Tomorrow is 515, the anniversary of the starting point, and the day with the most benefits. In addition to the gift bag and school bag, this time's "515 Red Envelope Flip" must be seen, how can there be a reason not to grab the red envelope, set the alarm clock high~

"What? It's true? ”

General Yang De stood up suddenly, looking at Deng Shichang with a shocked expression.

"It's true, as we see with our own eyes, Lenwa Island is not one island, but two islands, with a waterway in the middle leading to the rear of our fleet in the Blanche waterway."

"I didn't expect the British devils to be so insidious, we almost fell into the trap of the enemy." Yang De naturally believed Deng Shichang, and after carefully looking at the map, he gasped.

"If the main force of the British fleet swarms and cuts off the Blanche waterway, then our fleet will be blocked in the Blanche waterway in front and behind, and will be forced to fight a decisive battle with the enemy, and the battlefield situation will be extremely unfavorable to our fleet."

"The main force of the fleet should be notified immediately and the situation here should be told to General Chen!"

"I'm afraid it's too late to inform General Chen now, we must find a way to block it and buy time for the main fleet."

After hearing the analysis of several staff officers, General Yang De immediately scolded: "It's all a fucking corpse, don't act quickly!" ”

"Yes!"

"Battle Alert!"

The terrible battle siren sounded, and the Fourth Squadron of the Imperial Chinese Navy urgently entered a combat state, quickly turned around, returned to Lenwa Bay, and went directly to the Lenwa Bay Waterway to intercept the main fleet of the British Navy from entering the Blanche Waterway.

During the fleet's operation, Yang De made a brief ****** and ordered the officers and men of the Fourth Squadron to all ships.

"This battle is related to the survival of the Imperial Navy, the future rise and fall of the Empire, there is no room for failure, I hope that all colleagues and soldiers will work together to fight to the death with the enemy, and never allow the enemy to pass through the secret waterways of Lenwa Island."

"Do you have faith?"

"Use me in the first fight. Use me to win! ”

Yang Dele smiled and said: "Although I don't know where you got your confidence, but Lao Tzu likes you like this, brave and fearless, this is like Lao Tzu's soldiers." Even if Chen Shaoyi transferred Lao Tzu to the second line, Lao Tzu is still the main force, and now Lao Tzu will take you to a decisive battle with the main force of the British fleet and play the majesty of our Fourth Fleet! ”

"Use me in the first battle, use me to win!"

The officers and men of the whole fleet shouted in unison, and their morale was high.

This is the naval officer of the Chinese Empire. Not afraid of danger, this is the elite division, moving forward bravely.

For the officers and men of the ships of the Fourth Fleet, this was undoubtedly the most brutal battle, and there was a danger of total annihilation.

However, no one was afraid, as soldiers of the Imperial Chinese Navy, from the moment they joined the army, they swore to sacrifice their lives for the country under the dragon flag. Never regret it.

Since ancient times, the death of martial arts, and the death of a soldier is the glory of a soldier, which will be remembered for centuries. If it is cowardly, it is a disgrace for the soldiers.

Of course, it is just an attitude towards war, which is called strategic contempt for the enemy. You also need to be prepared for specific battles. This is called tactically valuing the enemy.

In the next second, the officers and men of the ships of the Fourth Fleet quickly took action and reorganized their armaments for war with unprecedented efficiency.

This time. Mainly for defense, the officers and men of each ship threw away all the things they didn't use, including clothes, quilts, and even eating dishes and chopsticks, so as to remove non-combat debris as much as possible and reduce the burden on the battleship. There are no flammable or explosive materials in the cabins, and all cabins are sealed and isolated.

Outside, the fighters quickly reinforced sandbags on the mainmast, chimneys, bridges and other parts, and the decks were also covered with sand and sprinkled with water to prevent them from catching fire.

The time was tight, but it was done quickly, and the effect of the usual hard training was reflected at this moment.

At this moment, the forward reconnaissance ship warned that it had discovered that the British warship had entered Lenwa Bay from the Lunwa Island waterway, and was about to enter the Blanche waterway.

"The whole army charges, and the **** who comes in is knocked out first!"

"Yes! Charge the whole army! ”

The flag was waved, and the ships of the Fourth Squadron moved in unison and rushed towards the British vanguard fleet that had entered the sea.

At this time, Yang De's Fourth Fleet only had three ironclad ships, Dingyuan, Zhenyuan, and Zhiyuan, and three doma-armored cruisers, Hairong, Haiyue, and Haidai, while there were quite a few frigates with the "Fu" and lightning strike ships with the "Qiang" brand, as many as 20. In addition, the Beacon Smoke had returned to inform the main force of the fleet, and only one communication ship of the Beacon Rain, as well as eight Cloth Rays and two auxiliary consignment ships remained.

The British ships that had just entered the bay consisted of only four cruisers and six frigates, apparently to be in front of the prospect of exploring the path and testing the course in preparation for the entry of the whole fleet into the bay later.

Just when the reconnaissance ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy spotted the British troops, the reconnaissance ships of the British forward also discovered the other side and quickly warned them.

Hobbit, the British commander who was exploring the way, was taken aback, he never expected to encounter a reconnaissance ship of the Imperial Chinese Navy in such a remote and secret place.

"Quick, stop that enemy ship, don't let him go back to report the news!"

Hobbit immediately ordered the British ships to pursue them, but as soon as he turned the corner, he was dumbfounded when he encountered the Fourth Detachment of the Imperial Chinese Navy, which was galloping.

"Fack! Isn't it said that the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy is south of the Blanche Waterway? How did it end up here? ”

Seeing the three Dingyuan-class ironclad ships at the front, Hobbit subconsciously thought that he had encountered the main fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy. As a British naval officer who participated in the Battle of Scarborough Shoal in the Fourth Yapian War, the life in the concentration camp after being captured still has a psychological shadow for him.

I can't get caught anymore, it's simply not a place for people!

"Retreat! Go and inform General Toms that the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy is coming, and our plan has failed! ”

Well, Hobbit was too nervous and scared, so he misjudged, and as a result, the exit of the Lenwa Waterway fell into the hands of the Fourth Squadron of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

Seeing that the British advance fleet turned around and ran away, General Yang De was also stunned, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, secretly calling God to help me. If the other side did not retreat, but fought in this bay, even if the other side only held out for a short time, it would buy time for the main forces of the British fleet in the rear to enter the sea. Once that was the case, Yang De asked himself that with the three ironclad ships and the three dome-armored cruisers in his hands, he would not be able to hold the bay of Nuoda at all.

But now it's good, the British advance fleet fled without a fight. The waterways of Lenwa Island easily fell into the hands of the Imperial Chinese Navy. Yang De also had a chance, and he hurriedly ordered the ships to speed up their pursuit until they reached the sea area at the entrance of the waterway.

Knock knock!

The main guns of the three ironclad ships of Dingyuan, Zhenyuan and Zhiyuan opened fire in front of them, attacking the hobbit fleet in front.

The 305-mm large-caliber shells fell, instantly stirring up a column of water hundreds of meters high, and the sound was earth-shattering, so frightened that Hobbit hurriedly ordered a quick retreat.

"This formation is definitely the arrival of the main fleet of the Chinese Imperial Navy, otherwise they would never be so brave!"

"That's right! That's right, just tell Toms! ”

Hobbit thought like this, he was so panicked. The most basic judgment is lost. If Toms had known that Hobbit had lost the waterway exit, he would have vomited three liters of blood in anger.

The British battleships that were about to enter the waterway behind them were also inexplicable when they saw Hobbit leading more than a dozen warships to escape quickly, and they were startled when they saw the warships of the Chinese Imperial Navy chasing in the waterway.

"It's the enemy fleet! Quick, ready for battle! ”

It's just that the three ironclad ships of Dingyuan, Zhenyuan and Zhiyuan did not pursue all the time, and the three ships stopped advancing after reaching a relatively narrow position in the waterway, but defended on the spot.

Although the waterway here still has a diameter of almost five kilometers. However, because of the islands on both sides, there is a long continental shelf extending under the sea surface, extending a trench in a "V" shape, and the perennial sea water washes the silt and fills most of the area. More than half of the sea surface are reefs and shoals, with an average water depth of 1~4 meters, and only the water depth of about 1 kilometer in the middle reaches 10 meters, which is just enough to meet the passage of 10,000-ton giant ships.

"Just hold the middle waterway!"

Yang De felt a little less stressed. But the overall situation is still grim, after all, the opposite side is the main force of the British Navy, and hundreds of warships are not so easy to block.

"Let the fish and radium boats speed up the radium. All ships are blocked in the waterway, and even if they sink, they must sink in the waterway, and the enemy ships must not be allowed to pass. ”

"Don't go and fill the communication ships and tugboats over there now, and be ready to sink themselves at any time!"

Yang De's goal is very clear, and it can be said that he has the same mind as Matt at the beginning, even if the whole army is destroyed, the waterway must be completely blocked.

On the other side of the sea, the Sea Eagle let out a last roar, and finally could not withstand the siege of dozens of British ships, and the hull was seriously damaged and was about to sink.

"Destroy all the documents, open the sea valve, and prepare to sink yourself!"

Dang Liang looked at the last four sailors around him, the others were all killed, and there were only five of them left, each seriously injured.

"Are you ready?"

"Always be ready!"

"Okay, you have backbone, you are a soldier of our Chinese Empire, and you are iron-clad!"

"Our deeds today will be remembered forever by the empire and the people! Our tablets will be enshrined in the Martyrs' Shrine, and our families will be proud of us! ”

The battleship sank rapidly, the sea water flooded the deck, Dang Liang and the other five people held hands and sang the military song "Dawn of Heroes" of the Imperial Chinese Navy, until they were submerged by the sea, and the five people, together with the destroyer Sea Eagle and the officers and men of the ship, died heroically, tragic and noble.

In the distance, on the London, the flagship of the British naval fleet, Vice Admiral Thomas frowned, he did not understand why the soldiers of the Chinese Empire would rather die than surrender, and finally chose to sink with the battleship.

"They are a respectable bunch of enemies!"

"If the Imperial Chinese Navy is such an enemy, then I am afraid that even if we win the war, we will pay a heavy price!"

Thomas couldn't help but say, his heart was full of respect for the enemy, but also full of fear. In other words, he himself, but he did not have the spirit of dying for the country, and surrendering if he couldn't fight has long become a habit of the British.

On the other side of the sea, there is a periscope exposed, which is the Great White Shark (SS-11), an ocean-going submarine of the Imperial Chinese Navy.

Because the Sea Eagle is so fast, it is difficult for the Great White Shark to keep up and protect.

Seeing the sinking of the Sea Eagle and the heroic martyrdom of all the officers and men of the ship, Colonel Liu Ying, the captain of the Great White Shark, burst into tears and slowly took off his military hat.

"All of them! Attention! Hat! Salute to the heroes of the Sea Eagle and observe three minutes of silence! ”

As soon as three minutes passed, Liu Ying suddenly said: "The Sea Eagle uses their way to warn the Imperial Fleet, and we can't be left behind, the same battle sequence for the Imperial Navy, a battle of life and death, we also have to play our majesty!" ”

"Order, lock on the London HMS, the flagship of the British Navy fleet. Lao Tzu wants to sink it at all costs! ”

"Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Liu Ying's purpose is very simple, to attack the ironclad ship London, as long as the London is sunk, it will cause chaos in the British fleet, and it would be better if the commander of the British fleet could be blown up, at least it could be delayed for a while.

According to the current situation, it is very unfavorable to the Imperial Chinese Navy, and if it can delay for one more minute, there will be more hope.

However, how easy was it to sink the flagship of the British fleet? You must know that the ironclad ship London is protected by hundreds of warships, and if you are not careful, you will be beaten into a hornet's nest.

Fortunately, submarines are just emerging in this era. It's still a novelty, especially the British Navy, which is still blank for anti-submarine warfare, but even though the Great Jaws wants to sink the London, it is comparable to taking the head of the enemy admiral among the ten thousand armies, and it is impossible to complete it without absolute wisdom and courage.

Just as the Jaws submarine was quietly diving and approaching the London, Thomas on the London was already in a frenzy.

"Idiot! Hobbit, you're an idiot! ”

Thomas wanted to shoot the hobbit. It was because of Hobbit's stupidity that the Fourth Squadron of the Imperial Chinese Navy preemptively occupied the waterway exit on the other side of Lenwa Island, blocking the British fleet in the narrow waterway.

Seeing that it was about to enter the Blanche waterway, blocking the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy in the waterway and annihilating it. At the critical moment, something went wrong, and Toms was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

At this moment, Toms finally understood why Matt vomited blood several times, and he was really not in his position. Sitting in Matt's place, Tom finally understood why.

Thomas didn't have time to think about these issues, though. Immediately ordered to mobilize the main warships to engage him, and he must use the fastest speed to open the waterway of Lunwa Island and enter the Blanche waterway, otherwise Matt's plan will be ruined.

Soon, the British fleet concentrated eighteen ironclad ships, all of which were the latest revenge-class ironclad ships, which were originally designed for the Dingyuan-class ironclad ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and now they happened to meet three Dingyuan-class ironclad ships, which suddenly made the morale of the British army high, and they wanted to avenge the naval battle of Huangyan Island five years ago.

However, to Toms's displeasure, he had eighteen Vengeance-class ironclad ships, but they couldn't all come in handy, because most of the surrounding waters could not pass through the Vengeance-class ironclad ships with a draft of up to 8 meters, and only the deep water channel with a diameter of about one kilometer in the middle could be passed, and it was impossible to put the eighteen Vengeance-class ironclads out of the way.

"Damn it!"

Toms complained, seeing that the Imperial Chinese Navy had three ironclad ships in front of the waterway, so he also ordered three ironclad ships to fight, and the other fifteen ironclad ships carried out long-range artillery bombardment, but the distance was a little far and the accuracy was very poor, and it was difficult to pose a threat to the Imperial Chinese Navy.

In the middle of the waterway, the Imperial Chinese Navy and the British Imperial Navy 3V3, the two sides began to exchange fire fiercely from a distance of 10,000 meters, until they were close to about 5,000 meters, and each side hit each other's multiple shells, causing damage to each other.

Even if it is 3V3, it is a loss for the Imperial Chinese Navy, after all, the British Navy's revenge-class ironclad ship was built for the Dingyuan-class ironclad ship, in addition to the 40 times the main gun power is not as good as the Dingyuan-class 50 times the main gun, in terms of armor protection and speed are better than the Dingyuan-class.

However, in the narrow waters of the waterway, the difference in speed between the two sides is 1 to 2 knots, which does not have much effect. The armor of the British ship was thicker than that of the Dingyuan, and the artillery of the Dingyuan class was stronger than that of the British ship, and the battle between the two sides was a fair battle, and it all depended on the wisdom of the commander and the bravery of the soldiers.

Of course, there were also fifteen British ironclad ships shelling from a distance in the distance, and sometimes they could also hit the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, posing a certain threat.

This is also something that cannot be helped, General Yang De has long realized that he can only resist, there is no other way.

The cannon roared, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air.

The warships of both sides exchanged heavy fire and caused damage to each other. On the whole, the three ironclad ships of the Dingyuan class were a little cheap, and in less than ten minutes of the exchange of fire, the three British ironclad ships caught fire.

However, soon Thomas transferred three more ironclad ships to rotate, but Yang De did not have a warship that could be replaced, he did not transfer the three Haiqi-class dome cruisers, but planned to save them until the most critical time.

In this way, the British ship quickly withdrew from the battle after being hit by a bullet and caught fire, and new British ships continued to join the battle, while the Chinese Imperial Navy has always been the three ships Dingyuan, Zhenyuan and Zhiyuan in the battle, as the time continues to prolong, the damage of the three ships is becoming more and more serious, the hull of the ship is burning in many places, and the casualties are also one-fifth.

Yang De quickly ordered several frigates to go up and fire water cannons to help put out the fire.

This is, Thomas also sent a number of convoy fleets to test the depth of water around the waterways, trying to attack from the flanks.

Yang De had no choice but to send frigates and lightning strikers with lighter drafts to intercept them, and the two sides once again broke out a battle between auxiliary ships, and soon the British fleet was repulsed.

Time passed second by second, and for Yang De, he was counting the seconds to live, which can be said to be like a year.

Thomas on the other side was also having a hard time, he was also counting the seconds, just as anxious.

"The enemy ship can't move, attack with fish and radium!"

"But the effective range of our Fish Radium is only 800 meters!"

"The enemy fleet is not the main fleet, there are only three ironclad ships, three cruisers and more than twenty frigates, but our side has more than three hundred warships, even if it is one for one, two for one, we have won!"

"That's right, what we need now is to open the waterway as soon as possible, this sacrifice is bearable, and the annihilation of the main force of the Chinese Imperial Navy is the top priority, otherwise we will not be able to explain to Commander Matt."

Thomas was ruthless, and immediately ordered a large number of frigates and fish and radium boats with shallow drafts to attack from the shallow water.

Yang De had no choice but to send out all the frigates and lightning strikers in his hands.

The battle between the Chinese and British frigates and mine-striking ships was extremely fierce, and the British ships attacked quite fiercely, almost attacking the ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy by means of suicide attacks.

At 9:45 a.m., after the third fierce exchange of fire between the two sides, 19 British frigates and 17 Fish and Radium boats were sunk, while the Imperial Chinese Navy also lost 13 frigates and all 8 mine-striking ships.

Yang De's face was dark, and there were only 7 of the twenty frigates in his hand, and all of them were wounded, while the British Navy was completely relying on the overwhelming number of tactics and swarming up.

The so-called ants bite and kill elephants, and that is now.

"If this continues, the wings will not be able to hold the next wave of attacks!"

Yang De sighed, he didn't have anything to do at this time. If you want to save the last 7 frigates, then the three ironclads that are fighting fiercely in the middle will be attacked by countless British frigates and fish and radium boats, and they obviously can't dodge.

"Let's fight, it's as long as you can last!"

In the end, the seven frigates of the Fuzi rushed forward again, but they were faced with more than thirty British frigates and Fish and Radium boats.

The battle was unprecedentedly fierce, and almost all seven of the Chinese Imperial frigates were wiped out along with the enemy ships, and all of them were wiped out after half an hour.

At this time, the three Dingyuan-class ironclad ships in the middle were surrounded, and they had to face the attack of the British ironclad ships from the opposite side, and they also had to guard against the attack of the British fish and radium boats that suddenly killed around them, and the form was precarious.

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