In order to succeed in this naval operation, the African People's Liberation Army Navy mobilized all the warships under its command. As the commander-in-chief of the Navy, Yalvis personally boarded the ship to direct the battle, and this time the Navy took out all the main battleships that he had only acquired, the aircraft carrier Hope and the battleship Africa.

Not long after the departure of the Navy, the First Army of the Army, the First Army Corps, also began to assemble. A large amount of supplies were stacked on the dock in advance. The 1st, 6th, 7th, and 8th armies, totaling 200,000 men, had also been assembled, and as soon as the navy won the naval victory, the battle for the liberation of the island of Madagascar began. To this end, Durabo and Army Commander Jeriola personally went to the front line to mobilize.

However, at this time, the biggest obstacle to the landing campaign was the weather, weather, and the tide of the sea. Li Puyu's choice of combat time and tidal time period is not in line with this, so that the navy and army will do twice the result with half the effort when they land on the ground. So it was a headache for the three generals in charge. For this reason, the three of them found Li Puyu and told him about it. But our protagonist, Li Puyu, just doesn't listen and insists on liberating the island of Madagascar during this time period. It really hurt the three of them.

The three of them had no choice but to arrest all the senior engineers of the meteorological department in the coastal areas to observe the meteorological information at any time, but fortunately, with the efforts of these senior engineers, they calculated that one day met the requirements of the landing operation, then tomorrow the navy will rush into battle.

Just as the African People's Liberation Army was rushing towards the French fleet, the commander of the French fleet, Edmond, stood on the control tower of the battleship Brittany, holding a telescope and watching the movements on the sea, worrying about whether his battle would be successful. I've been in the waters of Madagascar for a day. But where is the fleet of Africans? It was learned from the intelligence services that the so-called African People's Republic had a sizable naval fleet, and had previously managed to defeat the British fleet that had come to attack them. Why can't I see them when I come here? This is afraid of oneself, and there is a huge conspiracy waiting for oneself.

Now the situation on the island of Madagascar is terrible, and the units of the African People's Liberation Army Air Force are constantly dropping bombs on the heads of French soldiers. In this way, these Africans did not have to land on the island of Madagascar, and the French army soldiers on the island would be cleaned up by them. He must find the opponent's fleet as soon as possible in order to keep the island of Madagascar, and this battle is not only a question of keeping the island of Madagascar, but also a matter of face for France.

"Your Excellency, a large fleet has appeared ahead." Maurice, the captain of the battleship Brittany, hurried up to him and said:

Edmund was startled, and hurriedly raised his binoculars and looked in the direction of Morris's finger, a few nautical miles away, a fleet was slowly approaching, getting closer and closer, and gradually the flags fluttering on the ships could already tell which country it was.

"The fleet of Africans has finally appeared!" Edmund lowered his binoculars and said, "Order the ships to prepare to engage the enemy!" ”

What Edmund discovered at this time was the 4th Detachment of the Navy of the African People's Republic, a fleet consisting mainly of two cruisers, seven destroyers and seven frigates, under the command of a Chinese named Cao Jun, who had taken on the task of luring the enemy.

"Commander Cao has discovered the Japanese fleet." It was Torani, the captain of the cruiser "Tinghe", who spoke.

"Order all ships to prepare for battle, and at the same time send a telegram to Commander Jarvis, my 4th squadron is about to open fire on the French fleet, and will swear to complete the task of luring the enemy." Cao Jun's face was very calm, and then he said: "We will definitely use the victory of this naval battle to raise the prestige of our African Navy!" ”

Illegal naval battles broke out at 1:30 p.m. on November 8, 1937.

The French naval fleet engaged in columns, and the first to fire the first shot was the French Navy light cruiser "La Motte Pickett". Immediately, the fleet led by Cao Jun immediately launched a counterattack. At a distance of 5,000 meters, all ships opened fire in unison, and the sound of shells firing at each other made the air tremble, and the flames of war burned the entire sea; The smoke of the gunpowder obscured the sky and the sun, blurring the vision of the navy on the ship.

The only surviving battleship of the French fleet, the French flagship, the battleship Breton, hit the destroyer QZ1022 with a huge 330-mm shell. The destroyer "QZ1022" immediately rose with billowing smoke. Seeing this, the destroyer "QZ1020" on the side, in order to cover the wounded QZ1022, braved the dense artillery of the French and rushed over, and while returning fire at the French fleet, it deftly dodged the shells of the French warships. As soon as the other French ships saw that their battleships could not be sunk, a small destroyer hurriedly surrounded them to help. Unfortunately, a French shell hit the destroyer QZ1020. The hull of a QZ1020 destroyer, with a tonnage of only more than two thousand tons, immediately tilted.

"Commander Cao's QZ1022 was shot and caught fire! The first stage of the QZ1020 hit bomb began to sink. ”

"Yes." Cao Jun said expressionlessly.

"Commander QZ1020 sent a farewell telegram. Pledge to live and die with the QZ1020 ship, and hope that other brother ships will continue to work hard to defend the glory of the motherland. ”

Cao Jun, the iron-blooded commander, turned his head at this time and quietly wiped his eyes.

The destroyer QZ1020 was bombarded by four French warships, and then a large opening was cracked, and a large amount of seawater poured into the hull and began to sink. Ten minutes later, it sank completely, and none of the officers and men on the ship escaped and died en masse. wrote a sad song with his own death.

With the sinking of QZ1020, Cao Jun's fleet had another destroyer and two frigates that sank or were seriously injured in the powerful blow of the French fleet, and they withdrew from the battlefield one after another.

Cao Jun's fleet, which was tasked with luring the enemy in this naval battle, could not be compared with the French fleet in terms of total tonnage or firepower, and at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Jun ordered the whole fleet to retreat. Not long after, a tragic scene in the history of the African People's Liberation Army Navy appeared.

The cruiser "Zhiyuan", which was responsible for covering the retreat of the fleet, stubbornly fired the last shell, and in the face of the surrender flag issued by the French fleet, the captain resolutely ordered the ship to sink itself! As the "Zhiyuan" slowly sank, all the naval soldiers on the ship collectively recited aloud the words sent to the navy by the Führer: "The revolution sheds blood without tears, life and death are ordinary without complaints, and the people's navy is moving forward." ”