The main turret in front of the Yangwei was destroyed, the air pressure leaked, and the speed dropped to six knots;

The rudder of the Jingyuan was stiff, and the hull was heavily damaged in many places, and it had withdrawn from the battle;

Four of the fifteen watertight compartments of the Zhiyuan were filled with seawater, and two or three hundred tons of seawater greatly reduced the speed of the Zhiyuan, and at the same time, the two auxiliary guns were also shot, which can be said to be classified as 'heavy damage';

Among the four ironclad ships of the Nanyang Naval Division, only the Zhenwei remained relatively intact in combat power. At the same time, six mosquito boats have now sunk one, another has withdrawn from the battle, and only four of the six torpedo boats remain. At such a heavy price, the result of the right flank formation of the Navy Division was to sink the Joan of Arc and severely damage the Triumph!

The 3,600-ton Joan of Arc sank into the endless blue sea, and the 4,600-ton Triumph was also hit by two torpedoes, filling its stomach with water. At the same time, the hull of the ship was hit dozens of times, the power of the boiler was greatly reduced, and the speed was reduced to the level of six or seven knots.

The rear main turret was repeatedly hit and the rotating vertical shaft was stuck, and the threat was so small that it could almost be ignored.

Although the Triumph was still protected by a solid and reliable armor, only half of the sharp minions were left.

The Swordfish made several attempts to cut the back of the Triumph, but were unsuccessful. The French were alert, and at the same time they had great sailing skills, and they defused the attacks of the torpedo boats one by one. It's just that the threat of the swordfish is obvious to all, and the French are even more vigilant and vigilant against them=than the mosquito boats.

Kiningmond no longer had the confidence to win in his heart, and now he only wanted to escape. The Triumph was in terrible condition, if it took two or three more torpedoes. The whole warship is definitely finished. Of course, the heavy artillery of the Chinese fleet with a caliber of more than 200mm. The threat to the Triumph was no less great.

At this time, however, on the horizon. Behind the Triumph, a fleet flying the red flag was heading towards the battlefield at full speed.

There was a panic aboard the Triumph. Kiningmond looked in shock at the direction the Chinese fleet was coming, how was this possible? Just over two hours, could it be that the Chinese have already destroyed the follow-up fleet?

That's a fleet of three cruisers and one gunboat.

The cruisers Soni, Nielli, Ihimia [not the Amirin, the mistake in the previous chapter] and the fifteen-hundred-ton gunboat Fort Renault, and a number of steam gunboats, this is impossible! Kiningmond couldn't believe this fact! But that's the reality.

The left flank formation of the Nanyang Naval Division not only completely wiped out the follow-up fleet of the French, but also did not lose much strength. Six torpedo boats toiled in this battle!

And with the return of the left-wing formation, this battle off the coast of Guangdong has also come to a complete end. Triumph after being hit by the fourth torpedo. A white flag representing surrender was raised. In the past 37 years, China's history of being suppressed by foreigners has been completely changed. The words 'there is no sea but no defense' can no longer be applied to China's head.

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The sun finally set, and the sky turned from blood-red to boundless darkness.

The fire on the Zhiyuan has been extinguished, but its hull has been damaged beyond its appearance. After the Triumph was hit by the third torpedo, it still hit the side of the Zhiyuan with a heavy punch. The shell penetrated the armor and exploded in the hull of the ship, not only killing and injuring ten sailors of the Zhiyuan, but also completely losing the combat effectiveness of the Zhiyuan due to the fire.

At the height of the fire, Deng Shichang simply had the idea of sinking with the ship. But God willing. The fire was extinguished.

In this battle off the coast of Guangzhou, the Nanyang Naval Division did not leave an ironclad ship after all!

Li Zhenghui's mood is even more complicated. He knew how difficult it was to buy an ironclad ship, and now the new ship Zhiyuan was almost destroyed in his own hands.

Looking at the calm sea, the expression on Li Zhenghui's face was cold and hard. This naval battle. Although the Nanyang Naval Division perfectly annihilated the French fleet in the sea of Guangzhou, the four main ironclad ships were nested in three, and the combat power of the Zhenwei was still perfect. Mosquito boats and wooden warships were also damaged. And torpedo boats, I really don't know about this naval battle. Whether your side has won or lost.

However, it is certain that the news of this naval battle will quickly spread to every corner of the world. The British battleship that was still strolling along the edge of the battlefield just now. Now it is galloping towards Hong Kong at maximum speed. Moreover, although the scale of this naval battle was not as good as the Battle of Lisa eleven years ago, the performance of the warships on both sides was undoubtedly much better than that of the Italian and Austro-Hungarian warships at that time. Moreover, in the era of the Battle of Lisa, when the steam ironclad ships were in its infancy, many steam-powered warships, especially the ironclad ships, were still sail hybrids, and during the Battle of Guangzhou, among the battleships that appeared on the stage, no matter how big or small, which one still retains the sails?

The technical content of this naval battle is not very high, but as another naval battle since the invention of the steam warship, it will undoubtedly be recorded in history, providing another example for later naval officers to study.

In this all-out naval battle, the main force of the Nanyang Naval Division sank a French ironclad ship, two cruisers, one gunboat, and four gunboats, and captured the Triumph ironclad and the Ihimia wooden-hulled cruisers, the military music, the Raid wooden-hulled gunboats and the Masu-class iron-hulled gunboats, while they also lost a mosquito ship, two torpedo boats and three gunboats, as well as three ironclads and two wooden cruisers that suffered heavy losses!

Just looking at the results, the Nanyang Naval Division undoubtedly won Dafa.

But one fact cannot be ignored either. If the six French warships in the waters of Fujian and Taiwan had gone south to the waters off Guangzhou at this time, they would undoubtedly have to be blocked in the Lingding Ocean with the combat effectiveness of the Nanyang Naval Division fleet at the Guangzhou wharf!

Therefore, before Shi Qingyan led the fleet back to Lingdingyang, he made up his mind to pay attention to it. As soon as it was dawn tomorrow, he immediately picked up many damaged warships and left the port west to repair the warships in Qinzhou Port.

Only when the strength is really in the palm of the hand, the Qin army will really gain the initiative and control of the sea in this war, and the French expeditionary fleet, and even the Far East Fleet in the Vietnam theater, can only hide in the military port and dare not move.

In the conference room of the military government, Fan Debang and Zhang Shouyan, two busy people, were sitting in it and did not move at the moment. The stack of paperwork on the bookcase at hand had already piled up a lot, but neither of them had the heart to read it. The water in the tea bowl was added one after another, and the leaves were soaked white, but neither of them minded.

Every time there was a sound of footsteps in front of the window, the two would always stand up at the same time, but they were all submissions waiting for approval, and there was still no news of what they wanted to know.

There was another sound of footsteps of "oh, oh, oh", Zhang Shouyan trembled the tea bowl in his hand, and he and Fan Debang glanced at each other, but no one stood up this time.

However, the petty officials who ran all the way were not as reserved as them, and before they arrived, they had already shouted loudly: "Great victory, great victory of the sailor." The Nanyang Naval Division completely annihilated the Fayi fleet and captured its Admiral Kiningmond. ”

Fan Debang walked to the door in three steps and two steps, snatched the telegram from the guard's hand with one hand, and read it quickly. The telegram was sent from Baili Island, and when he saw the end, Fan Debang couldn't help laughing: "Good, good!" The big thing is decided. ”

Zhang Shouyan also arrived behind Fan Debang at this time, and after reading the content of the telegram, his original face was full of gloom, but his expression at this moment was like seeing the sun. At present, France only has about ten capital ships in the Far East, and it must also take care of the Vietnam theater, and after the repair of its own ironclad ships is completed, the French may not even dare to leave the port.

Liang Sengbao's expression was a little complicated, in this battle on the sea, the Nanyang Naval Division seemed to have an absolute advantage, but entering the city was definitely not as disparity as reflected in the final results. It is even said that if it were not for the arrogance of Kiningmond himself, and the French fleet completely converged and fought again, then no one can say what the final result would be!

Liang Shengbao had palpitations and worries. The Nanyang Navy Division barely won this battle, and the confidence of the military and the whole army did not know how much it swelled, and it would definitely not give in to Fayi. But after this battle, this side is already hurting the muscles and bones, and the French are just a drop in the bucket, which really annoys them, and what will the Nanyang Naval Division use to resist when all the warships are sailed over?

The fate of the Liang family has been tied to the big ship of the Qin army. No matter how circuitous Liang Shengbao's personality is, he doesn't want to see the Qin army capsize. However, he is now only the superintendent of the province of Guangdong, not the president of the entire superintendent. The weight of the speech did not weigh much.

In the entire city of Guangzhou, there are thousands of military government officials, and there is absolutely no shortage of people like Liang Shengbao who think like this.

The next day, the "Ta Kung Pao" published the news of the great victory in the naval battle of Guangzhou, which not only sank more than a dozen French warships before and after, but also captured a big guy of more than 4,000 tons and a French admiral. Teahouses and restaurants are full of people and talking, which makes these shop owners make a lot of money.

……

Liu Xian is not silver, Qin Jun is not gold, and their goodness is not liked by everyone.

For example, the children of the Eight Banners in Beijing all scoffed at the great victory of the Qin army's sailors.

"Fuck it, this thief has shit luck again. Bah! "That's kind of a word.

And in the Forbidden City, when Li Lianying reported the news of the victory of the Qin army's sailors, Cixi's expression seemed to be very calm, and she just nodded lightly to indicate that she knew, but her hands that couldn't help but tremble revealed the fear in his heart at this time.

A 20,000th map hung on the wall of her dormitory, and Cixi stared at the location of Vietnam on the map. Now the Qin army, together with the new Vietnamese army, is launching a counterattack against Da Nang and Ha Tien. In these two places, the former is a harbor, and the latter is crisscrossed by rivers, and the French can still support it for the time being by relying on the warships in their hands [Far East Fleet]. But if the battleships of the Qin Army's naval division were repaired and sailed to Vietnam, the French would be completely untenable......

In other words, if the fleet of the Qin army sailed to Nanjing, it sailed to Beijing......

Cixi just thought about it, and her whole body was cold! (To be continued......) R1292