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Deputy Commander of the British Far East Fleet, Alver Brown. Vice Admiral Ray Winslow stood on the deck of the flagship "Elizabeth", holding a telescope while watching the battle and commanding. () When he saw the Chinese fleet, he was very shocked, and he couldn't figure out how the Chinese Empire could have such a powerful naval warship and occupy an absolute advantage.

In a fierce artillery battle between the two sides, the British Far East Fleet has indeed rich experience in naval warfare, and the hit rate is obviously higher than that of the Chinese ** ship, but when the two sides started the battle, it was in the morning, the dense fog on the sea had not yet dissipated, and the visibility on the sea was very low, so the British fleet did not occupy much advantage. They concentrated their firepower on capital ships such as the USS Republic and USS Democracy. The warships of the Chinese Navy also suffered a lot of wounds, but the heroic Chinese Navy did not retreat, but moved forward strongly in the face of artillery fire. Although the hit rate of Chinese battleships was not high, and very few battleships hit the British Far East Fleet, but the old British warships were vulnerable.

By 7:50 a.m., the battle had reached a fever pitch, with considerable losses on both sides, for the Chinese ships were faster than the British, and the artillery was more powerful than the British, and as the fog cleared, they gradually gained the upper hand.

Alf. Vice Admiral Revinslow, in order to exert the power of the gunfire of the formation, lined up six battleships, the "Queen", the "Hood", the "Ramyan", the "Enterprise", the "Courage" and the "Royal", and began to turn in order to forcibly occupy the T-shape, while the two armored cruisers and eight battleships sailed in the opposite direction. They wanted to launch an attack on the rear of the Chinese fleet.

Deng Shichang saw the intention of the British fleet, and he immediately ordered the formation to be changed, and the battleships "Democracy", "Hainan" and "Liaoning" were to deal with the six battleships. The Republic and the other submarines were to deal with the Elizabeth, and then the twelve cruisers at the rear were to be used against the eight British armored cruisers.

A vicious battle at sea began, and the Chinese ** ship took advantage of its speed advantage to quickly approach the British fleet, and the hit rate was greatly improved, and the closer it was, the higher the hit rate of the Chinese Navy. A shell from the USS Republic landed on the battery of the battleship Elizabeth, causing a huge explosion and skyrocketing fire, and the warehouse of the USS Elizabeth was also blown up.

Sa Bingzhen took the initiative to attack. Getting the warships to speed up and the submarines to keep up with them is likely to be a good opportunity to crush the British Far East Fleet in one fell swoop.

At the same time, six torpedoes flew towards the British ship. The "Hood" of the British Far East Fleet was hit in the stern by a torpedo of a 503-mm torpedo tube. The torpedo penetrated the armor layer, a huge hole appeared there, and a large amount of seawater rushed into it frantically through the gap, and the soldiers inside were washed down before they had time to remedy. Slowly, the whole ship began to lean back. The speed of the "Hood" continued to decrease, and finally stopped. Then, dozens of shells exploded near the battleship "Hood", causing the entire hull to shake incessantly, and the British soldiers could not stand steadily, staggering as the warship shook.

The ammunition depot of the British "Queen" was hit by shells, and with a "boom" the entire tail burst into flames, and the terrible shouts of the British troops and the continuous explosions made people feel creepy. After a while, the hull of the "Queen" tilted and continued to sink. Half an hour later it sank completely into the sea.

In the melee, the Chinese "Hainan" was also hit, and the cabin was constantly overflowing with seawater, and the Chinese soldiers finally stopped the overflow after frantic repairs, but they could not continue to move forward, and could only stand by in place, occasionally firing artillery attacks.

Half an hour later, Sa Bingzhen began to direct the submarine to attack. Fifty meters below the British ** ship, ten submarines were moving slowly, and they immediately prepared the torpedoes as soon as they received the order, and the war belonging to the Chinese submariners finally began. They drove the submarine under the British Far East Fleet, looked for targets, fired torpedoes.

"Five o'clock, launch!"

"Nine o'clock, launch."

"Directly above, launch."

The officers and men of the Chinese submarines were very excited, and they launched a fierce attack on the British ** ship, and one torpedo after another continued to rush towards the enemy ship and hit the target. In this battle, the British Far East Fleet lost half of its warships at this time, and they could not imagine that the Chinese navy was so combat-effective, and when the "Elizabeth" was retreating, it was also torpedoed by a submarine of the Chinese Empire and caught fire.

Smoke suddenly billowed from the sea, the "Elizabeth" shook violently, and the soldiers on the deck suddenly fell. Lieutenant General Revenslow was in the command cabin, and he clung to the iron bar beside him before he fell, and as soon as he stood firm, there was a sudden violent explosion and vibration on the deck. At this moment, a captain officer ran down: "Admiral, the hull of the Elizabeth was hit by two shells, the bottom of the ship was also hit by a torpedo, the bottom of the ship began to slowly enter the water, we are tinkering." "Alf. When Revenslow heard that the warship was flooded, he hurriedly fled in a small boat.

In this battle, the Chinese Navy sacrificed more than 200 people, and only more than 100 corpses could be found in the sea.

In the grinning sea breeze, the navy flag printed with red, blue and white stripes slowly descends to the middle of the flagpole, this tricolor flag is the flag of the Chinese navy, red represents blood and sacrifice, blue represents the ocean, and white represents the waves. On the deck, the remains of more than 100 sacrificed soldiers were placed on the deck in an orderly manner, covered with a white white cloth, and each sacrificed soldier was placed next to his belongings, which were buried with the sacrificed soldiers.

Deng Shichang and Sa Bingzhen looked serious, and stood in front of the sacrificed soldiers with more than 3,000 officers and soldiers, took off their military hats, and saluted with one hand, and the officers and soldiers behind them, just like them, paid high respect to the sacrificed soldiers. Then they observed a minute of silence, then fired their guns, opened fire, and saw off their comrades!

War is brutal, but every soldier who sacrifices his life must be dignified. This has become the tradition of the Chinese Emperor ** team. Song Xiaofei personally signed a presidential decree that all the soldiers who died were equal, and they were all put on the martyr's wall and entered the national cemetery. And unlike now, when officers and soldiers die, they have to be graded.

In the first battle, the British Far East Fleet lost five armored cruisers, four battleships, and other battleships suffered heavy injuries, losing 800 people. British Admiral Winston Churchill received the news and fell silent for a while. Several of China's warships were ordered from Germany, and now he was even more worried about Europe.

The British army and navy were defeated by China, with thousands of dead and wounded, and the British could not save face. Campbell. Sir Banervan admitted Britain's defeat at **, believing that "Britain had provoked an unnecessary dispute at an inappropriate time", and he declared responsibility for the matter, plus his health was completely broken, and resigned as British Prime Minister. Fifty-six-year-old Liberal Party leader Herbert Brown. Henry. Asquith took over as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Britain's new Prime Minister, Herbert. Henry. Asquith's domestic and international situation was not rosy: at home, docks, coal miners' strikes, and the women's suffrage movement led by Mrs. Pankhurst had torn British society apart, while the aggressiveness of Germany and Austria-Hungary had clouded Europe. Germany sent the battleship "Leopard" to the Moroccan port of Agadir to declare German interests in Morocco, which made the French very angry and wanted to start an immediate war with Germany.

Prime Minister Asquith decided to ease relations with Germany first, reconcile relations between Germany and France, and let them sit down for negotiations. He was also inclined to negotiate with China for the establishment of a large ** region, so he immediately summoned all the ministers to the parliament hall to discuss the next matters.

British War Secretary Visconte. Hall and Secretary of the Admiralty Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer Stephen Hawking. Pitt and a large group of others soon arrived at the parliament hall of the Prime Minister's official residence at No. 10 Downing Street, and as soon as they arrived, Prime Minister Asquith immediately asked Alver, deputy commander of the British Far East Fleet, to be taken away. Lieutenant General Revenslow sent a telegram to them, and the faces of the people were very heavy because of the defeat of the British army.

Prime Minister Asquith said: "I also received a personal letter from Major Luang Weili, and it is indeed unwise to provoke the Chinese at this time, so I intend to give up the snobbery of the empire in South Asia, and I hope that the eyes of the empire will be more inclined to Europe and India." And our big bankers, who have huge interests in China, have also united to write to the Queen, asking the government to take their interests into account. ”

Secretary of War Visconte. Hall said disdainfully: "Now our focus is on the European continent rather than Asia, otherwise defeating China will not waste a lot of energy." If we back down from this, the world will look at our British jokes and think we are weak. We have never compromised for centuries. ”

Churchill, the Minister of the Admiralty, pondered for a while and said: "The Chinese navy has such strength, and I think it is a wise choice for us to abandon South Asia." Germany is now aggressive in Morocco, we cannot ignore the ambitions of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany is now on the Belgian border, I don't think it will be so easy to leave, Britain and Germany will definitely have a war. At this time, we must show goodwill to China, after all, if we go to war with China and Germany at the same time, even if we can achieve the final victory, we will hurt ourselves. ”

Chancellor of the Exchequer Stephen Hawking. "I don't understand the military," Pete said. However, most of the British Empire's trade in the Far East is related to China, and the British Empire's investment in China, especially near the Yangtze River Valley, cannot be withdrawn at one time. ”

Prime Minister Asquith thought for a moment and said, "We can't let the Chinese come around." I've heard that China is very jealous of Japan's rise, so in Asia, we support Japan's rise, which is also a check on China. ”

Churchill said: "At this time, Japan has already used the gold treasure it has found to pay off its foreign debts, and the Chinese garrison has also withdrawn to China after the Paris Peace Conference and the Washington Conference. (To be continued......) u