At 17:10, the bridge of the commander of the "Dapeng".

"The second round of engine room plugging failed, the No. 2 boiler room was seriously flooded, and for the time being, it could only rely on the port side to inject water to maintain balance, and the power could not be restored, and it was reported that the propeller shaft was damaged-

After listening to the captain's report, Liang Shuming clenched his fists and turned to the chief of staff Wang Zilong angrily: "Is there no way?" Wouldn't it be okay to let the battle patrol tow it? ”

"Commander Yuan won't agree, he wants to fight with the other party's battle patrol troops with all his thoughts, and asking him to use the battle patrol to take on the rescue mission will only be scolded to death by him." Wang Zilong calmly analyzed.

"Then let our own Kunlun-class patrol drag—"

Liang Shuming struggled unwillingly - he couldn't face the disgraceful reality of losing the flagship as soon as he started.

Wang Zilong could understand Liang Shuming's mood, but he couldn't evade his responsibilities for the sake of favors, and still held his chest and lowered his hands: "It's too reluctant, if you let the Kunlun class come to tow, you will definitely fall far behind the large force, and according to the report of the second attack wave, the course of the enemy's avant-garde troops has turned to the east, and the three motherships of our army that are still intact must maintain the current southward course until evening in order to recover the aircraft, and the large troops naturally have to follow the past, and there is no time to take care of the main ship that has left the team - moreover, the hull is still flooding, I don't think it will last long, so in order not to drag down the large army, Commander, let's make up your mind as soon as possible......"

Liang Shuming gritted his teeth nervously, his expression suddenly became hideous, he grunted a few times in his throat, suddenly turned around, pounded the bulkhead with his fist, and muttered to himself: "How can this be...... That's not what I planned, no, something must have gone wrong......"

Wang Zilong was about to go up to say a good word, when he was suddenly tugged at his cuffs by Major Wu Xianyun, a communications staff officer who had just entered the door. When he looked back to ask, he had already been dragged out of the bridge by Major Wu, and ran all the way down the spiral ladder, until he hid in a dark no-man's corner below the ship island, and Wu Xianyun let go.

Wang Zilong, who was confused, first straightened his cuffs and folded his arms in a good manner, and then said with an unhappy face: "God is mysterious, what are you doing?" ”

"I just received an urgent message from Commander Sa, to be precise, it was an order from a water plane from the main force with the territory."

Wang Zilong blinked puzzledly: "Where is it?" Why didn't you present it to the commander just now? ”

Wu Xianyun spread his hands helplessly. He took out the telegram from his trouser pocket and handed it to Wang Zilong: "Read it for yourself." ”

Through the dim light refracted in the distance, Wang Zilong cursively skimmed the message, and couldn't help but gasp: "Oh no, our commander is in trouble." ”

Wu Xianyun hurriedly raised his hand to signal him to be quiet, and looked around like a thief left and right, before whispering: "Chief of Staff." What are we going to do? ”

Wang Zilong paused for a moment: "What should I do?" ”

Wu Xianyun smacked his tongue anxiously: "The commander didn't obey the order, he had already slammed Chief Sa once, and it was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't tear up this telegram, and then pretend not to receive it, and continue to resist to the end." ”

Wang Zilong took a long breath of "hiss" in his mouth. A punch into the palm of his hand. Shaking his head and sighing: "If you want to do this-hey, Lao Liang, it's not that my prince is ruthless, it's you who tampered with military orders and made your own decisions first, no way, really no way!" ”

"How? Decided you want to do it? Wu Xianyun urged impatiently.

Wang Zilong gritted his teeth and nodded resolutely: "You go to the telecommunications room and inform Commander Bi of the Yunpeng first." I'm going to call the gendarmes, and the boat can't be saved anyway, so we'll take Commander Liang to the Yunpeng, and move quickly! ”

Ten minutes later, leading a small group of armed gendarmes, Wang Zilong rushed into the bridge with the telegram in his hand.

Liang Shuming looked at this situation at first glance, and he still didn't understand: "What is this for?" Who asked you to come? Get out, it's all out of the water! ”

Wang Zilong stepped forward with an expressionless face. Attention. Unfolded the telegram with both hands, and read it word by word: "Commander of the Combined Fleet, Commander of the Combined Fleet, Commander of the Mobile Forces, Liang - First." What are you working on? ”

"Second, after receiving the call, the command will be handed over to Bi Lingbo, and the troops will return to the No. 2 position in the north with the reconnaissance unit after recovering the plane."

"Third, you yourself will be under the custody of Bi Lingbo from the time you receive the call - above, at 17:00, it will be forwarded by the 201013 machine."

Liang Shuming's face darkened, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching a few times, and he snorted: "Did I do something wrong?" I just want to pack up the enemy's aircraft carriers as soon as possible and fight for the decisive battle later......"

Wang Zilong handed the telegram to the other officers who were surprised around him, and raised his hand to signal the gendarmes to step forward: "Don't say anything, Commander Liang, please come with us." ”

Liang Shuming reflexively took two steps back and shook his head mechanically: "Go?" Where to? I'm not going anywhere, I'm here, I'm going to share my fate with my flagship! ”

Wang Zilong straightened his face when he boarded the board, and ordered loudly with unquestionable majesty: "This ship cannot be saved, it must be abandoned immediately, and the personnel of the headquarters must be transferred to Commander Bi's Yunpeng as soon as possible, and you must also go with us to accept Commander Bi's disposal!" ”

Needless to say, two tall gendarmes rushed forward with guns, set up Liang Shuming and dragged him out, accompanied by hysterical shouts and the rattling of leather shoes on metal, the others on the bridge began to pack up their things and prepare to transfer......

At about the same moment, less than 100 nautical miles away, the battlecruiser "Lion", the flagship of the advance guard of the Combined Fleet of the Entente Fleet, Vice Admiral Betty was sitting on his own narrow mahogany chair with his arms crossed, cross-legged, and listening to the staff officer's report with a grim face.

"The Queen Mary has been hit by 4 torpedoes, the engine room has been flooded, the power has been lost, the water drainage system has also lost its function, the hull is rapidly tilting, and the captain has ordered the ship to be abandoned-"

"The Royal Princess has 1 mine and some of the cabins are flooded, but it has been controlled and can still maintain a speed of 25 knots."

"The destroyer Ransdot was hit by 1 mine, which was badly damaged, immediately lost power, and was sinking ......"

Betty sneered: "That's all? ”

"Yes......"

"Leave three destroyers to rescue the survivors, don't stop the other ships, chase them for me!"