The sea quickly calmed down, and looking at the floating stumps and severed arms that had not been eaten and dozens of white-bellied shark corpses, everyone's hearts were filled with a deep sense of powerlessness.

This is not just that hundreds of sharks only killed dozens of them, and the rest will devour the soldiers who escaped from the guns of the Democratic Alliance, and it is not just that they killed their comrades-in-arms with their own hands, but more importantly, they suffered a big defeat in the first battle, and this is only Hong Kong, if they go to sack Guangzhou, will they suffer even more heavy losses?

Of course, no one has the idea of sacking Canton anymore, and this fiasco has taught them a vivid lesson, although China's navy is still very weak, China is no longer a place where European powers can come and go freely, and the colonizer's history of enslaving and plundering a region with only one or two gunboats is at least over in China.

After a brief ceremony, Raglan looked at the three warships with increasing angles and proposed, "We don't have a port off the coast of China to repair warships, and in their state, let alone sail back to Singapore, it's unlikely that they can support them to get to Da Nang, so I think it's better to blow up and sink them." ”

Of the three warships that had been heavily damaged, two belonged to Austria and one came from Prussia, Brückny and Gioulai were full of distress, but they also agreed with Raglan's judgment that even if they were forcibly carried in this state, whether they could sail to the Yangtze River or not would at least seriously slow down the fleet's march.

"Get everyone on board to get out." Brückny and Gioulai waved their hands one after another.

Raglan turned his gaze to Prince Menlev again and said coldly: "Because of your greed. Not only did you lose your limited Russian navy, but you also lost the strength of Austria and Prussia, and you must pay the price for your actions.

Because you are Russian. I can't do anything about you, but I can expel you from the coalition fleet, and now I ask you to leave with your two frigates, you are not welcome here. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood that the Russian army only has two frigates of several hundred tons, and such strength is dispensable among the coalition forces. Take it with you, and give Russia the seventh distribution power, it's better to kick it away and save trouble. Although the seventh distribution right is ranked last, who wouldn't want to take a little more?

Prince Menlev also understood in an instant, and immediately shouted angrily: "Raglan." Don't say it so nicely. Do you think that we have no use value in Russia? No! Russia also has three battleships of the Okhotsk fleet participating in the battle, and after joining us there will be five battleships, and we still have a certain strength! ”

"The Okhotsk fleet?" Fernand chuckled: "Is that the fleet of paddle steamers and galleys?" Your Excellency Monlev, are you kidding? ”

Raglan also said solemnly: "You are thinking too much, this is only a punishment for your bad decision, and it does not involve any other aspects, I finally reiterate, please leave with your supply ship." Otherwise, nothing happens to us. ”

"You, you don't have the right to drive me away!" Prince Monlev swept away the six giants led by Raglan. is full of resentment, but every giant is either mocking or disdainful, in short, no one is birding him.

Quite simply, the Europeans and Americans speak with their fists, and judging by the current strength, Russia has only two frigates, and it is only a matter of minutes to kill him in the face of public anger.

A few years ago, Austrian Emperor Franz married Princess Elisabeth from Bavaria, that is, Princess Sissi, which made the relationship between the two countries closer, and Russia fought with one country, which was equivalent to declaring war on the other.

Britain was even more afraid of Russia, and after the hitch of the wild horse of France, Russia became the imaginary enemy of Britain, and if it were not for the outbreak of the communist revolution at home, Russia would have been crossed in the Crimean War.

As for the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, although they are small countries, they are separated from Russia by the three land powers of Austria and Pham, and they are not afraid of the Russian army at all.

"Okay, count you ruthless! I will report it to His Majesty the Tsar! Prince Menlev also understood that he was not qualified to be ruthless, and waved his hand violently: "Let's go!" After saying that, he took several of his entourage into a small boat and sailed towards his own warship.

In a short time, two lonely warships sailed to the open sea with ten supply ships, Prince Menlev stood on the bridge with a blue face, this expedition to China, not only suffered heavy losses, did not catch any benefits, but was also driven out by the combined fleet, which was not only a shame for him, but also a great shame for His Majesty the Tsar and the Russian Empire.

But the situation is stronger than people, and he can only swallow this breath alive.

"Your Excellency!" At this time, an adjutant boldly asked, "Where are we going back from here?" Should you go north to Okhotsk, wait for the freeze next year and then cross the Arctic Ocean to return to the Baltic Fleet, or go to Singapore first? ”

Prince Menlev gritted his teeth and said, "Return to Xingapo!" Not only did we lose nothing on this trip, but we also lost ten warships, so how could we explain to His Majesty the Tsar when we went back empty-handed? And India is a British colony, I heard that there is gold everywhere, as long as you are careful, don't go too deep inland, grab it and leave, and the British don't know that we did it! Hum! He is unkind, don't blame me for being unjust, the losses we have suffered in China must be recovered from the British! ”

"Raglan, you forced me to do this!" Prince Menlev waved his arm and cursed fiercely, and said, "Hurry up and gather people to repair our two frigates briefly." ”

"Yes!"

The only two frigates left by the Russian army, each with more than a dozen guns, all the sails were burned out, and the spare sails needed to be replaced, there were several large holes in the side and deck, and the bridge of one of them was blown up in half, and the mast of the other was blown off, which needed to be repaired.

Stopped on the sea, the Russian soldiers brought spare parts from the transport ship to repair on the spot, of course, this is just a simple repair, in order to really restore the original performance, it is necessary to sail back to the port of Singapore to work for at least ten days and half a month.

In fact, there is a Da Nang even closer, but Prince Menlev did not dare to go, France did not participate in the combined fleet, and docked rashly, who knows what the French will think, at such a time, he does not believe anyone.

After driving away the twelve Russian ships, the coalition fleet sank the three frigates that could not move, and made simple repairs to the wounded ships, and only in the afternoon did they set sail in the direction of due north.

After six days, the fleet came to the outskirts of Xiangshan Bay, and the six giants took up their binoculars to look into the bay, but the base of the East China Sea Fleet was located in a saltwater lake on the inner side of the bay, and there was nothing to see from the outside.

Fernand couldn't help but say: "Going in is the East China Sea Fleet base of the Democratic Alliance, unlike Hong Kong, the terrain here is flat, and there are no high mountains to use to set up artillery, should we go in and have a look?" ”

Fernand was obviously lacking in confidence, and Raglan said lightly: "Whoever wants to go will go, we the British Royal Navy will not participate, and it is still the old saying, whoever attacks the materials obtained will own it." ”

No one answered, the fiasco in Hong Kong waters six days ago left a shadow on them, although afterwards there were discussions on such questions as whether the whole army would break through Hong Kong, the answer was that just destroying the fort would require at least half of the cost of the fleet's losses, and this did not include the attack on the top of the Taiping Peak, because artillery is not omnipotent, even if the Democratic Alliance army loses the fort, it can rely on the mountain to defend with guns, and in the face of complex terrain, I don't know how many people will die.

This is just a Hong Kong is so difficult to bite, and as the first and only naval base capable of building warships of the Democratic Alliance, the importance of Xiangshan Port is far greater than that of Hong Kong, although there are no mountains around, but who can be sure that there will be no other arrangement inside?

Raglan looked at Brückny and Gioulai again, and the two of them turned their heads to the side, looking weak-hearted, this can't be helped, the fact that the Russian army was almost wiped out of the fleet alerted them, preserving strength is the most important thing, if they suffer heavy losses, the next ones to be driven away will definitely be the two of them!

"Since no one is interested in the East China Sea Fleet base of the Democratic Alliance, then we will not waste time, but I must remind you that in three or five days it will enter the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River is the lifeblood of the Democratic Alliance, and many of its important industrial facilities are distributed in the cities along the Yangtze River, which will inevitably be guarded by heavy troops, and we will also encounter unimaginable difficulties, I hope you had better be mentally prepared." Raglan glanced at him and turned back to the cabin.

The remaining five giants were a little distracted, because of the disastrous defeat in the first battle, which led to the fear of war and avoidance of war when facing the East China Sea Fleet base of the Democratic Alliance, which cast a shadow on their hearts, and the optimism before coming had been swept away, and it was only at this time that they realized what kind of enemy they were facing.

Perhaps, there will be people who regret coming to China and inevitably have the idea of retreating, but fleeing without a fight will not only commit public anger and discredit, but will also disgrace their own nation-state and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever!

At this time, it was already difficult to ride a horse, knowing that there were tigers in the mountains, and they had to put on a posture of leaning towards the tiger mountains.

Austria and Prussia only came to make extra money, and Portugal also couldn't get by because of Macao's forcible occupation, but in fact, Macao's interests were very small, and sending troops was just a matter of face, and it was Britain, Spain, and the Netherlands that could really feel the threat of the Democratic Alliance, and these three countries almost carved up Southeast Asia and had deep interests in the local area.

Fernand and Athoslitt Mountain glanced at each other, and both nodded encouragingly, for them, this battle not only can not be retreated, but also must be won, defeat, it means that the Indian Sini and the Philippines are not guaranteed, because the Democratic Alliance will inevitably encourage the local Chinese to fight for independence, for the Netherlands and Spain, this is equivalent to a catastrophic consequence, the loss of Southeast Asian resources, the two countries are reduced to a third-rate European small country is only a matter of time! (To be continued......)