"Your Excellency, the Chinese warships have caught up. However, just some light cruisers and destroyers! "The captain of the 'Hannibal' sent a letter to the commander of the Combined Fleet, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons reported.

"Keep going south, as long as they don't take the initiative to attack us, we don't care about them! The Chinese battleships, for sure, are behind. Order the ships to be ready for battle! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons ordered. Even if you know that the result of the battle will only be defeated, but Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons is still unwilling to surrender lightly, the glory of the Royal Navy of the British Empire needs them to protect it, and it cannot be tarnished!

The Chinese Navy's 4 light cruisers and 5 destroyers followed the British Navy far behind. With only these small battleships, it is obvious that they cannot compete with the six battleships of the British Navy. Their task was to keep a firm eye on the British Navy, lest they take advantage of the opportunity to slip away. It was now less than two hours before dark, and if the British Navy escaped at night, it would not be easy to find them.

In the rear of the British Navy, a formation of the heavy cruisers 'Peking', 'Shanghai', 'Nanjing' and 'Canton' was approaching at a speed of 28 knots, and it was expected to arrive at half past six to intercept the British Navy. Behind them were seven battleships of the Chinese Navy's home fleet. The battleship was slower, and it was expected to arrive after 7 o'clock. However, it is also very possible to settle the battle before dark.

The tide of the battle has developed to the present. There is no suspense left. The Russian Navy was almost completely annihilated. The French Navy also escaped only a few light cruisers and destroyers. It doesn't affect the big picture. The last six battleships of the British Navy remained. The Chinese Navy has won the battle and won the naval battle at a very small cost.

At half past six in the afternoon, four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy rushed to the battlefield and penetrated to the front of the British Navy at high speed, attacking the British Navy at a distance of 10,000 meters.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The fierce artillery battle began again, and the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy poured their fire on the British Navy in a frenzied manner.

The British Navy did not show weakness either. Six battleships, fiercely returning fire to the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. After all, in the current naval battle, the British Navy still has a slight advantage. The armor of the six battleships was stronger than that of the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, and the firepower was not weak at all. In the Commander of the Combined Fleet, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons thought that even one more Chinese Navy warship could be sunk. As a result, the British Navy gave up on continuing the struggle and instead engaged in a fierce battle with the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! "A large number of shells exploded on the surface of the sea, splashing columns of water that rushed into the sky. Four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy. Under tremendous pressure. Four against six, the heavy cruiser formation of the Chinese Navy was already at an absolute disadvantage.

"Boom!" A shell exploded less than a hundred meters from the starboard side of the heavy cruiser 'Peking'. The splash of water soaked the deck of the heavy cruiser 'Peking'.

"Send a telegram to the commander, the firepower of the British Navy is too fierce, please avoid it for the time being!" The captain of the heavy cruiser 'Peking' ordered. Seeing that the battle was about to be won, there was no need to use four heavy cruisers to fight the six battleships of the British, which would only increase casualties.

Soon, Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the Chinese Navy's home fleet, who was approaching in the rear, replied with a telegram, agreeing that the four heavy cruisers should distance themselves from each other, avoid a hard fight with the British Navy, and wait for the Chinese Navy's battleships to arrive.

After receiving the order, the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy voluntarily withdrew from the battle, increasing the distance to the British Navy to 15 kilometers. At this distance, although it is still within the maximum range of 305 mm naval guns, even the Chinese Navy does not have the slightest accuracy at all, let alone the British Navy.

"Your Excellency, the Chinese have retreated!"

"Damn it, these cunning yellow-skinned monkeys!" Combined Fleet Commander Algernon? McLennan? Ser Lyons cursed. The heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy retreated on their own initiative, apparently in order not to increase casualties. In this way, once again his calculations were frustrated.

"Your Excellency, what should we do now? The Chinese battleships will soon catch up! ”

"In another hour, it will be dark, and then we will throw off the Chinese pursuers." The supply fleet is already waiting for us. Once we have joined up with the supply fleet and replenished with water and coal, we will be able to return to India! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons cheered everyone on.

However, almost all the British naval officers and sailors did not think that they would be able to escape the pursuit of the Chinese navy. In the distance, several heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy were eyeing each other, and behind, the Chinese battleships were in hot pursuit, and they would soon be able to catch up. At the back of the queue, the battleship 'Captain of the Hundred' could almost see smoke billowing from the chimneys of the pursuing Chinese Navy's new battleships. The feelings of loss and frustration haunted all the British naval officers and men, and the fear of defeat and capture, and even the threat of death, filled their hearts with fear. No one wants to die like this, their families, wives and children, are still waiting for them to return. It's just that everyone's fate is in the hands of Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons. And Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons, apparently, wants to fight to the end.

At half past seven, the sun has sunk into the sea, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the sea, making the sea surface appear a golden yellow, and the scenery is very beautiful. However, neither the British Navy, which was running for its life, nor the pursuing Chinese Navy, had no time to enjoy these beauties.

However, the pursuit is coming to an end at this time. Seven battleships of the Chinese Navy had caught up and sailed south parallel to the British Navy. At a distance of 10,000 meters, the hideous barrels had already adjusted their direction and were aimed at the battleships of the British Navy. At the same time, the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, which had been far away, also began to close the distance further, preparing to cooperate with the battleships of the home fleet to flank the British Navy to ensure that the battle could be ended before dark.

"Fire! Sink these British battleships! "On the battleship 'Qin Shi Huang', Admiral Deng Shichang, commander of the home fleet of the Chinese Navy, gave the order to open fire. Now, it has reached the final moment of the naval battle, and after sinking these British naval battleships, this time the battle between the Chinese Navy and the combined fleet of Britain, France, and Russia will end in a complete victory for the Chinese Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Seven battleships opened fire at the same time, and a dense barrage of shells fell on six battleships of the British Navy.

"Fight back! Give me a hard blow, and play the majesty of the Royal Navy of the British Empire! "Algernon, commander of the Combined Fleet? McLennan? Sir Lyons' face was full of madness.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The six battleships of the British Navy also began to counterattack, but the British Navy, which was demoralized, was not only lagging behind in terms of rate of fire, but also had no accuracy at all. After the shells were fired, they didn't even touch the side of the battleships of the Chinese Navy. McLennan? Sir Lyons choked with rage.

From the very beginning of the battle, the British Navy was in a stern disadvantageous position. The shells continued to fall around the British Navy battleships, and they also continued to provoke the increasingly fragile nerves of the British Navy officers and men.

"Boom!" At 7:48 p.m., a shell hit the battleship Mars, which was at the forefront of the British Navy's queue. The battleship "Mars" was besieged by the battleships "Qin Shi Huang" and "Prince Fusu" of the Chinese Navy, and was in a very dangerous situation.

This shell hit the stern of the 'Mars', and on the aft deck, it blew a large hole, destroying the main gun in the stern, and at the same time, the British sailors on the aft deck also suffered heavy losses.

After being hit, the battleship 'Mars' did not play the stubborn style of the British Royal Navy's desperate counterattack, but did something that made everyone jaw-dropping. A white flag was raised from the battleship "Mars", and then, all the main guns on the battleship "Mars" hung down their barrels, which was equivalent to giving up resistance.

"Haha! Say goodbye to the battleship 'Mars' with a flag, welcome them to surrender, and the Imperial Navy will guarantee their safety and let them out of battle! "Admiral Deng Shichang laughed. The surrender of Mars was like a slap in the face of the British Navy, which also showed that the British Navy had lost its fighting spirit.

"Damn bastards, bitch guys, I'm going to get them all court-martialed. Turn the muzzle of the cannon and sink all those traitors for me! "Inside the bridge of the battleship 'Hannibal', the commander of the Combined Fleet, Algernon? McLennan? Sir Lyons roared like an angry lion.

It's just that the battleship 'Hannibal' did not follow his orders to sink the battleship 'Mars'.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have lost this war. To avoid more casualties, let's surrender! The captain of the battleship 'Hannibal' persuaded. The other British naval officers all looked at Algernon expectantly? McLennan? Sir Lyons, they also don't want to die, they want to go back to England alive! (To be continued.) )

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