Wind direction: west, wind: 6, ocean current: southwest, azimuth: 105 degrees east longitude, 2 degrees north latitude.

The Riau Islands are located in the south of the Singapore Strait, at the eastern mouth of the Strait of Malacca, and bordered by the South China Sea to the east.

At 10 o'clock in the morning of October 11, 1840, the sea east of the Riau Islands was full of sails, nearly 100 warships covered the entire sea, and the side near Singapore was 52 warships of the Chinese Nanyang Fleet.

The 38 British warships located in the eastern waters were divided into two routes and headed for the outside of the Chinese fleet, and like the Chinese ** ships, the British Navy was also carrying out pre-war mobilization. The difference is that the British beat the snare drum and shout in English.

Fei Min and Cao Fu attached great importance to this war, knowing that it would be a crucial battle to determine whether China could gain a foothold in the South China Sea. China's advantage is in the number of warships and the advanced artillery, and the British advantage is in a good naval tradition. Therefore, Cao Fu handed over the command of this battle to Fei Min, who was steady.

Liu Qilong, chief of the General Staff of the Navy, said to Fei Min on the side: "General. The British warships split into two routes, one left and one right, swept past the two flanks of our army. My subordinates thought that their purpose must be to attack the warships on our periphery. Taking advantage of the speed of British ships, it gradually cannibalized our army. ”

Peng Chuhan, the chief of naval instruction, also nodded in response: "My subordinates also feel the same way. ”

How Fei Min didn't see this, he stroked his beard and said to the two: "You don't have to worry, the reason why the British ship has an advantage now is because it comes along the current, if it turns around." The advantage of its degree is gone. Moreover, when approaching our warships, our warships will not stop and be beaten. In mutual attacks, the guns of our ground ships have a longer range because of the different explosives, and our troops generally use explosive bombs, which are more powerful than British bombs. Of course, it's time for our subway armor ship to show its talents. ”

"Fire!"

"Ignition!"

"Shoot!"

Although the names were different, the guns roared in the same way.

The battle for hegemony in Asia was fierce from the outset. In the face of the British fleet's skillful maritime skills, the Chinese Nanyang Fleet, led by the 122-gun super battleship, crashed into the leading ship of the British fleet in a daze. The British ships led the two two-deck battleships, and they drove the warships freely to the side flexibly at a distance of hundreds of meters from each other, and the guns on the side of the ships bombarded up with just the right amount of fierceness, and dozens of shells "whoosh, whoosh" bombarded the leading super battleships with invisible eyes, and the super battleships with tall sides only shook the solid bullets of the British slightly and did not damage him. The speed did not decrease in the slightest and slammed into the British ship.

In the face of this kind of four-deck giant warship, the British and Dutch fleet's Bomai had no choice, originally their own warships were less than the other side, and the escort fleet sent just now was lost by the ironclad ships, and now there is a 122-gun sea giant, and there is no one in his own fleet that can match it, which makes him how good.

Two hours after the start of the battle, the South Sea Fleet lost one battleship, and the Anglo-Dutch fleet also lost two, but most of the warships of the Anglo-Dutch fleet were badly damaged, and the high explosives were not at all comparable to black powder.

The battle lasted until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the excellent naval qualities of the British ships began to be revealed. Mai Bo and a detachment of the fleet used the method of sea guerrilla attack on the ground, causing the Chinese fleet's outer ground warships to suffer heavy losses. The artillery accuracy of the Imperial Navy also decreased due to the maneuvering evasion of the Anglo-Dutch fleet.

Fei Min looked at the sea where the battle was in full swing, slapped it heavily on the table and said: "Liu Qilong, you go to the Dingyuan immediately, and then lead ten warships directly into the rear of the British ship, and I will order the left and right sides to cooperate with you." ”

Liu Qilong bowed down and sang: "Obey the order!" ”

Liu Qilong adopted the tactics of fighting bayonets, and he ordered the commander of the fleet who followed him to attack: "This general and the commander have made a military order, and if this sortie is unsuccessful, it will be benevolent. If the enemy ship does not dodge, then rush to the enemy ship and seize the enemy ship. If the enemy ships dodge, let the English people taste the taste of Chinese artillery. ”

Seeing the commander's desperate efforts, the captains of the ten warships under Liu Qilong's command all shouted loudly: "Get the order!" ”

Liu Qilong's flagship Fubo was a three-deck battleship with a total of 102 guns on board, and the deck was full of masts, towering into the sky. At this time, the Fubo sailed straight for the British fleet, but along the way, it encountered a British ship passing by the side and there was a burst of bombardment. The ten battleships following the Dingyuan Fubo were the main force in the middle lane, and the next most were also battleships with more than 60 guns. This force suddenly came out of the middle lane, but it also had some effect, and it caught the British and Dutch warships by surprise.

Fei Min saw a British battleship on fire slowly sinking into the sea with thick smoke, and clenched his fists and shouted hello.

Seeing the loss of several warships, the British began to retreat to the eastern sea.

Just as the Chinese fleet was about to rush back, those British battleships turned around and rushed towards the Chinese fleet.

This three times made Liu Qilong on the Fubo a little angry, and it was indeed uncomfortable for the British to play like this. After being uncomfortable, Liu Qilong secretly admired the skillful navigation skills of the British warships, and he looked around at the sea, and then realized that his fleet had opened up the distance. Liu Qilong hurriedly ordered a retreat, and at this time, thirteen British battleships came up quickly. This time, they no longer fought guerrilla, but pounced straight at Liu Qilong's fleet like sharks.

Liu Qilong shouted at the cockpit again: "Niu San, rush straight to Lao Tzu, don't dodge." ”

Niu San shouted loudly in the cockpit, "Order." As he replied, he slammed the rudder into the British ship.

The British battleship was also the only three-deck second-class battleship, Maiber's ship, because of its slow speed, was caught up by Fubo who was downwind, and the other party saw Fubo rushing towards it without hesitation, and avoided it with a sharp turn in the sea.

The warships of the two sides approached almost rubbing their bodies, and at this time, Liu Qilong could clearly see the British soldiers in red clothes holding muskets on the deck, and the warships of both sides approached in a hurry.

"Fire!"

"Boom!"

"Call Lao Tzu."

There was a shout on the deck, and a rumbling explosion exploded violently on the two battleships. The riflemen on both ships were firing at each other, and Liu Qilong's ears were not quiet for a moment. There was a buzzing sound in both ears, and shockwaves collided around him, tearing through the air on the deck. He had to bend down and cover his head with his hands to block the flying wood chips.

Such a close bombardment would have been fatal to both sides, and two huge galleons staggered across the sea, like two men with explosive mines fighting at close range. This short contact cost the two battleships a great price. The side of the Dingyuan was riddled with craters, the rupture was charred black, and the deck was full of groaning wounded, blood flowing into a stream. The opposing battleship was no better, and many "skylights" were opened on the side of the Fubo, and when you looked through the "skylights", it was a mess that had been blown up, and some places had begun to enter the water.

But what is even worse is that the only second-class station ship of Maibo's ship, the Bombay, has been bombarded by nitroglycerin shells, almost all that is left is the hull, all mast decks have been bombed, and Maibo himself has been blown to pieces.