"Commander, commander!" The deputy captain hugged Deng Shichang's body and called out hoarsely, at this time Deng Shichang's face was covered with blood, and a piece of shrapnel was inserted into his back, half of which was exposed. At this time, a medical officer rushed in with a first-aid kit on his back, and after an emergency examination, the medical officer said: "Deputy captain, the commander is still alive." "Come, immediately send the commander to the gunboat, all the engineers on the ship withdraw to the gunboat, and order the gunboat to break through quickly."

The deputy commander decided to cover the breakthrough of the two gunboats, and then ordered the ship's gunners to open fire with all their might, and ordered the two frigates to fire with all their strength to attract the enemy's attention. At this time, Bell saw that the battleship Shanghai was still moving, so he ordered to concentrate his fire on the two gunboats, and he wanted to capture the battleship Shanghai. Taking advantage of the respite, the two shelling ships took advantage of the respite to pick up Deng Shichang and the ship's engineer crew to the ship, and then began to break through. Due to the speed and agility of the gunboats, and the fact that the enemy's attention was focused on the Shanghai and had not yet formed an iron wall, the gunboats managed to escape.

Under the heavy shelling, the frigate 062 stopped on the sea, the shells continued to fall on the deck of the battleship, not a single sailor on the battleship jumped into the sea, and all the officers and men of Zuihou followed the battleship to the bottom of the sea. The ammunition No. 063 ran out, and the coalition fleet also stopped shelling, but surrounded the two battleships of Zuihou, the intention was very obvious, and the commander Baker tried to wait for the surrender of the Chinese navy. There was silence on the battlefield, and suddenly the battleship 063 was at full speed and rushed towards the nearest gunboat.

Needless to say, the Project 063 gunboat was going to die with the enemy. One of the closest coalition gunboats to the Project 063 frigate seemed defenseless. The gunboat was a gunboat of the Spaniards. The captain was stunned at the sight. The frigate rushed over at high speed, and the captain of the Spanish gunboat actually ordered the left full rudder to evade. When the gunboat was full on the left, it was precisely turned sideways aimed at the Project 063 frigate. The Spanish sailors on the gunboat panicked. Rushing to the sea to save your life is like a dumpling.

With a loud bang, the gunboat was knocked open in the middle of the gunboat, and it rolled on its side and quickly sank into the sea. The lower bow of the Project 063 frigate also crashed into a large opening, and when the bow fell into the sea, it quickly sank. With a large amount of seawater entering the front, the rear of the frigate began to rise, and then plunged into the sea and sank. The sight stunned the sailors on the coalition warship. The back of everyone's neck was cold.

The two ships collided, and Commander Baker could see it clearly through the telescope. He roared loudly, "The Spaniards are stupid pigs, they are stupid to avoid it like this." "Half of the gunboats of the detachment were British and American warships. Half were French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese gunboats. In the naval battle, these miscellaneous gunboats flinched. Towards the end of the battle, they rushed to the front, and as a result, the Spanish gunboat became a martyr.

The sunset shines brilliantly on the surface of the sea. There was a lot of debris and the corpses of sailors floating on the surface of the sea, and the scene was terrifying. On the deck of the battleship Shanghai. All sailors stood facing the direction of the Motherland. The vice captain of the Shanghai refused to surrender. He ordered the self-sinking valve to be opened, the battleship slowly sank, and all the officers and men raised their hands to salute, this tragic moment made all the officers and men of the coalition forces awe-inspired, and they also raised their hands to salute to see off the feat of the Chinese sailors.

When the whirlpool on the sea subsided, Commander Baker said depressedly: "The Chinese Navy is admirable, and their sacrifice is terrible. Fighting such an opponent is a nightmare. No wonder our repeated defeats in land battles speak for themselves. Ordered the fleet to concentrate on cleaning the battlefield. Salvage sailors who fell into the sea on both sides. After dark, in the command compartment of the Empress, the Chief of Staff reported: "Your Excellency, the Chief Congratulations on your wise command and brilliant victory in the naval battle. ”

The chief of staff continued: "After statistics, one enemy medium battleship and seven enemy medium gunboats were sunk, and the enemy flagship refused to surrender and sank itself. 305 enemy officers and soldiers were captured. Our side sank 4 gunboats and seriously damaged 6 gunboats. Except for the Liberty and the Sunset, which were damaged accidentally, the other main battleships were intact. In addition, the pursuing fleeing battleships had withdrawn, and they feared running into the enemy's rescue fleet. The debriefing is complete. ”

Baker said with a radiant look: "Order the fleet to set off, and the squad will triumphantly." The day after tomorrow, the news that the western shijie will get a great victory, which will be great news for the free shijie. But Baker didn't expect that not only would he not be able to deliver the message, but he would also be buried at sea. The news obtained by the Western Liberty Shijie is probably an earthquake. The victorious Philippine detachment of the coalition army marched to the Manila military port in triumph, but a demon was already waiting ahead.

The sea was pitch black, and the scarred battleship Rise, including the three frigates that were also scarred, the heavily damaged Project 0013 destroyer, and the two transport ships, got rid of the pursuit of the enemy ships and finally took a breath. In the command module of the Rise, a subordinate reported: "Report to the captain, the pursuing enemy ship has retreated." Guo Shiqi ordered: "Order the gunboats to monitor the east side, and order the supply ships to replenish immediately." ”

The battleship stopped advancing, and a brightly lit sight appeared on the deck. Quite a few sailors cleaned up the debris on the deck. In the command cabin, the deputy captain saw Guo Shiqi in a heavy mood and said, "Captain, don't be too sad. Maybe the commander will escape. Guo Shiqi shook his head and said: "Their chances of survival are slim, and the price we pay is too great." The main fleet did not appear, and the commander thought that something was wrong with the gunboat that delivered the message. ”

"There was a problem with the gunboat delivering the message, and it was difficult to meet an enemy ship or an enemy attack submarine?" The subordinates were surprised. "Anything will happen, maybe the gunboat hit the rocks, anyway, the main fleet didn't get the news, otherwise they would have rushed to the battlefield a long time ago." "At that time, another gunboat should be sent to take care of each other." "This is the experience, galloping on the ocean is young after all, and we can only mature at a heavy price." Guo Shiqi's mood was still heavy, and he seemed to be dripping blood.

Two gunboats broke through, and due to the high speed of the gunboats, the enemy fleet did not pursue. After the gunboats broke out, they pursued the Rise and other battleships, but encountered the returning enemy pursuing fleet, and the two gunboats had to turn southwest to dodge. In the command cabin, Deng Shichang was still unconscious, and the military doctor and the gunboat captain accompanied him left and right, looking very anxious. "Medical officer, the commander has a blood transfusion, and Weishenme is still not awake." The gunboat captain asked.

The military medical officer said: "The shrapnel in the rear of the commander may have affected the central nervous system, so he has been in a coma." The commander had to perform surgery to remove the shrapnel, otherwise it was very dangerous. But the bleeding has stopped, and it depends on how long he can hold on. "At dawn, they were unexpectedly confronted by a gunboat searching in the eastern seas. After discussion, the medical officer thought that the medical facilities on Hainan Island were far worse than the medical ship, and that Deng Shichang could only be saved by sending Deng Shichang to the medical ship. Then the three gunboats were at full speed and approached the main fleet.

At night, there was a roar on the sea, and a huge fleet appeared off Manila Bay in the Philippines, and Dai Hui led the main fleet to a position about 50 nautical miles off Manila Bay. In the command compartment of the flagship battleship Peking, a subordinate reported: "Report to the commander, the fleet has reached the sea off Manila Bay, about 50 nautical miles from Manila Bay. Ask for instructions! "Order the fleet to stop advancing and wait for orders!" Dai Hui gave the order.

Soon the roar stopped, and the sea fell silent. "Commander, did you send an attack submarine deep into Manila Bay to reconnoiter and get a feel for the enemy fleet?" A subordinate spoke. Dai Hui looked at the chart and muttered for a while: "The attack submarine goes deep into Manila Bay, and it will only come back at dawn tomorrow once it goes, and time does not allow." In addition, after dawn, once discovered, we will be attacked by torpedo boats, which is very dangerous. ”

Dai Hui took a few steps and said decisively: "Order all destroyers and attack submarines to spread out on both wings, and use the sonar system to search and advance to the waters of Huangyan Island." Dai Hui judged that if the Philippine detachment found the decoy fleet, it would definitely be dispatched, and it would be impossible to let go of such a big fat meat. Dai Hui put himself in the position of the enemy commander and would do the same. He firmly believed that the enemy fleet was definitely in the waters off Scarborough Shoal.

Judgment does not mean correct, in fact, Dai Hui is a gambling mentality, he wants to gamble on success or failure in this move, especially in the state of unclear situation, but also needs the determination and courage of the commander. The fleet advanced mightily in the direction of Huangyan Island, Dai Hui's heart was very anxious, and he was still not sleepy at ten midnight. Dongfang gradually revealed the whiteness of the fish's belly, and Dai Hui still sat on the chair and pondered. Suddenly, one of his subordinates hurriedly ran in.

Seeing this, Dai Hui hurriedly stood up, "Report to the commander, the No. 0010 destroyer reports, 15 degrees to the left, about 30 nautical miles away, a large number of ships were found, it is estimated that they are enemy fleets. Dai Hui said: "It may also be Deng Shichang's decoy fleet." Order all battleships to concentrate 15 degrees to the left and form a battle formation to meet the enemy. The fleet immediately went into action, and an even more terrifying sea battle was about to break out. (To be continued......)

PS: The price is painful, but this is the tuition that the Imperial Navy will have to pay when galloping across the oceans.