Chapter 372: A Great Victory
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Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, stood on the side of the battleship 'Zhonghua' and watched the sea that had calmed down. The thrilling naval battle is over, and from now on, the Chinese Navy will dominate the entire Far East Pacific. Of course, the premise is that China can withstand the wrath of the British, and the Chinese navy must be able to withstand the retaliation of the British navy.
"Fuck it! The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth! Deng Shichang said secretly. You don't have to think about it to know that after the destruction of the Far Eastern Fleet, the British Navy will definitely report it in a big way. At that time, it was the most difficult time for the Chinese Navy. Similarly, as long as it can survive it, then what awaits the Chinese Navy will soar into the sky.
In the air, there is still the smell of gunsmoke. A warship of the Chinese Navy on the surface of the sea is rescuing British naval soldiers. Of course, if these British, like the Japanese, would rather die than surrender, the Chinese navy would not embarrass them. It's just that these Brits' desire to survive is obviously not comparable to that of the Japanese. For them, the naval battle was over. Although the Far Eastern Fleet of the British Navy failed, they did their best. Next, they have their own lives to live, so that they will not give up their lives like the Japanese.
Stroking the railing of the battleship 'Zhonghua', Deng Shichang was deeply touched. He was very satisfied with this new type of battleship. After two fierce naval battles in succession, the four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships suffered some minor injuries, although they were more or less lightly damaged. In particular, the rear main gun of the 'Shenzhou' was destroyed. However, in the midst of these two naval battles. The 'Zhonghua-class' battleship has proven its strength and deserves to be called an epoch-making battleship. In the confrontation with the old battleships, the powerful firepower and thick armor of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships gave the Chinese Navy a great advantage. Soon, the latest four 'Qin-class' battleships will be able to enter service, and the 'Qin-class' battleships are more powerful than the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships, which is why Deng Shichang is not afraid of the strength of the British Navy and dares to eat the British Navy at this time. If it is said. The strength of the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships is one to two compared with the old battleships, and the 'Qin-class' battleships are probably one to two and a half, or even one to three. The home fleet of the Chinese Navy, with eight new battleships, was enough to withstand the attack of twenty old British battleships. Coupled with the 'Beijing' class heavy cruisers, which are not weak in combat effectiveness, Deng Shichang believes that the Chinese Navy also has a very good chance of winning.
"Commander, the battle report is out!" Commodore Hai Zhengsheng, the captain of the 'Zhonghua', came to Deng Shichang's side. A thin piece of paper was handed to him. This piece of paper records the losses of the Chinese Navy in this naval battle, as well as the results achieved.
Deng Shichang took it and immediately read it. In this naval battle, the heavy cruiser 'Tianjin' was heavily damaged, and the light cruiser 'Wuwei' was heavily damaged. Two destroyers sank in the battle, and almost all the other ships were slightly damaged. In terms of personnel, the Chinese Navy's home fleet lost 25 killed and 06 wounded. Of these, 25 were seriously injured. This loss. It's relatively large. It's just that compared to the results achieved, it is somewhat insignificant. After a day of fierce fighting, the Far East Fleet of the British Navy was almost completely annihilated. With the exception of a few cruisers and destroyers that escaped, most of the rest of the battleships were sunk. Of the six battleships, the 'Ramie' was captured, and the rest of the 'Empress of India', 'Hood', 'Counter-Attack', 'Resolve' and 'Royal Oak' were sunk. Of the five armored cruisers, the 'Goddess of Dawn' was captured, and the rest of the 'Nelson', 'Northampton', 'Savage' and 'War Weyware' were sunk. Of the more than a dozen cruisers, three were captured, and all but those who escaped were sunk. Of the more than a dozen destroyers, two were captured, the rest were sunk. The results of this naval battle were even greater than the results achieved yesterday in defeating the Japanese Navy's homecoming fleet!
"Order the ships, speed up the return to the Beihai shipyard! At the same time, send a good news to His Majesty and the Admiralty. In addition, let the North Sea shipyard prepare the slipway, all the battleships, must enter the slipway for repairs! Deng Shichang ordered. Slightly injured battleships may have to stay in the slipway for more than half a month or more. And the heavy cruiser 'Tianjin', which was heavily damaged, probably had to stay for two or three months. In addition, after a fierce battle, almost all the main guns needed to be replaced, which was also urgently needed to be completed at the moment. This will allow the Chinese Navy's home fleet to operate only sub-fleets for the time being. The main force had to complete the repairs before the British Navy's retaliation came, and be in the best possible condition to meet the British Navy's retaliation.
"Commander, Vice Admiral Fremantle, commander of the Far East Fleet of the British Navy, has arrived!" A staff officer reported.
Deng Shichang nodded, put away the battle report, and went to the bridge.
Lieutenant General Filimantle is an old man in his fifties, and at this moment, he no longer has the calmness and grace of a British general, and he looks a little wolf. He also looked a little tired, and the destruction of the Far East Fleet of the British Navy hit him very hard.
After Deng Shichang walked into the bridge, Vice Admiral Filimantle immediately recognized Deng Shichang, and the old man immediately shouted angrily: "You damned yellow-skinned monkeys, you barbarians. My soldiers have surrendered, but you still kill them! You devils, executioners, the British Empire will not let you go! "Lieutenant General Philmantle was talking about the fact that most of the lifeboats of the hundreds of British soldiers on board the Counterattack had been rammed and sunk.
"You brought it on yourself! Obviously, the white flag has been raised, and the sea valve has been opened, sinking the battleship to the bottom of the sea. Now that it has been surrendered, then the battleship belongs to the property of our Chinese Navy! Such an act of destroying the property of the Chinese Navy would have been damned! Deng Shichang replied coldly. Although, for these old warships, he is not eye-catching. However, after modification, the combat power can also be increased a lot. If the home fleet is not needed, it can be added to the Pacific Fleet or sold. Therefore, the British soldiers of the "Counterattack" sunk the battleship by themselves, which made the Chinese Navy very angry. Some radical generals even bluntly said that since they want to sink themselves so much, let them sink themselves. This was the case of a destroyer of the Chinese Navy that later rammed and sank the lifeboat of a British navyman.
"You are trampling on human rights, this is despicable, and it is not legal! I'm going to sue you before the British Tribunal! Lieutenant General Filimantle roared, like an angry rooster.
"Please! However, you British military tribunals are not qualified to try me! As for the retaliation of your British Navy, I will wait. Who's going to win! Deng Shichang said disdainfully.
"Arrogant and arrogant yellow-skinned monkey, one day you will regret it!" Lieutenant General Filimantle scolded angrily.
"Come, take him away, and if his mouth is not clean, starve him for two days. We don't have enough food and fresh water anyway! Deng Shichang said with a frown. Several Chinese naval soldiers, who were like wolves, immediately pulled Vice Admiral Filimantle down.
"Nope! You can't do that! I'm a Vice Admiral, and you must treat me accordingly! Lieutenant General Filimantel shouted in horror. However, no one paid attention to him. The Chinese Navy soldiers dragged him down like a dead dog. For the next few days, he could stand it. Although, Vice Admiral Fermantle was an important admiral of the British Navy, and the Chinese Navy would not kill him. However, it is not at all a problem to give him some hardship. Who told him that he was so arrogant and arrogant even though he had been defeated?
Soon, the home fleet of the Chinese Navy rushed to the North Sea Port. At the same time, telegrams were sent out. And this will undoubtedly cause the world to shake again. When Deng Shichang ordered an attack on the British Far East Fleet, he did not report it to the Admiralty, although this is somewhat unruly, but China has always had the saying that the general will not be subject to the orders of foreign monarchs. The General Staff and the Admiralty in Beijing are obviously not in a position to give instructions on the basis of the actual situation. In this case, we can only talk about it first.
At half past four o'clock in the afternoon of the month, there was nothing to do at the Admiralty today, and Zhang Cheng planned to leave work early. Before, because of the disappearance of the Japanese fleet, he worked for a long time in the Admiralty, and he was very tired. Now that the home fleet had annihilated the Japanese fleet and was on his way back to the military port, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Next, it's time for the Home Fleet to rest. In addition, there is the Far Eastern Fleet of the British, which is a nail for the British in the Far East, and it will have to be pulled out somehow! Zhang Cheng muttered. His adjutant had already gone to drive.
At this time, the director of the telegraph room arrived sweating profusely. "My lord, there is an important battle report from the home fleet!" The director of the telegraph office said excitedly. After the telegram was translated by the communications soldier in the telegraph room, he was petrified on the spot. But then there was ecstasy, the home fleet annihilated the British Far East Fleet, which was a greater victory than the annihilation of the Japanese navy! The Japanese Navy is a second-rate navy at best, while the British Navy is a world-class navy. Although the home fleet annihilated only one fleet of the British Navy, this was already a loss that the British Navy had not suffered in a hundred years.
"What's going on?" Zhang Cheng asked with a frown. Could it be that what accidents can't happen?
"My lord, the home fleet has completely annihilated the British Navy's Far East Fleet!" The director of the telegraph office replied.
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