black Prince class, the other 4 were all Six-Headed Snake class.

The six-headed snake class of the Golden Lion Empire is a predecessor ship of the Black Prince class, and it is also the first full-main gun battleship of the Golden Lion Empire, with a full load displacement of 25,800 tons and a maximum speed of 20 knots.

It was equipped with 4 twin 45x caliber 330-mm main guns, 10 50-fold 150-mm secondary guns, 16 30-mm anti-aircraft guns, 20 13-mm anti-aircraft machine guns, and 4 550-mm torpedo tubes.

The broadside armor belt was from 220 mm to 330 mm, the main deck armor was 80 mm, the main turret armor was 330 mm, and the full crew was 990 people.

Of the 9 all-steel battleships captured, 5 of them belonged to the termite class, with a full load displacement of 21,800 tons, a maximum speed of 19.5 knots, and were equipped with 2 twin 45 times caliber 330 mm main guns and 4 twin 45 times caliber 220 mm secondary guns.

4 belong to the Red Sparrow Eagle class, with a full load displacement of 18,800 tons, a maximum speed of 19 knots, and are equipped with 2 twin 45 times caliber 300 mm main guns and 3 twin 45 times caliber 200 mm secondary guns.

The reason why there are so many battleships in the Golden Lion Imperial Navy and they were captured by the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet has a lot to do with the speed of the battleships.

For example, the two large armored cruisers, three light cruisers, and two destroyers that surrendered to the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet were all seriously injured and their speed dropped so badly that they could not even move.

Song Limin said with some emotion: "It is really unthinkable to capture 10 all-main gun battleships and 9 all-steel battleships of the Golden Lion Imperial Navy at once.

Send the results of the statistics back to the big marshal! ”

After the results of the Battle of Gaowo Island were reported, it can be said that it caused a sensation in the whole world.

According to the official figures released by the Golden Lion Empire, the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire gathered a total of 42 battleships with full main guns, 8 battle cruisers, 36 all-steel battleships, 40 large armored cruisers, 78 light cruisers and 78 destroyers in the Battle of Gaoluo Island.

In the end, 22 battleships with full main guns, 3 battlecruisers, 23 all-steel battleships, 20 large armored cruisers, 18 light cruisers and 22 destroyers were damaged.

The official battle damage figures of the Golden Lion Empire also include those warships captured by the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

You must know that the navy of the Golden Lion Empire has always been recognized as the world's first navy, and in the Battle of Gaoluo Island, the strength gathered by the Golden Lion Empire's navy is also very strong, with 86 capital ships alone.

As a result, the Golden Lion Empire's navy was beaten by the Han and Tang Empire's Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet, and more than half of the capital ships were lost, and 18 of them became the trophies of the Han and Tang Empire's Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet.

This made countries around the world begin to reassess the strength of the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires.

The expeditionary forces of the Red Tiger Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire also postponed the date of the expedition because of the naval battle of Gaosnail Island.

In addition, shortly after the end of the Battle of Gaowo Island, the army units of the Zhou family army occupied Gaowo Island almost bloodlessly.

Originally, the Eighth Fleet of the Golden Lion Imperial Navy was stationed on Gaoluo Island, as well as the 12th Marine Division of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire.

The 12th Marine Division of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, which was stationed on Gaowo Island, was ready to evacuate Gaowo Island after learning the approximate strength of the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet to participate in the Battle of Gaowo Island.

After receiving the news of the defeat in the naval battle of Gaowo Island, all the officers and men of the 12th Marine Division of the Royal Navy of the Golden Lion Empire, as well as the lion workers who were responsible for building ports and fortifications on Gaowo Island, immediately boarded a number of transport ships and evacuated directly from Gaowo Island.

By the time Zhou's army landed on Gaowo Island, Gaowo Island had become an empty island.

At the Governor's Mansion in Morning Star City, the second capital of the Golden Lion Empire, the Governor of the Golden Lion Empire, Kosno, asked the Admiralty Vice-Chancellor Raff in a cold voice, "Do you know how much the Battle of High Snail Island had on the Empire? ”

Admiralty Rav was already in a cold sweat at this time, and Governor Kosno was the younger brother of the current emperor of the Golden Lion Empire, Livovi.

However, the current emperor of the Golden Lion Empire, Levovy, has never had a son, and the governor Kosno has long been chosen as the first heir to the next emperor of the Golden Lion Empire.

And this first heir to the throne of the Golden Lion Empire is notoriously bad-tempered.

"Governor, after you listen to the explanation, this time ......"

Before the Admiralty Vice-Minister Raff could finish his words, he was directly interrupted by Governor Kosno, "I don't want to listen to your explanation, I just want to know now, when will the Royal Navy be able to eliminate the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires?" ”

"Governor, this time our Golden Lion Empire is ...... with the Red Tiger Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire."

"Don't I understand?

You just have to tell me, when will the Royal Navy be able to wipe out that Han-Tang Empire's Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet?

Other excuses, don't tell me! ”

It's over, the governor must have been "on the head" again by the news in the newspapers these days.

Among the high-level leaders of the Golden Lion Empire, there is a secret saying: If you are not afraid of the union of the five spirit clans, you are afraid that the Governor will come up!

It means that the Golden Lion Empire is not even afraid of the other five spirit nations uniting together, but is afraid that the paranoia of the governor Kosno will be committed again.

Governor Kosno's paranoia is serious, the high-ranking people of the Golden Lion Empire are deeply aware of it, and they will be terrified when they think about it.

For example, Governor Cosnoy believes that the reason why the human resistance army in the Golden Lion Empire is difficult to exterminate is inseparable from the support of the fox people, cat people, and rabbit people for the human resistance army.

So in the entire Golden Lion Empire, including the Spirit World, the fox people, cat people, and rabbit people began to be purged with extraordinary cruelty.

If it weren't for the fact that the current emperor of the Golden Lion Empire, Livovi, couldn't look at it, so he stopped Governor Kosno's purge order, and the fox people, cat tribe and rabbit people in the Golden Lion Empire were killed by Governor Kosno.

However, even if he was stopped by his brother, Governor Kosno still had no intention of sparing the fox people, cat people, and rabbit people.

In the territory of the Golden Lion Empire in the New World, the governor Kosno formulated various laws and regulations against these three tribes, and killed people and raided their homes at every turn, so that the fox people, cat people and rabbit people in the New World Golden Lion Empire had to flee to the other five spirit countries.

You must know that the fox people are known for their wealth and intelligence, and most of them are merchants and scholars.

Cat people are known for their ingenuity, and most of them are professional technicians from all walks of life.

The rabbit people are known for their art, and most of them are engaged in literature and art.

The escape of these three tribes from the Golden Lion Empire in the New World caused a very big shock to the Golden Lion Empire.

However, Governor Kosno still did his own thing, and even the current emperor of the Golden Lion Empire, Livovi, could not change Governor Kosno's paranoid perception of these three tribes.

"Governor, our Admiralty is preparing to draw 50 battleships with full main guns, 50 battleships with all steel, 60 large armored cruisers, 100 light cruisers, and 100 destroyers from among the eight fleets to form an expeditionary fleet.

And then ...... with the Red Tiger."

Before Admiralty Rav could finish his sentence, he was once again interrupted by Governor Kosno.

"There is no need to transfer any more, directly send a few main fleets, and we must eliminate the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires in the shortest possible time to quell the impact of the naval battle on Gaoluo Island!

Raff, the reason why the empire has not experienced a war for more than thirty years is because of the empire's strong military strength, which deters other spirit countries, and even those human countries in this world.

In order for this deterrent to still exist, the operation to eliminate the southwest coastal defense fleet of the Han and Tang Empires could only be completed independently by the Imperial Royal Navy. ”

Governor Kosno's words made the Admiralty Lieutenant Raff's heart sink, "Governor, I understand.

I'll go back and make a new battle plan against the Southwest Coastal Defense Fleet of the Han and Tang Empires right away! ”

The expression on Governor Kosno's face softened a little at this time, "Raff, do you think I'm 'on top' again?" ”

"I didn't ...... No. ”

"I'm not afraid of the union of the five spirit clans, I'm afraid that the Governor will come up!

Don't think I don't know what's going on behind your backs.

But you know what?

For example, in the matter of the fox people, cat people, and rabbit people, if I don't 'go up', where did your Royal Navy get so much money to build hundreds of capital ships at the same time! ”