While he was talking, the British cruiser Clecent (Edgar-class) was also dying under the combined fire of two Chinese warships, and the lethality of the 210mm main gun was greatly increased due to the use of armor-piercing shells that could penetrate the dome and cause water ingress, and could also enter the core compartment......

With a deafening loud bang, its front part was directly blown off, and then it lost its balance and warped out of the water, and in a short time, this large cruiser with a displacement of more than 7,000 tons completely sank into the sea, and only 7 of the more than 540 people on board survived......

"Damn it! So soon there were three less! Vice Admiral Seymour's face had completely sunk at this time, and he now finally had to admit that Philmante's description of the sharp firepower of the Haitian-class patrol in the abbreviated report after the Battle of Jianghua Bay was accurate and even underestimated, but at this time it was impossible to retreat, and only by trying to sink at least one Haitian-class patrol could he explain to the country. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info Seymour was slightly comforted by the fact that the cruiser's two sinkings and one wound were not worthless, and that his flagship, the Revenge, was already close to a distance where he could barely open fire.

Originally, Seymour's plan, in order to prevent scaring the enemy away prematurely, was to wait for the Sovereign-class battleship to fire within 3,000 yards (about 2,700 meters) of the ship's guns with a certain hit rate, but seeing that the cruisers were killed one by one, Seymour had to order the main guns to open fire immediately. Although there is basically no possibility of hitting the target because the distance is still more than 5,000 meters at this time, the 13.5-inch (343mm) caliber huge bomb should be able to cause a lot of deterrence to the enemy's psychology, and affect the play of its gunnery, so that the pressure on the cruiser is somewhat reduced.

However, in the past two years, the Chinese Navy has built up unprecedented confidence and accumulated rich experience in actual combat. By the time the Revenge finally came within 3,000 yards, the two Chinese warships had already damaged two more Edgar-class cruisers, and their firepower was simply outrageous.

One of them was penetrated into the engine room by armor-piercing shells, which blew up several key boiler pipes, and the hot steam shot out, turning the engine room into a large steamer, and dozens of British officers and soldiers were scalded to death and scalded. To make matters worse, the cruiser's power was greatly degraded as a result, and its speed soon dropped from nearly 18 knots to just over 12 knots, making it impossible not to withdraw from the battle.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the two Chinese warships did not chase after it, but this is only because Yang Yonglin noticed that the ship's speed had dropped sharply and relieved him to stay at the end, giving priority to weakening the British fleet's immediate combat power for the time being. Moreover, there was more than one shell in the ship, and although the damage was not as serious as that of the fleeing Blake, it was definitely not light, not only did it basically lose its combat capability, but its speed also had a tendency to decline further due to the slow deepening of the draft, and if it was not handled properly, it was possible that it would sink on the road.

Another Edgar-class protective cruiser was even more unlucky, her steering engine room was hit by a 210mm armor-piercing bullet from the Yangwei, causing the rudder to jam, and the ship was turning at the time, only to see her taking care of herself in circles on the battlefield......

In this case, the easiest way is to turn off the boiler and wait for the rescue of friendly ships, but once the boiler is turned off, she can't run away at all; As for some other emergency measures, it will take longer, and Chao Yong Yang Wei will not be afraid of running away if he picks it up later. Therefore, Yang Yonglin decisively ordered to put it aside and leave it alone, and there is only one goal in his eyes now, that is, the only cruiser in the British side that is still capable of fighting, King Arthur, as long as it is disabled, his side will be completely invincible.

At this time, the flagship of the British expeditionary fleet, the Revenge, was less than 3,000 meters away from the Chaoyong, and its two 343mm caliber front guns were finally no longer only useless intimidation, but could pose a real threat! But Yang Yonglin was like he couldn't see the six British battleships that were getting closer and closer, and he only stared at the cruiser King Arthur!

Vice Admiral Seymour naturally knew what the consequences would be without the cruiser, and immediately ordered the bannermen to issue an order to the King Arthur, telling it not to be reckless and to move closer to the capital ship immediately.

However, because its sister ship unexpectedly circled in circles, in order to avoid her from colliding, the King Arthur unknowingly approached two Chinese warships quite a bit, and Yang Yonglin would not let go of this good opportunity and immediately commanded the two warships to beat the water dogs. Due to the close proximity, the shelling of the two Chinese warships was surprisingly accurate, and the King Arthur was hit by more than a dozen 210mm shells in a short period of time, and soon it was seriously tilted due to too much water on one side......

The desperate captain of the King Arthur personally steered and steered the ship to turn course, wanting to rush to the front of the Chao Yong to launch a torpedo or directly ram, but this made the shelling of the two Chinese warships more accurate, when the number of samples accumulated to a certain extent, a small probability of the event also became inevitable, with a 210mm armor-piercing shell drilled into the ammunition depot under the front main gun, the King Arthur soon followed in the footsteps of its sister ship Colexant, from the captain down 532 people all sank with the ship, and no one left the ship.

Well, this is actually the propaganda caliber of the British media later, in fact, those officers and soldiers may not want to escape, but the martyrdom is too fast and fierce, and there is no chance at all......

"Bastard! Bastard! I won't let you go! Absolutely not! Vice Admiral Seymour was simply mad, and the cruiser that he wanted to save was sunk by the enemy right under his nose, it was like his daughter being insulted in front of her eyes and she couldn't do anything about it......

However, to Vice Admiral Seymour's comfort, the Vengeance was much closer to the Chaoyong at this time, and the six battleships had already begun to form a queue, as long as they could face the enemy on the side side, he did not believe that the six battleships could not defeat the two armored cruisers! In fact, if it had not been for the single column, only the two forward guns on the Revenge at the front could have opened fire on the Chinese warship, and no matter how slow the rate of fire of the 13.5-inch guns and the poor skills of the British gunners were, they would not have even hit the target by now...... (To be continued.) )