At 6 a.m. on June 22, a large fleet was sailing north of the Paracel Islands at a high speed to the south. This fleet is the home fleet of the Chinese Navy. They were only a little more than forty kilometers away from the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia. The morning sun has reached the sea, and the sky is already bright. The weather was excellent, there was no fog and the visibility on the sea was very good.

On the bridge of the battleship 'Qin Shi Huang', the flagship of the home fleet, Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the fleet, and Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff, were waiting for a specific battle report. According to the time of the battle plan, the submarine forces of the Chinese Navy should have launched an attack on the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia at this time. Next, it's time for the main forces of the home fleet to come out. The attack of the submarine was just the appetizer of this decisive battle. In the end, it was the main force of the home fleet that decided the victory.

"Chief of Staff, how much do you say the submarine force can achieve?" Fleet Commander Deng Shichang asked. The construction of the submarine began at the strong request of the Emperor Wang Yuze. Although, the submarine also showed strong combat power, especially the unstoppable attack, which let everyone see the power of the submarine. However, for submarines in the first operation, no one can predict how much success can be achieved and how much losses will be paid.

"The submarines are all equipped with heavy torpedoes, and the battleships of foreign devils, even if they take a shot, they can withstand it. The submarine is again ambushed on the route of the combined fleet to launch an attack, and the harvest should not be small! It is estimated that three or four battleships of the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia will have to be sunk or seriously damaged! Vice Admiral Li Haitao, chief of staff of the fleet, said.

"If we can achieve such a big result, then thank God!" This was stated by the commander of the fleet, Admiral Deng Shichang. Eight battleships of the home fleet had to face twenty-nine battleships. It's really stressful. But. Admiral Deng Shichang was still confident of defeating the enemy. After all. The battleships of both sides are not on the same level at all. Both the 'Qin-class' battleships and the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships were far more powerful than the old British and Russian battleships.

"Commander, Chief of Staff!" A telegram was sent from the light cruiser Linxia'. A staff officer handed the telegram to the chief of staff, Lieutenant General Li Haitao.

"Haha! Commander, rejoice! The submarine force has achieved very good results! Lieutenant General Li Haitao took the telegram and immediately burst out laughing. Obviously, the results achieved by the submarine have completely exceeded his imagination.

"Oh? Show me! Fleet Commander Deng Shichang also hurriedly received the telegram. I watched it.

The light cruiser 'Linxia', which followed the British, French, and Russian combined fleets, recorded the process of the British, French, and Russian combined fleets being attacked by Chinese submarines, and they were well aware of the results achieved by the submarine forces. During the offensive of the submarine forces, seven battleships were sunk, two were heavily damaged. In addition, two armored cruisers were sunk and one was heavily damaged.

"Good, very good! Well done submarine forces! Next, it's up to us. Order the fleet to move at full speed and seize this opportunity. Deliver a fatal blow to your enemies! Fleet Commander Deng Shichang laughed loudly. Seven battleships were sunk and two were heavily damaged. Two armored cruisers were also sunk. Hit one hard. There is no doubt that this is definitely a nerve-wracking injury for the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia.

The home fleet of the Chinese Navy immediately accelerated to 15 knots and quickly headed south, preparing to take the opportunity to launch a deadly attack on the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia. After the sneak attack by the submarines, the battle formation of the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia must have been completely disrupted. The home fleet of the Chinese Navy just took the opportunity to kill it.

At the same time, more than 10 kilometers south of the home fleet of the Chinese Navy, several light cruisers of the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia were also searching for traces of the Chinese Navy. The home fleet of the Chinese Navy came from the north at high speed and was immediately discovered by them. These light cruisers of the combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia immediately alerted the flagship.

The huge combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia was in chaos. The formation formed before was completely broken up. When one battleship after another was sunk, each battleship was mortally threatened. At this time, these battleships no longer cared about the queue, and scattered at full speed, facing the rear of those sunken battleships. Now, the Chinese submarine has not continued to attack, but this has also caused very heavy losses to the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia.

On the battleship 'Majestic', the flagship of the Combined Fleet, the commander of the fleet, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons' face was gloomy, as if he could drip water. He never imagined that before the real battle began, the Chinese Navy would give such a big gift to the United Fleet. Submarines, which they Westerners think are nothing more than toys, can exert such terrifying combat power in naval warfare. This makes Algernon? McLennan? A shadow appeared in Sir Lyons's heart, and this naval battle might not be as smooth as he expected.

"Commander, the battle damage has come out. We had four battleships sunk and one heavily damaged, the battleship 'Noble', the battleship 'Pafleur', the battleship 'Trafalgar' and the battleship 'Prince George', and the battleship 'Benbauer' was heavily damaged and had lost its combat effectiveness. The Russians had three battleships sunk, one was heavily damaged, the battleship 'Alexander II', the battleship 'Peter the Great' and the battleship 'Gangut', and the battleship 'Great Sisoka' was heavily damaged. In addition, two armored cruisers were sunk and one was heavily damaged, respectively, our armored cruiser "Living Statue" was sunk, and the armored cruiser "Narcissus Boy" was heavily damaged and lost combat effectiveness. The French armored cruiser "Admiral Charles" was sunk. "Chief of Staff of the Fleet, Frederick? William? Sir Richards reported. His face is also very unsightly. Such losses cost the Combined Fleet almost one-third of its combat strength.

"Damn it! The Chinese are so despicable and shameless that they actually use submarines as a weapon. They don't deserve to be a navy at all, and they don't dare to fight us in a grand battle! These cowards, cowards, yellow-skinned monkeys, I'm going to kill them all! "Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons scolded that this was an absolute disgrace to him, a stain on his life.

Fleet Chief of Staff Frederick? William? Sir Richards didn't say much either, and it was clear that he was also stunned by the first wave of attacks by the Chinese Navy using submarines. There is no doubt that in the development of the navy, China has once again gone ahead of the West. The application of submarines by the Chinese Navy has set a precedent for the world's navies and has achieved very good results.

The deputy commander of the fleet, the Grand Duke of the Russian Navy, Grand Duke Alexandrovich, was also angry at the Russian battleship Petropavlovsk', and now he has not even seen the main forces of the Chinese Navy, and the Russian Navy has already sunk three battleships and one battleship has been heavily damaged, so how can he explain to Tsar Nicholas II? At the same time, he also felt a deep fear that when the battleship "Alexander II" was sunk, he saw the sinking of the battleship "Alexander II" with his own eyes. If the target of the submarine attack of the Chinese Navy at that time was not "Alexander II", but "Petropavlovsk", then wouldn't he have died too?

"How can this damn Chinese even be able to make such an evil weapon, God really should let these Chinese all go to hell!" Grand Duke Alexandrovich cursed fiercely. After this submarine attack, he was also full of fear for this naval battle. Obviously, this time the battle will not be as smooth as they imagined, and the strength of the Chinese navy is far beyond their expectations. Such a thought made Grand Duke Alexandrovich very panicked. It's just that now that it has reached this point, there is no way out, how can he pray for God's blessing to allow him to survive this naval battle.

"Order the ships and restart the formation. The Chinese are nearby, and after their submarine attack, the next step will definitely be the attack of battleships! "On the flagship battleship 'Majesty', the commander of the fleet, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons was completely calm, now that the incident had happened, it was useless to feel sorry for himself, and the next thing he should consider was how to use the remaining twenty battleships to defeat the Chinese navy. In any case, twenty battleships still have an absolute advantage in numbers.

Soon, the chaotic combined fleet began to regroup, according to the previously arranged queue, began to reorder. It's just that in some detachments, there are not many warships left at all. For example, the fifth battleship detachment, only three battleships remained. The 1st Armored Cruiser Detachment also had only three armored cruisers left. However, if the formation is regrouped, it will be too late in time. That's all there will be.

At this time, the reconnaissance fleet sent by the United Fleet sent back a telegram claiming that the main force of the Chinese Navy had been discovered. The main force of the Chinese navy is now moving south at high speed, and the battle is expected to start in an hour. This made the British, French, and Russian combined fleets even more speed up the whole fleet.

At 7 a.m. on June 22, the home fleet of the Chinese Navy was less than 15 kilometers away from the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia, and a major battle was about to break out. (To be continued.) )

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