The Cossack expeditionary fleet had just gone through a trek of tens of thousands of nautical miles, and it was engaged in high-intensity operations without resting, and the warships had been used for too long, so they had already reached the point where they should enter the factory for overhaul, and their combat effectiveness was only 50% of what it was usual.

On the other hand, the morale of the Chinese fleet was high, and it was assisted by strong warships, although the number was small, but the Cossack fleet was powerless.

Seeing that there was no hope of victory, Marshal Baglamiyan ordered the flagship to hang up the flag of an emergency retreat and break through to the south, and turned and fled with several escort warships.

Seeing that the opposing fleet began to withdraw, the cruiser led by Zhang Haiyang was not to be outdone, they immediately broke away from the opponent's cruiser fleet, and got close to the ironclad fleet to fight a torpedo battle, and several Cossack ironclad ships that were not checked for a while were seriously injured by them.

The Cossacks, who had no intention of fighting, did not engage Zhang Haiyang's cruiser fleet at all, and they fled at full speed. After a fierce battle, ten ironclads and fourteen cruisers finally broke through, and the rest of the Cossack navy was sent to the bottom of the sea by the Chinese navy.

Liu Junguo did not stop the withdrawal of the Cossack expeditionary fleet, but only ordered the fleet to disengage and follow from a distance, maintaining pressure on the Cossack fleet.

The reason why Liu Junguo is powerful is because of Sun Xiaohu. It turned out that as early as the beginning of the war, Liu Junguo saw dozens of supply ships of the Cossack expeditionary fleet leaving, so he radioed Sun Xiaohu a task and ordered several ocean-going torpedo boats cruising on the periphery to cooperate.

As a result, Sun Xiaohu easily completed the task, with two cruisers, with the help of several torpedo boats, he quickly sank two escort Cossack cruisers and captured all the cargo ships, only three cargo ships did not heed the warning and planned to forcibly break through, and Sun Xiaohu bombarded the bottom with cannons.

Having seized all the supplies of Marshal Baglamyan, the Chinese fleet naturally had nothing to worry about, and now just continue to monitor and wait patiently to see how long the Cossacks can endure.

Baglamyan was surprised that no supply fleet could be found at the designated place, and now that the ships were running out of ammunition and coal, and if this continued, the remaining warships would become iron coffins at sea, and he led the fleet around the vicinity twice without giving up and still found nothing.

At this moment, Liu Junguo sent a letter to Marshal Baghramyan in a small boat, in which he said that his supply fleet had been captured and hoped that the Cossack fleet would surrender immediately.

Reading this letter, Marshal Baghramyan seems to have been doused with cold water in winter, and he has been cold from head to heel. Although he was not convinced, he knew that he had no chance of winning.

He also wanted to go to the colonies of the Sahr Empire for help, but now don't say that the Saar Empire will not take him in, even if people are willing to take him in, he will not be allowed to go that far with the coal on his ship. The only feasible thing to do is to surrender to the Chinese Fleet or the First Fleet of the Lanfang Empire, and the only other way to do this is to wait for death.

Marshal Baglamilyan, who had already hated the Chinese fleet, thought of a poisonous plan as soon as his eyes rolled his eyes, and he immediately led the fleet to the south.

Coming to the vicinity of Quanzhou Port, the headquarters of the First Fleet of the Lanfang Empire, Marshal Baglamiyan hurriedly asked people to contact the First Fleet of the Lanfang Empire by traffic boat, claiming that he was willing to surrender to the First Fleet.

After receiving Marshal Baglamyan's letter of surrender, Marshal Xiahou Min fell silent. It stands to reason that he did not participate in the naval battle and is not qualified to accept surrender, but these two dozen ironclad warships are really eye-catching.

If you have these warships, you can completely ignore the Eastern Continent Fleet of the Saar Empire and the Nantes Empire, and the Imperial Navy will also become the largest fleet in the East.

Although he knew that he should not do it, Marshal Xiahou Min still ordered someone to invite Marshal Baghramyan to his flagship. Although he went to invite someone, Marshal Xiahou Min still couldn't make up his mind, he walked around the deck over and over again, thinking about the consequences of doing so.

Just when Xiahou Min was thinking about the great gains and losses, the Chinese fleet arrived, and when he saw that the Cossack Navy wanted to surrender to the Imperial Navy, the hot-tempered Zhang Xiaobing was about to open fire.

His order was stopped by Liu Junguo: "Now we can't clash with the Imperial Navy, this will cause trouble for the lord." ”

Zhang Xiaobing said angrily: "Do you just watch the fruits of our victory being taken away by those officers and lords of the Imperial Navy? Zhang Xiaobing has always been angry about being kicked out of the Imperial Navy, and even has some hatred for the entire Imperial Navy and Marshal Xiahou Min.

Liu Junguo said coldly: "I'll go and take a look, I'll leave it to Zhang Haiyang to command here, don't act rashly before I come back." ”

Zhang Xiaobing hurriedly said: "What if they detain you?" ”

Liu Junguo shook his head and said: "They don't have the guts, after all, I still have you behind me, not to mention that we are all soldiers of the Lanfang Empire, they will not do such things that make people angry." ”

"Report to Marshal, Liu Junguo, commander of the Chinese Consulate Navy, asked to board the ship." Just when Xiahou Min didn't know how to choose, he heard that Liu Junguo was coming, and although he was unwilling, he still agreed to Liu Junguo's request to board the ship.

When he came to Xiahou Min, Liu Junguo gave a salute first and expressed his greetings to his old boss. After Xiahou Min signaled to him, Liu Junguo went straight to the seat opposite, and did not even glance at Marshal Bagramian on the side.

"Is there anything Junkook is doing this time?" Xiahou Min asked with a smile on his face. Liu Junguo said lightly: "I specially came to negotiate with the marshal on the issue of joining forces to annihilate the Cossack fleet." ”

Hearing Liu Junguo's words, Marshal Baghramyan Huo on the side stood up: "I protest, I have now surrendered to the Imperial Navy, and according to the international convention, I demand the treatment of prisoners." ”

Liu Junguo said disdainfully: "I think Marshal Baglamiyan should re-study some international conventions, according to international conventions, the participating parties can only surrender to the other side, your surrender to the neutral side is invalid, and the annihilation of you by our army is completely in accordance with the provisions of the convention." ”

Marshal Baglamiyan said slyly: "You both belong to the Lanfang Empire, and as long as I surrender to the Lanfang Empire, I will not violate the international convention." ”

Liu Junguo said with a smile: "But the Imperial Navy has declared neutrality before the war, and your attack on my Chinese Territorial Navy is not considered an attack on a neutral country." Mr. Marshal, you must know that if you attack a neutral country for no reason, we have the right to treat you as a war criminal, and even if you are shot now, the Cossack Empire has nothing to say. ”

"This ......," Marshal Baglamiyan did not know how to reply. Seeing that the other party was speechless, Liu Junguo turned to Xiahou Min and said: "Lord Marshal, according to the provisions of the "Lord's Convention" of the imperial law, only the parties participating in the war have the right to distribute the spoils according to the size of the merit. Before the war, the emperor had ordered the imperial navy not to join the dispute, and Marshal Xiahou would not remember it. ”

The meaning of Liu Junguo's words couldn't be clearer, if you break the laws of the empire, you will be dismissed and questioned, although the treaty signed by the emperor and the lords is more beneficial to the imperial government, but it is binding on both parties, if the imperial government does not abide by the convention, then the lord also has the right not to abide by it, this problem is very serious.

If Xiahou Min accepts the surrender in the name of his own participation in the war, he is disrespectful to the decree, which is to be taken to the capital, and the charge of disrespecting the decree is definitely the result of a death penalty.

"But after all, the Cossack fleet surrendered to us." Xiahou Min was a little unrelenting.

Liu Junguo said: "In this case, we and the Cossack fleet are still in a state of war, and since you refuse to surrender, we will not accept prisoners." ”

After saying that, Liu Junguo waved his hand, and one of the two adjutants he brought behind him took out a small red flag from his bosom and held it above his head and waved it.

A moment later, the warships of the Chinese Consulate suddenly opened fire on the outermost Cossack fleet cruiser 'Wag', and the four large-caliber shells in the cruiser's hull were directly blown into two sections and began to sink slowly.

The nearby Cossack fleet was in disarray, but Marshal Baglamyan had given a strict order before coming, and they did not return fire except for trying to get as far away as possible from the Chinese fleet.

"You, you are a serious violation of international conventions, and I want to protest." Marshal Baglamyan's eyes were red. Xiahou Zhen, the lieutenant colonel behind Xiahou Min, also stood up: "You don't give face to the marshal." As he spoke, he reached for the pistol.

The two adjutants behind Liu Junguo suddenly took out their pistols at the same time and aimed them at Xiahou Min and Bagla Miyan's side. Xiahou Min was surprised: "Liu Junguo, what do you mean by this?" ”

Liu Junguo's cold face did not have a trace of a smile: "This should ask you what the marshal's people mean by wanting to pull out the gun first." Xiahou Min knew that he was at a loss, and he didn't want to make a big deal about it, so he immediately waved his hand and let Xiahou Zhen retreat.

Seeing Xiahou retreat, the two adjutants also withdrew their pistols. Liu Junguo turned to Marshal Baglamiyan and said, "As for you, Marshal Baghramyan, it seems that we are still in a state of war, is there any international convention that prohibits firing artillery at the enemy?" ”

Marshal Baghramyan was so anxious that he was sweating: "What the hell do you want to do?" ”

Liu Junguo said: "My conditions are very simple. Surrender immediately to the Chinese Lordship, otherwise we will completely annihilate the Cossack fleet. Liu Junguo categorically stated his conditions.

Marshal Bagramian looked at the indifferent Marshal Xiahou Min, he knew in his heart that his plan had been completely bankrupt, he originally wanted to fight with the Chinese fleet to the end, and he could gain a good reputation even if he died, but many years of privileged life had already worn out his ambitions.