Commander of the British, French, and Russian Combined Fleet, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons's face was very ugly, the situation of the naval battle had reached this point, and he knew very well that in this war, the Combined Fleet had no chance of victory... There are 10 old battleships left, which simply cannot compete with the new battleships of the Chinese Navy. In the end of the battle, I am afraid that there is only one result, and all the battleships will be sunk or captured. Such an ending is something he doesn't want to see. But the battle has progressed to this point, and it seems that he can no longer do anything.

"It seems that the old battleships really cannot compete with the newer ones, even if they have a numerical advantage. With the advantage of speed, the new battleship can easily throw off the old battleship, and then eat the old battleship little by little. It's just that I have never been able to figure out why the Chinese Navy's artillery accuracy is so high. At a distance of 10,000 meters, can you still hit so accurately? Such a level of artillery bombardment is already far stronger than that of the Royal Navy of the British Empire. And how many years has the Chinese Navy been in the army, how can it be compared with the Royal Navy of the British Empire, which has become the world's maritime hegemon, in this respect? "Algernon of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons muttered.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese should have used advanced aiming equipment, they are very close to the Germans, and it is entirely possible to obtain some advanced technology from the Germans. Don't forget, since they were able to build even new battleships and develop more advanced sighting equipment, it would not be too much of a problem! "Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards said. Albeit. He was just guessing, but that's really the reason.

"The Royal Navy of the British Empire has been slacking off all these years, and in many ways, it has been surpassed by these hateful yellow-skinned monkeys, and now, it is time for us to taste the bitter fruit!" Combined Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons said bitterly.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now? The morale of the Chinese is now like a rainbow, and our morale is low, if we continue to fight. I'm afraid all of our warships will be sunk. Now, the battle on the side of the armored cruisers is also coming to an end, our armored cruisers and the few 'admiral-class' battleships that have been sent to the past. We're all about to be sunk! "Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards said with some frustration. The current war situation is an unsolvable crisis for the Combined Fleet.

"If we turn around right now, can we get rid of the Chinese and return to India." We have already lost too many battleships, these battleships and naval soldiers, can not be lost any more, otherwise, it will be an irreparable loss for the Royal Navy of the British Empire! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons said. Merely. He only now thought of retreating. It seems to be too late.

"Your Excellency, the new battleships of the Chinese, with a maximum speed of more than 20 knots, if retreated, except for some light cruisers and destroyers. The other warships simply could not be evacuated. In addition, we now have enough coal to burn enough to support our return to India. The supply ships in the rear also had to retreat. If you are caught up by the Chinese, it will be all over! "Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards said.

"How many light cruisers and destroyers do we have, can we launch a lightning strike on the Chinese battleships, and then let the light cruisers and destroyers, entangle their capital ships as much as possible, we will immediately retreat, as long as we can drag it out until evening, we will be able to join up with the supply fleet and return to India!" Combined Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons said.

"Your Excellency, you can give it a try. However, it is only noon, and it will take at least eight hours to drag on until the evening. "Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards was a little worried.

"Chief of Staff, this plan is completely feasible. The remaining battleships we have now are all 'Majestic-class' battleships and a 'Pavler-class' battleship, with a maximum speed of more than 17 knots, if the Chinese Navy's battleships have a maximum speed of only 20 knots, we may not have no chance! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? The more Sir Lyons thought about it, the more he felt that the plan was feasible.

Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards was shocked and asked, "What about our 'Admiral-class' battleships and the Russians and the French?" ”

"Now, we can't even take care of ourselves, where is the energy to care about them. Let them destruct themselves! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? A flash of indifference flashed in Sir Lyons' eyes.

"Alright, Your Excellency Commander, I'll make the relevant deployment right away!" Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards said. Things have come to this point, and he can only do what the commander orders. In addition, in his heart, he also thinks that the lives of the British are the most important, and as for the Russians and French, they can't care so much.

Now there are thirty light cruisers and forty-two destroyers left of the combined fleet, of which more than half are light cruisers and destroyers of the British Navy. Chief of Staff of the Combined Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards sent a telegram to the ships, asking them to immediately carry out their plan to launch lightning strikes on the Chinese Navy's battleships, and to hold the Chinese Navy's battleships as long as possible to buy time for the retreat of the capital ships. Such an order was clearly to sacrifice these light cruisers and destroyers in order to be able to create a chance for the retreat of the capital ships. It has to be said that the British naval soldiers of this era were still well-trained, and after receiving the order, almost all of them carried out the order. Proud British sailors, willing to give their lives for the glory of the Royal Navy of the British Empire.

More than a dozen light cruisers and more than 20 destroyers changed course and quickly rushed towards the battle line of the Chinese Navy at a speed of more than 25 knots. Their actions attracted the attention of the Chinese Navy, and the French Navy and the Russian Navy also looked sideways. They all thought that this was the British Navy going to fight hard, and many light cruisers and destroyers of the French Navy joined it. In recent decades, the French Navy has been developing light cruisers and mine-striking ships, hoping to find a way to defeat large warships with the torpedo tactics of small warships.

"Commander, the British are ready to fight hard!" On the battleship 'Qin Shi Huang', Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, was a little nervous. At this moment, the eight battleships of the Chinese Navy will face lightning strikes from nearly twenty light cruisers and thirty destroyers. And the protection around the battleships was only 8 light cruisers and 12 destroyers, and the difference in numbers was too great.

"Order the ships, accelerate to 22 knots, and prepare to get rid of the enemy ships at high speed, all the naval guns, all aimed at the enemy's light cruisers and destroyers!" Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the home fleet of the Chinese Navy, ordered. He knew that this was the last means of attack of the Combined Fleet. As long as it survives this wave of blows, the Chinese Navy will win. With the speed of the capital ships of the Chinese Navy, even if the Combined Fleet starts to flee for its life now, it will be very easy to catch up with them in the end.

The battleships of the Chinese Navy, the power began to be fully loaded, the 'Qin-class' battleships were fine, 22 knots was not their limit, but the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were almost to the limit. Although the maximum speed of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships reached 22. 5 knots, but if you sail at this speed for a long time, it will seriously affect the life of the boiler, and there is even a possibility that it will be scrapped halfway. Therefore, under normal circumstances, battleships rarely sail at top speeds.

Billowing smoke rose from the chimneys of the battleships, and the battleships of the Chinese Navy grew faster and faster, gradually moving away from the capital ships of the Combined Fleet. At the same time, all the main and secondary guns of the battleship were aimed at the light cruisers and destroyers that were rushing at high speed, and the dense shells were like rain on those light cruisers and destroyers. The light cruisers and destroyers of the Chinese Navy's home fleet were like faithful guards, guarding the outside of the battleships, and the guns on them were also firing fiercely at the light cruisers and destroyers of the combined fleet.

The light cruisers and destroyers of the Combined Fleet, although fast, had very poor defense, not to mention the 305mm main guns, even if they were shelled by 155mm secondary guns or 105mm rapid-fire guns.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Dense shells exploded on the surface of the sea, and the whole sea seemed to be boiling. The light cruisers and destroyers of the Combined Fleet are completely passing through the rain of bullets, and if they are not careful, they will be blown to pieces.

"Boom!" A light cruiser of the British Navy, which was charging at a high speed of 25 knots, was hit by a 305-mm main gun shell and was blown to pieces on the spot, and hundreds of officers and men on the battleship undoubtedly survived.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "A destroyer, reaching a speed of 28 knots, had already rushed to a position less than 3,000 meters from the battleships of the Chinese Navy, but, in this position, it was hit by heavy fire from a battleship and a cruiser of the Chinese Navy. In a burst of explosions, the destroyer's superstructure was completely destroyed. Subsequently, the entire bow of the ship was also cut off by a 155-mm shell, and in less than thirty seconds, the destroyer sank into the sea.

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