By the time Inoue Yoshishin and the others were rescued by the sailors who rushed in, the fire on the Fuji had completely lost control due to the failure to deal with it decisively, and the entire warship seemed to have become a big oven, the soles of the feet were uncomfortably hot, the bulkheads would blister when they touched it, and the smell of barbecue was everywhere, and the smell was disgusting

The first thing Inoue Yoshixin said after waking up was to quickly open the valve and let the water in, so the big crisis of the explosion of the ammunition depot was finally avoided, but because there was too much water (if you put it less, you can't extinguish the fire, so the Fuji is dead, the difference is only that the way to die is different). The draft of the Fuji deepened to a very dangerous level, and the main armor belt, which had been able to hold out to this day, was completely submerged by the sea, and the originally well-defended armored cruiser was released from all protection in an instant, and it only took two or three more 210mm blasting shells to sink.

At this time, no matter how stubborn Inoue Yoshishin was, he had to admit that the Japanese Navy had been completely defeated, and in order to leave a little more seeds for the future naval reconstruction, he ordered to hang up the white flag and surrender to the Beiyang Naval Division. Of course, the Fuji would not be handed over to the enemy, and after most of the officers and men had evacuated, Inoue Yoshikao would personally open the water gate at the bottom of the ship and let the Fuji sink itself

However, the Haitian artillery fire was too fierce and accurate, and the white flag on the Fuji had just been raised halfway, and two more 210mm blasting shells and three 120mm shells hit the Fuji that had lost its armor protection, and after a series of violent explosions, the largest and most advanced warship in Japanese history sank into the sea at a speed visible to the naked eye, from the fleet commander Inoue Yoshishin down, more than 400 people died together, and less than 50 people were rescued. A significant number of them escaped by diving into the water before that

"Those three won before they had time to help, and they really won one by ten?" , Lin Tai was stunned to watch the Fuji sink into the water little by little, and he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.

After a long time, Lin Taizeng adjusted his mood and congratulated Deng Shichang with a smile, "Zhengqing, it's really thanks to your decision!" With this great merit, it is impossible for Lord Zhongtang to cure your sin no matter what, so I don't want to take the credit. The one who can represent our Chinese Navy to leave its name in the history of the world can only be you, the real hero, Zixiang has always been unconvinced, but after today, he should be convinced, but unfortunately the speed of Dingyuan is too slow, and it is estimated that it will take some time to get here."

"What credit do I have? The key is that the ship is good, the gun is good, and the sailor is good! It's a pity that everything from ships to guns to sailors is not ours", but Deng Shichang shook his head with a wry smile, saying that he deserved it.

Then Deng Shichang suddenly became excited, grabbed Lin Taizeng's hand and said to him loudly, "Kaishi, it doesn't matter how the credit is divided, the important thing is that we have to leave this ship!" In any case, pay the rest of the money and buy this ship! Be sure to buy it! As long as this ship is here, even first-class powers like Britain and France will not dare to spy on our Chinese maritime frontier for ten years, at least five years! ”

"It's indeed a good ship, you see the workmanship, the steel plates are as smooth as jade!" , Lin Tai once stroked the bulkhead and sighed with deep sympathy, but he had no confidence at all for Deng Shichang's request, "It takes 3 million taels of silver to buy out, this is not a small amount, it is easy to persuade the Lord Zhongtang, and it is difficult to persuade the imperial court!" ”

"Although this war has been experienced, this ship has not suffered much damage, it is almost equivalent to buying a new ship for 3 million taels, how can such a good opportunity be missed?" , Deng Shichang punched the bulkhead heavily, and almost said, "If you don't buy it, Lao Tzu won't do it." Such cruel words, but thinking that it was meaningless to say this in front of Lin Taizeng, he swallowed it back after all

As Deng Shichang said, although the Haitian has experienced a rare vicious battle in human history today, it has not suffered substantial damage at all, which is a blessing thanks to the comprehensive protection design idea!

In this naval battle, the Haitian only hit a total of 11 shells of more than 100mm caliber, of which 7 were hit on the armor without causing any damage, and the remaining 4 rounds except for one 6-inch blasting shell, the others were 120mm caliber, the destructive power was very limited, and the damage was only an inconsequential superstructure.

As a result, the casualties on board the Haitian were also surprisingly low, with only 2 dead and 8 wounded, which is incomparable to the heavy losses of 2,547 killed and 635 captured by the Japanese Combined Fleet. Such a disparity in exchange ratio is rare even in the colonial wars in which the Western powers bullied backward countries, and the fact that there is no difference in weapons and equipment between the two sides in this naval battle is even more unbelievable.

Perhaps it was precisely because the victory in this battle was so brilliant that the officers and men of the Beiyang Naval Division on the Haitian were in such a good mood that they were about to float, and in addition to the fact that Western warships such as the Centurion followed along as light bulbs, this time they finally showed a little humanitarian spirit and rescued many enemy officers and soldiers who fell into the water. If you still follow the attitude of the Dadonggou naval battle, it would be good if 300 devils could survive

Because the Western spectators who rescued most of the Japanese officers and soldiers who fell into the water in the Battle of Dadonggou were immersed in the strong shock brought to them by the just-concluded Battle of Jianghua Bay, and for a while they forgot about those devils who were still struggling in the water

"It's incredible that the Haitian really did it, and only one warship wiped out all the main forces of the Japanese Navy, and not even one escaped!" Although Vice Admiral Philmante, commander of the British Far East Fleet, had a premonition of this outcome, when it really happened, Fermant couldn't help but exclaim.

"This battle will be fought like this, in fact, there is a lot of accident, for example, the Japanese Navy obviously lacked understanding of the strength of this armored cruiser, so that it made a series of mistakes, such as being rear-ended by the Haitian," the American Adu laughed slightly mockingly, "Of course, the main reason is that the gap between the personnel quality of the two sides is too large, otherwise it should not have lost like this anyway." I think that with this lesson in mind, no navy will send out a fleet that has not yet been trained to carry out combat missions in the future."