The fleets of Britain, France, and Germany in Hong Kong's Victoria Bay first sent 50 torpedo boats to launch a decisive assault, and the Northeast Navy in the waters outside the harbor immediately returned the color, and 6 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships and 7 provincial-level super dreadnought battleships began to fire salvos of their main guns into the harbor, and as for the 50 torpedo boats that wanted to get close to the 13 dreadnought battleships, some of them ran, and the 13 dreadnought battleships were 20,000 meters away from the port, and 50 British, French, and German torpedo boats would not threaten 13 dreadnought battleships for a while and a half, and there are still friends in the Northeast Navy waiting for them!

The dense British, French and German warships in Victoria Bay were hit after the shells of the first round of the main guns of the 13 dreadnought battleships fell, and a large British Navy fast armored cruiser called the Fighter was hit by a 406 mm armor-piercing projectile, and what was even more unfortunate was that this armor-piercing projectile penetrated the waterline armor of the Fighter and drilled directly into an ammunition bin, and the 406 mm armor-piercing shell plus the power of hundreds of 230 mm shells in the ammunition compartment exploded at the same time, and the Fighter was blown into two at once, The sinking is already predestined, and even God cannot restore it.

The Fighter was not the only unlucky, a British Navy ironclad battleship was also hit by a 406 mm armor-piercing projectile, which was also a one-hit kill, and it can be seen from the constantly exploding hull and the flames of the explosion that this ironclad battleship should be hopeless, and it has also sunk into the sea at an angle.

There were also 1 large fast armored cruiser of the British Navy, 2 fast protection cruisers of the British Navy and 1 fast protection cruiser of the French Navy were all hit by 305 mm shells, although the situation was not directly blown in two, like the Fighter and the ironclad battleship. But it seems impossible to leave Victoria Bay.

The key problem is that if the warships of Britain, France and Germany continue to hold out in Victoria Bay, they will continue to be bombarded by the 13 dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy. Moreover, the astonishing rate of fire of those 13 dreadnought battleships has already been experienced by most of the naval officers and men of Britain, France and Germany in the Taiwan Strait.

Bridget, commander of the British naval fleet, then decided not to wait for 50 torpedo boats to rush to the Northeast Navy. It is simply unrealistic to entangle the 13 dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy and let the warships in the port break through, and before the 50 torpedo boats come over, it is not known how many warships will be left in the port.

Bridget directly ordered the remaining warships of Britain, France and Germany in Victoria Bay to start rushing out of the harbor and breaking through to the southwest, and Bridget saw that the fast protection cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats of the Northeast Navy bypassed the battle line formed by 13 dreadnought battleships, preparing to intercept the charge of 50 torpedo boats, in order to completely entangle the 13 dreadnought battleships. Ordered 33 destroyers of the navies of the three countries to also launch a decisive assault to win the opportunity for the main warships to break through.

Before Bridget ordered the 33 destroyers of the navies of the three countries to launch a decisive assault, he also ordered that if he was unwilling to carry out such a mission with almost no chance of survival, he could retreat with the main fleet, which was not considered disobedience.

However, all the captains of the 33 destroyers of the navies of these three countries were relatively powerful, and none of them flinched from the battle, and all of them bravely rushed in the direction of the 13 dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy.

Inside the bridge of the battleship Shenyang, the flagship of the First Fleet of the Northeast Navy, Sun Xitao saw the actions of the fleets of Britain, France and Germany. Immediately understood the wishful thinking of the fleets of Britain, France and Germany, and immediately said to Wu Youli, the captain of the Shenyang: "Send a telegram to Old Man Yu Fu, and ask them to leave the dreadnought battleship formation alone with those destroyers and torpedo boats of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and our three fleets will solve them." In addition, the battleship formations and armored cruiser formations of our 3 fleets were ordered to advance to the southwest, preparing to intercept the fleeing warships of the Eight-Nation Alliance. ”

The 6 Dragon-class dreadnought battleships and 7 provincial-level super dreadnought battleships that received the order were still lining up in the battle line, while bombarding the large warships that rushed out of the ports of the navies of Britain, France and Germany. While moving in a southwesterly direction, the warships were pursued. It always kept a distance of about 20,000 meters from these large warships of the British, French and German navies that escaped.

The 50 torpedo boats and 33 destroyers of Britain, France, and Germany that launched a decisive assault all charged from a distance of 20,000 meters from the 13 dreadnought battleships. This distance is a bit far, and after these torpedo boats and destroyers approached the 13 dreadnought battleships at a certain distance, they were blocked by the fast protection cruisers, destroyers and torpedo boats of the three fleets of the Northeast Navy, and a melee began, but it also made the 13 dreadnought battleships unable to continue to move to the southwest.

In this way, the warships that escaped from the navies of Britain, France and Germany gradually broke away from the bombardment of the six Dragon-class dreadnought battleships, but the bombardment of the seven provincial-level super dreadnoughts continued because of their longer range, and they sent off the warships of the three countries that escaped.

The battle line composed of 6 Dragon-class dreadnoughts and 7 provincial-level super dreadnoughts was forcibly continued to move southwest, and if they were torpedoed by these warships of Britain, France and Germany, it would not be worth it, and they had already inflicted heavy damage on the warships that escaped from Britain, France and Germany during the bombardment period.

The 50 torpedo boats and 33 destroyers of the three countries of Britain, France and Germany were quite powerful, and although they suffered heavy losses in the melee with the fast protection cruisers, destroyers, and torpedo boats of the Northeast Navy, they kept holding on and blocked the pursuit route of the 13 dreadnought battleships, so that the warships that escaped from the British, French and German navies finally completely escaped from the range of the 13 dreadnought battleships, including the 7 super dreadnought battleships with a range of more than 30,000 meters.

In this not too long time, 1 Majesty-class all-steel battleship, 1 Duncan-class all-steel battleship, 1 Old Man-class all-steel battleship, 1 ironclad battleship, 2 large fast armored cruisers, and 4 fast protection cruisers of the British Navy have been sunk.

1 Cecilia-class battleship, 1 large fast armored cruiser and 1 fast protection cruiser of the French Navy, 1 Frederick III-class all-steel battleship, 1 large fast armored cruiser and 2 fast protection cruisers of the German Navy were all sunk by giant shells of the dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy.

There were also several warships that were seriously damaged. The speed has become very slow, and it seems that there is no escape. Among them was 1 British Navy Majesty-class all-steel battleship.

These results were all achieved by 6 Dragon-class dreadnoughts and 7 provincial super dreadnoughts.

And the warships of Britain, France and Germany, which continued to escape, were not out of danger. Because at this time, the all-steel battleships and large fast armored cruisers of the three fleets of the Northeast Navy were less than 8,000 meters away from them, and the fleets of both sides had become a figure-eight formation, sailing in the southwest direction, but with time, because of the figure-eight shape, the distance between the two sides would get closer and closer, and the shells of the main guns of the all-steel battleships of the Northeast Navy had also fallen around the warships of Britain, France and Germany that had escaped.

In the bridge of the all-steel battleship Majesty, Bridget, the commander of the British naval fleet, had a gloomy face, although he had long anticipated the difficulty of breaking through. But I didn't expect that the losses were still so great, and the navies of the three countries, which had already suffered heavy losses, suffered heavy losses in the process of breaking through, not to mention the destroyers and torpedo boats that were regarded as dead soldiers, even the breakout fleet also suffered heavy losses.

If it weren't for the 50 torpedo boats and 33 destroyers that were like those dead men to temporarily block the 13 dreadnought battleships of the Northeast Navy, just relying on those 13 dreadnought battleships, these warships that broke through the navies of the three countries would have been bombarded to the bottom of the sea one after another.

However, it has just passed the level of 13 dreadnought battleships. The all-steel battleships and large fast armored cruisers of the Northeast Navy surrounded them again, and if they followed the speed and formation of the fleets of the two sides, maybe their warships that broke through would be blocked by those warships of the Northeast Navy. It's really a rhythm that has to drive people away.

Captain Birdaum, the captain of the Majesty, then hurried up to Bridget and said, "Commander, General Carragher has sent a telegram that he thinks that only another sacrifice can be made at this time. Only then can the main warships of the navies of our three countries escape. ”

Bridget frowned and asked, "What does General Carragher mean?" ”

Birdom hesitated for a moment and said, "General Carragher is preparing to let the remaining 20 or so fast protection cruisers of our three navies block the pursuit of those all-steel battleships and large fast armored cruisers of the Northeast Navy. ”

Another warship was sent to the death, but this time it was the turn of the remaining fast-protection cruisers of the navies of the three countries. Bridget really didn't want to give such an order again, but if he let these all-steel battleships and large fast armored cruisers of the Northeast Navy keep chasing after him. Maybe in the end, even one of the main warships of the navies of the three countries will not want to escape, Bridget only hesitated for a moment and then sighed and said: "Give orders to the fast protection cruisers of the navies of the three countries!" If there is a person who is unwilling to carry out this order, he can evacuate with the main warship, which is not considered a violation of the military order. ”

This time, there were still 22 fast protection cruisers left in the navies of the three countries, but they did not stay like destroyers and torpedo boats, and they did not hesitate to stop the all-steel battleships and large fast armored cruisers of the Northeast Navy, and 2 of the 22 fast protection cruisers, including the French ones, made shrinking turtles and did not rush over with the other 20 fast protection cruisers.

At the same time that the navies of Britain, France, and Germany launched a breakthrough in the port of Hong Kong, the army of the Eight-Nation Alliance also began to attack the Qing Dynasty troops on the other side of Sha Tau Kok in the direction of Sha Tau Kok north of Hong Kong.

The Qing army stationed in Sha Tau Kok opposite Hong Kong is the 22nd town of the Guangdong New Army, and the total is less than 2,000 people, although after the declaration of war between the Qing Dynasty and the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Qing army here has been strengthened, you must know that before the declaration of war, there is only 1 target of the new army, but the 22nd town of the Guangdong New Army is concentrated in the area where it meets with Fujian Province, and even the new army of the 1st Association has arrived outside Fuzhou, and the governor of Liangguang, Cen Chunxuan, believes that the direction of the main attack of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army should be in Fujian Province, so the troops are inclined to Fujian Province, Hong Kong was not the focus of the Qing army's defense.

The plan of the Eight-Nation Alliance was indeed the same, preparing to use the city of Fuzhou as a foothold, and then the armies of various countries would use it as a logistics base to sweep through the southern provinces of the Qing Dynasty.

However, he did not expect that the Northeast Navy would come up with 13 dreadnought battleships at once, which would cause the navy of the Eight-Nation Alliance to suffer a crushing defeat in the Battle of the Taiwan Strait, and the army of the Eight-Nation Alliance could no longer transport Fuzhou City.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the artillery of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army was the first to exert its might, although it did not use all the artillery, but also concentrated more than 100 guns with a caliber of more than 75 mm, and after a bombardment, the 14th Independent Brigade of the British Army launched an attack on two targets in the 22nd town of the New Army in Guangdong.

The 2 targets of the 22 towns of the 22 towns of the Guangdong New Army, which were almost unprepared, were mostly in the camp, and they didn't even know that the Northeast Navy blocked the port of Hong Kong, and they were suddenly bombarded by the artillery of the Eight-Nation Alliance, and suddenly lost a lot of losses, and when the infantry of the 14th Independent Brigade of the British Army rushed up, the Qing troops of the 2 targets did not cause any trouble to the British at all, and they were basically defeated without much resistance, as long as a few people escaped, the rest were either captured or had become corpses.

The commanders of the six national armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance all gathered in a bungalow on the Hong Kong side of Sha Tau Kok, and a British Army captain walked into the bungalow and reported to the commander-in-chief of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army and the commander of the British Army, Di Luofu: "Commander, the 14th Independent Brigade has defeated the Qing army on the opposite side, except for dozens of Qing troops who escaped, we have captured more than 800 Qing prisoners of war, and the rest have been killed. ”

Di Luo Fo looked at his watch, plus the time of the artillery bombardment, the whole battle did not take half an hour, Di Luo Fu smiled and nodded, and then asked: "What are the casualties of the 14th Independent Brigade?" ”

The British Army captain said with some pride: "Only 2 soldiers were killed, and 3 soldiers were wounded, but the injuries were not very serious." ”

The smile on Di Luofu's face was even better, although he was facing a Qing Dynasty army with weak combat effectiveness, but it was also something to be proud of to be able to wipe out nearly 2,000 Qing troops at such a small cost.

Di Luofu then said to the army commanders of the other five countries: "The Qing army opposite Shatoujiao has been annihilated by us, and the following armies of our countries will march in the direction of Guangzhou according to the plan. (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you Inquisitor Gao, Little Tiger of the Demon Realm, Azure Broad, Wangyun Mountain People, Nima Thief Boom, 丨 Cool Lord, these brothers' rewards, hehe, they are all old brothers......

Today's ceremony, just make a chapter, why are there so many gifts today, I rushed 2 copies, this is still my own, not counting the family, there are 4 copies at home today, I can't afford to hurt it