When the whistling sound came again, except for a few young staff officers who put down their work and listened carefully, the other staff officers did not respond.

It's not that you haven't heard it, but that there are more important things to do.

At the beginning, the communications staff officer sent a report on the damage of the "Jihe" and "Guijiang", and Gui Boyong analyzed the battle situation.

What is there to analyze?

Walking to the porthole at the back of the right, you can see the two battleships in the rear, the fire on the two battleships to be exact.

In the first round of sudden and dense artillery fire, all six battlecruisers were hit and burst into flames.

Fortunately, the fire on the first four ships was quickly brought under control and then extinguished, with only the latter two in worse condition.

It's actually very bad!

The point is that the speed of the ship is too fast, even if the sea breeze is not considered, the deck wind has more than 20 knots, and the officers and men in charge of damage management cannot get close to the fire point at all, so there is no way to extinguish the fire.

In order to extinguish the fire, the officers and men of the two warships suffered heavy casualties.

According to the telegram sent by the "Jihe", unless the speed of the ship is reduced to less than 14 knots, the fire on the surface of the hull can only be allowed to burn.

Obviously, this is a big problem.

In the dark of night, it is difficult for the lookout to see the battleship in the distance, let alone the range, and if there is a bright fire, it is completely different.

With the light of the fire, even from a distance of 20 kilometers, it is possible to accurately measure the distance.

In night artillery battles, the biggest taboo is the fire of the ship.

What is terrible is that the enemy only needs to keep an eye on the "Jihe" and "Guijiang" to grasp the whereabouts of the 21st Squadron and then have a target.

What to do?

In fact, everyone knows what to do, but no one says it.

"Report!"

A telecommunications soldier ran over in three steps and two steps, shouted, and handed the telegram in his hand, which had not yet dried, to He Yongxing.

Without waiting for He Yongxing to stretch out his hand, Gui Boyong took the message.

After a quick glance, Gui Boyong was stunned, as if he had suddenly been petrified.

After taking the message and looking at it, He Yongxing immediately frowned. After handing the message to a staff officer who had come up close, he walked over to the chart table.

After two more staff officers, the message reached Bai Zhizhan's hands.

After reading it, Bai Zhizhan was also stunned.

It was a telegram from the "Guangyang", the flagship of the 33rd Squadron, with only a few crosses, and most of them were numbers and letters, but the content was extremely shocking.

Just to the north, the 2nd Battle Patrol Detachment had begun to sail in a southwesterly direction, and at a speed of more than twenty-five knots.

What do those guys from the Narrow-Minded Navy want to do?

Want to take advantage of the fire!?

In addition, at the end of the message there are eight words: Long live the navy, the empire lives forever.

In the Imperial Navy, these eight words have a unique meaning, representing a decisive battle with the enemy.

After sending this telegram, the "Guangyang" turned off its radio station, and only sent the telegram again after defeating the strong enemy, otherwise it would have sunk in battle.

It was not only the "Guangyang" that generously went to the disaster, but also the six warships of the 33rd Squadron.

Although it could not be seen, it was completely imagined that after sending this telegram, the "Guangyang" took the lead and rushed towards the enemy ship without looking back. Even if they knew that they were going to die, the naval officers on these warships did not hesitate.

As Marshal Chen Bingxun famously said: The Imperial Navy is an impassioned hero!

The 33rd Squadron generously went to the trouble and took the initiative to meet the guns of the 2nd Battle Patrol Detachment, in fact, in order to buy time for the 21st Squadron.

By the time Bai Zhizhan walked over, the navigation staff had already marked the information in the telegram on the chart.

If anything, it can only be said that those miscellaneous pieces of the narrow imperial kingdom are indeed very cunning, and they know very well how to reap the maximum benefits at the least cost.

The information on the chart is clear at a glance.

To the east of the 21st Squadron, about thirty degrees south-east to be exact, were eight battleships of the two main detachments. Through the muzzle flames, the lookout had already judged that the battleships belonged to the Nuland Navy and were equipped with fourteen-inch guns.

To the north is the Rapid Combat detachment.

Because the fast combat detachment did not turn, the fast combat detachment will next turn from the north of the 21st squadron to the northeast and then to the southeast.

It can be seen that the breakthrough is in the northwest!

Over there, it happens to be in the direction of the Watchman Strait.

If the 2nd Battle Patrol Detachment is allowed to quickly plug in, cross the northwest direction, and strive to waste all the previous gains, the 21st Squadron will also be unable to fly.

Even if it is the main detachment of the Nuland Navy that cripples the 21st Fleet, and it is the fast battle detachment of the Bran Navy that drags the 21st Fleet, because it quickly inserts and cuts off the retreat of the 21st Fleet, the Narrow Navy can also take credit for it, to be precise, sit back and enjoy its success.

Thinking of this, Bai Zhizhan gritted his teeth with hatred.

More than two years ago, if it weren't for the treachery of the Narrow Empire, even if the Nuland Federation sent troops to the war soon after, the Liangxia Empire would not have fallen into a state of defeat, at least not lose the initiative in a few months. As long as there is enough time, even if it is just one year, the Liangxia Empire will be able to complete strategic adjustments for the Nuland Federation to enter the war, and the other countries of the Entente Group will be able to face new challenges calmly.

It can be seen that those guys in the narrow navy are all opportunists who forget their interests and righteousness.

Although he hated itchy, Bai Zhizhan knew how to control his emotions.

After a brief discussion, Gui Boyong, on behalf of all the staff officers, suggested that the tactics should not be adjusted for the time being, and that the siege should continue to break through in the direction of the strait.

The "Jihe" and "Guijiang" were behind, and even if the fire was not extinguished, it would not have much impact.

Besides, the enemy does not have to think about it to guess that the 21st Squadron will break through in the direction of the strait, and there is no question of revealing the whereabouts of two battleships because of a fire.

It would be great if the two ships could extinguish the fire and break through with the battleships in front.

Even if it doesn't work, the captains of both ships will make a wise choice when necessary.

It's just that the situation is changing too fast.

Less than five minutes later, the telegraph operator came running again with the telegram he had just received.

This time, it was a telegram from the "Jihe".

At the end of the telegram, the same eight words.

Long live the Navy and live forever the Empire!

Immediately, the lookout sent a report that a fleet of several light cruisers or mine-destroyers was rapidly approaching from the southwest.

Because the light was dim and it was too far away, it was impossible to distinguish the specific model of the battleship.

What is certain is that the ships were traveling at speeds of more than thirty knots, and they were rushing with murderous spirit, intending to attack with torpedoes.

He Yongxing did not give an order, it was obvious that he wanted the fleet to continue to rush wildly.

According to He Yongxing's previous order, except for the "Jihe" and "Guijiang" that were on fire, the other four battle cruisers did not fire at the approaching enemy ships.

The reason is very simple, the muzzle flame will expose the battleship.

This situation made Bai Zhizhan think of an idiom: The tiger falls in Pingyang!