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Lin Yizhe raised his binoculars and carefully observed the "Long Xiang", and was shocked to find that the artillery of the "Long Xiang" seemed to be dumb at this moment.

Due to the light of the fire and the thick smoke, Lin Yizhe did not see that at this time, on the deck of the "Longxiang", the Japanese sailors were already dead and wounded.

Seeing that many gunners were killed and wounded, under the shouting and scolding of the officers, some Japanese sailors rushed up, removed the bodies of the dead, took the wounded down the deck, and replenished them to the gun emplacements.

Soon, the guns of the "Longxiang" resumed firing, and despite the heavy artillery fire of the Chinese fleet, the "Longxiang" artillery fire still appeared to be very tenacious and accurate. Just as the fleets of the two sides were approaching, a 140-millimeter shell fired by the "Longxiang" hit the armored belt near the waterline at the stern of the "Fujing," making a loud noise.

"The hull is broken." Lin Yizhe frowned, he didn't speak loudly, but Bei Jinquan still heard it, and couldn't help but be shocked.

"They don't have a lot of shells."

Without waiting for Bei Jinquan to say anything, Lin Yizhe said again.

"What do you mean...... "Bei Jinquan looked at Lin Yizhe with some surprise, not understanding why he would come to such a judgment.

"You don't have to cross over to grab the prefix 'Ding', just stand side by side with them." Lin Yizhe turned his head to Bei Jinquan and said, "Send a signal and reassign the shooting target!" 'Fujing' and 'Jianjing' attack 'Ryuxiang', 'Princess Heshuo', 'Chaowu', 'Chengkei' attack 'Tsukuba', 'Weiyuan', 'Yokomi', and 'Kangji' attack 'Mt. Fuji'! ”

Soon, the "Fujing" raised the flag signal, at this time the battlefield was full of gunsmoke, except for the "Jianjing" behind him, the figures of the rest of the ships were a little blurred, Lin Yizhe could not be sure that all the ships except the "Jianjing" could see the flagship's flag signal, but he could not control so much at this time.

The reason why he did not want to use the "D" tactic, which had already been successfully confirmed in the "Battle of Langqiao," was because he had already judged from the Japanese gunners' desperate attack on the "Fujing" below the waterline that he had not many shells left, so he planned to save the fleet's time for large-scale maneuvering and to achieve a quick victory with bayonets!

Probably knowing that this was the final life-and-death struggle, the Japanese gunners cheered up the spirit of twelve points, and the impact of the shells became more accurate, and after a while, another 140-mm shell hit the waterline position of the "Fujing" and penetrated the hull, Lin Yizhe felt the tremor under his feet, and the slight tilt of the hull.

But for the Japanese, that's all they can achieve.

At this time, the combat distance of the two warring sides was close to about 1,500 meters, and all the warships were pouring artillery fire on each other with all their might, and at such a close distance, the Chinese warships equipped with Habekaisi five-barreled and single-barreled machine guns and Lin's machine guns were fully exerting their power, and in the face of the condescending fierce fire of the Chinese sailors, the Japanese sailors suffered terrible casualties because they had nowhere to dodge.

Several Haqikaisi five-barreled machine guns equipped near the flybridge of the "Fujing" ship roared and spat out tongues of fire, hitting the "Longxiang" one after another; for the Japanese sailors, this kind of small-caliber artillery caused them much more damage than large-caliber artillery. These Haqikaisi machine guns concentrated on attacking the broadside gun positions of the "Fujing" ship, which had just fired 140-millimeter shells through it, and the two remaining masts of the "Longxiang" were also "taken care of"; the dense machine shells exploded on the "Longxiang" ship, and several Japanese sailors were beaten to the ground on the spot; after the war, Captain Fukushima Keinori, who was present at the scene, recorded the terrible situation at that time in his memoirs "The Battle Situation of the 'Longxiang' Ship in the Taiwan Naval Battle"...... There was flying shrapnel everywhere, and the soldiers had nowhere to dodge, and many of them were hit by shrapnel and burning wood chips, and they were so hurt that they fell on the deck covered in blood, struggling in pain, because of such injuries, they often could not die immediately. Many sailors tried to rescue their wounded comrades, but they also collapsed under the increasing intensity of enemy machine shells. While I was still standing on the flybridge and directing the battleship to fight, several machine shells fired by the enemy ship flew and hit Captain Yoshimura on the flybridge, and I saw that his body was instantly torn apart under the gaze of all of us, and the hot flesh and blood splashed on all of us, and Commander Kayama and I were knocked down by the air wave generated by the explosion, so that we were not hit by the terrible shrapnel, and in this terrible attack, except for me and the commander, all the other people on the flybridge were injured to varying degrees. Commander Birch's face was splattered with blood, and he was obviously so frightened that his whole body trembled and he couldn't speak. If any more enemy shells hit the flybridge, I don't think any of us would be spared, but luckily the enemy's artillery fire shifted in other directions, and with the help of the officers in the command tower, the commander and I and the wounded were all safely back in the command tower...... The enemy's machine gun is a very terrible weapon, and we did not know anything about the presence of this weapon in the Chinese Navy before the war. This cannot but be said to be a fatal mistake in intelligence work, and I think that if our warships could have been equipped with the same weapons, the casualties of our heroic sailors in this battle would not have been so great......"

In his memoirs, Fukushima also praised the brave fighting of the sailors of the "Ryuchamp", and at the same time denounced the crimes committed by the "layman commander": "Our sailors are very brave, and you must know that they persevered in the battle against the enemy ships in extremely unfavorable conditions until the moment when the last shell was fired...... The artillery fire of the enemy ships is very fierce, and they are all advanced breech guns, the speed of fire is much faster than ours, and the enemy ships also have an absolute advantage in numbers, from the beginning to the end of the battle, it is always two or three enemy ships attacking one of our battleships, the enemy's shells fall like raindrops, so that the gunners and sailors exposed on the deck suffer heavy casualties, and our breech guns have a very slow rate of fire, and can only attack the enemy's unarmored waterline, and there are no machine guns, which cannot give enough damage to the enemy ship's personnel, While the decks of our warships are covered with blood and corpses, the sailors on the decks of enemy ships are free to move...... What is even more terrifying is that we don't have many shells left, and in such a high-intensity combat environment, they are quickly exhausted. The serious shortage of shells is due to the fact that in our previous operations, we had wasted too many shells on the enemy's sailing ships, forts, and urban settlements, which did not pose much of a threat to us at all. It's not the responsibility of the sailors, it's the evil of the commander who doesn't know how to command......"

As Yoshizhe Hayashi had predicted, after a period of intense fire between the two sides, the Japanese warships ran out of shells.

"This is the last shell!"

On the port side of the bow of the "Longchamp" with a 165-mm main gun emplacement, a Japanese gunner shouted with grief and indignation on his face.

"Be sure to hit the enemy ship!" Several gunners screamed loudly.

At the moment when they struggled to drag back the 165-mm breech cannon and hoisted the shell into the muzzle, with a piercing scream, a high-explosive shell fired from the 190-mm main gun of the "Fujing" landed on the bow deck of the "Longxiang" and exploded.

The deck around the gun emplacements was littered with dead bodies and wounded moaning people.

Several gunners, who had been knocked to the deck by the explosion, staggered to their feet and walked towards the gun emplacement, continuing the unfinished gun maneuvering procedure. Their movements were sluggish and stiff, as if they were driven by some mysterious force.

As one of the gunners pulled the arquebus, the 165-mm breech cannon let out a dull low roar, and the shells shot out of the chamber. At this time, a barrage of machine-gun bullets came in, and several gunners seemed to run out of strength at once, and they all fell.

Commander Tari, Keinori Fukushima watched this scene and tears flowed down his eyes.

"Boom!" A loud bang was heard in the sea in the distance, and Keinori Fukushima turned his head to see that the 165-millimeter shell that had just been fired had entered the sea not far from the side of the Chinese cruiser, and only set off a high column of water.

According to his observations, until now, all the shells of the 165-mm guns have been exhausted, and not a single shell has managed to hit the enemy ship!

"Why don't our cannons fire anymore?" He didn't realize that the ammunition of the "Longxiang" had been exhausted, and when he saw that the guns of the "Longxiang" had stopped firing, he asked sharply.

"The shells are gone...... "Keisenori Fukushima looked at him coldly, "the battle is over!" ”

Shiki Kayama did not understand what Fukushima Kekinori meant by the words "the battle is over", he raised his binoculars angrily and looked at the sea, but was surprised to find that the "Tsukuba" and "Mt. Fuji" behind him also stopped firing, just like the "Ryusho".

"Their shells have just run out." Keisenori Fukushima seemed to have guessed what Shikini Kayama was trying to say, "Did you just find out now?" Your Excellency, Commander? ”

"Hurry up and order the ships to ram the enemy ships! Then detonate the boiler and self-destruct! Kayama Shiki said viciously, "The battleship must not be left to the enemy!" ”

Hearing Shikiri's order, the eyes of the surrounding Japanese naval officers instantly lit up with angry flames.

"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and carry out the order! Seeing that no one was moving, Shikiki Kayama roared again.

"The battle is over! Checkmate! Fukushima Keisei's words were full of Morimori's coldness, "Don't let the excellent athletes of the empire bleed in vain!" ”

"What did you say?" It was only then that Shiki Kayama realized that something was wrong, and was about to ask carefully, but suddenly found that the artillery fire of the Chinese fleet seemed to have weakened.

He turned his head to look out of the porthole and immediately saw a white flag rising from the only remaining mast of the Tsukuba.

"Yaga! Detective! Traitor! Dead, dead! Shikinori Kayama pointed to the "Tsukuba" and turned around and shouted angrily, "Turn around quickly!" Sink it! Then detonate the boiler and self-destruct! ”

The people around him just looked at him quietly, and no one moved.

"Boom!" A loud bang came, and all the people were shaking violently under their feet, and Shiki Kayama was unsteady on his feet, and he fell down all at once, but this time, no one stepped forward to help him.

Shiki Kayama stood up in embarrassment, looked out, and saw a huge cloud of smoke rising from the hull of the "Longxiang", and it was obvious that a large-caliber shell from the enemy ship had hit the "Longxiang".

When Fukushima Keisenori saw the Chinese cruiser that continued to fire at the "Ryuchamp", he took a deep breath, turned his head to look at everyone, and said in an extremely sad voice: "We have done our duty, and now is the time to end this battle with dignity like a gentleman." I know this is an extremely difficult decision for all of us, and I hope that at the cost of my personal reputation, I will be able to save the lives of the officers and men of the fleet. ”

After Fukushima finished speaking, he bowed deeply to everyone, "I'm sorry! Please forgive me! ”

Listening to the words of Keinori Fukushima, the Japanese naval officers in the command tower burst into tears one by one.

"You don't want to surrender! I will not allow it! Shiki Kayama finally understood what Fukushima Keino was going to do at this time, he screamed, pulled out the revolver on his waist sharply, and pulled the trigger on Fukushima Keisenori.

As soon as it was too late, a Japanese naval officer stepped forward and pushed away Keinori Fukushima, "Bang! With a thud, the bullet passed by Keino Fukushima and struck the wall of the command tower.

Shiki Kayama missed a blow and wanted to fire a second shot, when another Japanese naval officer rushed up, grabbed the barrel of Shiki Kayama, and rushed the muzzle of the gun upwards, Shiki Kayama's second shot missed again, and before he could fire a third shot, another Japanese naval officer stepped forward, and the two of them together snatched Shikinori's pistol from Shiki Kayama and pressed him to the ground.

Seeing that Shiki Kayama actually wanted his own life, Keisenori Fukushima was so angry that he trembled.

"This man is no longer our commander! Tie him up! Go to the bottom cabin! Keinori Fukushima said sharply.

After listening to Fukushima Keinori's order, Shikinori Kayama burst out of his mouth, and several Japanese naval officers involuntarily tied his hands behind his back with handkerchiefs, and then dragged him to the corner like a dead dog.

"Raise the white flag!" Keinori Fukushima ordered.

After a while, a white flag was raised on the mast of the "Longxiang".

"The enemy ship has surrendered!"

On the flybridge of the "Fujing", seeing that the Japanese ironclad ship actually raised the white flag, Pei Jinquan said to Lin Yizhe in surprise.

"The other two also surrendered." Seeing that the "Tsukuba" and "Mt. Fuji" were also raising the white flag like the "Ryuchamp", Lin Yizhe put down the binoculars, nodded, and ordered, "Stop shooting." ”

Soon, all 8 Chinese cruisers stopped shelling.

Lin Yizhe took out his pocket watch and looked at it, from 10:15 to now, less than half an hour has passed!

"Order the enemy ship to cease sailing!" Pei Jinquan ordered.

The "Fujing" once again raised the flag, and the "Ryuchamp" quickly stopped and lowered anchor, and after a while, the "Tsukuba" and "Mt. Fuji" also dropped anchor and stopped sailing.

"Send the boat!" Lin Yizhe said.

Pei Jinquan nodded and gave the order, and soon, the Chinese cruiser lowered its steam sampan and sailed towards the three Japanese ships loaded with marines in red suits.

Lin Yizhe raised his binoculars again and carefully watched the situation of the "Longxiang", and soon he saw two Japanese naval officers escort a Japanese general with his hands cut behind his back off the flybridge and drag him into the cabin below deck.

"Interesting." Pei Jinquan also noticed this scene and said with some amusement.

"It may be that the Admiral of the Japanese Navy, unwilling to surrender, was captured by his subordinates." Lin Yizhe immediately guessed what was going on and said.

"This Japanese sailor admiral, I'm afraid it's not a good thing." Pei Jinquan said, "It is said that he refuses to surrender, he is considered to have backbone, and he should have been loved by the soldiers, but he was bound by his subordinates to surrender, which shows that this person must treat his subordinates harshly on weekdays, and he is extremely unpopular with the military, so he will be treated like this." ”

Lin Yizhe nodded, not thinking about who this person was, his attention was all focused on the deck of the "Long Xiang" at this time.

After all, in the "Battle of Langqiao", the Japanese had a history of "fraudulent surrender". At this time, not only did the gunners of the "Fujing" aim all their cannons at the Japanese ships, but even the machine gunners on the steam sampan sent by the "Fujing" also set up Lin's machine guns in case the officers and men on the Japanese ships made any changes.

The steam sampan drove to a stop next to the "Ryuchamp", and the marines went up the gangway to the deck, and when the leading officer came to the deck, Fukushima Keonori and other Japanese naval officers quickly greeted him.

Lin Yizhe saw that Fukushima Keisenori and other Japanese naval officers first saluted the Chinese officers, and after talking a few words, he untied the saber at his waist and handed it forward with both hands, while the Chinese officer raised his hand in return and took the saber with both hands.

Seeing that the entire surrender ceremony was quickly completed, Lin Yizhe put down his binoculars.

"Why is there still cannon fire over there?" Bei Jinquan heard the sound of cannons on the sea in the distance, and said a little strangely.

"It's the notification ship attacking the escaped Japanese minion, right?" Lin Yizhe said. Only then did Pei Jinquan remember that since he had met the enemy, he had not seen the three high-speed notification ships again.

"Leave them alone for now, send someone to receive this ironclad ship!" Lin Yizhe saw that the Chinese officer had already disembarked from the Japanese ship again, took the Japanese captain's saber and got on the steam sampan and walked back, let out a long breath, and said to Pei Jinquan.