"God, are they crazy? They actually want to joke with their own lives, exchange their lives for the possibility of sinking us? The officer of the British Observation Mission looked at this scene and said in shock.

And Ito Yuheng also felt furious, these Taiwanese destroyers were really crazy, and they hadn't given up fighting at this time. They really came to fight hard, and they really rushed up. Although the destroyer is the so-called battleship that can use small ships to fight big with torpedoes, it is not necessary to fight so hard! Although it is small and big, it does not mean that you have to sacrifice yourself, and then use it in exchange for the possibility that the probability is very low. And now these Taiwanese navies are actually using such desperate methods in exchange for the possibility of their victory this time, which makes Ito Yuheng feel scared. Although the day the destroyer was invented, it was to be able to use a large number of small ships to make a big deal out of it, but it had never been so desperate. Willing to fight with his own life, this practice of fighting bayonets at sea is completely joking with his own life.

"Fucking it's not the Navy at all, you're so tricky. Hooligans? ”

Ito really wanted to scold, which completely violated the basic laws of naval warfare. Rushing directly to you like this, this is completely a name change for life, and it is almost the same as those armies, completely exchanging your own life for those victories.

"Oh my God! This is actually the army of the Chinese, and they are all so desperate for victory? The British observer group asked.

Although quite a few destroyers were not able to rush to the side of the Japanese battleships at all, they were immediately sunk by various enemy guns. But there are also many destroyers who have come over desperately, obviously not planning to let go of these Japanese battleships, and then they plan to exchange their lives for the possibility of sinking these battleships.

At this moment, Ito remembered that a few years ago, he was in the Sino-Japanese War. It was also in this Dadonggou naval battle, and he remembered the naval battle six years ago, and he was also in command. To tell the truth, the quality of the Qing Dynasty Navy was actually higher than that of the current Navy, and most of the officers of the Beiyang Naval Division went to Britain to study. And then the soldiers were also trained by British officers as instructors. Their quality is very good, and the current Taiwan Navy is actually trained by itself, and everything is starting from scratch. Therefore, the quality of the current Taiwan Navy is actually more advanced than that of the Beiyang Naval Division in terms of weapons and equipment, but it is relatively poor in terms of combat quality.

However, a few years ago, Ito Yuheng couldn't forget that when the Zhiyuan was fighting to the end, the Zhiyuan did not choose to retreat. Instead, he took the initiative to rush towards the capital ship of the Yoshino in Japan. Although Deng Shichang failed, he left a deep impression on Ito. And Deng Shichang is the most memorable in Ito Yuheng's heart. Although Deng Shichang failed at that time, Ito Yuheng had an idea, that is, if every Chinese can work so hard, can Japan conquer China?

Although Liu Buyun, Lin Zengtai, Ding Ruchang, and Yang Yonglin also chose to commit suicide back then, Ito Yuheng looked down on these suicides very much. Because suicide does not mean bravery, many times suicide is just to avoid responsibility. Suicide. In fact, it is a sign of cowardice, and he would rather choose to end his life himself. They are also unwilling to fight the enemy. In the face of Japanese persecution, Ding Ruchang chose to commit suicide and refused to surrender. Yang Yonglin chose to commit suicide, and he was unwilling to participate in the surrender. But they didn't think about it at all, why didn't they lead the last remnants of the defeated army to fight to the death? Since they are all going to die, isn't it better to die on the battlefield than to commit suicide? They chose to die by suicide rather than die desperately. The gap between the two is huge. Suicide is just a cowardly act to evade responsibility, but dying desperately is a warrior.

Only a cowardly country would encourage suicide and martyrdom. Suicide and martyrdom are actually those rulers who hope that the people would rather die than rebel, and encourage the people to be cowards. I'd rather commit suicide than resist. This is not what a coward is, so in line with the idea of the ruler. And even if he dies desperately, although it is all death in the end, it represents his bravery, and represents that he is not a coward, but a real warrior. Therefore, Ito looked down on those generals who committed suicide by the Beiyang Naval Division, although perhaps the Manchus admired them very much, but Ito still looked down on them, because they would rather choose suicide than choose to die bravely, and they were cowards who evaded responsibility. They are not even as good as those who have left a temporary life and continue to work hard to prepare for future revolts. Although some people survived and did not choose to commit suicide, they were willing to continue to work hard in the future, and then shame the country, although they may not dare to die, but they did not shirk their responsibilities. Suicide is just a practice of evading responsibility, not a real warrior. Whether it is to keep his life alive for the time being, to do his best for the country in the future, or to die in battle on the spot, he is a warrior. But committing suicide is an out-and-out coward, and Ito Yuhiro doesn't look down on this kind of person.

However, he comforted himself that there is only one Deng Shichang in this world, and not all of China will be Deng Shichang. Because of the corrupt rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China has lost its martial spirit. When foreign enemies invade, many officials may choose to commit suicide, but they dare not take their subordinates to fight the enemy. They would rather choose to commit suicide than to kill one with the enemy, kill two and earn one. In fact, this is the biggest manifestation of China's loss of martial spirit, and a cowardly nation would rather choose to end its own life than dare to fight the enemy.

But now, Ito Yuheng actually saw countless "Deng Shichang" and was willing to take the initiative to come up and fight with them. Even though they knew that the probability of success was very low, they did it without hesitation. The firepower of the battleship was very strong, and it was not something that an ordinary destroyer could resist. But they still came up and fought hard, and did not run away. This made Ito Yuheng really scared in his heart, he was not afraid of the disparity in strength when he faced the Beiyang Naval Division, but now he is really afraid.

"Boom—"

"Commander, the battleship Asahi among us was hit by a torpedo. A large amount of water has already begun to pour in, and they say that there is no need for rescue. ”

"I see!" Yuhen Ito said.

"General, how are you ......?"

Those staff officers felt that Ito's attitude was too indifferent. It didn't seem to care about the battleship, but seemed to be absent-minded.

"Your Excellency, Commander, why are you so distracted? These destroyers of the Chinese have already lost a lot, and they now have less than forty destroyers of the Chinese people, and they have lost more than thirty destroyers. ”

However, Ito shook his head and said, "This time we lost!" ”

"Commander, we didn't lose, we still have six battleships, the navy of the people of China is not our opponent!" The staff officer said immediately.

"Even if we win this time, we will definitely lose in the future! Anyway, this time I'm just going to obey the fate of God and do my best. Ito said a cruel word, but everyone didn't know what it meant.

The remaining destroyers, although they were still fighting with those Japanese battleships, were not able to continue to hit the battleships that defeated the Japanese. Taiwanese sailors paid the price of more than 40 destroyers, but only one Japanese battleship was spelled out. However, Taiwan's sailors lost no less than 800 people, and the sailors of a Japanese battleship were only more than 400 people, so the losses in terms of sailors were not as great as Taiwan's. In terms of the tonnage of warships, China's losses were even greater, the total tonnage of more than 40 destroyers has reached more than 30,000 tons, and the battleship is only about 10,000 tons, so no matter how you look at it this time, it is also a loss-making transaction.

Sa Zhenbing looked at the loss of more than forty destroyers under his command, and then said with a wry smile: "Why bother? Even if the battleships of the Japanese invaders fight a decisive battle with our battleships, we may not lose! Why do you have to sacrifice so much in exchange for only a small increase in the possibility of victory? ”

"Lord Sa , we can't afford to lose this time! This time, it is a battle that concerns our hope for China's rise. We can't afford to lose, we can't afford to lose, even if we can sacrifice all of our navy here this time, we will win. Even if we fight hard, we will win this war. We Chinese are not cowards who can be slaughtered by others, and even if we die, we will fight the enemy. As long as there is any possibility of increasing victory, then we must all fight hard, even at the cost of our lives. ”

Sa Zhenbing actually felt "old" because most of the officers of these destroyers were graduates of the Taiwan Naval Academy. They are all people who have only gradually risen through the ranks in recent years, and they have received a spiritual education of dedicating themselves to the country and fighting to the death against the enemy. That's why they are so righteous and willing to trade their lives for victory for higher possibilities. Once again, they fought a Japanese battleship, so that the next battleships were more likely to win.

When the Japanese saw this scene, the morale of those Japanese sailors suddenly plummeted, and they probably looked at the Taiwan navy, and they all showed a look of fear. (To be continued.) )