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At 3:35 p.m. on July 7, 1843, on the foredeck of the cruiser "Xinhua", the flagship of the 1st Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, the commander of the British Navy, Rear Admiral Allen, on behalf of the British Navy, handed over his sword and formally surrendered to the Xinhua Navy. The remaining nine 'Apollo-class' warships of the British Navy, which were basically intact, were also taken over by the Xinhua Navy. The sailors of the Xinhua Kingdom controlled some important positions on the battleship, and the British sailors on board were all taken into custody.

Originally, Rear Admiral Allen still wanted to surrender on the flagship of the 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy, "Xia Qi", but Commodore Lu Haipeng, commander of the 5th Fleet, was eager to do so, which was undoubtedly an honor for the 5th Fleet. However, Rear Admiral Wei Yong, commander of the 1st Fleet, refused and insisted that the surrender ceremony be held on the 'Xinhua'. For this reason, it is natural to keep the new warships of the Xinhua Navy secret to the greatest extent possible. Although with British shipbuilding technology, it was not a big problem to develop a warship that could rival the 'Xia-class' cruisers. However, being able to delay one more day is a day, and the Xinhua Navy will also be able to maintain the advantage for a while longer.

After Brigadier General Lu Haipeng learned of Major General Wei Yong's concerns, he did not say anything more. After all, this is for the sake of Xinhuaguo's interests, and personal interests have to be put aside. The 5th Fleet of the Xinhua Navy has made great contributions this time, and it has also made them the ace fleet of the Xinhua Navy. For this fleet. Of course, it should be kept as secret as possible.

After Major General Allen refused, he was a little frustrated. As a senior admiral of the British Navy, he surrendered to the Xinhua Navy. This is undoubtedly something that embarrasses him. However, he will not be defeated because of this defeat. The surrender ceremony was proposed on the cruiser 'Xia Qi' in order to get a closer look at this powerful warship that had left them at short service. Although Britain's shipbuilding technology is world-class, Rear Admiral Allen has to admit that Xinhua is ahead of Britain in the design and construction of warships. As a maritime nation. Britain attaches great importance to the navy and also has a strong sense of crisis. Rear Admiral Allen intended to return to England after the war and build similar steam warships in the country. He could see it. This kind of steam-powered warship is the mainstream of the future.

"Your Excellency, on behalf of the British Navy, I formally surrender to Your Excellency. It is hoped that Your Excellency will guarantee the legitimate interests of all British naval officers and men who surrendered. Major General Allen said. this era. The protection of prisoners of war was not so strict. Prisoners of war are often mistreated. In addition, Xinhua has a criminal record, the Spaniards and the Dutch had so many prisoners of war, but they were killed by Xinhua Guo. Major General Allen was worried that Xinhua would also attack British prisoners of war, so he pleaded.

"I grant your request." Rear Admiral Wei Yong, on behalf of the Xinhua Navy, took his sword from Rear Admiral Allen, and then said.

History will remember this moment, and when Major General Allen surrendered, it meant that the naval battle came to an end. The navy of the new country at the cost of the loss of 13 warships. Won this naval battle. In this naval battle, the Xinhua Navy sank and captured a total of 46 warships of the British Navy. Of these, the total number of captured battleships was 21, only 7 were intact, and the remaining 14 were more or less damaged. Some of the battleships were even heavily damaged. All of these damaged warships will be sent back to Manila for the shipyard's engineers to evaluate, and if the damage is too severe and the repair value is lost, the Xinhua Navy will abandon the repair. After all, after winning this naval battle, the navy of the new Chinese State was no longer invincible in the Far East. By the end of the year, the next 12 'Shang-class' cruisers of the Xinhua Navy will also be commissioned. When the time comes, the strength of the Xinhua Navy will rise to a higher level. In the next few years, the Xinhua Navy will also replace sail warships with steam warships. These sail warships will gradually be handed over to the local coast guard fleet. The navy of the new country will build a powerful navy composed entirely of steam warships.

After the victory, Major General Wei Yong immediately ordered a report to the country. He knew that King Long Yufei and the top officials of the kingdom were still waiting for their good news! In addition, Rear Admiral Wei Yong ordered the 2nd and 3rd Fleets to escort the surrendered British Navy warships and officers and men back to Manila. While the 1st and 5th fleets remained, preparing for an attack on Singapore.

After the Xinhua Navy gained sea supremacy, there was no need to worry about the British Army launching another attack on the territory of the Xinhua State. Next, it was time for Xinhua to launch an attack on the British Straits Settlements. Britain's Straits Settlements, for Xinhua, were like a fish in their throats, stuck on the road of communication between Xinhua and the West. If the Straits Settlements could be captured, Xinhua would be able to close the door to the Strait of Malacca. In this way, the future security of Xinhua will be more guaranteed.

It took three days for the good news sent by the Xinhua Navy to reach the Military Intelligence Bureau in Manila. The 'carrier pigeons' released from the battleship need a certain amount of time to find land. The information was then sent back to Manila by the MIA's intelligence stations in various places, so the delay was relatively large.

At 5 p.m. on July 10, Major General Luo Hongtao, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, was preparing to leave work when a major officer hurriedly walked into his office. This is the officer on duty in the MIA today.

"Director, there's news ahead. We won, the Navy fought a winning battle. The major officer said excitedly. Because I was too excited, my face was flushed, and this was because I was very excited.

"What? Win? Major General Luo Hongtao was also taken aback. These days, he has been waiting for news about this. It can be said that the whole country is watching this war. As everyone knows, this war has a bearing on the future of Xinhua China. From the king to the common people, they all looked forward to the victory of the kingdom's army. It's just that there has been no news for several days, and the pressure on him, the director of the military intelligence bureau, is also very great. I thought there would be no news today, but I didn't expect that it was going to be off work, and the news came.

"Give me the information!" Major General Luo Hongtao said.

"Yes, Director." The major hurriedly handed the information to Major General Luo Hongtao.

Rear Admiral Luo Hongtao flipped through it, only to see that the information was very brief, only saying that the Xinhua Navy had won the victory, completely annihilating 46 'Apollo-class' warships of the British Navy, and losing 13 'Shark-class' cruisers itself, with more than 1,000 casualties.

"Send someone to inform the cabinet and the general staff immediately, I will rush to the palace." Major General Luo Hongtao closed the information and ordered. Such good news, of course, must be notified to King Long Yufei as soon as possible.

"Yes, Director!" The major officer nodded, and hurriedly went out to give orders.

Major General Luo Hongtao left the garrison of the Military Intelligence Bureau with a few guards, at least rushed to the palace. In order to maintain secrecy, the military intelligence bureau was stationed in a relatively remote location, on the outskirts of the city, far away from the palace. When Major General Luo Hongtao arrived at the palace and was waiting for King Long Yufei's summons, Prime Minister Li Decheng, who was closer to the palace, led a group of senior cabinet officials, as well as Lieutenant General Zhao Yi, deputy chief of the general staff and logistics equipment department, and Major General Sun Hao, minister of operations, also arrived. Everyone's faces were filled with excited smiles, and they all already knew that the Xinhua Navy had won a great victory. This undoubtedly means that Xinhua has already laid the foundation for the victory of this war.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has summoned you in the conference room." Li Hu, the chief of the guard, walked out of the palace gate and said to everyone.

Only then did everyone enter the palace under the leadership of Li Hu, the chief of the guard.

"See Your Majesty!" After seeing Long Yufei, everyone hurriedly saluted Long Yufei. Although Xinhua does not kneel, as Xinhua becomes stronger and stronger, Long Yufei's prestige in Xinhua is also constantly improving, and the whole person seems to be deified. In the minds of ordinary people, Long Yufei is almost equal to a god.

"Hehe, everyone is exempt!" Long Yufei said with a smile. People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and after learning that the Xinhua Navy has won a big victory, Long Yufei is also very excited. Although, before the war began, he expected the victory of the Xinhua Congress, but when the victory really came, he could not help but be overjoyed.

"Congratulations, congratulations. The Navy has won a great victory, and we are not far from winning this war. Prime Minister Li Decheng said with a smile. The victory of the Xinhua Navy means that there is no doubt that Xinhua won this war, and the next thing is that Xinhua will reap the fruits of victory.

"Haha, rejoicing! This victory is the result of everyone's concerted efforts. Long Yufei said with a smile. This defeat of the British Navy was of great significance to Xinhuaguo. Britain is the hegemon of the world, and the British Navy has always been the first in the world. The fact that the Xinhua Navy was able to defeat the British Navy undoubtedly represented a qualitative leap in the strength of the Xinhua Navy. It is foreseeable that Xinhuaguo's status in the international community will also be greatly enhanced because of this war. Although Xinhua's comprehensive national strength is still far from catching up with Britain, after the war, the West at least does not dare to underestimate Xinhua, which will win a precious time for Xinhua's peaceful development.

"Director Luo, let's tell you about the victory of the navy." Long Yufei said. Although everyone knows that the Xinhua Navy won, it is not very clear what the specific situation is. (To be continued......)