On the other side, the "Doer" and other gunboats always kept a distance of more than 1,000 meters from the Qing warships. In Billy's mind, it should be the end of the game

Victory. If any of our ships is injured, it is an insult to ourselves! At a distance of less than 1,000 meters, the main artillery of the Qing army, although it was similar to "Duer"

, "Elegance", "Victory" and other big monsters do not work, but there is still a certain threat to some small gunboats such as "Sony" and "Logo".

and may cause fatal injuries. So Billy kept changing formations and didn't let the Qing gunboats get close to him. has also achieved certain results,

During the wandering, 3 Qing gunboats were sunk and 2 were seriously damaged. But in the distance, "elegance" seemed to be in trouble, and that was what he relied on the most

Ironclad!

But when he found out, he sent two cruisers to the rescue. It seems that it is already too late......

Toure was in the observation cabin, staring in horror as he watched the "evergreen" slam into him ferociously, but there was nothing he could do. Originally went to the bow of the ship

The gunner, who controlled the main gun, was stunned when he saw the Qing gunboat on fire. Where to load any shells, they have already gone to the ship

Tail runs.

The French soldiers who had been rushing to fill the hole in the bow of the ship also evacuated the bow of the ship that was about to collide.

At this time, Toure could no longer control the soldiers who were trying to survive, and the whole ship was in chaos. The ammunition box that had just been put on deck was "evergreen" again

A cannonball detonated, creating a beautiful festive flower on the deck, killing one French second lieutenant and wounding ten sailors.

Finally, after a violent bang. The bow of the "elegant" ship was already buried in the sea, and the entire forward compartment revealed a large hole in the horror. Xu Shun

Chang fainted on the deck in the violent shock, and at this time, the "Wan Nianqing" was already full of holes, and the stern of the ship was on fire, and it had sunk.

The bow of the ship was completely destroyed by this violent impact.

But the "Elegance" is still standing at sea. Although the heavy flooding caused the bow to sink somewhat, the displacement of 6,000 tons made this sea

The behemoth still stood at sea, and Toure reacted quickly.

"Quick, close all the gates in the front compartment. Prevent the spread of water ingress. ”

The "Elegance" was designed with a certain part of the penetration in mind, so there is a sealed isolation system at each link. Once a certain one

If one gate is penetrated into the water, the second gate can be quickly closed as long as the gate link is not broken. There is no danger of shipwrecking! Unless the front, middle,

After all of them were pierced. This is also the main reason why more than a dozen warships in the East China Sea did not sink it in the first place!

Xu Changshun's "evergreen" is like a person who is about to die with rotten sores, slowly sinking, and the sinking huge spiral nest makes "elegance" unfast

Evacuate quickly. The two warships leaned together like this, and a wave woke up Xu Changshun who was unconscious.

He stood up, the water already over his knees. The deck beneath his feet was still slowly sinking, and he raised his eyes to look at "Elegance", only to see heavily

The bow of the ship is struggling to turn, and it seems that the seriously injured "Grace" is still not in danger of sinking!

He quickly ran to the bow of the ship, hoping to board his opponent's ship where the two ships were connected. The legs can't take a step in the sea at all, and the feet are still there

From time to time, I tripped over the corpses, ammunition, and other miscellaneous items of the Qing army. It was another upside-down green onion, and Xu Changshun, who had eaten a mouthful of seawater, saw that "elegance" had slowed down

Slowly detached from the contact of the sinking "evergreen". Just as he was about to turn to the northwest, he struggled to brace himself. I touched a piece of oil at hand

Wrapped in cloth, he excitedly lifted it up to unwrap the tarpaulin. Sure enough, it was a main artillery bomb, tightly wrapped in an oilcloth. There was no water at all

, an excited expression appeared on his face. And Toure, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, could not have imagined that his nightmare had arrived.

Xu Changshun came to the bow of the ship with the bomb, jumped over the tattered bow of the "Elegance", and miraculously boarded the "Elegance". It's a pity that it's been a

The French soldiers who left the bow of the ship, but none of them found Xu Changshun.

The bow of the "Grace" was also buried in the sea, and there was simply no flame that could detonate the bomb. Xu Changshun was already exhausted at this time,

Holding the 20-kilogram shell without the tools to detonate it, all the anxiety in my heart was bare on my face. Another shell hit on the "elegant"

On the hull of the ship, it was sent by "Hai Dongyun".

Brilliant fireworks were again fired from the deck of the "Elegance", and the French flag was also burned by the bombing. Xu Changshun was so happy in his heart

Right, he took a step and ran to the place where the fire was at its greatest. But as soon as he approached there, he was spotted by a French machine gunner, and the French looked at it in amazement

This yellow-skinned Chinese. Did he fall from the sky? How could it be on the "Elegant"? Just when he was stunned, Xu Changshun made an arrow

Rushed to the front and used the 20-kilogram shells to make close contact with the 2-pound head of the French soldier. Suddenly, the red and white sprayed Xu Chang Shunyi

face, he himself collapsed on the deck, and the shells slowly rolled out. Fell into a crater that had been bombed out of it, and was just buried

Stopped the undetonated shell.

Xu Changshun took the machine gun from the hands of the dead French soldier and aimed at the shell. It's a pity that he was born in the navy, and it was that short distance of ten meters

Stunned, several shells hit the surrounding decks, but did not hit the shells. The deck was bombarded by machine guns, and the craters were getting deeper and deeper, and so were the shells

The deeper you bury, the deeper you go.

Damn, this *** cannonball can't hit it yet. Xu Changshun used his last strength to get up, walked to the crater, and pointed the machine gun at the one

Cannonball. Slowly pulled the trigger!

There was an earth-shattering bang, and the French officers and men on the "Grace" thought they had been shot again. General Billy on the "Dole" thought it was on the "Grace".

The ammunition depot self-detonated.

And this explosion completely sent "Elegance" to hell. This 6,000-ton ironclad ship, along with 342 legal ** officers and a large Shimizu Yong-

Xu Changshun sank into the South China Sea together! Toure didn't know what happened until he died? What kind of shell can be so powerful that it blew up "Grace".

Two!

Four hours had passed, and it was already 4:12 p.m. All 9 gunboats of the Qing army were finally sunk...... The sea level has returned to flat

Quiet, while the main ironclad ship of the French army was sunk in the chaos!

Although the casualty ratio was 1:9, Billy was not happy. Everyone knows what gunboats the Qing Dynasty lost, and what army he lost

Warship! This is definitely not the value reflected in the numbers.

Billy silently looked at the sea and raised his standard military salute to the sunken "Grace". They are the valiant soldiers of the Republic! For the sacrifice of his friend Toure

Billy felt the sting deeply, and his hatred for the Qing army added a heavy weight! Unfortunately, this was not over, and a communications soldier quickly ran behind him

, said to Billy: "General, there is a fleet flying the Blue Dragon Banner in the northwest direction that is heading here at full speed. ”

"What? The Qing army still has a fleet? That's impossible! Billy picked up the binoculars and looked northwest, and was "undefeated", "long-winning", and leading

of the Nanyang Naval Division, including "Triumph" and "Juin", two French ironclad ships captured during the naval battle in the East China Sea!

Billy looked at the direction of the Chinese fleet with a shocked face, how could this be possible, it had only been four hours, could it be that the Qing army had already eliminated Fair's ship

Team?? That's two ironclads, four cruisers, eight gunboats, and four torographers! That's impossible! Billy couldn't believe the few men

hours, his fleet lost two-thirds of its combat power.

Billy guessed correctly, Fair's fleet was not completely annihilated. However, because its flagship "Langmu" was built in France in the sixties, the speed was only 12

knots, which slowed down the speed of the entire French fleet, were soon overtaken by the Qing army.

Under the heavy artillery greeting of the four ironclad ships of "Changsheng", "Undefeated", "Triumphant" and "Juyin", although "Langmu" struggled to support, she always resisted

Without the baptism of artillery fire, the soul returned to the sea, and the French fleet without the "Langmu" was left with only a number of cruisers, gunboats and other light-tonnage boats.

After holding out for more than three hours, they fled to the Red River Military Port in Vietnam. Dropped 1 cruiser, 3 gunboats, and all 4 torodo ships, as well as "Long."

Mother" ironclad ship.

On the side of the Qing army, the two newly launched gunboats "Nanrui" and "Nanchen" were missing, and the other ships were also covered with the color of gunsmoke. It is conceivable when

The battle is no easier than here!

In fact, at this time, the strength of the Chinese and French fleets was still about the same, if the French troops on the front had not withdrawn in a hurry. The French ironclad ships still have "victory"

, and the "Aiso", which fled back to Vietnam, and the large cruisers "Door", "Parry", and "La Perus", as well as three ships that fled back to Vietnam.

Although the Great Shimizu Division had four ironclad ships, the "Undefeated" and "Juin" were both hit by several torpedoes of the French army, and there was a leakage phenomenon. And the cruiser side

There were only four "Chaoyong", "Yang Wei", "Nanji", and "Nanxiang", which were two fewer than the French army, and the number of other gunboats was comparable.

The Qing army did not have an advantage, but now it is very different. The timid Fell fled back to Vietnam with the "Aesop" and the rest of the cruisers, leaving the ambushed "Doer" alone.

Another big war began......