"On the one hand, the two Chinese warships in the north are still far away, and in a one-on-one situation, as long as they use the smoke screen cover, there is still a relatively good hope of escaping. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAs for the two ships on this side, they should have very few shells left, if two ships besiege one, then it is still a bit dangerous, but one-on-one, I don't believe they have the ability to kill one monarchy! What's more, the two ships on the north side are still far away from here, and there is no way to communicate with this side, and the possibility of choosing a repeat target is also very ......", Vice Admiral Seymour thought about it, and felt that it was more certain that he would escape from the two, and if he was lucky, it was not impossible for all three or even four ships to return to Bombay safely.

But this was only Seymour's own wishful thinking after all, and he was soon shocked to find that the four warships of the other side seemed to have a very tacit understanding, and the division of labor was extremely clear, and even the two ships that were so far away to the north had already chosen the right target, each chasing one, and there was no duplication at all.

Vice Admiral Seymour's face suddenly turned pale, he was afraid not only that his plan would not succeed, but that since the appearance of the two Chinese warships in the north, the obviously too tacit cooperation between the two enemies made him have a somewhat strange guess, "Could it be, could it be that the Chinese have mastered the technology that can communicate over long distances?" ”

If this is the case, then the expeditionary fleet really has no way to escape, because this not only means that the four Chinese warships on the battlefield will not give them a loophole, but also means that they can call in all the Chinese warships that are not too far away to support, so how can they escape?

But even so, he can't take the initiative to give up hope of escaping, not to mention that this is just Vice Admiral Seymour's speculation, maybe it's just that he thinks too much, but it's actually a pure coincidence? In that case, if the enemy gives up before he can catch up, won't he be scared to death by himself?

Due to insufficient coverage area and other reasons, when the two sides were too close, the smoke screen was not very useful, so even if it was chased in the previous battle, the British fleet was useless. But for the sea tiger seals that are still far away, the smoke canister can play a great role, but after the smoke screen was released, Seymour didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief, and the bad news came from the lookout hand again......

"What? And there are new Chinese warships? After Vice Admiral Seymour confirmed the news, he collapsed to the ground at once, he has now fully confirmed that Chinese has indeed mastered long-distance communication technology, and his expeditionary fleet has not had even the slightest chance of winning from the beginning, and this so-called expedition is simply a death......

For the navy, which has basically cut off communication with friendly forces once it goes to sea, once it has the ability to communicate over long distances, the help it can bring is enough to trigger a qualitative change.

In the case of the Indian Ocean naval battle, if only one of China's warships spotted the traces of the expeditionary fleet, it could summon the main fleet to encircle and annihilate it, and in fact they did. And even if the Chinese Navy does not have such a strong strength, with the help of long-distance communication capabilities, it can exert an effect several times its own strength, which is enough to exhaust the British Royal Navy. The tactical advantage that this epoch-making technological advancement can bring is simply too great......

However, even if it seemed that there was no way to escape, Vice Admiral Seymour still gave the order to disperse and escape, even if there was little hope, he had to give it a try, if he seemed to feel that there was no hope and gave up, then how could there be a British Royal Navy that dominated the world?

However, such efforts were doomed to be futile, and the six Haitian-class mounted patrols surrounded them from three directions, forming a net of heaven and earth, and the four Sovereign-class battleships could only force their way through. However, due to the fact that Yang Yonglin had already informed the other four Haitian-class cruisers of his experience in dealing with the Sovereign-class battleships through the radio station, and the latter had sufficient ammunition and did not need to be retained, the collapse of the British expeditionary fleet was faster than Seymour expected, and before dusk came, the Revenge and the Determination were sunk by the Chinese warships one after another, and the remaining Counterattack and Remilis were never able to escape the pursuit of the enemy, and after being seriously wounded and losing their combat effectiveness, they chose to sink themselves in order to avoid the warships falling into the hands of the enemy.

As a result, the expeditionary fleet, which had high hopes from the British before departure, was completely destroyed, and the six British pride of the Sovereign-class battleships, two Blake-class first-class protective cruisers, and four Edgar-class first-class protective cruisers were all sunk, with a combined number of more than 7,000 dead and missing, and more than 800 prisoners. The magnitude of its losses is unprecedented in the history of the British Royal Navy.

What made the British Royal Navy deeply humiliated was that the losses of the Chinese Navy in this battle were as small as ever, and only two of the warships participating in the battle were slightly damaged and needed to be repaired, and the others were only slightly "bruised", which could be repaired by relying only on the personnel and equipment on board. As for the loss of personnel, it is even more embarrassing for the British Royal Navy, the Chinese Navy only lost a total of seven soldiers in this naval battle, and more than 30 people were wounded, which is only a drop in the bucket compared with the British Royal Navy.

Speaking of which, during this naval battle, the greatest loss of the Chinese Navy actually occurred outside the battlefield, and because the Haitian Hairong detachment under the personal command of Deng Shichang, who was temporarily acting commander of the Ocean Fleet, was far away from the battlefield, Deng Shichang was in a hurry to take the risk of passing through a sea area that had not yet been surveyed, and wanted to take a shortcut to save time, but the gamble failed, and the Haitian armored cruiser, which had made outstanding achievements, unfortunately ran aground, and although it relied on the efforts of the officers and men on board to rescue and avoid sinking, it was no longer able to continue its combat mission and had to return to Singapore for major repairs.

This accident gave Li Hui a deep understanding of Deng Shichang, although there is nothing to say about his character and ability, but his temperament is too reckless, maybe when he will cause unexpected losses to the navy, and may even affect the overall situation. This time, thanks to Deng Shichang, who only brought a small team, if he brought the main force of the fleet, the impact would be too great......

If the Chinese Navy is still as weak as the original Beiyang Naval Division, Deng Shichang's bravery can inspire the whole army to resist a strong enemy, and it can be said that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages; But now that the Chinese Navy is strong enough, and his recklessness has caused far greater losses than the enemy, it is somewhat inappropriate to use him as the commander of the fleet, which is the same reason that there is a so-called "strong team goalkeeper" and "weak team goalkeeper" among football goalkeepers. (To be continued.) )