Toure got the exact news that the Nanyang sailors had really run away. Only a few small gunboats with extremely slow speed were left to guard the military port, which was a godsend. Toure led all fifteen fleets to the East China Sea to face the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau. There was a feeling of meat on the chopping board, and Toure even felt that as long as he gave a gentle order, the only military port in the Qing Kingdom would be destroyed! But the opposite is true......

At this time, the ratio of the remaining fleet of the Nanyang Naval Division to the French fleet was 13:15, which seemed to be evenly matched, but the reality was completely different.

In the French fleet, there are not only the 4,600-ton ironclad ship "Carey", but also the 3,500-ton cruiser "Nancy", and the two other 2,200-ton cruisers "Stan" and "Fez". There is even more terrifying "Elegance".

On the other hand, the total tonnage of the thirteen British small gunboats left behind by the Nanyang Naval Division is less than one-third of that of the French army, and even the largest "Nantian" is only 1,400 tons of displacement.

Behind the Nanyang Navy Division is the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau, and they have no way to retreat. It is even more impossible to retreat, if the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau is destroyed again. Then the shipbuilding industry of the Qing Dynasty will have to start from scratch.

At this time, with Toure's order, the 240mm main gun on the "Carey" and the 190mm main gun on the "Guin" were powerful, setting off huge waves around the "Nantian".

Although the "Nantian" also fired back and hit the second ship several times, the "Nantian" 150-pound hexagonal rifled steel cannon could not even break through the armor of the "Juin," let alone the 153mm thick armor of the "Carey."

The two side-chord rapid-fire guns kept striking the "Nantian" ship, and after several hits, the "Nantian" burst into flames.

The braids of the Qing soldiers on the ship were burned, and there was a violent shaking under their feet, and the whole person felt like they were about to be thrown out, and the French fish and pedo ships hiding behind the huge body of the "Carey" sent out several fish and torpedo, and the side chord of the "Nantian" was blown open a large hole, and the sea water poured into it instantly, and after a while, the "Nantian" tilted, and after a while, the "Nantian" sank.

More than 100 officers and men on the ship were all killed in the battle. When he was dying, the captain Zhang Cheng hung the dragon flag on the trick pole, indicating that although the ship was dead, the flag was still there.

Seeing that the "Nantian" in the harbor was sunk after a while, the first to react was Gao Tian in the military port, who was the captain of the "Nanxing"; He stood on the deck of the "Nanxing" and shouted to the soldiers: "This is the time for me to serve the country!" Our ships are small in terms of guns, and they are inferior to enemy ships in depth. Would you like to live and die with me? ”

The soldiers on the ship were full of enthusiasm and promised: "I am willing to serve my life." ”

Seeing the "Southern Star" rushing straight towards him, Toure was really dumbfounded. If he is allowed to rush in, he will not dare to fire for fear of accidental injury. It's really possible that this mosquito boat messed up the whole situation.

It's a pity that before the enemy could be strong, "Nanxing" was hit by "Juyin". Gao Tian felt a chill in his chest, and when he looked down, he saw that a ten-centimeter-long hole had been blown open in his chest, and blood flowed...... With a heavy head, he fell on the deck.

After the sinking of "Nantian" and "Nanxing" one after another, "Nanwu" took over the flagship and took the command of the remaining fleet.

When the French army went to war, it was in order to concentrate the attack on the living forces. The main fleet was concentrated in the front, and only two cruisers, "Fiss" and "Stan", were left upstream. Just rushed by the "Southern Star", even the "Stan" was attracted to the front. In this way, "Fez" is isolated upstream.

The three gunboats of the Nanyang Naval Division immediately approached and fired a fierce bombardment at "Faith", and it was better to cut off one of its fingers than to injure its ten fingers. As soon as the nearest "Stan" saw that "Faith" had been besieged after being left alone, they immediately threw off the "Nanjian" and "Nankai" on the left flank of the Nanyang Naval Division and moved closer to "Faith".

Seeing that "Stan" was already approaching, the gunboats of the three Nanyang Naval Divisions stepped up their attack on the "Fez." After dozens of shells fell on the ship "Fiss", thick black smoke rose from the hull. But it has always stood tall. Seeing that the "Stan" is getting closer and closer, it has already reached their range.

The officers and men of the "Nanyun", "Nanfei", and "Nanbo" ships were all red-eyed, and if they couldn't sink him in this way, they would really be sorry for the "Nanxing" who helped attract firepower.

At this moment, a warship suddenly rushed out of the smoke of gunpowder on the river. It was the transport ship "Baoding" of the Nanyang Naval Division, and the "Baoding" was only equipped with a front gun, so it has not been taken seriously by the French army since the start of the war. At this time, the "Baoding" had already reached the maximum speed of 11 knots, came by the wind and waves, and collided with the "Faith".

The "Fess" had been besieged by the three ships of the Nanyang Naval Division before, and its attention had been on those three ships, and it had no idea that the Baoding had already crashed into itself. Now it's too late to find out.

Captain Gore of the "Firth" shouted in horror: "Right rudder, fire on him." ”

In the end, the "Baoding" was a transport ship, with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons, and after being shot, it resolutely rammed into the "Feith."

After a loud bang, both ships cracked and flooded, slowly sinking. The collision also affected the "Stan", which came to the rescue, and was dragged by the huge spiral nest and could not move.

The three gunboats of the Nanyang Naval Division continued to besiege the "Stan".

By this time, all the other gunboats of the Nanyang Naval Division had been sunk, and the capital ships of the French fleet turned around and aimed at the three remaining gunboats.

Before the French capital ships could get closer, the three gunboats simply set fire to the cruiser "Stan", which had come to the rescue.

The 240mm main gun of the "Triumph" fired again, and the "Nagumo" of the medium gun immediately sank. And the shells that hit the "Triumph" were like tickling him, without the slightest effect.

At this time, the naval battle had been fought for more than four hours, due to the desperate resistance of the guard gunboats of the Nanyang Naval Division. The French army has not been able to break through the defensive line and threaten the Jiangnan Shipbuilding Bureau.

Under the powerful and fierce artillery fire of the French army, all the gunboats left for defense by the Nanyang Naval Division were sunk. Only the "Nanbo" who was on fire was left, and the "Triumph" who wanted to hit the opponent had no chance.

In addition to the fact that the "Fez" was sunk by the "Baoding" and the "Stan" was sunk. and "Yitao" was also seriously injured and hung out a sign to quit the battle early.

All this shocked Toure, but it was almost over......

I thought it was an easy sneak attack, but in exchange for it, I lost three warships! What was once an easy battle now gave Toure a hard-earned feeling.

"Look, my lord." One of the adjutants beside Toure said to the back.

Toure held up his binoculars and was stunned by what he saw, as a fleet of about their size was speeding towards it, with the dragon flag hanging on it......

"Didn't they go back to their capital to defend? Why is it here?? Why is that? "Toure was a little emotionally out of control.

But it's true, the other side is very fast. His fleet didn't even have a chance to escape, so he had to fight again.