Lin Tongshu first led the fleet back to Cam Ranh Bay, but although Cam Ranh Bay is a first-class military base, it is only a military base, although it has the necessary repair shipyard, but it is not capable of undertaking the maintenance of the entire fleet.

You must know that the Pacific Fleet has hundreds of ships in battle, of which more than 40 ships were injured and more than 20 were seriously damaged, and 10 of them were capital ships with a tonnage of more than 10,000 tons.

It can be said that every capital ship in the Pacific Fleet now needs to be repaired, and some of them may only have some minor injuries, and the navy can repair them on its own in the naval base, but some of them are quite seriously injured and need to go back to China to be repaired in the shipyard.

Therefore, Lin Tongshu's fleet did not stay in Cam Ranh Bay for long, but soon continued to return north, their first step was to return to Guangzhou, which was the second largest shipbuilding base in the empire, with many large shipyards such as Guangzhou Shipyard and Huangpu Shipyard, which was enough to repair a large number of ships, but this was not enough.

In order to strive to repair all the damaged warships in the shortest possible time, and also to not affect the construction of some warships that are about to be completed, the maintenance tasks of the Imperial Navy will be carried out in addition to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Qingdao.

According to the Admiralty's estimates, the Imperial Navy will be able to repair 80 percent of the damaged warships within a month at the shortest, and within a maximum of three months, the Imperial Navy will be able to repair all the damaged warships.

And when the time comes, the two Fengbo-class battleships and two Qing'e-class armored cruisers that are working overtime will also join the active service, which means that after three months, the strength of the Imperial Navy will not only not decrease compared with before, but will increase.

Just when the warships of the Imperial Navy collectively entered the major shipyards for emergency repairs, Lin Tongshu and Wang Liyong and other important naval generals also returned to Shanghai, and then arrived in Nanjing by train!

They were going to Nanjing to meet Lin Zhe, ostensibly to personally report to Lin Zhe about the naval battle in the South China Sea, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye knew that this time they were going to be sealed.

Since the news of the victory in the South China Sea was transmitted back to Nanjing at noon on the 29th, several people around Lin Zhe had rarely seen Lin Zhe openly smiling, and then despite the persuasion of the imperial doctor of the medical office, he drank several glasses of wine.

You must know that Lin Zhe rarely drinks alcohol, and after discovering that his liver and lungs were not in good condition in the eighties, Lin Zhe did not drink at all.

But on that day, the happy Lin Zhe didn't care about these, how could he celebrate the victory without wine!

On February 2nd, Lin Zhe met with Lin Tongshu and Wang Liyong and many other naval generals who had made meritorious contributions in the South China Sea naval battle, and then without the slightest stinginess, he directly sealed the meritorious heroes!

Admiral Lin Tongshu was awarded the rank of marshal of the navy and was named the Marquis of Zhenhai, which is a noble title second only to the duke in the empire, which few people have been able to obtain over the years.

Vice Admiral Wang Liyong was awarded the rank of admiral and was awarded the title of Ping Haibo, which was also a minus hereditary nobleman with a title.

Many other meritorious admirals of the Navy have also received military ranks, knighthoods and other rewards.

Lin Zhe has always been a great reward for meritorious generals, all meritorious soldiers who have made meritorious contributions, Lin Zhe has never been stingy, high-ranking officials, titles and glory, Lin Zhe will give you, the only thing you have to do is: bring victory to Lin Zhe!

And when Lin Zhe was rewarding the navy meritorious officers in Nanjing, London, England was in mourning!

Although the British did not have a radio telegraph, they could not get the news of the South China Sea naval battle in time, but when the East India Fleet fled back to the port of Singapore after a heavy defeat, they also sent the relevant news back to London through cable telegraph!

One Sovereign-class battleship, the second-class battleship Prestige, the second-class battleship Captain Hundred, three new battleships, and more than ten old battleships, armored cruisers, first-class protection cruisers, and more than fifteen cruisers of various types were sunk or abandoned because they were seriously injured.

Almost half of the East India Fleet was lost, and the rest were generally wounded, although the East India Fleet also achieved some success, claiming to have sunk at least five Chinese battleships and more than ten capital ships.

But in fact, there were only two battleships sunk by the Imperial Navy, that is, the new battleship Tianwu and the old battleship Zhibi, and there were still two old armored cruisers Tiangong and Laurel, and the new armored cruiser Yuwei had to abandon the ship because of too much water on the way back.

Generally speaking, the gap between the battle losses of the Imperial Navy and the British Navy was relatively large, and the British side could be regarded as capital ships, including new battleships, old battleships, armored cruisers, first-class protection cruisers, etc., and the total number of sunken ships reached as many as fourteen.

On the side of the Imperial Navy, only five ships were sunk, and the loss ratio was nearly three to one.

Therefore, no matter how the British quibble, the defeat of this naval battle is beyond doubt!

Naturally, the British were not concerned about what to do with the commanders of the East India Fleet after the defeat in the naval battle, and people were more concerned about what kind of reaction the British would make after the naval battle in the South China Sea, whether to send more warships to Singapore, and then continue to have a naval battle, or whether to give in.

In this regard, the British fully embodied what it means to be the boss of the world, lose one? If you lose, you lose, and it's a big deal that we'll have a second one!

After the Battle of the South China Sea, the British once again dispatched the main ships of the Straits Fleet and the Mediterranean Fleet to form the Indian Ocean Fleet to reinforce the East India Fleet trapped in Singapore.

At the same time, they are still working overtime at home, and even set many world records, so that more Majesty-class battleships have been completed and launched. 、

It was only ten days after the naval battle in the South China Sea, and a Majestic-class battleship that was supposed to be commissioned in five months was announced to have entered service with the Strait Fleet to fill the void in the strength of the Strait Fleet after the capital ships were withdrawn.

This move of the British is clearly unconvinced!

After learning the news, Lin Zhe pondered for a long time, and then issued a combat order to the army, requiring the army to launch an attack on India and Burma at the same time in the direction of Central Asia, Burma and even Tibet!

At the same time, he ordered the navy to cooperate with the army to launch a landing operation against the Malaysian peninsula, with only one goal, to conquer Singapore!

At this time, the empire has already shown that it is ready to fight a full-scale war, if a naval battle can not make the British submit, then Lin Zhe intends to burn the war to India, he wants to see if the British are reluctant to put India in danger, dare to risk losing India and continue the war with the empire!

In response to the relevant strategic deployment of the empire, the British shouted: even if the last Indian dies, Britain will never give up India. (To be continued.) )