Moreover, many crazy or fanatical captains even dared to rush to a distance of dozens of meters from the enemy ship and fire a salvo against the opponent's firepower! There are also many captains imitating Zhou Donglei and Li Dongyu, and cooperate to board the enemy ship to seize the ship.

At this point in the battle, although the warships of Liu Pei's fleet were all wounded, they were gradually expanding their advantage. With each enemy ship sinking or catching fire, they will be able to draw more ships for two-on-one, or even three-on-one! And as time went on, the advantages of Liu Pei's fleet became more and more obvious.

Inside the Furious, Song Ke, who is fully awake, is looking at the terrible environment around him. Not far behind him, a large hole was blown out of the side of the Furious by a flowering bomb! Two gun emplacements there have been destroyed, and the gunners have been killed and wounded! And the opponent is still firing shells into the gap, trying to cause more damage.

Right behind him, on the side of the ship, every once in a while there would be a sound like a giant hammer slamming on the door. It was the sound of cannonballs crashing on the side of our ship. The planks on the side of the ship make a wooden twisted "squeak" sound every time they are hit by a cannonball! Song Ke knew that it was only a matter of time before the ship's side was broken down again. At the same time, Song Ke could hear the shouts of the sailors in the bottom warehouse beneath his feet. He knew there must have been a breach there, and the sailors were trying to repair the gap in an attempt to save the ship.

Song Ke knew that he had lost this battle! And there is no reason for failure! The opponent is superior in terms of the speed of the ship, the ferocity of the artillery, the use of new weapons, and the sturdiness of the ship!

When Song Ke was watching the battle just now, he clearly saw that the side of one of his opponent's battleships was broken. But the opponent completely ignored the hole and let the sea water pour into it! But miraculously, their ship did not sink into the water, but continued to fight alive! This phenomenon is completely incomprehensible to Song Ke.

He didn't know that Liu Pei's warships were all optimally designed, and many watertight compartments were built on both sides of the ship. Those watertight compartments are used to store all kinds of supplies on weekdays. And once the ship's side is damaged, the sailors can open the hatch for repairs.

If the breach can't

If repairs or time were urgent, the sailors nailed the door of the watertight compartment to isolate the damaged compartment from the interior of the hull. So even if this compartment is filled with seawater, the ship will be safe and sound.

If one side of the vessel is flooded with too much water and the vessel loses its balance, the captain can also choose to actively fill the watertight compartment on the other side to maintain the balance of the hull. It's just that doing so will cause the speed of the ship to be greatly reduced.

Song Ke stepped on the ladder and walked to the deck. He estimated the time, and the next round of shelling was coming. He paused for a moment at the hatch of the ship, and sure enough, another large number of shells whizzed over the deck. Some skimmed over the deck and flew into the distance. Some hit the hull of the ship and made a "crackling" sound.

Song Ke glanced back at the sailors behind him, these brave and fearless lads were no longer brave, and they already had fear in their eyes. They didn't dare to rush to the deck anymore because that would be a smile in the face of death!

Song Ke looked out through the hatch of the ship to the deck, which was deserted, and no one dared to rush onto the deck under the dense bombardment of the enemy's shotguns. The mast was still intact, and the sails were either torn out of the mast, or fluttered in the air like strips of rags, except for a few that had been left intact.

Song Ke sighed and shouted into the cabin, "Mr. Gaston, are you there?" ”

One of the sailors beside him whispered, "Lord Governor, the captain, first mate, and third mate have died in battle, and I have seen it with my own eyes." ”

Song Ke sighed again, and he shouted loudly again, "Is the second mate inside?" ”

A figure squeezed out of the darkness. The man's head and right shoulder were wrapped in linen, and blood was oozing out. Song Ke recognized the man as the ship's boatswain. He said, "Your Excellency, the second officer is injured and unconscious. Now I am the one with the highest position on the ship, besides you. ”

Song Ke involuntarily sighed again. He felt that he seemed to sigh a lot today! It seems that he is going to sigh all the sighs that should be sighed in this life! Then he took a deep breath and looked

It looks like it's a little breathless. Song Ke said slowly, "I remember you, you are a great boatswain. Now I order, you can find a way to surrender to the other side! ”

The sailors all watched Song Ke remain silent, and Song Ke continued: "I know you are all heroic, gentlemen! You've done your best, but we didn't win this battle, so it's time to surrender! Go for it! ”

Song Ke saw the changing looks in the eyes of the sailors, with hope and joy, but also guilt and unwillingness. Then the send-off continued: "Gentlemen, there is no shame in defeat. We're facing a powerful enemy this time, and they have new weapons that we don't know about, so it's not your fault that we're defeated! Well, so be it, excuse me, gentlemen, I want to be alone for a while. ”

With that, Song Ke walked deeper into the cabin. He didn't want to be seen on his face, because the shame of failure was tormenting him. As for the sailors, when they heard Song Ke's last words, they looked at each other with relief, and then turned their gaze to the boatswain.

The boatswain wiped the blood from his face and said, "Old One-Eyed, go get a white flag to wave at the muzzle of the gun, and let them see it as soon as possible." ”

The old one-eyed, as the boatswain said, really only had one eye. And he looks like an old sailor who has been adrift on the water all year round, and his expression and gaze are always very indifferent. Old One-Eye quickly disappeared into the cabin. After a while, Old One-Eye appeared with a white cloth in his hand, and said, "This is the captain's tablecloth, but I don't think she needs it now." Also, I need a stick. ”

A sailor silently handed him a gun ram. Old One-Eye pulled up the two corners of the white cloth and tied them to the ramrod, then stretched out the cannon door and shook it incessantly. At the same time, Old One-Eye tightened his body beside the cannon door, for he felt that a new round of shelling was coming.

On the Shandong, which was circling around the Burst, the gunners who were preparing a salvo did not wait for any orders, and the gunners couldn't help but look at the gun deck commander in the hatch of the ship in confusion. He seemed to be listening to something, and then suddenly he turned his head to the artillery deck and shouted: "Guys, the enemy has surrendered!" The enemy has surrendered! ”